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    Golden Waffle Cafe

    3.6 (136 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Pecan Waffle
    Norah H.

    We stopped in to grab a nice breakfast after our granddaughter's soccer game. Once we got into the parking lot I looked up the yelp rating and could see the ratings were all over the map. Apparently, there is new management and hopefully, they are working to make improvements. The building is good size. The front has booths and a lunch counter. Have always loved lunch counters! The back of the cafe are tables that are numbered. Acoustic ceiling tiles and lighting that seems out of place. The carpets appeared to be either stained or dirty. Now for the service and food. Our server, Sarah, was just darling. Worked really hard to ensure we were happy but the kitchen was making it difficult. The hubby and I both ordered waffles with a side of hash browns and sausage, juice and coffee. The waffles were doughy, hash browns and sausages were lukewarm at best. It's sad when the butter won't melt on your waffle. Hoping the restaurant is going through growing pains and the food improves. We'll stop by in a few weeks to check if they just had a bad day and say hi to darling, Sarah.

    Pancakes, bacon, and eggs
    Julia M.

    This is a small diner, food was good , only disappointment was my waffles arrived cold.. this is what this diner is know for.. unfortunately we didn't have a good waitress never once did that employee ever come by to ask us how our food was or service ,or to see if we need any refills on coffee or water.. overall this place does except debit cards , credit cards. There is a good size parking lot this place closes at 15:00

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    A great All American diner with great food, great people, great service and ambiance. As an Afghanistan Vet, here for my 20th High School Reunion I was honored and grateful for this place! I would return again FOR SURE!!!

    French toast, breakfast menu
    Jason P.

    This is the best breakfast I have had in a while. We normally don't go out for breakfast often, but this is a spice of life.

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    I had the pecan waffles and they were the BEST waffles I'd ever eaten. The waitress was very kind and attentive.

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    Great breakfast and awesome service. I enjoy this place every time I go. Great coffee too

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    Great food great service and a really cool atmosphere it's a very old school Diner type place

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    Frannys Farm Table

    Frannys Farm Table

    4.0(221 reviews)
    1.4 mi
    $$
    Gluten-free friendly
    Takes reservations

    Yay! Our new favorite lunch place on Main Street!…read more We just stopped by last weekend, we've been wanting to try this place out but it just hadn't happened.... Last Monday we decided to have lunch there, one of our regular places is closed Mondays and this place was open so we checked it out...and we're SO SO glad we did! Atmosphere was nice and server was very friendly from the moment we walked in. First thing I noticed; $5 mimosas!! I asked if they did anything other than orange juice and yes, they had several other options so I had the cranberry version. Delicious! I went with their mac and cheese, my partner got the basic hamburger. Mac and Cheese -- definitely very bacon forward, much more than I prefer. That being said, I still liked it, it also had sour cream and green onion on top. Bacon lovers will LOOOVE this version, there is LOTS of it and every bite you can taste it. Normally I prefer my mac & cheese with no bacon or just a bit here and there, I prefer to taste more of the cheeses.....again, it still tasted good, its a good serving and I ate half and had enough to save for the next day at work. Creamy and well made, again I just prefer to taste more cheese than bacon. I wouldn't order this again but like I said, a bacon lover will LOVE this version. Now, my partner's burger was Incredible. We are PICKY with our burgers, and we both thought this one was fantastic. Big, and great ratio to the bun. He ordered it medium and asked for "a little char" and they made it perfectly. I took a bite and yeah, I'd order that for sure. The fries were great, too. Overall we were super happy with our lunch, I thought it was priced fairly as well. We will definitely be back!!

    I'll give 2* because the food (when it came) was great…read more We've been to Franny's a couple times before and had O.K. service and good food. The pitfalls of the restaurant seem to be entirely the service. Most recently we went to Franny's on Mother's Day. We had reservations and walked in, on time. We were initially sat in a nice booth in the front of the restaurant. It was my wife and I plus our 2 kids, the table size seemed appropriate. After being sat, we sat without talking to a server for 10+ minutes, not even getting waters. Eventually, when someone did come, it was a waitress/hostess telling us that there had been a mix up, and we needed to move. We weren't excited on the idea, as we were happy where we were, but we moved to the back of the restaurant. This time we sat for 15 minutes without being acknowledged by any wait staff. At this point it is 9:25 and we've been seated for 25 minutes without even water. Finally a waitress comes, and takes our drink order, and our food order as we'd definitely had ample time to look over the menu. About 9:50 the food arrives. My wife and kids' food comes and is great. My food comes and looks off, and the waitress tells me that the kitchen accidentally made me a "veggie" scramble instead of the chorizo that I had ordered, but that she'd get me some bacon and all was well. I asked what was in the veggie scramble and was told it has mushrooms, which is a hard pass for me. She told me she could have what I had actually ordered made but it would "take a long time". I said O.K. - what else was I going to do? Finally it comes, and my wife is done eating, and the kids are close, so, I asked for it to be "boxed up". The waitress rolled her eyes and set to the task. I'm not a restaurant snob - but I really expected an apology or something to be "comp'd" due to the rough experience, but nope, full bill and no apology. Regrettably, despite Franny's being a local joint and having good food, we won't be back.

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    Brick's - Pastrami Reuben

    Brick's

    4.1(731 reviews)
    1.2 mi
    $$

    Since my first review several years ago I have been back well over 100 times. This is not an…read moreexaggeration; I go most Saturdays for the wings, which are excellent. The staff are, to a person, friendly and professional, and I always feel welcome and appreciated. That one experience long ago must have been a fluke.

