The cutest breakfast spot tucked away in San Leandro! My older son and I had just finished a workout on a Saturday morning and were both starving. We still needed to pick up my youngest son before grabbing some food, but we all had one thing on our minds: breakfast. We originally planned to go somewhere else, but they were closed, so we started looking up other breakfast spots in the area. The photos from previous reviews helped us make our decision, and that's how we ended up at Ronaker's Coffee Shop. As soon as we walked in, it had that classic mom-and-pop diner feel where you're treated like family and fed like family. The atmosphere was welcoming, comfortable, and exactly the kind of place you want to settle into for a good breakfast. I didn't manage to get pictures of everything we ordered, but my boys and I all agreed on one thing: the French toast is the star of the show. It was absolutely delicious and easily our favorite item. We left full, happy, and pleasantly surprised by how reasonable the bill was. That's always a win these days! We'll definitely be adding this place to our regular breakfast rotation and look forward to coming back. read more

Ronaker's Coffee Shop - Corn beef and cheese eggs - Diners Near Me - San Leandro, California

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We came here on a weekend day in the early morning and were told to pick a table once we arrived. It took a little bit for us to get the menu, and the food itself took about 15 minutes or more after we ordered, but the food was pretty solid itself. My partner ordered the French toast special with bacon, eggs, and toast, while I ordered the veggie scramble with hash browns and toast. While my partner did not like the French toast, because it was too eggy and not fluffy, I really enjoyed the veggie scramble. There were so many fresh veggies in the scramble that went well together such as avocado, olives, onions, bell peppers, etc. It was very delicious with the cheese and fresh salsa. A staffer said that their fresh salsa was the best, and we agreed -- it had a lot of flavor and went well with the eggs. My hash browns were also perfectly crispy, which was nice. The ambiance of this place is definitely more of a cafe vibe, and they get really busy so we don't get a whole ton of attention from staff. But overall, I would go back just for the veggie scramble. It's a perfect high-protein dish, and very delicious! read more

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Visited this place as this is close to my work and was excited to try it out because of the positive reviews and I don't agree with the Yelpers on this one. Sat down and was promptly greeted and ordered quickly and the price was very fair. So now to the food which was very underwhelming as you can see by the pictures. The pancakes were very rubbery and didn't have good flavor and maybe the flour mix they are using is not good quality. The eggs and hash browns were good but no presentation and no care or concern. The ambiance was as your hometown diner and very laid back which was very cool. However, I came for the food and not so much the rest and reason for my 2 stars. I wish I could rate it better but just couldn't do it. I don't want to steer others wrong. Hopefully they talk with the cook and go better going forward. read more

Ronaker's Coffee Shop - Pancakes- very rubbery - Diners Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Pretty good hole in the wall kinda place! Staff is great. Very attentive. Coffee was ok, food was good. I had the chicken fried steak with country gravy, it was brown IYKYK! They brought a homemade salsa to the table, highly recommend it! read more

Food is amazing, the place is a hole in the wall spot. The service peeps are friendly. Definitely a low key spot.

The local diner I needed! The vibe is very homey and divey. Love the service - just some nice folk looking to make sure the diners are satisfied. Salsa is good! Had it with my eggs - french toast is good and country fried steak fulfills the general craving for it. The food isn't spectacular but fits the bill of a divey local diner & the price points are fair. Totally satisfied knowing that the diner had a mom and pop vibe and the photos are accurate to my expectations. read more

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The guy at the register is so nice, but the FOOD HERE US TASTELESS. I just got a chorizo scramble and it taste like absolutely NOTHING. Terrible. read more

Super cute old-school diner. They have so many good looking specials, that It was really hard to choose. I ended up going with The hobo breakfast. That includes your choice of toast or biscuits with gravy, so course I got biscuits. The register was down so it was cash only so this was the perfect plate to split with my wife with the cash we had on hand. This breakfast is definitely a two person meal or a very hungry person's breakfast. The biscuits and gravy were simple, but definitely worth getting again. Oh and you have to try their salsa. It is so damn good! And I especially appreciate the fact that the service is really great as that's not the case for so many restaurants in the Bay Area as of late. I can't wait to come back when their card reader is running again so I can try even more items on their menu. read more

Ronaker's Coffee Shop - Hobo breakfast with biscuits and gravy - Diners Near Me - San Leandro, California

Everything is just amazing every time we go. Never disappointed. We come all the way from the peninsula as it is worth the trip

