What a delightful surprise! I was on my way to Temecula wine country and stumbled upon this little gem of a cafe. I am so glad we stopped here. We ordered the Lumber jack burrito and Cinnamon roll French Toast. Umm, where do I begin? The lumber jack burrito had the fluffiest of eggs and the country gravy was incredible. Loved the addition of tomatoes - I thought this burrito was a unique twist of a traditional breakfast item. The cinnamon roll French Toast was about the size of my head - no joke. I'm not normally a fan of French Toast, but this might have changed that. I wish I lived closer, but I would be happy to go on a short road trip just to return to this place. On top of the amazing food, we had incredible service and the place was absolutely adorable. Will return! read more

Penfold's Café - Lumber Jack Burrito - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Temecula, California

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Nice little stop on our way home from San Diego. Wait staff were great and the food plenty and hot. Definitely going again.

Well, I guess the pandemic has taken it's toll on the old favorite too. I stopped ordering eggs over easy long ago because they were so badly under cooked, but this cook didn't understand over medium either. One out of three eggs had some run to it. Done correctly I should have been able to sop up with the hash browns. Nope. Husbands Benedict wasn't great either. The photo shows lack of yolk on the plate. read more

Penfold's Café - One out of three cooked right. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Temecula, California

Penfold's never fails! A great, homemade kind of restaurant experience. I would highly recommend the cinnamon roll!

Penfold's never disappoints! Best breakfast spot near Old Town. Massive menu, great food, excellent service and always busy!! The baileys and coffee is good too!! Keep it up Penfold's, we will be back when we visit again!! read more

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Awesome breakfast spot. Was insanely busy but they got us seated fairly quickly. Breakfast burrito is a must try. Monte Cristo was bomb too. Not your boring hyped up by the locals cafe, definitely worth trying read more

Penfold's Café - Breakfast burrito - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Temecula, California

Great cafe! Very eclectic inside and super friendly fast service! Food was great as well with large portions - great morning stop! read more

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First time here, most likely our last :( Although the hospitality is great, the food doesn't match. My husband got the French toast combo and he sadly said the one at Dennys is actually better.. this surprised me, as he is definitely not a picky guy. The kids meal was very disappointing. (See attached photo.) My son got the cheese pizza and fries. For $10, they should include a drink to come with it, especially when all they do is reheat the frozen ones from Costco or whatever store.. or maybe add more fries than what's shown in the pic. (And fyi..the waitress confirmed the fact about reheating the frozen pizza.) My son only snagged the one pizza slice missing..he didn't have the patience for me to snag a quick pic. Lol read more

Penfold's Café - Current kids menu as of 6/8/23 - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Temecula, California

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On Oct. 25th my family and I decided to meet at this restaurant. It was my first time here and it did not disappoint. When I first walked in the staff immediately greeted us. They were super friendly. I let them know we had six in our party but everyone wasn't here yet. They told me it wasn't a problem and they needed to clean the table. As we were waiting, I was looking at their baked goods display. The manager took time to tell me about all their wonderful goodies. Our table was ready and they sat us. We were still waiting for two more people. Unfortunately the two we were waiting for ended up being super late. At least 45 mins to an hour late. We kept apologizing for the delay and all the servers were really nice about the delay. Most places would have rushed us but this place didn't. They accommodated us the whole time we were there. We finally decided to order since it had been so long. Not once did we get any attitude or grumpiness. Our server was kind, patient, friendly, and understanding. When we got ready to leave, my dad wanted to buy a shirt. The manager walked up to my dad and said the shirt was on him. He thanked my dad for his service and paid for the shirt. As we left, pretty much all the servers and the manager said bye to us. I haven't even talked about the food yet. Based on the interaction we had is enough for me to come back. I wish this place was closer. We came all the way from Torrance. I ordered the waffle and chicken. The waffle was huge, a little crispy on the outside, and soft on the inside. The chicken breast had a lot of flavor to it and was super moist on the inside(2nd visit I had the chicken fried steak with biscuits and gravy. It was really yummy). Not only was our experience amazing, the food was too. I definitely recommend this place. We came back a second time and everything was consistent with the first time we went. I wish more places were like this place. I believe our server was Krystal and the manager was Nick. Excellent job by all the staff. read more

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This place has such a fun old time diner feel to it. Family friendly. Servers are polite. Our waitress got was on top of it, I believe her name was Inez. My husband and I got the Giant Cinnamon Roll French Toast, and were very thankful we chose to split it, they're not joking when they say "Giant" it was absolutely delicious! I'd say if you're from the Midwest like I am and are missing home, this is a great place to come. read more

Penfold's Café - Hazelnut cappuccino - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Temecula, California

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Service and food consistently great every time we come. One of our favorite places. The actual roasted Turkey croissant sandwich is our favorite and excellent. Their whole breakfast menu is amazing. Love this place. read more

We were in the area for a wedding. Found this gem nearby. Food was fabulous and the wait staff were friendly and inviting

This place is awesome. Going to lunch for work saw this place across the street from a Dennys and drove across the street to their parking lot and I'm glad I did . Great prices , real home style food . Large helpings , prompt and attentive service . They could easily charge more for what they are offering. Highly recommend read more

Plentiful food, tastes good, friendly staff! What more do you need for a great lunch?

