Best place for breakfast, although a little noisy. You can bring your dog and sit on the patio which I loved!! Food is great, prices are even better! A pleasant surprise! read more

Love this place. It's close to home, has several great menu items, & the staff is always welcoming & attentive. My hubby & I try to come a couple of times a month & have never had a bad meal. read more

Love this place! The food is consistently great. Sushi is excellent, especially the Zombie Roll. Favorite sandwiches are the Turkey and French Dip. The Mahi plate is healthy, tasty, and great value. My son likes the Carne Asada/Avocado Pizza. Portions are huge. Hostesses are friendly and get you seated quickly--even when they're busy. Nubia is an excellent waitress. read more

Best breakfast in North San Diego. The food and service are always consistently good.

I have been hear for lunch several times and pretty much always get the chicken salad sandwich. It is seriously so tasty. All of their food looks really good. The atmosphere is very nice & laid back & the prices are very reasonable. read more

Food here was excellent!! Some highlights: Biscuits and gravy were delicious, pancakes were huge and yummy, Mikey's oatmeal had fruit and nuts, and their hash browns were crispy on the outside but not greasy, they even did an egg-white scramble right. Service was super friendly and they kept the coffee refills coming. Only downside is that their prices are a little high--about a dollar or two more per item than usual. Would eat here again, could become one of our favorite breakfast places. read more

This is a good spot normally. But I stopped by for some sushi yesterday between meal hours (4pm) and was underwhelmed. The waitress was inattentive, got my order wrong and never checked to see how I was doing. The sushi tasted old and bland. It might have just been an off day but it was definitely a clunker. read more

Great hip restaurant, wonderful service, good prices, fun atmosphere! Only problem is its always busy busy busy which is great but not if you want to get in for a meal. read more

What can I say, other than this being a fantastic place to grab just about any meal. Their brunch choices are great, especially if coupled with a mimosa, and they have weekly burger specials, which I recommend pretty highly. In terms of value for quality, you just can't beat it. Sawyer typically seems to be our waiter, who is always super helpful. I couldn't be happier with Z Cafe. read more

Very good restaurant- excellent menu. Very popular which makes for wait lines but worth the wait time.

Looking for a great local hangout that won't break your budget? The Z Cafe is your place. Breakfast has long been their specialty... I suggest the Mikie Special (deluxe oatmeal). But, don't miss thier dinner specials.. Taco Tuesday and Burger Wednesday are a huge hit and the seafood plater of the day is as good as most seafood places at half the price. Expect to wait due to the popularity of these local specials. Searvice is often pleasent but not alway prompt... but above average for a cafe. read more

Breakfast! The best!y favorite place to go in Bonsall to eat! Never too long of a wait, but its always worth it!

This place has good sandwiches at decent prices. They also serve breakfast till 3 so it's great after a night out in the town. I'm giving it 4 stars because sometimes service can be a bit slow at times. read more

Have been her 3 or 4 times now. Food is always good. Service in great. One of my favorite places to eat in north county.

What a delightful restaurant! Breakfast or lunch, it doesn't matter. Food is delicious and the employees are superb. I am vegan so more vegetarian than most. Your server helped me change the breakfast burrito into a vegan dish, and the chef acquiesced. Thanks so much. And your veggie rice bowl is great! One suggestion, however. Please consider adding tofu to both the burrito and the rice bowl. Then, absolute perfection!! read more

OKAY so if you are looking for an amazing place to take the family and want to be treated like family this is the place to be probably my fav place to eat in the STATE plus the Staff is always Amazing never had anyone from here talk back or get snippy if you gotten the wrong thing , and if you havnt gone on a Tuesday you should really plan on going for the tacos I mean where are you going to get chicken/beef/or pork tacos for 1$ and/or Shrimp or Fish tacos for 2$ each and The taco bar guy was saying the sell over 500+ tacos and now I see why. THE FOOD IS BOMB AND THE STAFF IS AMAZING KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK YALL read more

Beautiful atmosphere, great service, reasonable prices, great food and large portions. I come up to this area a few times a year and this place is such an awesome find. I went for breakfast here two days in a row. I love the variety of food you offer too. I'm happy to support this business. Keep up the great work! read more

Underneath the mask of elegance lies mediocrity. There was nothing necessarily flawed about the place (decent atmosphere, service and food) but there is nothing here that would prompt me to return - even if I lived nearby (it is fairly remote). I am thankful for any opportunity to eat out so I am giving a fair and sincere 3 stars for non-loathesome food and service but lacking any distinct qualities that would beg for a return. read more

I have mixed feelings about this place. The service is very slow. You are probably think that I must be exaggerating, but sadly I am not. When I order something, it takes about 45 to 60 minutes. The food is ok. I ordered a salad (I cannot remember the name) that came with chicken. 45 minutes later, they came back and the chicken was basically raw! What were they doing all of that 45 minutes! read more

