Food reminds me of totally home cooked from my mom which I think is comforting for many but just be aware that if you are not a local you may be treated as irrelevant by the staff. read more

Stopped here on a whim while randomly in town and was very satisfied with this place. This mom and pop breakfast nook is very cozy and charming. Chau was absolutely outstanding and made our first experience here very warm and heart filled. My husband and I loved the food and will be back asap!!! I got the Lulu's Benedict and my husband got the breakfast burger. Both were flavorful and memorable in the best way. We also loved the surprise cookies!!!! The flavor for today was chocolate with cherries and white chocolate chips inside. Absolutely amazing. Definitely recommend this place! read more

I finally tried one of Wednesday dinner specials for $12. A small size salad (mainly chopped lettuce with 2 slices of tomatoes and cucumbers with balsamic on the side , as requested) - another option was chicken soup. For the main dish again were 2 options Cuban or Chicken fingers both with Mac and cheese, sprinkled with bacon bits. I liked both chicken fingers and Mac and cheese, both the taste and the size. You can order by the phone or using Nextdoor app, pickup is from 4 till 5:30 PM. read more

Best food with the best service. Locally owned with great atmosphere. It isn't a huge place so your family of 20 might be stuck outside eating but it would be worth it. read more

Great food in a quiet location. Lots of eclectic decor, and a friendly staff make this place even better.

Wonderful food and service. Note; Connie is old school and sassy, she's very kind and great with kids however if you act rude you're not going to have a good time. The restaurant is small and very personal. read more

Connie's is a new local favorite of mine. My parents have been going here for a few years now and always rave about it. I ordered the apple pie french toast. Perfectly sweet and tangy from the fresh apples used. The sauce isnt over powering, it's just right. You get two pieces of bacon on the side to balance out the sweet with some salty goodness. The owner Connie reminds me of my late grandma, sweet, with a little sass to go with it. The walls are lined with multiple comedic and inspirations quotes. I believe it is just her, her significant other and another cook. Please show them some love. Ps, you get a tasty home made cookie at the end and it's always a little different. Thanks again Connie! read more

Connie's - Cafes Near Me - Vista, California

Let me start by saying Connie is a rockstar! She was running around waiting and serving tables all alone and was doing it flawlessly. Her attitude kept smiles on all of her guests' faces as we enjoyed the delicious food. Every single item was made to perfection! Even got some free cookies to take home! Highly recommend to anyone who enjoys great food in an intimate setting (Please excuse the half eaten food pics, we were too busy enjoying everything before we stopped to think we HAD to leave a review!) read more

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This place is awesome! It is a small business ran by Connie, a nice woman who also had her grandchildren working that day. It's nice to see a family business just growing and doing well. We sat down outside and we were able to pick our orders really easily. It was a busy Sunday brunch time, so we waited a little bit longer than expected. Connie and the wait staff were so nice, they checked in on us and were really friendly. I got the club sandwich with parmesan fries. Everything was great - no complaints. It was $11 - really good price for lunch. At the end, they gave us cookies! Connie apparently surprises guests with cookies on the way out! She makes whatever inspires her that morning, so we got peanut butter, blueberry cookies. They were amazing! Was floored by this place and glad we got to stop by! read more

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Was looking for a new breakfast spot and came across Connie's online....so I thought I would give it a go. I was so glad that I did. The food was delicious, the service was fast, and the atmosphere was great. At the end of our meal we were given a delicious freshly baked cookie. How can you beat that! read more

