I had the carnitas platter. Everything was nice and hot. To include the hash-browns, i always feel those style of potatoes come cold. But not here! The meat was flavored really well. Eggs cooked just right. Kiddo had mac and cheese w fruit. The mac was in point! So cheesy and creamy! Hubs had tamales with potato's and eggs. The tamales for him had to much masa and the masa was not flavored well. It did come with a sauce in top. He just scrapped out the filling and ate it with everything else. Staff were good. read more

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Great breakfast spot in Anacortes! Lots of food options. Everyone left full and happy! Staff were awesome. read more

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We always go to Island Cafe if we are in town early. The breakfasts we order are piping hot and very good. Service is very good, the waitress never checks back until time for the bill. However the coffee girl is very good about checking if we need refills. read more

Outstanding food and service always a very pleasant experience. I've never been let down dining here

We were hungry and looking for a place for brunch to eat on a Sunday in Anacortes. Overall I was quite disappointed at the quality of food. The service was okay. There was no sign-in for the wait list and it seemed very disorganized. Understandably, they were short-staffed. I ordered strawberry crepes from the special menu and didn't find it very enjoyable for $16. The portion is small and honestly I think I would've gone to iHOPS instead if I wanted crepes. There was just too much cream cheese to crepes ratio and the strawberry sauce leaked into the eggs so it ruined the taste of it. Fortunately they were able to replace my eggs but the eggs tasted really mediocre. I don't think the price and value is worth it for me to come back. read more

Island Cafe - Strawberry crepes special $16 - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Anacortes, Washington

We stopped in while waiting for some of the stores to open. We were seated right away and the "drink server" took care of our initial wants. However, we had a little wait before we saw our server to order. However, she was friendly and efficient. The food was good. It was served hot and fresh. We loved the location of it. Prices were good for the breakfast menu. We opted to split a plate and it was split for us. Good food and good service. Great find. read more

This restaurant serves good food with excellent service, the problem is the price of menu items. Expensive expensive for what you get. $20 for a salad? Really? Patty melt $19? Ridiculous and they are only open till 2pm. No more dinner hours! Not what it used to be that's for sure, just plan on lunch for two costing $60 with the tip. read more

The wait to get in was good, after I got in I had to wait with almost no one there to order my food for 1/2 hour. Was by myself maybe that's why no attention but was in the bar area table for two. I ordered a happy breakfast and it was anything but. The poached egg I ordered medium light (white cooked not the yolk) came back like a rubber egg with maybe a drop of yolk even moist - so just shy of a hard boiled egg. The bacon came back sort of like I ordered crispy - but it was chewy not crunchy - and the pancake was actually rubbery (not sure how that is possible, but true) and was tasteless except for the syrup added. It's sad when going to Macdonald's is better and maybe would digest easier. The coffee is outrageously expensive at @ $4 ! The food moderate $. The atmosphere is cute though and great view of Main Street. BUT with so many great restaurants in Anacortes and other near areas, I would suggest trying somewhere else. read more

Great family restaurant for our group of 8. Super friendly staff, tasty big portions. Really good chowder, better than most for sure.

40 years ago, Island Cafe was the type of establishment that could reliably be found in most American towns and cities: prompt, friendly service, backed up with solid American style breakfast and lunch staples. The updated version presented by Island Cafe adds in some fancy specialty items. You won't find vegetarian or vegan options. Great location, great service, good food. read more

Seated quickly but the Server didn't speak good english. THAT'S A DOWNER. COFFEE WAS HOT BUT POOR TASTING. ORANGE JUICE- excellent. Ths food looks good as ordered..The Omelet ordered is a Denver. Green peppers are crunchy the rest excellent. The Bacon was thin and crunchy. I favor Thick Cut Bacon. THE English muffin is good as well. But over all this meal is above average, the Restaurant is clean, over 1/2 empty of customers. That can be improvedwith Better Advertising. Since Anacortes is a small city I suppose this Covid 19 scare keeps people away. The gours of operation is drastically reduced, so call before driving here to eat. read more

Island cafe has been in Anacortes for as long as I can remember. However, it used to be much better. Now it cost you 20+ dollars to get a classic normal breakfast. I know it is a family owned business but they are screwing their servers who are not family out of tips. The cost of food is so high there for average at best quality food, it makes it really tough to want to tip more for the server. I am sad to say but I will not be returning to island cafe until they lower their prices to a more reasonable standard that matches the quality of their food. read more

