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    Brick's River Cafe

    3.7 (188 reviews)
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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Current Menu  Great food
    Pastor Y.

    Great food and friendly service. We love the meat loaf, mahi mahi and that Dr Pepper Cowboy Burger be sure to add bacon!

    All our dishes are delicious. Especially the fried chicken, not just best in town, could be best in Texas. Yep, I am not joking and if you are in the area, this is a must have.

    Chocolate Ice - Box Pie
    Darlene K.

    I can't believe I haven't written a review about this place. My first time here, I would've given this place 3 stars. Why? Half my order was missing and the things that I really wanted were unavailable. This place is busy. They have an outdoor patio, a separate sunroom, and the main dining area. One thing I loved was the texas smashed potato. It is delicious. Got it again today. First time, I ate it with the 4 piece broasted chicken. This time, I had the shaved ribeye. Let me tell you about my favorite menu item...fried pickles! They have a slight kick to them. So delicious! Everything I've eaten has been good. The things that was great today was the friendly service from Richard. He gets all the stars.

    Bulldog Burger
    Cheri B.

    My hubby has been telling me about broasted chicken for 13 years and this is the first time I've actually gotten to try it. He ordered a Bulldog burger with fries. The bun is a jalapeño bread and it has pickled jalapeños on top of the patty as well as jalapeño cheese. It has the perfect kick of spice and the homemade bread was so tasty. As you can tell from the photo, the cheese was all melty and creamy. Fries were frozen but fried so perfectly... crispy, airy, and slightly seasoned. I ordered the broasted chicken with braised cabbage and fried okra. The chicken was so juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside. The cabbage was a nice crisp tender and with a little butter added, was perfect. Okra was extra crispy which is my favorite and no sliminess. Notice all the crispy words?! I'm all about texture. Service was great and the view was woodsy and peaceful. Will definitely return!!!

    Catfish Platter
    Jennifer F.

    It's a Bandera secret - that's why there's no sign! We thought it was the office for the motel, but this is the restaurant. Pop in if you're looking to cool off! Thermostat was set for 68 degrees, so bring a sweater! The Chicken Club (I got Texas Toast, but you can get it on sourdough; I got grilled, but you can also get fried). Fries weren't hot, so they weren't that good. Catfish platter with 3 hush puppies and 2 sides (green beans & fried okra here). It was a good, but catfish & okra could have gone a touch longer in the fryer. I like mine crispier & darker. Tartar sauce & hush puppies were delicious! We took the chocolate ice box pie to go and it did not disappoint. Service was fast & friendly. Great spot for lunch or dinner!

    Chicken salad sandwich and side of cole slaw
    Rae G.

    A Bandera local took me to this eatery for lunch. We were inmediately seated by a window with a lovely view. The restaurant was very clean and the staff friendly. The drinks came in huge Ball jars. My unsweet tea was just right. The waitress offered extra lemon without us asking. The menu is generous and we decided to split our order of liver and onions with 2 sides and a chicken salad sandwich with cole slaw. They offered to serve our split order on separate plates. When the liver and onions arrived, the portion was so large for each of us that we couldn't even consider eating our chicken salad. I got a side of Texas smashed potatoes, which is a potato cake with sour cream and scallions. My friend got green beans. The liver was smothered in onions and was so tender. My friend ate every bite of hers. We ended up getting our sandwich and side to go. The waitress brought us to go boxes, a bag, and offered me a to-go iced tea all without us needing to ask. Total cost - an amazing $25 plus tip. Of course I was far too stuffed to try one of the desserts on display at the front particularly the pecan pie and peach cobbler. If I had the chance to eat here often I would. If you live close enough to eat here regularly, do it! If you are passing through this cool little Texas town, stop and get a meal here.

    Chicken Fried Chicken
    Victoria P.

