ordinary. The salad is $7, just a small bowl of vegetables. The burger sandwich wasn't particularly tasty either. The bread is so big and the fillings are so little, almost all of it is starch. Mac and cheese is also popular, the cheese taste is very bland, and the rice on top is not crispy. It feels like there are so many people queuing up and they feel like they have never eaten anything delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Michael Hewitt
Mushroom sandwich good but a bit expensive
Lynn Lake
This so good !!!Top notch chef, cool people always working and smiling and making you fabulous !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger Sandwich
Robert Carson
When you arrive before opening and see a line that's usually a good sign, and it was no exception here. The food was amazing and the staff were super friendly. We mainly got the hamburgers / special burgers and the herb salad. However, we'd love to try the other items on the menu as everything else had was tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger Sandwich, Moms Herb Salad, Homemade Potato Chips
Sophia C.
What a beautiful weekend in Half Moon Bay! Boyfie and I just had to stop at Dad's Luncheonette before leaving. Right off the bat, the little caboose was very charming and the staff were very personable. We couldn't decide what we wanted so we went with the Happy Meal option which included one of each menu item (which is perfect if you want to try everything!) The Hamburger sandwich was so delicious- beef patty was juicy and perfectly greasy, pickled onions for sharpness, tangy mustard to cut through the richness, wonderfully runny egg, and toasted buttery bread. The Mushroom burger had thick cuts of maitake mushroom, so if you're the biggest fan of mushrooms, I wouldn't recommend. The homemade potato chips were decent. Sprinkled with nutritional yeast, they had a good saltiness to them but I felt like they did not go with the rich flavors of the sandwiches. The herb salad was light and refreshing, I would definitely order again. However, it has a very strong "herb" flavor, so if you are averse to herby-type salads, probably stay away. We were pretty disappointed with the mac and cheese. We felt as though we were eating just the al dente noodles and there was little to no cheese sauce. The soup of the day, black eyed peas and collard greens, was waay too salty for me but my boyfriend liked it. The rose and pistachio cookie was a new flavor profile for me but it was baked perfectly! The edges were crispy but the inside was soft and warm. Overall, the sandwiches and salad were definitely stars and we really enjoyed ourselves. Definitely a must-try local business whenever you are in Half Moon Bay!
American Angler
I hadn't made up my mind until he said he'd buy lunch at Dad's Luncheonette, and that was it! It's a deal maker, you can squabble over piddlyass things like guarantees or price even delivery fees, but when lunch at Dad's is factored into the equation, it's a done deal. I told the dude "The Brittany Spears underwear she wore at the 2012 Las Vegas concert that she took off and threw out into the crowd was his...cash only, and a lunch at Dad's" I'll meet you at the bank at 11 and we'll eat at 11:30 The sandwiches were Amazing! 5 stars ☆☆☆☆☆
David Baker
If you want an interesting hamburger, Dad's Luncheonette is a great place to try. The menu is very limited and they try to put their unique spin on things. If you have an open mind and can trust someone to make you something unusual and delicious, this is a fun place to try.For example, the one burger they have is a patty melt with a fried egg and pickled onions. It's delicious, but if you're looking for a different type of burger, go somewhere else.The mac and cheese isn't the gooey, cheesy concoction you might expect. Instead, it's macaroni that's lightly dressed, almost as though there's only butter on it with no cheese, topped with a mound of toasted puffed rice. It's more like a warm pasta salad -- very delicious with interesting textures, but not what some would want when they order "mac & cheese."The seating is mostly just picnic tables in the parking lot of a shopping center. I like to take my food and drive to somewhere along the beach.
Incredibly mid. Half my burger was missing meat. Mac n cheese was beyond a miss. A lot of hype behind this place- left pretty disappointed. Chips were good tho
Richard R
Delicious food and very kind and helpful employees!
Excellent Sandwiches. We were surprised by the great teast of the sandwiches. The home made potato chips are also good. Prices are fair, staff is very friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nebiyu Demissie
Burger left me wanting more and was not pleasing as reviewed by others. Churo Rice Krispy was good and something I would come back for. Over all price was steep for amount of food at $14 for a patty melt with aEgg and they had run out of the other sides.
A regular haunt for us!
