I've been coming here since I was a kid. This place has revived it's former glory. Good deals, friendly staff, small town vibe. Come early, it gets busy. The bacon, gravy, and potatoes stand out among any diner I've ever been to. Ok my mouth is watering. Must have gravy soon... and bacon. read more

Great tasting food! Fast service! Clean! All in one place on the mountain.. go on you say. Good times and great oldies kind of place with a 50's diner aesthetic. I hope to frequent here more often ... especially for breakfast. They have a great lunch menu too .. I recommend the club sandwich with macaroni side. Delish! read more

I love this place. the atmosphere is almost like you're sitting at home in your own kitchen, but at the end of the large portioned, delicious meal, you don't have to clean up! I've always been served with friendly faces and the cook,mike, is always accommodating and helpful, not to mention talented behind a grill! I've recommended this place to many people and I've never heard a complaint from them. great place to spend the morning! read more

Stopped at Spanky's because we drove by and it looked super cute! It was delicious and the staff was awesome!

Very tasty and reasonably priced breakfast! However very odd service... our server had 3-5 tables over the course of our meal and was VERY FLUSTERED. We were passing though on a hiking / camping trip and were not in any kind of rush, so NDB, and we were happy to be allowed to bring our puppy with us in the outdoor seating area. However, very basic things like bringing menus to us, bringing regular sugar to the table for coffee and not just Splenda (even after requested), bringing us back the change we asked for, etc were lacking. Other patrons were sharing items across the tables to pick up her slack... I waited tables for about 10 years, so I am usually pretty forgiving, but come on! read more

Excellent diner food - had the corned beef and hash and would recommend. Waitress was wonderful and other customers were very friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend! read more

I've never been here for lunch, but their breakfast is to die for, I always get a wide selection of things, one pancake, one stuffed french toast, one double dipped crunchy french toast (special). Amazing food, Great prices. The patio in the back has a great garden with shade. I always highly recommend this place to anyone, and go here as often as I can for breakfast. read more

Just a cute little Breakfast and Lunch joint in Ben Lomond. Good overall menu with plenty of choices and very good biscuits and gravy and pancakes. Friendly staff and good service. read more

Breakdown, the owner is extremely rude. Not welcoming. We didn't get are drinks refilled ONCE. And again, the owner was extremely rude. We went this morning. The food was delicious but the service was sub-par. We originally say inside because there was no space on the back patio, One of the waitresses when we were sitting inside was very nice and friendly. When we switched tables as one cleared in the back we got the owner as a waitress. The owner however was very rude. We ordered a lot of food so you'd think they'd at least smile or check in on you, but no if anything she had a stink look on her face the entire time and was the last thing from welcoming! We also got the tiniest drink cups and we were all finished with are beverages before a food even came, but when are food got there are cups got no attention and stayed empty until we left. She had 3 tables, it wasn't even a busy day she was just straight rude. Very disappointing it was the owner! We plan on moving to the area and we're looking for some casual choice places to eat when we move but not entirely sold on going back due to the extremely rude owner. I wish we just stayed inside the cramped indoor eating area to keep the nice waitress inside but it was too small for are party of 5 read more

I've avoided Spanky's for several years just because it looks like "Kitchen Nightmare" candidate. Turns out it is. Stopped in for breakfast today, I knew it was a bad sign when half the customers had no food in front of them. Took 20 minutes after our order only to realize our order was never placed... we left. It lived up to all my expectations, dirty walls and counters, outdated appearance, coupled with poor service. read more

Best Breakfst in the SLV and SV area. The food is consistanly good and the service is allways so friendly and welcoming. Love the small town family diner feel. read more

Food was tasty, but I got really bad food poisoning from their undercooked bacon and/or low health safety standards and was sick for days!

I checked the reviews AFTER going.... sounded good enough to try... One would expected uneven service due to variety of ratings. My panning the place was based upon the disappointing recipes. I could almost give it a 3 for an interesting variety and a look at other's plates: the steaks looked okay. However, the eggs Benedict sauce was pasty and bland. The "home made" corned beef hash was flavorless and cooked like a thin potato lacy pancake. I honestly couldn't swear that there was any CORNED beef in it. I'm not sure what it was. The toast was served dry and butter was not offered. I think I will pass. read more

literally the best food ever I would die for there hash browns and bacon it's soooo good. the service is great and really nice, solid 5 stars read more

Place is rad! Good comfort food and good Ben Lomond people! Scrambles are great and HUGE! You will not be dissapointed. Heard the breakfast buritos are great too! Minus is lack of space. Just sit at the bar area and you are good though! read more

Perfect pancakes!! Friendly, small diner / cafe. No extravaganza, but great cooking - definitely going back!