While on a recent trip to Whidbey Island, we stopped at both of the Island Cafe locations - this one and the one in Oak Harbor. When on vacation, I love to find a restaurant that serves a high quality good ol' American breakfast - and this place does a pretty good job with that. The restaurant itself is clean and inviting, centrally located on a downtown street corner, and has the expected seaside town ambience. We were greeted promptly and seated quickly by an eager, enthusiastic, and clearly newly employed young woman and our more experienced server was friendly and pleasant. After browsing the extensive menu of diner favorites, I opted for a ground chuck steak done medium, along with hash browns, two eggs over easy, and white toast; my companion went with a veggie omelet and a side patty of sausage. The food arrived within ten minutes and was pretty much everything we expected it would be. The portions were generous, the hash browns were tasty, and my eggs were served as requested. The ground chuck steak was likely of the food service variety, but well cooked and I enjoyed it with some A-1 sauce. According to my friend, her omelet and sausage patty (from frozen) were fine, if unremarkable. And the final check for two was something like $40 - more than reasonable for the meal we enjoyed. All in all, breakfast was tasty, filling, and certainly better than a Denny's or a Shari's would have been for the same meal. For a locally owned establishment, I expected the food to be a little more unique or memorable than it was but, for a diner-type breakfast enjoyed while traveling, there's really nothing to complain about at the Island Cafe. read more

Great breakfast! Excellent service and NO wait. The eggs were cooked perfectly over easy, bacon crispy, and the cinnamon roll frenzy toast was soft, fluffy, and delicious. We were in and out in less than 30 minutes. Drove by the other two popular breakfast places and there were lines. Island cafe is half the price,half the attitude, and half the noise. Better space between tables too! read more

@iwanttobewhatieat I love @islandcafeanacortes Not for the atmosphere, Not because the food is mind bending, Not because the service is memorable, I love it because it just is. It is that place where you go and eat a meal. Casual. Easy. Not pretentious. Family run and operated it just feels like a local corner spot where you can eat good food without all the typical lines, and crowds and chaos of island restaurants. The island breakfast is your jam if you are there for am chow! The entire thing is 15.00. Seriously you can't even park In Seattle for an hour for 15.00! It's flipping delicious. Eggs. Bacon. Sausage. Ham. Hash browns and a pancake?!!! sit at the bar if your solo. The staff is very nice and always makes you feel comfortable. #anacortes #anacorteseats #islandcafeanacortes #islandbreakfast #pnweats #foodblog #foodie #foodiesofinstagram #eathere #bestfood #bestfoodfeed #foodblogger #eatingfortheinsta #foodstagram #foodlover #foodgram #foodaddict #washingtonrestaurants #washingtoneats #pnwfood #skagitvalley #skagitfood #skagitfoodies #foodporn #borntoeat #yummy #nomnom #deliciousfood #deliciousness #breakfast read more

Island Cafe - Island Breakfast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Anacortes, Washington

The place is kind of sweet and unassuming. Service was fine. The slice of raspberry cake was pretty but honestly, tasted like it came from a box. read more

Island Cafe - Pretty in purple, but not very good. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Anacortes, Washington

Missed our ferry so we were pretty depressed driving back to town. We had an inkling to support local businesses so decided we wanted breakfast and happened on this spot. No wait at all and all around solid breakfast, would consider going back again if I ever miss the ferry again. The bloody Mary's hit and back and eggs were fresh off the stove. My friend might have thrown up in the bathroom. read more

Island Cafe - Chicken Country Fried Steak - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Anacortes, Washington

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Great food and large portions. The service was good and they took good care of us. The ambiance is nothing special but a good place in town to get. Good breakfast. read more

