Always our favorite breakfast place in Santa Cruz. Great food and service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Crystal Daily
I had the eggs benedict. It was the best so far in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bobby Blue
Food was excellent, but sitting on the front porch while the sun is rising is equal to sitting on the sun ☀️. I had to eat as fast as I could just get out of there. Nothing like sweating and eating.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kristian GonWay
One of the best places in Santa Cruz to have breakfast and lunch. It is a very friendly environment, the food is outstanding and the service is unbelievable. People that work there are super cordial and friendly as well as super helpful. The outdoors sitting area it is dog friendly. I have been at Harbor cafe throughout the years and it gets better every time. Thank you again for the great experience 🤙🏽 Christian
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Scott Graves
Best frittatas ever. Friendly staff has been there for decades. Coffee is always full and hot. Get there early or you'll have to wait...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michaela Gist
We had a great experience. Sunday brunch. Lots of options. We had a party of nine. She estimated a 30 minute wait and we were seated in 25. The kitchen coffee was exactly what I needed to perk up! I also enjoyed the California Benedict. Eggs were poached to runny perfection! 🤤 Everyone in our party enjoyed their choices!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cali Benedict
aileen mangan
Incredible food and amazing service. Everyone was so friendly. Highly recommend this spot for brunch or lunch!!! The avocado Benedict was out of this world.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Makenna Brown
I love Harbor Cafe. I always have. When I'm feeling patient enough for the wait it's my go-to spot. I'm writing this review though, unfortunately, not to give praises but to say that I was disappointed after ordering the scramble special and found less than half my plate full. For $22 I thought I'd be getting a little more food than that.
I will say though that the service is consistently 10/10 and the food is delicious. Also, their drinks are very reasonably priced and excellent quality. Most of their plates are fair in terms of price to portion ratio. Maybe they were short on eggs today but I wouldn't order the scramble again unless they increase the portion size to a full plate or drop the price to $16-$18.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Andrew Dixon
What to say about this place. Let's start with my wife's eggs Benedict it was delicious full of flavor and great hollenday sauce. My son's French Toast was good but nothing spectacular and same for my other sons pancakes. I got the chicken fried stake and that's where it starts to go down hill. By no means was it bad but everything was very bland lacking salt and pepper and yes they had it on the table but it's different adding it when it's done compared to when it was being cooked. The staff was so nice amd friendly.
Decided to wait 45 minutes to be seated … 100% worth the wait. Delicious food !!! The fruit cups are impeccable. The eggs Benedict was cooked to perfection
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Katie Gelacio
It was a cute spot. I'm assuming the specials are what gets the 5 star reviews. I love Belgian waffles, but there's was more like pancakes not a waffle.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Katrina Jenkins
Love this little gem. My uncle and aunt came to visit from Idaho to celebrate their 30th anniversary. I wanted them to be able to eat near the harbor, and this spot was perfect. I started to get mad during the lunch because the waitress seemed to be ignoring me come to find my uncle already paid and he just wanted to see my blood boil. The cozy feel was beautiful, the atmosphere was relaxed and welcoming, and the food was delicious. It made their special day even more memorable. Highly recommend for both locals and visitors looking for a great food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Michael Bevan
Recommended by locals we spoke to. Food was excellent. Try any of the Benedicts. Saturday morning queue for opening, but swiftly dealt with by excellent staff. Superbly looked after by Tyler our server. Definitely worth avisit.
A perfect outdoor experience!! 👌
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always our favorite breakfast place in Santa Cruz. Great food and service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had the eggs benedict. It was the best so far in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was excellent, but sitting on the front porch while the sun is rising is equal to sitting on the sun ☀️. I had to eat as fast as I could just get out of there. Nothing like sweating and eating.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best places in Santa Cruz to have breakfast and lunch. It is a very friendly environment, the food is outstanding and the service is unbelievable. People that work there are super cordial and friendly as well as super helpful. The outdoors sitting area it is dog friendly.
I have been at Harbor cafe throughout the years and it gets better every time.
Thank you again for the great experience 🤙🏽
Christian
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best frittatas ever. Friendly staff has been there for decades. Coffee is always full and hot. Get there early or you'll have to wait...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had a great experience. Sunday brunch. Lots of options. We had a party of nine. She estimated a 30 minute wait and we were seated in 25. The kitchen coffee was exactly what I needed to perk up! I also enjoyed the California Benedict. Eggs were poached to runny perfection! 🤤 Everyone in our party enjoyed their choices!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cali Benedict
Incredible food and amazing service. Everyone was so friendly. Highly recommend this spot for brunch or lunch!!! The avocado Benedict was out of this world.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love Harbor Cafe. I always have. When I'm feeling patient enough for the wait it's my go-to spot. I'm writing this review though, unfortunately, not to give praises but to say that I was disappointed after ordering the scramble special and found less than half my plate full. For $22 I thought I'd be getting a little more food than that.
I will say though that the service is consistently 10/10 and the food is delicious. Also, their drinks are very reasonably priced and excellent quality. Most of their plates are fair in terms of price to portion ratio. Maybe they were short on eggs today but I wouldn't order the scramble again unless they increase the portion size to a full plate or drop the price to $16-$18.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
What to say about this place. Let's start with my wife's eggs Benedict it was delicious full of flavor and great hollenday sauce. My son's French Toast was good but nothing spectacular and same for my other sons pancakes. I got the chicken fried stake and that's where it starts to go down hill. By no means was it bad but everything was very bland lacking salt and pepper and yes they had it on the table but it's different adding it when it's done compared to when it was being cooked. The staff was so nice amd friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
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Parking is hard but - the food is worth it
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Decided to wait 45 minutes to be seated … 100% worth the wait. Delicious food !!! The fruit cups are impeccable. The eggs Benedict was cooked to perfection
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It was a cute spot. I'm assuming the specials are what gets the 5 star reviews. I love Belgian waffles, but there's was more like pancakes not a waffle.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Love this little gem. My uncle and aunt came to visit from Idaho to celebrate their 30th anniversary. I wanted them to be able to eat near the harbor, and this spot was perfect. I started to get mad during the lunch because the waitress seemed to be ignoring me come to find my uncle already paid and he just wanted to see my blood boil. The cozy feel was beautiful, the atmosphere was relaxed and welcoming, and the food was delicious. It made their special day even more memorable. Highly recommend for both locals and visitors looking for a great food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended by locals we spoke to. Food was excellent. Try any of the Benedicts. Saturday morning queue for opening, but swiftly dealt with by excellent staff. Superbly looked after by Tyler our server. Definitely worth avisit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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