Katherine B

Best chicken and waffles I've ever had !!!!!!!!!!!!! Yummy! Post trip edit: It took a little bit of time to get sat with a group of our size but both waitresses were very prompt with getting us taken care of! I wish I got the ladies names since they did such a great job! A read headed woman and a brunette. Both ladies were so friendly and made our visit even more enjoyable! The mimosas were PERFECT! I loved the mason jars for all our drinks too, I feel like it makes it taste better haha While the chicken and waffles are my personal highlight of the day, all the extra sides I got to taste were great! The biscuit was HUGE and made perfectly. Buttery and salty, dense but still very moist. Fried green tomatoes were delicious and so were the sweet potato fries! Our group will be coming back asap!!

Jessika Cantu

I haven’t had a Monte Cristo since the days of Bennigan’s—almost 20 years ago—so my expectations were very high when I saw this much beloved dish on the menu. While this wasn’t quite the nostalgic Monte Cristo I remembered, it was definitely good enough to scratch the itch. It even came with that sweet jam dipping sauce that’s a must with a Monte Cristo. The sandwich had great flavor and held its own, and the fries were perfectly crispy and crunchy. Great rendition of a classic with a homemade take that still hit all the right notes.

+2

christine “CJ” alvarado

The cornbread loaf that came with the avocado toast was amazing. The service was also great. Drinks served in mason jars were a nice touch.

+2

Rory Goldman

I love to travel. Finding new places to eat is a big part of traveling for me. I particularly enjoy finding out of the way restaurants to try. Bastrop Texas is a very nice town kind of off the beaten path but real Texas. My traveling buddy and I decided to try Maxine's for a quick breakfast stop and we were not disappointed. The service was Texas friendly. It's my kind of place. Tidy, clean, comfy with plenty of Texas memorabilia on the wall. I ordered biscuits and gravy with home fries. I know, it's an easy to prepare meal but I have had bad versions so this was a pleasant surprise. Nice crispy potatoes and super tasty gravy on tender, fluffy biscuits. Just the kind of meal you would expect in Texas. Hearty and great tasting. Prices are very reasonable and like I said the service and atmosphere just what we were looking for in the great state of Texas.If you are hungry and in the area you should definitely give it a try.

+3

Amiee Ramirez

The best dang pancakes you have seen, these are absolutely amazing and delicious!!! Great home cooking Haven’t seen liver and onions on the menu in a long time.

+3

Grady Gray

The food as always is absolutely delicious! The wait is worth it! Breakfast and lunch has never tasted better! The sweet tea is outta this world! The service is wonderful always smiles and quick!! The decorations make the place feel even more like old home and if you get the chance, ask for Linda the server! She's been her for 15 years!!

This place is amazing! It's located in the heart of Bastrop in the downtown area and parking is a little tricky if it busy. When you arrive inside you get a southern homey vibe and are greeted with s…

Great food. Friendly owners. Everything cooked fresh in house and with original recipes! Try the grits best I've ever had. Batter on the chicken is lovely as well.

Great food. Friendly owners. Everything cooked fresh in house and with original recipes! Try the grits best I've ever had. Batter on the chicken is lovely as well.

Breakfast was great and the staff was friendly and attentive. I ordered the chicken fried steak and eggs with the biscuit. The chicken fried steak was nice and crispy and the gravy was flavorful. T…

breakfast was great and the staff was friendly and attentive. I ordered the chicken fried steak and eggs with the biscuit. The chicken fried steak was nice and crispy and the gravy was flavorful. T…

I love the food here and the service is great too. I highly recommend it. prices are right and food is wonderful. Wonderful environment too.

Hometown diner feel\nCompetent focused service. Comfortable environment.\nI ordered the pancake\nIt was fluffy and yummy and huge.\nSpousal unit ordered Willies breakfast and he enjoyed it.\nThe so…

The food as always is absolutely delicious! The wait is worth it! Breakfast and lunch has never tasted better! The sweet tea is outta this world! The service is wonderful always smiles and quick!!\…

The food as always is absolutely delicious! The wait is worth it! breakfast and lunch has never tasted better! The sweet tea is outta this world! The service is wonderful always smiles and quick!!\…

Great food. Great Service. Reasonable prices. Small town atmosphere. What more do you need. Get there early. It gets busy.

Second visit here. Love the atmosphere of this place. Staff quickly brings you ice water and their special blend of coffee. Great biscuits and breakfast entrees. Staff was exceptional.

Great service and amazing food. The portions are huge. I got the chicken and waffles and it was so good I ate every last bite. Will definitely be coming back.

Daughter was camping at Bastrop State Park for her birthday weekend so I came out from Leander to hang out, swim, hike. Offered to take her to dinner so I did my TripAdvisor search and Maxines came u…

Daughter was camping at Bastrop State Park for her birthday weekend so I came out from Leander to hang out, swim, hike. Offered to take her to dinner so I did my TripAdvisor search and Maxines came…

Very nice workers with longevity. Food is hot and fresh as always. Always clean and presentable. Bathrooms are always cleaned and kept up. Even the outside eating areas are kept up!

