Cafe 290 might not be for everyone, which suits me fine. Because then I have the place all to myself and I'm an only child so sharing doesn't come naturally to me anyway. But. The service here is friendly and their coffee (of which I was served plenty) is spectacular. There's a high school kid who has permagrin and can wipe the bad mood of anyone's face. The food is your general truckstop fare: things are fried, things are battered. There's an abundance of bacon and gravy covered items on the menu. I usually am so stuffed by the time I make it through breakfast that I can't get to the pies (which may be for the best). They also have one of the best play lists around. Really? Billy Joel "Tell Her About It" at 9 AM on a Sunday morning? Followed by Fleetwood Mac? Don't mind if I do. read more

I grew up in Manor and used to work here. Sadly this place has gone down hill. food is pretty good. Michael is great. But last few times we have gone he wasnt there so we got crappy service. the table wanted a basket of fries for an appetizer, when the bill came we were charged 8.00 for fries, we called manager over she rang up as "fried green tomatoes" SUB fries. Manager ( tall blonde guy) then proceeds to tell me well we did receive a larger portion that what would have came with the meal.. THATS NOT CUSTOMER SERVICE!! another time the green beans , the juice inside the dish was orange - and WAY too salty read more

Under new ownership; hope this creates better management. Food is for the most part good; however service can be either way. The managers need to learn how to manage; engage with the guest. It's the customer that pays the salaries not the owner; the owner just handles the money and writes the checks. read more

After a long night, hubby and I were up way earlier than was really tasteful for us, and for some reason the early morning air stirs cravings of fried eggs, meat, and toast in the pit of my stomach. It was between the good old Magnolia and Cafe 290, which we hadn't had a chance to try yet, so we drove down to Manor and almost missed it! After a sharp turn into the lot, we walked in. Small town diner/cafe vibe all the way, and it had been a long time since I'd felt anything like that. Hubby got the chicken friend steak breakfast with biscuits and grits, and an Arnold Palmer. YUM. I chose the steak and eggs breakfast with home fries and toast. Sweet tea to me is one of the gauges of a good restaurant and the sweet tea at Cafe 290 is delicious. Our waitress was an elderly lady who was very, very sweet. The food came out in about 10 minutes. The biscuits on hubby's plate were HUGE. We were informed "We didn't have grits today so I got you home fries." Luckily we're not picky. The steak wasn't cooked medium rare, but it was still super yummy, and for 8 bucks I can't complain too much. Overall everything could have used more salt, but we remedied that at the table. There are lots of other things on the menu that tickled my fancy so we'll probably be back when we want a nice, quiet, calm breakfast with no frills food and good service. Long live the small down diner! read more

Cafe 290 used to be fabulous and then went downhill with prices going up and portions going down. No more! Andy (the former and now current owner again) has things headed in the right direction. Service is getting better, the decor is much better and prices have been lowered to a reasonable price for a cafe. It is nice to see a former institution of dining return to its former glory! The Carne Quisada Omelet may be the best thing I have ever put in my mouth! read more

Its been a long time since I've had such a bad experience at a restaurant. I decided to try this place on my lunch break. I started with coffee and cream. It took the waiter forever to remember to bring cream. Then he couldn't keep my coffee filled. Several regulars came in after I placed my order. They were all served their orders before mine even though mine was in the serving window. When the waiter finally tried to serve my chicken livers, he couldn't remember which of the his 4 tables it went to. And the food was bad. Now that might have been because it sat under the heat lamps for easily 15 minutes. I doubt that I'll try this place a second time. read more

