Carnation Cafe in Anaheim

Carnation Cafe serves a delicious breakfast, with an old-style feel ambience.Our waiter was super kind and attentive and the food was absolutely amazing!

NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE. This place used to have wonderful fresh cooked breakfasts…I used to have delicious eggs Benedict… NOT anymore. I promise you I’m not exaggerating when I say the food is better in cheap hotel lobby buffets. Everything is pre made. We ordered and I swear our food came out about a 1 min and 30 seconds later straight out from under a heat lamp. The eggs aren’t eggs…. They are some sort of gelatinous pre-made molded under a heat lamp version of...

It is so difficult to get a last minute reservation here but I got lucky on the app the day before. That being said, this was my first experience here and I’m honestly not exactly sure why it’s so coveted. Granted, yes, you can get lots of Mickey shaped breakfast food but there are so few choices on the menu. I had read there used to be eggs Benedict and I’m disappointed there isn’t anymore. The food was decent and very filling. The ambience inside screams old. It’s probably just lack of space that makes reservations so hard. Anyway, this review is only for breakfast. Like I said, it was decent and filling—the pancakes were better than the Mickey waffle and the skillet scramble was hearty. Just wish there were more options and that they’d update the interior a little. Would I go again? Sure but I’m not holding my breath.