After a few hours of thrift shopping with friends we were ready to rest tired feet and feed our tummies. We chose to sit outdoors since there were two fur babies with us. I enjoy going to cafes and trying out their meals. I find that most cafes serve mediocre coffee. That was different here, the coffee was pretty darn good. For my meal I selected the Chicken Fried Steak, request that my eggs be cooked over easy, hash brown be extra crispy and with white toast. I did forget to ask the gravy be served on the side because I would like the steak to remain crispy. I usually eat slow, but this time I was pretty hungry which didn't allow the fried steak to become soggy. Everything was delicious! Even the gravy which wasn't the typical looking gravy that I'm used to being served. It was creamy with great flavor. The chicken friend steak was fried to perfection. It was a bit on the windy side sitting outside. I ordered to a chai tea latte to go. It was very good, the spices were robust, but a nice balance. The service was great and fast. I would definitely come back here! read more

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Stellar food and service! Came for a baseball tournament at Steed, and my player wanted pancakes. So found this gold nugget of a spot on a search. Small cafe but plenty of seating. Greeted warmly, and served a fresh cup of coffee, with real cold creamer, not those yucky prepackaged creamers. My kid had OJ, and loved that it was fresh squeezed. He of course got his pancakes with chocolate chips (his favorite!) and I had the "something healthier stack" which was absolutely delicious! Highly recommend. Staff was a delight so definitely will be a spot when we visit SC for either baseball or surf. read more

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I cannot believe this was our first time here! San Clemente is our go to staycation destination and in all the times we've stayed here this was our first time trying Sunrise Cafe. Boy, have we been missing out! Parking is located in the back of the strip of businesses. They do have an entrance in the back that leads you directly inside the cafe. We walked around the front and greet immediately upon entering. There was seating inside and out, we opted to sit outside because the weather was perfect. Service was great! From the host, to server and bus guy. Everyone made our experience exceptional from start to finish. Their menu is big enough to have something for everyone. We tried a bit of everything: French toast, veggie omelette, machaca burrito and plate. The food was phenomenal! The extra crispy hashbrown is making me crave another staycation lol. all in all, we had a great experience at Sunrise and will definitely be back. read more

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came for a quick breakfast. theyre great with modifications and was able to upgrade my options. GREAT PRICES for how much they give you. read more

Sunrise Cafe - the breakfast here was awesome. GREAT PRICES! and they stacked the plate. - American Near Me - San Clemente, California

This was my first visit to Sunrise Cafe. I decided to be healthy, so I ordered an omelette with green and red peppers and avocado. I ordered cottage cheese and fruit as my sides. The omelette was very good - light and fluffy. After a few bites, however, I noticed that they had left off the avocado. It took a while to flag someone down to get that corrected. And, it took just as long to get someone to refill my coffee. And, to get the check. And, I had to get a to-go box myself. The restaurant was not busy, so there was no excuse for such inattentive service. I would consider returning because the omelette was unusually good. Hopefully, the service will be better in the future. read more

Sunrise Cafe - 1. B.Y.O Omelette - American Near Me - San Clemente, California

Sunrise Cafe is my favorite breakfast spot in town. I eat out a lot and have been to every place in San Clemente the last 14 years. Chen and her friendly crew have the greatest customer service coupled with the best quality food & largest portions at the lowest prices in town. My favorite dish is the bacon, avocado & cream cheese omelette with jalapeños, hash-browns with ketchup and fresh brewed coffee that you sip from a porcelain mug. If you haven't been to Sunrise Cafe then I highly recommend that you have them make your next meal. You will meet new friends, walk out with a full tummy and a big smile on your face. Thank you, Dane Petersen read more

Good food, friendly staff. Coming from Los Angeles found this Cafe to be a pleasure to visit for a good meal as I'm heading to San Diego. Food is serve fast as well. read more

I've loved this place since I was a kid. Can't go wrong with the menu, from breakfast tacos to pancakes, burritos and more, and even lunch, this place rocks. Services is super quick, and it's a cute little diner. I love this place and will be back soon :) breakfast tacos are my fav! read more

Food was delish. We both had the eggs bene, one traditional and the second with jalapeños. Both were yummy but the hollandaise sauce was just right. Also the service was on point. Very helpful and attentive. Great spot read more