We stopped in today expecting good diner food because we'd eaten here before (before Covid) and it was very good. Today was not very good to the point that we won't be back. This was also sort of a special thing for my son's birthday. He and his sister chose it based upon their previous experience. We were seated quickly. We were slow deciding what to get but we were literally the ONLY customers in the entire place, so it shouldn't have been a big deal. There were several eye rolls from the waiter though. The food didn't take long to get. We got the following which I will review independently. -water: the glasses had weird stuff floating in the bottom. Some may have been coffee grounds but others definitely weren't. The waiter brought us new glasses and they also had stuff floating around. -Me, chili burger with a side salad. The lettuce in the salad was fresh but the tomatoes weren't. The texture was like they'd been cut up and sitting in the fridge for two or three days. The onion was pretty tired too. The burger arrived and looked pretty good. There's a lot of bragging about their flame broiled juicy burgers etc. Yeah, not so much. The chili tasted good but the texture of the burger was extremely off-putting and that doesn't even cover the flavor. The flavor...well, there almost wasn't any. There didn't seem to be any seasoning at all. The chili couldn't cover how bad this was. Others were saying that it tasted like those cheap pre-made patties you get frozen. I don't know, I don't use them. I took two bites and gave one to my husband because I couldn't believe what I was tasting. I couldn't eat any more of it. They removed the cost of this from our bill. -Husband, chicken fried steak with home fries and scrambled eggs. This is probably my husband and my favorite breakfast ever. He gave me a bite of his. Yuck. Weird tasting and not terribly flavorful. The gravy was lacking pretty much any flavor one expects in that dish. The home fries tasted gross and old. The scrambled eggs, they seemed like the kind you pour from a bottle and then like they'd sat under a heat lamp all day until someone ordered scrambled eggs. Again, zero flavor aside from a hint of egg. As soon as that essence of egg disappeared, it was replaced with a subtle, yet weird flavor that shouldn't ever go with eggs. Almost like it had somehow come into contact with a sprinkle of dishwater. -Daughter, scrambled eggs, sausage, hash browns, sour dough. -eggs: same as above -sausage links: the taste was good, they seemed fine -hash browns: not crisp, no seasoning -sour dough: she said that the bread quality was poor and they served it with the barest of toasting Like, they ran it through a hot room and called it good. - Son, garlic prawns and chicken strips, French fries. -the "prawns" were just the larger sized shrimp that are sold only as "shrimp" anywhere you buy them. They had a somewhat fishy taste - not good with supposedly fresh food. -chicken strips were okay. He said he'd had much better at many other places. The final thing: My son always manages to drink one liquid creamer pod any time we go out. So he's sneaked his creamer pod and suddenly he's making weird, shocked faces...the creamer was bad. It had gone sour. I kid you not. None of the rest of us ran into this, but on the other hand, we were dumping it into the coffee and didn't stop to taste so maybe we missed it. I don't know. The coffee was just diner coffee. Not the worst, not the best I've had. So, I don't know what's happened between now and pre-covid, but I cannot recommend this place on any level. I don't think I've ever had such a completely well-rounded bad experience anywhere before and I've had some doozies over the years. My son was also upset for an additional reason beyond the food being gross and the weird attitude of the waiter. We don't go out that often and even though this was just a diner, it was still special to him because our outing was for his 19th birthday. He was sadly upset because of all the food wasted and how disappointing it was, all the money wasted, and that I couldn't eat anything. He asked me to please go talk to them because of how awful this was. While we were talking about how to say this to the staff, my husband, who had left the table for a few moments, came back and he had already talked to them. YMMV but I'd not recommend it at all. read more

Fast service, nice people, good diner food. Pancakes were huge, bacon crisp, eggs perfectly cooked. Great breakfast spot..Casual and quiet. Typical diner style, just what I was expecting. read more

We used to go here all the time but then they closed for awhile & now are back but only for breakfast. Very disappointed. We liked their evening menu a lot . Just can't seem to get there for breakfast. Although their breakfast menu is quite good & we like it whenever we get there. read more

First time here. We came in and got seated right away at a nice window booth. Was asked right away what we would like to drink. The selection was great and prices very reasonable compared to some other places on town. I got their Chorizo with corn tortillas. It was delicious. I wish they included a small container with sour cream and salsa. The omelet and country breakfast was very good as well. The server was friendly and our water and coffee was refilled constantly. read more

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Been passing by for over a decade so decided to finally try breakfast. Ordered the eggs Benedict. First the Hollandaise was pale and I'd guess from a very unloved can. It had little to offer and they would have done better to simply not have this on the menu at all. The ham was excellent, the hash browns and English muffin okay. Service was good and friendly, though when they brought the checkout machine the tip,options STARTED at 20%. I would have probably tipped 25%, but when forced it gives me a bad feeling. The tip is MY choice, not yours. So my choice now was to give the 20% and put them on at least a year probation before trying them again, if ever. I do not like this gesture, even though I feel tip rates should generally be higher. Definitely not the right approach for my sensibilities. read more

Ordered was 3 meat omelette and 3 piece fish and chips. The omelette was good The fish and chips came with a cup of clam chowder. I thought the soup was excellent and best part of the meal The fish was good not great but the amount of fish was very impressive. It was such a big meal I had a meal left over to take home. Very good value for the fish and chips read more

Came here for brunch and had a great meal. Kicked off with a pineapple mimosa which was fantastic and my new way of doing mimosas from here in. For food I got a crab and mushroom omelette special of the day that had hollandaise over the top of it. There was a lot of crab in the omelette and the mushrooms added a nice mixture of flavor to the dish. Crispy hashbrowns came out perfectly as crisped but not burnt. Will definitely come back next time I'm in town. read more

Island Cafe - Dorado omelette special with extra crispy hashbrowns - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Anacortes, Washington

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The waitresses here at night are spot on the best of the best! Amazing service Try the clam chowder if you're heading this way. Delicious and made from scratch. read more

