Ernie’s Coffee Shop Menu

Welcome to Ernie’s Coffee Shop, a cozy spot in South Lake Tahoe where breakfast and brunch are elevated to delightful experiences. Specializing in New American cuisine, Ernie’s offers an impressive variety of dishes that cater to all dietary preferences, including many vegan and vegetarian options.

What sets Ernie’s apart? Their commitment to sustainability shines through with compostable containers and plastic-free packaging. Enjoy your meal indoors or in the bright outdoor seating area, perfect for soaking up the scenic views. With a casual atmosphere and attentive service, it’s great for families, groups, or a quick solo coffee break.

Additionally, they feature happy hour specials and a selection of beer and wine. The friendly staff is always ready to accommodate, whether you're stopping by for takeout, delivery, or a cozy sit-down meal.

Your taste buds will thank you! Don’t miss out on the unique dishes at Ernie’s Coffee Shop.

Breakfast

Avocado Toast

Toasted whole wheat, avocado, and tomatoes seasoned with an all purpose herb blend. Served with a side of fresh fruit salad. Vegan.

$10.95

Tahoe Scram

Cheese, mushrooms, sausage, onions.

$14.95

Ernies Scram

Cheese, tomatoes, bacon, onions.

$14.95

Denver Scram

Cheese, diced ham, red and green bell peppers, onions.

$14.95

Denver Omelette

Cheese, diced ham, red and green bell peppers, onions.

$14.95

Judys Veggie Scram

Cheese, tomato, avocado, mushrooms.

$14.95

The Green Acre Scram

Spinach, broccoli, zucchini, and home fries folded into scrambled eggs, topped with avocado, cheddar cheese, green onion, and pico de gallo.

$15.95

Pauls Classic Omelette

Cheese, bacon, sausage, tomato, avocado. Served with a side of sour cream.

$15.95

Tofu Scram

Bell pepper, pico, avocado vegan cheese

$16.95

Custom

Create your oawn 3 egg omelette or scram from our custom creations menu. First three items included.

$16.95

Oatmeal

Made fresh to order. Plain or with cinnamon andor raisins.

$8.50

Grandma Jeans Granola

Housemade with oats, almonds, pepitas, dried cranberries, and raisins. Served with vanilla yogurt, and topped with banana and strawberry garnish.

$9.95

Breakfast Burrito

2 scrambled eggs, grilled onions, cheese, and your choice of home fries or hash browns.

$11.95

Ernies Special Burrito

Breakfast burrito with avocado, tomatoes, and choice of bacon, sausage, chorizo, linguica or ham. Served with side of sour cream.

$13.95

Huevos Rancheros

Tortilla chips surround a corn or flour tortilla topped with refried beans, sliced avocado, cheddar and jack cheese, 2 eggs over easy, and our housemade salsa and pico de gallo.

$14.95

Huevos Ernesto

Spicy shredded beef is added to the huevos rancheros, topped with pico de gallo and sour cream.

$16.95

Mollete

Pronounced moy yet tay jack cheese, chorizo, hash browns, avocado, 2 fried eggs, sour cream, and pico de gallo top a grilled french roll. Served openfaced.

$15.95

1 Egg

$2.75

2 Eggs

$4.95

Toast

$3.25

Biscuit

$2.95

Blueberry Muffin

$3.95

Cornbread

$3.50

Sliced Banana

$1.95

Fresh Fruit

Cup

$4.50

Yogurt

$2.50

Apple Sauce

$2.50

Bacon

$6.50

Ham

$6.50

Corned Beef Hash

$6.50

Sausage

$6.50

Linguica Sausage

$7.50

2 Grilled Jalapenos

$2.50

Pico De Gallo

$0.50

Home Fries

$4.95

Hash Browns

$4.95

Cup Of Country Gravy

$3.50

Cup Of Brown Gravy

$3.50

Tahoe Scram

Cheese, mushrooms, sausage, onions.

$14.95

Ernies Scram

Cheese, tomatoes, bacon, onions.

$14.95

Denver Scram

Cheese, diced ham, red and green bell peppers, onions.

$14.95

Denver Omelette

Cheese, diced ham, red and green bell peppers, onions.

$14.95

Judys Veggie Scram

Cheese, tomato, avocado, mushrooms.

$14.95

The Green Acre Scram

Spinach, broccoli, zucchini, and home fries folded into scrambled eggs, topped with avocado, cheddar cheese, green onion, and pico de gallo.

$15.95

Pauls Classic Omelette

Cheese, bacon, sausage, tomato, avocado. Served with a side of sour cream.

