Went yesterday for brunch and decided to go again today. Glad I did because the second time, service was better than the first. Porch Cafe is located on the east side of Beach Town. It's an upscale but relaxed kind of place where casual attire is fine but the food shows up dressed for the occasion. The food was absolutely the star. Yesterday I started with the watermelon salad and my husband had the melon salad with pesto sauce. They were both so good that he ordered the melon salad again today and I ordered the mussels and fries. The mussels were tender and the sauce that comes dressed on the fries, delicious. For my entree I ordered the avocado toast both days because it was just that good. For my husband's entree he ordered the risotto and added shrimp. It was good but he could do without the tomato sauce. And his old fashioned was made just right which for us is always the tell of a serious bar. Thank you, Bartender. Today we were greeted as soon as we walked in but yesterday we stood waiting for someone to greet us. And then we were told it was going to be a 10-15 minute wait for our table. I told her we'll wait because I'm sure it won't take 15 minutes to prepare one of the four empty tables that simply needed cleaning. It took them 2 minutes to seat us. Our dining experience was lovely. On both days we got Brian for our waiter and he was friendly and efficient, and the food was excellent. read more

Porch Cafe - watermelon salad - New American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

We came for Sunday brunch and saw on their website that they had plenty of available reservation slots for that morning and also took walk-ins. We walked in with only three tables filled inside, waited for ten minutes before the hostess came and were told it would be an hour wait. I immediately booked a reservation on the spot that was available in fifteen minutes. We walk back up to the hostess station and had to wait another ten minutes before I could show the hostess my reservation. Despite the reservation, it was clear that they just didn't want to serve us but did so begrudgingly. The staff gave us dirty looks and the service was slow at best which is a shame because the food was quite good. After paying, the hostess apologized and explained it was because they were busy setting up a reserved table for a party in the back. Seems like they could do with more staff if they can't even handle three tables. read more

Loved the ambiance. In a very upscale residential area. Our waiter was fantastic. Our food was amazing as well. My favorite was the watermelon salad. Best thing on the menu. My grilled cheese was also fire - I substituted the bacon for grilled onions. Our other favorite was the fried green tomatoes. If we are in the area we will be coming back again. read more

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The restaurant is definitely lacking in service. We had reservations and when we arrived, it was a 20 minute wait for a table inside. We agreed to sit outside and asked if they could turn on the fans, but they were broken (all 3 fans broken in July). There were five of us and they would only allow three separate checks. One person wanted to pay in cash and they said they couldn't give change. A friend ordered the gnocchi (not pictured), which just tasted like potatoes. We were not impressed and will not return. read more

Very unique place ! Stop for a little just to check out the area around ! Definitely not a such a bad place to be around peacefully environment! read more

Porch Cafe - New American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

We arrived after lunch time and the place wasn't very busy. We sat down outside on the porch and our server, whom was very sweet and friendly, brought us our waters very quickly. My mother and I then ordered their Spritz Fever. Hers without alcohol and mine with. We then waited about 10 minutes watching other tables that sat after us get mixed drinks. Meanwhile our server doesn't come back to the table. Her other tables were also looking around. Getting up and getting there own salt and pepper shakers. Their own napkins. Im not sure if she's new but she was not giving her tables good service. I work in the food industry and am a manager and the service being provided was just terrible. When she saw us starting to leave, she rushed over and tried saying I have your drinks coming are you ready to order. We just said the other tables after we sat got there drinks and that we were going to leave. She asked if we wanted our drinks togo because they were made we just said no. If she had brought them to the table then we might have stayed. If the drinks were taking this long to get, I could have only imagined how long it was going to take for us to our food. Like I said the server was very sweet but we were done waiting. read more

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The Porch Cafe is a great spot to enjoy brunch over by the beach. The service was great. For brunch we had the French Toast with a side of fresh fruit. My son had the Redfish BLT, which I also tasted and it was delicious. read more

Porch Cafe - French Toast - New American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

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We were offered complimentary breakfast at our hotel.... Hard NO.. So we looked for a good quiet restaurant away from the pier area noise. Porch Cafe is absolutely your quiet more quaint restaurant with a far more elegant menu. So why not more stars on my review? Here is why. My wife loves chicken and waffles, i love them more. On the online menu it shows a great looking plate of chicken and waffles, when we sat down and looked at the menu, they were nowhere to be found. The server told us that they do a really bad job at that... :/ Our plates were presented very well. The topping on my pancakes were absolutely delectable. The pancake itself though was not Aunt Jemima quality, yes i said it HATERS .. :) My bride partook of the French Toast Brioche, now those were spectacular. She loved them. The coffee, hmmm, coffee. They had to go look for sugar offsite, but eventually got some, no lemon for my water, but said had limes, but never got them. Overall though, it was good, definitely recommend it. read more

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The food is so good! We had redfish, snapper, pasta, and shrimp and grits. All very good! Bryan was our server and he was THE BEST! The service alone would make me come back! We loved him! They have a dog friendly outdoor patio and it was so cute. Will be back! read more

Great service and yummy food. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. We had a reservation and everything went smoothly.

