Went there for the first time this morning with my wife and her co-workers. Great service and really good breakfast! Large portions! Kudos to the waitress who took our bill. It came out to $102.89. I gave her $120. But didnt realized that I actually gave her $220! She returned and to say that I accidentally gave her and extra $100. Thank goodness that there are still honest people in this world! read more

This place is pretty mediocre. The only reason why I think people come to this restaurant is because it's not as busy as the Cowboy Corner Cafe. I was really disappoonted with my breakfast platter. The scrambled eggs were flavorless. The bacon was so overcooked and practically burnt. The potatoes were by far the worst. Each potato is a totally different size and some are more cooked than others. They were extremely bland; no seasoning whatsoever. Not even salt or pepper. The skin must have fallen off in the process of cooking, so you end up with black pieces of potato skin which looks and taste very unappetizing. The only reason why this place gets 2 stars instead of 1, is because of their little baby cakes. Probably the only good thing about this place. Unless you're gonna eat the baby cakes, take your money elsewhere. read more

Red Apple Cafe - Pancake Special with bacon, scrambeled eggs and a side of potatoes. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Watsonville, California

The outdoor patio here is so beautiful and the food is excellent. I had some awesome waffles - great portion sizes and really hit the spot

This was my first time here at Red Apple Cafe and live here my whole life I've been missing out dang such good service very hard to come by now a days and ppl who enjoy serving ppl that way service with a smile. The food was awesome mmm the potatoes cooked like the way I wanted ugh sooo good. Only thing I've noticed when sitting there is that ppl stared and mad dog each instead of saying hello good morning or good afternoon I can go on but have things do but in all very great place I will be going back soon I hope read more

Red Apple Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Watsonville, California

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Very Stingy with their portions and over priced would not come back. Explains why cowboys corner is always packed and red apple just keeps getting emptier. read more

I really wanted to like this place so I would have another option in the town I live in. However, just like most places anymore, the employees were not appreciative of my business. No one thanked me for patronizing their business so they could have a paycheck. Not the waitress or the gal who took my payment. I asked for extra Mayo on my BLT, but I got a sh*t ton of mayonnaise. Every bite was oozing over my face. 2 strips of bacon. I was charged $2 to make my granddaughter's pancakes into chocolate chip pancakes. They probably used about $.10 worth of chips. And $.25 for a paper cup that I did not ask for. Other than taking my order and bringing it to my table, my waitress did not return at any time to ask how we were doing. I work at a local hotel, so I am VERY aware when I do not get good service. My guests are always asking where to go to eat. I won't be suggesting this restaurant. I want my guests to have great experiences when in Watsonville. I wish owners would be more interested in their customers having a great experience. read more

We found this spot on a Sunday when there were lines at other breakfast spots, and we were seated right away. I was with a vegan, and she was very happy with her classic potato hash (minus eggs), which had lots of veggies, including an addition of artichokes that she requested. I had basic bacon, eggs and toast, with a side of avocado. All tasted fresh, and our attentive waitress kept the coffee flowing. We were well-distanced from other patrons and got our food quickly. We will be back! read more

Literally threw up after leaving! My husband,a good friend of ours and myself went to try it out yesterday morning. Walking in it was small and cozy looking, right as we sat down we got helped which was great. But the waitress looked annoyed with a bad attitude could not really hear her as much looked shy I guess. We ordered and when receiving our food it looked good until I found a strand of hair in the plate. Food was okay I guess but right after we ate I started to feel really disgusted. I got a stomachache and felt horrible! After we left, as soon as we got home my husband threw up and was sick all day. He had to call out work and wasn't doing good. The chorizo was good tho so I'll give it 2 stars. Cowboys corner is definitely the spot ! read more

Wow what a let down I brought my friends down from the Sacramento area I bragged about how good the food is welp i was so wrong first of all we got there before any rush the orders were a breakfast burrito for one a omelette of some sort with a side of biscuits and gravy and I ordered a side of biscuits and gravy and a side of Sausage pretty simple but far wrong my food was cold i mean I couldn't eat it cold same with the other side of biscuits and gravy but this was my breakfast sausage was cold for me too i had to go up and ask to reheat it did i get any support for this no only a full bill? Wow! I know the old owners would not of done me wrong! Some business fail from this kind of diss respect and not back there food! Be warned! read more

This place is awesome. It was recomended and we stopped in for breakfast. Right off the bat, the ambiance is well lit and clean. The service was spot on and attentive. The food is very good quality and large portions. My father said that it was the best Spanish Omelet he ever had. They let me design my own Eggs Benedict - sausage patty with chipotle sauce, so good! That got them the fifth star. This will be a standard stop when I am in the area - great job Red Apple! read more

