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The Big Blue Cafe

★★★★☆ 4.4/5 (100 reviews)
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846 G St, Arcata, CA 95521 (707) 840-6111 Website
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Reviews (100)

Gerardo Rodriguez
Gerardo Rodriguez
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Great changing table for Baby Dylan. Family friendly joint. Great food and friendly staff. A nice stop in our visit to The Arcata Kinetic Sculpture Championship Race

Garet Sutton
Garet Sutton
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Ask for Parker and tell him 'We are the Titans, the mighty, mighty Titans!' Best service of the whole trip and the ginger beef sandwich was fire. Also, clam chowder was great. Will definitely return for both the A++ service from Parker and the delicious food. Thank you Parker for being an amazing person and making us feel like family!!!

R A
R A
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

I have been in Humboldt County for over 5 years now, and I never visited here not until recently, about a year ago when my husband moved up here. I would say this visit was our 10th time together at this place and we never were disappointed. Staff members are always nice, has smile on their faces and very attentive to customers. The food is really great. I love the flavors and freshness of their dishes. My husband and I sometimes would get the same plate because we really enjoy it - the Huevos rancheros 👍🏼. The orange juice is a must. We only go here for breakfast but my friends really love the lunch menu. One thing I would suggest, the sweet dish’s like pancakes or French toast aren’t the to choices her from my experience, but still yummy. Give them a try you would love it.

A C
A C
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

We ate inside, crowded but comfortable. Service was great and so was the food.

Maggie Maggie
Maggie Maggie
★★☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

Since I came here for food, I can only give it 2 stars. I had a salad. How you can make a salad taste old and dry is beyond me. It reminded me of discount airline food ghat was 2 days too old to be served. Would not consider coming back. Things I enjoyed, nice waiter and cool art on the walls.

Scott
Scott
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Nice stop . Friendly and food is good . Well worth the visit

Kristy
Kristy
★☆☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

I really want to like this place since it's a local spot, but we've gone twice for breakfast and have been let down each time. Lacks flavor and it's really pricey for basic things. (A Denver omelet is $20 since they have it set up in a "build your own" way.)

mark evans
mark evans
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Today was the first day out of many, where the potatoes weren't seasoned and tasted 2 days old or better, but normally they have outstanding food but today I spent 40 dollars on food we couldn't eat, and I threw it away.

Nina Halverson
Nina Halverson
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Traveling and found this little cafe and can’t recommend it enough! We showed up for late breakfast and had amazing service, super courteous, attentive and the space was fabulous. We got a variety of dishes from breakfast and lunch menu, as well as a pitcher of mimosas and loved it all. Large portions and quality ingredients and preparation make this worth a stop!

Jonathan Cooper
Jonathan Cooper
★★☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

You know, 8:ok is kinda late for breakfasts.

Coreen Rose
Coreen Rose
★★☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

My eggs Benedict barely had and any hollandaise sauce, and the eggs were over cooked. Had to order more hollandaise sauce, for an extra 3.50 so total it was 21.50. The potatoes were extremely over cooked and dried out. Waiter told us “this is just how the potatoes are now” and that “the cooks are human too”. I will say that the mimosas were pretty decent. The water glasses were clearly not properly cleaned, there was some kind of residue on mine and shimmery lipstick mark on my daughters water glass.

cecilia rodriguez
cecilia rodriguez
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Highly recommend the ginger garlic potatoes roast beef sandwich! Yum!

Jay Pi
Jay Pi
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Very good experience overall Nice place for a small town breakfast atmosphere. Waiter was very nice, simple... Quick... Menu is good, enough choice, but not too much. Egg, bacon and fried potatoes. Taste is not amazing but good enough. Really like the atmosphere

Anastasia Huggins
Anastasia Huggins
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Must stop local spot!!! Everything looked delicious (and everything we had was amazing).

alan workman
alan workman
★☆☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

They sat me down quickly and were very polite…but after sitting down and getting a water they ignored me. After about 20 minutes of no service I got up and walked out.

Caleb M
Caleb M
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

This place was great; food, service, and atmosphere. Our waiter was on point. The mimosas were great! Thank you for a great breakfast!

Trevor Hartman
Trevor Hartman
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Great little breakfast spot in the heart of Arcata with a kid friendly play area.

rick breen
rick breen
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Best dinner Friday and Saturday only

Peggy Olofson
Peggy Olofson
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Maybe the best biscuits and gravy I've ever had, and I've sampled a lot. Same for the sausage patty- remarkable. Class place.

Rhonda Hickman
Rhonda Hickman
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Lively well loved local business. Great service with excellent food and choices.