The Top 10 Brunches In Mountain View, California

Bajis Café is known for its excellent service and classic, down home diner experience. It’s the type of place that makes you feel you could become one of those ‘regulars’ who is instantly recognized and known for their order. The menu is extensive and features everything from chicken and waffles to scrambled skillet combinations to biscuits and gravy. Plus, there’s fresh squeezed orange juice. This is a place where you can’t go wrong for a weekend — or weekday — brunch.

Picture a sunny day, a lakeside view, and you with latte in hand basking in the glory of it all before digging into a plate of Belgian waffles topped with caramelized apple compote, fresh whipped cream, and maple butter. It doesn’t have to be just a fantasy. Maybe you have tickets to a concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater, or maybe you’re going paddle boating in the lake, whatever your plans are, you’ll get off on the right foot with an idyllic brunch at Shoreline Lake American Bistro.

Stein’s Beer Garden isn’t just a great place for beer, it’s a great place for brunch, too. For a twist on the traditional brunch, try the German-inspired fresh baked pretzels or the Stein’s Benedict, which comes with pork schnitzel on a pretzel roll and sweet and sour cabbage. Or, for a protein boost, start off with the grilled sausage plate, which comes with Stein’s house sausage, smoked Spanish chorizo, pickled peppers, giardiniera, and toast points. Sit in the patio and wash it all down with refreshing champagne punch.

If French toast is your go to brunch item, then La Fontaine is the place for you. Though the menu is subject to change, how could you not have faith in a place that offers a Bananas Foster French toast croissant. Each descriptor alone is delicious, but combined just blows your mind. While the menu isn’t extensive, it will satisfy those who have a preference for eggs Benedict, omelets, and tartines. Opt for sitting at a white clothed table inside or enjoy the morning at a table outside.

Two words: Bottomless mimosas. Specifically, though, bottomless mimosas are served until 12PM and come with the purchase of any breakfast. An Irish pub, Stephen’s Green serves its version of a traditional Irish breakfast, complete with Irish sausage, Irish rashers(bacon), Irish pudding, eggs, Heinz baked beans, grilled tomato, and your choice of fries. Though the brunch menu doesn’t offer a wide variety, this is a good place for a casual, no frills brunch on the weekend.

If you want to shake things up then head to Zareen’s which serves Halal, Indian, and Pakistani cuisine. The brunch specific meals include kabab-omelet-paratha and halwa-puri aloo-cholay. The kebab-omelet-paratha comes with two shami kababs, cilantro-onion omelet, and parathas or naan. (Paratha is handmade, layered, and fried whole-wheat bread). The halwa-puri aloo-cholay comes with a platter of aloo bhujia (potato), cholay (chickpea), sweet semolina halwa, and crispy puri-parathas. The cozy interior, with hanging books on display and signatures on the wall, will make you feel right at home.