Yummy can't go wrong diner food. You can enjoy breakfast & lunch until 1pm. The service is great, the servers I had were nice, and you can't go wrong here especially for breakie I usually get the country fried steak and eggs with hash browns extra crispy. Today I ordered that steak extra crispy, hash browns extra crispy, and eggs over medium with a pancake on the side. The pancake is alright its probably better if you add a lot more butter- if you prefer fluffier pancakes though, this is for you. Everything was cooked to perfection and my bf usually gets the Sam's scramble with chorizo added. He also orders two poached eggs on the side. The house made salsa here is the bomb and my bf swears by it lol price range is average Bay Area prices but the portions make up for it! read more

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We wanted a quick simple breakfast. It was about 6am and not all the local joints were open yet. I remembered having seen Ronaker's in passing and they were open. We were greeted as we walked in. There were counter seats as well as tables. We opted to sit away from the other patrons so we could converse in private. Several other customers came in after us. Some ate in while others took their orders to go. This is an industrial part of town so it appeared that most of the customers were local laborers and truck drivers. Service was quick and efficient. The coffee was decent and we got the breakfasts that we ordered. Nothing fancy, no fuss, no muss. We got warmed up and filled. Got the job done! read more

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Dined at Ronaker's on a rainy, but busy, Monday morning. We were promptly greeted and told to sit anywhere. The ambiance is very homey and quaint. Traditional diner vibes. Our server was very friendly. I ordered Sam's Scramble with wheat toast and hash browns. The food did take a while, granted, I later that saw there was only 1 cook-- props to them! Sadly, my food was lack luster. It was lacking flavor. The salsa verde that our server gave us on the side helped the taste. My colleague ordered an omelet, and he had the same consensus. However we both agreed the toast was well toasted and buttered! read more

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Ronaker's Coffee Shop 2123 Doolittle Dr, San Leandro, CA 94577 · ~5.9 mi (510) 357-3960 November 24, 2023 * After an epic failure "computer crashed" at the USPS Passport center in Alameda, 2 hours in between covid19 update vaccination at Kaiser and getting "hangrier". Breakfast asap. * I have been a residence of San Leandro for many years and finally trying out Ronaker's. * Simple diner food but pretty tasty. Portions were great and cooked perfectly. *Menu was simple, basic. Overall great service. The staff were very friendly, and our server checked on us frequently. We will be back, their linguica plate looked delish. read more

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Customer service was awesome immediately we were attend to, food came out with in 8 mins. EVERYTHING IS FRESH!!! Wife is Latina she was definitely stoked that they brought out green salsa homemade. Not overly season just right. Fresh pressed OG too. They went above and beyond. Most certainly fond a new hidden jewel. They been here for 16 years by the way. Thank you for the awesome food. Gricelda kept checking on our table I like when they do that it shows attentiveness. Most important about customer service. Thanks again read more

Ronaker's Coffee Shop - French toast hash brown - Diners Near Me - San Leandro, California

Kind of a divey diner-looking place. The server was real nice and ready to take our order right away, but being our first time wanted to look over our options. Lots of good-looking breakfast options - wife and I both like omelets so we both chose the "kitchen" omelet. The omelet was OK, not bad but not great. Hash browns on the soggy side and the English muffin not really toasted. Good service, OK prices and OK food. Still we'd come back. read more

Ronaker's Coffee Shop - Kitchen omelet - Diners Near Me - San Leandro, California

Enjoyed a great breakfast omelette - sourdough toast and hashbrowns. Be sure to look at the daily specials written-up on the white board. Once you eat here you know why many of the regulars are from the neighborhood or come over from the marina. Great food and cheerful staff. read more

Ronaker's Coffee Shop - Omelette with Basque sausage and cheese - sourdough toast and hash browns. Great coffee too from the Bay Area - Peerless' grind! ;-) - Diners Near Me - San Leandro, California

Love the waffle! Even after taking it to go it was still crispy! I would def order again

Place was clean and friendly. Love the staffs friendly and welcoming service and food was yummy. Made me feel homey! Coffee kept coming in hot which was my expectation! A little disappointed in the hash browns because it tasted bland and mushy. Me and my party ordered bacon omelette, an avocado and cheese omelette and a Joe's omelette with fruit. Let me tell you, it was super delicious! Oh and the green salsa they provided has a slight kick but so good! Otherwise great place to eat locally. I want to try their French toast and many more food options. Will definitely come back! read more

Ronaker's Coffee Shop - Bacon omelette - Diners Near Me - San Leandro, California

The food was simple good old school diner breakfast. The service was perfect and the waiter was friendly and personable.

