Worst place to eat breakfast the food has no flavor they mess up the order all the time and the owner that takes the payments is very rude and not professional at all. read more

There was a bit of a wait for a table, but not too bad. Definitely the kind of place that people go back to again and again; I saw multiple people greeted by name as they walked in the door. The service was a little scatter-shot, but the food was great. I would normally cover eggs like that in hot sauce, but they just didn't need it. The flavor was really good, well-balanced. Worth checking out if you're in the area. read more

I have to say, the owner and workers are friendly and kind! My daughter left her purse there and they kept it safe and intact until I was able to retrieve it. Also, the food was great... we had lunch as well as breakfast there. We will definitely be back to support our local business! read more

Favorite local diner. Great breakfast food -- the biscuits -- and friendly staff.

Ordered a veggie omelet, bacon strips, a Benedict and a couple of shakes for takeout during the CoviD era. The food was pretty good, but the lady who handed me the food was quite rude. No decency of greeting the customer, instead treated people as her personal delivery service. Hopefully the owner would read the review and realize they're going to keep losing business unless they make changes read more

Got a customized omelette with hash browns and toast, and some tea. Food was out in under 10 minutes after ordering, and is delicious!

Asked for a simple omelet with sausage, onions and American cheese. Not cheddar cheese... American cheese... I got an omelet with nice fluffy eggs, sautéed onions, chopped up sausage thrown about the top and CHEDDAR frickin CHEESE!!! WTF??? Just amazes me that you can F up something as simple as an omelet. Whatever... read more

Had the pleasure of stopping by Sara's Kitchen while moving my sister into college. The service was great and the food makes me want to drive back to San Jose for another helping. Between the four of us at the table, I was able to try different things such as pancakes, waffles, french toast, oatmeal, etc. It was all great, highly recommend this place! read more

The lady who attends is very rude and if she does not have patience, she should stay at home. Good food but unpleasant attitude

After years of driving by this place, and seeing it packed on weekends, I decided to give it try. The long-time Santa Clarans -- who I know -- have it given this place mixed reviews, so I've been a little hesitant to go. I had the fish n chips. Okay, I know that this is probably NOT the place to order fish n chips, but that's what I felt like having. (Most people seem to eat breakfast.) Three stars: Fries were thick-cut and delicious! Fish was above average, but a little on the small side for the price. One star: I didn't appreciate the staff member vacuuming around patrons -- including me. And while I realize that the place was about to close (in 15 minutes), and the staff member was probably eager to tidy-up before clocking out, he could have waited until all of the guests were done eating! I felt like I was eating, fish n chips n dust. Subsequently, I ate my dish as fast as I could and left. Final note, the place needs a good deep-cleaning, and newer, sharper knives. PS I got chorro, but I'm not sure if it was attributed to the meal I ate at this place. read more

Never have I ever been disappointed at this restaurant. I love the food, the atmosphere and the staff! I've been here 4-5 times and my experience only gets better with each visit. The only thing I recommend is to go early on weekends, because they get packed! I went yesterday around 9am and it was busy, but we received our foods within 15 minutes. Love love love!!! read more

Garbage service, incredible food. So polarizing, and incredibly dumb. The food is fantastic, but the service is downright terrible. Staff are habitual liars, and incredibly biased. Came in as a large group, waited 50 min. for a table. Meanwhile, groups the same size as us who came way later got seated ahead of us. Several lies accounted for. We were seated outside -- and when orders came in we wanted to order milkshakes. "Sorry" came the answer, and apparently their machine was broken. OK, no problem. Go inside later to use the restroom and find out one of their customers is having a milkshake. So all of sudden, where did this "magical" repair come from? So I ask another waiter if I can order a milkshake. SAME FRICKIN RESPONSE. MACHINE BROKEN. I have to collect myself as I point out a customer inside enjoying a milkshake. "Oh, the machine is working, oops". Not only liars, but incredibly lazy. Completely terrible service, but the food was amazing. Far better than most of the Americana diners I've been to. Really enjoyed their eggs benedict. Overall, 1 star. Wish I could give 4 or 5, but the service was downright awful. Most likely will not come back. read more

