This is a nice place to go and chill if you don't mind a busy and noisy dining environment. The food is very good. The prices are reasonable. The service was personalized and outstanding.  You will usually have to wait for a table.  Taco Tuesdays it gets incredibly difficult to get seated so be prepared to wait. read more

Yummy food and quick service! Entrance was a bit confusing with a stroller but just make sure to park in the back upper lot.

It's nice to have a place close which serves a Hawaiian/Portuguese breakfast. Great environment, friendly and courteous staff. This is my new favorite breakfast spot. 5 stars from me! Bravo! read more

This place is five star for sure. My wife and I come here to eat quite often, more than any other restaurant by far. They have Taco Tuesdays, $2 tacos and $2.50 for fish tacos. The line is sometimes out the door so come around 5:00/5:15pm if you don't want to wait at all. They also have burger Wednesdays where you can get two burgers for the price of one. The only catch is that you also have to purchase a drink with each order. Not bad if you are getting a drink anyways. Bonus Tip #1: They don't take reservations on Tuesday's or Wednesday's Bonus Tip #2: There are three ways to enter Z-cafe. I recommend the back entrance since there is always plenty of parking. If it's your first time on the other hand, to get the full experience enter through the front door to see all of the local art that changes on a monthly basis. You can also buy the art which is nice. Bonus tip #3: Z-cafe has a full bar they call "Z-bar" happy hour is from 3pm to 6pm. Shout out to the staff they do a remarkable job. Notable staff include (Mikey) my main man. Jordan & Jeanine are both awesome and great representatives for Z-cafe cafe! We'll that's all folks, hope this review was helpful :) read more

Z Cafe - We love the food! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bonsall, California

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My family loves this place. It's a bit loud, but that doesn't bother us. Highly recommend this place for great service, excellent food, and fair prices. read more

Went back today to give another chance, only to be harassed by another waitress because of a previous rating, then being hassled in the parking lot by I think her boyfriend, not a good place. I really wanted to have a good experience but now I think it's not a safe place.! read more

The greatness in the place is the variety in its menu and casual yet elegant atmosphere, i had a rather large party and they accommodated us perfectly. I got the Hawaiian sliders and they were delicious, everyone loved their dish and the staff were great, I didn't have to pay so I can't speak to price but will be back soon!! read more

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Last time we ate here, I mentioned to the owner the gnats are a big concern and couldn't eat without swatting them away. He said it's probably the live plants attracting them and he was addressing the issue. Free dessert. Today, 6/5/19, I think it got worse. Gnats and flys everywhere, waitress said it happens in certain areas of the restraunt. Not true, they're everywhere. Won't be back anytime soon. read more

Food is good service ok, but every business is short staffed and caused wait. My breakfast was good tried the French toast. I went for dinner too, burgers are good. read more

The food is awesome, always super fresh! But the waitresses are SOOOO SLOWW, be prepared to wait AT LEAST 20 minutes from when you sit down to actually get your order taken. If it wasn't for the bartenders you wouldn't get drinks until then either. Other than that, BOMB place to have brunch and even dinner. It's our down the street favorite read more

The food is outstanding, service is great and they allow fur babies on the patio. This is a great neighborhood restaurant.

We came here for happy hour food specials and brought the kids. They ordered the sushi special from the happy hour menu. Shrimp temura, and the california roll and nigiri.They ate the raw fish and almost all of the rolls. The soup of the day was chicken tortilla soup and it was just ok. There were pieces of soggy tortillas and no chicken. I ordered the Mahi Mahi Hawaiian bowl with mixed vegetables it was good but not great. Everything else was good tho that I tried from the kids plates of sushi. The atmosphere and art was the best part of the restaurant! read more

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Stopped by this morning for breakfast with large group. Food and service was amazing. Loved the entry and the whole vibe altogether. Loved that they served a variety of craft beer on tap and also a full bar. Food portions were huge! Price point was very reasonable as well. Good job! We'll come back more often! read more

We went for a family birthday. Twenty people. The service was excellent and the food was delicious. Not one complaint from our group.

This little cafe is the bomb! The menu is full of variety and everything sounds so yummy. My son had a BLT & tortilla soup. I had Chicken Katsu bowl and espresso. Everything was tasty and worth every penny. read more

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I came in the other day and was greeted by the sweetest most kind host Jojo. She got me seated right away and was just the best. This place also has amazing food. I 100% recommend this place to everyone. It really is a great place to eat. Keep up the good work to everyone working there! read more

I love this cafe so much, definitely one of my favorites! They don't require masks and the staff is so friendly and genuine.

