My review is base on my experience. Customer service gets 5 stars The 2 young ladys are fast, friendly, no matter how busy the restaurant is the 2 young lady's kept a big friendly smile . Food 4 stars. I order the special! Smokehouse burger with fries. I was not asked how I like my meet. The burger was very good, the fries are hot, and crispy. Coffee gets 5 stars. When I pass by the restaurant I though it was A coffee place , the name Ramona Cafe sounds more like coffee only, not a restaurant, but to my surprise its a restaurant. Now they have a big sign, they sell Cinnamon rolls , now those baby's are big about 11/2 inches thick, and 6 inch around , I order one to go , but the glaze was very hard. To me it was O.K I'm very sure it taste better when they are warm and fresh , to me it only gets 3 stars.... Location 5 stars its on the Main street.. place need some TLC but besides everything else is good. Bathroom need some cleanup. read more

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We ordered the skillet and it was great. It surpassed my expectations of great potato. Staff was very polite and friendly. Overall our trip from San diego to eat here was worth every mile of drive. read more

Ramona Cafe - The Kitchen Sink Skillet - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ramona, California

The one star is my fault. On the way to use the bathroom, passing the counter filled with cinnamon buns next to the open back door leading to the garbage cans, and flies sitting on the buns, with the open bathroom door bathing them with the aromas... I should've turned and left. But I dared to order food (not the buns) once I was able to find the one waitress (amongst the 5) that seemed to be working, who was pleasant. The food was abysmal. We didn't finish our plates, and should have gone to subway. Next time will power through to Julian for lunch. read more

The food was excellent! My grandson had the crispy chicken wrap and absolutely LOVED it! I had the liver and onions dinner with bacon. Fantastic! Homemade mashed potatoes with gravy. Yummy! We were too full to order the 1/2 lb. Cinnamon roll they're famous for on Diners, Drive-in and Dives. We'll just have to come back. read more

Love this place. Have been going to breakfast here for over 10 years. Great service and great food. My only complaint is that they don't have hash browns, only breakfast potatoes which are good, but I prefer hash browns. read more

Friendly staff, good size portions of the food. Husband had the chicken cordon blue and it was two huge pieces off chicken...I had the prime rib and the meat was nice and tender... I would come back here read more

Ramona Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ramona, California

As a fellow business owner and was an employee for many years before i was able to become the owner. The same has happened here. I haven't been here in a while but was happily surprised the food has improved. Quite happy with their service and as always that has never been an issue. Will be back next week and congratulations to you. read more

The food was good, at least what we ate. Our waitress however needs to write down peoples orders rather than rely on her memory. We sat down and had a single cup of coffee and water poured but needed another cup since there were 2 of us, also requested a second cup of water. 5 minutes later we get the second cup of coffee and an orange juice. "We didn't order that" "are you sure? ...Maybe it's for another table, I'll get your water" place our order and the food comes out and the order is wrong. Wait for her to check on us, she doesn't come out, another server comes out to give us coffee. We ask her to please send out waitess out. 3 more minutes pass and she finally comes out and tells us that's what was ordered. This coming from the waitress who brought us a cup of orange juice that we didn't order either. The dish was a sausage skillet which is something we wouldn't order. It's been tough for everyone lately so we didn't escalate it. Still tipped her 20% not sure why. Hopefully she'll use it to but a pen and paper to eliminate this problem for future guests. read more

Service is good. Food is ok. But I ordered a Denver/western omelette and switched the ham for bacon. I was charged for a side of bacon. Ok fine. Then it comes with one piece of toast. Who serves an omelette with 1 piece of toast?? I asked for my second piece then was charged for a side of toast. Not going back. read more

I love Ramona Cafe! The food is great, average prices, the customer service is the best in town. They are such a nice group of people. I deliver food from all around town and this place always has the correct order with all the condiments and extras you could need. The orders are ready for pick up on time too! Try a cinnamon roll! They're huge! Want extra frosting? Just ask! read more

Very delicious food, we had a very friends waitress and it was affordable! The amount of food you get is awesome for the price! It was my first time and I've lived up here 5 years, we will def be frequenting this spot more!! read more

Visiting a friend in Ramona and we had nowhere to go for lunch Thanksgiving day so starting driving to find someplace open. We saw several cars parked out front and went in to check it out. So glad we did. They were serving the traditional turkey and dressing dinner. It was so good! Just like it was made at home. It was a totally awesome meal and the staff were so much fun! We enjoyed our meal so much we went back the next morning for breakfast. Such a huge breakfast neither on of us could eat it all! Wish I lived closer, I would be a regular for sure! read more

Great friendly service and food is great. Highly recommended. Great local cafe in Ramona. Hidden gem.

