Silver Cafe

Had been coming here since it opened for croissants when I worked in the Excelsior district. There wasn’t really many choices out here and this was decent.

I am always amazed how little places like this can bring so much joy to people. I was a little hesitant to try Silver Café out at first, but with it being the closest food to my job. One very hungry day I took a chance on them. I’ve heard good things about the food from other co-​workers and was willing to try the burger and fries. So I made the call from two burgers and they gave me a eta of ten minutes. I went, I came and the food was decent. I was satisfied, The fries were delish, the ingredients fresh and meat was not dry. Lots of drinks to choose from too. I can say I had a good experience for my first visit at Silver Café. The staff was friendly also which is always a plus…
P.S they have a atm machine inside

I like the people that work here because they are really nice but I LOVE THE DONUTS !
Man I just ordered a dozen to take home and ate three on the way home and they were so good I offered them to people on the way home. Today was great, this place is great, I’ll definitely be back. I’m so glad it’s right down the street.

Silver Café used to be a decent place to pick up a breakfast sandwich. We’ve stop in somewhat regularly over recent months. My daughter usually gets a breakfast sandwich on a croissant. It usually costs us under $ 6 (about $ 5.75ish) which is about a buck more than their fried egg sandwich.
This morning I came in to order a couple sandwiches. She gave me look like (I don’t really feel like making a breakfast sandwich today) and then said, «it will cost $ 7.95 each». I didn’t ask how much it cost, yet she felt the obligation to tell me how much MORE it would cost. I asked why it was so much more than usual, and she throws some excuse about eggs costing more. Sure, then raise ALL your prices… the fried egg sandwich is STILL $ 4.69 on the menu… don’t feed me bullsh… I said no thanks and found a better place down the street. So thank you Silver for that… helping me find a better breakfast option.
I’m ok with a restaurant raising prices… hell, they have a business to run. But considering they didn’t raise prices on ANY other menu item and obviously decided to gouge me in the moment.
Sorry silver, your food isn’t bad, but you lost a customer. I’d rather pay up for better quality, service, and convenience elsewhere. There are better options nearby.

I go to silver café several times a month for their breakfast sandwiches. They aren’t fancy, but they are deeply satisfying. We lived on them for about 5 days while moving into our house in the neighborhood. The place is run by two lovely women (sisters?). They are so friendly! The café is behind the bus stop, so weekday mornings can be a little busy, they always handle the crowds quickly and efficiently. They also have decent coffee, which is hot, and generally fresh, all day. They have a nice variety of other sandwiches and donuts/​pastries. They don’t take credit cards, but they do have an ATM inside.

If I could I would rate this store with 10 Stars ratings! I went in today and I ordered the Tuna sandwich. I was surprised how plentiful the sandwich was! The owner hooks you up! The price was $ 5.30 total.
They have a flat screen TV inside and if you like to play your luck in Lotto they carry all kinds of scratchers.
This establishment had been in service more than 16 years. The place has limited seats so try not to hit the busiest traffic in the early AM.

I’m new to the neighborhood so I don’t know if the café recently cleaned itself up or what but I didn’t see ant bullet holes or graffiti when I visited. The inside of the shop is clean with plenty of seating and a campus dining hall appearance (only replace the student diners with a diversity of working class types). I love the mix of people that come here, young and old of all ethnicities, because it mirrors ths heart of Excelsior.
The café is located within 100 feet of 4 bus stops and you can see all 4 of these stops from the café window. If you see a bunch of people loitering out front, chances are that they are waiting for a bus.
I love grabbing breakfast there. For $ 7.99 plus tax, you can get 4 sausages, 2 eggs, and 2 huge pancakes. I love their donuts EXCEPT for the apple fritters. Usually, apple fritters are my favorite donut but I find them too oily there. Oddly, their other donuts don’t share the same level of greasiness and are, instead, light and fluffy. My favorite is their eggrolls which cost (if I remember correctly) about 75 cents each. Their fried egg sandwich is delish as alot of others had mentioned.
The owners are awesome. I accidentally left a car owners manual there once. Inside was an insurance card that referenced my address but not my phone number. The owner actually wrote me a letter, informing me that I left my owners manual at their restaurant. WOW. How awesome was that!
Overall, Silver Café offers good food at a fair price at a very convenient location. I have visited this place a few times already and am sure to visit many more times.

We were walking in to eat here my disabled friend my daughter and myself. I went to go park the car after getting my disabled friend as close to the door as possible when I returned he said he had to use the bathroom. The restaurant owner told us to walk across the street and use the gas stations bathroom my friend would never make it over there because he’s disabled they could clearly see that but they didn’t care. A neighboring business said yes they do have a bathroom they just don’t want anyone using it. How heartless not accommodate a disabled person in an emergency we left and they lost our business please do not eat at this restaurant they don’t deserve your business.

Their donuts are absolutely delectable. I have never met a doughnut that melted in my mouth as their doughnuts here do. I also don’t believe this place makes a single doughnut that isn’t delicious. I used to grab doughnuts here just about every day, but now that I’m dieting, I’ve had to refrain. If I could, I’d eat their doughnuts everyday, and if you’re in the Excelsior and have a chance to try their doughnuts, it’s an opportunity that can’t be missed.

I come here almost every morning not only for the great breakfast but for the great hospitality. I passed this place many times before and kick myself in the head to think I didnt come here sooner. I always get the breakfast special with bacon eggs toast and a coffee. Theresa is very nice!