The portions here are huge. Great place to have breakfast. The pancakes were fluffy. The breakfast burrito was really good. The hash row s were crispy, just the way I like it. The service was great and the server was hospitable. The ambiance of the restaurant is like a diner cafe that you would expect to see near a beach. HAPPY CAFEING!! read more

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Very grumpy staff. The guy busing tables was stressed out. We asked to sit inside and he argued that we can only sit outside. He wouldn't let us wait. Kitchen was extremely slow. Waited 25 minutes for pancakes and eggs. No smiles from anyone here. Must be a miserable place to work. Food is mediocre. No way I'd ever come back. read more

Sunrise Cafe - Pan San - American Near Me - San Clemente, California

Been going here for years and the girls there were fantastic but today some ding-a-long blond mid aged woman waited on us and took over 30 minutes to even take our order and served a woman and teen who came in 10 minutes after us! We got up paid for our coffee and OJ that costed $10.99 and left never even said sorry! Rotten experience will never go there again! read more

Awesome little diner with great breakfast. My wife loved the Chorizo Scramble. It was nice, light, and flavorful. She got it with tortillas that she wrapped the scramble in. I loved the Mediterranean omelette that had Gyro and Feta in it. The pancake was good. read more

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Great service and affordable breakfast joint when we were in town. We were a big group and they were able to accommodate us. Everything we ordered was great! read more

I just witnessed an Asian lady employee act entirety rude to many customers. She doesn't give an hint that she believes in customer service and doesn't treat people well. Do not support this business as they only see you as a bill and as people. read more

Wonderful pancakes and great breakfast sandwich. Photos on wall are very nice, old VWs and surfers

Best food .... Fresh from the flat top to your table....none of that sitting under a heat lamp for 10 minutes. The owner Chen runs a great restaurant and the servers are FANTASTIC. read more

Excellent food and service. Eat inside or out. Food is absolutely delicious and this is our favorite breakfast place

Went in with a group, we were seated around 11:15 am, we were sat in the back corner. About 10 minutes went by and they brought menus, then we placed our order and sat there for over an hour, they refilled our drinks once and proceeded to tell us they put our ticket in front of everyone else when they finally noticed we hadn't received our food, multiple tables of similar size that were sat after us were served 15-20 minutes before us. Will not be returning, the good reviews of how good the food is isn't enough to wait over an hour to try it. read more

From the initial greeting from Chen, the owner, to Leslie our server, and to our bus person, the people interaction was amazing. Now, going onto the food, my wife had the bacon, avocado & cream cheese omelette, and I had the chorizo scramble ... and we both had hash browns as side, absolutely amazing, including being hot (I'm a stickier for food being hot). Whether inside or outside you can go wrong ... this is San Clemente, "greatest climate in the world!" Whoops, thank you to the chef also!!! read more

Had simply breakfast and it was wonderful and our waitress was very pleasant We would go again for sure! read more

What a fabulous find. We had time to spare while waiting for our tire change at Holley's Tire Service, and this place is just 3 blocks up the street. It is unpretentious, not super trendy. The menu is excellent, something for everyone. We had 2 coffees, 2 bagels w/cream cheese, side of home fries, and a side of fresh fruit. The bill was $34.48. We sat outside as the weather here is beautiful. Service was excellent. If you're in the area, try this place. I think you'll like it. read more

Sunrise cafe is a cute breakfast spot in San Clemente. We ordered Pigs in a blanket, hash browns, and Spicy chorizo burrito. The burrito is big enough for two people and has a wet sauce on top. Hash browns were good just a tiny greasy. Can't go wrong with pigs in a blanket. See pictures for reference! read more

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We sat outside with the beautiful weather and started with a Bloody Mary and Acai smoothie- both yum. We had the French toast and the avocado bacon omelette w/ homemade hash browns. Everything was delicious; service courteous and efficient! read more

Sunrise Cafe - Bloody Mary - American Near Me - San Clemente, California

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Leslie was absolutely phenomenal. She got our large party seated immediately, was attentive and helpful throughout our entire meal and made our experience one of the best, especially with my two year old son. The food was amazing and the bussers and other staff never let our glasses go empty. Highly recommend this spot for breakfast! We will definitely be back!! read more