Found this little joint on a walk to 7-11 across the street and decided we wanted to try something new this weekend rather than go to Denny's like we have been recently. We got there around 8am and there was no wait for seats (unlike Bill's Cafe lol). It was a little cool out so we didn't opt for the outdoor tables. I let slip on the way in that it was our first time there, but we were treated well by all the staff. They must have a tip-sharing system because we were attended to by multiple attentive staff members who kept our water and coffee full, asked how our food was, and if we needed anything else. I got the eggs Benedict and it was tasty but I would've liked if my eggs and hash browns had been cooked longer (I'll know to ask next time). My partner got one of their cheesesteaks and he said it was one of the best he'd had! The wait time for the food preparation was incredibly short; we were impressed. Price point was a little high but we were cool with supporting a small business. Seems like they have a lot of regulars too; the staff knew their names when they came in. Maybe we'll come in more often now ourselves! I know I want to return to try out a mimosa... ;) read more

service sucked, less than a handful in my cheesesteak, 4 dollars for a small plate of frozen fries, lipstick on my water cup, brown avocado, don't understand any high rating on this place read more

It's not just the name, everything inside feels like a family establishment. Tried the Benedict and omelette - both tasted perfect without being too greasy. Also loved the hash brown - crispy as it should be! read more

Love coming here. The pancakes and hash browns are delicious, and staff are super friendly. My wife just got the BLAT (bacon, lettuce, avocado, and tomato) and loved it read more

Biaquit & gravy Benedict is homerun breakfast if your into biscuits & white gravy! "I will be back" read more

This has been our go-to local breakfast spot for several years now. The staff treats everyone like family and the food is just like you would get at grandma's house on Sunday! Big portions and full of flavor. Depending on what time during the weekend you get there, you will have a wait but it always goes quickly and is definitely worth it! read more

Great coffee. Fast Service. Cool old school atmosphere. Had there excellent homemade cornbeef hash. The fruit bowl was very fresh with bananas even! Definitely will be a repeat customer read more

Sara's Kitchen - Homemade cornbeef hash, poached eggs and fresh fruit Yum - American Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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PLEASE READ MY REVIEW. I had about the worst experience at a restaurant (ever) in my life this weekend at Sara's kitchen. Summary: -Food came way late. (~28 minutes to get our toast and pancakes) -Food was not made as ordered (Found meat in my vegetable omelet) -Manager lady is a scary woman and threatened me and my guest. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Came in around 10:15am. It was really busy so I was pleased to gotten seated right away. The waitress who took our order was friendly and nice. But...about 25 minutes later, me and my boyfriend were still waiting on our food. Nothing came out...for 25 mins. I looked around and saw that people around us were being helped and food was coming out quickly for them.So we keep waiting. Not even our toast or pancakes or fruit on the side came through. At this point, i figured they had forgotten about the order so we decided we'll wait another 5 minutes and if nothing came, we'd go eat elsewhere. About 3 minutes later and THANK GOODNESS. The waitress brings us the toast and pancakes. We scarfed them down in a matter of minutes. We were so hungry. Finally, things are moving along and the nice waitress brings out the food. I am halfway through my vegetable omelet when I realized there's something chewy inside. I forked through my bfast and found meat inside. The waitress was apologetic and offered to take the order off of the bill. I was upset at this point bc I don't know if I ingested any meat by accident in my haste and hurry to eat (I am strictly, not allowed to eat meat or cheese). But I was still appreciative for the efforts of the waitress. At this point I was annoyed and just wanted to pay and get outta there. I walk up to the cashier and am ready to pay. The bill was only $9 or so because of the mishap with the messed up order. The manager-lady looked at me with her stank face on, eyebrows crossed and said "Only one person eating today? Ooookay" I shrugged it off and said whatever. I just wanted to pay and leave. I didn't want to waste my breath telling her that the order I got was wrong. THEN shit hit the fan as soon as I heard these words come out of her mouth. "..........Well, do you plan on leaving a tip?" WHAT THE *EFF DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? Yes, Bitch, despite everything that went wrong today I left $6 on the table for the nice pretty waitress who was helping us. How do you have the audacity to talk to a customer like that? I was pissed. I went back to the table and removed the tip $$. (Maybe I shouldn't have done that). I come from a family who owns many successful restaurants throughout the Bay. I know what customer service is. I know that a manager or restaurant owner should never say something like that. My philosophy is, tips are not mandatory (unless you're in a big group) and should be earned. Anyway, I got into my car and the Manager lady comes chasing us out screaming "WHAT??? NO TIP??? NO TIPS!?!?!?" in front of everyone who was already eating. How embarassing for herself. She has no shame whatsoever. Things got worse when her SON came out and tried to threaten my boyfriend. My boyfriend tried to explain what happened, but he screamed at him and said "You disrespected my girl by not leaving her a tip. My mom didn't know she took the item off your order!...." and then somehow he got more enraged and said "I'm going to knock you out!" The waitress did nothing wrong and I apologize for taking away her tip. Hell, I'd buy her a 24 pack of her favorite beer or liquor. But her boyfriend is a crazy psycho and her maybe Mother in Law is a psycho bitch. I'd advise her to get away from that crazy/weird family. Do something better with your life. I have plenty of $$ to spend but I will never spend another dollar on this joint. Stay away from Sara's Kitchen. Avoid at all costs. read more