$15.95

Tofu Scram

Bell pepper, pico, avocado vegan cheese

$16.95

Custom

Create your oawn 3 egg omelette or scram from our custom creations menu. First three items included.

$16.95

Scrams Omelettes

Oatmeal Granola

Oatmeal

Made fresh to order. Plain or with cinnamon andor raisins.

$8.50

Grandma Jeans Granola

Housemade with oats, almonds, pepitas, dried cranberries, and raisins. Served with vanilla yogurt, and topped with banana and strawberry garnish.

$9.95

Breakfast Burrito

2 scrambled eggs, grilled onions, cheese, and your choice of home fries or hash browns.

$11.95

Ernies Special Burrito

Breakfast burrito with avocado, tomatoes, and choice of bacon, sausage, chorizo, linguica or ham. Served with side of sour cream.

$13.95

Breakfast Burritos

Mexican Breakfasts

Huevos Rancheros

Tortilla chips surround a corn or flour tortilla topped with refried beans, sliced avocado, cheddar and jack cheese, 2 eggs over easy, and our housemade salsa and pico de gallo.

$14.95

Huevos Ernesto

Spicy shredded beef is added to the huevos rancheros, topped with pico de gallo and sour cream.

$16.95

Mollete

Pronounced moy yet tay jack cheese, chorizo, hash browns, avocado, 2 fried eggs, sour cream, and pico de gallo top a grilled french roll. Served openfaced.

$15.95

1 Egg

$2.75

2 Eggs

$4.95

Toast

$3.25

Biscuit

$2.95

Blueberry Muffin

$3.95

Cornbread

$3.50

Sliced Banana

$1.95

Fresh Fruit

Cup

$4.50

Yogurt

$2.50

Apple Sauce

$2.50

Bacon

$6.50

Ham

$6.50

Corned Beef Hash

$6.50

Sausage

$6.50

Linguica Sausage

$7.50

2 Grilled Jalapenos

$2.50

Pico De Gallo

$0.50

Home Fries

$4.95

Hash Browns

$4.95

Cup Of Country Gravy

$3.50

Cup Of Brown Gravy

$3.50

A La Carte Breakfast

Lunch

Big Mountain Lunch

12 lb. burger with bacon and cheese. Served with fries, a cup of soup, and soda or coffee.

$18.95

Soup

Ernies offers a variety of housemade vegan, vegetable, and meat soups. Ask your server for the soups of the day.

Hamburger

13 lb. patty.

$12.95

Classic Cheese Burger

13 lb. patty.

$13.95

Bacon And Cheese Burger

13 lb. patty.

$14.95

Viking Burger

12 lb. beef patty with lettuce, tomato, thousand island dressing.

$13.95

Avocosmic

An ernies classic! Avocado, smoked bacon, swiss and american cheeses on a 13 lb patty.

$14.95

Ernie Burger

12 lb. patty served with roasted mild green chiles, mushrooms, lettuce, tomato, and cheese.

$15.95

Vegan Garden Burger

$14.95

Montana Turkey

Oven roasted turkey breast, grilled onions, mushrooms, green chiles, swiss on sourdough.

$15.95

Reuben

Corned beef, sauerkraut, thousand island dressing, swiss, on rye.

$15.95

Grilled Veggie

Avocado, tomato, sprouts, and cheese on grilled whole wheat.

$14.95

French Dip

Roast beef on a french roll with au jus.

$14.95

Philly Beef And Cheese

Roast beef, grilled onions, bell peppers, swiss on a french roll with au jus.

$15.95

Patty Melt

Beef patty, swiss, grilled onions, on rye.

$14.95

Tuna Melt

Albacore tuna and cheese on wheat. Sprouts and red onion available on request.

$14.95

Linguica Sandwich

Linguica sausage, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise on a french roll.

$14.95

Side Salad

Lettuce, mushrooms, tomatoes, sprouts, croutons, choice of dressing.

$6.50

Ernies Chicken Caesar Salad

Green leaf lettuce, shredded parmesan, croutons, caesar dressing, and grilled chicken.

$13.95

French Fries

$5.95

Sweet Potato Fries

$7.50

Ranch Dressing

$0.50

Thousand Island Dressing

$0.50

Hamburger

13 lb. patty.

$12.95

Classic Cheese Burger

13 lb. patty.

$13.95

Bacon And Cheese Burger

13 lb. patty.

$14.95

Viking Burger

12 lb. beef patty with lettuce, tomato, thousand island dressing.

$13.95

Avocosmic

An ernies classic! Avocado, smoked bacon, swiss and american cheeses on a 13 lb patty.

$14.95

Ernie Burger

12 lb. patty served with roasted mild green chiles, mushrooms, lettuce, tomato, and cheese.