This is my first time I have ordered online with Connie's Restaurant on the FREE Door Dash Pass Program. I wanted to order from a different restaurant today. Connie's has a great menu, My first order is the Club Sandwich with the potato salad. I also ordered a Garden Salad. The price is $2.95. I didn't see a selection for the type of dressing to put on this salad. I used my own Kraft Ranch Dressing with Bacon Bits. The price is $10.95. For my beverage, I ordered one regular size cup of Orange juice. The price is $2.49. The subtotal is $16.39. The delivery fee would have been $6.99. There was No charge for the delivery bill because I am still using the Free Door Dash Pass Program. The service fee would be $3.00. I was only charged the 82 cents today. The tax was $1.35. The dasher tip for John was $5.00. The total bill was $23.56. This is a very affordable price. This order was charged to my NFCU Visa Credit Card Account today. It took about one hour and 10 minutes before I received my order by John my dasher driver to my home. I also received a text message notification that said the Door Dash Company is trying to find a driver to deliver my food order to my house this afternoon. It had taken about 15 minutes before this Door Dash Company was able to locate a dasher driver to pick up my Order and deliver my order to my home. John this dasher driver delivered my Order to my home at 12:42 a. m. John was very personable and friendly to me when he handed me my Connie's Restaurant Order. I brought the one large package inside my house and unpacked everything from the bag. The Club Sandwich with the potato salad was very delicious. The salad was moist and has the perfect amount of mayonnaise and mustard in it. The sweet purple onions and the Paprika gave this Potato Salad more flavor. It was so good! The Club Sandwich I was only able to eat half of this sandwich due to the generous pieces of Ham and Turkey Meat was piled really high with 3 pieces of toasted Bread slices in between I could hardly fit my mouth around this Club Sandwich to eat it. I saved the other half of this Club Sandwich to eat later. The Garden Salad I ordered was very fresh with delicious vegetables but it had no salad dressing on it. My beverage was the one regular size cup of Orange Juice. This Orange Juice was very healthy and fresh tasting. This meal was a very delicious meal I enjoyed eating today from Connie's Restaurant. Everything I have eaten today for my lunch was very healthy. This Connie's Restaurant prices are very reasonable. I will order from Connie's Restaurant again at a later date. read more

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This tiny local mom and pop diner is located in a shopping strip. There are six tables inside (looked like 100 sq ft inside) and two outside. We would have preferred to sitting outside but the tables were already taken. The seating was far enough with 3 other tables taken. I ordered a Make Your Own Omelette with avocado, mushroom, and bell pepper (comes with cheese) & my husband ordered the Denver omelette. The omelette wasn't overwhelming huge like some other places but just the right size. When you receive your bill, you get a cookie too. read more

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First time here this past weekend, and I must say the food was delicious! Their home fries were delicious!

We decided to try Connie's today for a breakfast meal. It is located in a strip mall right off Melrose so there is plenty of parking. I called in my to go order and Connie gave me the options to choose from and said it would be ready in 20 minutes. I arrived and it was ready a little earlier than promised. There were people eating inside and outside. It looked like 2 or 3 tables out front and 5 or 6 inside. Inside the restaurant the walls have a plethora of things hanging on them including some funny signs. I ordered the apple pie French toast and the choose your own omelet and was happy that such a large amount of food with tax was under $24. The apple pie French toast looks amazing, and tasted ok. Adding the syrup helped as it was a little dry. I had not seen anything like it before and was glad I got a chance to try it. The choose your own omelet comes with cheese and 2 pieces of bacon but we picked avocado, mushrooms, and spinach for the 3 ingredients. For our side we picked hash brows and sourdough toast. The omelet was ok, but the hash browns seemed a little undercooked and not crispy enough for me. The sourdough toast was good. Definitely a nice amount of food for the price. read more

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Connie's Cafe is a hidden gem. We were in town for a family function and decided to go out to breakfast. We picked the perfect spot! The food was delicious and Connie is a hoot. The kitchen sink omelette is packed full of flavor. Don't sleep on this place. read more

Small, hidden gem in San Marcos! Girlfriends and I came in for a breakfast and was worried there wouldn't be room for us. We were surprisingly seated immediately, with menus and drinks promptly given. I commented on how cute the mugs are and Connie (?) appreciated that :) I ordered biscuits and gravy with scrambled eggs, sausage, and crispy hash browns. The food was decent and I had no issues with it--I ate the whole thing after all. What I appreciated the most is it wasn't pretentious and had a "homemade," mom-n-pop, touch to it. In fact, the whole restaurant is filled with details (such as the wall art) that give you this atmosphere, which I love! They were also somewhat busy when my friends and I came in. A good sign that the locals enjoy this place! I don't live close enough to Connie's to come back anytime soon, but if I do find myself in SM, it would be a place that I would likely consider again for breakfast or brunch! Definitely recommend! read more

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Woke up late looking for a new breakfast place to try, Connie's did not disappoint. Cute little café ran by Connie herself. I ordered the apple pie French toast with bacon on the side. The apple pie French toast was a cinnamon apple dream. Prices are amazing in today's world. Connie was fast and efficient, the best part was she gave us homemade cookies with our check. Pineapple and potato chip! You can tell she makes them in her free time and it's such a nice touch to the experience. Will be back! read more