This place was really strange. I just got back from breakfast. It reminded me of this one time when I was in Colorado eating breakfast with my family. The place was packed (obviously sunday breakfast), and the workers looked straight out of a stereotypical diner in the movies. The only difference was that everyone eating was from SCU. The food was meh, had the chicken fried steak which was fine, their New York Strip and Eggs was not. It was good to try this place, because it's nice to try something new, but I probably won't be back. If you do go here, be prepared to wait, it's kind of a clusterf****, they didn't take anyones name and if you aren't paying attention someone will probably swoop your spot. Service was nice. 2 stars for lack of originality and mediocre food. read more

I will never ever eat here again. I am typically pretty understanding about food service and restaurants, and I rarely feel strongly enough about a restaurant experience to decide on a first visit never to go back again. But I'm doing that right now, with Sara's Kitchen. I went for their supposedly stellar breakfasts with a friend of mine. I ordered a ham & cheese omlette, he has corned beef hash, and we split a short stack of pancakes. Add a couple of OJ's and you've got the makings of a pretty stellar breakfast. Until I found a hair in my omlette. Now, these things happen sometimes, and I was ready to just pull the little hair out, cut out the offending piece of omlette, push it off the side and go on my way. But when I pulled the hair, an entire clump of hair came with it! I calmly set the plate off to the side, and flagged the waitress. When she arrived I quietly explained the situation, and showed her the hair. She offered to have it remade for me, which I politely declined and told her I was done. She told me it would be removed from our bill. When we went to pay our check, the hostess was offended that we asked about removing the omlette from the bill. And even without the omlette, breakfast came to $20 - just for corned beef hash, a short stack and two juices! I am so disappointed by the experience, and I will not come back for seconds! read more

I live about 5 blocks from Sara's Kitchen so I've been meaning to try it for a while. Now that I finally got around to it I can't wait to go back. There are two types of family restaurants: the kind where you have to read it on the menu to know that it's a family business, and the kind where you know it is the second you step foot inside. Sara's Kitchen is definitely the latter, and that is reason enough to come here and support their restaurant. The walls are covered with pictures of family members, the same family members who work the register, take your order, and work in the kitchen. Food: Garden omelette - $8.95: The avocado was fresh and delicious. The hash browns were cooked perfectly, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. My friends both ordered eggs benedict and really enjoyed their meals. They advertise their Philly Cheesesteaks here so I will have to come back and try one. If you like family restaurants then this is definitely a place that's worth checking out. The service and the food are both excellent and they definitely make you feel like part of the family. *** Free Wifi Here *** read more

Never coming back! The owner that is there sometimes is rude! Heavy set dark hair. Well, anyway I asked for pancakes w blueberries and whip. Mind you I always order this and NEVER had a problem! I get my order , and I say " oh I wanted fresh berries not imbedded hot" She then says you didn't specify.. ( with bad attitude) it's all about attitude right? Right. For me anyway. So she then goes on and says I'll bring you a bowl but I'll charge you! I said no can I please get this redone.??? It was so bad , she handed me the bowl of fresh berries and said here go! go! and enjoy your breakfast! After that fiasco you think I wanted to eat!? She ruined my breakfast appetite. Bad , Bad customer service! Customers come first!the Golden rule! with some exceptions of course! read more

Their staff are very friendly, and their brunches are fantastic. For instance, the Meat Lover. read more

Sara's Kitchen - American Near Me - Santa Clara, California

I've been coming to Sara's for 3 years for breakfast. If I wrote this review 6 months ago, it would be 4-5 stars. I usually like to bring in new people and recommend the place to friends, however the last several times I've brought new people in, the service has been a little... brusk. Even downright rude once. Also, on my most recent visit the eggs Benedict were overcooked. When I politely informed the management the eggs were overcooked, instead of apologizing or accepting the feedback, I was told to next time order them runny. I have ordered eggs Benedict many times from many places, the yolks are not supposed to be cooked hard. Sadly, I think they've lost a customer for a while and I certainly won't be bringing friends if I decide to give them another shot. read more

Only come here if you want to be treated like dirt. We walked in looking to be seated and the hostess told us to get a seat outside in the rudest possible fashion. I asked about several open tables and she said "this section is closed - go sit outside." Not an ounce of hospitality. I felt like we were the enemy. Cannot understand how this place is in business. Overall: bad experience. read more

