MJ's Downtown Cafe

655 1st St, Brentwood
(925) 684-7242

Recent Reviews

Caligirl L.

MJ's in cute downtown Brentwood is a great place for breakfast and lunch. Food is delicious! We frequent this place often. They also have delicious baked goods that sell out quick.The employees are so nice. One of the employees, Jose, always makes sure your coffee cup is full which is nice bcuz most places you usually have to ask for more coffee. Try it you'll love it.

Richard L.

Did a breakfast and a lunch there. It doesn't get any better than their service. Fast,friendly and attentive. Food was perfectly prepared with quality ingredients. We'll be back !

Susan Y.

I can't believe I've lived in Oakley for decades & just discovered this GEM of a cafe! We had breakfast there this week & highly recommend it. Extensive breakfast & lunch menu. Joe's Special & Eggs Benedict were our orders, both cooked perfectly. Large portions. All the staff we interacted with were friendly & service was prompt. Getting there early (we arrived at 7:30 on a Monday) is recommended because street parking is awful. Large cafe with good spacing between tables (hate feeling crowded!); pleasing ambiance. Their bakery is beyond beyond! We bought a blueberry cheese Danish & 2 chocolate chip cookies on our way out. OMG, best ever!!!

Jannine R.

The food was fresh, delicious and amazing! We had shared a BAM (bacon, avocado, mushroom and spinach) omelette and the handmade bread French toast that was the best ever! Katie, our server was wonderful and attentive. So coming back! New favorite place!

Holden H.

Food is very big and good tasting. The servers are very nice and willing to answer any questions you might have. The entire restaurant is very warm and lively.

L D

Excellent food and service, albeit a bit of a wait. Was well worth it.If you’re looking for a quick in/ out meal, Sunday mornings may not be the best time to go.Above average serving sizes as well!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Daniel Kofman

I just came back from here and I must mention the positives first. The service and attention to detail here is amazing. We were treated like royalty, and everyone is super nice.Unfortunately the food was very bad. I’ve never had a bad avocado toast, until today. There was way too much ricotta cheese on it, I couldn’t even taste the avocado! There was no baked arugula, it was just a mountain on the side… and the toast was simply too thick, it’s supposed to be much thinner.The grilled chicken in the burger was dry, too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Tim Murphy

Amazingly good coffee, the best I've had in a long time. The menu is a bit pricey, but the portions made up for it. I had 3 eggs, 6-7 pieces of bacon, hash browns and toast. Service was prompt, once you get seated - and there will be a line during breakfast/lunch, especially on Sunday. Bakery items looked fattening, especially the cakes. I would call this the best breakfast in Brentwood.Parking: Street parking.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hash Browns, Toast

Jim Hix

All around great place for breakfast. Food is good and service was great... very busy environment so cut some slack for serving staff.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

dalika tongue

The cookies are sooooooo

Food: 5

Katie Harpt

Great

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Natalia Arditi

We come here for lunch or breakfast and never got disappointed! Great food and service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: California Benedict, Salmon Benedict

Mac Man

Always a great burger. Had a mimosa too. Amazing now how expensive a simple cafe has become.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Eduardo Moreno

This is a nice local spot with good food and great pastries. The bad thing is service is good sometime and others is spotty. Depends on who you get as a server. Sometime you get that coffe refill and sometime you dont. But Ill always keep coming

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pancakes, Hash, Corned Beef Hash, California Benedict, Toast

B. Lee

Food was smackin!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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