How did I forget to review this place? It's one of my favorite Stacks in the Bay Area. Although I don't get to this location as much as I'd like, nothing has changed -- which is a good thing. They remain committed to excellence in both their food and service. I love the staff's positive attitude and dedication to getting great food out to their patrons. My only wish is that they were closer to my house. Thanks again, Stacks! read more

Came here for niece birthday brunch! We had a group of 13 and have to give a holler to our server! I would say it's your average brunch place and couldn't really boast about the food. I got chicken fried steak and egg with side order pancake. My chicken fried steak was dried. My egg ordered medium was still too runny for me. I'm ok with the yoke just not the egg whites being runny. Then my pancake came out cold. So ask for a new on and it saved the morning for me. read more

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Stacks was busier than I expected for a late morning on a Monday, but we were still able to get seated right away. Did the math and it was cheaper to order hash browns, two eggs an toast from side menu than the two egg breakfast dish with the same things. Hashbrowns were the best part of what I ate. Got it with an iced coffee. It was fine. Would probably just have water next time. read more

Saw this place since I now work in Menlo and came for lunch. We were seated quickly and were provided our food quite fast. I think the thing that got me was there was a lot of kids here from the high school that almost ruined my visit here. The kids were like literally hanging over into our booth and were blasting their music on their iPhones. I had to ask if they can kindly move so I can sit down. Using the restrooms was a bit chaotic. Was downstairs - kids not eating there using it at will. Just rowdy and crowded in the bathroom. Since there were a lot of kids - getting our waitress to get us a to go box and the bill took longer than expected. Perhaps come when the kids aren't around would provide a better experience. read more

The service is great, and the crowds are reasonable (practically non-existent) at 7A on Sundays when my friends and I go. The food is consistently good, with an occasional (but rare) blip like my omelette being a little too cooked on the bottom and throughout. I've been a dozen times and will happily go a dozen more. read more

Food here was okay and the portions are definitely large, good for sharing. My husband and I ordered two omelettes, but honestly, one would have been enough. The downside was the service, which was extremely slow. It took almost 20 minutes for someone to come to our table to bring water or take our order. We hardly saw our server the entire meal and did not get any water refills. When we asked for water while paying, we paid and then the server disappeared. Overall, I will not be coming back. For the price, I would expect much better service. read more

Food portions were really big, the tables were not greasy, we got seated right away and the waitress was very friendly and said hi, it looks like there's a restroom in the back, prices are a little bit high but what do you expect in Menlo Park? I definitely think the food is better here than at McDonald's across the street. they should turn on the open sign to get more customers. if you like looking at the street, it's a wonderful view read more

Stacks - Kids menu, scrambled eggs and stuff - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Menlo Park, California

Good food, decent prices and hefty serving size. The first time I went, I had the Corned Beef Hash House with scrambled eggs, which comes with a plain bagel. Last week a few of us dined inside and had a wonderful waiter named Mario or Marco. He was a pleasure during our dining experience. This time I ordered the Canitas and Onions Skillet. It was tasty, but they only had one chunk of carnitas, so I only enjoyed it the second day as leftovers. My lunchmates had the California Eggs Benedict and the other had Frech Toast with a side of bacon and maple syrup (extra is charged for the syrup). Both of them devoured their food. Here's What I Think... I'll be back again. read more

Stacks - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Menlo Park, California

This place has always been a great go-to for breakfast, and it never disappoints! The vibe is cozy, with homestyle cooking that's comforting and satisfying. The staff are always friendly and accommodating, even when we come in with a big group. Sure, food can take a bit longer with a large party, but that's completely understandable. When I am with a bigger group, I usually order something small like their shoestring fries to share so no one is waiting hungry! Which by the way, their shoestring fries are delicious! So simple but that crispy crunch is just the way I like it. There's a huge variety on the menu, and honestly, you can't go wrong with any choice. My friends and I like to kick things off with mimosas and they always hit the spot! For food, I rotate between the Stacks open-faced breakfast sandwich which is one of my favorites, the triple berry waffle when I'm craving something sweet, and their eggs Benedict, which are scrumptious. Their hollandaise sauce are so creamy, flavorful, and just melt in your mouth. Overall, it's exactly what you'd expect from a good diner: simple, comforting, nothing too fancy, and it works perfectly. If you are looking for simplicity yet delicious food then come here! read more

