Mike Sheldon

This restaurant has friendly staff and the food is REALLY good! I polled our entire group for a star rating before posting this review and we all agreed.. 5 stars! Hands are shown in the photos for scale.. those are BIG Pancakes! The French toast is far better than any I’ve had.

Paul Delacruz

I have always wanted to try this place where every time swing by there is no parking left and figured I arrived too late. But this time around I was dedicated to dine here even if I had to wait a long time. When I pulled in to the parking lot once again it seemed like every spot was taken until I found one. It was the last one, but my luck was not over yet. When my wife and I walked inside it was very busy but there was two spots open at the chef’s table which was bar-type seating. We could watch food getting prepared right in front of us. I was excited. The menu consisted of breakfast and lunch served until 3:00 PM. I decided to order a Top Chico and the Quail & Eggs. My wife ordered the Pork Chop & Fries. The place was packed and the attentive staff keeping up quite good with the customers. There was inside and outside seating but not a big place. I just felt lucky everything fell place to be able to park and seated so quickly. I watch my quail as it cooked on the grill and admired the plates of food ready to be served to customers. They all look marvelous and soon mine was ready to be placed in front of me. It was beautifully presentable with a whole piece of grilled quail, two sunny side up eggs, breakfast potatoes and homemade biscuit. My wife’s pork chop looked and smelled good with fries and salad. My quail tasted excellent and was basically boneless except the legs and wings. It had great flavor and with soft meat. The eggs tasted farm fresh for it had dark yellow yolks. Along with the potatoes and biscuit I truly enjoyed it all. I cleaned my plate clean and headed to my wife’s to taste the pork chop. It was a half inch cut pork chop cooked with nice seasonings and tasted really good. Perhaps next time will enjoy the blueberry hot cakes I saw get served to another customer.

Kimber DeLorenzo

The food was delicious!! Interesting atmosphere, but we were there on a cold morning and were seated outside. They did provide Mexican blankets, which was fun touch. If you have to wait to be seated, walk the block some beautiful murals!!

+1

First visit to this location, used to go to the original on Lamar for post event breakfasts.\n\nSame quality food, same friendly and efficient service, and yes, there are counter seats where you can …

First visit to this location, used to go to the original on Lamar for post event breakfasts.\n\nSame quality food, same friendly and efficient service, and yes, there are counter seats where you ca…

First visit to this location, used to go to the original on Lamar for post event breakfasts.\n\nSame quality food, same friendly and efficient service, and yes, there are counter seats where you ca…

I am totally totally in love.\n\n* * *\n\nCounter Cafe is a famous breakfast place.\n\nBut they also do lunch.\n\nIt has a young cooler-than-cool New East Side crowd.\n\nIt has young cooler-than-cool…

I am totally totally in love.\n\n* * *\n\nCounter Cafe is a famous breakfast place.\n\nBut they also do lunch.\n\nIt has a young cooler-than-cool New East Side crowd.\n\nIt has young cooler-than-co…

I am totally totally in love.\n\n* * *\n\nCounter cafe is a famous breakfast place.\n\nBut they also do lunch.\n\nIt has a young cooler-than-cool New East Side crowd.\n\nIt has young cooler-than-co…

I was pleasantly surprised. We needed a quick eatery near our hotel so we could catch our flight. We chose this place because it was across the street. It didn't look like much but it was delicious! …

It's my new favorite breakfast/brunch joint! There will definitely be a long wait but well worth it! I got the pancakes as well as biscuits with gravy. HUGE pancake supporter. They're fast and have…

It's my new favorite breakfast/brunch joint! There will definitely be a long wait but well worth it! I got the pancakes as well as biscuits with gravy. HUGE pancake supporter. They're fast and have…

Counter cafe is hands down one of the best brunch spots in Austin. There's usually a bit of a wait, but so immensely worth it.

Counter Cafe is hands down one of the best brunch spots in Austin. There's usually a bit of a wait, but so immensely worth it.

Good breakfast, friendly service, very clean kitchen, small town breakfast joint feel. Got the Joe's special $15. Would recommend

Our server was superb, food was fresh, great ambience. The cafe was clean and the menu had a wonderful array of choices!

Fantastic Cafe! Great food, very very warm staff and amazing diner-cafe aesthetic. This is now my favourite brunch spot.

Alanis Macias

Came across this place and had a good breakfast. We got sat quickly and our food came out fast. I would come back and try it again.