Consistently excellent…:)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mushroom Sandwich, Hamburger Sandwich, Homemade Potato Chips
ordinary. The salad is $7, just a small bowl of vegetables. The burger sandwich wasn't particularly tasty either. The bread is so big and the fillings are so little, almost all of it is starch. Mac and cheese is also popular, the cheese taste is very bland, and the rice on top is not crispy. It feels like there are so many people queuing up and they feel like they have never eaten anything delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Mushroom sandwich good but a bit expensive
This so good !!!Top notch chef, cool people always working and smiling and making you fabulous !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger Sandwich
When you arrive before opening and see a line that's usually a good sign, and it was no exception here. The food was amazing and the staff were super friendly. We mainly got the hamburgers / special burgers and the herb salad. However, we'd love to try the other items on the menu as everything else had was tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger Sandwich, Moms Herb Salad, Homemade Potato Chips
What a beautiful weekend in Half Moon Bay! Boyfie and I just had to stop at Dad's Luncheonette before leaving. Right off the bat, the little caboose was very charming and the staff were very personable. We couldn't decide what we wanted so we went with the Happy Meal option which included one of each menu item (which is perfect if you want to try everything!) The Hamburger sandwich was so delicious- beef patty was juicy and perfectly greasy, pickled onions for sharpness, tangy mustard to cut through the richness, wonderfully runny egg, and toasted buttery bread. The Mushroom burger had thick cuts of maitake mushroom, so if you're the biggest fan of mushrooms, I wouldn't recommend. The homemade potato chips were decent. Sprinkled with nutritional yeast, they had a good saltiness to them but I felt like they did not go with the rich flavors of the sandwiches. The herb salad was light and refreshing, I would definitely order again. However, it has a very strong "herb" flavor, so if you are averse to herby-type salads, probably stay away. We were pretty disappointed with the mac and cheese. We felt as though we were eating just the al dente noodles and there was little to no cheese sauce. The soup of the day, black eyed peas and collard greens, was waay too salty for me but my boyfriend liked it. The rose and pistachio cookie was a new flavor profile for me but it was baked perfectly! The edges were crispy but the inside was soft and warm. Overall, the sandwiches and salad were definitely stars and we really enjoyed ourselves. Definitely a must-try local business whenever you are in Half Moon Bay!
I hadn't made up my mind until he said he'd buy lunch at Dad's Luncheonette, and that was it! It's a deal maker, you can squabble over piddlyass things like guarantees or price even delivery fees, but when lunch at Dad's is factored into the equation, it's a done deal. I told the dude "The Brittany Spears underwear she wore at the 2012 Las Vegas concert that she took off and threw out into the crowd was his...cash only, and a lunch at Dad's" I'll meet you at the bank at 11 and we'll eat at 11:30 The sandwiches were Amazing! 5 stars ☆☆☆☆☆
If you want an interesting hamburger, Dad's Luncheonette is a great place to try. The menu is very limited and they try to put their unique spin on things. If you have an open mind and can trust someone to make you something unusual and delicious, this is a fun place to try.For example, the one burger they have is a patty melt with a fried egg and pickled onions. It's delicious, but if you're looking for a different type of burger, go somewhere else.The mac and cheese isn't the gooey, cheesy concoction you might expect. Instead, it's macaroni that's lightly dressed, almost as though there's only butter on it with no cheese, topped with a mound of toasted puffed rice. It's more like a warm pasta salad -- very delicious with interesting textures, but not what some would want when they order "mac & cheese."The seating is mostly just picnic tables in the parking lot of a shopping center. I like to take my food and drive to somewhere along the beach.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 4
Delicious food!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Incredibly mid. Half my burger was missing meat. Mac n cheese was beyond a miss. A lot of hype behind this place- left pretty disappointed. Chips were good tho
Delicious food and very kind and helpful employees!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Get dessert!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger Sandwich, Homemade Potato Chips
Excellent Sandwiches. We were surprised by the great teast of the sandwiches. The home made potato chips are also good. Prices are fair, staff is very friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Burger left me wanting more and was not pleasing as reviewed by others. Churo Rice Krispy was good and something I would come back for. Over all price was steep for amount of food at $14 for a patty melt with aEgg and they had run out of the other sides.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hamburger Sandwich