Captain Quack's Bakery and Coffeehouse
Bakery · South Manchaca ·
Baked goods, coffee, full bar, and live music events offered
Baked goods, coffee, full bar, and live music events offered
"I learned that Captain Quackenbush’s Intergalactic Espresso and Dessert Company was one of Austin’s earlier coffee shops, opened by Art Silver on the Drag in 1983 to accompany Quack’s bakery; the coffee shop no longer exists." - Eater Staff
"The bakery locations offer holiday-decorated cookies like snowpeople and gingerbread people." - Nadia Chaudhury
"I observed that this far south Austin spot is hosting Chef Dream Kasestatad and the Pranom Thai pop-up through November into December, with service this week on Tuesday and Wednesday and then on a Tuesday and Thursday schedule starting at 4 p.m. through 9 p.m. or until sold out." - Nadia Chaudhury
"The third and largest location in the Quack’s family offers baked goods and coffee in a neighborhood setting, expanding the brand’s pastry and espresso-focused offerings to Menchaca Road." - Erin Russell
"After many delays, a far-south Austin coffeehouse and bakery opened at 5326 Menchaca Road with limited hours (currently 7 a.m.–7 p.m., with plans to expand). It offers the bakery’s freshly made, additive- and artificial-flavor-free goods — notably cookies and cakes — alongside coffee, and will eventually serve beer, wine, and nonalcoholic cocktails. The largest of the brand’s three Austin locations, the spot features outdoor space and a walk-up window for to‑go orders, and includes a music-venue component occupying the former Lounge Side as a tribute to the prior tenant, Strange Brew, which closed in 2017. The concept nods to the owner’s original 1983 Guadalupe Street espresso-and-dessert shop." - Nadia Chaudhury