Until the last two visits to Cafe 290 I was a huge fan. We were regulars. Now, if I ever go back it will be a while. Last week when I went, I ordered a burrito without onions. When my food came out, there was onions in the first bite. (I'm allergic) So I asked the waitress to have it remade, and to put the one that was not right in a to-go box. That we would still pay for it. The waitress goes and asks the chef for a new one, and to put the other one in a to-go box. The chef argued with her where we could hear about how that one didn't have onions. The manager didn't seem to care. So, finally after everyone else at my table was done eating, my food finally came out. Today when we went all of our food was either cold, or barely warm. I'm not sure why that was. We didn't send it back because of the last incident. When we sat down we had asked for teas with easy/light ice. Our waitress seemed to have forgotten and put extra ice. read more

Amazing service! Delicious food with huge portions! Don't know how 1 person can eat it all themselves! Hubby and I shared the chicken fried steak and it was more than enough for both of us. Kids shared a burger. Pies are huge! Only con- coed bathrooms. Not my thing. :( read more

I recently moved to manor so I may trying the local places first. My brother and I have been there twice and I want there once with my gf for breakfast. Lunch was good not great. I got the chicken fried chicken which was good. Brother got a burger which was good as well. Breakfast was okay not very good. I got eggs, sausage, hash browns and pancakes with chocolate chips. Eggs were okay sausages was burnt on one side, hash which I ask for crispy was really greasy and not crispy. Pancakes were great. My Gf got French toast eggs hash browns and bacon. She said everything was good besides the bacon. So 3 stars for now I might change it after a few more tries since it's so close. read more

Good place for a country style breakfast, and apparently the Mexican food is good too. It looked good for sure and a lot of people were ordering it before noon. I like that this place has a history. Service was excellent, and friendly. read more

Didn't enjoy. Had great hype, but food was not tasty. Won't come back. Service was cheerful.

We went here for dinner on a whim, having passed by many times but never stopping. It was Thursday night, so their small sized chicken fried steak was on sale. Being a CFS lover made the decision on what to order pretty easy. The food was pretty good. One thing that really stood out were the loaded mashed potatoes. They included green onions, bacon, and cheese - basically a mashed baked potato. My wife also ordered some fried green tomatoes which were very good. So why only three stars? Value for the money. The food was OK, but it was fairly pricey. The fried green tomatoes consisted of 5 slices about three and a half inches in diameter. The CFS, while a decent value at a sale price, is pretty darn expensive for the "normal" price. I would really like to give 3.5 stars, but I'll settle for 3 in this case. read more

I remember this Cafe to be one of the best in the Austin area, but for sure the best in Manor. I picked up my daughter at the Airport and told her I was going to take her to a great breakfast cafe. We arrived at 9 AM and were quickly seated. This is where "quickly" ended. There were maybe 10 people dining at this time, with plenty of Waite staff. Still took our waitress 10 minutes to take our beverage drinks. Took another 10 minutes to bring us our coffee and water. She took our order and took about 15 minutes to get our simple orders. We have been in the cafe 35 minutes and still have not taken a bite. The waitress of course bought my daughter a wrong order. I was totally embarrassed when my daughter asked me, "Dad, is this one of the best cafe's in the area?" Should have gone to iHOP. This place will never see me here again!!! read more

Food was cold, menu items are printed incorrectly. The 290 shows that you get all the meat, then the waitress asks which of them you would like. I said, this describes that I get all of them. She said yea, we need to get that fixed. Ha! It's also wrong on the website then... See photos for what I'm talking about. read more

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We have been going here in between our two soccer games on Sunday mornings. My teammates always look forward to games near this restaurant so we can grab a great breakfast before our second game of the day. The service is great - letting us pull several tables together for more teammates and the food is wonderful. I split the Vanilla special - sausage, eggs, and waffles with strawberries - it was super yummy. I can't wait to go back and this time I might not split it :) Last time one of my friends accidentally left her glasses on the table and our server ran out to the parking lot to return them - now that is service! Thanks again - we will be back! read more

This place boast organic fresh food. NOT true!!!! The water isn't even filtered water taste like straight out the sink. Sausage frozen, bacon hard and reheated, biscuit? Yeah don't know what that was I didn't even eat it. Waitress would have got more than a $2 tip if she would have remembered to bring me my to go drink. But she was to busy gossiping with the other waitress. I'm sure this place only gets business because it's on a busy hwy because their food sucked read more

