Ernie's Coffee Shop

1207 Emerald Bay Rd, South Lake Tahoe - 96150
267 reviews
Coffee Shops American Coffee
(530) 541-2161

Ernie's is our go--to place for breakfast every year during memorial day weekend, when we are visitors at Fallen Leaf Lake. Place is always jammed on that Friday a.m.. service is friendly & 100% competent, always. Ernie's is worth the wait....great short order cook presides! Stay safe, well & healthy, folks:. We hope you're around for a good long time. (Years ago, initially chosen over Bert's across the street because we judged Ernie's chef's better). Stay healthy & safe you guys, til we see you next May, & THANK YOU!

Placed a pickup order of a sandwich only! And it took them 45 mins to make it.When asked about it, everyone responded with different time frames. We clearly felt discriminated.DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE.Updated: Thank you Kent for acknowledging the fact that the service was slow. However please understand that I showed patience for 45 mins and everytime I asked for the order update I got a rude and cold reply from your staff. The reason why I had to write this post on discrimination is because when a “white customer“ asked the same staff replied politely and kindly to them. So please forgive me but I felt discriminated and I thought it is important for you to train your staff to treat all equally.There was one staff who did reply nicely but the other 3 staff members were cold and rude. Especially the person who was taking all the orders that day was very rude.

excellent coffee and breakfast, for after a walk.

Incredible service and food. I don’t know how anybody rated them less than 5 full stars! Paul’s Classic omelette and French toast were just incredible—the taste was full and flavorful ?? cappuccino was legit too, now I know what a real cappuccino is!

Solid breakfast food. The sandwich and burrito are both great options when you're on the go. Crowded during the weekend, but never really had to wait for a table. Really friendly staff! Make sure you leave a good tip!

Consistently good food and service.

Had lunch at Ernie's while visiting in town, busy restaurant , good menu selection, service was ok server was busy, food was good overall a good lunch

Love their food and all the staff. I've had Aria as my waitress multiple times and she's always been very friendly and helpful!

Wonderful staff and food. Fast friendly and reasonable price. Great coffee. I will be back to eat.

Excellent chicken friend steak, eggs were perfect and the fresh squeezed OJ was the best I have had in a while. Will definitely be back.