For my family's last morning in El Cajon, I was given the task of finding a breakfast place for 9 people. And everyone had their own array of preferences when it came to grub. The staff and food at this cafe were WONDERFUL! They accommodated our larger-than -expected group without hesitation, and served up a super array of breakfasts to everyone's specific requests. The coffee, tea and juices kept flowing throughout the meal, and our waitress didn't miss a beat. And with a smile! They even treated our table with a serving of some incredibly delicious pear pancakes! They were quite memorable!! OMG! I had no idea pear pancakes would taste so great! When next in the area (we're from Arizona), we'll definitely be back! read more

Really wonderful diner. It's family owned and you'll get the best service here. The waitress kept my coffee always full. And it's a busy place but lots of seating. Got the banana pancakes and thought they were huge and fluffy. Came out quickly. Not much for parking so just be prepared to circle for awhile. read more

Sunshine Pancake House - Front of building - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Sunshine Pancake House located in La Mesa. I only noticed street parking for this venue. Large restaurant that would have no problem hosting large parties. Clean establishment and good customer service. We ordered: Corn beef hash and eggs - delish, large enough for two people or one hungry person Berry waffle - waffle was cooked to perfection! Definitely recommend ordering. Orange juice - tasted freshly squeezed but wasn't very sweet Hot cocoa - delish, it did not taste watered down at all. If in the area, definitely give this location a try for delicious breakfast brunch choices! read more

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This is a great local breakfast spot. When you go inside, it feels like you walked into someone's house rather than a restaurant. The food was good and tastes home made. The service was alright, no complaints. read more

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I have to make a quick update bc it's been a while. The corned beef hash omelette is still phenomenal. Best pancakes around. The OJ is fresh squeezed. You get actual real maple syrup. All with super friendly service in a cozy grandmas dining room kind of vibe. Oh also mimosas and Bloody Mary's. read more

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Charming with tasty food - clearly a fun staple in the neighborhood for years, and hopefully more years to come. I love pancakes and relish just how many different varieties they have. Really enjoyed the chocolate chip pancakes today! And very much appreciate the bottomless hot chocolate, a personal favorite of mine anywhere. read more

Sunshine Pancake House - Chocolate chip pancakes (excuse the fact they're half eaten - yum!) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - La Mesa, California

Huge portions. We come back for the orange juice and whipped cream. Service is always pleasant. Solid breakfast place. read more

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Everything we ate was really good . Chocolate pancakes , pigs in a blanket , Dutch pear pancake egg Benedict Florentine . Service was friendly and fast read more

Sunshine Pancake House - Pear Oven-Baked Pancake - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - La Mesa, California

Great breakfast! The buttermilk pancakes are a great texture and flavor. The eggs cooked well to order. The green chili omelet was ok, but wouldn't order it again. Wasn't a fan (not enough addins and unsure aboit the baked omelet). Loved the Crispy bacon. Even the strawberry jam for the toast was very tasty. Saw a Dutch pancake - next time for sure! read more

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Excellent food. Hidden gem here in San Diego. A friend told me about it, traditional German pancake options. Definitely check it out.

I've driven past this place a zillion times, and finally made my way in to try it out for breakfast. The orange juice was great-very fresh! I ordered the strawberry crepes and they were good. Not the best I've ever had, but they were good. My dad ordered the chocolate chip pancakes and said they were pretty good too. The service was just okay. read more

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The food was great! They offered a lot of food for a reasonable price. Great service, food and atmosphere. Highly recommend. read more

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The service was amazing and the food was great! First time experience here was great and we will be coming back soon!

Their specialty is Pancakes and they have every variety you can imagine Outstanding customer service read more

Service was pretty good, coffee was tasty, but the food was insanely overpriced and very mid. I still can't believe they're charging $17 for a single waffle with some strawberries with no meat side. Every other restaurant I have ever been to for breakfast would include a side of bacon or sausage with a waffle. And the sausage scramble with ground sausage was really bizarre. Zoom in on that picture. Were the eggs powdered? Why are they little pellets like the ground sausage? It tasted ok but looked really unappetizing, like the whole thing was curdled. We won't be back. read more

Sunshine Pancake House - Sausage and Spinach Scramble - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Came here by myself for breakfast. The pancakes were actually decent and the portions were good. Unfortunately, the service completely ruined the experience. I felt rushed the entire time, like they wanted me out as soon as possible. Before I finished eating, I stepped away to use the restroom. When I came back, all of my food was gone, my bag had been moved, and new customers were already seated at my table. I had to ask the front desk for my bag back, and there wasn't even an apology. It felt really dismissive and unprofessional. Food was okay, but the service alone would keep me from coming back. read more