Rude staff. Undercooked omelet. I'm not sure who's writing the glowing reviews, but they clearly didn't eat at Connie's. I live a half mile from here and was hoping for a breakfast place that my family would love and could visit regularly. Hopes dashed. read more

Surprised by these awesome reviews. The cafe is next door to a dance studio, looked tasty so decided to try it. The older lady was SO incredibly rude, it was shocking to me. It's possible that it was because I showed up with some kids, but they were playing with the jellies that were on the table. Without a smile, without asking, she just whisked them away. No greetings, no nothing, just a what do you want, I ordered, and she delivered the food without so much as a hi, hello. Shocking service for a $17 sandwich. Food was pretty good. read more

Connie's - Club sandwich - Cafes Near Me - Vista, California

Cute little cafe ... went off the reviews . Glad we came . Had the waffle , eggs, sausage . Portions are just enough . Coffee was good . I would come back and try more things on the menu ! read more

Connie's - Tangerine , chocolate , cookie .. - Cafes Near Me - Vista, California

Great food, service, prices. Connie was sweet and even sent us home with extra cookies!

Sooooo good! Lulus Benedict was seriously delicious I could eat it every day! Service was awesome, I have a 2 year old so going out to eat can sometimes be interesting as soon as we got there the waitress brought us crayons and coloring books to keep her entertained while we waited. I ordered chicken fried steak and my friend ordered the lulus Benedict we told the waitress we were going to share, they brought the plates out already split so it made it super easy. My 13 year old ordered the breakfast burger he gave it a 10/10! I almost forgot the cookies at the end chocolate with butterscotch chips so yummy! I'm not from the area and just stopped by in a whim and was absolutely not disappointed. Will 100% come back when I'm in the area read more

Connie's - Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs Lulus Benedict - Cafes Near Me - Vista, California

First visit experience was enough to never go back. Service was ridiculous at not busy time and food was lukewarm. read more

If you are looking for classic 1950's style diner food, this is your place. We ordered traditional patty melts.

Connie's breakfast is consistently good. My husband and I go there just because of Connie. I know that some people have commented her as rude but I feel like that's just her humor..maybe also because I am used to dark humor and bluntness literally why me and hubby enjoy it there she says things like it is. It's a small gem wiith decent service and good breakfast for sure. If you ever watched Supernatural and see the scenes where Dean and Sam go to random breakfast diners, it feels like that when I'm there with the cooks classic rock playing in the background. read more

Food was great very busy because it was 10 year anniversary and everyone in town was there. Will go back for sure.

I had breakfast here a few days ago and was pleasantly surprised at how good the food was. I had the Shadowridge Special omelette which consists of mushrooms, Avocados, tomatoes, Feta cheese and spinach. It was delicious and so were the home fries it was paired with. I also tried their Apple pie French Toast and they did not disappoint one bit. Service was amazing. The owner had her granddaughter helping out and let me just say that she was so attentive and helpful! The place is small so be prepared to wait on a busy Sunday morning. It's worth it! Check Connie's out for some good comfort food. read more

I can't say enough how we love this place. Seriously the BEST breakfast place in San Diego area! The food is fantastic, service is stellar and it feels like you're in Connie's home. The food is amazing but we also come for Connie, she makes you feel at home and makes it a great experience. read more

Was in town visiting my best friends Dad and decided to give this home town diner a try! I cannot tell you how yummy their food was because it was plain delicious! The service was great and fast even tho it's a tiny little diner! Definitely go here and make sure to tip! Love their little signs everywhere read more

Had a great first time at Connie's. Just moved down the street from this place about 2 weeks ago. The food was great and Connie herself was super nice, welcoming and kind. She gave me a few baked goods to go and it satisfied my pregnancy cravings at night! My husband enjoyed it as well. read more

My son frequents Connie's and it's everything he said. Connie is so friendly and attentive to customers. The portions of food are more than enough and delicious! It's a small business, so you may have to wait for a table, but trust me it's worth the wait! Do yourself a favor and eat at Connie's! read more

