Sunrise Cafe and Grill

Came back sooner that normal because I heard Kerri was working this morning Arrived to find the place relatively empty. Just me and two others.
I rumor I heard was correct. Kerri was back. She made the who service side of the experience a complete 180 from my previous visit. What exactly was different? Kerri greeted me as I walked in the door. Since I knew what I wanted she had both hot tea and cool water in front of me in less than a minute. Kerri did so with knowledge of what kinds of tea were on hand. No guessing and no need to check. Kerri was verbal with the cooks to keep everything moving along, and doing so accurately. Kerri made sure both hot tea and cold water was refilled throughout my visit.
What Kerri would do well in performing is passing along he skills to the other people who are serving. I want the Kerri experience from the others who work here. Better if possible.
Same order as last time except for the juice since there is not any fresh juice here.
What I was ordered was two eggs over easy, bacon, sausage, hash browns, white rye toast, earl grey tea, and a glass of water.
Service was quick. This time the service was accurate and on time. None of the items needed to sit around waiting on the other items. Everything was served at the same time.
On the whole everything was okay.
The was a difference between the sausage served this time and the last visit. This time the links were about half the weight of the previous visit. I am mentioning this because it was that noticeable. Normally I ignore small differences. However, the plate was the same price.
Otherwise a good experience. and you may want to give them a try if you do not care about fresh juice.

I live near sunrise café and eat there about once a week. Great breakfast spot with a warm and friendly family run staff.

First impression… clean air with aroma of quality food being prepared, immaculate diner counter and tables, busy multitasking waitress acknowledging me with a huge welcoming smile! Not a speck of grime on condiments or menu! I sat at the diner counter and watched the cook/​owner create his magic. I was first surprised at the cost, $ 10.50 BUT when my medium Maya Burger and fries arrived I felt the money was well worth it and secretly wished the owner was single in my age bracket… sadly no but I was able to meet him and his beautiful wife. The waitress and time waiting for the meal was spot on perfect. My food was so fresh I could not believe it! I felt royal not only by the food but the attentive and kind waitress… the other café and grills in town better watch out!

This is a small café that all the lovals know each other.
The Joes special is fantastic with large portions so we took 40% home cost $ 11.00.
This is worth stoping in for a good meal.

Average breakfast, like an overpriced Denny’s. Clean, minimal leg room at counter, if you are bigger than average sit in a booth. Service was good. Any new diner has a long hard road to measure up to established restaurants within a short drive. The wait was longer than average.

Waited 45 minutes for our two omelets despite the fact that the place was barely half full. Two people in the kitchen and three more wait staff all running around like they were serving a group of 500. (Never a good sign). Our meal finally arrived but the waitress was unconscious of the fact that we had no place settings so we had to hail her as she walked away to request utensils –duh-​. Definitely some flawed processes in this business. Too bad because the place was clean and the food pretty good

We remember Kerry’s from the early 70’s, so when we were in Linda Mar 2 days ago we decided to stop in for lunch. It was still the down home feel. I had the Armando hot sandwich (turkey with chili pepper and cheese) and my husband had a hot linguica and pepper sandwich. We enjoyed our lunch so much. The chili pepper was just the right heat. I thought I would need to bring half of the sandwich home, but it was so tasty, I ate the whole thing. The french fries were excellent. The waitress was very attentive and the cook was friendly. We will definitely go back the next time we are in Pacifica. The only draw back was the single bathroom. We ended up going for apple pie at McDonald’s just so we could use their restroom.

Went to Pacifica for our Sunday breakfast but wanted something new. My husband suggested this place. We got there about 915am with plenty of sitting available. Had two coffees which were Ok –I thought weak for diner coffee. We placed our order. We had to wait about 20mins for our breakfast and the café wasn’t that full. When the breakfast finally came it was OK – not worth the wait. My husband had the French toast which he said was Ok, my son had the eggs, bacon and the «House French fries»
which I thought was rather soggy and not like French fries & I had the «build your own omelet which contained, onion, peppers, mushroom, spinach and cheddar cheese.
It was awful no taste. I tried to spruce it up with some Salt and Ketchup but didn’t work. My husband insisted that we take it home – It was very poorly put together-​the filling was not evenly distributed and should of been chopped up more. We all agreed we would not be coming back to this place

This place participated in the Taste of Pacifica Saturday, ⁶⁄₆. I found a new place for local food. The place is clean and the walls are decorated with paintings by talented artists. Like all restaurants, if you come by 9:30a or so you can beat the rush. Once everyone rolls out of bed and their stomachs wake up growling for breakfast, they’re headed somewhere for a good quick meal. By the time we left it was full and people were waiting for a seat. It was a comfortable, clean and friendly local diner establishment.
Our waitress was friendly and provided our meals immediately while it was hot. The portions were just right and not overwhelming. The dollar pancakes had a hint of cinnamon which was different and quite tasty!
I think they should hire at least another person, part time at least to handle the register or wait tables. Two people take the orders, clean the tables, handle the register and serve the food. There are two cooks in the back working hard to get orders out right away.
It’s open from 7:00am — 3:00pm daily and I definitely would recommend trying this place for breakfast at least. Gotta come back and try lunch.

Why is everyone hating this place? Haha. It’s good old fashion diner breakfast. It’s nice to have something that can offer the typical American breakfast staples at reasonable prices.
So far I’ve only had their eggs Benedict but it’s delicious! So I keep going back for that and a hot chocolate. That’s all anyone needs, really. My husband got some amazing omelet. I can’t remember the name :/​but it was generous and fresh.
I’m already planning on going back again tomorrow. I might try something else, finally, but damn I love their eggs Benedict. All they really need now is a biscuit and gravy dish and I’m set. Haha.
The service overall was basic. The waitress was friendly but left us alone.
If you’re in a rude hurry or want some crazy gluten-​free– bs fancy thing then don’t come here.