Red Apple Cafe - Best Spanish Omelet he ever had! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Watsonville, California

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i absolutely love this Family oriented restaurant. My wife and I love the ownership and it's employees so much that we make it a point to visit every time we're in town. we appreciate the customer service and such dedication that this establishment has towards its customers. I would recommend red apple to anyone ready to feed there appetite!! read more

We passed thru Watsonville this morning and stumbled upon this place for breakfast. The staff was ready and waiting and could not have been more accommodating! Really, they were there to refill our coffee after every sip! Breakfast came fast and it was huge and tasty, but a bit messy on the plate. I think they could reduce the size of the servings and make they look a bit less jumbled on the plate... but hey, I'm not really complaining. The only reason I'm not giving 5 stars is because of the dirty women's restroom. It was pretty gross and neglected. I'll admit I'm picky about this, but it's really a reflection of the establishment, just as the rest of the restaurant is. I don't know why restaurants pay so little attention to this. I can't be the only one who wonders if there are areas of the kitchen that are just as dirty and unmaintained. read more

Great breakfast! Great service. Got the potato chorizo dish. Will attend again when I am in the area.

Came in today with my wife we were seated on the patio, they forgot about us after 15 minutes we left. I feel I was discriminated against because of my skin color. I told a man who I belive was the manager an olderguy. they left us with no help he said sorry but I could tell he couldn't care less read more

The wife and I saw this little spot and decided to try it out. So. Glad. Everything we ate was wonderful. I had the country fried steak. She had the huevos rancheros. Everything was super delicious and fresh. Not disappointed. They were busy and very on top of getting us our order out fast. Highly recommend. We're def coming back to this gem. read more

We love Red Apple Cafe. If you are looking for the best breakfast or lunch in town look no further then Red Apple. We go almost every week and you have to try the French toast special. Sarah is our go to girl there and she will take great care of you. read more

Had breakfast about a week ago. Great little place. Good service, food and friendly staff...

We wanted breakfast. Welp just arriving here in Watsonville we come across the Red Apple Cafe. The 2 of us go for the counter seats. Quickly we are served coffee by a really nice waitress. So far so good. We both order the Waffle Special. Looks good. Looks ample. Heres where it all fell apart. This is a resterant. They serve food here. What we got was 2 strips of dryed out salty dusty bacon. A cardboard un edible "waffle" that was literally just like eating a bite of packing material. Fake syrup . I ate the scrambled egg. How can you screw up a scrambled egg? Anyway the cost cutting corner cutting overpriced un edible you should be ashamed of yourself was just enough to make it certain we will never return. Oh but the owner lady was sure to pop over and want to be paid. In cash?? What.... read more

It's been a long time since I have visited this place. I had breakfast here with my family and the food was at par to say the least and the staff is really in need of a floor manager, or a team leader. 5 girls walking around serving coffee and only two waitresses for the whole place at its busy peak it took close to 40 min to get food served. I would recommend go elsewhere. read more

Breakfast with my Dad this morning. Decent place, excellent service, above average tasting food. I found the pancakes needed a little work but otherwise a perfect breakfast (Specifically the pancakes were a bit chewy and tough-this is likely in the recipe or they were cooked and then reheated after; who knows, still pretty good). Waits can be long if you do not time your breakfast. Our wait at 9am on a Sunday was just under 10 minutes. Not bad seeing as the place down the street was 45 min wait. A nice choice in Watsonville with a very large private parking lot with more spaces than the place can hold in customers. Kitchen and bathrooms were clean as well. Will be back for sure to give them a shot at improving their pancakes and a possible 5-star review. read more

Red Apple Cafe - Traditional breakfast; yum! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Watsonville, California

Took us longer to get to the place than to eat...so much traffic on top of Main St. being closed. Who ever doesn't like having breakfast for lunch or dinner is not normal. :P Fast and friendly service with food of epic proportions! Definitely a lot of bang for your buck! The table and floor could have been a little cleaner...I actually stepped on a fork that was dropped under the table. The pancakes were soooooo delicious!!! Light and fluffy with a hint of I don't know what... It tasted like cake batter and vanilla! I ordered the crab cake benedict, it was delicious. Not fishy with tons of flavor. I think this puts Bill's Cafe's crab cake to shame. (OMG-what did she just say??) :P The potatoes where not my favorite, I think it's because they were not bite sized. My sister approved of their chorizo scramble, my son devoured his chicken strips and my husband liked the ultimate meat omelet but felt it had too much egg. They offer lunch items too and breakfast is served all day. Hours are not posted on Yelp but they're open from 6:00am-3:00pm. I recommend this place and will be back for more! Happy eating! read more