We discovered Connie's several weeks ago, and it's already become our go-to breakfast place! Tip: The ambiance is retro-styled and very attractive; the walls are adorned with a good number of funny, clever/amusing sayings and quotes. Connie, the friendly and welcoming owner/Chef, uses top-tier ingredients to create delicious menu selections.  The portion sizes are more than generous too.  She even supplies a free cookie at the end of your meal  :-) Connie's breakfast and dinner specials never fail to disappoint - I've never had a bad meal here, and hereby declare that I'm her newest regular!  I strongly advise that if you're a fan of great food served in friendly, Mom & Pop restaurants, you should really check Connie's out soon :-) read more

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This place! I loved it. If you like supporting a small business, get over here! My friend and I enjoyed the best lunch with the best service. Mackenzie was our server, and it was fantastic. She made us feel so welcome! What a wonderful young lady. I had the fancy grilled cheese with a salad. The dressing was excellent and the sandwich so good. I can't wait to go back there. Oh- and we got special homemade cookies with our bill! read more

Connie's - Our check. The cookies were delicious. - Cafes Near Me - Vista, California

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Decided on a random Saturday morning that I was feeling the urge to try some new place. So glad I picked Connie's. I ordered ahead online and my order was ready right on time. When I arrived (this was before Purple Tier and when outdoor dining was still safe-r because of lower case rates), there was a quaint outdoor dining area for the small cafe. The staff was incredibly friendly and were practicing good precautions when handling pick ups. I had ordered the Denver omelet and apple pie french toast. Denver omelet - well mixed and good ratio of egg versus mix ins. Not overcooked and nice and fluffy. Toast was typical and as expected. Apple pie french toast - perfect balance of sweetness against well cooked toast slices. A great finish to a meal, and I would come back for this any day. read more

Connie's - Denver omelet with toast - Cafes Near Me - Vista, California

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I walked in to get some breakfast to go because I'm a driver and Connie actually greeted me as I walked in with such a pleasant smile! Her customer service is excellent and took my order right away. The small Mom n Pops feel is very homey which I enjoyed. And the biscuits and gravy was delicious! Excellent food and excellent customer service Thankyou Connie! I will be back! read more

Connie's - Inside restaurant - Cafes Near Me - Vista, California

I was there the day a crazed woman complained about their omelette then berated the customers for eating there. Connie handled the situation like a pro and continued providing amazing service as well as amazing cookies at the end! Laura R. please do better, we all enjoyed our food and experience despite your unseemly behavior. read more

Made our first visit here this week and it won't be are last. I almost don't want to write this review because I don't really want the secret of this place to get out and not be able to find a seat next time I go. You will find Connie's in a strip mall next to a nail salon and it is such a tiny place with only eight tables inside and two outside. It is a local casual place with Rock and Roll music coming out of the kitchen. We had breakfast and were pleasantly suprised with some of their unique breakfast offerings. I need to point out that they bring you a really nice big cup of coffee, I mean big and or hot tea using quality tea selections. While I personally don't drink coffee my better half said it was excellent. We chose a "Shadowridge Omelette" which is a splendid upscale veggie omelette with Avocado. Its three eggs were perfectly cooked, avocado and veggie's fresh along with a quality cheese. We also had the "Meatloaf and Eggs." Two big slices of delicious moist meatloaf along with two eggs over easy cooked just right. Wow that was a great combination when I put those eggs on top of the sliced meatloaf. Both of our breakfasts came with your choice of toast (We had Rye & Wheat) that was hot and buttery. They have jam and other condiments on each table. When I asked for Peanut Butter they brought a good portion and at no extra charge. We chose the fruit for our sides and it was very fresh, sweet and tasty. It was one of the better fruit cups we have gotten in Vista and we always like trying them to compare. With costs rising we found their prices to be very reasonable. Our server was very pleasant and extra efficient. She brought hot drink refills and checked on us and those seated around us several times and made sure we had everything we needed for a pleasant meal. read more

Connie needs help . Food was so/so I was not impressed with the food . There is only 2 people working there , the cook and server /hostess . I honestly I don't get the 4.5 stars but ok . read more

Connie is the absolute best. She's is so much fun and embodies a small town hospitality feel in her cafe. The food is fantastic and priced appropriately. This will be my new go to breakfast spot for quite some time. read more

The patty melt and potato salad is always so good!! The biscuits and gravy is the bomb!!!! read more

Connie's - Love the patty melt and potato salad!! Never disappointed!!! The biscuits and gravy are the Bomb too!!!! - Cafes Near Me - Vista, California