We're staying at a cabin near Kern River, about a 20-minute drive from this restaurant we found by Lake Isabella. The waitress was friendly and attentive, despite how busy it was. This is clearly a popular local spot, as seen by the regular customers greeting one another, but it also offers a warm, welcoming atmosphere for tourists. There were no issues with ordering or the food. Portions were generous, and the prices were reasonable to fair, especially considering its remote location. Service was prompt, with no major delays. The bathroom is for one customer at a time, but it was surprisingly clean. I would definitely come here again and recommend it to anyone visiting the area or passing through. And yes, it's family friendly with kiddos. *Our waitress was just too awesome and accommodating* read more

Red Rooster Cafe - Cheeseburger w/fries & breakfast dish w/pancakes :) - American Near Me - Lake Isabella, California

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Review Update After 10 years: Still just as delicious. Still decent prices. Still friendly staff and quick service. Best place for breakfast anywhere around the lake. Chicken Fried Steak is gigantic. Everything on the menu is good. read more

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Stopped by for getting breakfast on our way back from Kernville on Veteran Day! Friendly & lovely staffs, great and tasty foods, especially Eggs Benedict's sauce & the country potato. Many cute rooster decoration! This place definitely deserves to be visited when in the area. read more

Red Rooster Cafe - Eggs Benedict - American Near Me - Lake Isabella, California

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Good service , WONDERFUL FOOD! Loved the breakfast platter ! Even went back for another platter :) read more

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Love the food!!! we had the chorizo and eggs wow and served with beans and tortillas of your choice. Definitely going back. Need to try the rest of menu. read more

This place was amazing. Very friendly staff and amazing food for such a great price and portions. Always a must when visiting.

This restaurant in Lake Isabella servers up large portions, I had went here with my friend Lucas and his wife met us over here. We each ordered the chicken fried steak with the eggs over easy and the country potatoes and the country gravy and biscuits, Let me tell you I was stuffed after eating all that food, the food tasted so good that I just could not stop eating and since I do not live in the area I did not want to just waste the food. They have a counter if you do not want to sit at a booth. There is also a bowling alley located just behind this restaurant, so you could always work up an appetite and then come to the Red Rooster for some really great food. This place has a large selection of items to order. I highly recommend this place. read more

Red Rooster Cafe - a rooster on the menu - American Near Me - Lake Isabella, California

We had breakfast burritos from here. They were very filling. Salsa was a little watered down but it was tasty nonetheless. read more

Red Rooster Cafe - Chorizo breakfast burrito - American Near Me - Lake Isabella, California

The eggs have no flavor at all. The pancakes are good , coffee was good but other than that food had no flavor at all servuce was grea

I always get the chicken fried steak and eggs. My favorite of all time! Eggs over easy and the toast, sourdough. Also a side order of biscuits and gravy. Take home the leftovers and have at least 2 more meals read more

A real ass diner in rural California ... yeehaw! Biscuits n gwavy baby, get your senior or child special feel like your in a barn. See people wearing red white and blue. Very patriotic spot. This is the wild west y'all! read more

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Food = Fantastic and large portions Service = Our Server was over the top with hospitality and told us of many great spots to explore. I really wish I got her name but she was really sweet to us. Brother in law got the Chicken Fried Steak (it's huge!) I got the Eggs Benedict. Both were delicious!! read more

Perfect neighborhood vibes! Great mimosas, and full bar. Love the outdoor space and cozy cafe atmosphere inside. From morning pastries to sandwiches and dinner this is a great spot in West Adams. read more

Cute roadside diner with lake view. Friendly service. Food was delicious especially the cake!!

