“ The food is so good and the prices are great. Love that it's right off the airport runway too. ”

“ Good quality food for a fair price. Employees are all nice, efficient and friendly. Real good Chicken Fried Steak also. ”

“ We stopped for lunch here on Monday, Sept 30. I've flown into a lot of airport cafes but this one ranks up toward the top. We have a Husky so needed a spot with outside seating. The Taildragger filled the bill with very reasonable menu, excellent food and service. I had a hint of what was to come after I walked in the place. Lots of old timers inside so figured it had to be good and reasonable. Nice bar with windows out to the planes. If you have a dog with you, you let them know you are outside and they will bring out a menu. You order inside and you food is brought out to your table. My burger was excellent and came with old fashioned fries. Large enough that I needed a box for the last third. Ample portion of fries also. My wife ordered a half turkey sand with minestrone soup that tased like homemade. They have long hours starting at 6am and closing at 8pm seven days a week. Easy parking close to the restaurant. Nice feeling inside with the bar and quite a few tables and plent of glass for views. The only negative is now with Homeland Security, there is a security fence that is a bit jail like separating the outside seating and the airplanes. Otherwise, it checks all the boxes and even works for dinner. ”

“ I'd heard that this little airport located between Minden and Carson had fantastic breakfast. Just take Airport Road from US395 and go east. Follow it to the end and there you are. Lots of parking, at least when I went. The dining area has lots of light from the outside with views of the planes and tarmac. I guess if you have a plane you can land here and just park and walk into the cafe and go fly off to somewhere else to eat. The friendly server was right over and served coffee. Looking over the menu, I ordered a build my own omelet ($10.50) with cheese, spinach, mushrooms and sausage. $10.50 is a good price for any omelet these days and these here are FOUR egg omelets. I got hashbrowns and toast too. Wow, when my breakfast arrived, it was huge! The omelet was stuffed high and had lots of chopped sausage in it .... heavy on the meat ... OK! The hashbrowns were some of the most perfect and tasty hashbrowns I ever had! The toast was buttered nice, but you do have to request jelly as it's not on the table like most places ... maybe too many customers stealing jelly off the table! I'll say, people were right saying this Taildragger Cafe has some great breakfast and low prices too! ”

“ I'm spending some down time at Tahoe outta the heat, but I needed to take a important meeting with one of my big bosses outta LA, so I told him to land the plane in Minden. It's the nearest practical airport to me. South Lake Tahoe is too busy and at high altitude as is the Truckee airport. I takes more experience to deal with the high altitude. The Taildragger Cafe is right here at the Minden Airport. Basically walking distance from where you can park the plane. The food here is very popular breakfast food, but they do serve all day till dinner even. Service is super friendly and efficient. The inside has I good view of the airport runways and planes. The full menu is posted online on their FB page. We had some lunch and did our meeting. I had a cheeseburger with fries and my boss had the Citation sandwich, which was roast beef with cheese and caramelized onions. My burger came with fries and we shared an order of onion rings. My burger was pretty good, cooked med rare as ordered. Pretty standard burger. My boss liked his Citation sandwich with the caramelized onions. The onion rings were decent as well. He had coffee too, and it was kept full and hot by the server. I'm glad this little restaurant is out here at the airport, it's a good place to have if you fly in and need food right away. The little airport I have in Redding has a Chinese restaurant with a view of the runways! I'll take little airports over big ones any day! ”

“ Wonderful, friendly service, great prices and delicious food. That's all I need. Watching the planes was pretty fun too, though it was a bit quiet when we were there. Corned beef hash was soooo good, and hubby enjoyed his huevos rancheros. The biscuits and gravy was HUGE, you have been warned :) ”

“ Went there today for the first time and it was great. You can look out the window and see the great little planes. The menu is large and service great. My friend had the grilled chicken with some kind of cheese and a salad I just had a dinner salad that was full of good stuff and a bagel with cream cheese . Highly recommend ”

“ Fun place to fly or drive into and eat a hearty meal! The restaurant location is at the Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV/KMEV). It's a great place for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Mostly we come for breakfast though. The portions are large enough to split (of take home leftovers...!) The restaurant has a full bar and sits just adjacent to where you can watch various aircraft and gliders taxi, take off, land and park. They're also always good about collecting toys around Christmas time for poor local families. It's a simple cafe / diner atmosphere; nothing fancy, but it doesn't need to be. The servers vary on their attention / ability to multitask but all seem to be friendly. Hope you enjoy. Located about a mile off the 395 N between Minden, NV & Carson City. ”

“ A tiny restaurant located at the minden airport. It's cool bc you can watch all the planes takeoff and land while grabbing a bite. It was busy when we arrived and I realized it's bc the prices are unbeatable! I haven't seen prices this affordable in a decade! Offers Basic diner fair but the great service set in a supercool location puts it up to 5 stars for me. ”