Cozy Relaxed environment Sweet Staff Breakfast Tacos for Lunch!!!! Price to quantity of food = amazing!! Come for lunch, the burgers are good! And they have super good Mexican cuisine for lunch and breakfast read more

Food was amazing customer service was great I went there to have breakfast for my bday on 11-17. The place is located in a good area the ambience is good read more

My brother and I went to this place in to kickoff a Birthday Adventure!!! Waitress was attentive and accommodating!!! Had a good vibe. I had Machaca, it was so delicious!!!! I didn't eat it all at the time but ended up finishing it later due a hiccup in our travels. This cafe is a gem!!!! read more

5/15/22 Ventured out to San Clemente for breakfast fare once again, hubby's search, not from Yelp. This will determine if I'll keep allowing him to pick our food destinations. Read the Yelp reviews, it sounded promising. One Yelper said the coffee is really good & another Yelper said the onion rings are too. Had to try the banana flavored pancakes & made it a combo with over medium eggs & crispy bacon. Hubby of course ordered the chorizo burrito with home fries. I was expecting it to be packed at a few minutes before noon on a Sunday according to the reviews & the wait would've been just as horrendous. Well, amazingly the busboy seated us right away as soon as we walked in. It was super loud indoors so we opted to sit outside, on the side of the main street, El Camino Real. In hindsight, we should've opted yo sit on the quieter side on Mariposa. What I didn't expect is having to wait for a server to acknowledge us for about 20 minutes after being seated. My husband flagged the busboy down twice to get our orders taken or have a server come by. It's been a while since I've been at a place that I felt unwelcome or unappreciated. I felt like walking out. Gave them a chance since hubby was willing, usually he'd be the first one to say "Let's go". I understand when places are either slammed or understaffed. When the server, Leslie, finally arrived to take our orders, no apologies, just straight to proceed to take our orders. It took 25 minutes for our food to arrive. At least the pancakes were good, the bananas were actually cooked into the batter, the way it should be. These were soft fluffy pancakes & served piping hot which is the only reason they got a 3rd star. I was going to leave it at two stars if it weren't for the pancakes. Coffee was decent, not stellar. Hubby was disappointed in the chorizo, he said it tasted like canned corned beef. The onion rings weren't as good as expected. I told hubby that Carl's Jr had much better onion rings. These were a bit on the soggy side & it tasted like the batter wasn't really cooked fully, I could taste the flour. Almost forgot, hubby got hash browns instead of the home fries like he ordered. At least this was fixed right away. No one came around to refill my coffee, had to flag someone to refill it. It is as if we we're forgotten that we're customers that needed to be tended. Not the best experience & it isn't a place we'd be willing to try again. That's it for hubby making recommendations on our food adventures. You never get a second chance at a first impression..... read more

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This is very much a classic diner the food is quick to arrive delicious and well prepared and almost so beautiful to look at but you feel bad eating it... You stop feeling bad after the first bite then you start to feel wonderful thinking that there's no possible way you could ever put an end to this joy. I ordered the cheeseburger with fries and let me tell you each bite welcome the next they have wonderful parking outdoor dining and like I said before a classic feel. This is definitely one of those places you wanna come back to. read more

Sunrise Cafe - American Near Me - San Clemente, California

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This is a fantastic down home local family restaurant and they really treat you like family. I'd like to point out: Marta,Brenna,Leslie,Lexie,Chen,Jose,Roberto,Juan,Sammy,and Maguel are the most accommodating people. No words can really do these people justice! Bravo and Thank You all for treating me like family. I love sitting outside Ambiance is also great food amazing read more

Good basic go-to diner for breakfast and lunch. We came later, so it wasn't too crowded. Staff was friendly and food came fast. Looked like regulars were there too, which is a good sign. We both had a hankering for chorizo so my husband ordered the chorizo scramble, and I ordered the chorizo omelette. The difference? Mine had jalapeños, and I didn't expect them to put a lot, and it turned out to be super spicy!! It was very tasty, but hot enough, I decided to pack the rest home...will fry it up tomorrow with extra eggs to take spice level down, lol! Both came with toast and home fries (which was more like fried potato slices), and we ordered a coffee and tea. We did see someone else with a breakfast plate that had bacon, and the bacon looked really good!! Overall, good portions, tasty, and can't really go wrong with this location. read more

