Driftwood Cafe

Carrie Rowley

What a great find! This is a small local restaurant located at the far end of Heavenly Village. First day, we arrived at 10am for breakfast and had to wait an hour to be seated. We ended up eating lunch (grilled chicken melt w/tomato soup and The Californian w/fries). Best tomato soup I've ever had. Went back the next day for breakfast at 8am and we were sat immediately (but the line started to build from there). I had the Ugly Fries (diced potatoes with peppers, onions, mushrooms and cheese) - seriously, this is something to share as it is a huge portion. My husband had the French Toast. We did not go on a weekend - we hear the lines are really long. But the food is delicious and the servers were so friendly, well worth the wait.

Kim Nguyen

A nice breakfast place to stop by while you’re in Lake Tahoe. It can get crowded in the morning but we got seated very quickly. There is no reservation required. First come first serve and I do like that a lot. Our dishes were cooked perfectly too. Highly recommend the Meat lover’s omelette with added spinach. And definitely try their potato pancake for a side order!

Ashathi

Best cafe to have breakfast in South Lake Tahoe. Both breakfast and lunch are served the whole day. The menu has vegan and vegetarian options. It was crowded when we visited, had to wait for 30 minutes to get a table.

Sarah Alexander

The Belgian Waffle batter was quite bland. I was looking for a relatively sweet breakfast and added copious amounts of maple syrup and it was STILL pretty bland. I asked for whipped cream - fortunately that was a little sweetened. A little only though. The sausage Patties were good. The Driftwood Chiller was pretty nice. Tables are a little too close to each other and most of the staff was not wearing masks. There was a 25 min wait for a walk-in reservation on 9 AM on a Sunday. Be prepared to wait a bit. There was also a strong gust advisory that day so keep warm.