Food was very good. Service was slow. Had the 76 scramble & the Bacon was left out. Informed the waitress, who apologized & comped our coffee. Expect long waits on weekends. The hostess was really an airhead! She called our name out to seat us, then just took off. After awhile patrons started to seat themselves!! Manager should speak to her!!!! read more

"Z" as it's known by locals, has a great menu, food & value for sure; but it's their staff that sends them into the 5 Star category! Rayna is AWESOME! She always treats us like we're VIP's & tonight I found out why after telling her we love when we get her as our server. As it turns out, her grandma used to be a waitress and she'd tell Rayna that she would always keep in her mind that for some people this might be their one special night out; so you should make it special. Thanks to Rayna & her wise grandma's advice, it's always a perfect night out when we go to ZCafe!! If only everyone had her perspective, what a wonderful world it would be! Restaurants (& our world!!) need more Rayna's in it!!!! read more

My grandparents live in Bonsall, I personally am from South Orange County. Drove down to see grandma and she wanted to take me out to an early dinner , she mentioned how much she loved Z's, so I said yes let's go... WOW I AM SO GLAD WE WENT. I have never been to a restaurant like Z's.... it was absolutely perfect , all the way from the ambiance to the food and drinks. Honestly, best food I have eaten out in a long long long time. Can not wait to go back and I for sure would give it even more stars if I could. Service was superb as well. read more

We ate a late lunch here. Service was great. Greeted and seated upon arrival. There are a good selection of tap beers and wine on the list. Offerings on the wine list included Justin and Caymus wines, and several local stalwart draft beers. We found an impressive variety of menu options for nearly every taste. We tried the Reuben sandwich with fries, and a chicken Katsu Hawaiian plate lunch. The portions were very sizeable, especially the plate lunch, it was massive. Food was hot and well prepared and presented. They appear to have some great happy hour specials according to the table talker. Plenty of convenient parking. If you or someone in your party has trouble negotiating stairs park out back for easy access. In summary Z Cafe has a good variety of food and drink options and the prices are realistic. 3 of us for lunch with beers and the bill was only about $45. Will most certainly visit again. read more

Excellent food, fun environment, and friendly service. We had to wait a bit for a table, but we were there right at dinner time. I got a Mexican salad with blackened salmon, and it was delicious! The other people in my party both got burgers and they both said they were super yummy. We had Brussels sprouts for an appetizer and they were the best I've ever had. The onion rings were also really really good! We'll definitely go back as there are many things on the menu we'd like to try. read more

So I feel compelled to write a review of my most recent experience here. I had dinner here tonight with my family. It turns out it was sushi night, which my husband loves. We placed our order, it came and we proceeded to enjoy our meal. I ordered a side of their macaroni salad with my kaluha pork bowl. The food and service was fantastic as normal but then took a sudden turn. I was a few bites into my mac salad when I noticed a fishy taste. Now I'm not Hawaiian so I was not aware there was fish in the mac salad. I am allergic to fish. There wasn't any indication on the menu that there was fish in the mac salad. I asked the server and she said yes, there was tuna in it. I told her I was allergic to fish and she looked at me like I just told her the sky was blue. She had completely zero regard for the fact that this could be a very serious situation. She said, "Well traditional Hawaiian macaroni salad has fish in it." I was pretty taken back by her lack of concern. She didn't offer any assistance or any compassion at all. She didn't even offer to take it away. She just went on with her job. I asked what kind of tuna was in it so she went to check. She came back to say it was Albacore tuna from a pouch. She walked away and my husband and I just sat there dumbfounded. My mind is now racing at all of the possibilities that can happen to me. I did tell her it wasn't a life threatening situation but that didn't bear any emotion from her what-so-ever. It will be a very interesting 24hrs for me. I still like this place. The food is very good and usually the service is spot on. Tonight I got a cold, apathetic server and her name was Brenna C. read more

We went there tonight to celebrate my grandsons birthday . The food was delicious , the prices were great, I would definitely go back again .my only complaint would be that we had a 4 year old and a 1 year old and they need a kids menu.. read more

Our favorite go to eatery for everything! Best Tacos on Tuesday...Carnitas can't be beat, Hamburger Wednesday is wonderful. The onion rings are amazing! No matter what is ordered...the food is consistently excellent! Service is always personable and relaxing. So pleased we discovered this Cafe 4 years ago following our relocation from Chicago. Always a pleasing experience whether it's just the two of us or with our entire family and/or visiting guests! Highly recommend! read more

Eat here often and was so incredibly disappointed. Brought friends over at 845pm on Saturday evening for a late dinner. Was told they close in 15 minutes when they sat us down. Waiter came over and told us to hurry up they close in 10 minutes. Staff made it horribly ackward and made us feel so uncomfortable that we left. read more

