Red Apple Cafe

I have lived in Aptos for 16 years and would not recommend the Red Apple Cafe to anyone. On Easter Sunday, we ate at the Red Apple Cafe for the last time. My wife tried to order eggs over-medium and the cook failed miserably 3 times to get it right - first two attempts were grossly undercooked (yolks were cold and runny), and the third time, the eggs were literally burned beyond recognition. At that point, my wife had lost her appetite. To further aggravate the situation, my wife was then lectured by Gracia (claims to be the owner) at our table, in front of all the other customers. According to Gracia, "her cook is unable to prepare eggs according to such a specific request." Wow, we had no clue that over-medium eggs would be testing the limits of a supposedly well established breakfast restaurant. When we asked to have the eggs taken off the bill, Gracia got extremely aggressive, loud, and belligerent and threatened to call the police and report us for stealing from her. My wife felt so threatened that she reported Gracia's behavior to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff. Ironically, it sounds as though our experience is not unique and the Red Apple Cafe and Gracia have a reputation for similar service and treatment. There are plenty of other options in the local area. I would avoid Gracia and the Red Apple Cafe like the plague.