We make honest food from scratch, prepare it well, and use quality ingredients. In the morning we pour Counter Culture coffee. At happy hour we stir no-fuss cocktails. Enjoy avocado toast with poached eggs for breakfast, a kale Caesar salad at lunch or a classic burger for dinner.
Daytime option for New American cafe favorites, plus coffee, cocktails & happy hour specials. Based on 763 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
35 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 387-3370
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Hours
| Wednesday | 8 AM–2 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–2 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM–2 PM |
| Saturday | 8 AM–2 PM |
| Sunday | 8 AM–2 PM |
| Monday | 8 AM–2 PM |
| Tuesday | Closed |
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Reservations: forthright.cafeexploretock.com
Reviews
Dillon Johnston
Seated immediately on a Saturday morning by a friendly hostess. Sat inside, although they have a charming patio with lots of shade trees. The interior dining room was modern and well designed. Restaurant was full of happy customers. Food was delicious! Only reason for four stars is the tables were very sticky and unfortunately a fly found its way to our area and was annoying us during the meal. Not the restaurant’s fault I suppose.
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Elena Wolf
So first I have to say hands down best customer service. Everyone was so happy, friendly, and kind.
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Jarrett Wilson
This place is one of the best, if not THE best brunch spot in Austin! From the extra friendly staff to the delicious food and drink options! Highly recommend the brunch burger or chicken and waffles! If you’re visiting Austin, this is the place you need to stop for sure! I travel for work and this is always a go-to place when I’m here!
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Hannah Kahl
This place was a flipping treat! As someone who is gluten free I was stoked to get a gluten free waffle and it was delicious! I also got the farmers plate with gluten free toast. Their fruit jam that came with it was so delicious I put it all over my waffle!
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Rhonda Hansmann
Very hip atmosphere with a diner feel. Staff was friendly and helpful in pointing me to the gluten free options. Waffles, pancakes and bread can be gluten free. The Avocafo toast was good, but would have been great with a little pico de gallo. But let me not forget, the zucchini bread is just as good as you’ve heard…and gluten free.
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David Crow
Quaint and cozy cafe with a focus on fresh coffee and trusted comfort foods. Service is very professional and attentive. Food ingredients and execution not on par with the style of this restaurant. Menu was slightly deceiving. The biscuits were tiny and crunchy, not much flavor. The burger I had fell short for the dreamy menu description it presented. Meat was bland and tasted like it was frozen or lacking texture and quality. Burger sauce was tangy but lacked depth. Bun was not very soft and warm. The flavors did not work together some how for me. If they invested more on quality proteins I’d feel confident in returning. My friend ordered the avocado on toast and it resembled more of a guacamole that had looked to be neglected for some time. The fried chicken was some what stale and did not offer much flavor either. All these items sounded tasty on the menu but left me hoping for more.
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Amani Codichini
It wasn’t worth the price. We ordered:
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Jordan Lambert
Must visit location! I enjoyed every minute of my time here. From a fantastic chai latte to delicious in-house biscuits. Definitely a must-have visit for anyone in the area. Service was great and music was even better! Only suggestion is to make a reso or you will have to wait.
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Annie Thai
Food was okay. Service was okay. Drinks were okay. Nothing special. We wanted to try the mushroom toasts but they didn’t have em.
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Kaitlyn
Chicken and waffles was really great and the eggs Benedict was okay. The coffee was extremely bitter. Cute patio area to sit and eat.
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