We stopped in on a not so busy Sunday evening. We got to pick our own table. The waitress was very…read moreoverwhelmed with the 4 tables that were outside when we came so service wasn't the greatest. We had to get our own napkins as our cups of water were sweating and leaking all over us. The food came out slowly and our appetizer was forgotten. The food was just mediocre or average.

Great service better food. Dog friendly ‍ ordered chicken for the pup. Will return when we visit…read morethe Island

Was in the valley and went back to one of my go-to eating establishments. All meals are good, but…read morebreakfast is my favorite! For breakfast, had the machacado ala Mexicana with the homemade corn tortillas. For dinner, I had the #59 Bistek tacos. They even offer uncooked flour tortillas to make at home, which are really good. They also make their sweet bread in house, and that's worth a try too. Good comfort Mexican food that hits the spot. Martin and son have a good thing going!

Food was delicious and the pink cake was too the limonada was fresh. Stopped on the way back to…read moreAustin

The food is great , the service is great and the ambiance is great for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner…read more And also for the Margaritas!

Trying new places in the area around SPI - 1 of 2…read more One night, I was craving something like meat loaf. One of the long running restaurants on the island - Padre Rita Grill - used to have it on their menu, at least one night a week. Padre Rita Grill has closed. It was a 3 to 4 star kind of place and it would have been convenient. In hunting around for diners, I found Bayside Cafe. It's close to TX 100, beyond Port Isabel in the direction of Los Fresnos and Harlingen. They get very good reviews and they had a meat loaf special one day of the week. I got there in time to make sure they didn't run out. So, I think I've figured it out: Taco Tuesday, Filet-O-Fish Friday, and Meatloaf Monday are all alliterations so that they are easy to remember and work with. Bayside Cafe is exactly what I expected: small, quaint, and folksy. If it's comfort food you want, they have it. The meatloaf was a good sized portion and the mashed potatoes helped. I enjoyed it. The price was appropriate. The service was much like the locale - quaint and folksy. In other words, that means they were friendly. I'm going to bring this up because, while funny and predictable, it took away from the meal. Upon entering and being seated, I saw that they had Fox News on. People started to leave and the restaurant thinned out. Some of the remaining seated patrons made comments along the lines of how Fox News leans and one or two of the employees agreed with some understated but still understandable banter. It never fails. With a waitress in San Diego who looked like she had majored in saving the whales at UC Santa Cruz, she was curt to our table because I, or we, looked like "the establishment." Here, at Bayside, sporting short hair with no facial hair, and wearing clean jeans and a polo shirt, I must have been seen as tribe, so people just proceed to talk about their spin on current events in front of me ... or directly to me. Both parties would have guessed incorrectly. I look at these anchors up on the screen whose silver spoon factor is off the charts and you've got small town Americana, who they would probably snub, helping them succeed? What's up with that? I had a feeling that, as the herd was thinning out, this experience would come down the pike before I left ... and it did. Check it, please. You get up and pay at the register when you leave if using a card. I had a good meal, got the meatloaf I was looking for (and isn't as easily found as people would think), and headed back to the island. I think I understand the dynamics. Bayside Cafe isn't on the beaten path, so not on the island nor even in the shopping areas of Port Isabel. It's a little ways up from TX 100, so my guess is that they pull in more locals, which includes retirees from nice subdivisions, and fewer tourists, and "understand" their demographics through that lens.

Excellent food, everything hot off the grill and made to order. Ambiance is superb, right next to…read morethe bay. Very upscale beachy classy vibes.

The food was perfect, the service was on point and nonstop.... The ambiance was comfortable …read more... We came here for my husband's birthday...and omg the service was great.... And they had a friendly photographer taking photos .

Read before you go here. First time here and breakfast…read moretacos sounded great! Service was odd. Can't say it was great but we got everything we ordered. The lady at the front is pretty rude. They sat us at the far corner of the restaurant by the window and it was very hot there. It was so hot in there I was sweating a bit. The food itself is ok. 2/5. The hot sauce was the only thing I really liked. Also didn't realize the tacos are almost $20 each. I'm ok with paying good money for food but these aren't worth what they charge. And the prices aren't on the menu for a reason. More disappointed than anything with the whole experience. Definitely will not return here.

I didn't check the reviews before we came here; we chose it strictly based on walking distance…read more The sign said, "Open" and we could see customers inside yet the door was locked. The woman who opened the door (who turned out to be our server) seemed bothered she had to open it. There were no prices on the menu so we braced ourselves. My husband asked why there were no prices on the menu and the server simply advised there were no prices on the menu. We ordered coffee and water only to have our server tell us they only had bottled water ($). When she brought our drinks, she also brought a small bowl of animal crackers??? (There were no children with us). It was disappointing to have the coffee served in melamine cups AND wasn't very good. My husband ordered a plate which came with eggs, ham, 2 biscuits, and hash browns; I ordered the oatmeal with toast. It took a long while for our orders to arrive yet there was only one other couple in the restaurant (who had a different server than us). The 2 biscuits on my husband's plate looked as though they had taken 1 biscuit and split in half. He said the ham tasted like Spam and the hash browns were greasy. The eggs were okay. My oatmeal was okay. To their credit, it did come with raisins, pecans, cinnamon, and butter on the side. Neither our server nor the other one working were very friendly which didn't help make the food taste any better. The sign said this is Doña Carmen #4; maybe 1-3 are good.

Great food! Great prices!…read moreGreat service! Great atmosphere! Very Friendly Staff with seating close to the water! Food was fresh and very flavorful!

Great hamburgers and great customer service. The rooms are especially nice. They have a nice pool…read moreand fishing pier

I had a very pleasant experience here for dinner! My only complaint/issue is that it's cash only…read more Because of that, I had to hit up the ATM in the hotel. The server/bartender was super nice and attentive. He helped me decide on the black ended fish and shrimp that came with double veggies because they were out of the starch side. I was happy with that as I was craving veggies. The food came out quickly and was delicious. I also ordered a margarita, which was on point. The view of the beach from here was lovely as well. And, I'm guessing that because of the cash only policy, it wasn't very crowded. I had a pleasant experience and would come here again.

We walked there from our resort. There is beach access. I had delicious shrimp tacos. The shrimp…read morewas "breaded" and deep fried. Everything was very flavorful from the tortillas to the green salsa that was served with it. We also had the shrimp basket. Very good option if you want to stay by the beach.

What a great little addition to the Hilton Garden Inn experience. Sit right off the sand with a…read moregreat view of the Gulf, with great prices and service. Had a hot dog and fries for $5, and a couple of cold drinks while enjoying the atmosphere and view.

Great beach spot for cheap menu. Not high on my list for recommendations…read more Tacos were thrown together