Reviews for South Pine Cafe-Grass Valley in Grass Valley, CA

4 stars only because the price is super high?. The food was outstanding! Everyone in the party of 5 was impressed with the... food and service. And it was BUSY too. Great quality control in the kitchen. They have their act together. Read more

My rating is based on the lack of communication by staff and the lengthy wait time. We arrived a couple minutes past 12:30. ... There were several signs asking that we write our name on the wait list as there was no one to check us in. There were 3parties ahead of us. 2 parties with 2 people and 1 with 3 people. After waiting 15 minutes we noticed the tables we could seewere waiting on food. I was unable to find anyone to inquire about the wait time. After a 25 minute wait the parties ahead ofus began to be seated. We were seated at 1:10. We were immediately given menus and water. Our order was taken at 1:20 and wereceived our food at 2:00. Since we were seated by the kitchen we could see 4 people cooking in the kitchen but the food wasexceptionally slow coming out. The food itself was very good. But if you are in a hurry I would not recommend South Pine Cafe. Had we known how the long we were going to have to wait, we would have gone elsewhere. But again there was no one to ask. Read more

Wow! Just moved to the area and decided to give South Pine a try. It was fantastic. We had one of the specials of the week:... Pumpkin pie battered stuffed French toast as well as a Blackstone benedict. Let me tell you, this jalapeno hollandaise..... ????chefs kiss. Well done. I loved every bite although the potatoes could be a little crisper, that's just my preference. Servicewas excellent too. We arrived at 9 and were seated immediately and when we left at 9:45 there were a lot of people waiting. I'dsay before 10am is the best time to go, as another person suggested. I'll definitely be back! Read more

Short version: Amazing food. Steep price. Minor issues. But amazing food, so totally worth stopping. Longer version: I've heard... a lot of good things about this place and I finally had a breakfast time open to check them out. I had the special of the week:Caramel Apple Pancakes. Let me start here: These were some of the best pancakes I have ever eaten. Fresh Gala apple slices werearranged inside pancakes that were light, fluffy, and cinnamon-spiced. The caramel was (fortunately) a drizzle over the top,because these pancakes were a perfect sweetness. SO GOOD! And huge. I'm a fat man who enjoys my meals, but I wasn't sure I'd beable to eat more than half of the three large breakfast cakes. But they were so good, I had to. I can't say enough good aboutthese. But there was a weird flaw. Spray can whip cream. I recognize that it's easier, but its limp, quickly-melting to a milkdrool nature totally failed the pancakes. Spray cream isn't bad - it didn't ruin the dish - but making a proper whipped cream atthe beginning of the breakfast rush takes just a couple of minutes and would match the masterpiece of the pancakes. Why shortcutand sell your otherwise perfect platter short? So many places do this: make an excellent special, then throw on some kind ofprepackaged, unimpressive afterthought. It's like framing the Mona Lisa with a refrigerator magnet frame from a dollarstore. Service was acceptable, but not enthusiastic. I noticed that all of us who ordered water instead of other drinks gotchild-sized cups with lukewarm water and no ice. I got a refill once, but not again and the other tables around me didn't evenget that. So that was a fail, but did I mention how good the pancakes were? I don't regret stopping and I will most likely trythem again, but the little things matter, so I can only give four stars. Read more

A friend recommended South Pine Cafe and I really wanted to like this place. The "wait" to be seated was about 15 minutes (not... bad), but once we ordered - our food took another 50 minutes (way too long for me). The wait staff was not very friendly, as wehad to ask about our food after 40 minutes. I ordered huevos rancheros, it was okay. I would say the breakfast was average. Read more

Awesome restaurant, great food, service and atmosphere... Ate there several times while I was in the area, breakfast fruit cups... were incredible!!! Bird took great care of us, can't wait to go back!!! Read more

there is not a bad menu on the item. I absolutely love this place and will keep coming back. Ive had the blackstone eggs... benedict and a few scrambles here. Each one has been delicious beyond measure! dont forget your short stack of pancakes! Read more

Came here based on the ratings. Very popular place apparently. It would have been a real long wait if I wasn't solo and could... sit at the bar. Ok, so the service was great and the food pretty good. So why only 3 stars? The price! Pretty expensive, $30(before the tip) for a breakfast burrito, a pancake and a glass of OJ. Really!? And I didn't opt for the real maple syrup, whichwould have added another 3 bucks. Sorry, it wasn't that good. I do have to say that the OJ was really good tho. I should addthat this place caters to healthy options, so keep that in mind if you come here. Read more