Satisfying counter service cafe with slightly elevated diner style cuisine. For example, the breads are nicer than you'd get at a diner but the potatoes are the same. They offer a hearty portion of smoked salmon in the $18 scramble, but it's not a particularly fluffy scramble and it might actually feature 2 eggs instead of 3. The crepe gets the job done, but for $12 it'd be hard to justify as a daily driver. Diamond cafe serves whole milk.
Riccardo Bosco
Great little neighborhood cafe, good food and nice people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ambre Gelpe
industrial food = not good
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Dewez Antoine
20 bucks for Fake and disgusting bread, ham and Hollandaise SauceIt s a
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Chris Cartland
Love the Mission Omelette and Tropical Smoothie! Counter service cafe with a few tables inside and out. Usually has a table available even though it is busy.Vegetarian options: Mission Omelette is great (not vegan).Kid-friendliness: Casual cafe
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ava Johns
Such kind, sweet staff! Great bagel and coffee and good prices. Lots of room to sit and in a fun cute location. Reccomend!!!
Shannon D.
I really enjoy coming to this cafe because it's near my apartment, it's in a very nice area, and the staff is friendly. However I recommend eating in instead of ordering to go. I once ordered an egg scramble to go and they gave me a ton of salad and only a little bit of the scramble.
Roy B.
These high reviews must be from locals who are just supporting their longtime spot. For SF the food is subpar. The eggs with the huevos rancheros were cooked perfectly but the sauce lacked soul and seemed like it probably came in a can. Overall disappointing. Too many better choices.
Jamie Z.
Based on the reviews and photos, I was expecting more. I'd imagine if I lived in the neighborhood, this would a nice go-to spot for a quick sandwich and coffee to go. Cashier person was pleasant and was nice to see that he recognizes his usuals. For a sit-down meal at their price point, I'd probably pick a different spot. On a whim, my husband and I wanted to try a new spot for us to grab breakfast and came across Diamond Cafe. Parking was a tad challenging since the neighborhood parking is already quite limited. Open arrival, you order at the front counter and pick your own seat. There's less than 10 small tables inside the cafe, clean but worn furniture. Great energy inside the cafe with lively music. Food overall was okay, nothing to write home about. What we ordered: - Mission Omelette with house potatoes and sourdough bread (3/5, potatoes were kind of crispy and lacked flavor) - Belgium Waffles with Nutella, strawberries, 2 bacon and eggs (I chose scrambled) (3/5 the waffle lacked density and flavor, but was very crispy and strawberries were fresh and sweet) - Banana split smoothie tasted a bit watered down (2/5) - Latte was also a bit watered down with too much milk (2/5) I did overhear a repeat customer hype up their breakfast burrito. If I ever get the chance to come back, I'll definitely get that.
Namratha P.
Stumbled upon this place when looking for brunch spots in Noe Valley and it was a great spot to get some good food! They have so many options for sweet and savory and great choice of vegetarian options as well. They have a lot of crepes and non crepe food and we tried a bit of both. We got the breakfast burrito which was just yum and will be getting this again!! We also got the Nutella crepe which was good but I think the breakfast burrito was the star of the show and left us thinking we made a good choice! There's not a lot of indoor seating but they have outdoor seating and they come serve the food to you after you order it inside which is nice! They were very hospitable and nice! Overall, this is a great place for a quick brunch in the area!
Got a chicken pesto sandwich I believe with roasted potatoes (maybe country potatoes? I forget tbh). The sandwich and potatoes were good, not out of this world, but satisfactory, though I feel like I needed to add a bunch of Cholula to the sandwich and heavily salt and pepper the potatoes to make the taste come out better. Idk, just probably better options overall a lil further down the street in mission district or inner sunset.
Jingyi Xu
Cute vibes but the food was average and pricey.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Ted B.
I got a breakfast burrito here over two weeks ago and I still can't stop thinking about how it was $20. The burrito was very small, and unremarkable at best. It was an extremely disappointing start to the day.
Luke Schmidt
I don't like diamonds...they aren't really the problem, it's the diamond industry. They straight up lie. Nothing lasts forever, why would diamonds be the exception? Eventually they'll turn into graphite. Why spend thousands on eventual graphite with no functional value? I understand buying a diamond ring is suppose to be a gesture of your love, but there has to be a more logical way to show that love. Instead of an engagement ring, why not an engagement watch? It can still have diamonds and be absurdly expensive, but at least it can tell time. Then you can actually time how long your "forever" is.Maybe I'm missing the point though. A symbol of love doesn't need to make sense or have any functional value. The idea behind spending a lot for an engagement ring could prove you're willing to throw caution to the wind for love. If that's the case, the most powerful and romantic gesture would be to spend a lot of money on something with almost no resale value. Like the next time you go to a flea market and you see someone selling cheap homemade jewelry, buy an "engagement" ring from them and leave a 5000 dollar tip. Then you might truly be madly in love. Anyway, I didn't let my negative association with diamonds affect the way I felt about Diamond Cafe. Their food and service was terrific.
