Zocalo Cafe
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About Zocalo Cafe
Zocalo Cafe in Austin offers a casual dining experience with a menu featuring café favorites for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We provide convenient options for takeout and dine-in service, known for its fast service. Our menu includes coffee and comfort food options. Zocalo Cafe strives to be acces...
Zocalo Cafe in Austin offers a casual dining experience with a menu featuring café favorites for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We provide convenient options for takeout and dine-in service, known for its fast service. Our menu includes coffee and comfort food options. Zocalo Cafe strives to be accessible, with a wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot, and seating. We welcome solo diners and are open seven days a week from 9 AM to 7 PM. We appreciate the feedback from our customers, reflected in our 2.8/5 rating based on 109 reviews, and are continually working to improve.
What Customers Say About Zocalo Cafe
Zocalo Cafe at Austin Airport receives mixed reviews. Some customers praise the breakfast tacos, bowls, and nachos for their taste and quality, while others complain about bland food, small portions, high prices, and rude service. Consistency seems to be an issue.
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Zocalo Cafe Austin Reviews
I actually really liked the breakfast bowl. I added bacon and removed the beans. It was a solid tasting bowl. The service and atmosphere were likely due to it being 5am as they just opened. The food was delivered quickly. I would definitely recommend this bowl if you are wanting a good breakfast bowl at Zocalo Cafe.
I had a great breakfast. Flour tacos with scrambled eggs, one bacon, one chorizo, with black beans, and rice. Meal was filling and tasted great. 4stars on atmosphere since it is inside terminal
Chicken nachos with pico and guacamole on the side. Very tasty, the chicken was juicy and had a delicious flavor. Pleasant staff, they were very kind. Glad we stopped
Mediocre tex mex tacos 🌮 just the way I like them. The cocktails are amazing. The bartender Abigail is talented.
I actually really liked the breakfast bowl. I added bacon and removed the beans. It was a solid tasting bowl. The service and atmosphere were likely due to it being 5am as they just opened. The food was delivered quickly. I would definitely recommend this bowl if you are wanting a good breakfast bowl at Zocalo Cafe.
I had a great breakfast. Flour tacos with scrambled eggs, one bacon, one chorizo, with black beans, and rice. Meal was filling and tasted great. 4stars on atmosphere since it is inside terminal
Chicken nachos with pico and guacamole on the side. Very tasty, the chicken was juicy and had a delicious flavor. Pleasant staff, they were very kind. Glad we stopped
Surprised to see all the bad reviews. I had the breakfast taco plate. It was delicious. I don’t normally review airport food, but I made an acceptation here as both my friend and both I really enjoyed it. I used the self order so I didn’t really interact with any of the staff.
Surprised to see all the bad reviews. I had the breakfast taco plate. It was delicious. I don’t normally review airport food, but I made an acceptation here as both my friend and both I really enjoyed it. I used the self order so I didn’t really interact with any of the staff.
Had some pretty decent breakfast tacos this morning. Potato, egg and cheese and a chorizo and egg both on flour. Guess it depends who’s running the grill in the back but the tacos were much better this time and earlier this year when I was in the airport.
The quesadilla order was ready soon enough and just had the right amount of food portion. The rice and side black beans were well done and the tables were pretty clean to sit and eat..friendly staff as well
The breakfast tacos with chorizo and black beans are stellar.
Had some pretty decent breakfast tacos this morning. Potato, egg and cheese and a chorizo and egg both on flour. Guess it depends who’s running the grill in the back but the tacos were much better this time and earlier this year when I was in the airport.
The quesadilla order was ready soon enough and just had the right amount of food portion. The rice and side black beans were well done and the tables were pretty clean to sit and eat..friendly staff as well
The pork taco plate was very good. Just a little too salty for my taste - doesn’t need all of that salt. The flavor from the other spices is all that’s needed, but it did seem high-quality.
Chicken Tacos were okay and lil bit taste less. Chicken Corn Taco/Fajitas - 18$
Chicken Tacos were okay and lil bit taste less. Chicken Corn Taco/Fajitas - 18$
Only getting 2 star because of size of burrito. Salsa was the worst tasting thing. Burrito was bland 😞. Package sour cream was the best tasting thing. I thought having the name it does it's food would be good pero no perdón it's not. No one greeted you..had to wait 1 min or so before someone came to front. Not very pleasant either. Don't mind paying good money for good food but this place is disappointing. Owner needs to get with it or close down. Giving the name zócalo a bad reputation
Food was ok, breakfast tacos all day long, but the staff are pretty horrible and rude.
The young lady who was working the cash register was very kind and deserves a raise. However, the migas breakfast bowl was so not good. The potatoes look like little pieces of bacon and were hard af. the bowl itself just looked and tasted nasty. Very kind staff tho and my Fiji water was 10/10.
