Alana's Cafe

Petite cafe with very friendly staff and delicious food. Tasty potatoes, scones, and scrambles. Definitely a great place to go in Burlingame area either as a local or passer-by.

Alana's is a Burlingame staple. The staff is super personable. The food is good. The atmosphere is lively. There's often a line and it's first come first served. Your whole party must be present to be seated and they do not take reservations. It's especially busy on the weekend for brunch. Martha's Swedish pancakes with lingon berry jam are amazing.

The Mediterranean scramble was delicious. We came for brunch on a Sat morning and were able to get a table for two in 15 minutes. I was already familiar with the original Alana's Cafe in Redwood City before coming here; I'd always get the oatmeal pancakes. Super yummy and this place serves the same quality of food. The oatmeal pancakes can be quite filling so order the short stack (2 pancakes instead of 3) if you're not too hungry. For drinks, I appreciated that they had decaf options for the tea. I had the English Breakfast tea and they serve it as loose-leaf, steeping in a tea ball inside the mug. It's up to you how long to steep the tea for. I steeped mine for 4 mins and it was fine. It tasted very good for a decaf tea. I like to have my tea with milk and sugar. I'm particular about the balance of milk, sugar, and tea intensity. So I was a bit dismayed when one of the servers came and poured some more hot water into my mug without asking me first. I know he was taking initiative and trying to be helpful but if I had realized what was happening I would have asked him not to do that. I had to put the tea ball back inside to recover the balance that I wanted in my tea.

The home fries are addicting!!! They are seasoned so well they made the meal for me. Rest of the dishes are regular diner style eggs but sure make a hearty breakfast! You can swap out the sides for different things - I got a pecan maple scone for a little sweet touch!

Get Martha's Famous Swedish Oatmeal Pancakes! Best pancakes to date.