Great place, great breakfast, the waiters cook in front of you, and with a smile.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sonja Fischenich
Breakfast was delicious, top service. We enjoyed.
Matthew Cusack
Good comfort food from a locally owned place surrounded by big chains.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Country Fried Steak, Hashbrown
Boris Yee
Gratutity 20% for five or more… and 2 were kids in my party… smh
Mark Noyb
The food was great. Service is great. The people really nice we had breakfast there. I can’t speak for lunch, but the breakfast was good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maryann B.
This cafe is a great place to grab breakfast. The service was great..the food was cooked perfectly. It is so hard to get a great breakfast out when traveling. I highly recommend. I had fried eggs hash browns that were perfection.. fruit that was fresh and a nice variety, sourdough toast that was perfect.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michele Inscoe
We were searching for a breakfast/brunch location and saw Darren's down the road and decided they had what we wanted to eat. The food was really good especially the blueberry pancake. The service was on point as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bacon and Eggs Any Style, Blueberry Pancakes
Kurt Nelson
Secret locals spot! Good prices and portions, and not wharf-y.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Ronda Crockett
My husband and I had breakfast at Darren’s Cafe’ the last 2 mornings, (9/9 & 9/10) and it was such a wonderful experience! The food and service are amazing and the restaurant is very nice and quaint. We highly recommend this location, you will not be disappointed!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Toast Combo, Sausage, Hashbrown, Pancake Combo
SHOCKING RUDE STAFF I ASKED TO SIT AT A BIGGER TABLE AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS OK BUT I HAVE TO ORDER FOR 6 PEOPLE!!! THEN I ASKED FOR A FRIED EGG SANDWICH AND PRACTICALLY BEGGED THEN TO PUT HASH BROWN INSIDE WHEN IT CAME OUT WAS THE TINIEST OF SANDWICHES HIGHLY PROCESSED WHITE BREAD ROLL LOW QUALITY PRODUCTS AND $13 FOR A TINY SANDWICH. THESE PEOPLE ARE DISRESPECTFUL AND NO BETTER THEN THIEVES DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY THERE
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Eleanore Stevens
Wow wow wow!! The food here is simply spectacular!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shambavi Kamaraj
No frills laid back little diner. Breakfast has something for everyone. If you come during lunch or dinner, they seem to have like a Pan, Asian and American menu (Lots of Vietnamese options). I had the bay area omelette, which had shrimp, spinach mushrooms. It was wonderful most of the breakfast dishes come with hashbrowns and toast/English muffins. Good find. Good service and we’re very accommodating for kids. Very thoughtful to have plastic straw cups and utensils for the kids. Yeah Expect to pay SF/touristy prices but decent spot.
Kid-friendliness: They have plastic utensils and cups with straws for the kids. High chairs are available.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hashbrown
Roger Whitehead
Came to SF for a concert. Found Darren's by accident. The breakfast was glorious. The country potatoes and sausage links were the best I've had. The dark roast coffee had enough kick to get me going. I thought maybe the first day was skewed just because I was so hungry. Spoiler alert - it was not. Came back a second time. If I didn't live across country, I would be back frequently. As it is, might take another vacation here just for an excuse to eat at Darren's.
San Francisco’s most hidden gem
Great place, great breakfast, the waiters cook in front of you, and with a smile.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Breakfast was delicious, top service. We enjoyed.
Good comfort food from a locally owned place surrounded by big chains.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Country Fried Steak, Hashbrown
Gratutity 20% for five or more… and 2 were kids in my party… smh
The food was great. Service is great. The people really nice we had breakfast there. I can’t speak for lunch, but the breakfast was good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
This cafe is a great place to grab breakfast. The service was great..the food was cooked perfectly. It is so hard to get a great breakfast out when traveling. I highly recommend. I had fried eggs hash browns that were perfection.. fruit that was fresh and a nice variety, sourdough toast that was perfect.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were searching for a breakfast/brunch location and saw Darren's down the road and decided they had what we wanted to eat. The food was really good especially the blueberry pancake. The service was on point as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bacon and Eggs Any Style, Blueberry Pancakes
Secret locals spot! Good prices and portions, and not wharf-y.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
My husband and I had breakfast at Darren’s Cafe’ the last 2 mornings, (9/9 & 9/10) and it was such a wonderful experience! The food and service are amazing and the restaurant is very nice and quaint. We highly recommend this location, you will not be disappointed!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Toast Combo, Sausage, Hashbrown, Pancake Combo
Restaurantji Recommends
Unfortunately it was closed due to renovations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
SHOCKING RUDE STAFF I ASKED TO SIT AT A BIGGER TABLE AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS OK BUT I HAVE TO ORDER FOR 6 PEOPLE!!! THEN I ASKED FOR A FRIED EGG SANDWICH AND PRACTICALLY BEGGED THEN TO PUT HASH BROWN INSIDE WHEN IT CAME OUT WAS THE TINIEST OF SANDWICHES HIGHLY PROCESSED WHITE BREAD ROLL LOW QUALITY PRODUCTS AND $13 FOR A TINY SANDWICH. THESE PEOPLE ARE DISRESPECTFUL AND NO BETTER THEN THIEVES DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY THERE
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Wow wow wow!! The food here is simply spectacular!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
No frills laid back little diner. Breakfast has something for everyone. If you come during lunch or dinner, they seem to have like a Pan, Asian and American menu (Lots of Vietnamese options). I had the bay area omelette, which had shrimp, spinach mushrooms. It was wonderful most of the breakfast dishes come with hashbrowns and toast/English muffins. Good find. Good service and we’re very accommodating for kids. Very thoughtful to have plastic straw cups and utensils for the kids. Yeah Expect to pay SF/touristy prices but decent spot.
Kid-friendliness: They have plastic utensils and cups with straws for the kids. High chairs are available.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hashbrown
Came to SF for a concert. Found Darren's by accident. The breakfast was glorious. The country potatoes and sausage links were the best I've had. The dark roast coffee had enough kick to get me going. I thought maybe the first day was skewed just because I was so hungry. Spoiler alert - it was not. Came back a second time. If I didn't live across country, I would be back frequently. As it is, might take another vacation here just for an excuse to eat at Darren's.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sausage, Home Fries
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