Cute cafe. Great food and very aesthetically pleasing. We sat at the bar inside and it feels great in here

This place was way better than I was expecting. The service and attention from our waitress was outstanding even though they were extremely busy. I had the seared ahi salad which was the best ahi I have had. Perfectly seasoned and seared. The only thing that would have made this place a little better would have been a cocktail menu. I assume they don't have a full liquor license. Highly recommend. read more

i freaking love z cafe!!!!!!! #zcafemom me and my grandma go here like every weekend or whateva to enjoy the katsu chicken bowl and it's immaculate every time #ilovezcafe everybody should love z cafe !!!!! chefs kiss read more

It was a nice experience, food was tasty, and prices were very fair. We will go back.

Great service and great breakfast food with decent prices! So far I've been to this restaurant twice. Pleasant experience both times. The food is really good and the servers are really nice. The first time I visited, my daughter (3 yrs old) dropped her bacon on the ground and got upset. Our server noticed that my daughter was having a rough time and promptly offered to bring her some more bacon at no additional cost. It cheered my daughter up and made our experience all the better. I ordered an americano and the country fried steak with hash browns and biscuits and gravy. It was bomb! The americano was pretty good and the food was great! I highly recommend this place if you're looking for a nice sit down breakfast. I'll definitely be coming back. read more

Would give 5 stars for food and service. The only issues are the temperature in the restaurant and the noise. We had to wear our coats it was so chilly. It was difficult to converse without yelling because of the noise. Also, they do not take reservations so there seems to be a wait no matter what time we have been there. We have been for dinner twice and breakfast once. Great food though. read more

The food is always excellent ... breakfast lunch or dinner... staff is always very polite and helpful.... especially Trent on Sunday mornings read more

What a perfect little hidden gem!! I really had no idea this place existed until my friend googled local breakfast eateries. I have driven by it but only saw the art gallery side. Delicious! I could not believe the prices for the quality of food. So affordable and the meal was great. I will definitely be returning! read more

Z Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bonsall, California

So good! I had the blackened salmon salad, and salad. We ordered mac & cheese bites as an appetizer, and passed on dessert. Amazing and served FAST. read more

Mmmmmm...... well first why did this place ask for gratuity for 4 ppl and two children under two? The food was pretty good but the lettuce tasted weird. We eat here a lot but for some reason every time we sit where the chandelier is behind us, we always get forgotten for some reason. I think the waitress was having a off day but don't give the customer attitude and slam the check down when theirs issues with the check. We all work customer service but come on that was childish. read more

Z Cafe was on our regular rotation of local restaurants before the pandemic. Nice variety on the menu of simple foods, well prepared, nothing fancy. We were there for outside dinner 9/25/20 and I was dismayed to see servers only wearing a kerchief that slipped off instead of a mask. One diner had a parrot on the table that they were feeding, another brought a dog on a long leash that kept getting under my feet and I had to ask the owner to reel it in. Really, in a restaurant? I won't be back. read more

Had the veggie burger. The sweet potato fries were the best part of the meal. Will not be returning. If you are looking for vegan food, make the quick drive to Vista. read more

Love Z Cafe! Great food and great atmosphere. They have great breakfast, lunch and dinner. We love their sushi, Early Bird and Happy Hour menus. They offer takeout and the food travels well. read more

This place has a cool vibe would recommend sitting on the patio. Food was delicious and our server was great. Would definitely come back.

Update: The owners finally got a new card reader following this review. Revising our review to reflect the delicious food and new card reader! read more

