Cafe 8

Just ate here for the first time. Ive never written a review… ever…but felt the food here was worth it. It was excellent. All fresh ingredients. Being a local, I would like this place to stay open for a long time so I would definately recommend this place. My wife hade the prime rib beef open faced sandwich and i had the grilled cheese with applewood smoked bacon and homemade tomato basil soup. It was all excellent! And hot! Everything on the menu looked original and good! Can’t wait to come back!
–Jason (from E. Mesa)

Went here today for lunch, 11:30am. I had the grilled chicken and veggies with fries. I think the chicken came from the freezer because I heard the microwave oven door a few times and it took about fifteen minutes from order to table. I was the only one ordering food the entire time I was in the place.
Café 8 is small, about 12 tables. The place is clean and nice appearing inside. This was about my fifth trip here, never really been overly disappointed. Today was a decent meal. About $ 17 for meal and tip.
My entire service was fine; service, food, cost, etc. No complaints. I would recommend dining here. Probably not a good place to bring a baby or a hugely obese person.

Awesome quaint Mom n’ Pop place! The food and service was excellent! So happy I stumbled on this hidden gem!

Found this place last minute, and I am certainly pleased to have found them! They have healthy selections, and I enjoyed one of the best breakfasts in AZ.

20 bucks two eggs two sausages coffee an English muffin 4 two oh and a half a slice of orange. No hash browns. No chicken fried steak. No biscuits and gravy. What kind of breakfast places is this. Gluten-​free and sweet tooth I guess. Waiter was pleasant. He must be the owner.

Stumbled upon this cute little place heading out to Superstition Springs mall. Great little find for sure. Nice people, good food and not the overwhelm pose of the bigger places. If you are in the area come check out this little gem!

Café 8 is great find in Mesa. It’s a bit small and there aren’t a lot of seats or tables, but they will make it work.
I was impressed that they offer the full menu all day. If you’re there early in the morning, but feel like eating a burger and fries, well, have at it.
I was also impressed with their gluten free and/​or vegan/​vegetarian options.
There aren’t a whole lot of options on the Kids Menu.
For what it was, it seemed a bit pricey for the amount of food you get.
They were able to accommodate my dairy allergy this morning, but in order to do that, I had to order the gluten free bun. Each item of the menu that you order gluten free is an extra $ 1 charge on the bill. Don’t get me wrong, I had a nice time trying this place out, but I know I can get more breakfast food for a smaller fee at other places.

At first glance an unassuming little place, the service and food is like home! Delicious coffee. Dark meat turkey sandwich is lightly toasted with mayo– so tender and moist. I got half a sandwich with bowl of tomato basil soup that was perfectly spiced. What a happy surprise to find this cool spot!

Phenomenal food, great service and quality ingredients. I couldn’t have asked for a better breakfast/​lunch spot. I would highly recommend.

The food was amazing, love the atmosphere and the owners are so passionate about what they do. I finally found a Gluten Free restaurant where I don’t have to worry about cross contamination or lack of knowledge by staff. 5 stars hands down. The whole roasted turkey is delicious and the omelets are so fresh and huge! Will be making this my go to place for good food and fresh baked gluten free goodies!

The food is great, there are so many GF options, in fact they have a whole menu with Gluten Free options. Food is cooked to order except of course for the muffins which are superb. The GF blueberry muffin was so moist and delicious I had to double check if it was really GF!
Excellent service too and prices are reasonable. One of my fav breakfast spots now.

Many gluten free options!
Have now been here twice with family and we have ordered gluten free items and non gluten free. I love that they really understand food allergies and prepare their food with healthier options – no high fructose corn syrup used here and some organic items as well. The french fries are air cooked so no oil here, but are very good. They have a large variety of sandwiches where you can have gluten free or regular bread. They even have gluten free meatballs subs what a treat! Just make sure they have buns when ordering instead of just sandwich bread and maybe order a little extra sauce.
Have only tried the gluten versions of their waffles and french toast. Both were delicious and plan on trying the gluten free.
The gluten free desserts are amazing. Have tried the Key Lime pie and the owner even let me order raspberry muffins to be picked up on a designated day. What a treat. Both were good, but if you like Key Lime pie it rivals any gluten containing version. The muffins are a little light on flavor, but still enjoyable.
It’s a family run business with good service and nice sized menu to pick from. We will definitely be returning and would highly recommend it.