What the hell happened? This used to be such a great breakfast place. Friendly staff, great cook, wonderful food. Now, all most overnight, it has turned into the worst sort of dive. I was there about 2 weeks ago and had to wait 45 minutes for my order of Pesto and Sausage omelet. This used to be my favorite. After finally getting my order (the waitress had to return it twice as the cook kept getting the order wrong) it was horrendous. The pesto tasted tinny and stale. I suspect some horrid canned pesto sauce was used in this meal. The potatoes used to be oh so good..now...they are greasy, and heavy, and there is some overpowering spice or seasoning in it...garlic? Ugh...who wants garlic in their food first thing in the morning? Now in the defense of this place it was fairly busy that one Saturday, so we tried it again this last Friday...not many tourists at all, in fact I think there were only 4 other tables. Again...had to wait 40 minutes for French toast. Wow, what a let down. No flavor at all...just a weird rubber consistency. My husband had a scramble and both us were ill the rest of the day from all the grease that went into our dishes. I give it two stars as I like the remaining staff quite a bit. The blonde waitress that's been there ever since we started going is always very nice and was very apologetic for our meal, offering to comp us, but I refused as it would just come out of her pocket, and why should she suffer? There is another woman in the kitchen at the grill that is always friendly and works soooo hard. The new cook....well....not to be unkind...I don't think this is his calling. They also have a new waitress, she appears to be brand new at being a waitress as the other seasoned professional had to keep telling her how to do things, it looked like it was her first day on the job. So...no, I can't recommend this place. I'm not sure what direction the new management is looking for with this restaurant, but it certainly is not excellence! read more

I use to really love coming to this restaurant but the last time we went there it wasn't as great as I had always remembered.

I heard through the grapevine that there was a new owner and had to give Spanky's a new try. We were told She has been working her butt off for the last few years trying to change the image, food and just about everything else that comes with owning a restaurant. It was pretty bad before!!! The cooks and waitresses would scream at each other and the food was horrid; needless to say I was extremely reluctant to go. I decided to go ahead and give it a try . Well I was extremely surprised and, and the new manager/owner has really made a difference. It's not gourmet cooking but definitely has a family atmosphere and the food is pretty good. She really has changed this place, and We actually have been back few times. We really enjoyed the stuffed French toast, eggs Benedict, biscuits and Gravy. My father actually goes about once a week. We really love the cook with a long beard. Well done Spanky's keep up the good work. The only thing I have to say is you need to update your back yard patio area and put more shade out there. Nice job! read more

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Food its amazing always love the french toasy an the con beef hash

Just got back from a 9 week road trip around the U.S. and no one makes benedicts as good as this. Ahhh, good to be home.

Thought we would try new breakfast place. Will not return!!! First off the cook needs to lose the beard, no one likes hair in their food!!! So grossalso, everyone is so unfriendly, seemed like they were all in a bad mood. Food ok. read more

Spankys rocks. It's a valley landmark and I've been going there for years. I get the same thing every time. Huevos rancheros with jalapeños Mmm delicious. Bottom line is I like supporting the valley and love the no nonsense laid back vibe. If your looking for an old country laid back simple joint, stop by spankys! read more

We had a great experience at Spankys...Food was great....service was awesome. I think the person that Yelp reviewed about the nasty owner had the wrong person. Ashley is sweet, fun and friendly...AND THE OWNER. This is our new go to place for weekend breakfast. read more

Spanky's ROX! The food is always excellent, and more importantly for those of us who like to eat, it is abundant. Biscuits and gravy, corned beef hash, potatoes and of course the eggs! (There is no need to get all at the same time of course, but two or three thrown together on a plate would be great.) The counter is best and out of the way of the tables on weekends when it gets crowded. Spanky's has not changed much in as long as I can remember. There is certainly no room for improvement. read more

I was very happy with the corned beef hash here. It's my test for any new breakfast stop. The coffee was great and always topped off. Service was friendly and prompt and prices are very reasonable. I'll be coming back! read more

We have given this place 4 trys since the new owner has taken over. We like what she has done with the place but as for service the waitress that is always there is a joke. She is rude and if you have kids don't bring them there. If her friends come in or her regulars she will ignore you. The food is good but when I look up at the head cook Has a beard that almost touches his mid part of his chest with no hair net it makes you wonder how much hair you are eating in your food. I strictly gave them a 1 star for the waitress and the cook.. read more

Have been going here for years and its a great diner style breakfast place , best pancakes around. New owner has slowed the kitchen down a bit but it was a good move since my French Toast was soggy before but now it was cooked to perfection. read more

Been here twice and both times service was okay. Everyone we were with thought the food wasn't good or gross. We like Rockys way better.