Boyfriend's pick failed again. Vince is a Santa Clara native, so as we were leaving his mom's place, we were definitely growing super hungry. Since we were short on time and knew Bill's would be packed as always, he suggested we go to this breakfast spot. As we entered, I thought it was a great sign that it was packed, but we got immediately seated and when we were seated the manager or server didn't even bother cleaning the seats or table so we had to do it ourselves. Kinda grimey. When the server came up to greet us she seemed super friendly and ready to take care of us. I noticed there was a couple next to us who had been there a while and we totally got our order before them. If I were in their shoes, I would be angry (by the way I totally heard the guy make a comment about how we got our food first if they ordered something way simpler to make.) Fail kitchen staff. Even more of an epic fail was their food. I ordered an omelet with chorizo, avocado, some veggies and cheese with country potatoes. I also substituted my toast with a biscuit with gravy. The omelet was totally flavorless and super greasy. It was so greasy that every time I pierced it with the fork, oil would seep out. I didn't even bother eating it. As for the potatoes, they were undercooked and again really oily to the point that my mouth was coated in oily nastiness after the first bite. Last but not least, the biscuit and gravy was the most pathetic attempt of the Southern classic. The biscuit tasted like some store bought packaged crap and don't even get me started on the gravy. The gravy was so watery and flavorless that it tasted like they just stirred together flour and water to make it. This was the first breakfast ever in my life that I can say I absolutely despised. I'm not surprised that the server just took my untouched food to throw it away in the trash where it belongs, because I bet she knows how terrible their breakfast items are. Yes, I should have said something to make my experience better, but I'm sure like other reviews mentioned and clearly not caring that she sat us at a dirty table, the manager/owner wouldn't care to ensure that the customer left satisfied, so why bother. People say their cheese steaks are good, but after this horrendous customer service and food experience I will never EVER come back. read more

We went there for breakfast on a weekday around 9:30am. Place was fairly crowded, but there were open tables and we had no wait. We were seated immediately. Parking is a little cramped, not a whole lot of parking, so you may end up finding a place on the street. If your coming down Lincoln from ElCamino, the place is on the left and a LITTLE hard to spot. You have to pay a little more attention. If your coming up the other direction it is a lot easier to see. This place has been in business since 1992. The restaurant is housed in an older building that has been converted over(am guessing that) from some other business. As such, it gives the appearance of being a little worn. However, I would not let this factor discourage anyone from eating here. Inside it looks like an old building as well. However, the place is tidy and clean, with blue table coverings (protected by glass). The menu for breakfast is extensive and really nice for a breakfast experience. Any place that has multiple types of benedict cannot be bad!!! Right? Service was excellent. We were served quickly once our food was ordered. Our order was taken promptly. I was amused be cause we were addressed by four different terms (one for each of us). I got the impression that this was the personality of our server... who was quite friendly and professional. Price was right on average. Our experience for a breakfast place for four typically runs $60 to $80 including tip. This was around $72. So price is right in the range for what I would expect to pay. Quality of food was excellent. We had Eggs Benedict, Chicken Fried Steak, milk shakes(ugggh, for breakfast???), 2 cups coffee, omelette, and I forgot the fourth entree. I sampled everything but one entree and found them to all be tasty and of good quality. I would come back, and I would recommend this place. I have never commented on other peoples posts in my reviews, but here is one time I cannot resist. There is a one star post in the middle of August where the reviewer,as best I can tell, gave the review based on the fact that she wanted fresh blueberries on top of her pancake and not "hot" embedded in the cooked batter. Wow, harsh. If I ever open an eating establishment I hope she never comes to my place! I would not take her post seriously. Imagine what she would do if you did something worse.... I can smell a lawsuit---lol. read more

A great breakfast joint! I've eaten here many times and gotten take-out also. The service is friendly and the food is filling. I usually get the Meat Lovers Scramble which comes with bacon, sausage, ham, cheese, avocado, and a side of salsa. This dish is huge and I always end up with leftovers I can eat later. The cheese steaks here are also delicious. One of my favorite breakfast places in the area and I'll keep coming back! read more

I worked a few blocks from here for a number of years. Co-workers of mine (long time Santa Clara residents) used to rave about this place, so of course, I went with... ... I don't see what all the hoo-rah was about. I've gone a number of times, tried the different cheesesteaks/sandwiches, opted for a few breakfast plates, had the fries, the onion rings, the ice cream milkshakes... ... meh. Nothing spectacular. Nothing out of the ordinary or standout. 3-star, baseline review. Minus 1/2 star for being overpriced for what it is. Minus another 1/2 star for floundering in its own hype. read more

