Atmosphere - Good. The building serves two purposes. It is a breakfast and lunch restaurant and in the evening a dinner service begins under the name of a restaurant that was unfortunately severely damaged by the hurricane in September of 2024. There is an outdoor patio dining area and an indoor dining area. The atmosphere is very seaside casual. Service - Very good. Our server was attentive and pleasant. Food - Mixed. I had breakfast at the restaurant one day and it was very good. My dinner was disappointing. The breading was very thick and the oysters were not cooked through well. Overall Value - Good. Currently, this is basically one of only two restaurants in town that is open for dinner. The prices are very reasonable and the service very good. read more

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Delicious home cooked breakfast Cheesy grits are perfectly seasoned, biscuits and light and fluffy and omelette is packed with veggies! Service with a smile and plenty of parking! read more

2nd Street Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Key, Florida

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After visiting Manatee Springs State Park, my wife and I decided to check out and have lunch in Cedar Key. The GPS suggested a shorter route, with us not knowing part of it is along a hard packed dirt road that took us along Camp Azalea and Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. When we arrived in Cedar Key, we first checked out the Island Hotel and Restaurant but they weren't open until dinner time. We then pivoted and tried out 2nd Street Cafe that seemed to be doing brisk lunch business. Upon entering, we were seated promptly and presented the menu. My wife ordered their Ultimate Grilled Cheese with sweet potato fries and I ordered their Blacked Red Fish Sandwich with fries. My wife liked the grilled cheese and the sweet potato fries. My sandwich was good but preferred it more "blackened". The portions for the sides were generous...I couldn't finish my fries but helped my wife finish her sweet potato fries. The sweet potato fries were really good...crispy exterior with a soft and crumbly interior. All in all, a good lunch and good value. Ambience is fine and service was friendly and attentive. Lunch for 2 with tip came out to around $33. read more

2nd Street Cafe - Red Fish Sandwich with fries - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Key, Florida

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We had amazing service and food every time we are here. We did have one waitress who seemed like she was pretty unhappy but maybe she was having a bad day! read more

Everyone was super friendly and the food was amazing I would recommend the restaurant to anyone in the area read more

2nd Street Cafe - Crab claws in a scampi sauce was to die for - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Key, Florida

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Great food and service. Very friendly staff. It was pet friendly out on the porch, so our dog was able to have her bowl of water as we ate. read more

I had two breakfasts and two dinners here. The service and food are excellent. I highly recommend this place. It's where the locals go, too, so there's that. read more

I very rarely do bad reviews and in fact I think this may be my first. We normally love small hometown diners for breakfast and will norm ally find one or two on every trip we take enjoying the laidback feel and generally good food, but this time was a swing and a miss. My wife ordered the Biscuits and Grave and as the captions for my photos allude to the Gravy for the biscuits and gravy was like wallpaper paste. I ordered the French Toast Skillet and the toast was raw on the inside. So my wife set her plate to the side and ate the edges of my French toast I ate the eggs and hash browns ( they were made well hence the 2 stars) and asked for the check. We do not like to make a sene and I simply will n be ot eat at a restaurant after sending food back but I would have expected the wait staff to have at least asked about the virtually untouched biscuits and gravy and the half eaten French toast but not a word was said. We paid and left. So in short bad food sub par service. My guess is that this place survives due to it being cheap and the simple fact that there are so few choices. read more

2nd Street Cafe - Biscuits and (pasty) Gravy - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Key, Florida

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Very pleasant little cafe with delicious food and drinks! Very happy I found it! My waitress was super cute and sweet! The outdoor tables were perfect to sit at and enjoy my breakfast and Bloody Mary! read more

2nd Street Cafe - Bloody Mary on the patio. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Key, Florida

Super cute breakfast cafe in Cedar Key. We walked here from Firefly Cottages and sat on the patio. The service was impeccable as all the staff were super friendly and helpful. Let's talk about the food. We each ordered a skillet meal. I got the breakfast skillet that had hash browns, eggs, breakfast ham and cheddar cheese. My boyfriend got the eggs Benedict skillet. It was so good we forgot to take a picture. We just dove right in. Get the biscuit. Trust me. This was the best biscuit I think I ever had. It was warm, soft and buttery. It was perfect. Get a whole basket. Trust me. read more

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Stayed in Cedar Key for a couple of days and had very good lunch and breakfast experiences at 2nd St Cafe. Local family owned, nicely prepared food and drinks served by friendly staff. read more

Love having lunch at this restaurant. The food was great and the menu had a variety to pick from. The staff was great

We came by for a quick coffee and breakfast snack. The window was done for Christmas brooms, very cute! We had a Cafe Mocha and Caramel Machiato with oat milk and chocolate chocolate chip muffin and cranberry orange scone. We really enjoyed the coffees as they were not over sweet. Our muffin and scone were also good. Only suggestion would be to add skim milk to the options for coffee. The service was quick and friendly. read more

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The service wasn't bad but not a lot of personality. My husband ordered a sandwich and she asked what he wanted on it, as he was telling her she said don't you want cheese and he said it comes with cheese. He proceeded to say everything the menu said was on the sandwich. Being gluten free, dairy free and vegetarian I was searching for something to eat. All the salads had meat and cheese on them and it was a little cold outside so I decided to get the French onion soup figuring that I could just remove the cheese. The soup wasn't even lukewarm! And I would bet it was made with a dry mix like the kind you use for onion dip. I took a picture of it to try and show how tiny the onions were and it was pretty tasteless. I can't recommend this restaurant at all read more

2nd Street Cafe - Showing the tiny uniform pieces of onions, very much like dried onions. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Key, Florida

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Food was delicious, waitress was friendly and attentive, sat outside on the patio and enjoyed every second. Great place to visit.