Satisfying counter service cafe with slightly elevated diner style cuisine. For example, the breads are nicer than you'd get at a diner but the potatoes are the same. They offer a hearty portion of smoked salmon in the $18 scramble, but it's not a particularly fluffy scramble and it might actually feature 2 eggs instead of 3. The crepe gets the job done, but for $12 it'd be hard to justify as a daily driver. Diamond cafe serves whole milk.
Great little neighborhood cafe, good food and nice people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
industrial food = not good
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
20 bucks for Fake and disgusting bread, ham and Hollandaise SauceIt s a
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Love the Mission Omelette and Tropical Smoothie! Counter service cafe with a few tables inside and out. Usually has a table available even though it is busy.Vegetarian options: Mission Omelette is great (not vegan).Kid-friendliness: Casual cafe
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Such kind, sweet staff! Great bagel and coffee and good prices. Lots of room to sit and in a fun cute location. Reccomend!!!
I really enjoy coming to this cafe because it's near my apartment, it's in a very nice area, and the staff is friendly. However I recommend eating in instead of ordering to go. I once ordered an egg scramble to go and they gave me a ton of salad and only a little bit of the scramble.
These high reviews must be from locals who are just supporting their longtime spot. For SF the food is subpar. The eggs with the huevos rancheros were cooked perfectly but the sauce lacked soul and seemed like it probably came in a can. Overall disappointing. Too many better choices.
Based on the reviews and photos, I was expecting more. I'd imagine if I lived in the neighborhood, this would a nice go-to spot for a quick sandwich and coffee to go. Cashier person was pleasant and was nice to see that he recognizes his usuals. For a sit-down meal at their price point, I'd probably pick a different spot. On a whim, my husband and I wanted to try a new spot for us to grab breakfast and came across Diamond Cafe. Parking was a tad challenging since the neighborhood parking is already quite limited. Open arrival, you order at the front counter and pick your own seat. There's less than 10 small tables inside the cafe, clean but worn furniture. Great energy inside the cafe with lively music. Food overall was okay, nothing to write home about. What we ordered: - Mission Omelette with house potatoes and sourdough bread (3/5, potatoes were kind of crispy and lacked flavor) - Belgium Waffles with Nutella, strawberries, 2 bacon and eggs (I chose scrambled) (3/5 the waffle lacked density and flavor, but was very crispy and strawberries were fresh and sweet) - Banana split smoothie tasted a bit watered down (2/5) - Latte was also a bit watered down with too much milk (2/5) I did overhear a repeat customer hype up their breakfast burrito. If I ever get the chance to come back, I'll definitely get that.
Stumbled upon this place when looking for brunch spots in Noe Valley and it was a great spot to get some good food! They have so many options for sweet and savory and great choice of vegetarian options as well. They have a lot of crepes and non crepe food and we tried a bit of both. We got the breakfast burrito which was just yum and will be getting this again!! We also got the Nutella crepe which was good but I think the breakfast burrito was the star of the show and left us thinking we made a good choice! There's not a lot of indoor seating but they have outdoor seating and they come serve the food to you after you order it inside which is nice! They were very hospitable and nice! Overall, this is a great place for a quick brunch in the area!
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Got a chicken pesto sandwich I believe with roasted potatoes (maybe country potatoes? I forget tbh). The sandwich and potatoes were good, not out of this world, but satisfactory, though I feel like I needed to add a bunch of Cholula to the sandwich and heavily salt and pepper the potatoes to make the taste come out better. Idk, just probably better options overall a lil further down the street in mission district or inner sunset.
Cute vibes but the food was average and pricey.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
I got a breakfast burrito here over two weeks ago and I still can't stop thinking about how it was $20. The burrito was very small, and unremarkable at best. It was an extremely disappointing start to the day.
I don't like diamonds...they aren't really the problem, it's the diamond industry. They straight up lie. Nothing lasts forever, why would diamonds be the exception? Eventually they'll turn into graphite. Why spend thousands on eventual graphite with no functional value? I understand buying a diamond ring is suppose to be a gesture of your love, but there has to be a more logical way to show that love. Instead of an engagement ring, why not an engagement watch? It can still have diamonds and be absurdly expensive, but at least it can tell time. Then you can actually time how long your "forever" is.Maybe I'm missing the point though. A symbol of love doesn't need to make sense or have any functional value. The idea behind spending a lot for an engagement ring could prove you're willing to throw caution to the wind for love. If that's the case, the most powerful and romantic gesture would be to spend a lot of money on something with almost no resale value. Like the next time you go to a flea market and you see someone selling cheap homemade jewelry, buy an "engagement" ring from them and leave a 5000 dollar tip. Then you might truly be madly in love. Anyway, I didn't let my negative association with diamonds affect the way I felt about Diamond Cafe. Their food and service was terrific.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5