How can you say thank you to such an amazing server. Yes the place is a little outdated and yes it could use a make over. But who cares too much when the service is spot on and the food is amazing! Please - try a cinnamon roll - you will love it and thank me. Great experience and I will be back! read more

I had high hopes for this place it was super cute walking in and the server was sweet. When we sat down the table and menus were sticky. The server messed up our drink order, but is an easy fix, not a big deal. I ordered their French dip with fries and I wanted to give their hash browns a try as well. Big mistake, the hash browns were not edible. They tasted as though they had been cooked and sat out all day then heated up. The fries were bland but I added ketchup. The French dip I had high hopes the bread was the perfect kind of bread for French Dip the meat however was dry and tasted like soap. My son who is 1 wouldn't even eat his food but the toast which is unusual. We will not be back maybe we ordered the wrong thing but I have no interest in returning read more

Very poor quality food that is over priced. We got an order of crepes that were good although they were cold. The biscuits and gravy platter is suppose to come with 3 eggs, hash browns and sausage. My food came with one biscuit that was cold and doughy and the gravy had no flavor and tasted like it came from a can. This was my first experience here and I was very disappointed. Will not be back. read more

We had a bad experience today at the window box café. Our food was not good my wife ordered the chicken fajita omelette which was described on the menu as being tender and seasoned. The chicken was not seasoned and it was very chewy. We probably ate about a quarter of our meal. The owner of the restaurant came up to us saw how much we ate and asked if everything was OK. We were honest with her and told her that we did not care for the food very much, Well she obviously was very irritated with our response. She glared at us turned her nose in the air Grabbed our plates and walked away. As the owner of a restaurant if you're going to ask people's opinion about your food you can't get mad at them for being honest. You asked us our opinion and we told you and you got mad at us. If you don't want peoples honest opinion you might not want to ask. Needless to say we will not be back! Not to mention the fact that we did not ask to have the meals taken off of our bill we paid the full bill of 35- definitely not worth it. read more

I was staying across the street and ate here almost every day.my company pays for my food so I have my choice of restaurants but this place is fantastic! The entire staff is friendly and prompt McKenzie is awesome!! Keep up the awesome work. Thanks, The guys from Texas!! read more

Happiness begins with a delicious meal and friendly service at Window Box!!!! We highly recommend the coffee with a homemade cinnamon roll to start... So yummy and perfect for sharing while you enjoy the morning... read more

Window Box Cafe - How can you not have a great day after having this fun tasty breakfast?!?! - American Near Me - Rocklin, California

Food is good, first time every one is very friendly! Quickly got food; coffee ,bacon and eggs country potatoes & mini pancakes! $9!! The 4 is because one of the male waiters was wearing shorts. But I will definitely come back and recommend! ! read more

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Came on a Sunday afternoon. It was a little busy but we only waited 5-10 minutes. The interior is well decorated, its very warm and inviting. Food came quickly but my eggs were cooked wrong and my mom got one less pancake then she ordered. That's the only detracting factor worth a star. Other than that- food was delicious.. I will be back! read more

Window Box Cafe - Chicken fried steak, eggs, and potatoes - American Near Me - Rocklin, California

I went on Sunday and had the veggie omelette and mini pancakes. Absolutely delicious, I can't wait to try other items on the menu. Julie was our server. She was friendly, anticipated our every need and was absolutely amazing. Will definitely be back again! read more

We decided to try this place for Breakfast based on the fair amount of reviews. The service was decent and the food came out pretty quick. I ordered the three egg scramble with mushrooms and polish sausage. It was good, no complaints. It came with either hash browns or country potatoes andI opted for the hash browns. I just wish they were good a few more minutes. Finally, I had the option of toast or two small pancakes. I chose the pancakes and they were fabulous. My Daughter opted for the crepes with Nutella. I tried and bit and they were fabulous. Overall I was pleased with the quality of the food, service was good, it was clean inside and no long wait. read more

Wonderful breakfast! Great food and the pomegranate mimosa was incredible. Our waitress Andrea was fabulous.