We were referred to this restaurant by the staff at the state park. What a wonderful place. I had the Sunrise special. My wife had Eggs Benedict. Both were great. The wait staff was really wond…

What a fantastic place! Our waitress was knowledgeable and so friendly! We ordered the fried green tomatoes as a starter. These are the best I have ever eaten! They were fried to perfection, not th…

Maxine's is a quaint place right off the main street - clean and comfortable. The wait staff were smiling and very helpful and courteous. Simple put, plain, good ole family cooking. Also, do not…

Maxine's is a quaint place right off the main street - clean and comfortable. The wait staff were smiling and very helpful and courteous. Simple put, plain, good ole family cooking. Also, do n…

Oldies on the radio, great service, huge portions of delicious home cooking and wonderful ambiance. This place is a truly a gem. We were treated like locals even though it was our first visit. W…

Did late Sunday AM breakfast at Maxine's while driving from Austin to Houston. It was worth the drive through Bastrop -- totally! Arriving at 10:15 AM - We had to wait 35 min. for a table. The 4 of…

In the area always decide to give a mom and pop place a try for lunch. Very chill atmosphere, service was good even the place look kinda packed at the time. Our server, Natasha was very nice and the food was good especially the fried green tomatoes 🍅 😋 👌

Merideth Oliver

Located on Main Street in historic Bastrop, Maxine’s Cafe provides delicious food in a casual atmosphere. The breakfast was delicious. My friend got a pancake the size of a dinner plate. The cafe also serves lunch and dinner.

Steve Dycus

First time to visit & tour downtown historic Bastrop Texas — including our lunchtime stop here at Maxine’s Cafe. Amazing service — very personable & chatty server. Good selection of both breakfast & lunchtime entrees. I liked my Monte Cristo sandwich. My wife & mom split a massive planet-sized chicken fried steak smothered in gravy. Venue is appropriately situated in a historic building with original brick walls. Located on tourist friendly Main Street nestled among other shops.

+15

Marsha Russell

This place is clearly the most popular eating establishment in the historic downtown, and I expected to be absolutely delighted. After being seated after about a half hour on a weekday, we waited another few minutes before the server came over. The food offerings are extensive, and we settled on Chicken and Waffles, Chicken and Dumplings, and sides of biscuits and fried okra. The food took awhile to get there, but we knew the kitchen was very busy. The chicken and waffles, the huge biscuits, and the fried okra were all very good, though the chicken was left in the fryer a bit longer than I prefer. The Chicken and Dumplings, on the other hand, I simply couldn’t eat. They were so heavily laden with herbs (parsley?) that my usual go-to comfort food was inedible. On the whole, it was a good experience, but now I know what not to order.

+3

Lovely little spot in Bastrop Tx. I had the Greek salad while Tom enjoyed the chicken salad sandwich with sweet potato fries. Everything including the ice tea was great!. They also have tables on the…

Lovely little spot in Bastrop Tx. I had the greek salad while Tom enjoyed the chicken salad sandwich with sweet potato fries. Everything including the ice tea was great!. They als…

Off to a very slow start. One sweet waitress brought us water after close to ten minutes after being seated and said our server would be with us shortly. After another five minutes the hostess was ve…

Off to a very slow start. One sweet waitress brought us water after close to ten minutes after being seated and said our server would be with us shortly. After another five minutes the hostess wa…

Off to a very slow start. One sweet waitress brought us water after close to ten minutes after being seated and said our server would be with us shortly. After another five minutes the hostess was …

this place is packed so there was a long wait after we ordered, but service was friendly. the price is a steal considering how huge the platters are. their catfish and chicken melt were grilled per…

this place is packed so there was a long wait after we ordered, but service was friendly. the price is a steal considering how huge the platters are. their catfish and chicken melt were grilled per…

this place is packed so there was a long wait after we ordered, but service was friendly. the price is a steal considering how huge the platters are. their catfish and chicken melt were grilled per…

this place is packed so there was a long wait after we ordered, but service was friendly. the price is a steal considering how huge the platters are. their catfish and chicken melt were grilled p…

What a nice little place, very busy. We were seated after a few minutes waiting for a hostess, who also brings you your drinks and cleans up tables. \n\nOur server shows up and we ordered our break…

Mediocre at best. Very cluttered inside and doesn't look that clean. Food was low average. I'd go for fast food row out on 71 and avoid this place.

Mediocre at best. Very cluttered inside and doesn't look that clean. food was low average. I'd go for fast food row out on 71 and avoid this place.

Mediocre at best. Very cluttered inside and doesn't look that clean. Food was low average. I'd go for fast food row out on 71 and avoid this place.