Very frustrated with this place. Many reviewers keep saying that this place is good for vegetarians and vegans, and the face of the menu even mentions that they serve vegetarian food. There were very few options available to my husband and me — he is a vegetarian and I am a vegan.
I do not go to places assuming they will always have an option available for me, but when their menu specifically mentions vegetarian food, I expect more than 3 – 4 options in a large menu.
My husband was able to have a grilled cheese sandwich, and I ended up having the vegan salad, which was way overpriced for what it was. (romaine, grape tomatoes, walnuts, cucumber, and some cran-​raisin type things on top)
The owner and server were very kind, but if you are looking specifically for vegetarian food, this place does not have a lot of options, even though it has been sold as such.

I moved a bit further away from this establishment than I’d like to have. I’m not able to frequent as much as I used to, however, today I was able to stop in and try the gluten free donuts Tracey puts together. While I know, putting the words «gluten free» in front of something can often mean bad. The muffins and scones, and now donuts that I’ve tried are all delicious. Had the opportunity to talk to Alex and Jordan a little bit before I left. Alex is Tracey’s husband and it is their café, Jordan is the ever pleasant smiling face to greet you. This place is and has been consistently all-​around goodness. From atmosphere, taste, and service, you can’t find better. Give them a try if you haven’t.

Located right between UPS and Sprouts.
Went here on a quick lunch break but they don’t do «fast» which is okay but we should have ordered by telephone earlier. Got food for takeout.
Big robust salad, yummy tomato basil soup.
Don’t really care about gluten free food so I can’t comment on that.
Will return. The owners are a couple who used to run a stand at the farmers market.

I ordered the prime rib sandwich on sourdough with «air fries».
The good: Vegetables on the sandwich seemed fresh.
The fries were unsalted so I could salt them to my taste and were definitely not oily (convection oven cooked would be my guess).
The bad: The waitress asked me how I wanted my steak and I responded medium but ended up with well done (the steaks were thin so it would be tough to avoid over cooking them). The steak they served was not prime rib and not rib meat at all. I’ve eaten and cooked prime rib on many occasions and this was definitely not prime rib.
The in-​between: service was a bit lackluster. The server was cordial and accessible but not very warm nor inviting.
I would have personally preferred my sandwich bread toasted a bit more. It was at that stage in toasting just before anything turns the slightest brown so it was just starting to get crisp.
If I had ordered something else I probably would give them 3stars but ordering prime rib and getting something else knocks a star off the rating for me.

The menu is large for such a small place. Plenty of the choices, all looked appetizing. Lots of healthy options as well as «regular food». We got there early, I don’t think all of the bakery items had been put out yet I think that’s why the bakery selection seemed limited. The cupcakes and pies that they did have displayed looked very tempting.
It sounds like a small thing, but one of the items I like the most is their fresh ice tea. It’s so nice to find a place that offers real-​good-​uncomplicated tea. I usually don’t care for herbal tea (I drink regular black tea unsweetened) but this stuff is soooo good.

Café 8 is a wonderful surprise. Don’t let the small size fool you!
My wife and I enjoyed a delicious meal this morning. She had the Gluten Free Meatball Sub with Pepper Sauce and Sweet Potato Air Fries. I had the French Toast and the Two-​Egg Plate with Sausage and Toast, and we shared a Gluten Free Donut. All-​in-​all, we ate well for about $ 30.
Portion Size was small bit above average. Flavors were on point. Servers did their best although they were probably understaffed for a busy Saturday. Their Gluten Free selection was more extensive than others we’ve seen. Most, if not all, of their desserts and pastries are Gluten Free.
Bottom Line: Gluten-​free or not, this place is worth a try.

I had lunch here with my sister. We shared some hummus. My sister had the Greek salad and I had the Café 8 Omelette. The food was super delicious. Honestly if I lived on that side of the valley, I would eat here often.
It was really busy when we first arrived. The place is small so if you have a party larger than 2, I would suggest calling ahead to make sure that they have space unless you don’t mind waiting.
I’m giving them 4 Stars instead of 5 because the owner was upset with the guy that was working the counter and scolded him in front of everyone. He also sent him over to apologize to both my sister and I for not seating us more promptly… This kind of confused me, while I appreciate the fact that the owner was trying to be proactive, we honestly had not thought anything of the almost 10 minutes that we waited. It was busy and we had a baby car seat with us, so we needed to find a place to fit both of us and the car seat. I felt like it was a little harsh to send an employee to offer an apology for some imagined slight. I feel that the situation with the employee could have been handled with a little more tact. I would not have appreciated that treatment if I were that employee.
I will definitely go there again when I’m in the area.