When my job took me out to Ramona last weekend, I decided to make it a bit more fun by bringing along my two dogs for the adventure. I began scouring the internet for dog friendly restaurants in Ramona and discovered Ramona Cafe. Even better, the cafe was in my Entertainment Book for a buy one, get one. The patio has about ten tables and we were able to grab a corner spot in an attempt to keep the dogs out of the way, which is very important when one of the dogs is a 100 pound mastiff. Our waitress brought over a fresh bowl of water right away and I greatly appreciated the extra care for my pups. I ordered the Turkey Melt with the bacon on the side. I don't eat bacon, but my dogs sure enjoy it. The sandwich tasted very good, especially when I added a bit of the ranch that I requested for my fries. The ranch, by the way, is amazing! My boyfriend ordered the Veggie Sandwich and said that while it tasted good, he was disappointed that it was much flatter than the picture on the menu made it look. The cafe is cute and quaint and the perfect place to kick back and grab a bite in Ramona. read more

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Stopped here since we were in town and remembered hearing about it on Diners, Drive Ins and Dives. Had the vegetarian omelette (cause I'm doing keto diet) with side of f four jumbo pork sausage. Omelette was stuffed full of grilled vegetables and avocado. Sausage were very flavorful. They are known for there 1/2 pound cinnamon rolls, so even they they aren't keto, I had to get one to at least try a bite. They are fantastic! Service was phenomenal and our server, Dalia was very pleasant and accommodating. Would definitely eat here again. read more

No don't do it, just left and very very disappointed, ordered the fish n chips , fry's were ok .... Cole slaw, warm not cold , I hope I don't get sick Now the fish .... I think maybe they tried to thaw it by microwave and then now that it's hard , they deep fried it , really dark , omggg, cut into it had to usage with a knife, and it was gray and runny inside, yuckkkkkk, I will be going to Kountry Kitchen from now onnnnnn read more

Great eggs benedict. I have had it like 6 times now. Always great. Service fantastic.

On a road trip with my family and we decided to stop here for a quick bite, we sat down and the menu looked decent but the server was rude. It felt like that she was mad that we were there. She rudely said it was an hour wait for food. The inside was nice but the outside tables were dirty. Overall, this place was meh. read more

First and foremost the food took forever to receive. The water taste like it was imported from the toilet straight gross . Patty melt had Kraft Slice cheese . The onion rings I will say were good. My friends plate is empty because he eats anything. I'm giving 2 stars because the onion rings were actually good. read more

Ramona Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ramona, California

This is a wonderful place to eat. Tons of food, went with two friends, so our orders were very different and everything was perfect and service was great. Looking forward to stopping in again. read more

Some of the best biscuits and gravy in San Diego, amazing cinnamon rolls as well! I will be back there to have some more breakfast soon!

First time visiting Ramona Cafe and we will definitely be back. I ordered the traditional egg's benedict and my husband ordered a basic omelette with potatoes. Both meals where great! Nothing was over cooked or over dressed. Service was excellent! We where inn and out in no time! Great meal and great service! Thank you! read more

Ignore any negative reviews-this place is great! The food was excellent and our waiter was extremely nice and helpful. We would definitely come back! read more

Amazing food. Service was great. Did try the cinnamon roll, but we got 1 to go. The French dip was terrific.

I dont know what happened but it definitely seems like something has changed here. Every time we've ever gotten food here in the past it was always really good but in the past like 6 months we've gone there 3 times and things seem alot different. We went there today, party of 6 and it was awful. The fried chicken and hamburger Patty's just seem way different. Like they needed to cut back on expenses and get really cheap and bad quality of meat now. We waited about 40 minutes for our food..they were busy so I can understand that sometimes. But once we got the food every single plate was bad. We got hamburgers and patty melts and chicken strips and fried chicken salad and like I said, their quality of meat was horrible. Hope they are able to figure out what has changed and try and take steps to fix it. read more

I ordered a biscuit with my meal.. I ripped off the top section to eat later and when I bit into it there was a pulling/stretching sensation that wasn't allowing me to take the bite. So I look and there is a piece of what appears to be a latex glove... read more

Ramona Cafe - Latex glove? In my biscuit - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ramona, California

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Good food at a good price. Very nice waitresses. Their specialty is breakfast. They do have outdoor seating, but the traffic is pretty loud. I like to sit inside read more

Decided to stop to enjoy dinner at a small cafe, and was pleasantly surprised at how good the chicken Parmesan, and my friend ordered the Chicken Marsala. Both were excellent, was hot and ate the whole thing. read more

The last time I ate here, last week the food wasn't good. I've eaten here before & it was good. This time about 11:00 am I ordered corned beef & hash. It came with potatoes even though the corned beef hash already has potatoes (cubed) in it. The other potatoes weren't good--cold. It came with 1 slice of toast... Not too tasty. It wasn't cheap! read more

Had breakfast at this quaint,very nice Cafe in Ramona. We loved it the food was excellent,large portions. The service was fast and waitress very friendly and helpful. Great coffee, reasonable prices. We will definitely come again next time we're in town read more

Ramona Cafe is a nice big restaurant with a Bakery. They are known for their famous huge cinnamon rolls. I personally love the biscuits and gravy scramble, breakfasts are big big portions that plate can probably feed 2 to 3 people if you're looking to share food. I recently tried the chicken fried steak platter, there was so much flavor and it was so yummy I highly recommend. read more

