Coffee Pot Restaurant in Sedona: Serving breakfast for over 30 years

The Coffee Pot Restaurant, located in Sedona, Arizona, is a family-owned restaurant with a 30-year history of serving its community. This institution of Sedona, and local favorite, is today not only popular with locals but with tourists looking for a delicious yet inexpensive breakfast or lunch option. And in a city as expensive as Sedona, this is especially true.

Thanks to its extensive menu, including its absurd selection of 101 omelettes, the Coffee Pot Restaurant has been written about and featured in newspapers and television shows including the New York Times, LA Times, the Food Network, and the Travel Channel.

Due to its popularity and notoriety, it’s not uncommon to wait an hour for a table and to have nowhere to park on weekends.

If you are wondering, the Coffee Pot Restaurant takes its name from nearby Coffee Pot Rock, which resembles a percolator-style pot. If you have the time, I recommend hiking the trail to Coffee Pot Rock. This 3-mile trail is the perfect trail to tackle before a hearty breakfast or lunch at the Coffee Pot Restaurant.

Interior of Coffee Pot Restaurant

I knew I was in Sedona when I stepped into the open and cozy dining room. The colorful Southwestern décor was exciting and funky. Some might find the décor kitschy, but it kept me looking around, discovering new items and paintings on the walls.

I felt like I was in another era when the restaurant first opened. While the décor could use an upgrade to bring it back into the 21st century, the design worked well for a diner in Arizona.

Redwood Patio

If the weather cooperates, I recommend grabbing a table on the shaded redwood patio. Sitting on the patio at the Coffee Pot Restaurant was relaxing and less crowded than inside, especially important during these uncertain times. The patio also featured a peaceful water fountain visited by playful birds.

Coffee Pot Restaurant Menu

In this section, I post photos of the Coffee Pot Restaurant menu. Given its length, reading it here would be too difficult and confusing.

So, instead of posting all the pages, I will explain it as best I can. The menu’s highlight had to be the choice of 101 different omelettes. There was one for everyone.

Other breakfast options included eggs with various meats, Belgian waffles, pancakes, eggs benedict, huevos rancheros, and a breakfast burrito.

For lunch, you had sandwiches, burgers, salads, and soups, including options for the health-conscious. If that wasn’t enough, there was an assortment of Mexican dishes. Oh, and I can’t forget the kid’s menu.

You can view the entire Coffee Pot Restaurant menu at https://www.coffeepotsedona.com/menu/.

Huevos Rancheros

After getting back from Cabo San Lucas before I visited Sedona, the last thing you would think I would want would be Huevos Rancheros ($9.25).

This dish had two eggs served over tortillas topped with cheese and green chile sauce. Simple rice and beans, the kind you would find at most Mexican restaurants, were served on the side.

A few things caught my attention. First, the dish looked hearty and filling. Sedona can be an expensive city to visit, so I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of food for the price.

Second, the dish was colorful, from the bright orange and white cheese to the green lettuce and red tomatoes. I was hoping it would taste as wonderful as it looked.

The most important component of any Huevos Rancheros would have to be how the eggs are cooked. While you can have your eggs any style, I prefer my eggs over easy, where the golden yolk mixes with the chile, creating a delicious, rich sauce.

Unfortunately, when I cut into the first egg, I found it overcooked with no runny yolk. Luckily, the second egg was perfect, with just enough rich, golden yolk to save the dish.

If you like cheese, and I mean a lot of cheese, this is your dish. As mentioned before, two types of cheeses, one white and one yellow, were almost overflowing off the plate. While not greasy, there was a lot of cheese. Offsetting the richness of the cheese was simple sliced lettuce and diced tomatoes.

With so much cheese, I felt it drowned out much of the flavor of the green chile sauce. I could only taste a hint of green chile, which was disappointing. I could have used less cheese and more spicy, smoky green chile sauce.

Chorizo

My favorite part of these Huevos Rancheros was, without a doubt, the added chorizo ($2.25). The large chunks of delicious chorizo were spicy, smoky, and salty. The chorizo had a wonderful texture after being charred until crispy and crunchy. With one egg being overcooked, the rich, slightly greasy chorizo saved the dish from being too plain and dry.

Finally, under the massive pile of cheese, chorizo, eggs, and vegetables were two basic, lightly grilled corn tortillas. While I would have preferred these tortillas to be homemade and fried until crispy, they still held up to all the ingredients without being soggy or falling apart.

While the Huevos Rancheros served at the Coffee Pot Restaurant had some issues, I still enjoyed them, especially for the price. They were filling and hearty.

If you give me eggs, cheese, meat, and tortillas, I will be hard-pressed not to enjoy them. With a few modifications, this dish could be something special.

Service at Coffee Pot Restaurant

It was a busy Sunday morning. Sitting on the less crowded patio, I was expecting the service to be slow, but this wasn’t the case at all.

The moment I took a seat, a worker handed me a menu. A few minutes later, another friendly server came by to take my order and recommended a few dishes and drinks.

Each worker and server at the Coffee Pot Restaurant seemed to be hustling the whole time, taking orders, cleaning tables, and doing whatever they could to keep the well-oiled machine running smoothly. The hard work of the staff ensured the line out front moved quickly.

Conclusion

I enjoy dining at places such as the Coffee Pot Restaurant whenever I travel. Small diners with a long history are always a good choice.

There is a reason why this restaurant has survived for all these years. In a city as expensive as Sedona, the Coffee Pot Restaurant stands out.

With a vast menu featuring inexpensive dishes, including 101 omelettes, I highly recommend visiting this local favorite.

Pros

• Local institution of Sedona for over 30 years
• Huge menu with 101 omlettes and an assortment of Mexican dishes
• Hearty and inexpensive dishes
• Beautiful outdoor patio

Cons

• Small parking lot with limited parking
• Up to an hour wait on weekends
• No local beers

Hours

Monday-Sunday: 6:00AM-2:00PM

Address

2050 W State Rte 89A, Sedona, AZ 86336
GPS Coordinates: 34.864319,-111.796669

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Last Updated on July 26, 2024