The food was decent but not for the prices. The cooks do a good job. The waitress is always disoriented and doesn’t know what’s going on. Service sucks and they are never busy. Just close already. The shopping center was better off with the poor service of dennys.

I really want to like this place, but it’s unpleasantly and echoingly loud here. The décor is new, but somehow dingy — brown and drab. And the food is just ok, not bad, not amazing. The service is good.

Was sad to see Kerri’s close but so glad the Sunrise has kept the same basic menu and feel of the place. I think reviewers are being a bit harsh, given they have just re.opened. The pancakes were delicious as usual and the service was just fine and very friendly. Give them a break! It’s a diner! Much better than any other options nearby, McD, Denny’s or Starbucks.

Great for breakfast the food is good. I would have given a 4 stars the waitress was awful she was too young she rushed us when we were done and actually told us they needed the table if we could leave I couldn’t believe it. I’ve never in all my life ever been asked to leave because they needed the table. Miss the old Kerrys !!

If you miss Kerri’s (the diner that was in this spot before Sunrise Café opened), it’s definitely worth coming back and seeing what the new owners have done.
The menu is similar but not identical, the quality of food and prices are close to what they were before, and the new décor is crisp and clean. Our server was very polite and attentive, and despite being a fairly busy Saturday morning, service was very fast.
The food isn’t going to change your life, but if you want typical diner fare, it’s perfect. I went with a picky eater and a vegetarian; picky eater was thrilled that they honored all of his weird requests, and vegetarian was happy that there were lots of options that didn’t include meat.

So breakfast finally came some hour and fifteen minutes after arrival. We ordered 2 build your own omelets@ $ 9.95 ea. with an extra $ 1.50 added for meat. Not exactly cheap. A gentleman and his wife one booth over had been waiting just about as long as we had and was threatening to leave as our food reached the table. They had only ordered pancakes and eggs over easy with bacon and toast. Apparently I had a lot of time to eaves drop while I waited for our food. Also Observing another customer get up and fill her own coffee mug whilst the only 2 waitresses were nowhere to be found. Anyhow, back to our food. Without being too cruel it was less than meh! My husband was supposed to have ground beef and artichokes in his. What he received was an over cooked hamburger patty with an artichoke heart on either side folded between an over done omelet skin. My over cooked omelet skin contained bacon beyond crunchy, basically burnt and hard with barely wilted tough spinach. Then to add to our disappointment we received generic sourdough toast (those of you from the bay should know what I mean) topped off with some type of margarine spread! We could believe it wasn’t butter! Uggh! Worst part is we were so hungry by then we attempted to eat the mess that was in front of us. Bad decision because 4 hours later and my hubby is paying for it dearly with regular visits to the porcelain throne. Not pleasant. Sorry folks I would not could not recommend this place to anyone. Will visit Denny’s out of desperation before I would think of returning there. No bueno!

Wanted to give the café a try this morning since it is a newcomer. It was about 8:30am on a Sunday and quiet — a couple other tables were occupied. The menu is straight forward. We were greeted and served immediately.
I ordered the Mexican Scramble and my husband had french toast and eggs. Our server was nice but a little timid — she came back over several times to clarify the order — but it didn’t really bother me. She was very nice and had come by several times to refill my coffee.
The food was fine — nothing special or unique. With such a small town, I am not certain how they are going to make it — with Denny’s, McDonalds and the crêpe/​breakfast place in Pedro Point.
I wish them luck and will probably give them one more try in a couple months — perhaps from their lunch menu. They are open 7am-​3pm.
Too many choices in P-​Town as it is. In this day and age, you need something to differentiate yourself from the rest to attract business.
Would probably get something to go in the future on my way to work.

I liked it!
We came early for breakfast on a weekday and it wasn’t too busy. I ordered the eggs benedict with bacon and hash browns on the side, really good! I love that their coffee is really strong and has a really nice flavor. Our waitress was super accomadating and super patient, we were a bit of a fussy lot. All in all good place and cute lil breakfast nook!

Thought we would give it a try. Would rather see our money go to a family run place rather than Denny’s. They definitely have some issues to work out. Would be nice if someone acknowledged you when you walk in. We seated ourselves and waited patiently for someone to even smile at us so that they knew we were there. Finally a nice girl came over and took our drink order. Waited longer and then asked the nice girl if we could please place our order. Guess it never occurred to her to ask us even though we were sitting there twitting our thumbs.
My daughter enjoyed her Mickey Mouse pancake. My other daughter said her omelet was good except for the chunks of fatty bacon inside. My eggs were cooked nicely. My husband ordered eggs Benedict. Not a great choice. Eggs came out hard yet sloppy at the same time. Sauce was cold. They redid his eggs and nuked the sauce and it was edible. Two families that came in after us eventually left after not being acknowledged by the staff. I hope this place works out its kinks and succeeds. I leave my review in hopes that the owner will read it and try to fix the problems. We will be back to try it again.

I was sad when Kerri’s Coffee Shop (my favorite Pacifica greasy spoon) closed after 44 years in business. Fortunately, it has re-​opened as Sunrise Café and Grill. The new owners gave the place a thorough re-​vamp, but it still has that local family, homey feel to it. It is cash only, and no computers. The waitress presented us with an old-​fashioned guest check, signed with «Thank you! –Kim». We will be back!