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DEFINITELY a locals place and now that they've moved, it's a little harder to find, but worth your time looking. Kinda noisy but it is a family-friendly place. Food is stellar (think truck-stop) and the wait staff are friendly and very generous with the coffee but make sure you ask for the french roast. Lots of egg & potato scramble combinations for breakfast, waffles, pancakes, omelet's, etc. Your kids will be very happy here, crayons at the table and place-mats to color. Breakfast specials may include linguisa or homemade italian sausage. My pet peeve is that they serve those pureed fruit spreads in the plastic cubes as jam/jelly and they aren't really accomodating if you want to substitute anything on the menu, i.e. you have to PAY EXTRA for fruit instead of potatoes Lunch is really good too: club sandwiches with thick cut steak fries, BBQ beef, roast beef; decent salads, milkshakes, and big "bottomless" glasses of freshly brewed iced tea. Lunch specials may include chorizo and sometimes fish. A hang out for local contractors and business peeps. Five stars! read more

Red Apple Cafe is a nice little restaurant where the locals go. It's a great place for breakfast, since it's served all day, or lunch. My family went here for two consecutive days for breakfast. The first day I had their Chicken and Apple Sausage Breakfast Special. It came with eggs, toast, and their specialty, country potatoes. The sausage was good, it tasted like it was made in house. The eggs I had scrambled and were cooked perfectly. But my favorite thing was the potatoes. They are cooked to a delicious crisp and expertly seasoned with garlic and salt. Oh my....it makes my mouth water just thinking about them. The second day I went I had their Sourdough Burger for lunch. It was a beef patty on Sourdough sliced bread with jack cheese, tomatoes, and their special sauce. I was expecting the meat to be dry, but surprisingly, it was extremely juicy. The Sourdough added a nice contrast to the sweetness of their special sauce that overall, the burger was extremely delightful. The reason I give it four stars, despite their food being absolutely delicious, the service is rather mediocre. The waitresses could definitely be more attentive. My recommendations: if you're going for breakfast, order something that comes with the potatoes. The potatoes alone are worth coming here for. read more

Red Apple Cafe - Country Potatoes. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Watsonville, California

My favorite place to go for breakfast in Watsonville. The food is always great and consistent. And even when they are busy, which is most of the time the service is on par with the best I have experienced. The portions are generous, you'll never leave hungry, and they have a lot of items you don't see on other menus. Like Calamari and eggs, or the Enchilada omelet. I been coming here for years and never been disappointed. Worth the drive over the hill from Gilroy. read more

Red Apple Cafe - Teriyaki steak and eggs, meat from freedom meat locker ! So good. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Watsonville, California

3.5 star review I came here for the first time with some coworkers because it was close to our hospital. We waited about 15 mins for a table but it went by pretty quickly. I had one of the scrambles, I forget which one but it was pretty decent. The eggs were perfectly cooked and the spinach, sausage and cheese went well with it. The potatoes were ok but a bit salty for my taste. I tried my coworkers pancakes and they were also just ok, the berries they used were kind of tart and sour. I wasn't a really big fan. For nearby brunch/ breakfast it's a decent option! Definitely would come back again to try something else. Total for 1:$12 read more

Not impressed at all. Both the breakfast and lunch we received look and tasted like cafeteria food. Won't go again. Red Apple in Aptos is delicious. Watsonville sucked read more

Excellent traditional eggs benedict... potatoes were the perfect texture and crispiness, although the spices were a bit salty. Breakfast sandwich was great. Potatoes were almost not seasoned at all and way over cooked, almost burnt. Oj and apple juice were served almost warm (could have probably have been put in colder cooler or frig prior to serving.) Service was good. read more

Red Apple Cafe - Breakfast Sandwich and potatoes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Watsonville, California

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You leave expecting the girls to actually place utensils in your bag because you have none at work so how am I supposed to cut my eggs Benedict with my fingers now ?? Something so simple yet you girls forget !! read more

Amazing food. Fantastic service. Great vibes. I showed up with 10 people and they sat us within 20 minutes. The staff really impressed us because they worked so well together to give us a great dining experience. To top it off, the food was delicious and the servings were generous (short stack is not so short). We'd recommend: 1. The hot link Benedict 2. The biscuits and gravy 3. Chorizo potato special with green chili 4. Blueberry pancakes 5. Bacon read more

Red Apple Cafe - This is how happy you will be if you eat at the Red Apple Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Watsonville, California

