Opens tomorrow at 8 am Wed – Sun 8 am – 2 pm (530) 832-4221

Blue Door Cafe

The powder-blue double front door of Blue Door Cafe with chrysanthemums in bloom beside the step
The door, on Pine Street. Photograph: Blue Door Cafe

Tuesday, today

Closed today

Opens tomorrow at 8 am

Service

Breakfast until 10:45 am · Lunch from 11 am

Find us

145 N. Pine Street

Portola, CA 96122

Right now

Breakfast and lunch on Pine Street.

House made soups, sauces, salads and sandwiches. Espresso pulled from locally roasted beans. A daily assortment of fresh baked goods and homemade cinnamon rolls.

At a glance

  • Breakfast 8:00 – 10:45 am
  • Lunch 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
  • Bakery Fresh baked daily
  • Espresso Locally roasted beans

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The dining room: long communal tables, wooden chairs and a mint-green apothecary cabinet
Long tables and the green cabinet. Photograph: Blue Door Cafe
The bakery case under a Bake Shop sign, with a chalkboard reading Cookies 6 for 4
Cookies, six for four. Julia Smith

What people come back for.

  • Blue Door Cinnamon Roll 7

    Served warm with whipped butter

    Breakfast

  • Breakfast Burrito 15

    Ham, bacon or sausage with scrambled eggs, potatoes, shredded cheese, green onions and roasted green chiles. Served with house made salsa and sour cream

    Breakfast

  • Soup of the Day Bowl 9 / Cup 6

    House made, served hot with crackers

    Lunch

  • BLT Sandwich 15

    Candied bacon, lettuce and tomato on grilled sourdough with mayonnaise

    Lunch

A BLT on grilled sourdough cut in half, served with steak fries
A breakfast burrito cut in half on a white plate with a cup of salsa
BLT, candied bacon, steak fries. Rebecca DeiniBreakfast burrito with house salsa. Leandra Carr
Loved eating brunch at Blue Door Cafe! It’s a wonderful, warm vibe. Friendly and speedy service paired with delicious, fresh food. We got a cinnamon roll to go, and it was incredible. I’ll be coming back!

On Google

4.7 32 reviews

Read them on Google

This place is fantastic - especially for Portola! Came with family and between all our food we were incredibly impressed. The BLT bread was perfectly grilled and bacon was good and crispy. The taco salad had a ton of flavor, and the grilled chicken sandwich had a whole chicken breast and wasn't too dry. The service was really good and everyone was super friendly, and the restaurant was clean and modern. We'll certainly be back for breakfast and the pastries when we are back in the area!
Great food. You can get grilled chicken instead of fried chicken if you ask. They go a bit heavier on the sauce across the dishes, so ask for lighter sauce if you prefer things lighter. We’ll be back next time we are in town.
If you haven’t been, you should feel VERY left out. Blue Door stands out with service, quality, and timeliness. Our waitress, Melinda was exceptional, quick, friendly, and quite frankly, the best! The BLT, Thanksgiving Sandwich, and Chinese Chicken Salad were one for the books. They also have great size portions, great coffee and pastries! If they were open for dinner, we would come back tonight. RUN, don’t walk to Blue Door. You won’t regret it. Thank you again Melinda and staff for an exceptional lunch, and for a welcoming place to enjoy a great meal centrally located in Portola.
I’ve been here three times and each time the meals were exceptional. The server Melinda is friendly efficient and very good at her job. I’ve had lunch and breakfast and the meals were equally satisfying. Would recommend definitely.

A hundred and forty-five North Pine.

Blue Door is a restaurant, bakery and coffee stop on Pine Street in Portola. The soups, sauces, salads and sandwiches are made in house. The espresso is pulled from locally roasted beans, and the bakery case is filled fresh each day with pastries, sweet breads, pies, cookies and the cinnamon rolls.

Breakfast is served until a quarter to eleven; lunch from eleven until two, Wednesday through Sunday. Look for the blue door.

The cafe from across the street at dusk, windows lit warm against a dark sky
Closing up, winter. Photograph: Blue Door Cafe

Hours & location.

Opening hours by day
Mon & Tue Closed
Wed – Sun 8 am – 2 pm

Breakfast until 10:45 am · Lunch from 11 am

145 N. Pine Street
Portola, CA 96122
(530) 832-4221

Photographs.

A large iced cinnamon roll in a to-go container on a wooden table
A cinnamon roll, going home. Charlie Rollason
A long communal table set with napkins and small vases of flowers
Set for the morning. Julia Smith
The blue front door at 145, with an Open sign hanging in the glass
Open. Blue Door Cafe
The cafe building seen from Pine Street on a clear day, pines and parked cars nearby
145 North Pine. John D
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