Next time you visit Stacks, take a look at the seating arrangements. I was initially fine with being seated in the far upstairs corner. However, as time went on, I noticed a troubling pattern: customers of a certain race were consistently placed in the corner, while customers of another race were seated in the center. The disparity made me feel incredibly unwelcome. I won't be returning for obvious reasons. read more

I come to Menlo Park occasionally for work, and I started grabbing breakfast here. As a picky eater, I am overqualified to say the food is amazing. I will be returning as much as possible. 10/10 no notes read more

What I had ordered was really good! My friends who were with me ordered other items off the menu and agreed their food was really good as well. The waiter was kind and friendly earning his tip for waiting on us. read more

Stacks - Chicken Apple Sausage Omelette - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Menlo Park, California

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My sister and I just left left. My waffle was amazing... crispy on the outside chewy and yummy on the inside, bananas, pecans and whipped cream to top it off. And I can't eat a waffle without my crispy bacon. Anna was an excellent server. Def coming back! read more

Service was pretty fast even it was busy. Serving size was just right. We got a mimosa flight to share and the kiwi flavor was my favorite. I ordered a bacon&onion skillet and my bf ordered a traditional breakfast sandwich. We both enjoyed our food and were pretty satisfied. read more

Stacks - Mimosa flight - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Menlo Park, California

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They are giving customers menus with old drink prices, and not telling people when they order. When we asked them about it, they said new menus hadnt come, but refused to make amends on their side when we pointed out the bill did not match the menu. When we asked to talk to the manager, we were made to wait for 15 minutes. Now we have to call another manager, because they served us menus with old prices, gave us no warning, and then refused to make things right when we pointed out the difference. Additionally, the table was greasy and stained my wife's sweatshirt. Shady, rude, bad customer service, and dirty. We will not be back. read more

Service was good. Fast and friendly. Coffee was ok, loved having a carafe at the table. I ordered the granola yogurt fruit. It was ok. Big portion. Husband got the eggs Benedict which he thought was better than other local breakfast joints. Prices fair, ambiance nice. read more

Good food! Really enjoyed this sandwich and sweet potato fries combo. It even came with a side salad and fruit. Great bonus for a good price! The bread on the Blackened Chicken Sandwich is magnificent. Would've appreciated a bit more attention from servers but could've just been a busier time for them. Had a great lunch with my brother either way! read more

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Came as a large party over 20 people and I appreciate that they were able to accommodate all of us. We were a big party so it's understandable that our order will take longer than other tables. Our servers were so nice and attentive. The service was great but I thought the food was okay. Nothing really stood out to me. I ordered the biscuits and gravy with scrambled eggs but it looks like they just threw the scrambled eggs on top. I think presentation could've been better but the service made up for it. read more

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This is a busy, home style cafe with an expansive menu to choose from. I love eggs Benedict so I decided to try their crab version and it was not good, honestly only had a few bites because i was hungry. The potatoes weren't anything extraordinary. I tried the green goddess smoothie too which was not bad tasting but it was very chunky and I was chewing most of it. I wasn't expecting it to be super mind blowing or anything considering this place isn't a smoothie joint but it was still okay. Not sure if I would return here for the prices of my food read more

Stacks - Seafood Benedict - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Menlo Park, California

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Emma our waitress was fabulous! She took care of our every need. Food is always consistently yummy. The quickness makes it "fast food"but the food is actually quality gourmet! Love their crab omelette and Mac nut pancakes! read more

I've been to several different Stacks's restaurants from San Francisco, to the ones on the Peninsula and was greatly disappointed with the (lack) of Service and food. We ate early (9:30am) on a Friday morning and sat outside. At this time and during our stay, the restaurant was not busy indoors out outside as we were the only one of 3 tables occupied out if about 25 total. The Hostess didn't great us (fine, maybe didn't want to be there??) but at least allowed us to choose the table. The waitress-Emma came a few minutes later and didn't appear to be interested in either working that day or taking our order. We requested non dairy for our coffee and were told there would be a small charge (really?, non-dairy option for our coffee??). It came in a 3 ounce container. We ordered the Lumberjack pancake, Vegi omelette with home made shredded hash browns, plus 2 eggs and beacon. We've ordered their famous Lumberjack pancakes many times in the past and the ones we had that morning wasn't the same in looks and taste as we had in the past at all other Stack's location. Unfortunately we were very disappointed. The Vegi omelet had very little vegetables anda food items were served semi warm so believe it was sitting on under warming lights fur a while as in previous visits to other Stack's locations, good was served hot. The waitress only checked on us well after we finished our meals. Unfortunately we cannot recommend this Stack's location for the reasons above. read more

