Soutd Shore Cafe in Alameda

My favorite breakfast spot in Alameda. It's a traditional American diner, nothing fancy. But the staff is friendly and the food is tasty. The apple pie is their secret specialty. Considering its price level, it earned 5 stars.

This has become one of my go-to places for breakfast or lunch. The wait for a table can be pretty long especially on the weekend and at peak hours. Although there is usualy a seat always available at the counter. Their omlets are great, they do not skimp on the ingredients. Spinach, mushroom and onion omlet is my favorite on top of hash browns and a side of cottage cheese with wheat toast. Every once in a while I get orange juice but be aware that it's from concentrate, not fresh.

Good breakfast with a laid back atmosphere. Service was fast and prices were decent. I would definitely go back and try it again when in the area.

Best staff Ever.

This is a nice little spot for breakfast, lunch, or early dinner. Breakfast is served around the clock, and the coffee keeps flowing. The food is continental with some Asian flavors, like fried rice or curry bowls.There is a specials board with interesting choices like spam fried rice or chocolate chip waffles are offered.The crowd that eats here is older and more down-to-earth, with the odd hipster coming in for meals. The friendly staff keep everyone coming back, as there are a lot of regulars.

I love this place. They are so friendly and food is delicious!

Best cafe in alameda

Comfort food. Quality seems to have gone down in recent months as they get closer to their final closing date. Omelettes and most daily specials still better than average.

Always great service and food

Decent old style diner. Seems to cater to the retirement set. Stick to the diner faves, and you won't be disappointed. The Asian dishes and specials tend to be underwhelming. Their hash browns are some of the best around. Generous portions and great prices. Decent coffee. Really nice staff. Fast service.

Throw back to diner days. Service was fast, food was okay.

Intimate lil' breakfast nook! Healthy, yummy food selection... great service!

Friendly wait staff, great prices, delicious food.

They charge for tap water. In the United States this is illegal. If they are willing to break that law. What other laws do they break? I wonder if they correct change credit cards?

Great diner. Standard diner fair. Huge salads! Good diner coffee that you won't stop drinking. Nice mom and pop running the show. Pleasant people. Getting attention can be slow, but I don't mind. Places like this need to be supported!!

When in Alameda and you're hungry, but need your food fast, eat here. Great food and service.

Nice little place for weekend breakfast or brunch.

This is the kind of place where the coffee keeps coming until you say when. There are daily specials and you can even order Loco Moco; a traditional Hawaiian breakfast (not on the menu.) The decor is...well,... out of date but they try to spruce it up with the seasons. The service is always warm and friendly.

Food was ok but service was good.

Lots of usuals. Accommodating for small children despite no kids menu.

This place is the one I always prefer. I visit a lot of restaurants but to this place I constantly return again and again. The crew is very receptive and the food they cook is so flavorful. I never decline to have a good meal here. I highly recommend this place.

In the local Alameda paper, this cafe is referred to as "the beloved South Shore Cafe". It most certainly is! Their food is reasonably priced, comes quickly, is well prepared, and their waitstaff is very efficient. My brother and I eat lunch there at least once a week and it is invariably excellent.

This is not the first time have been there. It is not a big cafe, but their location is right at the south shore shopping mall. A lot of parking space available. The food and service there is good. Breakfast is served all day.

I was not pleased with the meal, the coffee cup had lip stick on the cup, hair was on the plate with the toast. The apology was not heartfeltI WILL NEVER EVER GO TO THIS RESTAURANT !!!!WILL NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TO GO THERE. WE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN UP AND LEFT!!!! UGH. UGH. UGH.

This is my favorite breakfast place in Alameda

Nothing too fancy or special, which in a way makes it special. I've never been disappointed with anything I've ordered over the years...their blueberry pancakes are loaded with the fruit, their club sandwich is perfect in size to split as a light meal or enjoy all to yourself, the onion rings are beer batter style - my favorite! Although their house salad leaves much to be desired, they make up for it with their fruit salad or side - half a fresh banana, wedge of cantelope and watermelon and occasionally some berries. It's the freshest most generous fruit side I've ever seen and somehow its always perfect ripeness! Their location makes them the closest option for food if you're visiting or waiting for someone in the hospital....the prices are competitive and very reasonable too! Enjoy

Great staff, great food I take my Mother there for breakfast all the time.

This place had some great breakfast food! Everything we had tasted it great at a great price. The only thing was the service was a little slow. We didn’t have the right amount of silverware and took awhile to take our order but maybe it was due to being short handed, didn’t seem to be short staffed. Will return again!

Had the chicken sour cream 🥑 omelet and it was great👍🏾

I enjoy my breakfast almost everytime! They should just improve their coffee. Sometimes the cooks don't respect the waitress when she comes to the kitchen with a wrong order.

Our family has been coming here regularly since we moved to Alameda. The food is very affordable and generally pretty well prepared. What it isn’t is a gourmet restaurant. The place is a go to place for our grandkids in Alameda. They enjoy the steamed broccoli and carrots, spaghetti with meat sauce and meatballs, eggs prepared to order, etc. - everyday comfort food . They kids are comfortable because the staff makes them feel comfortable. We are very grateful that this kind of eating established exists.

I will never come back here again. Waiter are very rude, the food is mess no body listen to you when asked questions they look at you like you're in the wrong place. I never felt like this before.

Pleasantly surprised. Corned Beef Hash Brown Benedict was well seasoned and perfectly cooked. Recommend.

Great little place to grab some grub.

Decent neighborhood regulars type "Mom & Pop Diner" breakfast. Nice portions, very filling, good prices and attentive service

Awesome food, welcoming staff members, always good mood. They charge fair rates and the food quality is great. Keep up the good work.

It's a good spot they got good food sometimes it's a little crowded on the weekends awhile back I didn't have a very good review cuz I got bad service but as a hundred times I've been there gotten service bad one or two times I would say that they're good

As always good food, great friendly service and decent prices

Good comfort food. Great service.

This family owned restaurant is located at the South Shore Shopping Center. Servicing Alameda and the adjoining areas. Plenty of parking and a wheel chair accessible entrance. Clean facilities. Nice Staff. Reasonably priced. Great for breakfast. Good to bring young children. We will definitely be going back.

Always great. Serving time is long, but it's because it's crowded and everything is prepared fresh and to perfection.

This is a casual breakfast place where the coffee is great and the breakfast plates are delicious. The service is stellar. Always friendly hostess

Delicious food and good service

Very nice place to go at anytime of day. Great customer service.

Great like local cafe. The way little images used to be.

I have visited twice the first time with a party of 8. We had a wait of about 20 minutes. The waitstaff was helpful and friendly. They took our orders and got the food out to us as quickly as possible. They did a great job making sure they got the order correct. The food was tasty. Worth the wait. The second time...the wait for 2 people was much longer. The waitstaff ignored us and the food was undercooked and burned at the same time. I guess you have to go on the right day...not a HOLIDAY!

South Shore staff was very friendly and helpful they constantly was checking on you hot water or if you wanted more coffee. That food was good . I needed a little more space in the booth . I enjoyed my meal it was ham and cheese omelette with spinach. Great.

Friendly staff. Lots of locals coming for Saturday brunch. Food is classic diner fare. We'll be back to try more from the menu 😉

Great service...great food

Nice friendly place. Food was good, served hot. Made to order breakfast.