Different strokes for different folks?! $2.75 for a "Large Orange Juice" didn't seem outrageous. It being only 10oz was only mildly upsetting. Seeing all 3 OJ orders, by SCU students coming in as two seperate tables, in 16oz glasses was very perplexing. I asked the cashier how much was a large OJ when I paid. She said $2.75 and pointed to the menu. I said, but I only got a small one and I pointed to my table. She calmly replied, oh, sometimes, we'd give a little more. WHAT?!!! Why did I tip the full amount?! Maybe I was in shock. 2 stars because the food was decent and I'm not vindictive. But I wouldn't go back to this neighborhood spot again. read more

I like Sara's Kitchen - I think they are a solid breakfast place. Good scrambles and well done omelets. Reliable. With that said - I'll be steering clear of the chicken fried steak in the future. IMHO, this was not a true homemade CFS. If so, I'm not quite sure what kind of beef or meat they are using. This reminded me of frozen cafeteria style CFS that you simply chuck in the deep fryer (which is not homemade IMO). I hate saying that because I really do like Sara's Kitchen - it's one of my favorite places. However - I hail from the Lone Star State where Chicken Fried Steak is the state dish. We Texan's take our CFS very seriously. Unfortunately, Sara's was not serious CFS. (I'm convinced that no one on the West Coast does a standout CFS). Alas, I will have to continue making it myself. Today's hashbrowns were good. The scrambled eggs overdone and not well scrambled. Toast better than usual. For me, I think Sara's breakfast standouts are their omelets and everything-in-them scrambles. Service is always spot on. Owner always friendly. Still 4 stars for me. read more

This place has the worst breakfast I have ever had. First of all, the service is horrible and slow. This inside of the restaurant feels dirty, and the workers aren't very friendly. The menu is overpriced for the crap that you get served. My ham and cheese omelet was way too salty and there was seriously no cheese in it. The pancakes were served warm and it was so hard that you had to use a knife to cut into it. And the side of butter had a nasty hair in it! Sara needs to redo her kitchen, and get some better cooking lessons! read more

I just moved into an apartment a block away from Sara's and had been wanting to try the place for sometime, so I went with a friend on a Sunday afternoon. Ambience is a little dive-y, but in a good way, and it was a little stuffy inside. If you plan on eating there in the summer time I'd try to eat on the patio. The food was pretty good for the prices they charge, lot of fresh ingredients and the mimosas are huge! The waitress was super nice too and was quick to take our order and our food came out quickly as well. The last part of our experience is what knocked 2 stars off the review. My friend's card was declined (it happens), pretty embarrassing for him. But the cashier took it a step further and told him it was because he didn't have enough money in his account and refused to try the card again. SERIOUSLY?! Ma'am, if you're reading this review I'd like you to know that A. Just because the card was declined doesn't mean there's no money in the account. There are many reasons a card can be declined, none of which the card machine can tell you. B. you had no right accusing him of having no money, thus adding to his embarrassment. C. Thankfully he's an easy - going guy and took it in stride. Had it been me, I would have made a scene. And BTW, he did have money in his account so your assumption was incorrect. Other than this little hiccup, our visit was great and I'd definitely come back again! read more

We had a good experience this morning at Sara's. Stopped in for breakfast. Food was delicious and the service was excellent.

The food and service here was fantastic. Super well done omelette and the wheat toast is to die for!

Mediocre at best. Got our order wrong, mixed up our sides and just laughed it off. We ordered chicken fried steak, and avacado bacon Benedict. Food was colder, really hard/stale biscuit, squishy bacon. Really good obrien potatoes tho. Only saw the waitress one time for one coffee refill and never saw the waitress again after for water or coffee refills. All that for a whopping $29 incl tax and tip. I think Ill go to Ihop next time! read more

Great philly cheese steaks! One of my friends that came here from Scottland for a summer job,still dreams about them... I get the chicken cheese steak and it is delicioius. You can get onion rings or french fries on the side. I have never had the breakfast here, but sounds like everyone else loves it, but it is so hard for me to order breakfast items, when the cheese steaks are so good :) Definitely a must! read more

What is there to say about the best breakfast in Santa Clara I first went to Sara's kitchen during my freshman year at Santa Clara University and since that experience I have never quite been the same. What started as a love for Eggs Benedict slowly grew to a love for the number 30, a meal I now travel to Sara's to order around three times a week. The hospitality is unrivaled, the food is delicious, and the ambiance restores my faith in the American dream. To the wonderful crew at Sara's, may God hold you in the palm of his hand. read more