I am a self proclaimed Corned Beef Hash expert... Whenever I go anywhere I try their CBH, and I travel quite a lot. Sam's gave me one of the best CBH's I've had in a long time! Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zoe R
One of my favorite places to eat, eclectic menu and very delicious. My favorite is the pork w/collard greens and poached eggs all mixed together, yum yum. Comes with a wedge of cornbread and is pretty spicy.
I love the ambiance of Sam's log cabin; it is the perfect place for a cozy Sunday brunch. The shift to outdoor seating since the pandemic is such a great addition to the atmosphere. I recently became vegan and would love more plant-based savory breakfast options. I would love to be able to continue to support yalls business throughout my change in lifestyle :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Tom Palmer
amazing place !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Janet Rose
I've been wanting to eat here for some time and overall the experience was just ok. I wasn't impressed but it also wasn't awful.
I felt the food was extremely over priced and didn't come with protein. If you want to add bacon or sausage it's an extra $5-10. The atmosphere was laid-back, outdoor only seating with heat lamps (cute).
The food was good but definitely not great. I ordered the chilaquiles which looked great but were very sweet. It came with a very spicy salsa on the side but no matter how much I put on it didn't balance out the sweetness, just made them overly soggy.
The service was fast but lacking. I felt like for what I was paying I shouldn't have to self serve my water and coffee. The waitress was there to take our order but didn't provide any sort of customer experience. We were hoping to order more items as the scones looked amazing but the waitress only came back to hand us our check.
I personally wouldn't come back but I also wouldn't discourage people from trying it out.
Vegetarian options: Most items are vegetarian as you have to add protein separately to your meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Berkss Casp
Cafe M is garbage, Sams is Godly. Cant compare. Best cakes in Albany.
Food: 5
Korie Boctor
Delicious breakfast with a relaxing back patio for seating. Outdoor seating only. Heaters available. Expect a wait even on weekdays. Worth it. Street parking is generally not too hard within a block or two.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Parker
I usually only eat one dish, the pork braised collard greens with poached egg and cornbread. It's the perfect breakfast for me. The grits are perfect (I ordered a side). The Blueberry Lemon scone was tender and perfectly baked. My wife's Bacon, Eggs, Corn Cake combo (Working Hard!?) knocked it out of the park with a little maple syrup drizzled over... She frequently eats the same thing too. Great coffee and attentive but unobtrusive staff makes it one of my favorite places.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Working Hard Pancake Combo, Blueberry Lemon Scone, Cornbread, Scone, Corn Cakes
Server was terrible, as was the coffee. Coffee bar ran out of sugar and creamer, and the staff never checked in on it. Ordered bacon, in the side, and it never came. Couldn't tell the waitress as again she never came. I feel the food was fair but not worth the price asked for it. Only thing I would honestly suggest is the orange juice. Other than that steer clear!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Spencer Huang
Been here several times. The servers are polite in general. I get that they are going for the outdoor camping vibe, but the chairs and tables could use an upgrade. The food is ok, since most of the seating is outdoor, the food will get cold quickly if you don't consume them quickly. Parking could be a challenge.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Jess Bart-Williams
Excellent food and service. Being a sweater. El Sobrante's fog takes a minute to burn off. They have heaters, but the wind can get you on a brisk morning. It's SO WORTH IT!! Coffee is ok, but the 🥞! Corncakes, hash, pancakes, omelettes.. You cannot miss on this breakfast menu!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Working Hard Pancake Combo, Corned Beef Hash with Sourdough, Daily Pancake Special, Cornbread, Corn Cakes, Side of Bacon
Tom Clancy
Here's a tip. If you take my order at the table, that is called table service. Table service is not getting your own coffee, water, creamer, sugar, etc from some location other than my table. $17 for a chicken sandwich that the chicken didn't nearly fill the bun. Biscuits and gravy has the exact same "gravy" that is used in the clam chowder. It's gravy or chowder it can't be both. Bland as English food. Refused to allow us to put 2 2 person tables together to accommodate 3 people, and they were not nearly full. If your in the mood for bland food with a very ridged set of rules and a do it yourself kind of experience, this is your place. The bread on my chicken sandwich was very good. Be a restaurant or a Panera, not both IMO. I don't tip at Panera, I tip at restaurants.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nelsy Tatiana Richardson
Atmosphere is cool, feels like your outdoor camping. Our table was in the dirt and my toddler had some space to explore. Food was very expensive. For the price I expected better grits.they tasted almost soapy. Wasn't impressed. And they don't have a kids menu, not that it's mandatory but it's helpful to many parents who are patrons.