$15.95

Vegan Garden Burger

$14.95

Burgers

Hot Sandwiches

Montana Turkey

Oven roasted turkey breast, grilled onions, mushrooms, green chiles, swiss on sourdough.

$15.95

Reuben

Corned beef, sauerkraut, thousand island dressing, swiss, on rye.

$15.95

Grilled Veggie

Avocado, tomato, sprouts, and cheese on grilled whole wheat.

$14.95

French Dip

Roast beef on a french roll with au jus.

$14.95

Philly Beef And Cheese

Roast beef, grilled onions, bell peppers, swiss on a french roll with au jus.

$15.95

Patty Melt

Beef patty, swiss, grilled onions, on rye.

$14.95

Tuna Melt

Albacore tuna and cheese on wheat. Sprouts and red onion available on request.

$14.95

Linguica Sandwich

Linguica sausage, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise on a french roll.

$14.95

Side Salad

Lettuce, mushrooms, tomatoes, sprouts, croutons, choice of dressing.

$6.50

Ernies Chicken Caesar Salad

Green leaf lettuce, shredded parmesan, croutons, caesar dressing, and grilled chicken.

$13.95

Salads

A La Carte Lunch

French Fries

$5.95

Sweet Potato Fries

$7.50

Ranch Dressing

$0.50

Thousand Island Dressing

$0.50

Eggs Benedict

$14.95

Eggs Florentine

$14.95

Eggs Avocosmic

$15.95

Saturday And Sunday

Our Coffee

Ernies Mountainlands

Certified Organic Dark Roast

Hot Chocolate With Whipped Cream

$3.00

Tiger Spice Chai Latte

$4.50

Hot Apple Cider

$3.00

Hot Tea

$3.00

Hot Drinks

Cold Drinks

Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice

$4.00

Juice

Milk

Chocolate Milk

Fresh Brewed Iced Tea

$3.50

Latte

$4.50

Cappuccino

$4.50

Mocha

$5.00

Americano

$4.00

Espresso

$2.50

Espresso

House Specialties

Bloody Mary

With celery and lemon garnish

$7.00

Mimosa

With fresh squeezed orange juice

$8.00

Beer

$5.00

Beer

Frozen Drinks

Milkshake

$7.50

Root Beer Float

$6.95

Bacon And Eggs

2 eggs, potatoes, and toast.

$11.75

Chicken Fried Steak

2 eggs, potatoes, toast and country gravy.

$13.95

Country Combo And Eggs

Biscuit with country sausage and gravy, choice of potatoes with 2 eggs.

$12.95

Breakfast Burrito

Eggs, cheese, potatoes, avocado, tomatoes and onion with choice of meat,

$11.75

Loco Moco

12 lb burger patty, with brown rice, eggs, grilled onions and brown gravy.

$11.75

Oatmeal

Made to order with options of cinnamon, raisins and walnuts.

$6.50

Breakfast Favorites

Pancakes, Waffles French Toast

Short Stack

$7.75

Belgian Waffle

$7.50

French Toast

$9.75

Green Acre Scram

Eggs, spinach, broccoli, zucchini, and potatoes, topped with avocado and cheddar. Served with salsa and toast.

$13.50

Pauls Omelette

Bacon, sausage, tomato, avocado, and cheese with potatoes and toast.

$13.50

Huevos Rancheros

$12.50

Mollete

2 eggs, chorizo, hash browns, jack cheese and avocado on top of a grilled french roll with sour cream.

$12.75

Tahoe Scram

Sausage, mushrooms, onion and cheese with choice of potatoes and toast.

$11.75

Denver

The classic with potoatoes and toast

$11.75

Judys Veggie Scram

Avocado, mushroom tomato and cheese with choice of potatoes and toast.

$11.75

Specialties

Beer Bottle List

Ichthyosaur Icky, Ipa, Great Basin Brewing Co., Reno, Nv

$4.50

Racer 5, Ipa, Bear Republic Brewing Co., Healdsburg, Ca

$4.50

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, Ca

$4.50

Guinness, Irish Dry Stout, St. Jamess Gate, Dublin

$4.50

Corona Extra, Lager, Mexico

$4.50

Negra Modelo, AmberStyle Lager, Mexico

$4.50

Negra Modelo, ViennaStyle Lager, Mexico

$4.50

Budweiser And Bud Light, Lager, AnheuserBusch, St. Louis, Mo

$3.50

Coors And Coors Light, Lager, Coors Banquet Brewing, Golden, Co

$3.50

South Lake Brewing Co

We offer a rotating selection of ales from slbc. Please ask your server about whats currently available in 16oz cans.

$6.00

Others