Service — — — — — — — - 4 ½
Very nice and helpful lady
Great service
Not bad glaze donut
Curious about their hamburger … now that Joe’s Cable Car is gone.
next time in the area

My favorite coffee shop in San Francisco just happens to be just a couple blocks away from my house. I’ve been coming to this spot for almost 15 years and I’ve seen at least 3 owners part the keys over to someone new. This time, they’ve hit the jackpot with the owners.
Their hazelnut coffee is probably the best coffee I’ve had in a while and their donuts are really hard to breast both for the price and taste. I usually don’t bother with the other stuff like the breakfast menu because it’s literally what can make at home for a fraction of the price, but the donuts and coffee is, bar none, the best.

Silver Café is a greasy-​spoon donut shop right across from the always-​busy 14-​Mission bus stop @Silver. They get my business when the bus is late!
Their coffee is serviceable, and the bacon ‘n egg breakfast sandwich is delicious – thick bacon with hearty sourdough. They go heavy on the fat though, after a trip to Silver, I had better hope I have a nice roll of Tums on hand.
Silver Café is both delicious and ordinary.

Okay, the lady behind the counter actually makes a mean vanilla latte. The donuts here are also good and I have also purchased breakfast for $ 8 which I believe was eggs, 4 slices of bacon and a huge order of tasty pancakes… Really not bad.

Great coffee. The chicken in the basket is some of the best chicken ever. Get it. Just do it.

A lucky place to buy a Fantasy 5 ticket. Somebody won $ 22,127 tonight.
Fantasy 5 Draw Date: Saturday, 2÷18÷2012 Draw #: 6678

Winning Numbers: 14 — 18 — 20 — 24 — 34
Prize Category Number of Winners Prize Amount Per Winner
Matched 5 of 5 numbers. 3. $ 22,127
Fantasy 5 Winning Cities :
SILVER CAFE, 4300 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, 94 112

As a Samaritan stuck at the bus stop stranded with no change but a $ 5 bill to take the bus because CLIPPER though it would be funny and very convenient to block my card due to an auto-​load issue without informing me. I came knocking on the door of Silver Café to get some change.
I walked in and politely asked the lady behind the counter for change. She opens her register and said she didn’t want even though she clearly had enough to break my $ 5. I know this wasn’t a bank but as a civil duty to human kind and when one is in such dilemma she could have graciously broke my $ 5 and send me on my merry way. She said I would need to buy something… and I was refused previously at the liquor store next door with the same excuse.
I browsed the menu quickly and decided to just get a glazed donut which would leave me with four $ 1 bills and a quarter for 3 minutes at a parking meter. I stood there patiently waiting for her to come back since she was assisting another customer. I took a quick browse around and notice it was quite dingy and run down, Costco muffins and a lot of chatty mail carriers. She came back disgruntled with an angry face. SERIOUS!!! I WAS GOING TO BUY SOMETHING, BE PLEASANT AT LEAST!!!
She got my deformed over sized and greasy piece of crap they call a donut and chucked it into a brown paper bag and sent me on my way just in time to catch the bus I needed the change to begin with.
I took a bite of the donut on the bus, first bite ok. Very dense donut not like the fluffiness you get when biting into a Krispy Kreme but it was alright. A couple more bites and then I realized it was getting extremely dry and tasteless. But being one not to waste food I scarfed the rest down to the tremors of my stomach.

The good: the price. Everything is dirt cheap.
The bad: you get what you pay for, unfortunately.
This is a greasy spoon, and from the handful of times I’ve been here out of sheer proximity to home, their tables match this very description. Not always clean.
The donuts are dynamite, but the other food items aren’t up to par. Sandwiches are poorly assembled and the french fries are previously frozen and super salty.
I wish their primary focus was on pastry and their delectable baked goods, then I’d give them a couple more stars!

I was craving for some fries so I came to Silver Café.
Why you ask? Well that is because I live close by and there are a few (out of 9) reviews that vaguely say their burgers and fries were good. Lets get down to the food.
Frozen patties and frozen fries dont get any better than this. It aint gourmet, but they make it just fine. Cheese oozing on my double cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato and onions with a hint of mustard and mayo. My meal was about $ 6 — $ 7 dollars which was not bad (they gotta eat too).
The food itself would have probably only earned it 2 stars. But what I truly like about this place is the diverse crowd! — working class and seniors. Whats better than sitting amongst old Asian men playing Chinese Chess and blue collared workers with paint on their pants? Probably many things — but I like the «ambiance».
Welcome to the neighborhood!
note to Angus — doughnuts dont come with the burgers and fries

Definite bang for your buck here! Although this place may appear to be just a «donut» shop… it’s actually a bit more than that! First of all the donuts here are giiiiiiiinormous! (The next time I stop in I’m going to take a picture and post it). The woman behind the counter swears to me that they have their own baker and I told her he must be a pretty dam good baker because the french donuts are to die for!!!
So let me back up a decade ago-​actually a decade and a half… the owners of this store used to own the coffee shop at Miramar and Ocean and as a young kid I used to go there after church and have my toasted bagel with cream cheese and a thai iced tea. A couple years after they sold the shop and I believe it is called Lucky something? Well here I am many moons later and they now own Silver Café! Well back to the review…
1. Ham and Egg sandwich on a croissant is sooooo good! There is a definite homemade touch to it which makes it a keeper!
2. Egg rolls are good too – ground chicken I believe!
I would give this place 4 stars just for the food that I have tried but because this place also sells lotto, cigarettes, candy, ice cream, yogurt, cup-​o-​noodles, sodas, a variety of drinks and even pain medication for those afternoon headaches – its kinda like a one stop quik-​e-​mart without the liquor! There are definitely some regulars that come here and the owners are very nice. So nice that they keep this place open 7 days a week! Amazing! Oh and they always have fresh coffee. Ah yes, always a plus!