Rover Ford

My son lives in Austin. I visited last weekend. He introduced me to this restaurant years ago and we've been there a few times. However, it's been awhile since a while since I last visited. Fortunately, without speaking about a place to have a meal prior to my return to San Antonio I followed my son to this restaurant, Counter Cafe. A pleasant and welcomed surprise. The welcoming personnel are that and with a smile. The staff are pleasant and attentive. Every meal I've ordered has been hot and delicious. This visit. I ordered huevos rancheros. The huevos rancheros were a bit to different than what I have experienced at a number of different restaurants and I am used to. In fact, I thought the sauce on top of my overeasy eggs were beans. So, I asked the pleasant individual who welcomed us if I could get some salsito. He pointed out that what I thought were beans was salsito. I apologized and chuckled to myself. On top of the salsito were 2 slices of avocado. A pleasant touch and the salsito was quite tasty and pleasant. Now, if there was more of this salsito I would have rated it with a fifth star. Next, time I shall ask for a little more of the salsito.

Chef Alain Braux

A new discovery for me. Way out of my way. I was going for another place but they were not quite open for business. Nice counter cafe place. Narrow. Not too much seating inside, additional seating outside (too hot for me right now) Busy and noisy. I guess it goes with this type of business. Service: a little slow to get to me. Nice yound lady. Food was served promptly. Food: I ordered the Joe's Special: scrambled eggs topped with home-made sausage, on top of spinach salad and home potatoes. Everything was fresh and tasty. No complaints. Overall, a good experience. Thank you. Chef Alain Braux

+1

Alexis Piña

Classic breakfast place! food was good, although my friend mentioned the sausage tasted odd, i didn't get to try it. I had the counter benedict with pastrami and it was yummy! Service was great, and for a sunday morning they had plenty of availability. only thing is I feel like the seats were really close to the people adjacent to us, but nothing too uncomfortable. Would come back:)

Marat Nizberg

Really busy place. They wouldn’t give me a table until everyone was there. Food was good but bland. The Steak and Eggs was their best dish. Steak was incredible.

+11

pegah s

The place had a charming atmosphere. The staff were friendly and accommodating. I ordered Joe’s special. It tasted good but it lacked the balance I had hoped for. I found the portion of eggs in my dish to be significantly less than expected, with the plate seeming to have an excess of potatoes instead.

Greg Hines

This was great! Came on. Sunday morning so it was pretty busy. The crab cake and chicken biscuit was FIRE. Didn’t care for the tangy Caesar dressing but the honey butter is crazy good.

Good freshly prepared food and very tasty. Great service and the location is nice clean and cozy.

Good freshly prepared food and very tasty. Great service and the location is nice clean and cozy.

Good freshly prepared food and very tasty. Great service and the location is nice clean and cozy.

Counter cafe is a great breakfast/brunch spot on the east side. Last time I was there, they had a seasonal apple cinnamon hot cake that was delicious! I'm so glad I ordered it. \n\nSurprisingly, th…

Counter Cafe is a great breakfast/brunch spot on the east side. Last time I was there, they had a seasonal apple cinnamon hot cake that was delicious! I'm so glad I ordered it. \n\nSurprisingly, th…

Counter Cafe is a great breakfast/brunch spot on the east side. Last time I was there, they had a seasonal apple cinnamon hot cake that was delicious! I'm so glad I ordered it. \n\nSurprisingly, th…

The food is very good. The prices are average for what you pay. They have a small seating area inside and some seats on the patio outside.

Kyler Nyhagen

Food didnt look much like the photos. Crab cake Benedict was mushy and overall didn't feel fresh. Honestly had a shockingly noticeable "freezer" taste to it. Bacon was very expensive. $4USD for two very thin strips. Service was great however! I appreciated the regular coffee refills and polite servers. Atmosphere isn't bad either. It's a nice enough space but it just really didn't taste great.

Christie Leal-Sanchez

After being famished from a Sunday morning run on the lake, I decided to grab a bite. Counter Cafe was on a list of closest restaurants. 🍳 The place located in a quaint area with typical Austin vibes. The cafe was full, the people seem happy with lots of chattering (fun surroundings)! 💃 The menu was decent and price was fair. My waitress Katie was nice but took a long time to come by and grab my order. (Let’s just assume she was busy since it was packed) When my food came I thought it was just average. There was no special flavor or pizzazz to it, a bit disappointing. ☕️Coffee was super, so a + for that! I will not advise against going there, but maybe your food will be more tastier than mine. ☝🏼

Food is good, service a bit chattery. The turkey club was excellent with real roast turkey, not deli meat. The Joe's Special, however, does not even remotely resemble a Joe's Special, which does NO…

Average food for above average prices. Service is okay. $17 for small migas plate. Lol there are better places in Austin.

Counter Cafe is well priced. This place has some of the lowest brunch prices I have seen, where entrees will run you from $9-$22, with most being around $12-$15. \n\nAll that said, my group went …