Cute place. The blue cheese burger with bacon was great. We had good service and our food arrived promptly and was piping hot. My sweetheart and I were both pleased with our meals. We will definitely be going back there. read more

Thought I would give a local business one more try...same rude server, being sarcastic and rude to a young couple who asked for a glass of water. Im done. Nobodys food is good enough to put up with such a rude employee. The owner is shooting herself in the foot by keeping her. read more

Went there while waiting for some work being done on my bike down the road and had never been here before. I thought what the heck I will give it a shot. It is an OK place nothing exciting about it. Wait staff did take more time chatting it up with the locals but they are her bread and butter so I get it. It was just a little to loose for me. The food was diner food and good, not great but good. I had a burger. They were very friendly don't get me wrong but it is a local spot for sure from the 1970's read more

At least it's cleaner than it used to be. Basically a coffee shop - but without good coffee and without half n half. (C'mon - there's a grocery store a block away.) Skip the Huevos Rancheros, the salsa is canned stewed tomatoes. read more

Corn beef hash is a must have. Discovered this great diner passing through from Santa Cruz back to San Francisco. Exactly what I expect in a diner, big portions, good food, and just the right amount of greasy. read more

Used to go to Spankys a lot as a special Sunday breakfast treat. ... won't be going back. They are under new managment. We had to wait a LONG time to be seated and we left hungry. I asked for scramble eggs and french toast on the side. I received a small plate of eggs, no side of potatoe or toast. The french toast was not what they used to serve.. just one piece of regular bread all alone on a big plate. They were so frazzled we didn't bother to complain while we were there. DIdn't seem to know what they were doing and the food has gone downhill.. what there was of it.. My partner had the eggs benedict and bacon. Said that there was hardly any ham and the bacon was stone cold.. the eggs greasy.. he didn't feel very good afterward and we soon needed to find another place to eat cause we were hungry. Disappointed to spend over $30 and still be hungry and in his case rather sick. read more

Visited on Saturday, July 5th, 2014, at around 1:00 PM. Ordered the chicken-fried steak & eggs with toast ($10.95), and coffee. Good food, great value (the steak was huge), and friendly staff. The place is clean and pleasant, and service is quick. The only downside is the noise level -- and there were just a handful of customers present during my visit. The dining room has very harsh acoustics, which is made worse by the constant slamming of the front door (with a string of bells attached), the staff's loud dropping of dishes in the kitchen, and customers' not using their "inside voices." But sitting on the patio would fix all of that. Spanky's is, for my money, one of the best places to have breakfast in the San Lorenzo Valley/Scotts Valley area. read more

We went to this cafe a couple of weeks ago for the very first time and the food and service was really good. We went there again this morning and our omlettes were on the wrong plates, the toast was burned and dry, the potatoes were very dry, and the salsa looked like it came out of a can of stewed tomatoes. The waitress and cook was a different team from the last experience but the food should be consistant. I would like to try this place again but am really reluctant and probably won't go back for a very long time. I thought we had found a nice breakfast place but were very, very disappointed this morning. read more

My girlfriend and I dropped in today for a late breakfast. It is a popular spot, as obvious by all the occupied tables. Still, that did not stop the only waitress there working all those tables, Sue, from greeting me with a warm smile and hello as soon as I entered, despite the fact she was busy. She seated me immediately and, as I waited for my girlfriend to turn up, promptly brought me a very good cup of coffee. The cook, Jeff, was equally as accommodating and gracious, taking time to come to our table and answer my girlfriend's question about the ingredients and preparation of a dish. Food quality matched the service. What a delightful experience. Nice to find people who truly care about customers and creating a good experience. read more

The best breakfast around. I used to frequent here once a week while living up in boulder creek. Friendly faces and bomb food, Cass definitely took care of me with a smile everytime. Always happy to go here and highly recommend it read more

I grew up in SC Mtns and passed this place a million times. I remember eating here once with my grandmother when I was a kid. I recently went back, skeptical because of friends telling me it's a grease pit. Okay, so the food is a little greasy, but the food is gooood. Great prices, great serving size. Coffee was good too. I wouldn't go every day of the week, but.. heck, a little grease every now and then never killed any one... or did it? I will pay the penalty to visit this place more often. I was pleasantly surprised by my experience for breakfast. read more