They have lots of parking and patio seating with heaters. I recommend making a reservation, we were only in town for the night so when we arrived on a Saturday around 10am we were put on a waitlist. The hostess stated the wait was around 25-30mins however we only waited approximately 10mins We were in only town for the night and our Lyft driver actually recommended this place to us. I am glad she did! They have a big menu,something on there for everyone. The food as well as the service was great. I had ordered the California burrito with the messy caramel latte with a side of biscuits and honey, the messy caramel latte was so good that I ordered 2. My boyfriend had ordered the beef chorizo con huevos with a short stack. Everything on the menu sounds great so it made it hard to choose. I would recommend this place, bring an appetite read more

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Best breakfast/lunch in town! Great staff, too! So glad I was introduced to Penfold's Cafe! read more

Wow--if I lived closer to Temecula, I would come here all the time. My fiancé and I had breakfast after our sunrise hot air balloon ride last Wednesday for our anniversary and picked the most wonderful items from the menu. The diner itself is cute and kitschy with a vintage feel and was the perfect little escape from the outside world. I devoured the Hollan-Dazzze Omelette with home fries and also ordered a side of blueberry pancakes. My guy had the Nova Scotia and loved it, too. We had gotten up at 2:30am for our 5:00am balloon ride and were functioning purely on champagne and exhaustion, so we were in Heaven at Penfold's, stuffing our faces with such yummy goodness! I was incredibly disappointed that I was too full to finish the pancakes, but I left so satisfied and happy. It was the perfect way to start our special day! read more

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Steak and over easy eggs, hash browns and black coffee are my go to. Perfect every time.

Great service, and food. Nice atmosphere. Always stop on my way to San Diego, or casino's. read more

The food was great , the service was great and friendly. The location we passed driving into downtown Temecula but I'm glad we turned around to find it. read more

Great place for lunch breakfast friendly staff good service good food Always stop here if in Temecula they keep there standards high read more

Penfolds is a very good spot for breakfast/brunch. Good food with a wide selection and great service!

After a hard night of drinking in Temecula, this place fits the bill perfectly the morning after especially if you didn't eat dinner the night before. Get here by 7am or you'll be waiting because this place is that popular! The girls here with your orders were super friendly. Always checks up on you and make sure your drinks are filled. Not too pushy and always a smiling face in the morning. Since we were here for the first time, we wanted to test out a little bit of everything here. We did try their country fried steak and we spend $1 more for the cowboy size which was 3/4 size of the plate! You can get a side of hash browns (which we did) and it came out hot and crispy. The muffin here is INCREDIBLY good! We were enraptured in our conversation and 15 minutes later, steam was still coming out of the muffin after eating it. Even the pancakes were perfect size and just tasty. Comes with whipped butter and syrup. Some of the other people in our party got the monster sized cinnamon roll while others got the benedict. Everyone loved the food and I did too. If anything with a negative, I would probably only nitpick the coffee could be a little better (Sorry, I'm a coffee snob). But the coffee is they serve here is way better than that of McDonalds or Starbucks coffee. There's a little gift shop in the front. They sell jelly belly, the game you have on your table, and a bakery shop so you can take some of that home baked goodness to go. Overall, a great find and a must go when you are in the area. Do note, they only do breakfast and lunch. read more

Food is consistently delicious, A must try chicken fried steak a MUST , do not leave without trying cinnamon roll truly worth it read more

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Very pleased with the baker. I call to order a banana cream pie and they said they didn't have any left. So the waitress went back to ask the baker if he could make another one. I mentioned it was for a Veteran on Memorial Day. The baker agree and made the pie. read more

Service was great! Our server can't remember her name but she was excellent. We were a large party of 22 and she served us all in a timely manner. The food was mediocre at best. My toasted bread tasted burnt. My hubby got biscuits and gravy which was meh, his home fries were cold. He Laos had chicken fried steak that was bland. read more