    Hubs and I are in town visiting and decided on Brick's for dinner tonight. We called ahead to ask…read moreif they take reservations. They do not, however they do something called a "fast pass" which basically means they put your name down and if you arrive while there's a wait, you get seated before anyone else who is waiting and does not have a fast pass. Kind of a different approach. I was glad that when we arrived, there wasn't anyone else waiting and there were tables available. Service was very attentive and friendly. He took our drink orders and allowed us some time to decide what to eat. Hubs and I both debated between multiple options- a lot sounded so good- but we both decided on the filet mignon. On the menu, it indicated that the dish comes with a béarnaise sauce; my husband really doesn't care for tarragon so he requested a substitution of their mushroom rosemary sauce instead (which is offered with their ribeye), and they happily obliged. The meal also included Yukon mashed potatoes and veggies. Our food was delivered soon after and I was pleasantly surprised that not only were our steaks still very warm but that they were cooked a perfect medium rare. The quality of the steaks was great, they were nice and thick. The veggies were, for the most part, overdone and a bit soggy, but that's not something that bothers me too much. The potatoes had good flavor but could have used much more milk/cream as they were pretty dry and firm. The experience was a good one and I would definitely return if we lived closer. I liked that their menu had a lot to offer- this is a good place for a family who has various tastes. Shout out to our server, Carver, who was great and provided very good service.

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    Grilled cheese and fried green tomato with a side salad

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    Placerville Public House - The pub nachos........ yum...... get these.....

    Placerville Public House

    4.0(303 reviews)
    1.4 mi
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    This is a wonderful historic spot in placerville! There's a bar and restaurant portion and this…read morereview is for the bar. They offered a variety of IPAs and stouts- it took a little time to find a beer I liked but the bartender was very nice and let me sample 3 different ones until I found one I liked. The ambiance is great and it's a nice spot for a quiet drink.

    We didn't have a chance to try the food because after waiting 40 minutes with no food we had to…read moreleave in order to make our appointment. The male server could not have been more rude! I understand he was upset probably because we took a table away from his potential tips, but to treat us the way he did is inexcusable. I asked if him if the food hadn't been made if we could cancel our order. He left and appeared to speak to the kitchen staff. He came back and cleared the table next to us and did not communicate anything to us. I asked, is that a yes or no? Without looking at us he said hold on. He finished clearing the table and walked away. He came back 10 minutes later and without saying a word he placed the bill on our table and left. Luckily we had the cash to cover it and a tip. As we walked away he rushed over, likely to make sure we weren't skipping out since he had been so rude. Will we go back? Uh no. This could have been handled much differently leaving us wanting to try them again.

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    Placerville Public House - Front of bar and 2nd time with my Mom. Great little place for beer and food.

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    Buttercup Pantry Restaurant - Cinnamon bun

    Buttercup Pantry Restaurant

    3.7(610 reviews)
    1.5 mi
    $$

    I've been eating here for awhile. My favorite is the liver and onions dinner platter. Thinly sliced…read moreliver, nice crust, bacon, onions cooked to perfection. A Christmas song pops into my head with the lyrics, "walking in a liver wonderland." Eat this here.

    The restaurant has dirty walls, the chairs are uncomfortable and the service was lack luster…read moreconsidering she had just begun her shift on late Saturday afternoon. The three of us ordered the "rib eye" chicken fried steak senior lunch meal with mashed potatoes and salad. The only thing good was the salad and our drink order. The steak was tough, rubbery & had too much gristle for my MNL to even finish eating it. I asked for gravy on the side and my lunch arrived with gravy smothered on everything; so it went back. When the server was told the lunch was actually disgusting, she didn't apologize for the cooks not doing their job nor asked if we wanted to speak to the manager. When my husband went to pay the check, the manager was doing the cash register and my husband conveyed to him that the food (except for the salad) was not up to par and we wouldn't be back. That manager couldn't care less...didn't offer a discount on the ticket nor to comp the meals for something else to redeem themselves for a return visit! Save a trip and go directly to Mel's Diner across the street for a much better food experience and server cheerfulness. Afterwards, we went to McD's for an ice cream cone to cleanse our palates and got something else for dinner. If I could give a zero rating, I would!!! Very disappointing!!!

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    Buttercup Pantry Restaurant - Old phone booth

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    Timmy's Brown Bag - Banh mi sandwich

    Timmy's Brown Bag

    4.6(526 reviews)
    1.3 mi
    $$

    OK, we've been around Placerville for five years and I've never stopped and checked this place out…read more It's kind of hidden and you can definitely walk past it and miss it.. but we stopped by today cause we were craving sandwiches and let me tell you their selection is definitely different but their sandwiches are 15 out of 10. The owner is there working like a badass and he's got such rad staff !! Go get yourself a sando! Caution, though, if you are not somebody who is open-minded with food or a foodie stay away because these sandwiches are different and they're big and they're just amazing

    Stopped by this sandwich shop on the way up to Apple Hill. Saw the Yelp reviews and looked…read morepromising. It's basically a walk up in a small plaza with some tables. Cute spot. Definitely good for people watching. Got a couple sandwiches: Banh Mi - seeing the list of ingredients I was excited for this one. Never seen a place use lap chung in banh mi. The sandwich itself was kind of underwhelming. First of all, it's not on a French roll. Because of this, the moisture from the slaw soaked the entire bottom bun, making it difficult to eat. Also, the lap chung was slice into small coin sized pieces, rather than lengthwise, which means it all fell out when you tried to eat the sandwich. All the ingredients inside pretty much masked the taste of the sausage so you really didn't get the taste. I didn't get how this was supposed to be a banh mi. Honey Walnut - this was ok. Kind of standard honey walnut. In theory this sounded great but it's a tad rich and needs something to cut through it. There were a ton of other sandwiches and maybe we should've tried others but for the two we got it was just alright.

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    Timmy's Brown Bag - Honey Walnut Prawn

    Honey Walnut Prawn

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