Bakery Cafe

Noted as one of texas's best cafés. They have specials (lunch) pretty much every day. Most notably is Thursday. That's turkey and dressing day. Lunch specials come with a cup of soup and a dessert. Soups change every day also. Wednesday soup is taco soup. Hands down my favorite. Thursday is cream of chicken. The chicken fried steak is outstanding. Lots of pies to choose from also. Overall an outstanding place to eat.

Was really impressed with the HUGE breakfast portions and really inexpensive prices. Five of us ate till we could bust, and the total bill was only $66. This would've easily been a $100 meal back home. The vibe is a bit old school cafeteria, but the service was friendly and fast. I highly recommend trying the Ranchero sauce on your eggs.

Walking in, I could feel the history! Fun vibe and we went just for the experience after it had been recommended. We ordered pie and it was fabulous.

This is a true authentic super delicious southern diner. Prices are on point and the food is excellent 👌🏼. The biscuits and gravy are top notch, the hashbrowns are so good and the bacon 🥓 and sausage are perfect. The eggs were cooked to perfection featuring a robust flavor of heavenly bliss. I highly recommend stopping in and getting a hearty meal before your beach adventure. I promise you and the family will not regret it. Parking can be a pain as there is limited street parking in front of the diner, but it is well worth any kind of wait you may experience. We didn't have to wait long for the record, but if you do it's worth it. This food is cooked to order so it comes out hot and fresh! Don't forget to tip your waitress they bust their rears providing excellent service and quality dining 😎

Got the special for the day and everything came out pretty quickly, our server was great. Soup was to thick for me but the family loved it, my pork chop and sides were great tho with the pudding they give at the end.

Biscuits and gravy are very good! Wait staff is friendly and attentive.

Both the exterior and interior of the reasturant is in need of updating. However, with the state of the economy and cost of materials, it is understandable why it has not been done. Apparently, they are very busy, at least that is my assessment based on the crowd. The floors were in need of cleaning. The food was fantastic. The chicken in my salad was one of the most flavorful chicken I have tasted. I bet the rest of the food is amazing. Definitely stop by and enjoy the food!

I seriously don't know what took me so long to finally dine at the Bakery Cafe in Aransas Pass. This place was established in 1929!!! Our waitress was so nice and they seem to have plenty of workers! The place is very well kept! We went old school. We started off with an order of basic nachos...refried beans with melted cheese on top of light crispy corn tortillas and an order of beer battered onion rings!! Both were delicious! The onion rings were full of flavor, light, crunchy and sweet. Mom ordered herself a simple bowl of delicious chili and I ordered a Homemade cheeseburger with fries! Everything met our expectations! Been a long time since I've enjoyed a true original homemade cheeseburger! Slice of apple pie for later!

Looking for a breakfast spot and came across the "Bakery Cafe". And I wasn't disappointed. The restaurant is in older section of town across the HEB. As you walk in you are warmly greeted by the people inside, and you can seat yourself. If you have a smaller group you can set in the first section of the restaurant but if you have a larger group there is extra space in the next adjacent room. The ones taking your order are helpful in helping you choose your order. On this visit I had; "The Works" omelette, it comes with hash browns and choice of toast. The whole experience was great, the food was delicious. I highly recommend this particular place.

Slow service was to be expected due to being a little busy. Ordered biscuits, waitress brought food and said they were sold out of biscuits but she would bring toast. After we finished our breakfast she came to say someone else stole my toast. Very disappointed.

Great home cooked food. The service was excellent. I highly recommend this restaurant for breakfast.

Food and service were real good this morning. My omelet was good, hash browns just crispy enough. Biscuit was homemade and tasty. Everyone else's food was good. The staff here are all real nice people and we had great service. Prices were about what expected. Place looked clean. We didn't use the restrooms.

Bakery Cafe is absolutely amazing! We had breakfast there this morning and WOW super great tasting food! Waitresses were very nice and attentive! You haven't lived until you've eaten at the Bakery Cafe!!

Absolutely terrible service. We sat for an entire hour waiting on our food, only for the waitress to finally realize our order was never even entered into the system. No updates, no apology until we brought it up--just complete disregard. We came in excited to try the place, but left frustrated and hungry. There's no excuse for this kind of disorganization and lack of attention. Unfortunately, this was one of the worst dining experiences I've had, and I won't be coming back.

My Experience There At The Bakery Cafe Is Exelent Every Time I Go There The Chicken Fried Steak Was Very Good And For Breakfast I Order The DJ's Ultimate Omelet With The Hashbrowns And White Bread Toast With Grape Jelly.