Wow. We've been here before & it was nice. Revisited today, sat outside on the patio & I come back from the ladies room just as a very LOUD group of teens were seated. I asked to be relocated to a table on the other side & that was fine. Too bad they continued to be loud. I asked for a manager & honestly, the hostess I asked seemed confounded as to whom was shift mgr. After much waiting & her saying, "she'll be right out", a young bearded guy came out. When I asked if this lady would be coming out, he said there were a 'few' of them on duty. He tells me he can't do anything about them & I let him know he can & should-- it's their responsibility to monitor dining experience, even if it means informing a table of people to keep it down. It was like we were in a high school cafeteria. I've been a food waitress, cocktail waitress, & a bartender before-- there are different ways to get your message across. And, turns out HE'S the general mgr... really? When the waitress came back & asked how it was going I told her not great bcs they clearly hadn't approached that loud table after several minutes & my effort to communicate to a 'manager'. I let her know I was Yelping this experience today. Her, "you're yelping?" Like she's incensed. Worse, she says, "we can't do anything about them". Me, "yes you can, I've been wait staff & there are ways, but we weren't expecting you to do it, obviously the mgr should have". Her, "well, 'I' don't think they're being that loud". I was like wow, how flippant & dismissive- to myself, but said, "interesting, however, YOU'RE not the customer". Her, "I'll get you another glass of wine & that should make it okay". Wow. Do people even GET how to act in service industry positions anymore? My husband, after these kids escalated to cussing aloud, approached their table-- (since NO ONE would) & asked, "hey guys, we're trying to enjoy our meal too, so could you keep it down & stop using foul language?" They audibly agreed, though one put a fist to his palm once my husband got back to our table, so yeah ‍ Once we were 'done' with waitress Tiffany (not making a situation better w/her inappropriate excuses for a misbehaved table), my husband asked for our meal TO GO. She had the nerve to add the 2nd glass of [UNrequestesld] wine to the tab, so she's not only dismissive- she thinks that's okay? My husband approached the alleged GM Micheal to comp the tab for this clearly poor experience. He refused. So, husband said well you better take off that wine (which was the waitress's insult anyway & I chose NOT to touch). So that's all they did. And I warned some mature looking peeps on the 'ramp' waiting to be seated to avoid the patio & told them WHY. They took note & couldn't believe how we were spoken to. Seems this place has really taken a dive. Peace OUT Michael & crew. How is a staff expected to provide top service when all you wanna do is continue to inconvenience good customers? Everyone who didn't handle this well was old enough to know better. Unfortunate. The absolute opposite of 'best practices'. (You can't neglect select aspects of managerial responsibilities and expect those who give you FEEDBACK to continue to relocate 'their' table.) read more

Have been here for breakfast, lunch and dinner, never disappointed. Everything very fresh and good. The servers are friendly and attentive. Would highly recommend! read more

A hidden gem! Was looking for a place to meet a friend half way between Carlsbad & Temecula and stumbled upon this charming restaurant. There is beautiful art on the walls, outdoor seating available, and the service was excellent! I got a hummus veggie wrap with an almond milk latte, it was perfect and very fresh! It's located in a large shopping center with lots of other stores/shops, very convenient. ***Note that there are two entrances!! Downstairs and an upstairs from the upper parking lot! read more

Let me be fare, Z cafe has wonderful food as well as service. But the wait is very annoying when you don't have a game to play. Overall I love this restaurant. read more

They don't take reservations so the wait can be a little long. Large selection of different food. Made well. Service was great.

Who are these people? Who owns this cafe? Who is offering the finest uniques dishes for such great values? Who offers premium beers and wine for $4.00 or $6.00? Especially when restaurants in So. Calif. have increased their prices over 35%? The servers reflect the fabulous, happy, friendly atmosphere with such professionalism and oh, so fast service. They must have great managers. Wow, we were so impressed with the ambiance also. Morocan feels with white pillars, green gorgeous plants and ceiling fans. There is indoor seating which is lovely and the ceilings are oh, so high lined with fans. There is an outdoor patio area upstairs which is nice if you prefer to be outdoors. It is covered and shaded and usually has a nice breeze. On cold evenings they have heaters going. Great bar and sport fans will love the TV's off to the side. We loved the hawaian bowls and stroganoff and great portions. See you next time for a fun, friendly, yummy dinner. Love this place. read more

This is a really great restaurant. Driving through the city if Bonsall, while a little hungry, this place caught my eye. And from the moment I entered, as I briefly observed how staff talk to patrons, I knew my experience was going to be great. When I asked the hostess whether or not they are vegan/friendly she was quick to say, "Yes. We have some selections. Can I show you on the menu? The chef also is willing to adapt to what you're looking for." That was all I needed to decide to stay. And the vegan burger was tasty, huge, moist, and really good. The cost for my vegan burger, sweet potato fries and an iced tea was about $11. I will definitely be back read more

Absolutely TERRIBLE customer service if you book a large party. We had reservations for a party of 20 last Friday night. The restaurant only assigned one server, plus she had other tables, so service time very slow (we couldn't order dinner for over an hour). When we politely complained about timing of service, we were told it was our fault for being late, which we were not, as evidenced by the email confirmation we showed the manager. She was quite rude, as was a second employee that came over and literally confronted our party. In short, their customer service is nothing short of atrocious. We understand that slow service is sometimes part of the deal when you are already charged a tip because of the number guess in your party... but the way the staff handled it and the way they spoke to my mother-in-law is absolutely unacceptable. We DO NOT recommend this rude group of people for your party. There are better options in that area. On the positive note, the food was pretty good,.once we actually received it. read more