Peninsula Creamery - Dairy Store & Grill — Restaurant in Palo Alto

My husband and I came on a Thursday morning at 9am. There were a couple other customers sitting in the store, but not too busy. Even though it is a creamery they have a good variety of breakfast options served until 11am. We went with Gus’ scramble which is eggs, jalapeño, bacon, cheese, mushrooms, onion and avocado with choice of bread for toast which was toasted and spread with butter. The scramble was delicious; the jalapeños added a nice touch. The scramble was very flavorful, with the bacon, onion and avocado mixture adding to the taste. It tasted homey. The overall feel of the place is diner vibes. Coffee is just a huge jug of brewed coffee that you self serve from. Milk and half and half is in the mini fridge next to it, along with sugar on the table. Food/ service was...

Used to love this place. Now, not so much. First time I tried to go recently it was so crowded and the wait was so long, we gave up and left. Tried again on another day and finally got a seat. Everyone raves about the milkshakes but I ordered a chocolate one and it was made with vanilla ice cream, but with chocolate sauce in it. Did not taste chocolately at all. Tasted vanilla. Why not make it with chocolate ice cream?? A disappointment for $6.35. No wait staff bothered to ask how we were enjoying our meal. Food was fine but unremarkable. Two sandwiches and two shakes were about $36 before tip. Really? For diner food? In a town surrounded by tons of good places to eat? The wait staff wears shirts that say "fuhgetaboutit"on the back. I...

This place has been around a long time and has seen many iterations. In the past, this was a great spot and I expect it will be so again.

The food was not great. I don’t feel like they do anything well. We had the BLT that was fit to break a tooth on. The bacon the way it was served was like biting into a ceramic plate. We also had a cheeseburger which was just okay.

The weirdest part were these two guys who I guess were the owners? The were dressed kind of sloppy and not in the uniforms the rest of the staff were in. So it was kind of creepy to have them jumping into patrons personal space (one of them gave me a sweaty hug). I had no idea who these guys were so it was off putting.

All would have been okay if the food was good....