Nice servers but service was slow. Went to looked for baked goods to take home and saw it's a bakery. Ordered slices of apple and Pecan pies. Server took out the Sisco frozen pies out and put it on the counter to open the package and cut a slice out. Ok, so not made in store, but won't complain. That took about 15 minutes. Took my order and went home with my pie slices. They were the raw dough kind and everything was mushy/unrecognizable. We determined the beige pipe to be the apple pie and the dark pile to be Pecan. Even my sweet tooth kid and husband couldn't eat it.

Appears where all the locals go. There was a line to get inside. We waited probably just 10 minutes for a table, which wasn't terrible. The wait staff was nice, but appeared a little overwhelmed. The restaurant is a little out dated. Could use a fresh coat of paint and replacement of stained ceiling tiles. The food was decent. We got the fried chicken burger, which was good. The fried okra was good and fresh. Was disappointed in the crab cakes. The menu said "fresh from the gulf" thinking I was going to get me some good crab cakes, was disappointed to get imitation crab cakes. Would not recommend this from the menu. Kids had the fried shrimp (not fresh from the gulf) and a grilled cheese which was good. The only conflicting thing is that the restaurant identified and named themselves a bakery but they had only had 3 options in the desert options. No pastries, fresh bread, or desserts. They cater more like a diner for lunch and dinner.

I don't know why the ratings are so low here but we had a terrific lunch. It is truly stepping back in time. The menu is exactly like the coffee shops we ate at as kids. If you want bistro food, pass on it, but if you like classic American comfort food, this is the place. The ambience leaves much to be desired, true, but it's very clean and the service is friendly and efficient. We had beef vegetable soup to start (serious yum) and a side salad (not so great due to dull dressing). Both the roast beef plate and pork cutlet were wonderful. Moist and tender and well seasoned. Great mashed taters and brown gravy. Save room for pie.

In all the years we've been to Aransas Pass and then on to Port A, we have never eaten here before. It's been around since 1929 and is right across the street from the H‑E‑B. So we finally tried it. Not bad. A good homey diner. They offer burgers, seafood (duh), steaks, breakfast (they open early), salads, sandwiches and daily dinner specials, desserts and some Mexican food. The dinner specials are $10.95. You get your choice of several entrees of the day with soup or salad and a side. I kept it simple: grilled cheese sandwich and a cup of the soup of the day which was potato. Both were good. Grilled cheese was buttery and the soup was creamy. The husband had a two filet fish plate with Cole slaw and mashed. Another good choice. Tea and coffee are reasonably priced at $1.59. So many restaurants have jacked up drink prices to $3.50 and up. This was nice. Worth a stop.

Took my Dad to Bakery Cafe today because he wanted a diner-type breakfast before driving back to his home in Dallas. Bakery Cafe served that purpose for us, but it wasn't anything special and wouldn't get on my list of places I'm planning to visit again soon. It is a small-town diner/cafe, through and through, nothing more. Think simple breakfasts, black coffee, & burgers. Their menu wont surprise you, their dishes wont wow you with presentation or taste, it has a musty/old smell about it, & it may take longer than you think it should. But you can be fed here.

One of our favorite places to eat!! Food is outstanding!!! There are tons of options from breakfast to dinner and amazing deserts! We love to take friends and family!!

I seriously don't know what took me so long to finally dine at the Bakery Cafe in Aransas Pass. This place was established in 1929!!! Our waitress was so nice and they seem to have plenty of workers! The place is very well kept! We went old school. We started off with an order of basic nachos...refried beans with melted cheese on top of light crispy corn tortillas and an order of beer battered onion rings!! Both were delicious! The onion rings were full of flavor, light, crunchy and sweet. Mom ordered herself a simple bowl of delicious chili and I ordered a Homemade cheeseburger with fries! Everything met our expectations! Been a long time since I've enjoyed a true original homemade cheeseburger! Slice of apple pie for later!