My husband took me to this place yesterday and I was pleasantly surprised. We were greeted upon entry. They said we can sit wherever we liked, so we sat in a corner. The waitress immediately came and asked what we wanted to drink. We ordered coffee and water. While looking at the menu I noticed that although the place was a bit dated, it was very clean and had a lot of light coming in. A very cheery atmosphere. We ordered our breakfasts and soon afterward our meals arrived. At first I thought, wow that's a huge place. But I must have been hungry and I looked so good that I ate the entire meal. I highly recommend!! read more

Ronaker's Coffee Shop - 3 eggs over easy with ham. - Diners Near Me - San Leandro, California

Great diner with very personable staff and very reasonable prices Not sure how long they have been there but just found it today and glad I did. Thanks for the good food and great service read more

5-stars all around! Great customer service and they treat you like family. Quality dishes and absolutely LOVE the house made salsa!! Love it here!! read more

This place needs a full make over.. it's very old looking at to me there 40+years.. congrats to the establishment.. appears to be family run, again no problem.. however a lot of duck tape around trying hold things together.. dirty tables.. dust, spiderwebs on walls.. filthy menus.. door said ladies room was actually a closet.( door wide open).. I ordered a Belgian waffle scramble eggs 2 pieces of bacon cup of coffe and orange juice.... why did the eggs smell "eggie" how is that possible!! Not in a good way either.. so I passed on that easy. Waffle was decent/ bacon average.. just writing this as FYI.. if you can hold another 5-10 min I am sure you can find a better place for breakfast if you want to sit down with a knife and fork.. read more

Local breakfast / lunch spot offering you normal diner menu and special at very good prices. Service is always spot on. Friendly and accommodating staff. If you want to blow your carb count for breakfast, get the chicken fried steak. Crispy chicken with delicious crack gravy. read more

Stopped here for lunch while working the nearby polls at the fire station. Enjoyed the french dip and fries. It was pretty good, at a nice price. Hard to say 3 stars or 4 without trying more items, but I'll give the benefit of the doubt and round up. I'd come again and try some breakfast items. read more

Food is decent and the spot can get busy. Tables and chairs are somewhat comfortable but it should be a get in eat and get going. Some specials are posted and if you like some spicy sauce on your food they have a decent selection to light you up! read more

Ronaker's Coffee Shop - breakfast specials on the wall - Diners Near Me - San Leandro, California

Normally I wouldn't want to post something like this about a local small business however I'm not sure if managment has changed or what's going on? The food has been very lacking of quality lately.. I know this is a breakfast cafe and I shouldn't expect anything other than a normal egg, meat choice, and hash brown w/ toast order BUT the bacon just threw me alllll the way off. I use to be a fan of their breakfast meats but seems their using a different type of sausage now and microwave bacon? I was so surprised opening the box and finding this to be the bacon they served me.. I get inflation is a thing but change the pricing a bit, we will Pay more for quality food. & this is definitely microwave bacon because it's the same one I've used at home lol. Slightly disappointed this morning read more

A small local spot I like to go to every once in a while. Especially on the weekends to avoid the crowds at the more popular spots. Staff is always friendly and usually quick in and out service. Always ask for some of their house made green salsa- adds a nice kick to your food. read more

Ronaker's Coffee Shop - Hobo scramble with biscuits and gravy - Diners Near Me - San Leandro, California

Went with family. They told us sit anywhere, we waited 10 minutes and no service at all. As if we were not even there

Heard about this place a long time ago and finally came to check this spot out. The service was excellent I got my food fast and was frequently checked on. I ordered the Huevos ranchero special and added chorizo and I also had French toast. The Huevos ranchero was really good the beans, chorizo, eggs, tortilla, and salsa were just the perfect combo all the flavors and textures went extremely good together. The French toast was really good as well, fluffy and a nice hint of vanilla. Everything is really fairly priced. See you soon Ronakers! read more

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Reasonable priced, tasty diner food. Food arrived quickly and the waitress kept the coffee filled. There were both counter and table seating available with no wait mid-morning Saturday which was pleasantly surprising. And the to-go box was cardboard, so I can compost it! read more

When you think dive, this place should come to mind. Dive is not always a bad thing! Especially when you know what you're getting yourself into. Just what you'd expect. Good food, cheap prices. We both had a three egg breakfast with bacon, sausage and hash browns and toast AND coffee and it was only $22. Don't need to overthink breakfast. read more