I'm so glad we stopped here for breakfast/brunch! It's like a not so hidden gem. No frills or thrills about the building or decor, just good old fashion fantastic food. We ordered everything and ate most of it, will stop here again read more

Great food, service and atmosphere! We had breakfast and look forward to coming back and trying dinner too. B

Not sure if this establishment is prejudice but I was ignored. Arrived about 1:00 pm. It was not busy. It's not like they didn't see me because there were actually 3 of us. There was 3 waitresses/servers and neither acknowledged our presence. One was straightening under the counter. One was cleaning tables and one was on her phone. After 12 minutes a gentleman arrived and he was seated. Time to exit. read more

first of all, shout out to deborah! attitude always positive and amazing plus she tells you exactly what's great on the menu.. moved to manor couple of days ago, so far absolutely in love with breakfast..!! carne guisada omelet is to kill for..!!! fish, mashed potatoes and gravy with fried okra is heaven.. ridiculously cheap incredible "home/country" food and family, friendly environment..!!! read more

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First time visitors decided to try something different. We were not disappointed. All around good food. Simple diner set up and understandable menu. Their sweet Tea is THE bomb! We are going to try breakfast next time read more

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Food with no flavor, environment not that great. Food not appetizing. Diner not great either

I love this place. Country small town family owner feel. Food has that home cooking taste. I had a delicious Cobb salad there last time I went and let me tell you, that salad was legit. We've eaten there many times though and I've had everything from breakfast to big country dinners and it never disappoints. Make sure you check out the dessert case at the front. That lemon merengue is exactly what you need. I promise. read more

Had the biscuits and gravy, great breakfast to start the day. I have no complaints about the food or service. Everything was excellent!

Great fried pickles. Awesome pork tacos. Not so good club sandwich. Slightly avove average coconut pie.

This spot was amazing, True diner with great coffee, Food was amazing, I would recommend stopping by anytime in the area.

My son and I have been here several times and usually the food is outstanding. Not anymore. We stopped for dinner on Sunday, Sept 29 and were do disappointed. My son ordered the fried pork chop. It was less than 1/4 of an inch thick and covered with so much breading that it doubled in size. It was also so overcooked that he said it was like eating pork chips. I ordered the chicken fried chicken. Again, there was so much breading it was hard to tell where the chicken was. The cook clearly is out of his element because on both dishes the crust simply surrounded the meat and made a shell. Once it was cracked open, it didn't stay attached to the meat. Something an egg wash would prevent. The only highlight was the peach cobbler, which was flavored well. But for $37, I want more than a decent cobbler. Sadly, we won't be back. read more

Looks can be deceiving, you in and all eyes on you. What comes next is a friendly voice saying "sit where you guys want to". Alright let's get to the food, I have to say i'm a very picky eater however the queso was one of my favorite since i've been in Texas and when in doubt try the 290 Cubano. The pork shoulder with the ham oh my, you actually can taste the pork,ham, and pickles that gives you an awesome experience in your . I highly recommend this place!!! Thanks Jack and staff for making the experience amazing! read more

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Was excited to get the cheesy chicken fried chicken.I waited to pay after being passed over.Finally do pay and get the food and the containers had mashed potato on the outside of containers.The girl said it was their gloves.The chicken was Not cooked all the way thru! Called back and spoke with janie,she put it on the morning broads. Said she would talk to management and the owner? How about fixing the problem? Raw chicken. I had to cook it thru. What was the point of paying for takeout? No accountability even if it wasn't her shift.Won't be going back. read more

I LOVE them for breakfast and we are regulars for takeout on weekend mornings! They have the best pancakes around this area - large and fluffy and super buttery! read more