We have been here a few times. Food was ok. Thought we would try it again. First we waited to be seated as waitress were standing around waiting for something to do. The one that seats you is also the cashier and apparently no one else is allowed. Although after we were seated we did notice regulars coming in and being told to sit wherever. She took our drink order, gave us menus and went back to the front. Again, waitresses are standing or walking around but no drinks coming our way. A family gets seated behind us. Their drink order is taken, drinks arrive and their food order is taken. We still haven't received our drinks. I want to leave but my wife says to wait a little longer. We do. Finally get served. I ordered the special which was written on a board behind the counter. When served, I noticed it did not have the extra vegetable or roll. When I asked about it, the waitress said that I had not ordered the special but the regular meal from the menu. I said it is the same meal. It seams that just pointing to the board and saying I would have the chicken fried steak wasn't enough. I had to actually say I want the special chicken fried steak. When I go to check out I tell the cashier that I ordered the special. I was charged the regular menu price if 50 cents more. Not a big deal, just the principle. She asks the waitress about it. The waitress at the time was halfway across the restaurant from us. She announces again that I did not order the special. That was their last chance to keep a customer. We will not be back.

Had breakfast: eggs, bacon & hash browns cooked exactly as ordered. Coffee could be a little stronger for my taste. Wait staff was friendly and attentive. Will return.

Don't go here. Just don't. This is not a tourist attraction. This is a tired lil hole in the wall that doesn't serve breakfast all day. We waited about 20 mins for a table and only about 10 customers inside. Another couple waited longer than us just to be seated and told they don't have breakfast at 11 am on a Saturday. Just make eggs at home or go to the island or anywhere else.

We stopped here before crossing over to Port A. This cafe did not disappoint. We three had something different and our selections were delicious. Service was efficient and prompt. We did notice their hours were extended since we were last here. So glad they did this as we would have been too late to eat. Will be stopping again on our next trip in September.

Looking for a dive diner? This is your spot! It was interesting...we waited for awhile to be sat, there isn't a hostess and the staff wasn't very friendly, but I think they were just busy?. Basic diner food menu options. I ordered a chicken sandwich that was decent, but the bread was soggy by the time it got to the table. My boyfriend got the club that looked amazing and he said was good!

Save your time and money. Service was bad food was worst. I've had better oysters out of a frozen box and this town sits on the coast. The oysters were inedible. I think in its day the place was probably good but honestly they should just close the doors if this is what they serve.

Just not good. Service is horrible and food isn't much better. Wait was REDICULOUS. Won't be back

Local mom and pop. Good breakfasts Good service good conversation. Just a home town place to eat

Food is usually good service on the other hand sometimes leaves more to be desired. Hopefully they improve it is a very convenient location

We love trying local diners when traveling and this looked like a great choice, but sadly it was very disappointing. The wait staff and cashier were very friendly. The food was mediocre at best. Cold unsalted french fries. Lukewarm country gravy. Canned peas for the side vege's. It's a bakery, so I was hoping for fresh baked bread for the sandwiches. No dice there either. They did serve chocolate pudding with the special which my husband seemed excited about, ha! We don't live in Texas so we would not be back regardless, but might save the rest of ya'll some disappointment.

Cute old place, yummy comfort food. Tried the fried chicken sandwich - comes plain so ask for condiments. Chicken was very good. Husband had the over-toasted but tasty patty melt. Will try the breakfast next time- we went at 11:00 but the breakfast isn't until after 2:00 p.m. That's NOT a typo. Update- we were in town and thought of stopping in here again. Mistake! The locals here are VERY territorial. We arrived at the door just a few steps ahead of some of them and they pushed right past us- w were greeted loudly and then no one ever came to seat us at all. We waited and waited. Meanwhile, the help jibber-jabbered it up with "local" from behind her counter-leaning spot. It was busy. There and we decided it wasn't our scene... out won't ever be our scene.

Usually go here but won't again Went at 11am on a Sunday Stopped serving breakfast at 11 am Wow How easy to do breakfast and was told no No one at front Restaurant was dirty Very disappointing

I feel inclined to comment - my second ever yelp review. First off, our waitress was lovely, service was quick and everything looked nice and clean. But. The food. It was just really bad. I feel bad saying this because I don't blame anyone who works there, I just think it's bad food. I love a good diner, so my husband and I stopped by on our way out of a week at Port A (which if you're wondering - La Playa Mexican restaurant, Venetian Hot Plate were both totally delicious!) We both got breakfast (hear great things about the chicken fried steak but they were only serving breakfast). I'm 99% sure the huevos rancheros was just covered with Pace salsa that they added some onion slices to. Grits had absolutely no flavor - I had to add salt and margerine to them which honestly just made me sad. Bacon was sad, crispy with no flavor. Toast was fine? Husband got western omelette - vegetables were completely raw? Hashbrowns were somehow dry and stale tasting?? Coffee was totally weak. Idk like I said everyone was nice and I'm not trying to be mean- I would just warn anyone against ever eating here if they're looking for a good diner experience.

