Cafe Rain Tree, San Francisco
Well, we should not be here at all but that’s a different story and you will have to wait for the next post!
Finding somewhere to have breakfast in San Francisco has been a hit and miss affair for us because we do not know where the good places are. We have been to the Cafe Rain Tree several times before so we headed for there before going to the De Young in Golden Gate Park.
It is on the corner of Irving and 8th Avenue. With a green awning outside, it is easy to find. Here you can get an Irish breakfast with two Irish bacon rashers, two Irish sausages, two eggs, homefries, black and white pudding, grilled tomatoes with toast and jelly for $9.95.
The place is quite small but a miror inside makes it look bigger than it really is. There are no booths, just scarred and pitted wooden tables with old fashioned, red upholstered and chrome chairs. At the counter are 10 stools. This is a bit of a dive but, heck, they serve a proper breakfast.
Tom ordered cheese omelet with hash browns and English muffin (7.50). For me it was the usual oatmeal ($3.75). I also ordered banana to go with it (50c extra). In no time at all our food was served. Tom always asks for his hash browns to be extra crispy but these didn’t look as if they were. The omelet to me looked small with just a slice of cheese inside. My oatmeal came on a plate in a small deep bowl with brown sugar, raisins and milk in small stainless steel bowls (much better than the plastic pots a lot of places use). I was expecting slices of banana on top of the oatmal but what I got was a whole, peeled banana on the plate which I had to cut up.
Tom’s verdict on the omelet and hash browns was mediocre. My oatmeal was good. Only complaint from me being there was not enough milk but there was a jug of milk on the table so I didn’t have to ask for more.
There were five paintings, or should I say canvases, on the walls and they looked original. There was no other ornamentation at all.
The unisex restroom was as you would expect. It was tucked away at the back and had cracked tiles on the floor and was grubby and old fashioned but at least the water was hot.
Verdict - OK and we will come again if we do not find something better in the vicinity.
February 09 2008 | Breakfast Log | No Comments »