Great food! Great service! We ran in to order take out on our way out of town. The whole family loved the food and noted it's our end of vacation breakfast. read more

Thank you for being open on New years and making my sons day. This burger looked and was delicious read more

Red Rooster Cafe - Breakfast burger was absolutely delicious! - American Near Me - Lake Isabella, California

The service was bad , guess if your not a local your not greeted properly. Our waitress took our order and we never saw her again. I asked for coffee from another waitress. A couple came in after us , there food was served first. The food was diner food nothing special. They should not serve eggs Benedict as I we got hard boiled eggs. Not a lot of food options on this side of the lake so I wasn't expecting much. read more

Amazing Customer Service and Food great portion size for the price!! thanks so much Keri & Chef! read more

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A really great little diner! The service was awesome. The food was really good. The hashbrowns were a little underdone but very well flavored. The biscuits and gravy were really really good! read more

Red Rooster Cafe - Large biscuits and gravy with extra gravy. - American Near Me - Lake Isabella, California

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Several of us were driving through the area. We met at the Red Rooster Cafe Good service, tasty food. Decent prices

Me and my wife just drove from like 30 minutes away because of the reviews We came in for breakfast, and it was well worth it, the service was great the atmosphere comfortable vibe, it seem like the kitchen and staff got along well with some of the locals that came in. Positively The server Christy May was on point and she recommended country fried steak If you're in this area, I would totally recommend coming, especially for breakfast read more

Great service! Shoutout to Christy, the waitress who assisted us. Wonderful personality!! Burger patty is home made. Amazing view of the lake while dining. Came for lunch and the place didn't disappoint. Will definitely come back. read more

We are up in lake Isabella to visit family in the hospital, and find this little gem to have brunch at. Step back in time to a diner that has great food and service! Carrie, our server, was sweet and attentive. Coffee was great and served in a nice big mug and she kept refills coming. They have flavored creamers and half and half. Hubby chose the taco omelet which was full of ground beef, potatoes, tomatoes, jalapeños and more. He enjoyed it and was stuffed after! I had the Rueben, which was everything you would expect in a classic sandwich. Onion rings were crunchy and also great. We will come back when here next time! It's worth getting off the highway to find this stop back in time read more

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Basic, but they do the basics right. The food smelled too good for me to remember to take a picture before I started eating, so here's my meal halfway through. Lol. Sweet staff and good small hometown feel :) read more

Red Rooster Cafe - French toast with eggs and bacon :) - American Near Me - Lake Isabella, California

Best breakfast food and great hot dogs. I am always greeted and can sit wherever. The waitresses are so friendly and they're always so friendly and welcoming. I highly encourage you to try it but they do close at 2pm, so I suggest that you get out there early. read more

If you're looking for an establishment that is consistent, dependable and has excellent customer service, this is the place! I've always had an enjoyable experience. The kitchen is always clean and the food is prepared in a timely manner. read more

The food here was really good. Everything tasted homemade. I ordered an omelette, home fries and pancakes. The pancakes tasted great. The service was awesome. Our waitress, Christy Mae, was on point. It was a quaint little cafe with views of Lake Isabella. I would recommend it! read more

Stopped by for lunch during a motorcycle ride. Staff was super friendly. Just like any good diner the portions were monster. Everything I saw coming out of the kitchen looked great. Screaming Rooster burger was bomb. Just like Arnold, I'll be back. read more

Red Rooster Cafe - Screaming Rooster Burger. Somebody call Guy Fieri quick! - American Near Me - Lake Isabella, California

Food is fresh and fast. Servers are friendly, and they make a mean French 75! Outdoor patio is dog friendly. We eat there every time we are in town. read more

Was met with great service. Ladies were very happy and helpful. Great hometown feel! Can see the cooks making the food. Food was made perfect and taste great. Very nice atmosphere. Will be back read more

This is your typical diner with your typical diner food, and that's not a bad thing. We stopped by on our second day in the area, and I will admit that we stopped by because they were one of the few places open early in the morning. We arrived early enough so there only a handful of customers, so service was very quick. The coffee was good, and so was my omelet, but the country potatoes were under seasoned. The best thing about breakfast was the biscuits and gravy, hands down. Sure, it looks like a heaping mess of oozing gray sludge, but damn was it good. The country gravy had a little bit of a kick to it, and the biscuits underneath were really buttery. I would come back for this alone. If you're in town, check this place out. read more