I was in the mood for brunch and this place hit the spot! I decided to go with the Penfold Benedict and also ordered an extra 2 eggs. I chose hash browns for my side and was happy with everything. Their Benny version is slightly different from the traditional Benedict, where instead they use thinly shaved honey ham. Service was great, I had a nice waitress and the food came out pretty quick. The place is in an area of a small strip mall, so it has decent amount of parking. I live in Riverside, but if I'm ever in the area again, I'll be taking my wife here for brunch. They have all the standard brunch items but also expand on those items, which interests me to come back to try other things on the menu. read more

Loved the food it was delicious. The only problem we had was we asked if we could sit in the booth since my friend was in a leg brace. It was just easier for her, well the host sits us at a table with two booths open right next to us. We asked if we could sit there and she said no but literally right after we sit down she sits a party of 2 in the booth we literally just asked to sit it. We were all so confused. About 5 minutes of sitting at the table the host comes over and was like actually you can sit in this booth if you would like. Why not just sit us there in the first place? Now you are doing more work because now you have to clean the table we were sitting at for only five minutes. I did love how they had turkey bacon as an option and it was so yummy. Definitely will go back again. The decor was cute and I think my littles will love it. They also have little toys and what nots to buy at the front right when you walk in. read more

What a gem this place is. The menu has so many yummy options whether you're a sweet or savory person. I got the hollandaise omelet with biscuits and gravy and it was SO good. The omelet was stuffed full and smothered with delicious cheese and hollandaise sauce. The biscuits were soooo buttery, flaky, and fluffy & the gravy was overflowing just the way I like it! The service was great too. We were sat quickly and with a smile. Rebecca was our server and was super on it and so polite. Combine the amazing food & portion sizes with the outstanding service, this place is too good not to try. read more

Penfolds cafe is a typical mom and pop feel breakfast place. Good atmosphere, great service from entering the establishment till paying our bill. Food was good my 6 year old liked his French toasts plate. Very close to the 15fwy which was perfect to get in and out. read more

Penfold's Café - Penfolds omelets - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Temecula, California

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great service from the moment you walk in. All servers were helpful and the hostess. Older place, but still good. read more

Penfold's Café - capn crunch french toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Temecula, California

This place is our go to breakfast spot. Food is great, ambience is great as well. We sometimes bring our dog and eat on the patio which they allow so bonus points there and the waitresses and manager got it together. read more

My husband and I really enjoyed the food and mimosas. The service was prompt and our waitress was friendly. The food was served hot and fresh. Unfortunately, they ran out of cinnamon rolls but that's ok because we'll be back. read more

After seeing the owners response: how dare you lie to your customers. You indeed in fact use cheap white eggs from winco. 5$/5 dozen white eggs vs. 5$/for a dozen brown eggs. & I can see why your business runs so poorly; you think I eat at McDonald's? You probably only said that because you ate there for breakfast. Your food is trash, and when I open a cafe in Murrieta I'll make sure me and my partners get you closed. Cheers. Let's all also note that Penfold has 6 health code violations via their Yelp; and hasn't been cleared since January. I'm sure their score will be readjusted once Covid blows over , and health inspectors get back to business. read more

Penfold's Café - Penfold's Health Code violations. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Temecula, California

Great service, Great food always come here when we're in town kids love all the toy decor read more

Penfold's Café - Chicken and waffle loved it!!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Temecula, California

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Another great find on Yelp. We were in the area and decided to stop for breakfast. This place really was quite delicious. When we stopped in they were decorated for Christmas and it was really cute. They were selling some cute Snowman and Santa's up front but the prices were really double what they should have been and would have been anywhere else. We ordered: Side of Bacon- Crispy and yummy Huevos Rancheros- very good overall however the salsa was really plain Pancakes- These looked really good. My friend loved them very fluffy. Overall good food a bit overpriced but they can get it so why not. Give it a try if in the area. read more

This place is always hopping and every meal I've had has been delicious! The hatch Chile grilled cheese is amazing, the chicken quesadillas are delicious, the Benedicts are always great! You can't go wrong here and the staff are all polite and helpful! read more

Great food! Miguel was fantastic! The omelet, and scramble was delicious! We also loved the red grapefruit juice!

Great food as usual (not first time)!!! server, Miguel very prompt and attentive. Also he was training Christina who was very attentive with nice smile! It has a real hometown feel! read more

The staff, service, food, and whole ambiance was perfect. I have nothing but good things to say about Penfold's Café. It was our first time visiting and the staff was so welcoming and quick! The food was delicious, and i don't think you could go wrong with anything you choose. Th read more

Penfold's Café - Captain crunch french toast combo and choco chip pancakes combo with fresh OJ - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Temecula, California