Stable Cafe

I believe this place is open 6 days a week. If you're at all near the fairgrounds in Pleasanton you should give this place a shot.

Best food

Darling place run by great people. Good, simple, inexpensive food.

Great food, great prices, great people! (try the breakfast sandwich).

This is a wonderful, "off-the-track" hidden gem of a cafe at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. It is owned by Esther, who single-handedly keeps riders, stable hands and anyone else lucky enough to find it fed with delicious, satisfying and generous breakfasts and lunches. I belong to a Pleasanton walking group called "World Walk for Wellness" and was lucky enough to be introduced to the Stable Cafe and Esther by friends and long-time Pleasanton residents who have gone there for years. My favorite is her bacon and egg sandwich, but if you have a monstrous appetite try one (I emphasize "one") of her huge and yummy pancakes or perhaps an omelette. She has many other offerings so you'll be sure to find something you'll enjoy. It's a great place for a gathering of friends.
DETAILS: She opens very early, I think around 4:30 a.m., to accommodate the stable hands and horse crowd, and closes between noon and 1 p.m., I believe. To get to it you take "Road 12," a fairgrounds perimeter road, off of Valley Road. Halfway down the road is someone collecting parking fees, but if you tell him you are going to the Stable Cafe he will let you through with no charge. Drive down to the end of the road and then turn right and then immediately right again into the parking lot. The Stable Cafe is "cash-only," and the prices are extremely reasonable! I know you'll enjoy it!