Red Rooster Cafe - Omelet - American Near Me - Lake Isabella, California

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Oh my goodness... talk about homemade country cooking and the hospitality to go along with it. The cook is very talented beyond words. Candice our waitress blew us out of the water. The place was packed and she was able to clear a booth for us 7 people quickly. She also was the fastest waitress we have ever come across and sweet as pie. Oh, and she had extensive knowledge of the menu, which was vast. We are out of towner's but wish this place was by us. Can we please just pickup the red rooster and their staff and bring them to riverside county. Thank you so much for an amazing experience. Highly highly recommend!! Please stop here you won't be disapp read more

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Great place for breakfast in the area! And you also get a great view of Lake Isabella.

This place has some of the best and hugest breakfasts, and burgers! I absolutely love their Screaming Rooster burger, OMG it has cheese, jalapeños, onion rings, and huge pieces of thick cut bacon, and all the rest of the fixings you'd put on a burger and it is delicious and one of my definite go to choices. They have an Ortega green chili burger, and it is also fantastic and I haven't seen Ortega green chili's on a burger outside of Arizona or New Mexico. They also have some of the HUGEST breakfasts I've seen in a while.... their chicken fried steak is so huge it comes on a plate by itself, and OMGEEEE it is as delicious as it is huge... their biscuits and gravy are amazing, there appetizers are fantastic... they have such a great selection of foods it's hard to not wanna try to order and eat everything on their menu... Only drawback, they close around 2-230pm so if you're crazy great diner food, get up and go in before they close! I've recommended this place to Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives because they deserve the recognition! read more

Tasty spot for breakfast on the road. I would stop here again when near Isabella. Folks were nice too. read more

We came to the lake for Memorial Day weekend and decided to stop and eat breakfast at Red Rooster Cafe. The staff, especially our server were kind, professional, and personable. She took the extra time to help make sure the 3 toddlers in our party were occupied with coloring books and happy. The service was quick and food came out quickly. The food was excellent. Highly recommend the country scramble and chicken fried steak. It felt like I was home at grandmas eating a delicious home cooked meal. We will return for the top notch service and food. read more

Best breakfast and lunch spot in the krv. Always great service and good food. Never a bad experience, old school diner vibe

Red Rooster - Finally! We had been wanting to check this joint out for quite a while but the parking-lot was always a bit to full for my tastes... And now I see why! First lets hit the highlights: Service = Top notch. Cost = Reasonable. Taste = Outstanding. Quantity = Huge. Red Rooster is a smallish within spittin' distance of the lake. In fact many of the table had a view of the lake across the road and down the slope. Not the highlights: First off, the facility itself is a bit dated and greatly resembles an older cafe or coffee shop, which it is. I am not sure that i would want the dining area updated or not as it might ruin a but of the nostalgia but at the same time it is... not new. The second item is in regards to availability: They are open from about 6:00 am until about 2:30 in the afternoon, so dinner is out of the question. Another aspect of the availability is the fact that the dining area is kind of small, so plan for a wait regardless of when you go... Overall I was very pleased with this joint and happily dole out 5 stars in the same sense that they doled out a wonderful, life-giving bacon cheeseburger to me. I would recommend this joint to friends and family and I will be back. read more

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Absolutely phenomenal food and service . Red Rooster reminds me of how restaurants should be. Old fashioned and great tasting food for honest pricing . Our family of four were delighted by the atmosphere. read more

Customer service absolutely terrible, went in this morning to have breakfast wasn't even acknowledged by any of the staff! We have ate there are many other times with excellent service, these girls need to be taught the right way to greet people !! One girl was cleaning tables didn't look up technologist at all didn't offer us a menu after about 10 minutes we walked out. read more