We found out that the 'imitation crab' that this restaurant uses contains fish, soy, CRAB and is from Japan. We know this because my husband called and they read the ingredients to him. We are extremely upset because each time I have had the California roll with imitation crab I have always verified with the server that there is no crab in it because we keep kosher. Additionally, I recently saw a video on YouTube concerning the ingredients used to make imitation crab. When fish is listed without a type, i.e., white fish, then they are possibly using the scraps of fish, i.e., fish eyes, guts and the like. In other words, this restaurant may be using crap for 'imitation crab'. Very upset that when I ordered and asked them to verify no crab, they did not disclose the truth to me. Unbelievably bad and dishonest or at the very least too lazy to go ask the cook. Also, at our last visit they tacked on an 18% tip without letting us know they did that. (For outr convenience - Wasn't that nice of them?) We almost left a table tip so we would have double tipped if we hadn't of figured it out. We discovered this AFTER our credit card had been charged. Our service is always horrible there, but on this particular night, the server had an attitude each time we requested something and she kept forgetting to bring what we requested so we would have to ask twice. I think she may have a sense of entitlement because Z's thinks they are going to add on 18% tip for their lousy servers.. They have another thing coming. This will not happen again. We decide the amount of tip that will be left, not Z's. This is a cafe in Bonsall for Pete's sake. We won't be dining here again, read more

Nice place but had ants crawling on our table. Service sucks. Waiter was nice but took a long time to get our order. Even took longer getting our food. When the food arrived, my daughters order came out wrong. The waiter noticed but did not offer any remedy. We finished eating for about 15 minutes and still waiting for our bill. Food was a okay but nothing to brag about. Would not recommend this place or maybe came on a bad day. It had good reviews and that's why we chose this place. read more

I'd have to say they started off on a bad note but the second the food showed up that all went out the window. We walked in and were immediately greeted by the hostess and she was on point. It was Easter Sunday but it wasn't packed at all maybe 3 tables outside and 4 or 5 tables inside so manageable for any wait staff you would think. We were seated immediately but waited ten minutes before a waitress came out to us. She didn't go over anything as far as specials or as if we had questions It made me have a bad taste in my mouth and then it took her forever to get back to us with our drinks and to get our order. We saw the food show up at another table and we excited to get ours which showed up quickly and it was absolutely worth the mediocre service. And the prices were awesome!!! read more

A great place for breakfast. Z cafe is a great restaurant they do very good hash browns and do a great job with the Mikey's oatmeal. This restaurant also has the best onion rings that I have ever tried. I strongly believe that this is one of the best restaurant in north county. read more

Lived like 3 min away from here most of my life and just discovered it :( it's delicious I recommend it too !!!! Pretty nice menu:)

Tri tip was excellent, had a few cold beers, great food, service was good we always have a good meal at Z cafe.

Z Cafe is a great place for sunday brunch with the family of a dinner date. The atmosphere is great and so are the burgers. The employees are always friendly and prompt. They have a bar and always show the big games! I recommend Z Cafe to all my friends and family! read more

Stay away from the huevos rancheros with canned Rosarito/Rosarito-like beans. They should take that dish off the menu. Dry biscuits and gravy. Flat champagne, had to ask for a fresh glass. Slow service. Perhaps if you go enough to know what not to order, it may be nice. The sandwiches looked good and my husband enjoyed the fish tacos. read more

My favorite restaurant, I come here often and invite everyone visiting Fallbrook to meet me there for dinner or drinks. The menu is affordable and they have great food and amazing beers. read more

Our party of 12 wanted to eat at the Z Cafe so I called for a reservation. The hostess said they did not take reservations but took my name so they could be prepared to seat us when we arrived and said we wouldn't have to wait long. When our party arrived the hostess said it would be an hour wait! I don't understand this restaurant! It's has the ambiance of a high school cafeteria, the service is only average and food is nothing to write home about, yet the restaurant is always packed. I guess if you give away food like they do people will show up. As for our party of 12, we left and went to Estrella's down the street. As for me, I will not go back to the Z. You don't take someones name, tell them there will be a minimal wait on the phone then tell them it's an hour wait when you arrive. Go somewhere else, this restaurant is not worth the wait!!! read more

Really solid food overall and great specials throughout the week. However, the service is very much sub par; the servers are very nice but the service is extremely SLOW. I'm assuming this is due to not enough staff, but I'll let management address the root cause. More times than not I have met friends there during the week and waited between 20-30 minutes on average, yes I actually started timing this, before anyone even comes over and asks me if I need anything; yes a beer please. This does not include the super slow time to come back to take our food orders or the slow time to serve our food. Overall they may be taking advantage of the fact they have a captive audience as there are not many great food options in the area. Me, my wife and several friends, all of us prior regulars, have completely stopped going as meals take at least 30-60 minutes longer than I would expect. My advice to management is double-down on employee staffing, training, feedback from customers and/or employee accountability. 2 stars is due to service as we have stopped going there altogether due to this issue. I hope management addresses the service issues so we can give it another try! read more

Great food, good value, service is OK. But, if they could hang some tapestries or decorative soundproofing material on the wall, it would be more pleasant to dine inside. read more