    We left TJ's after we noticed NONE of the staff members were wearing masks, the entire place was PACKED, and there were several large groups all closely seated near each other.... Thanks to Yelp - we found Brick's. Staff members were wearing masks and tables were socially distanced. (I think this is unfair that some business are following protocols and suffering for being compliant). Anyway - We. Arrived. Hungry. As others have posted in the reviews, service is a bit shabby. We stood at the "wait to be seated sign" for 8 minutes. No joke. 8 minutes as the bartender and 4 other staff members continued to walk by us. I finally spoke up after one of the workers literally sat near us and started working on the utensils. Were they waiting for us to change our minds and leave? Lol sorry! We were hungry haha Anyway, I ordered a burger and he ordered the chicken fried chicken. Everything was tasty and well prepared not to mention filling! The green beans were surprisingly savory. This is a good establishment for diner type of food so stick to that. Lots of patrons were ordering burgers. I was very happy with mine. Again, service is eeeehhhhh as others have written, but the food is good for the amount you pay. I came hungry, left full, and without the risk of COVID. Mission accomplished.

    Excellent food and very good service. We stopped here after a 300 mile motorcycle ride from Ft Worth - it was a very welcomed stop. I had the Jager Schnitzel with cabbage, mash potatoes and mushroom gravy - wow was it good. Best cabbage I have ever had. Highly recommend this place.

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    I highly recommend the burgers and chicken fried steak. Our server and the employees were welcoming.

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    7 months ago

    Cool spot with a river view! Burger was amazing and Bread Pudding amazing! Service was top notch! T.Vs to watch games!

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    2 years ago

    The broasted chicken is amazing! Large portions. Very friendly team of professionals. And don't forget the icebox pie!! To die for!

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    1 year ago

    So so good!! You can't go wrong here. I quite & always order to-go! & everything is awesome!!! Keep going

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    You will leave thinking you just ate the best burger in years or your life! Any burger is recommended.

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    2 years ago

    Delicious food and adult beverages, fast and friendly service, excellent ambiance, will absolutely eat here again!

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    Great food and great service. We had the chicken fried backstrap, shaved beef salad, sandwich.

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    2 years ago

    Great food great staff and there service is perfect waiters is perfect river seating is perf

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    2 years ago

    I ordered meatloaf. What they expected me to eat was mush! I have never seen anything like it ever! Horrible! Service was horrible!!

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    The food was very good. The service was a bit slow because they were busy and seemed to be under staffed.

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    My husband and I had been hearing about what great burgers this little place has-- like most…read morepeople, we said, "we'll be the judge of that!" We just stopped in and had the blue-cheese burger, and fries. Oh my. Very, very delicious. Fresh and hot, along with their yummy seasoned crinkle fries. The restaurant is small, but the service is friendly and the food is great!

    We were passing through and hungry. My wife pulled this place up. I was highly skeptical - my…read moreexperience has often been that many restaurants in small towns (Pipe Creek is a small town and I can say that because I live in another small town) aren't that great and wouldn't do well in a more populated place. But - we decided to stop. My first impression was 'a restaurant that's attached to an ice house . . . ok, low expectations. I was wrong! My wife ordered the Patty Melt which is a generous hamburger patty served with caramelized onions (nice and sweet), melted white American cheese and cheddar cheese, covered with their house made tangy Patty melt sauce all placed in between toasted sourdough bread. That sandwich was amazingly juicy, full of flavor and just downright really good! Probably one of the best two Patty Melts I've ever had! The sweet potato fries were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside with a great flavor! If my burger wasn't so good I'd have wished I ordered this instead of just having a bite. I ordered the Jalapeño Popper Burger and wow - great! A huge seasoned patty with cream cheese, jalapeños (grilled), bacon, an onion ring and a raspberry chipotle bbq sauce. That burger was perfect - the flavors were perfect together. The burger was juicy - it was really good. I had a side of onion rings and they were also great. The onions were dipped in buttermilk and then their house made batter and deep fried to perfection. Subtle flavor that worked well but wasn't overpowering. So - it's in the middle of a small town - attached to an ice house - and the food is exceptional! Highly recommend it!!

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