While this place does not look like much on the outside or the inside, this was easily the best breakfast we had our entire trip. So much so that we ended up going twice despite only being in Cedar Keys for 4 days. We ended up going here because most businesses are closed until Wednesday in Cedar Key and this was one of the few that was open at the beginning of the week. While there's not much ambiance in the restaurant, you will be greeted and sat immediately by the friendly staff. Both times we visited I ordered the breakfast burrito because it was that delicious! My dad ordered the blueberry crepes and they were also fantastic. If I ever find myself back in Cedar Key, this spot is definitely at the top of my list for a revisit! read more

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Overall this was a nice place. The lox bagel okay- not made there but still good. Their stuffed crepes were not very good with flavored cream cheese and what resembled canned fruit ice cream topping. Nice brunch cocktails options. Dog friendly with outside patio seating. read more

2nd Street Cafe - Husband loved his cocktail - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Key, Florida

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What a hidden little gem of a restaurant! Great food Our server was a wonderful 82yr old lady, just as sweet as they come. read more

We sat on the patio because we had our dog and it was so nice and breezy. The server was so kind and sweet. The food was delicious and very hearty. The prices were fair for the amount of food and quality. We would definitely go back. read more

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Always my go to place for breakfast while in Cedar Key. Your food is always served with a smile. read more

2nd Street Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Key, Florida

Cedar Key is a pretty sleepy place and more so on a Tuesday morning when many businesses are closed. We hoped for a nice bakery and some coffee, but stumbled on this old school quaint cafe. Nice waitstaff seated us and we looked over the menu. Mostly breakfast classics with the addition of crepes and biscuit dishes. I got the blueberry French toast. The bread was average but the homemade blueberry compote and compound butter made it a nice meal. My wife got the biscuits and gravy. She said they were also good, though made from freezer biscuit dough not scratch. Overall a solid but not remarkable place. But exactly what you need to get the day started read more

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I really enjoyed this cafe! Found it while venturing out, exploring the area. There was not too much open during this time here, but luckily I found 2nd Street Cafe:) They were implementing all the necessary COVID-19 precautions that customers would want to feel safe while visiting. I especially enjoyed their French Toast! The omelette I ordered was pretty tasty as well:) read more

2nd Street Cafe - biscuits and gravy, omelette, hash browns. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Key, Florida

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Bought the blueberry French toast for my wife's birthday breakfast - scored mucho points for doing that. I had a breakfast sandwich on sourdough with bacon and enjoyed it. The surprise was their coffee, which was outstanding. I could have stayed for two more cups if I wasn't trying to get the French toast home before it cooled off. Service with a smile. Reasonable prices. Great coffee. read more

2nd Street Cafe - Blueberry French Toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Key, Florida

Great country kitchen that serves breakfast and lunch. Local hang out but the thing that supervised me was they have a full liquor bar!! So on our first day here we had Bloody Mary's! They were very tasty! On day 1 we had the chicken salad sandwich which was soooooooo good! It was made with cranberries and on toasted sourdough bread. The steak fries were actually very surprising as well. They were huge!! Breakfast was on second visit. They only serve breakfast until 11 am. After that it is the lunch menu. For breakfast I had a classic with scrambled eggs, cheese grits, bacon & English muffin. It was good. The only thing for me, was a bit too much cheese in the grits. Hubby has Eggs Benny. Which he loved. Meals are huge so go hungry! We had Betty as our sever Both times and you couldn't ask for a sweeter and more attentive woman. Thank you Betty!! read more

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The food was diner quality good. Enjoyable breakfast for a great price. The eggs benedict skillet was really good. Eggs cooked perfectly, good portion, nice balance of hollandaise. Overall, I think the hashbrowns (for both our meals) needed to be seasoned. Needed a bit of salt or something to be incorporated into the cooking instead of us just adding it at the end. The service was really slow. Our waitress was kind but seemed to be a mix of being scattered and too social. Like chit chatting with locals at a big table and then wandering over to the counter to organize tips and chat with other staff. It just didn't seem like the time to be doing that when there was a line out the door and we were waiting on coffees and food for as longs as she was. All staff was very friendly so that was a plus. (9/26/21 Visit) read more

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Friendliest people you'll ever meet. Well, actually that's true for all of CK. This was the perfect spot to meet up with a bunch of friends for breakfast the morning of our wedding. read more

