Nevada City Classic Cafe

I wish I could edge my rating up to a 4.5, because this place was definitely better than a 4. I stopped for breakfast as part of checking out new (to me) places in my community and found a new favorite.

In addition to standard diner fare, they had crepes of both savory and sweet varieties, so I had to give that a try along with my usual bacon, eggs, and pancakes. And, because they looked amazing, I added on one of their house-made biscuits as well.

Everything was great from. The service to the food. Why not 5 stars? Well, it was that biscuit. Perfect, probably, if I would have slathered it in gravy, it was just too dense with the butter and jam I put on. Frankly, the light and fresh crepe and fluffy, flavorful pancakes set my expectations a little high.

If you are in town and the Classic Cafe is open, stop. You'll be glad you did and your stomach will be happy for hours.

Lovely diner with delicious food. Great staff and service. The homemade hollandaise sauce is one of the best we've ever had.

They waitress working yesterday was absolutely fantastic. (04/02 around 1pm) I don't think I've ever received better service from one ever before and during a semi rush at that. I really appreciate it. 💫

I'm glad they have a gluten free crepe option however I don't recommend it. I've had it a couple of times here now and am not fond of the taste of theirs. But the home fries are very tasty! And they serve organic eggs upon request as well as dairy free creamer for coffee. Love that very much. 🙂

Place was slammed when we came in with one guy working front of house. He absolutely killed it! Food came out incredibly fast - Alfonso (the chef) was a machine. The crepes were so light and fluffy and the hollandaise sauce was excellent. Great experience from start to finish! Do yourself a favor and stop by when you're in Nevada City.

We visited this sweet spot this afternoon and got the most delicious breakfast. Great service, sweet staff, patrons of all ages, great atmosphere, and very welcoming. We will definitely come back. Loved it!

The Classic Caffe is a wonderful hole in the wall, great service and by far the best BLT in Nevada county!

Excellent service, food is amazing… perfection

Not fast food, so don't expect fast service, especially if they are busy. Good place to relax and have breakfast, small town charm, small town cafe. The crepe was good and the home fries filling, the pancakes fluffy, the coffee was strong. My only gripe is the $$$ for breakfast, $50 for a couple dishes and coffee, so one star removed.

Nice atmosphere and very friendly service, but I felt uncomfortable the entire time due to the level of cleanliness. I kept having to wave away flies and as we were seated at the counter, I just watched and waited each time the cook set out a completed dish to see whether a fly would land on the food. I also had a direct line of sight on the stovetop and while it doesn't particularly bother me if the person preparing my food isn't wearing gloves, it did strike me that this guy was handling the food more than was necessary - for example, plating the English muffins with his bare hands and fumbling with them where he could have just used a spatula to transfer them. Restroom cleanliness was honestly unacceptable and a look behind the scenes on the way to the restroom wasn't super encouraging.
For all of that, the food was just OK, not really worth the price.

We had a great breakfast here. The wait-staff was super friendly! Chorizo was excellent!