Alberto was fantastic, offered Hot Coffee upon entrance, and greeted us warmly given it to be our first time, as Rocklin residents too.. Much better Atmosphere, and obviously the food was plentiful, nicely presented and much attention to our table throughout.. We did frequent Four Sisters, but find that location, poor as to atmosphere, high on table turnover and process, food is ok there but a the Window Box, excellent value, taste and service for locals.. Good Job Alberto!!! Thank you! G and Vanessa!!! read more

My husband and I ate at Window Box once for lunch. He ordered Tuna salad sandwich and I ordered the French Dip, it was the special that day. The beef on my sandwich was like leather and the taste was off like it was old. My husband was saying his sandwich wasn't good, so I tasted a little bit and it was so fishy tasting it made me gag, and I love tuna. We paid our bill and never went back. It's probably a good place for breakfast, but, it wasn't so good for lunch. I'm sorry, I try not to write bad reviews but this was particularly bad food on that day. read more

Not the Window Box of old. Evidently new owners. Seems understaffed with only one server. Loved the old restaurant, so we thought we'd give the new version a try. Pretty much the same menu with raised prices. We tried things we'd eaten before to compare and unfortunately it's just not the same. Everything tasted and felt like it came out of a package and was reheated too much. Just dry and tough. Nothing against the new owners and I wish them luck, but right now it's on par with the large chain breakfast joints. read more

Excellent food and service! Quiet (weekday morning) and clean. The country potatoes are the best I've ever had. This place is a gem!!

Good food and big portions. Staff was very friendly. Come here to enjoy your breakfast! read more

Window Box Cafe - Chicken Fried Steak, Ham & Cheese Omelette, Biscuit & Gravy Platter, "Mini" Pancakes - American Near Me - Rocklin, California

My husband and I came here for breakfast this morning and it was great, they have a deal going that if you get there before 10:00am they have a deal where a few items on the menu are only $4.99 for a half portion, if your not a big breakfast eater it's a great deal! read more

Window Box Cafe - This was only $4.99 and it was great! - American Near Me - Rocklin, California

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If I could give, not even this restaurant, but the people who own it, a zero star rating I would. I have never witnessed such unprofessionalism, and especially in this time we are living in where establishments claim to need employees now more than ever, I am appalled. The woman who owns Window Box Cafe called my mother yesterday, Saturday, March 5th, and offered her a job at the restaurant. She said she wanted her to start and to come down so she could show her around and bring in her ID for new hire paperwork, all good. Until the end of the call, she asked my mother how old she was, which is illegal as you're not supposed to discriminate based on age, gender, ethnicity, so forth. Then, to take matters from uncomfortable to completely unacceptable, after she rushed to get down to the restaurant to meet the owner, she arrived only for the owner to tell her, "oh no, you're the wrong person, I didn't mean to call you," and tell her she did not wish to hire her, without any reasoning that made sense. Clearly based on my mother's age, because she wanted to hire her prior to her coming in when they spoke over the phone, even after my mother revealed her age. She didn't want to hire her once she saw her, and mind you the owner was taking tables and older than my mother. I overheard the phone call she had every intention of hiring my mother, then when we got to the restaurant I witnessed discrimination like I'd never seen right in front of my eyes. I have worked in the industry a long time myself and I have never seen anyone so disrespected, judged on looks before they were even given the chance to show what they could do. I'm not writing this just because it was my mother that it happened to, but because this has become a common occurrence that no one should have to be subjected to. It is humiliating, and completely illegal not to hire someone based on something so surface, and we fully intend to pursue an official complaint with the labor board. I just thought people should know what kind of person they are giving their money to, and think about how you would feel if someone took one look at you and decided not to hire you when you were more than over-qualified. It is her loss, truly, but the point is nobody deserves to be treated that way. I certainly won't be eating there and will urge you and everyone I know not to as well. read more

First time to this restaurant. We saw the reviews on yelp, thought we'd give it try. So glad we did. The place was nicely decorated and had a southern feel to it. We ordered the chunky monkey and oreo cookie pan cakes for the kids. I'm not a big pan cake fan, but those are some pretty amazing pancakes. My chicken fried steak' just superb. One little thing... booths are too far apart. My three year old ate his whole meal standing up. But he didn't mind. Cause the food's too darn good. Will be back often, I'm sure. Oh! The staffs are super friendly. All-in-all love love loveeeeeeed our experience. read more

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Don't know what is going on today. 2 employees at the front didn't greet us when we walked in. They were too busy charging their tips or something. There must be a new chef too. The food tastes nothing like the other 2 times we visited. Potatoes were bland, eggs benedict were completely cooked through, they shouldn't be. read more