2nd Street Cafe - Brunch with friends! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Key, Florida

This place has been open 2 months and they are doing very good. Service was timely and we didn't need for anything. I had my usual breakfast of eggs hashbrowns and sausage with english muffins. The english muffins were huge. Hashbrowns were very cheesy. Eggs were done just right. Candyce had her usual breakfast and every thing was done exactly to her liking. The place has a full bar even though only open till 200pm. Clean and nice. Great outdoor seating. With the people lining up at the door, this place should do good. Our waitress candy f did a good job. read more

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The food was good and I was satisfied, overall, and the servers were totally polite. That said, we were very disappointed to learn the water cost a dollar a glass, who does that? The only place I've ever been to where you pay for water. At least, the only place in the U.S. where they charge for that. My dad didn't care for the coffee, I thought it was fine, but he asked that I tell you it tasted like floodwater, so you've been warned. Still, I thought it was a great breakfast. It's a got a nice outdoor section, which is perfect for a place like Cedar Key. In general, I liked it, but I found it necessary to write a review solely because they charge for water. Hopefully, they change that. read more

We ate breakfast at this little cafe three years ago on a weekend visit to Cedar Key. We still frequently talk about the cheese grits. The best we've ever had. Most patrons were locals that the waitresses knew by name. Cute little diner, I really hope to visit again one day. read more

Best breakfast in Cedar Key! I had the SW skillet and it was quite good and cooked perfectly to order. My wife's French toast was better than average. Service was good. read more

We enjoyed a wonderful breakfast here every morning. Food and service was great! We will be back!

Delicious food, and the servers were very kind. The portions were large, so it's a great place to split a plate. Laid back atmosphere with plenty of space. read more

Most of the staff is definitely not very friendly or welcoming. They were very rude when we asked if we could order drinks. One older lady working there was very nice and friendly. The food was ok but nothing to brag about. read more

The taco bowl was great, and very filling! My wife had the Smash burger, which was good but nothing incredible. The fries were super good though- it's 3 dollars extra, but very worth it. Tables are clean, and plenty of space between the tables for social distancing. It's dog friendly too; our waitress actually brought a complimentary dog cookie out for our dog, who gobbled it up! Another nice thing is that it's not just seafood, they have lots of other things on the menu. Prices were reasonable too. read more

2nd Street Cafe - Smash burger - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Key, Florida

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Right next door to the Cedar Inn, so morning coffee was only steps away. Great little cafe, well lit, clean, well staffed, and good coffee. Locals eat here. We had the standard breakfast fare of eggs, grits, bacon, sausage, and biscuits. Everything was perfect, with the exception of the grits. The flavor was ok, but the consistency was off. They were finely ground and more like mashed potatoes than grits. The omelets and skillet plates that other folks ordered looked wonderful. They have a full bar, so you can have a Bloody Mary or Tequila Sunrise with those eggs. I wouldn't hesitate to eat here again. read more

Great breakfast place & super friendly staff! We came back 2 days in a row & had the best server Alexa! Patio is very dog friendly and they bring you individual water bowls! Thank you! read more

2nd Street Cafe - Hailey had a great time! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Key, Florida

Really good breakfast on Cedar Key. I'm partial to the freshly made waffle. mmm. very reasonably priced and efficient service. what's to not like?! read more

Breakfast starts your day out, whether it be good or bad. This one turned out poorly. Heres my first issue, don't ask for a glass of water unless you think its worth $1.00 for tap water. Surprise surprise on the bill no mention from your server. Staff needs a bit of training in customer service. Absolutely no tending to, napkin's, nope , clean utensils please, nope, ok how bout checking on your customer, uh no, not a chance. Breakfast, was very disappointing, had a breakfast sandwich appeared thrown together and poorly presented. Never offered a coffee refill either. All in all Wouldn't go back. read more

2nd Street Cafe - Surprise surprise Water $1.00 - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Key, Florida

Our first time visiting and we'll definitely be back! The food came fast and was all excellent, the service was stellar. This is a must stop breakfast spot if you're in Cedar Key. read more

2nd Street Cafe - Sausage biscuit skillet, cakes and eggs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Key, Florida

We were exploring downtown and decided to try this place out as it appeared to be fairly busy. Both inside and out has spacious seating. Outside is also covered. Not much of a mask mandate here or anywhere in town but no worries we have had our shots. We were seated outside at a table that needed to be cleaned. The young woman seating us obviously did not want to be there. Our waitress solved the cleaning issue and we ordered lunch. The menu has a nice selection with several of the sandwiches available in half portions. We ordered the grilled cheese with a side of waffle fries and the half a French dip along with a bottled beer and ice tea. The grilled cheese had cheddar, gruyere and caramelized onions. Actually very tasty. Fries were hot and plentiful. The french dip looked good but was too greasy to eat and did not finish it. We did not bring it to their attention. Our waitress did a great job and was attentive throughout the meal. Prices were good. Overall nice locals place in a cool town. We'd come back just not order the french dip. read more