I was on vacation with my family so we thought we would go have breakfast at this nice little Bakery Cafe. Turns out it wasn't so nice we had been waiting in line to get seated for about 20 minutes, then 5 people show up to get seats and they get seated immediately, I don't know if it's because they were white and we were not but I would NEVER recommend this place

Local favorite. Home-cooking. Like the chicken fried steak. Not impressed with the desserts.

Good food. Historic retro type atmosphere. Service is a little slow but overall quality is good. Will go again.

Wonderful quaint place. Old school diner that has some magic to it. My first visit as I'm from Rockport. The staff is friendly and kind. The French toast was amazing.

Nice little place, but super under staffed for a Saturday morning. Staff was super friendly, but running around like crazy. It took us 45 minutes to an hour from the time we ordered to actually get our food. Food was good and a nice sized portion. This is not the place to come if you're in a rush.

This place was ok... we came in and there were three parties of people waiting. The staff here didn't care what order people came in, they just wanted to seat their friends first. We were stepped over for a table almost twice after waiting on the doorway for some time. They are very short staffed because on this particular day their employee was running late. The food is great but you'll be here a while.

The food is okay. Nothing too special. This place is in such a good location. The heart of Aransas Pass. The staff is super friendly! The interior is in desperate need of renovations. Completely out dated and a little dirty.

Best hole in the wall diner I've been to in a while. We went for breakfast the menu is small and simple. Each plate was $6 with huge pancakes and 3 hearty strips of bacon. 10/10 would make the drive here again for breakfast since there aren't many options on the island.

Dive in to THIS dive of homestyle fare! My first time in this tiny cafe that's across the street from the Aransas Pass HEB grocery. I sat in the far back at a table because I prefer to see who is coming in. They have booths next to the "room length" mirror. The waitress comes to and asks for what I shall drink? Tea. Sweet? Yes. When she brings the tea, I ask her, what are y'all famous for? After all, this little diner has survived 60+ years in business!! She lights up and says, that's our chicken fried steak and cheese burgers. I hopped on that one! I'll have a cheese burger. Regular bun or sour dough? Oh, sour dough please. So glad that I am a meat eater!! That burger was outstanding!!!!! It was messy, and at the end, the sour dough bun was soggy. But what does that mean? Well, little darling, it means that the meat was juicy and the vegetables were fresh and moist. I was looking around and noticed these waitresses; there were about 10 of them and the place is small, i.e. they're very busy!! The signs on the walls caught my eye and made me laugh. But the daily menu written on a small white board was a real tell tale sign (yeah, a pun) of pride to work there. Why? The hand writing was not a scrawl. No. It was in perfect handwriting and identical to the advertising on the big screen TV next to it!! I inquired to the waitress, Angie, as to who wrote it? It was Monica. So then, Monica came up to me as she was refilling table condiments and spoke to me about her educating her children to write good print and cursive for their future. Nice pleasant conversation with her. These ladies, and it was easy to notice, that they all got along well together and loved their job too. I strongly recommend this place, not for the ambiance, but for the well prepared delicious meals, and for the joy snd uplifting conversation that I thoroughly enjoyed with the waitresses, Angie and Monica!! Y'all come back now, ya'hear! I will!!!!!

The greeter was not friendly. She tried to sit me at our room all by myself as a single person, even though there is room in the main area with lots of people. I told her it's my birthday I don't wanna sit back here all alone, and she didn't say happy birthday or anything like that she just moved to me to another area. when the waitress came, I told her that the greeter wasn't very nice to me and I wanted to leave and she just said OK.

Just finished lunch at the Bakery Cafe in Aransas Pass and was very good. My wife and I split the lg seafood platter and a order of homemade ( onion rings #1 great not greasy , thin n crispy fish was lightly battered and cooked perfectly moist and flavorful. I thought was flounder but was tilapia " yuck" but this was very good! Two shrimp n two oysters both were good. With salad and fries we couldn't finish. I want to add/edit post=First time here and will come back. The lady's serving were all involved with customers whether they were at their tables or not very nice and quick service.

45 mins and we didn't get to eat. My son and I usually make this place our stop on rare occasions when we want a burger but after waiting 45 mins and seeing two tables get served that arrived after we had been there well there's no damn excuse. Not even the lame one the server gave us about them being home style burgers. I realize that it takes time for good food to come out but I also worked the service industry for 16 years and I worked 5 star full facility places. So no excuses in my book I usually get up after 25 mins but this was a special time for my son and I. This isn't the first time it's happened and I'm beginning to think it's something against me? But no problem after this evening we won't be going back.