Only getting 2 star because of size of burrito. Salsa was the worst tasting thing. Burrito was bland 😞. Package sour cream was the best tasting thing. I thought having the name it does it's food would be good pero no perdón it's not. No one greeted you..had to wait 1 min or so before someone came to front. Not very pleasant either. Don't mind paying good money for good food but this place is disappointing. Owner needs to get with it or close down. Giving the name zócalo a bad reputation
Food was ok, breakfast tacos all day long, but the staff are pretty horrible and rude.
The young lady who was working the cash register was very kind and deserves a raise. However, the migas breakfast bowl was so not good. The potatoes look like little pieces of bacon and were hard af. the bowl itself just looked and tasted nasty. Very kind staff tho and my Fiji water was 10/10.
It was random draw taco night from under the heat lamp. Paid 12.97 for 2 steak fajita tacos...but, didn't find out they were made differently until point of consumption; one had more meat and cheese and the other just had meat and not much else...but, they were both labeled the same and found in the same tray. In either case, the tacos were bland and definitely not worth the airport price I paid. Hopefully, it doesn't cause a rumble in the bronx while on the plane. 😮💨
It was random draw taco night from under the heat lamp. Paid 12.97 for 2 steak fajita tacos...but, didn't find out they were made differently until point of consumption; one had more meat and cheese and the other just had meat and not much else...but, they were both labeled the same and found in the same tray. In either case, the tacos were bland and definitely not worth the airport price I paid. Hopefully, it doesn't cause a rumble in the bronx while on the plane. 😮💨
Even for airport food, when going in with lower expectations, this was not worth the cost. Nachos had little to no chips and was closer to a soup of cheese with some tomatoes and beans. But their chargers worked
12 dollar nachos. Shows meat in the picture when you order online but they have none. They are the worst thing I’ve ever ate. Basically prison food. There’s this random liquid at the bottom? Trash don’t waste your money here. Shame on the owners.
Underwhelming in portions and quality. Food is meh and portion sizes are ridiculous. I know airport food is expensive and overpriced but this is too much. A bowl and water was 20$
Even for airport food, when going in with lower expectations, this was not worth the cost. Nachos had little to no chips and was closer to a soup of cheese with some tomatoes and beans. But their chargers worked
12 dollar nachos. Shows meat in the picture when you order online but they have none. They are the worst thing I’ve ever ate. Basically prison food. There’s this random liquid at the bottom? Trash don’t waste your money here. Shame on the owners.
Underwhelming in portions and quality. Food is meh and portion sizes are ridiculous. I know airport food is expensive and overpriced but this is too much. A bowl and water was 20$
Could not make any tacos correctly. We ordered 4 tacos, 2 of which were simple bean and cheese and 2 were regular breakfast tacos. All had beans, and they added all kinds of random stuff to the bean and cheese tacos. Staff was rude, and the 2 people in front of me came back with messed up orders too. Don't waste your time here
Wait was super long, food was pathetic looking. Considering I paid $20 for it, not pleased. I did ask for no pico on my tacos but that doesn’t excuse this.
Can get friendlier customer service at a prison. Sodas are served warm. We're told they have no way to make ice. Tortilla soup was soggy. Tortilla strips sat in the soup way too long before being served. Chips and queso was delicious.
Counter person have no intrest in welcoming customer on her phone looks tried. Pre made tacos was soggy tortilla sitting taste 🤮 spend $35 for soggy tacos totally opposite of what advertisement pic they have on display. Jan 10 2026 lunch time
Can get friendlier customer service at a prison. Sodas are served warm. We're told they have no way to make ice. Tortilla soup was soggy. Tortilla strips sat in the soup way too long before being served. Chips and queso was delicious.
Counter person have no intrest in welcoming customer on her phone looks tried. Pre made tacos was soggy tortilla sitting taste 🤮 spend $35 for soggy tacos totally opposite of what advertisement pic they have on display. Jan 10 2026 lunch time
Took forever to give me my one taco bc the kiosk never sent the order. When it came, taco was ice cold. Corn tortilla was ripped and hard. Maybe the worst taco I've ever had
Could not make any tacos correctly. We ordered 4 tacos, 2 of which were simple bean and cheese and 2 were regular breakfast tacos. All had beans, and they added all kinds of random stuff to the bean and cheese tacos. Staff was rude, and the 2 people in front of me came back with messed up orders too. Don't waste your time here
Waited 30min to get simple order of 3 plates to the table. When we checked on the order server gave attitude & continued to take other orders ahead of ours. We checked again & they said they misplaced our order sheet & had to start the order over from our receipt. Food was meh & hella expensive 70$ for 3 plates smaller than Chipotle’s bowl. It may be the only place open at the airport, but still wouldn’t recommend spending your time here at all.
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