Indoor and outdoor seating. The fish and shrimp were delicious. Really enjoyed the whole meal. Great service and very friendly. The husband loved the thick New England style clam chowder. read more

Island Cafe - No shared menus. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Anacortes, Washington

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Great spot for breakfast! I had the cream cheese stuffed French toast which was very good... and VERY RICH! I've also had the Avocado scramble which was great! They have a wide variety of options on their menu and a full bar. Friendly staff! Good service. read more

Delicious food & excellent service. My sister and I walked in 30 minutes before closing, not expecting much but were seated promptly. We both ordered coffee and I had the raspberry French toast. Sister had the cinnamon roll French toast breakfast which included eggs and potatoes. Oh, yum! We both cleaned our plates - the food was delicious. I didn't think to take a picture but the presentation was attractive as well. Our server was great, friendly but unobtrusive. I'd definitely go back to this place. read more

We came in right after Sunday dinner rush. The place was quite on the bar side. Which was nice because the family side wasn't winding down. We had the seafood combo, and it was amazing! Everything was cooked to perfection. We also had some sour amarettos, which was the perfect blend of sweet and sour. The servers were wonderful, and treated us kindle and with promptness. We look forward to our next time there. read more

Wanted to get breakfast and decided to come here, to say the least I should've drove off island. In my opinion it's overpriced for what it's worth the food was subpar French toast was dry and had no flavor I fear the bacon had taken all the flavor because it was beyond salty. Server seemed uninterested to see how our meal was and walked by us every time without bothering to take a few seconds and ask how the meal was, asked for a glass of water and orange juice and ended up waiting almost 20 minutes for it to never come to which I decided to call it quits and just ask for the check. If you're looking for breakfast im afraid you'll have to keep looking. read more

The staff were very friendly and the food excellent. It had such a fun and relaxing atmosphere. We highly recommend it.

Best breakfast spot in Anacortes! My girlfriend and I came in because we were just craving some good breakfast food. I got the eggs Benedict with ham, she got the breakfast burrito with bacon. Everything was so so good! It looks really small when you just walk in but they have a whole big dining room in the back. There was no wait, food came out relatively quickly, and staff were extremely friendly and attentive! read more

Place was packed for the Oyster Run! Staff did their best to stay focused, which was hard to do and be friendly and accommodating too. My drinks were so good, as was the food. read more

I drove the extra few miles with my mind set on Adrift's biscuits & gravy. Unfortunately they were closed, still wanted the biscuits and gravy so I wound up at island cafe. A complete waste of my hard earned cash! Biscuits were like steamed or something, gravy was some of the worst I've ever had, pretty sure it was from a can as it would be difficult to "make" this stuff, THE WORST! I could not taste any sort of meat in this gravy, canned gravy may have been an upgrade. Eggs are eggs, pretty hard to mess them up, I will not be returning as I can expect disappointments such as this throughout their menu. I recommend the manager visit Adrift for some biscuits and gravy, and UP YOUR GAME! read more

Seated and ordered bfast in timely manor. Drinks delivered quick, Restaurant nice and clean. Waiting on the Fajita Omelet, hashbrowns, 4 bacon, english muffin. I will post photos when the order arrives! The Order came in 15 minutes Hot n tasty. I added Gravy for My hashbrowns and the Waitress got it to Me in a Jiffy! This meal to the last Bite was delicious! Now: The Waitresses were accomodating, brought food and Refills of Coffee without having to ask! When eating Breakfast in Anacortes THIS IS THE JOINT! read more

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Pancakes! Yum! They are huge! Poached eggs on corned beef hash! Yummy Bacon, eggs and hash browns perfect! Our server Maria, 5 stars!! She couldn't have been nicer! Great service and super helpful! Yes they have sugar-free syrup. Good coffee it was not bitter. Exactly what we ordered, and they were not skimpy and it was not gluttonous either. read more

Island Cafe - 2 of my 3 pancakes!! They're going with me!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Anacortes, Washington

One of the only places in town open on Sunday! Boy am I glad that they are! Part of me doesn't want to let anybody else know how great our breakfast was, because there wasn't too muchof a crowd or wait for a table. However, when I am impressed by a breakfast, then you know its good! Everything is homemade, poached eggs were perfectly cooked, service was great, portions generous, and the sausage gravy... oh my, was that good! Sorry we didn't get any pictures, we were too involved with eating and enjoying ourselves to capture the moment, but trust me, you will not be disappointed! read more

An amazingly good diner in downtown Anacortes. Service was superb and breakfast was great.

Bathroom was clean, food was good (pancakes are pretty big) and my sister loved her pomegranate mimosa. Service was attentive and we didn't have to wait long. I would eat here again if I was going to be in the area. read more