Bites Nearby: The Peach Café

Overview:  Both breakfast and lunch are served all day at this local community gathering spot, where many of Monrovia’s dog lovers frequently dine with their pooches on the patio. Whether you’re in the mood for salads, sandwiches, waffles, or omelettes, each dish is fresh and made from scratch.

Décor:  One hundred years ago the building housed a blacksmith’s shop, but today the restaurant’s interior features colorful artwork, pink walls and long red benches, which are placed along a brick wall under twisting branches decorated with small lights. The works of artist Robert Brady are featured both inside and outside on the covered front patio.

Drinks:  Soft drinks, bottled water, juices, fruit smoothies, house-made lemonade, tea, and chai are available, as well as custom blended coffee available exclusively through the Peach Café. Coffee beverages range from $2.35-$4.95 and include espresso, lattes, mocha, and blended drinks.  Alcoholic beverages include wines from California and Spain, Lager from Germany, and Ale from Oregon.

Breakfast:  Waffles, Pancakes, and French Toast range from $6.95-$10.95. Café Blueberry Cakes are extremely popular; other offerings include a Hickory Maple Waffle, Buttermilk Pancakes, the Belgian Waffle, Granola Cakes, the Chocolate Waffle, Croissant French Toast, and Chocolate Chip Pancakes. Breakfast sandwiches range from $10.75-$11.95, and The Monte Cristo Breakfast Sandwich and the Breakfast Panini with ham, scrambled eggs, bacon, tomato, pepper jack and pesto are standouts.  Egg Dishes, Scrambles, and Omelettes ($8.50-$11.95) include house-made Chorizo and Eggs; The Peach (with eggs ham, pepper jack cheese, scallions, tomato and green pepper); a Pesto Omelette; and a Build Your Own Omelette.  They also offer House-Made Granola, a Granola Parfait, and Fitness Specials with scrambled egg whites.

Lunch:  Chicken Blueberry Salad, with chicken, goat cheese, spinach, strawberries, oranges, candied pecans, and blueberry vinaigrette, and Chicken Pesto Salad, with chicken, pesto sauce, toast pine nuts, avocado, fresh tomato, sun-dried tomatoes, romaine, and a pesto-salsa ranch dressing, are favorites on the salad menu. Salads come with a warm roll or homemade cornbread and range from $9.95-$11.95.

The Grilled Chicken Club; the BLTA (Bacon Lettuce Tomato Avocado); and the Tex Melt with house roasted turkey breast, house BBQ sauce, melted cheddar, tomatoes, and onion rings are some of the most popular sandwiches.  Sandwiches, paninis, and wraps come with your choice of side dish. They range from $10.95-$11.95 and include the Open Face HBAB with ham, brie, and apple butter; the Cornbread Melt with ham, mushrooms, tomato, cheddar and honey mustard; Fontina and Tomato Panini; Turkey Sausage Panini with marinara and provolone; Turkey Bacon Panini; Vegetarian Wrap; Philly Steak Wrap; Southwest Wrap; and a Build Your Own wrap. Other offerings include the Peach Café Burger and the Café Vegetable Quesadilla.

Side dishes include Breakfast potatoes with spices, tomatoes, and green peppers; Scalloped potatoes with cream, spices, nutmeg, and cheese; Bourbon sweet potatoes; Fresh fruit cup, French fries, Onion rings, and a cup of soup.

Desserts:  A rotating assortment of fresh fruit pies, cupcakes, cookies, and other sweet treats.

Service:  The server or the owner will seat you. On the weekends there may be a wait, so reservations are recommended.

Customers Say:  Monrovia residents Betsy Laban and Jen Havens both said they enjoy dining on the Peach Café’s dog friendly patio, where dogs are offered a cool bowl of water. Laban listed the Cobb Salad, the Tuna Melt, the Build Your Own Omelette, and the Peach Apricot Pie as favorites, and praised their “wonderful food, made with top quality and fresh ingredients.” Havens said she enjoys their honey mustard dressing on any of their salads and added, “if you haven't tried their scalloped potatoes, you simply can't go another day without a taste.”

141 E Colorado Blvd

Monrovia , CA 91016

626-599-9092