Great restaurant. Sweet girls, delicious food. Came out super fast, we went for lunch,the plate was ginormous like a dinner sized plate. Had mahi mahi super fresh, great sides, salad. Great place! Definitely will return and they were very accommodating for us to sit outside with our pup. read more

The overall restaurant was nice and clean the tables were spread just far enough from other tables.. our server was nice and the helper was nice.. we got our food literally 5 minutes after we ordered.. our plates were hotter than our food we got the famous potato dishes and the potatoes must've been left in the pan too long so burned that it hurt my teeth to bite I asked for another side of eggs thinking it's going to help make it a little bit more moist but it didn't it was so dry and hard.. The server didn't ask if I liked my food or anything I hardly touched it and I had asked her to warm it up because it was so cold.. I haven't been there in a couple years and it used to be a great place to go today it was a nice place to go but the food definitely made me not wanna go back I'll keep to the red Apple in aptos where the cooks take pride in their food.. read more

Great spot for breakfast or brunch. Service is friendly and quick. The potatoes are so good. They are great at customizing their dishes to your preferences. Serving sizes are generous and prices fair. read more

makeshift restaurant with substandard counter, no air conditioning, friendly service, poor quality, non-fresh food; prices higher than one would imagine; few patrons, sticky bathroom door probably not cleaned in decades, urine on seat. plenty of parking, not to be confused with a national chain. My breakfast burrito was mostly potatoes and old tasting egg. read more

Sausage patty eggs BENEDICTION is what I have for this place!! The staff is super friendly and within 5 or 6 visits here they considered me a regular and 3 or 4 waitresses know my name and order before I even can say hi! By far the breakfast spot I've ever been too!! Must go!!! Now lol read more

Red Apple Cafe - Sauasage Patty eggs benedict - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Watsonville, California

Have again: the cottage potatoes were very good. There are many, many attractive breakfast dishes, so I need to go back for another try. Not have again: the bacon, cheese, avocado omelet was dry, not cheesy and very plain, although the bacon was very good. The iced tea was too watery. Beach Street Cafe closed, so I came here. Unfortunately, this breakfast was not nearly up to that at Beach Street. Disappointing. read more

Food is very delicious! Service was good, loved the French toast. My omellettes were awesome. Glad I came here. I will be coming back, i just wish SOME of the waitresses would smile more and made me feel more welcome. When I arrived the host gave me a blank stare said hi in a very serious tone which made me feel like i made a mistake by coming here in the first place. After the food arrived i felt so much better after one bite. The potatoes were a little salty but still edible. read more

Red Apple Cafe - Omlettes are so delicious! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Watsonville, California

Very good food and a ton of it! I'm a big guy who enjoys his food and their potato breakfast was too big for me. The staff was very good and the resturant was very clean. It was crowded but then again it was 10am on a Sunday. We sat at the counter and got served very quickly. Highly recommend. read more

Red Apple Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Watsonville, California

This place was very good, I really liked and enjoyed the food. I gave it 4 stars because the food was almost as good as my favorite breakfast joint but the ingredients were not as fresh and carefully cooked. The food was also not as appealing. It was still very satisfying. I would definitely come back. read more

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Went in for breakfast on a thursday morning, not very busy, and requested to sit outside. The hostess took our drink order, and shortly after the waitress,Atenas, brought them and said she'll be back to take our order. THAT WAS IT. she never came back. it was nice morning and i was enjoying not being inside with all the noise from people, so i didn't mind that it was taking her awhile. AFTER 40 MINUTES, i was annoyed. I went up to the counter and asked the girls if i could just pay for my coffee and leave since the waitress forgot about us. I honestly thought they were going to apologize and send a waitress, instead they just laughed and said they didn't even know people were outside. That got me even more annoyed, HOW HARD IS YOUR JOB? i ended up have breakfast at BEACH ST CAFE and won't be returning to back. read more

We've been coming to Red Apple Cafe for years and always enjoyed the food the friendly atmosphere so it was to our dismay when we had to come and order our food and run into multiple issues, the clabcakes were bland and lukewarm. My nephews eggs were rubbery and lukewarm As well as the rustic potatoes that were served along side them. When asked if we preferred French roast we asked for French. After one sip one of our party confirmed that it was French roast and we were told that that was the regular. We attempted to flag a waitress over multiple times throughout the meal each time they seemed to be just out of earshot. Our own hunger & time constraints betrayed us and we decided that rather than bring up the issues to management we would just eat the meal as is with out making a fuss . We really do love the establishment and this may have just been an off day. what ever the circumstance may be its a shame that this meal wasn't as great as we had hoped when coming in here today. the times we did interact with the staff they were very friendly as usual and we hope the next time we visit things will be better read more