Old Post Office Cafe

Wonderful cozy little breakfast place. Food is traditional American breakfast cuisine, nothing terribly exotic, but VERY well done for what it is. My family eats here at least once every time we visit lake Tahoe. Arrive early to avoid a wait, or call ahead for reservations if you have a large party.

Great breakfast on a rainy Tahoe morning. Come expecting to take your time and enjoy the experience.

The veggie omelette is so good, and you can call ahead so it'll be ready for pickup. They have Beyond Beef burgers for lunch, too

We saw this place as we drove by. We turned around and had lunch there. They serve breakfast all day as well and the food was very good. We couldn't finish our portions so took them home. They have quite a bit of outdoor seating, so we were able to eat there.

Fantastic breakfast spot. Super cool highly recommend

Old fashioned coffee shop, good for basic eats. All decent meals from the breakfast choices through lunch items, with all available til they close at 2 pm.

Nothing great, but everything except the coffee is decent. The coffee is Farmer Bros on bunsen burners. A 50's throwback.

Would add a star if they had decent coffee, and upped their game a bit on the food.

Good old fashioned clean coffee shop decorated in Americana and Lake Tahoe decor. L.E. friendly staff, prompt service, large portions that are reasonably priced. On the main highway next to Century 21 Realtor. My new breakfast spot when passing thru. A must try!

Great food. Wonderful service and staff. We came two days in a row!!!!

I’m a Tahoe local and have been coming to this place since I was little - haven’t been back in awhile, and I have to say, so disappointed.

Pros:
1) Nice atmosphere, love the bear pictures
2) Long time restaurant

Cons:
1) Lipstick on the water glass when we were sat at the table. The hostess said sometimes it’s hard to get it all off??
2) For the quality of the food - way over priced. At $13+ the Eggs Benedict was bland and boring.
3) We ordered French toast (pretty good) and Eggs Benedict. When I asked for a plate so we could share the dishes the waitress said we weren’t allowed to “split” dishes??? That is the cheapest load of bull I have ever heard in my life, especially since we ordered two entrees!! We are sitting down and bringing your restaurant money - that should never be a rule. No other restaurant we’ve been to has given us a hard time about that - even if we ordered one entree.
4) Service was mediocre at best - empty plates sat in front of us for a good while as the waitress and bus girl came by several times looking directly at us with no courtesy.
5) This isn’t a big deal as it could be missed by any worker, but a piece of toast with jelly on it was sitting on the bathroom floor in front of the toilet - like what?

Seems to me that they are not a “locals” restaurant anymore as they use to be. Giving a customer a hard time about splitting a dish when you’re spending $45+ on breakfast is an insult and just cheap.

I’d rather go the extra few miles over to Fire Sign Cafe near Homewood or even drive 45min down the hill to the Wet Hen Cafe in Reno and bring our money there where the food is beyond excellent, the prices are fair for what you get, service is always on point. And above all - you are never hassled about splitting dishes and you sure as heck won’t find lipstick on your “clean” water glass.

On a Sunday early, 'Funday' adventure, this was the only place that came up on a breakfast search of the area serving pancakes! They didn't disappoint with the coffee and omlettes that came with them... The place was packed and i had to get our name on the waiting list, but the turnover was quick and worth the twenty minute wait for our table. Who wants to spend all morning at a breakfast joint when you're in Tahoe spending time at the lake?! It was quick and the prices were reasonable and the service waa good too👍👍