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Food poisoning warning!! I ate there more than a week ago and I'm still recovering from food poisoning. Be careful. read more

So I had the low cholesterol omelette made with egg whites and full of vegetables! It was delicious. Make sure you ask for their homemade salsa. Service was on point. Old school kind of place with a counter. Nothing fancy just good food at a good price. Definitely be back read more

Such a great spot not far from the airport. Picked up my best friend in Oakland and stopped here for a bite before hitting the Piers. Her and I order the biscuits and gravy. Tasted like basic biscuits and gravy but good portion sizes. My husband got the breakfast burrito and it was the biggest burrito I'd seen in a long time. It was filled to the brim and he loved it. Coffee was good and the staff kept my cup full which is a big deal for me. Had a great experience and really felt at home. read more

I was excited to find this place. The food was delicious, wait staff was friendly and I could tell from the energy of customers that came in that the place is a favorite for others. I had the egg scramble with the olives, hashbrowns and ordered a side of bacon. The bacon was crispy, just like I requested. read more

This place is what I would call a 'pachanga'. In Mexican Spanish it's what you would call a somewhat run-down, casual sit down place where the mood is chill and regulars pull up a chair and engage in sometimes loud but friendly conversations with the servers and cooks ---in Spanish. For this is a Mexican greasy spoon through and through, or at least it wants to be. This place has seen much better days. The counter is round, tables small and rickety, coffee is Farmer Brothers (not bad) and I bet the word 'latte' or 'matcha' do not appear on the menu. But the regular fare of eggs and omelettes and scrambles do, along with pancakes and a bunch of specials. Since this was my first time I kept it simple: pancake special ($8.60) with two scrambled eggs, 2 strips of bacon, two fluffy cakes. The eggs were not "soft scrambled" ---they must have thought it was some foreign technique! IGNORED! But they weren't bad and of course underseasoned. Why don't restaurants salt their eggs? The cakes were OK to good.....not much of a buttermilk flavor and it would be really nice to have some kind of buttery or vanilla flavor, honestly. I suspect however it was from a sack of Kruteaz. It was the bacon that was the problem: flabby, skinny, emaciated with no real flavor whatsoever. So why do I say Mexican joint? Because there are chorizo scrambles that I would bet are pretty good, and with a few more customers, they would be hanging out enjoying huevos rancheros, chilaquiles, hell, even some pozole or menudo on the weekends. Why not? The Mexican fare would really give this place the lift (in all senses) it needs. And it would not hurt to replace the lonely bottles of Tabasco sauce on the tables. read more

We have been coming to this establishment for 25+ years and it is always been good until today. I understand nobody's perfect. When it was brought to their attention that the hash-browns were burnt beyond extra crispy, they just reminded me that I asked for extra crispy and they'll let the kitchen know. Anybody that has ever eaten a burnt potato knows the bitter taste that it has, and how it will ruin your taste buds for the rest of your food and for sometime after. Thanks a lot guys for your lack of understanding. I didn't make a big deal about it and you hardly acknowledged the situation. I will change my ordering techniques in the future to help you avoid a mistake like this next time. We will just have to sum this up as a bitter breakfast. Sincerely, yours, A loyal customer for 25+ years. P.S. We made a special effort to support you many times during the pandemic shut down with your breakfast burritos and even now with your 30+% increase in prices. read more

A restaurant that you would typically find on "Diners, Drive-inn, and Dives" on food network and I would say it is most similar to a Diner. Classic looking diner with bar seating for individuals as well as table seating. Close to home, plenty of parking in the lot, and overall friendly family staff(looks like the owners kids are helping out) makes this establishment 4 stars for me. Ordered: Bacon, 3 sunny side eggs, hash browns, and wheat toast. Highlight: All breakfast orders and the service is on point read more

Decent diner breakfast on the way to the Oakland airport after filling up gas for car rental at Costco San Leandro. We were craving country fried steak, and it was a good option. Unlike another review, I thought it was flavorful - came from the breading (maybe even slightly salty but balanced by the creamy gravy that didn't have as much seasoning). The outer hash brown was crispy but the inner was a bit mushy. The hash brown wasn't burnt but had a slight brunt flavor from the griddle I guess so I wouldn't get it extra crispy per complaint from another review. The green salsa gave it flavor, but it's pretty spicy. It also came with 3 eggs and toast. The waitress was very nice. Service was fast. read more