My family rented bikes and rode the trail from Palisades into Tahoe City and stopped at the Dam Cafe for a late lunch. We dropped in right before closing but the staff was gracious and the food was fabulous despite how busy they were. They had a gentleman outside playing music and he chided me for not clapping enough. I would have been upset but he was super nice and talked to us between songs. What did we order? Mostly smoothies and coffee and it was all very good. I love the ample parking and convenient location. I also love supporting local businesses and this one is a good one. Michael Delehanty Compass Real Estate

This past week, my daughter and I visited Tahoe City, and we are from Texas! We came to the Dam Cafe to grab some breakfast, since we read some good reviews for the most part. Well, we both had a breakfast sandwich with coffee, and it was SO good!!! We enjoyed it so much that we went back the next two days of our stay, and got breakfast, lunch, and a Blueberry Granola smoothie to snack on later in the day, since they close at 1pm. Lucia and Pamela do an excellent job running this place and kitchen! They are so friendly and kind! I came across some reviews that complained about how long it took for their order or the size/amount of food items, and these are my thoughts about those kind of comments: 1. I think some of these negative reviews were written intentionally to discourage people from going there. 2. They make your food when you order, and if you happen to go in a busier time of the day, there's a chance you might wait about 15 minutes, or maybe a bit longer, but trust me, it's worth the wait! Food items we ordered and loved are: breakfast sandwich with avocado, breakfast burritos, lattes, iced coffee, smoothies and coffee muffin. Everything tasted so good.

What an experience at Dam Cafe. The staffs are so friendly and super helpful. I ordered breakfast sandwhich and chai tea latte. The food is so soulful, tasty and fills you! So is the beverage. I had the best chai tea latte so far. The owner of the cafe is also so friendly, on our way out she greeted us ans asked if we had a great breakfast! Highly recommend to everyone who visits Tahoe! Also Tahoe Dam is just on the opposite side of the cafe! :) Will visit again when I come to Tahoe!

Wow I cannot say enough good things about this coffee shop! First it is is so so so adorable from the outside and the inside. The service is excellent! The people working inside are so sweet. The coffee is made perfectly and they serve the best coffee cake bread I’ve ever had in my life! I will be dreaming of that coffee cake bread for ages!

Very cute cafe in a great location. But the prices and serving size of breakfast leaves very much to be desired……Got a breakfast burrito with avocado added on extra, a breakfast sandwich, hot tea (so pretty much hot water and a 50 cent tea packet) and an iced mocha and somehow it comes out to $45 absolutely blows my mind. I burrito I ate in like 7 bites…. When I go to a breakfast place I expect to not be hungry after buying something but that burrito was the smallest most expensive burrito I ever purchased…Very disappointing, that they have no prices on any food items. Food was good but just not worth the price at all. If you love cute little cafes this is it! But be warned it will cost and arm and leg. Great place but really needs to work on the prices. Literally took to small bites out of my burrito in the picture and you can see how small it is. Normally not one to leave a bad review but I was extremely disappointed

Fun little place for some delicious hot breakfast. Service was great and pretty quick too. Highly recommend getting breakfast here.

Great coffee and pretty good food, I ordered a breakfast burrito and it’s really good and the coffee is amazing.

What a great experience! The second you walk into the cafe, you are greeted with the home-y atmosphere, the smells of deliciousness and the friendliest people ever!! I ordered salmon cream cheese bagel and .. omg! Yum!! Everything is so fresh! It tastes AMAZING too! The portion is great to share but I had it all to myself. My husband got a bacon egg and cheese with an avocado and he loved it too! Chai latte was also out of this world fantastic.. but what makes this place the hit and the place to not miss in Tahoe City is the people! The owners are the friendliest people and have a smile on their face all the time. What a great experience! What a great way to start the day! We will be back!!! If you are reading this, GO STOP THERE!!!