Sunrise Cafe - Chorizo omelette with home fries - American Near Me - San Clemente, California

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After going to the car show nearby, we were trying to find a cheap brunch place to get food and didn't want to go somewhere in the same shopping plaza. Thinking that it wouldn't be as crowded, we trekked a couple miles further away. Bad idea. This place probably was even more busy because it was a weekend brunch AND price point was much cheaper than other places in the area. We had to park in the residential neighborhood and walked there. We also thought that ordering to go would speed things up, it unfortunately did not. Took anywhere from 20-30 minutes to get our food (1 sandwich and onion rings). We got the: 1) Turkey Melt: -It was nice that it was cheesy and had some jalapeno peppers in it to add some spiciness. -The sandwich itself had a decent amount of turkey. -We asked them to cut the sandwich in half but it ended up being an uneven split, so it was a bit unfair sharing this with a friend. 2) Onion Rings: -Decently okay. -The breading was uneven on the rings and slipped off the onions. -I'd get the fries next time if I had to. I'm sure on less busy days, it might be more worth it, especially with more of their popular breakfast dishes, but my experience was just alright. read more

The wife and I were running some early errands and decided to stop in and have some breakfast. I am a fan of breakfast burritos and still looking for the replacement of the best ever breakfast burrito from the now closed "The Grill" in San Clemente. Server, I believe it was Janna, came out quickly (we were sitting at the outside tables) to give us menus and she took our drink orders. Very nice and friendly. After the drinks came out and we reviewed the menus we were ready. So, we both ordered breakfast burritos. Me = Chorizo for $15.95. The Wife: Sausage for $13.00. Pricey for a breakfast burritos but with the awful inflation it's expected at this time. Food did not take very long to come out and it was nice and hot. See pictures I remembered to take after we started eating. The burritos were a very good size and looked great. My chorizo was very tasty and all in all a solid breakfast burrito. Not the best I have had, but I would come back and order it again. The wife liked her sausage breakfast burrito but could not finish one half, so she took home a full half and what she had left from first half. I only finished one half of my burrito and got to enjoy it the next morning. As I said, I would come back and try other items as the burritos were well made and I would expect other dishes to be done the same. Go. Eat Well. Have Fun! read more

Sunrise Cafe - Chorizo Breakfast Burrito - American Near Me - San Clemente, California

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Great service fantastic food and San Clemente lifestyle,, walking distance from EVERYTHING !!!! read more

Sunrise Cafe - Dog friendly and friendly atmosphere - American Near Me - San Clemente, California

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Came on a Sunday morning, always expecting it to be busy. Got seated outside on the sidewalk, a little uneven but we made it work. Friendly waitstaff. Inside was packed! The menu is huge and seeing other customers food, everything looked great. Ordered the huevos rancheros, corned beef hash with eggs and hashbrowns and a side of the biscuits and gravy. Food was good but there was little flavor. Maybe more seasoning? The place was packed so I know the food must be good bc the service was great. Will give it another try. read more

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Waited 30 minutes for our server to approach us. Was served coffee and water in filthy cups. Will not be back.

I would have loved to give these guys 5 stars, but the food is just not good. We got the chorizo eggs and the machaca eggs. It reminded me of your cafeteria from grade school. You have to eat the food and don't have a choice in the matter. It's too bad they are subpar since they seem to have a local following. Maybe it was a replacement cook? But it was NOT GOOD. I had hoped the eggs would be fresh, the salsa interesting, the chorizo full of spices but it was just bland and one note , I'll have to go back another time. Bon appetit read more

I want to give this place 5 stars. The food is amazing, portions are great and the staff is really nice. But $34 including tip for an oatmeal is flat out ridiculous. Tip: Sometimes they keep the doors open so wear a sweater, while munching through your wallet. read more

Sunrise Cafe - A $34 bowl of delicious oatmeal. - American Near Me - San Clemente, California

It was really good. We got takeout and everyone was friendly. My wife loved her eggs Benedict and I had the carne asada breakfast burrito. The burrito was good not great, but good. We'll definitely be back to try different menu items. read more

Sunrise Cafe - Super friendly staff! - American Near Me - San Clemente, California

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