THE ALMADEN CAFE

1 S Almaden Blvd, San Jose
(408) 947-9008

Recent Reviews

Emely Magaña

Best place for healthy salads . All salads are delicious. Excellent customer service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Santa Fe Cobb Salad

PeppermintPatti

I love this cafe and am fortunate that it is located in the same building that I work in. The food, particularly the "Specials" are ALWAYS amazing! I'm sitting here writing this review as I'm eating her Chicken Fajitas. Delicious!! I love all her Mexican food and always make sure I order early (she runs out early). Definitely recommend this cafe. (:

Lilli Valencia

A warm and wonderful community oriented coffee shop! Tasty coffee and absolutely delicious baked goods! Made on site. Yum! My friend had a Zucchini Muffin and said it ranked with her Grandma’s. That says it all! Loved the staff and spirit of this establishment!

Sylvia

I come here at least twice a week for either their combination seafood salad or their roast beef on sliced sourdough.The ladies are extremely friendly, the food is reasonably priced and most importantly, delicious!Parking right outside and plenty of it which is a major plus downtown.

Brian Logan

Accommodating for disabled people even with the Covid restrictions. pleasant staff, great coffee and food.

Kira J.

Today I had a delicious freshly made southwest salad, an espresso coffee, and a bags of chips from here. Well under $20! There are also yummy daily specials :) The owner is a very sweet woman, come support her!

Jordan Perkins

A top place for cafe food. Great place to relax, people watch, eat good food or all the above. There was quick, helpful, and friendly service. It has a nice feel to it. Makes me feel like I in Nashville again.

Jessica L.

I love their southwestern salad and I was red to get that for lunch. They open at 730 so I placed an order through yelp eats and it went through everything. I get there and the lady says they don't even start making salads till 10am and that they never got my order. I show them the order on my phone and I tell them I work at 830 and can't come back here and was pretty much depending on this for my lunch today. Then they offer me a breakfast sandwich...why would I want a BREAKFAST sandwich when I am trying to get something for LUNCH!? And they don't even apologize or anything. Luckily I was able to get my money back but why did the app allow me to order if these people weren't even prepared to have salads ready! HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! I'm still pissed that this is how my Monday started and I will never come back here, I can get a ridiculously overpriced salad elsewhere.

Katie R.

I needed a quick lunch late in the afternoon and was staying in a nearby hotel, so I came to Cafe One to grab a sandwich to go. I had a smoked turkey & pepper jack sandwich - it was fresh and quite good, and the service was fast. Worth the trip!

N M

they close at 3:30p. If you come downstairs at 2pm and order a sandwich the lady making them starts slamming stuff on the counter with attitude. Unless you are someone they know then they are polite. Don't bother ordering espresso. She filled my cup with 95% milk and like no espresso the last 3 visits. I tip almost everytime and get good service 1/5 times. No more

Gypsy G.

If you want anything other than a cold sandwich from their fridge, be prepared to hear some complaints in Spanish. Â (Yes, I'm multi-lingual, and yes, she was really rude). The food is good, but their prices are high and unless you're REALLY crushed for time it would be healthier to walk to another restaurant. ANY other restaurant.

Paul Austin

No attempt to help people in the order they came in the door. Clearly, the person working there has friends and the get helped first regardless of who or how many people have been waiting. I wanted to like this place as I work nearby. However, after waiting 10 minutes to order and another 20 waiting for my order, and watching everyone that came in later get served (I wasn't the only customer subjected to this), I won't be back.

Bella D.

The staffs are nice but the owner is rude and money hungry. They purchased all of their supplies at Costco. It's a freaken rip off here!

Christina Strickland

Customer service was above and beyond, i feel like the people here care and love what they do. I will be back next time im in the area.

J C.

I actually like Café One. They're a little pricey, but convenient. Similar prices with a Special T's nearby. I've tried a couple salads and their dressings have turned me off of those. Just weird aftertaste that after 2-3 salads I was like "enough!" Sandwiches are good and I usually have them custom made. I've tried the Buffalo Chicken (pass), but the Ham and Jarlsberg, the Smoked Turkey & Pepper Jack, the Chipotle Chicken and Turkey Cobb are all decent sandwiches. I've also had their lentil soup. A little salty but still pretty good. Their breakfast sandwiches are basic, but good too. I get the bacon, egg and cheese on wheat bread. Bought a few muffins, cookies and snacks over the years. Not too bad for a little shop on the main floor of a bank. One downside is they don't open earlier and stay open later. Before I knew their hours I walked over before work around 7:15am to try and get breakfast and they weren't open yet. And sometimes a cold coffee in the afternoon sounds good, but make sure you get there before 3.

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