First time here... busy place to come to on a Sunday but so far service seems up to par! Yummy chips and queso and it comes with salsa! Oh and they have the good ice like sonic! Gave 4 stars for No gluten free options besides the standard salad. Pancakes were yummy, bacon was on point, eggs were delicious and our waiter was sweet! read more

I went to the Cafe 290 today and I was really disappointed. Well, let me say that I have been going to Cafe 290 for over 10 years and I always had a great time. Good food, great conversation and great ambiance, but today not so. The waitress was a little slow, but she was polite. When it came time for the check, I went up to the counter to pay for my check and one of the owners was talking with another customer about directions. I tried to get his attention that I wanted to check out and he just ignored me. I stood there for about 5 minutes waiting for him to acknowledge, but he never did. This older white man just stood there joking and talking with this customer while I just stood there to be checked out. I then just walked around the café until I found a waitress and paid my bill. I felt invisible and disrespected. Maybe it doesn't sound like much, but it was humiliating for me. I will never go back there because I see that this café is under new management because I would have never been treated like that before. Manor Teacher read more

Best breakfast/lunch I've ever had. The eggs and fajita chicken had amazing flavor! The place was small and cozy and the people so friendly and accommodating. I live in Long Island, NY and dream of choking back to this place to eat! Can't wait to go again! read more

We have lived in Manor pretty much all of our lives. As adults we bought our first home here in 2006. Cafe 290 has been here well before we were and they have always been spot-on when it comes to flavor, quantity, customer service, and hospitality. There was a spell where they went through either change of owner or management and it was rough but we stuck by them. We went there for breakfast today and tried some of their new menu items. the carne guisada omelette, for example was amazing. The only negative (not really negative but constructive) thing I would ever say about this place is they do need to reinvest into the building as the floor has weak spots and the linoleum tile is very outdated. But i know they will get to it as profits allow. Keep up the great work Cafe 290. See you again soon! read more

I've eaten several times at the Manor 290 Cafe and the food has been consistent and delicious. They have the best fried green tomatoes I've ever eaten. The batter doesn't fall apart when you cut into it. I love the chicken fried chicken topped with queso, bacon, onions and tomatoes. Their mashed potatoes with bacon, onions, cheese and sour cream are also pretty yummy. Don't think my calculator can add up all those calories. ;) Here's a photo of a recent visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/almostlindy/2174716066 read more

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Talk about friendly!! Our server Sarah was so attentive but she wasn't so much that it was annoying. We were kinda of a grumpy, hungry,sleepy group but she handled it perfectly. Food was great. The bacon is awesome. To sum it up: I would/will be back. I just hope that Sarah is still there. Thank you Sarah!!! Robert,Misty,Elizabeth,Brian Houston,Tx read more

I really enjoy the variety of food they have. The American is good ol' country style and the Mexican food is pretty amazing too. We've had breakfast there as well which is a bang for the buck! Overall the Cafe is cute and charming - the new renovation looks great and really made a dramatic difference in dinning experience - funny how mustard yellow and red can be an eye sore. Whether your driving through - or taking home, good quality food served up by friendly staff. read more

We typically go for weekend breakfast, I took her here the morning after we got engaged! Sometimes the service can be slow, but the food is consistently good. I usually go for the hog wild with hash browns "flat & crispy" style. The biscuit is home made. read more

Hamburgers and Chicken Fried Steak are awesome! Great staff and classic old fashioned diner atmosphere.

Cafe 290 is great if you know what to order: traditional breakfast food, the burgers, and I haven't had it but their pie looks awesome. This is a standard spot for us for breakfast on the weekends. It's not fancy and the service is a little slow but not terrible. Even when they are packed to the gills you get seated pretty much immediately. Word to the wise, coffee isn't great, probably just Folgers drip, but most people don't seem to mind. Omelets, biscuits, and especially the pancakes are hella good. My husband got their burger once and was really blown away. I would probably avoid their Mexican selections and any salads, this is a small town diner. Stick to the basics and you'll love this local spot. read more