Food is delicious and service is courteous, friendly and efficient. We tried the pear French toast - had a great crust and wonderful pear syrup. My son is very picky about his bacon and he loved it here! Also recommends the chocolate milk. Great breakfast spot. read more

First time there. Food was great, but a little pricey I thought. Dutch pancake, bacon, and 2 eggs was $35.00. I'll go back cause the food was really good, but can't afford to pay that much for breakfast too often. read more

This morning I woke up wanted to go to the family house of pancakes so I gave this place to try instead. Worst decision I could've ever made. I ordered eggs with ribeye steak. I told them I wanted it medium rare they brought me the meat raw this place sucks read more

The food was made poorly. My husband steak was not cooked right. I got a rotten strawberry and pancakes look like they were made by a kid. Too pricy for the food they made read more

Sunshine Pancake House - Not cooked right - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - La Mesa, California

I'm always searching for good, mom and Pop breakfast spots and sunshine pancake house lived up to the hype. The wait staff was super attentive and even suggested a special yummy coffee, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The food was great, eggs, perfectly cooked and the bacon was cooked well. Very tasty, and thick. Pancakes were good. I don't think they are any more special than any other decent pancake place, but no complaints at all. Service was fast and the price was reasonable, definitely putting this one on my rotation. read more

The specialty of the house is the fresh strawberry pancakes with fresh strawberry reduction and fresh whipped cream on a side plate. They were enjoyable. However, the unpleasant bathroom smell throughout the dining area was hard to dismiss. The service was acceptable but then again there were only 3 other parties in the restaurant. read more

I heard and read such great things about this place. But it didn't live up to the hype. The food was so-so, the service was so-so, the atmosphere was so-so. The wait staff was so unorganized no one knew what anyone else was doing. And the prices just weren't on par with the quality of the food. Very disappointing. read more

We walked in, Monday, and were seated immediately. The host took our drink orders. Let me tell you, the coffee was outstanding! The waitperson took our food orders and brought out all the accompanying goodies to go with our food. I had the senior French toast with strawberries and a scrambled egg. The portion size was generous but the taste was outstanding! My spouse got homemade corn beef hash with a perfectly cooked over easy egg. For his side, pancakes were chosen. I tasted the hash -- it's one of the best I've ever eaten. The ambiance is like a cute diner and every staff person was sweeter than the last. If I could give more stars, I would! read more

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Went for Sunday brunch and got a few things. We ordered our food and they gave us some bananas, strawberries, and cream while we waited and that was really nice. Pear oven baked pancake was delicious and huge portion. Cheesy ham omelette and I added spinach for some veggies. I was expecting something different, but it was more of a frittata than anything since it's oven baked. Fresh squeeze grapefruit juice was yummy, a tad bitter, but I added some sugar and it was fine. Servers were nice and attentive. It wasn't too busy when we came in, but had to wait a bit to close our check and get a to go box. read more

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The Service was fine and the food came out in a timely manner the staff was attentive and kept our cups filled, but the prices for this mediocre food makes this place a pass for me from now on. Pancakes had an odd taste, my party of three agreed on the taste of the pancakes. The bacon did not taste like bacon, but instead tasted like breakfast ham. The sausage was cooked but had minimal browning, that happens at most places. I did request them to be browned more but the request seemed to have been ignored. One in our party ordered pumpkin pancakes and was not thrilled with the taste ( bland) was used to describe them. The whipped cream served with the pancakes left an oily residue in her mouth. The food experience was a bummer, but you never know about a place until you try it. read more

I am sorry to give this place a bad review but the prices are way out of wack . A Dutch baby pancake and a coffee for $ 25.00 that's just crazy . The pancake was good but not that good . read more

Sunshine pancake house was ok. The service was friendly but a little slow throughout our entire meal and we we went several times with our water and coffee cups being empty. But the food was good. a shrimp frittata with some hashbrowns which was really good. They give you great portion sizes, and the price isn't too bad. The overall ambiance was good, not too loud and had a decent amount of customers without anyone having to wait too long for a table. Would definitely come back to this place for the food. read more

Sunshine Pancake House - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Pros: good service Good pancakes Cons: $5 for a crappy coffee is criminal Scrambled eggs , just go to dennys $16 for pancakes is also insane and $17 for 2 scrambled eggs, links and 2 pancakes .. bro come on now I don't think I'll be coming back after this last time. You also want me to pay cash to avoid " credit card fees". No, pay your taxes . read more