Window Box Cafe - Eggs benedict ???? Yolk is cooked through.... - American Near Me - Rocklin, California

My fiance and I love this small cafe. Julie, our waitress, is always super friendly and accommodating. Their waffles are probably some of the best in the area. I am also impressed with their breakfast burritos; the ingredients are super fresh. I feel like everything is reasonably priced. Definitely recommend coming here over a chain. They also offer mimosas now (lime, strawberry, and mango) for $6. I was very pleased with the mango one. read more

Window Box Cafe - Bacon breakfast burrito with fresh salsa and sour cream $8.95. - American Near Me - Rocklin, California

I came to this restaurant last week and I was so impressed by everything, our waiter was a super cute blonde girl named Julie. She was absolutely amazing she was very attentive to her table and having kids I felt bad for asking for numerous things like sides and extra things, she was more than happy to get everything for us, I had the country fried steak and my husband had pancakes the kids had a variety of things, everything was so tasty.Great place and would highly recommend it read more

Pretty good little breakfast place. Not amazing, but good. Service was a little on the slow side (took about 15-20 minutes to place order and an additional 30-ish minutes for food to be delivered to table) but the wait staff was friendly and everyone enjoyed their meal. read more

We live nearby Window Box and I saw such good reviews so today we had an opportunity to try breakfast. There are many choices for breakfast within a mile (early toast, 4 sisters, Black Bear) so competition should be the name of the game. We like supporting local businesses. We arrived at 11:30 and were seated right away and asked for our drink order. I ordered the California Benedict minus the turkey and my companion the veggie crepe. I must say that the food was just average. I wait person must have been new because she looked at the menu along with us as we ordered so that she could see what it came with to place or order. The service was fine and the decor folksy. When I go out I want something that I am not going to make at home. This was something I could do at home. The potatoes were unevenly cut so some were large and others small. My companion got one large crepe that he said was thick and slightly sweet not savory. For $28 for two people with drinks we have many other options nearby. read more

Tried this place for the first time today. We loved the cozy feel, and the people were nice. The food took quite a long time though. I do have 2 small complaints about the food. Both of our sides of bacon were burnt. I looked around at other tables and so were theirs. I guess they just serve burnt bacon? Also, I always order my eggs over medium. It is very rare that I find a place that actually gives me what I ordered. This place did not. The cooks should learn the difference between eggs over easy, over medium, and over hard. If I order over medium, I do not want a runny mess of eggs on my plate. Besides those 2 things, the food was very good and we will return. But only when we are not in a rush, knowing that the service took a while. read more

The food was great! Not many people may know about this new place..so be sure to go check it out. Bothe lunch and breakfast...lots of options! read more

Window Box Cafe - American Near Me - Rocklin, California

NOT BAD - WILL RETURN FOR SURE Took mom out to brunch. Nice cozy little place. Great staff too. Mom had chicken fried steak and loved it. My daughter has mouse cakes (pancakes shaped like Mickey) and she loved it. I had the French toast and loved it. My wife had an egg white omelette and fresh fruit. She thought the egg dish was bland and the fruit wasn't so good. So that was kind of bummer. But we'll be back... read more

Had a 40 minute wait down the street and came here with a softball team. No wait. Great food and service! Homemade bread and taco salad big hits! Friendly staff made experience warm and pleasant. read more

Only eat here if you're just looking for "basic" breakfast. Zero flavor and Absolutely nothing to write home about and the service is little to none. You're better off going to a fast food place. read more

Took the kids for brunch after we stopped at dentist appointments. Food was home cooked type and very filling. Kids had pancakes that were fluffy and soft. Portions of the food were large a filling. Great family atmosphere and home style. Will bring the family back here for brunch or lunch. read more

It's ok. Average breakfast fare, was able to get fresh strawberries in my crepe in May. read more

I wasn't a big fan of this mom and pop type of restaurant. The place is cute. But the food looks so outdated. I ordered the California Benedict. I didn't see that it comes with turkey. TURKEY!!??? On a Benedict???? Why? And it looked like lunch meat turkey. The potatoes were cut in several different sizes which tasted like It was cooked inconsistently. I saw many retired people in the restaurant. They were really enjoying the food and they looked like they come there often. The place is open from 7am to 3pm. The server was new and she mentioned the chef was also new. she wasn't familiar with the menu. I didn't take any pictures because the food wasn't pretty. I'm sorry but I won't be coming back. read more

