High-Hand Cafe

3790 Taylor Rd, Loomis
(916) 660-0117

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Smith Davis

Mostly good but sometimes they mess up food, overall nice place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chiara Tessarollo

delicious food, great service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

C Sanders

We have been to High Hand for breakfast 5-6 times this year and we have been consistently glad we went each time. There is no better view than hundreds of flourishing plants while enjoying a leisurely meal outdoors. My favorite item is the spinach and shrimp omelette. It is served with a scone and we often order extra scones to go. Great coffee and chai too. Service is always friendly and not rushed.

Great plants and indoor shopping on the premises at High Hand as well as a cute little antique and collectible store in the building next door at 3722 Taylor

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Laura Duran

The turkey cranberry sandwich was NOT good, one bite is all I could do, my husband tried it and thought the same.
The pizza was DELICIOUS and the chips with the lemon artichoke dip was also very good. Only 4 stars because of the yucky sandwich.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Barbara Campbell

Nothing better than a chilly morning with a cup of something hot and delicious food. Ate too much ánd enjoyed a beautiful stroll through the nursery and shops.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Gabbi Farris

Such a cute place to dine,browse and shop. Highly enjoyed our food both visits. Servers and hosts were very pleasant and friendly both of my visits to High Hand. My friend hosted a very small baby shower here, and we did come a month prior to dine and get a feel of the atmosphere and the first visit was the reason we were immediately sold. This place can give a phenomenal experience, but unfortunately one person can create an unwelcoming atmosphere. Wasn’t expecting that one person to be the manager, Erin. I’ve worked many years in a restaurant that’s similar to the atmosphere of High hand, and there absolutely is etiquette for both customers but staff as well, and from staff, those expectations are placed higher because this is their environment of their work. My friend was organizing this small get together and I advised her to give the restaurant a call with whatever questions she had to make sure it was aligning with their flow and she did so more than a week in advanced. She didn’t ask all of her questions because she immediately was met with aggravation in responses from Erin. She was only asking questions wanting to better understand what was and wasn’t going to be okay with the plans or ideas for the table and how ordering would work. Instead of responding with kind and informative responses to her simple questions, she was met with condescending and cold comments/responses and was repeatedly interrupted before finishing her questions. Some people are unsure, and it was always appreciated by my staff when people asked in advanced rather than not asking at all and both sides are dissatisfied and frustrated. Whatever was aggravating Erin enough to be cold and lacking in hospitality over the phone call a week prior to the reservation/ same behavior towards several of the guest during the reservation - it’s unclear what justifies that behavior when you work in the industry of hospitality. I tried talking about this directly with Erin after our reservation, she was interruptive, defensive and was met with “sorry you feel that way” and lacked the accountability in having the self awareness that she was mishandled her frustration or annoyance. I gave the benefit of the doubt that she may had a bad day during that initial phone call but highly disappointed that it carried into our time being there. This is always something I would pay no mind to because employees are human but this is an issue when it comes from a role of management. Hoping whatever it was that was so aggravating, can be dealt with with a bit more professionalism and less passive aggression towards those who are providing you business and taking care of your staff with generous gratuity. Aside from one negative persons behavior, I do truly believe there is a great potential for a lovely experience at High Hand

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 2

Mihir N

Beautiful place for nature lovers..
Nursery is so pretty.. yummy food items
I loved the butternut squash pizza and hibiscus drinks

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Felicia Ochoa

I called more than 15 times starting from 1pm to 3pm and no one answered...i left a VM but still haven't heard back. I am a little disappointed that no one answered once.

J B

Lovely experience and atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David Egbert

Really impressive lunch! Big portions, wonderful bread, house made soup, beautiful setting under trees and ferns outdoors

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cindy Taurone

Several gluten free selections.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Toni Marie A

Incredible Incredible can't say enough

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: House-Made Potato Chips, Tri-Tip Sandwich, Shrimp Tacos

Ashley Berlin

We went to brunch with friends and had Roxan as a server and she was fantastic. The heirloom tomato flatbread was the favorite meal of the day. We will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Georgee Brazil

This place gets more amazing every time I come here. The atmosphere and the environment is amazing! All I can say is you just have to try it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David Yu

Fresh ingredients are super key to good food, they use locally sourced foodstuffs so everything was a delight. The margherita and pear/bacon pizza were excellent. My wife had the veggie wrap and is intent on replicating it herself. Steak salad was good and had a fair portion of protein, so recommended! If you didn’t make a reservation for the cafe you can wander the nursery, feed the fishes or stroll over to the brewery to have a morning beer. Another option if you can’t wait for the cafe is to order food for pickup and eat it over by the brewery, they have an area for live music that has a lot of seating and tables. Great to visit if you’re meeting up with friends. Oh the balsamic vinegar place in the gift shop area is 🔥

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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