3-Zero Cafe, Half Moon Bay Airport
3-Zero Cafe at the Half Moon Bay Airport
Tom found a new place for breakfast today. We have passed it many times and never noticed it. It is at Half Moon Bay Airport, right off Highway 1 and used to be the terminal building for San Mateo Airport. Lots of parking outside and lots of room inside.
The first thing that strikes you as you walk towards the door are the airplanes suspended from the ceiling. They come in all sizes from large down to the size my brother used to build from kits many moons ago.
We could sit anywhere we wanted and chose a table in the window looking over the airfield. The place has so many windows that by turning our heads we could also see traffic passing on Highway 1.
The menu is very impressive and yes, there was oatmeal. It was in the Lite section and comes with sugar, raisins, fruit and a dry English muffin for $5.75. Tom’s choice was an asparagus omelet for $9.45. The coffee was $1.95.
It is certainly a bright and cheerful place with colorful plastic tablecloths and the sun slanting through the windows. Apart from the aforementioned airplanes hanging from the ceiling, the walls are covered with pictures, photos, maps and assorted aviation memorabilia. The entrance to the airport office is inside the cafe as well.
We did not have long to wait for our food, which pleased Tom as he was hungry. His omelet looked scrumptious. The plate was not very big and the omelet and home fried potatoes filled it completely. So much so he did not know quite where to put his English muffin so he laid it on a napkin. There was a creamy hollandaise sauce on top of the omelet which was garnished with chives. My oatmeal came in a deep round bowl on a blue oval plate. Also on the plate, a small ceramic jug of milk and three small ceramic bowls containing brown sugar, raisins and chopped up strawberries. The muffin, which did not look all that dry, was sitting on the plate along with a sprig of parsley.
I enjoyed my oatmeal. It was hot and there was a lot of it. Tom said the omelet was good. The asparagus were just right – not soggy at all – and the home fried potatoes were both tasty and crispy. The coffee though was only so-so.
Real nice restroom. Big, clean, bright and with hot water. Lots of pictures on the wall but surprisingly the main themes here are paddle steamers and old cable cars. The biggest and brightest attractions are two large and colorful completed and framed jig saw puzzles, one of hot air balloons and the other of an airport scene in a bygone era.
This has been a real good find. Everything about it was great – location, food, service and surroundings. We thoroughly recommend it.
3-Zero Cafe
Half Moon Bay Airport
9850 Cabrillo Hwy N
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
April 23 2010 05:28 am | Breakfast Log
Connie on 21 May 2010 at 10:50 pm #
I love this place. We live across the Hwy and go at least once a month. It’s the only place we go for breakfast!!
Margaret and Tom on 22 May 2010 at 6:23 am #
Hi Connie,
We agree. The 3-Zero Cafe is one of our favorite places. Certainly the best place on the coast for breakfast.
Margaret and Tom
Mike on 05 Feb 2011 at 10:52 am #
My wife and I fly in here for breakfast on Sunday’s quite a bit. I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s the “best” place on the coast for breakfast (I can think of a few worthy Monterey competitors) but it is certainly very good. I would say that it’s the best “fly in” breakfast on the northern California coast. That seems like a pretty safe assertion. Also right out the airport gate to the south is Princeton with a nice selection of eaterys. You can taxi to the south end of the airport and a short walk out.
Margaret and Tom on 05 Feb 2011 at 5:16 pm #
I think we would agree. We really enjoyed the food and will go back again. The best breakfast we’ve had has to be Bab’s in Suisun City. Whenever we head to the Delta we kind of go the long way and hit Bab’s. Not sure about the closest airport though.