Been in 3 times and the Restaurant always has flies flying around. Not just one or two but a annoying amount. Stopped going because food is not great barley average. But the flies pissed me off. I ga…

Been in 3 times and the Restaurant always has flies flying around. Not just one or two but a annoying amount. Stopped going because food is not great barley average. But the flies pissed me off. I …

Maxine's cafe is a local favorite located in the vibrant downtown of Bastrop, Texas. Open 7am to 3pm Sunday through Thursday; 7am to 8pm Fridays and Saturdays. Surrounded with old style diner decor…

Bastrop's iconic eatery served up the worst Reuben in memory, a stingy, flavorless chicken salad sandwich and all over priced. The french fries were very good; the highlight of the meal. Maxine's…

Omelet was was good and plentiful! Build your own was the way to go... side potatoes are crispy deliciousness. chicken Pot Pie was the special and was OK - not very creamy. ambiance was country…

So glad we stopped. Previous reviewers had it right - this is a great little restaurant. We waited briefly for a table, and as soon as we sat down, the wait staff asked what we would like to dr…

Great good! Old style cafe with home cooked food. Had liver/onions, salad, and fried fish. All were very good. Drinks served in large Mason jars. Busy on Friday evenings! Service was slow, but nowa…

Greta Kelly

Food was good but not worth the wait. We went on a Sunday at brunch and had to wait 1h 20m for a table of 4. The estimate was 30 min. A hot spot like this should have a better idea of wait times IMO There seemed to be other tasty food on Main Street, we should've picked another restaurant.

B.J. Gober

The food was good depending on what you had. My wife's chicken fried chicken was cooked so crispy she had to pull all breading off to eat it. I ordered the catfish it was tasty. However the tater sauce for the fish was runny and had way to much vinegar in it. Service was good but slow they were real busy it was a Saturday with many people out.

slacker blue

Rolled through here for the first time (August 2025) w/ friends passing through from Houston, and it was… a restaurant. No frills, no thrills. Small-town spots usually have that offbeat, nostalgic charm—sometimes eerie, sometimes endearing. This place flirted with those vibes. As a small-town kid myself, I came in with a respect based on familiarity. Anyhow, the service started strong: our waitress greeted us, SAUR sweet, had our drinks (LUV THE BIG MASON JARS) on the table fast. But suddenly… she vanished. Ghosted. Left on dNd. We sat waiting like marvel fans for a post-credits surprise. An older woman (manager? i assume???) eventually picked up where sis left us at, took our orders, and checked back later after we got our food… Now, about the Monte Cristo sandwich I ordered… I wanted—NO, I imagined a crisp, melty, golden-brown sandwich of magic. What I got was… soft. uninspired. And lowkey tragic . Price wise, $15 wasn’t outrageous, and I’ll always tip b/c service work no joke—but it didn’t DELIVAH the bite I was hoping for. But that’s not the worst of it… let’s get into the “SAUCE”. Babes… That was not jam, sauce, DIP, nor compote. I’m more than positive it was the filling from those store-bought sponge cake shells. I get making do, but this wasn’t a fun twist—it was a “now, who approved this?” moment. Fries? Safe. No complaints there. In the end, we all agreed: come for the small-town charm, maybe roll the dice on breakfast. But for lunch? This one’s a skip

Stopped by when meeting family half way as we needed to grab a bite and it was okay. The good: a variety of foods offered and large portions… Bad: priced high for the quality which is just okay

Met up with an old friend here and the host was super nice but our waitress hardly serviced us and never checked in on us after she handed off our food. She consistently checked in on the two tables next to us asking them if everything was good, if they needed anything. Never asked us how our food was or even looked our way. We were sitting smack dab in the middle of the two tables too. When she asked us if we needed a togo box, we said yes and she came back and just handed us a box while she helped the table next to us put their togo box in a bag. The food was great but couldn't help but feel a sense of racism here seeing that we are both Asian and the tables next to us were not. The only time she was nice was when she handed us the check, guess so she could make sure she got her tip.

ActuallyWhatIMeant

Visited town and chose this place for the pies. The chocolate pie was barely chocolate flavored. And the waitress brought this piece of cheesecake and literally said, the center collapsed so this is the best I could do. That’s ok, right?” It was the first piece cut out of the cheescake in the display case, she couldn’t try again for a better slice? And then when I started to eat it I wondered if it was even set in the center, was it meant to be liquid? The outside rim was the only firm part. I just didn’t really know what I was eating. They refunded the chocolate pie. I don’t know if I was actually eating cheesecake or not, so didn’t want to complain. I was just surprised they didn’t care at all about presentation and plopped what looked like something scraped together at home as leftovers. Kid waitresses. All.

Just visited the restaurant today. Server was very kind. However, I ordered the Texas Benny which is supposed to be a Texas version of a Benedict with hollandaise sauce. We waited FOREVER for our f…

My simple breakfast took longer than expected to receive. My giant pancake was burned to a crisp on the bottom side (why would the cook even send it out?) My meal was over priced $21. For 2 eggs, bacon, a cup of oatmeal and a burnt pancake. There also was a screaming child that nobody tried to sooth, it made my experience worse Not worth the $ at all!!!