Came here on a rainy & hailing day, Sunshine Pancake House is warm inside and the colors give you a feeling of happiness. The workers are kind. We all ordered the freshly squeezed orange juice. It tasted a bit different than when I squeeze it at home, not sure if it's diluted or have some extra sweetness? Nonetheless, it was still a solid cup of orange juice. And they give you a big full glass of it. They brought out warmed maple syrup and whipped butter. The butter was whipped so much it was white, or maybe it had a little something else mixed with it. My great uncle and aunt enjoyed it. I ordered the 5 silver dollar pancakes and I'm SO glad I didn't order 10 because these are NOT *silver dollar* size at all. These were the size of my fist so eating 5 of them really filled me up. I started slowing down on the 3-4th one. They were good and cooked nicely. I love golden pancakes, only one was slightly over cooked. My great uncle ordered plain waffle with a side of eggs (sunny side...over easy or something) & bacon. It came out with 4 slices of bacon and he liked that it was a thicker cut than your usual bacon. Cooked very well-- crispy. The waffle was light and fluffy, not dense at all. The eggs were also well cooked with a nice runny center and crispy edges. My great aunt ordered the bacon waffle. It had bacon crumbled on top as well as inside. She enjoyed her waffle a lot saying it was better than the ones she'd get at breakfast places in Texas. I highly recommend this spot to eat at with family or friends. It will warm you up, make you smile, and keep you filled. read more

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Wonderful place for breakfast. I recommend the pancakes any pancake is delicious. Dutch baby is also a perfect choice. We've always have great service. For you old schoolers this place may remind you of OPH on Convoy... the pancakes are the gem. I'm having the eggs Benedict today ham and cheese omelette for the Mrs. read more

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As I have said in my last review "next time with my family!" Here we are in Sunshine Pancake House. Never fails! Great customer service whatever time or day you get here. Great food. Really a family oriented place. read more

Sunshine Pancake House - Their bigger version of the Dutch baby with the Corned beef hash! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - La Mesa, California

Food was delicious.Great down to earth sorta diner-like atmosphere. Service was decent. We did have to follow up for our drinks but food came in a timely manner and food was hot and fresh. read more

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Fabulous pancakes and ok breakfast sides; not far from sdsu. I would try again, they had the largest variety of pancakes I've ever seen. We had fresh strawberries on top which were delightful read more

It took over 20 min to even see our server. When we finally were able to order ( simple dishes) it was another 40 min. Food wasn't cooked correctly (eggs also the apples on the waffle) . I was truly disappointed and I doubt I would return read more

My friend and I were staying in downtown San Diego, heading back home and just wanting a simple diner breakfast that wasn't going to cost an arm and a leg. I searched the area on our route and that's how we landed here. Nothing fancy, we got a parking spot right in front. We sat on the patio. Yazmin was out server. She was very nice and attentive. We ordered a Coffee, Bacon Cheese Omelette with a side of Pancakes and an Egg and Bacon plate with a side of Hash Browns. The coffee kept flowing by Yazmin and then again it should at $4.55 a small cup. The food arrived hot. The omelette was not a traditional style but my friend said it tasted good along with the pancakes. My eggs were good but I will tell you the bacon was AMAZING! Hash browns could of used some flavor. Still all in all cheaper than eating breakfast in downtown San Diego. Did the trick! Atmosphere: old diner like. Service: good. Food: good. read more

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Best breakfast in SD! Highly recommend the strawberry pancakes. The whipped cream and strawberry syrup are so delicious, and keep us coming back. read more

If you're looking for a home style breakfast this is your place. The food is delicious but it just doesn't feel quite right paying so much for such a basic breakfast. We ordered corned hash, a 5 piece order of silver dollar pancakes, 2 regular coffees and sausage and eggs. The total was 51 dollars (not including taxes). The food was really good. That's why I rated it so high. $4.75 for a regular coffee is criminal though. Parking is shared with a church so get ready to park somewhere within a block. It wasn't that far but if you have elderly people with you this might pose a problem. Wheel chair access and clean restrooms. read more

Sunshine Pancake House - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - La Mesa, California

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What a great breakfast! We ordered the Oven-Baked Pear Pancake & the Spinach and Sausage Scramble w/ pancakes on the side Both dishes were amazing flavors and textures. The house-made butter + whipped cream were delightful. Fresh squeezed orange juice was the perfect morning treat. The restaurant has a quaint & cozy feel it, plus our server was both attentive and polite. The menu has so many wonderful dishes on it that I would've also loved to try! read more

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Sunshine omelette and "homemade" corned beef hash. DEFINITELY NOT homemade hash! Service is good. Coffee is decent. Fruit was fresh. BUT if you're a corned beef connoisseur.....this is NOT gonna satisfy. Older establishments. read more

Sunshine Pancake House - Sunshine omelette and "homemade" corned beef hash. DEFINITELY NOT homemade hash! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - La Mesa, California