Third time here, breakfast always good. This time came at 11am, tried the lunch special chicken and dumplings. Wouldn't recommend it, take blahhh with little flavor. The mash potatoes taste like it came in from a box. The mixed vegetables taste straight out frozen section. Kids burgers and fries was good. The staff was friendly and offer to take plate back.

This is a true old school, small town cafe complete with locals staring at you when you walk in. But it's friendly stares so all good. The Mexican plates--tacos, enchiladas, migas, etc.-- FANTASTIC! Someone in that kitchen is from the South South I think. Breakfast plates are equally good. Hash browns made just right. Eggs setup perfectly. Spot on. Great sandwiches too. Fresh bread and plenty of Real Bacon on the BLT. And BIG glasses of iced tea. Not the regular wimpy size glasses but big ones that can be gulped and don't have to be refilled every 30 seconds. This is a big deal to me and they win. And they do pie... therein is the bakery part. If you actually have room left after lunch or dinner then go for it. The usual pies for Texas (pecan, apple, etc) and darn good. This is a great joint in Aransas Pass. You'll enjoy it.

This is my first visit to Corpus Christi and I decided to drive around the bay. Their old school neon sign caught my attention while driving on 361 and I stopped to take a photo. Then I decided to have lunch. My server recommended the chicken fried steak. Normally I wouldn't have chosen that, but since it is the house specialty I did. Best chicken fried steak in my life.

Drove down the road to this diner in Aransas Pass after the recommendation at the hotel. It did not disappoint. Had the cinnamon roll, which was soft and buttery. Also had one egg with my biscuits and gravy. Hard to mess up an over hard egg so need need for a review. Biscuits were soft and flaky with a mound of cream sausage gravy on top. I would have liked a little more sausage and black pepper in the gravy, but it was still a great combination. Bacon was extra crispy. I'll definitely remember this place if I go back to Rockport.

Pretty good breakfast- except for grits - should have done hash browns- grits way undercooked eggs sausage (patties) We're what you expect

Saturday mid day, not crowded , slow shitty service. Decent food. I do not suggest stopping in if you are on a time crunch. Staff has no sense of urgency, even after we explained to our server and other staff more than a couple times that we unexpectedly had to leave before being served our meals she took her sweet time boxing our food and cash us out.

This is a small town diner with no frills. The staff is friendly and the food comes hot and quickly. I had the daily special, fried catfish and shrimp and it was awesome. The bathrooms were very clean.

I should of listened to the people coming out and NEVER stepped foot in the place. Heed my advice, JUST TURN AROUND. I walked in and the place was packed. A very friendly short server informed me there was a table in the back we could have. We walked back and grabbed one of 2 available (and very dirty) tables. As a server myself I get it, shit gets real when you're busy and sometimes ya can't clean as fast as the mess happens. I happily cleaned my own table, putting all my dishes in the bus bin and wiping it down. Another server walks over, grabs our drink orders, returns with out drinks and quickly grabbed our order. We ordered 2 pancake breakfasts and a steak cooked med rare. 45 min later with two hungry children, multiple tables have come and gone after we sat. Myself and the table next to me who was there before me still haven't gotten food. I've watched countless people sit at dirty tables never to be greeted, who eventually get up and walk out. Tables are sitting dirty for 30+ min. People all around me are complaining and disgusted with their food. At this point I'm pissed. I flag my server down and she informs me that the owner is here and points him out. GET THIS. He was to busy to come talk. We finally get our food, which was shit, when another server came over and asked if they can do anything to help. I said a discount would be lovely. She offered me 10% off. I pointed out that's basically tax. She informed me tax was 8.2%. Okay, like I said, basically just tax. If I wasn't in the industry I would of walked out at that moment. But I have a lot of integrity with things like this. I even tipped my server cause to an extent this isn't her fault. However, I just bought a second house here to and I will never come back to this place. Nor will I ever advise anyone else too. Your money and time are better spent at McDonald's, and that's saying a lot since I refuse to eat that shit.

Great food! It was freshly cooked and served hot. Definitely a place to eat at when you're in the area. Ok service

I would leave this place a ZERO star review but it's not an option! HORRIBLE!! Food is all frozen and bought from H‑E‑B grocery store; they merely re-heat or thaw the frozen food. Food was gross. Restaurant is filthy, dirty, and just down right disgusting!!! Wait staff is in absolutely ZERO hurry! Poor service! Appalling and dreadful over all experience!!!!!!!!!!