Stacks - Receipt with extra charge for a 3 oz non-dairy milk for our coffee - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Menlo Park, California

0 star service 0 star front of house 0 star food If you look at the reviews there are a lot of fake reviews with only 1 review, all the other real reviews have a thorough culmination of other place reviews. Manager and hostess is not at all friendly nor says hello. Why even work at a restaurant if you won't even be friendly. Service depends on who you get, can be a 0 to 5 stars. Food is a joke portions have halved and a ridiculous amount of salt added making it inedible. The Burlingame location is the antithesis of this location, amazing service, food and portion. This location with majority pancakes ordered for kids was $300 for 7 people that doesn't even make sense. They really need to close this location or fire the manager and hostess and rehire new cooks and add 25% of food volume back at least. Not sure how this location is even surviving. McDonald's across the street has better food and service sadly. read more

Prices are reasonable and portions are generous. Great balance of different ingredients for the sandwiches- pickles/salad/fruit cuts the heaviness of the sandwich and fries. Service was very quick and attentive. Didn't wait no longer than 10 min before the food came out. Ample parking in the back, first three hours are free. Good amount of people eating here, which says a lot. People seem very satisfied with their first meal of the day. read more

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Met up with a friend this morning here. I arrive shortly before 9:30 am and waited for my friend to arrive. After she arrived, we ordered our food which was mediocre at best. The worst part was towards the end when the staff kept asking me if they can take my plate when I still had food on it. Then the waitress gave us the check. We still were eating and at some point she came to us and asked if we could pay, so we did. Then after about an hour and 15 min that we were in the restaurant, the waitress asked us to leave because there were other people waiting to be seated, which was a lie. There were no other people waiting, and there were other available tables. Very rude. When we mentioned this to the front check- in staff, they apologized but didn't act like they were sorry. I'm never going back to this place again. read more

Ate here with my wife this morning, this place looks nice and the yelp pictures look very appetizing. We both got two different sandwiches and they looked great when they came to the table. That all changed when we took our first bites. There was absolutely zero flavor. It was actually impressive that her and I got two very different sandwiches but they both tasted the exact same, bland. And I don't mean there were hints of flavor, there was nothing. All you could taste was bread on both. Strongly recommend avoiding this place. It was also way overpriced. read more

Don't let the yummy looking pictures fool you! I had the blackened chicken sandwich and my husband had the jalapeño chicken sandwich. Both served with shoestring fries, fruit, and a salad. All the food was incredibly tasteless. Both sandwiches tasted the same. Both the fries and our sandwiches had no flavor. Picture two pieces of bland toast, cooked chicken breast (no seasoning), a barely-there aioli, lettuce and tomato. Our salad was chopped romaine topped with diced tomato, onion, zucchini (?), and pineapple(?). Truly the weirdest salad I've ever seen. On top of the bland food, two coffees cost us $8.50 which I think it's crazy. We asked for two sides of ranch and weren't told that it would be on our bill. $3.75 for two sides of ranch!! And hidden valley! Not even the tasty restaurant ranch!! Our two person meal of two coffees, two sandwiches, and two sides of hidden valley ranch was $53! I know everything is pricey right now, but this was wild. Would not go back and would not recommend. read more

Please do not eat here. Receipt amount did not match was charged on my credit. I will be opening an investigation with the state as they did not want to resolve it. Tried to rectify with Gina however she was unfriendly and unhelpful. read more

Went here for the first time a few days ago. Very good breakfast! Had Ham and scrambled eggs with hash browns and toast. Delicious! Service was excellent! read more

My parents were in town this weekend, and I decided to take them to Stacks as it's normally a friendly, casual place. From the outset, my waiter looked furious that we were there. She treated us so poorly that I felt the need to apologize to my parents for her behavior. I was embarrassed that I had taken them there. Even my child picked up on her attitude and asked why the waiter was so mean. She did not wait for my older mom to order and pulled the menu from her hand just as she was setting it down. She spoke to us so curtly, using angry, short sentences. Zero smiles. Zero kindness or introduction or "I'll be your waiter" Example : "you know what you want?" When I ordered for everyone she just walked away. She did not offer any of the optional bread choices and just served us what she wanted. I went and got my own water and my own syrup for my child's French toast. It was so bizarre. I explained to my child that everybody has bad days and she probably had something going on that we weren't aware of and I still tipped her 20%. But, I'll admit that I'm pretty angry to have spent $125 to be served a mediocre breakfast by an incredibly rude person. I will not go there again. read more