We often choose to dine at Waffle Barn because they are just down the street from us, but the last experience at the barn was a little underwhelming and I wasn't ready to relive the subpar experience. As fate would have it, this morning my husband was feeling a little adventurous and my mother-in-law had just recommended this cute, new Window Box Cafe, so we gathered up the kids and headed on over. It is quaintly decorated and clean, we were seated right away and our drink order taken and delivered. Our couple of questions were answered quickly and above all else we REALLY liked the staff. There is something so wonderful about a place where you'd want to go back and become a regular simply because they treat you like you belong there, like you're family. My husband said the eggs were really good, my son loved the pancakes (and said they were better than mine - no offense taken at all lol), and my younger son was a fan of the potatoes. I got the biscuits and gravy because that's one of the benchmarks of a great place for me, if they can do the biscuits and gravy right. I'm no food critic, but it was perfect consistency, not overly dense/thick, and flavored well - PLUS the biscuits were fluffy, but sturdy enough for the gravy. They can also cook CRISPY bacon - we love crispy bacon - limp bacon can take a hike for all in our family; this is the other benchmark of a good breakfast place and they passed this one with flying colors A bonus plus for us is that my husband had to take a work phone call right before his food hit the table and they offered to take it back to the warmer for him when it looked like he might be awhile and he was really touched that they offered to do that for him. Again, this was a very "mom" type thing for a business to do and we felt like they really took care of us. I'd say this is closer to 4.5 stars and really the only reason I'm not going a full 5 stars here is just based on personal preferences (potatoes were yummy, but cut in wedges and my husband likes a smaller or thinner cut for country potatoes) and because a couple of tables seated after us got served first, but likely that could be because they ordered something simpler and faster to prepare while we like our stuff well done which takes more time. We'll definitely head back again! read more

I suppose this rating is just for the item I ordered which is the veggie sandwich. A big bun with a thin piece of lettuce, not ripe piece of tomato, a pice of onion, and a block of cream cheese in the middle. They also forgot to put the cucumbers in it which would have made it a vegetable sand which. Oh yeah, the club sandwich was also bad. The only good thing about the event was leaving. Upon leaving I mentioned a veggie sand which needs more veggies otherwise I just ate a bread sandwich. Who cares! read more

If this is breakfast then I don't know what I have been eating for the past, this place just make all the other breakfast places taste like dog food, typically when I go to ihop or something it's just okay. Coming here has been the first time were I have actually enjoyed the breakfast. I got the cinnamon fresh toast and it was just great, and the lemonade was so good too. I highly recommend coming here cause it's just all so great. The only problem I have with this place is that it raised my standards of a breakfast meal. read more

Window Box Cafe - American Near Me - Rocklin, California

I would say this is a solid 4 star place. Nothing jumped out as crazy delicious, but everything was delicious nonetheless. A 5 star for me is a place I crave, a 4 is good value, and a 3 is somewhere I'll go if I'm being cheap and lazy (like fast food). I would easily return here. read more

Five star and worth every bit of it. Super friendly and accommodating. I had a mix up of eggs Benedict and corned beef hash. Corned beef Benedict. Awesome. But beware it comes with beautifully stemmed sautés onions. A can't wait to come again. Full and happy read more

I tried a new place with my friend the window box cafe, in Rockin. I was waited on by Melissa. She was very sufficient, kept making sure we were ok and our coffee was filled and just sweet as can be. We had never been here before, the service and food is great. The place is cute too. read more

This is definitely going to be my new favorite place to go to. I've tried plenty of restaurants and cafes for breakfast and brunch but nothing compares to The Window Box Cafe. First off, I was greeted with a warm welcome from our waitress, Mckenzie, who displayed top-notch customer service. She was definitely very helpful and sincere! Secondly, the atmosphere is great. This place gave us a feel that we were out vacationing trying out a secluded cafe haha. It was unique and didn't have the placelessness that most suburbs have. Lastly, the food was amazing. It gave an authentic at-home taste. I'm not much of a pancake type of person but I decided to give these pancakes a try and I was most certainly glad I did. It was rich with flavor without over doing it. The pricing was perfect as well! I will definitely be coming here often! read more

The food was cold. Ordered pumpkin pancake and waffle. Pretty sure there was no pumpkin in them. It tasted like gingerbread. They were dry and cold. My pancake had A hair in it! The waiter never came by to refill my drink. read more