Ranch House

Classic diner style food. My favorite is the juevos rancheros. Served on a piping hot plate! Coffee refills served with a smile.

Simple country style food, Ranch House will fill you up for the day ahead. No frills here — this converted home has got omelettes, bacon, pancakes, and Folgers coffee.
It’s not trendy, it’s not hipster, it’s just good ol’ country eatin’.

This is a lovely little breakfast place! I love coming here in the mornings when I have time! The employees are really nice here! One of the cooks in the kitchen call my friend «his son» and makes sure he gets the nutrition he needs! My mom knows people who work here and she really likes them! Everything here is amazing! I suggest the Crab Benedict and the corned beef hash! Those two plates of food are yummy and they will make you very full! The French toast here is also really good! It is always nice to take a stroll in the park after eating here! If you want quality breakfast in a mom and pop setting, prepare to be amazed by the food and the service! Enjoy!

Horrible service, and average food. I realize its a small town diner, but calling it average, is pushing the limit. Next time I visit friends, I will not go back.

What a nice place for breakfast!

They get you in and out, no frills, and great food and selection.

Excellent breakfast. The food tasted fresh. Probably one of the best French toasts I’ve had. Quick service. The only reason I wouldn’t give it 5 stars is the tables were very close together all in one room.

This place defines character.
Old fashioned diner; good service. Old fashioned good/​not great/​not trying to be great, highly caloric food. The crab on Friday is real and excellent (the crab benedict is particularly decadent.) Ramshackle weathered building. It’s hard to believe this is in self conscious Moraga; it’s a gem. It is an oasis of un-​pretentiousness in Lamorinda (the anti-​Orinda/​Lafayette/​Walnut Creek chi-​chi atmosphere.) I hope it doesn’t get remodeled, or try to upscale it’s menu. Enjoy lunch with the blue hairs :-) !

The huevos rancheros are great. I get them without cheese cuz otherwise it’s too much cheese. The home made salsa is tasty too. So are the beans.

There are really better places. The actual place is old inside but that is fine if the food and service were great, but the place is just OK. Service slow, coffee poor, and food just average. I just had bacon/​eggs/​hash-​browns. Hash-​browns seem the frozen ones. Kids did not like pancakes seemed to have an after taste. Syrup not warmed up.
Rather save your money and go to another place — my favorite is in Orinda — Village Inn Café.

I’ve been here a few times in the past half year – once with the family on weekends and sometimes by myself on a quiet weekday. All I expect from little local diners is good, home-​cooked style food – nothing fancy, nothing innovative. But consistently, the food here falls short of that by miles; I’d say it borderlines bad. On my last visit, the omelet was dry and ugly brown (not sure how eggs can come out brown without being burnt but they figured it out); the linguisa (like crumbled cardboard) had no flavor and a strange texture. The fruit side was five pieces of sliced orange – granted, the oranges were sliced very well and while technically correct, this hardly is my expectation of «fruit».
The service is marginal. I’m always greeted quickly and when there are empty tables, seated just as quickly but they treat people like a grumpy aunt might treat unwelcome nephews and nieces – a bit snarky at the world (not the customers), and often yelling weird social commentaries at the numerous TV… nothing socially offensive though – just miscellaneous ramblings… just like a grumpy aunt might.
Prices are reasonable for good food which means this place is waaaay overpriced.
If I was a chicken and I laid an egg… I’d be pretty sad to have these people ruin it. There are many wonderful breakfast choices in the neighboring Orinda & Lafayette area so I’m not coming back to the Ranch House.

Yummy breakfast food!
I have had good omelets & the kids have devoured buttery pancakes. Run into friends here or strike up a conversation with strangers. It’s relaxed.

From the menu, I was hoping for some decent Tex-​Mexish breakfast. Nah. The Chorizo in the chorizo scramble special was tasteless, missing that vibrant vinegar/​chile taste of a good chorizo con huevos. They also put cheese on it and didn’t offer salsa — CRIMINAL! They also had biscuits and gravy and chicken-​fried steak on the menu that reminded me of home. (Texas). The egg sandwich was kinda blah, as was the omelette. I have to say that they make some mighty fine hash browns though. Pretty much the best I’ve tasted. I will try them again, but fear they have been lost in Gringolandia. :)
Loved the murals. Don’t TOUCH the atmosphere, folks.

I have no idea how this place is in business. I went here on the basis of a recommendation of a friend who said he loved going there when he lived in Moraga. All I can guess is between when he went and I went the owners changed. I tried the eggs Benedict and it was terrible. Clearly canned sauce, old english muffins, and very salty ham. The hash browns were equally poor, crisp on the outside, raw on the inside.
The truly pathetic part was the waitress dropped the food off and never came back. I think she was embarrassed. After waiting 10 minutes, I finally got up and walked to the register to pay. I was shocked not to even be asked how the food was (the cashier could see the plate was nearly uneaten) and for the first time in my life, I didn’t leave a tip.
If you want breakfast in Moraga, go to Nations. While by no means gourmet, it is far better than the Ranch House.

It’s Quaint. Food is mediocre. It’s american plain ol breakfast.

The Ranch is classic. Good «greasy spoon» and very friendly service. Atmosphere is what you’d expect from a Ranch house, but it’s an experience!

I loved this place in college — nothing beat their bacon and eggs after a long night of drinking
Plus, since we rolled in about 1030 — it was usually a little more empty

Also went here for our group’s post run breakfast. After eight hilly miles on the water company’s hilly trails above Moraga Creek. Good for large groups. We had about 14 runners. Hungry and thirsty and sweating.
We were put in separate room just off the entrance. After a little wait we were given water and order our meals. Fried eggs sandwich with bacon. Biscuits with gravy. Unscrambled eggs and dry toast. All meals were quite good, accompanied with condiments including Costco sized bottle of Tabasco and Safeway syrup for the large pancake stack. Coffee coffee coffee in nice ceramic mugs. Staff was friendly and efficient. Will give it 3 and a half stars as well.

New interior and some other changes have reinvigorated The Ranch, a traditional American food diner located near Safeway in Moraga, CA. It is housed in a traditional California ranch house. There appear to be demonstration scale buildings out behind the restaurant.
The food has improved. Tonight, my wife had chicken fajitas, and I had the hangar steak. What motivated me to write this review was the new attention to detail and the excellent preparation of some side items. For example, the beans with the fajitas were outstanding. I could have had just them — excellent seasoning and delicate preparation. Purano beans.
Nice touches with the meals. Happy diners. I recommend it.

It wasn’t that good.
It’s all a home like setting, but if you have a home where you’re Mom is the perfect homemaker than disregard this.
Went here after a night of shisha and Svedka and Lemonade and the Corn Beef Hash and Eggs were okay. It was hearty, but not great. The Eggs Benedict my friends had looked like a sorry excuse for them too.
It’s a neighborhood institution, but other than that it could be redone.