I was in Romona for Operation Flapjack then Cowboy Day Festival . I planned to have lunch at the festival but the menu was so unimpressive and too expensive I decided to eat eleswhere. I checked Yelp cash back for a restaurant nearby and discovered Ramona Cafe. I always choose one with a 15% discount. Ramona Cafe fit my criteria. What I didn't expect was they also had a Yelp check in discount of 15%. Upon arrival I was greeted at the door and invited to have a seat any where. I took a seat and after a short wait someone took my drink order. I started with water and waited to look at menu before ordering a beverage. Had I went for a second breakfast it would be coffee . I decided on liver and onions with mashed taters and gravy. I decided on Pepsi. The meal came with corn and a biscuit. They know how to properly serve liver here they dusted it in flour before cooking it and threw a pice of bacon on top. When I placed the order I remembered to request gravy on the liver too. I knew I was in the right place when my server said "Good Choice". My order arrived after a bit of a wait. It was worth the wait. The liver was cooked just right. A large enough portion for leftovers. The corn was just that. I added salt pepper and a little butter and made it more enjoyable. I guess these days health concious folks frown on preparing vegies in bacon grease. Oh well, back to the review. The mashed potatoes were served covered with a nice amount of gravy and as with the liver a large enough serving for leftovers. The biscuit was huge and made freash, and not the canned varity. I cut it in half buttered it and saved half for latter. Then I ate half of the other half with my meal. I put honey on the other half and enjoyed it for desert. The servers were all attentive and friendly there were several that stopped by my table to check on me but, Amber was the main server. She did a fine job. The only thing I was not happy about was the price of my drink. I was shocked to see that it was $2.85. To understand this statement the reader will have to understand my thinking. I can get a 2 liter bottle of cola for 79¢. I try not to pay more than double that in a restaurant. As a general rule if sodas are too expensive I drink the more healthy choice of water. Over all I was very pleased with the food and service. I'd recommend it to locals as well as visitors who find them selves hungry while visiting Ramona. Be sure to check out the museum across the street. It's free and well worth your time. read more

Ramona Cafe - Liver and onions - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ramona, California

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Hidden Gem! Service was great! Very friendly and attentive staff. The cinnamon roll is to die for. We had a plates off the breakfast menu. I wanted to order everything, but we split the cinnamon roll bc it's gigantic. Was so so yummy. Will definitely come back. read more

The food is amazing! Portions are HUGE! My boyfriend didn't appreciate the server calling him "Babe." It made him feel uncomfortable. That's the only reason we may not return. read more

Went there for breakfast had a great vegetarian omelet also ordered a plate of large sausage great service and fast meal prep I will be going again read more

Ramona Cafe - Whole meal big enough for 2 but I got it done - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ramona, California

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This is the epitome of a small towns favorite breakfast restaurant. Great food, great service, and such comfy homey vibes here. I absolutely love it. read more

If I could give them negative stars I would bc I just waisted an hour of my life at this establishment! Service sucked so bad I didn't even stay for the food. The only good thing about this place is a young lady named, "Jennifer" she should be promoted to serve and the, "now" serving should take training tips from her. Jennifer kept my soda and coffee full at all timesthat is the only reason I waited it out so long! But for being a local I can tell that this is a tourist trap! read more

Ramona Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ramona, California

The breakfast was really good! My mom and I had coffee and water to drink! I had the Kitchen Sink Skillet loaded with cheese, sausage gravy, mushrooms, tomatoes with bell peppers, and loads of potatoes! It was enough food to fill me up! Thank you Yelp for the 15% off Check-In deal! The strawberry jam was ideal sitting on the table! Can't wait to try their 1/2 lb Cinnamon Roll! The cafe had a country style decor and was great on our own choice where we wanted to be sitted because I enjoy sitting next to the window watching activity going by! Thank you waitresses for making sure about getting our drinks! I give Ramona Cafe 4 stars for great service and good food! read more

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Tried this place twice. The food was OK. Just your typical diner food but nothing out of this world...First time I went, I tried the chicken fried steak, which was delicious but I wasn't a fan of the gravy (I still ate the whole damn thing though ) and the second time I went, I tried their chicken with chorizo and I loved it! Only problem is that the chicken breast was dry but I enjoyed the chorizo with it so I still ate the whole friggin' thing I did take their cinnamon roll home to try and didn't like it so I think I need to try it next time I'm at the restaurant when it's hot and fresh so I can see what all the hubbub is about Overall, food was good (I honestly don't think you can go wrong with anything on the menu) and we like the small diner feel and awesome staff so we'll be back again read more

This place is fantastic!! OMG!! CINNAMON ROLL! It was by far the BEST that I've ever had. Hot, buttery and moist. A++. The seafood omelet was absolutely delicious. It was stuffed with a generous amount of shrimp, lobster and crab. The portion size was huge. Server: Dalia was great! She provided food suggestions and was very professional and helpful and fun. Ask for her when you visit! read more

Ramona Cafe - Caramel pecan cinnamon roll. It will change your life! Thanks Dalia (server) for suggesting it!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ramona, California