I am a self proclaimed Corned Beef Hash expert... Whenever I go anywhere I try their CBH, and I travel quite a lot. Sam's gave me one of the best CBH's I've had in a long time! Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of my favorite places to eat, eclectic menu and very delicious. My favorite is the pork w/collard greens and poached eggs all mixed together, yum yum. Comes with a wedge of cornbread and is pretty spicy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Huevos Rancheros, Blueberry Lemon Scone, Cornbread, Trout and Eggs Corncakes, Scone
I would not recommend.
There is a mice problem: I have seen at least 10 or so in only one hour I have been there. Overall that made my experience very uncomfortable.
The service was subpar with one of the waitresses being very rude.
The food was overpriced and overall just okey.
I will not come back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Lovely outdoor patio with fresh, hearty breakfasts. I always get the daily scramble special and a daily pancake special. Delicious!
Vegetarian options: Veggie hash
Wheelchair accessibility: Street level roll into the backyard and up to a table
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Corned Beef Hash with Sourdough, Daily Pancake Special, Scone
I love the ambiance of Sam's log cabin; it is the perfect place for a cozy Sunday brunch. The shift to outdoor seating since the pandemic is such a great addition to the atmosphere. I recently became vegan and would love more plant-based savory breakfast options. I would love to be able to continue to support yalls business throughout my change in lifestyle :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
amazing place !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've been wanting to eat here for some time and overall the experience was just ok. I wasn't impressed but it also wasn't awful.
I felt the food was extremely over priced and didn't come with protein. If you want to add bacon or sausage it's an extra $5-10. The atmosphere was laid-back, outdoor only seating with heat lamps (cute).
The food was good but definitely not great. I ordered the chilaquiles which looked great but were very sweet. It came with a very spicy salsa on the side but no matter how much I put on it didn't balance out the sweetness, just made them overly soggy.
The service was fast but lacking. I felt like for what I was paying I shouldn't have to self serve my water and coffee. The waitress was there to take our order but didn't provide any sort of customer experience. We were hoping to order more items as the scones looked amazing but the waitress only came back to hand us our check.
I personally wouldn't come back but I also wouldn't discourage people from trying it out.
Vegetarian options: Most items are vegetarian as you have to add protein separately to your meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Cafe M is garbage, Sams is Godly. Cant compare. Best cakes in Albany.
Food: 5
Delicious breakfast with a relaxing back patio for seating. Outdoor seating only. Heaters available. Expect a wait even on weekdays. Worth it. Street parking is generally not too hard within a block or two.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I usually only eat one dish, the pork braised collard greens with poached egg and cornbread. It's the perfect breakfast for me. The grits are perfect (I ordered a side). The Blueberry Lemon scone was tender and perfectly baked. My wife's Bacon, Eggs, Corn Cake combo (Working Hard!?) knocked it out of the park with a little maple syrup drizzled over... She frequently eats the same thing too. Great coffee and attentive but unobtrusive staff makes it one of my favorite places.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Working Hard Pancake Combo, Blueberry Lemon Scone, Cornbread, Scone, Corn Cakes
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Server was terrible, as was the coffee. Coffee bar ran out of sugar and creamer, and the staff never checked in on it. Ordered bacon, in the side, and it never came. Couldn't tell the waitress as again she never came. I feel the food was fair but not worth the price asked for it. Only thing I would honestly suggest is the orange juice. Other than that steer clear!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Been here several times. The servers are polite in general. I get that they are going for the outdoor camping vibe, but the chairs and tables could use an upgrade. The food is ok, since most of the seating is outdoor, the food will get cold quickly if you don't consume them quickly. Parking could be a challenge.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Excellent food and service. Being a sweater. El Sobrante's fog takes a minute to burn off. They have heaters, but the wind can get you on a brisk morning. It's SO WORTH IT!! Coffee is ok, but the 🥞! Corncakes, hash, pancakes, omelettes.. You cannot miss on this breakfast menu!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Working Hard Pancake Combo, Corned Beef Hash with Sourdough, Daily Pancake Special, Cornbread, Corn Cakes, Side of Bacon
Here's a tip. If you take my order at the table, that is called table service. Table service is not getting your own coffee, water, creamer, sugar, etc from some location other than my table. $17 for a chicken sandwich that the chicken didn't nearly fill the bun. Biscuits and gravy has the exact same "gravy" that is used in the clam chowder. It's gravy or chowder it can't be both. Bland as English food. Refused to allow us to put 2 2 person tables together to accommodate 3 people, and they were not nearly full. If your in the mood for bland food with a very ridged set of rules and a do it yourself kind of experience, this is your place. The bread on my chicken sandwich was very good. Be a restaurant or a Panera, not both IMO. I don't tip at Panera, I tip at restaurants.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere is cool, feels like your outdoor camping. Our table was in the dirt and my toddler had some space to explore. Food was very expensive. For the price I expected better grits.they tasted almost soapy. Wasn't impressed. And they don't have a kids menu, not that it's mandatory but it's helpful to many parents who are patrons.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
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