Magnolia Cafe

12/22/09

Love this place since i moved here

by carolynbride at Citysearch

I've been here a dozen times. The food is good as usual. This is the place I usually take out of town friends, which the always agree that it's the best breakfast place in Texas. On occasions, the waitress at the south location seems a bit worn out, lazy, and perhaps slow. She may just be new, but that doesn't stop me from eating there.

• Pros: excellent food!
• Cons: old and dumb waitress

11/27/09

Good local flavor

by Gary Mcc at Citysearch

First time to the So. Congress location. Read one review about poor service. Boy did they get that right. I always feel good about tipping fairly. Not with this service. A fair tip would have been for our waitress to tip me!!! Probably some of the worst service I have gotten in many years. Will try the other location next time.

• Pros: real good food
• Cons: TERRIBLE service

11/16/09

See now I hate Houston

by debbs0723 at Citysearch

So I'm 35ish and went to the Magnolia cafe on Saturday night around 11:30. We had been drinking a little down the street. I got one gingerbread pancake and we shared the Mag mud. Both were awesome. The entire time we were there we listened to the Beastie boys. I can't think of a place anywhere else where you can get pancakes at that time while also listening to the best music ever. Made me want to pack up my entire life and move to Austin. Good job.

• Pros: Atmosphere
• Cons: none

09/25/09

Great Place

by hothathot at Citysearch

Solid food, good selection, kicks the **** out of Kirbey Lane/Denny's/IHop.

For those worried about the bad reviews concerning service - If you live in austin you should be used to the smug/overeducated waiter by now, so unless you are taking your grandparents and/or parole officer to lunch, go get the best migas in town.

• Pros: Migas, Portabello Melt
• Cons: Can be busy

02/03/09

Good breakfast but not great (by a long shot)

by shaft28 at Citysearch

This is a solid 4 star breakfast/lunch place. The food is good and the service good but nothing here is great. I mean the subpar wiat room next to the sometimes stinky bathroom - not to mention the limited parking and the wait...well you expect more.

The specials are definitely where it is at as I feel the are the freshest but I am a fan of the taco breakfast.

Not huge portions and occassionally the wait staff will be smug; what is up with that in Austin? - anyway the wait has never been too long and the food service is quick so you are eating not long after you order.

Wish is was a more well rounded breakfast menu or at least the pancake/french toast was a little better than average.

My wife is a big fan of the the Queso Omelette.

11/29/08

I love this place

by tjreviews at Citysearch

I have eaten here around 10 times and have never been disappointed. The food is great, reasonably priced and they are always open. I enjoy the way the staff remembers what I like and that they are so friendly. I have been working my way around the menu and can recommend the following dishes: love migas, huevos rancheros, corn pancakes (I have had them throw in jalepenos and also blueberries, ginger pancake (I added bananas). I also have tried the specials and had a great stuffed pepper the other night. I also like their sense of humor (the t-shirts read "sorry, we're closed' and also that they sponsor NPR.

08/20/08

One of my favorite restaurants!

by Leelee84 at Citysearch

This is one of my favorite restaurants in Austin! The Caspian is the best dish and so is everything on the breakfast menu (breakfast is served 24 hours a day)! If you're going to go for dinner or for breakfast on the weekends, be prepared to wait..but it's worth it!

08/18/08

great food

by bobcabor at Citysearch

Don't spend your money at places like denny's. Go to magnolia cafe. Good service, great food, reasonable prices.

08/16/08

Pancakes so good, you'll faint. Mag Mud equally as impressive.

by alexisjulian at Citysearch

Magnolia's pancake recipe: sugar and spice and everything nice. No, not really. But they must put about a pound of butter and gallon of sugar in each stack. They're absolutely divine. Enough to send you into a comatose state, but, in my opinion, totally worth it.

Mag Mud is equally as delicious and probably carries a nutritional box that is equally as horrifying. But is definitely worth the extra notch in your belt.

Good prices, great atmosphere, totally delicious food - what's not to love? Start up your day with a stack of Magnolia pancakes and round it out with Mag Mud at night. Magnolia can feed you all day - and night - long!

• Pros: Amazing food, Good prices, Several locations to get your fix
• Cons: Too far from me!, Inadequate parking

09/27/07

Austin, yes!

by austingirl112 at Citysearch

I love this place. Simply put.

Great food, great hours, fun servers.... My favorite 24 hour joint. ;)