Food is consistently well prepared, the menu is diverse and expansive, proportion are generous and prices are more than reasonable. What keeps me coming back, besides the food is the super welcoming lovely staff. I always feel welcome and special! And then there is Sal who is extraordinary! You would be crazy to miss the Stacks experience. Menlo Park is so fortunate to have this game welcoming restaurant as the corner stone of our village. The ambiance is homey and comfortable but the reality is, it is about the whole experience. read more

Stacks being stacks. Everything's perfect, from food to service. Consistency is everything!

Came here today after a doctors appointment. The hubby had the Farmers Breakfast and I had the Egg Tacos. First off, the service was excellent. We were greeted at the door as we walked in and seated right away. The waiter came and took our order in a timely fashion. While we were there a variety of employees checked up on us. The Farmers Breakfast was large and my husband had plenty to take home with him. The Egg Tacos is a smaller plate and because I was starving ate the whole thing. My hash browns were delicious. My tacos were ok, I thought they'd have a more Mexican flavor. It did come with salsa, but there were no Mexican spices in the tacos themselves. I did eat them all and wasn't hungry afterwards. I tried my husbands pancakes and they were Delicious! Next time I'm getting something that includes the pancakes!! read more

Food is great, price is fair, atmosphere are pleasant, service is excellent and kitchen is speedy. Love it

Foods standard, service ok , restroom not there , especially not good for seniors, must walk outside to the back n take dark elevator to upstairs n get code to enter building restrooms ... not going bk unless ... read more

After 7 years from moving out of the bay-- we decided to try stacks again while we visited! We were not disappointed! There's a little wait but the restaurant has plenty of tables to seat people! The service was wonderful! Our waitress was quick and nice! The food servings were big and delicious! I liked that they serve the whole menu at all times. I had the tuna melt and it was delicious!!!!!! Their pancakes were fluffy and the Belgian waffles were delicious! I'm glad we came back! read more

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Decided to try the tuna sandwich. It was okay, I think it could use more flavor in my opinion but it was good. I liked the sweet potato fries. The salad I honestly I'm not a fan. The zucchini was not cooked all the way. My father and my brother ate in doors and they said the service was great, fast service and they only waited about 10 minutes. Overall good customer service. read more

Stacks - Tuna Melt Sandwich - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Menlo Park, California

We stopped for breakfast after going to the farmers market. In spite of the fact they were packed, we were quickly seated. Our waiter quickly took our order. Our food was ready quickly, and was as ordered: a Greek omelette, and a yogurt sundae. Every meal comes with potatoes and bagels, which is nice as I used my omelette to make a breakfast sandwich. The portions are large, and we were stuffed. The food is good, but nothing special. Our service was great until we tried to pay and we had to wait 10 minutes to get our check. Overall it was a good breakfast. read more

I called to make a reservation and was shocked that it was possible! When we arrived, they sat half our party & weren't bothered that the other half was 20ish minutes late. I thought this was incredible in this day & age. The service was swift to order, the food to arrive & the bill to be made. I highly enjoyed the potato skillet & the pancakes were super fluffy! It is a bustling brunch spot with an efficient turnover. I would def return here especially since reservations are feasible. The restrooms are interesting on a separate floor for which you have to take an elevator and use a door key code. This is tricky with young children. Nevertheless, not a deterrent. read more

Probably the most expensive pancakes I've ever had. Basic, nothing special, insanely over priced. By the way, syrup is an additional charge. Don't need to go back. read more

This place has a nice vibe. We visited on Sunday for brunch, it was very busy. We got seated in around 15-20 mins. Pancakes were really yummy , blueberry syrup was warm and fresh also not overly sweet. I took eggs Benedict - Louise. It was perfectly done and I loved the taste. Pesto omelette was nice but we may prefer bit more seasoning to it. Side potatoes were really really good ! Taking away one star because since it was too busy you may want to wait longer just to find server. May be they need more servers to accommodate that much crowd. Overall good experience, we would love to visit again. read more

Stacks - Louise Benedict - poached eggs on crab cakes and English muffin - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Menlo Park, California