The French Press - Yosemite & Union

I loved our breakfast here. Food is excellent. It was very busy from our arrival at 10 am until the departure at 11:30 am. Long line to order but moved quickly. It is a very noisy atmosphere to eat in but worth it.

First off the staff was very kind and attentive the two women working the counter were knowledgeable about the gluten free offerings and what was not safe! I ordered the Bacon Breakfast burrito smothered in red chili. I was in awe at how big that puppy was! Super excited to have a real tasting tortilla!!! 10 outta 10 will recommend!

Great food, kind of expensive though and it’s the type of place where you order then find a seat and they bring the food to you. There’s so many people that every table is full and you’re basically just standing by waiting for people to leave so you can sit to eat. The wait for food when we went around 11 was 40+ mins after ordering. That and cost were the only negatives.

The graham cracker syrup was Betty good, but their chipotle sauce didn't have much of a kick. The French toast made me a bit sad since it wasn't as sweet as I was hoping. My chai also had too much milk. It was average. Not a bad place, people are nice.

Love the French Press! My favorite breakfast or brunch place! Very creative breakfast dishes...benedicts, seasonal French toast with fruit, and much more. Also great creative salads for lunch. Everything fresh and tasty. Their coffee and chai lattes are great too

Excellent food and service. The portions were just right and the food tasted amazing (the bacon was absolutely fantastic!!). They have local teas and good coffee too. The atmosphere is nice. I really enjoyed the art on the walls. It felt very hip and homey at the same time. Good vibes all around.

I enjoy their custom omelet, their loaded grits and their shrimp and grits very much. They also did a very nice low carb breakfast option for me a few times and gave me an extra egg in my omelet and extra avocado instead of potatoes and toast that was really appreciated! Somehow the grits are so tasty I keep coming back even though I'm trying to do low carb 😊

Food came out pretty quick, but that's about where the positives end. Seasonal berries and cream French toast was fine - I do regret not getting the tres leches french toast or the someone's sweet biscuits (which are apparently not actually sweet, but quite savory with the Chipotle and chorizo). The scrambled eggs were runny in the middle and bland. Two slices of bacon which both had an end that was impossible to bite through; almost broke a tooth on the first one. The ambiance was quite loud, but had died down by the time we left.

Just off the Main Street, abundant parking available. It’s quite spacious inside- we went in for brunch on a Wednesday in July. Ambiance was cozy, low sound. They have almost the whole menu on their chalkboard wall on left wall as you enter the place. It’s a little annoying to strain your neck to look up there and also kind of odd to stand in front of customers seated in front of you as well as behind. The wife and me asked for a menu from the cashier and joined the line to comfortable select items before ordering. We got the Bennie and the Crab Bennie- both delicious and filling. We love to try French Toasts at every brunch place- ordered the Almond Tres Leches one- make sure to ask them for a side order which is 3 stacks(they don’t have that option on their menu)
Ordered a Latte and a Toffee nut Cappuccino- nothing exciting there. Wife ordered OJ- which was the bottled kind. That is something I was disappointed to see- maybe fresh squeezed PJ should be a staple to their menu.

Our order:

Lavender Chai: Plenty of flavor would order again.

Maple Bacon Canoli and Banana Canoli: Would order again.

Smoked Brisket Sammy: Taste like honey mustard and nothing.

Chilaquiles: Huge disappointment, no seasoning whatsoever. There's was zero Mexican flavor in this dish.

Affordable prices but stick to the breakfast options like pancakes and French toast.