Beautiful ambiance close to amazing beach entrance. We stopped by for quick coffee and french fries and they were both EXCELLENT! The service was great too. Highly recommend. read more

Not a good experience, customer service could use more help and training. Seemed to have an excuse for everything. Ordered a mezcal cocktail, came in large glass with no mezcal to be detected. Ordered ceviche, brought it out with saltine crackers. Ceviche had a bone in it. Fries were good. Daughter ordered a sweet tea her BF ordered a Shirley temple, took 15 min to bring them their drinks, the sweet tea was water with a drop of sweet tea in it?? We were here about an hour and never got a chance to order entrees because the staff was scurrying around frantic trying to cover the floor, we asked for the check. They apologized and said thank you for understanding. What we ordered: A watermelon mezcal Fries Ceviche Shirley temple Watered down extremely sweet tea What we paid: $75 We will not be going back unfortunately. read more

We are at the Galvestonian condos regularly, and made this a lunch spot- burger and keep it simple. The service was extremely slow. We had three people in the party and ended up with a $250 bill. The three appetizers and one entree were regrettably horrible. The staff seemed to be more focused upon having a good time of their own than patrons. We inquired with others at the condos and they stated the same, 'just go for expensive burger and only for lunch' . So sad as it uniquely situated and used to have amazing food. read more

Porch Cafe was amazing! Wonderful place to host our Galveston County Aggie Moms' Event. Service and food was perfection! The Porch Cafe on East Beach did an exceptional job assisting us in celebrating them all. We are looking forward yo our next event here. Thank you all and Gig'em read more

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Love this restaurants in our neighborhood! Great service! Great food! Great chef! You all should come out and eat there! read more

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We arrived about 2:20 bc on the website it said the cafe closed at 3:00. We were told seating stopped at 2:30 to try again later for dinner or to go tomorrow earlier. The hours should say closes at 2:30 instead of 3:00 so customers can make appropriate choices. Because The Porch Cafe is way on the east side of the island, this would be important information for potential customers to know. read more

This restaurant is so cute and has ambiance. We asked to sit outside on the porch. We were seated and then it took awhile to get our drinks. That should have been a sign how the rest of our meal would go. To give some background, when we parked in the parking lot and walked in, there were several groups of young teenagers dressed in formalwear having their photographs taken so it must have been some formal school dance, Prom perhaps? The young men and women looked so great and were having a great time. So, to be fair, maybe they were unusually busy that evening. We finally ordered our entrees and then settled in to wait. And wait. And wait. Ok, the kitchen is probably backed up. After taking a few patience pills, our meals were delivered and served to us. The food looked and tasted great! 5 stars for the food! We enjoyed our meal very much. After we finished eating, we waited for our check. And waited. And waited. Hubby finally went to find our server to ask for a To-Go container for the other half of the crab and shrimp linguine and our check. Then we waited some more. And even waited some more. It was so ridiculous the amount of time we waited to get our check. We had our credit card ready to that they wouldn't have to come back to get and thus resulting in even more wait time. After yet another wait, they brought our check after the credit card was processed. Finally, we were free to leave! I think we were there a total of almost two hours! So bottom line - make sure you have plenty of time for your meal! read more

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If I could give it less than One star, I would. We took a $35.00 Uber from the other end of the island to get to it. It is a few miles from the Galveston hot spots. When we got there (with a reservation) we waited forever to be seated. Once seated, no one came to take a drink order. My wife went to the bar and was told there was only one server working the ENTIRE restaurant. We ended up walking out and waiting 18mins for another $$$ Uber because the restaurant is so far out. Two Thumbs Down! read more

we decided to come back for an anniversary trip and I'm happy to say, seven years later the food is just as good and the service was even better this time. We sat in a screened in room this time and it was lovely to enjoy the outdoors minus any of the outdoor issues. It's nice to have this little treasure near the beach! read more

Cute restaurant near the beach. The food is amazing and fresh- we typically go for brunch every time we are in town. Servers are great, can't wait to go back! read more

Not last year "Porch" new management , new staff, new menu .... moved up on our list from avoid to a must try . Will have to see if they gave sustainability . The happy hour menu is more limited, however reasonably priced , available ( they often ran out before) and tasty . Drinks are fine nothing special ! The service and attitude of servers a dramatic change ! They seem genuinely glad you stopped by . Keep it up ! read more

We went here for a friend's birthday brunch as I had to been the restaurant in previous years and it was amazing. The food was not flavorful sadly, and that includes the French toast and pancakes we had high expectations for. The service was a little slow, but the waiter was very nice regardless. Please note that if you come with a large party, they can only split the bill four ways and there is an automatic 20% gratuity on parties over 6 (not necessarily a negative, more of just a note). The ambiance is very enjoyable and Beachtown is very beautiful, especially in the warm months. The only really reason to come is for the atmosphere and the views frankly!! read more

Porch Cafe - Fried Green Tomatoes - New American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

My beautiful wife and I stopped here for brunch during our visit to Galveston. It was in a charming building by the ocean. The place made really good use of the beachside bungalow vibe. Our server was friendly and was quick. The people we talked to there were very nice. I ordered the gulf shrimp tacos. They were well prepared and full of flavor. I would highly recommend this place if you are ever in Galveston. read more

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Very disappointed! I called ahead to make sure they were dog friendly and was told they were so we got in the car and drove the hour drive and arrived to be told they weren't accepting anymore guest for the day. Could have told me you were closing early. read more

November 8, 2020...they need to update their Yelp covid protocol because the dining room is and (has been) open! We wanted to sit on front porch facing the gulf but, it wasn't open. Darn. We ended up on the back porch. Me and a friend went for their wine or whiskey pairing four course dinner. We started with whiskey but after 1, we switched to wine. Jackson our server was as awesome! We had a Pinot Noir served with fresh tomato soup (we thought it tasted like spaghetti tomato sauce so my friend didn't finish hers) and it did have the consistency of tomato sauce true that...but, I ate mine! We had a green salad with fresh berries in a sweet vinaigrette...lovely. Served with a white Sancerre (which is like a Sauvignon blanc. Good. Chef Dustin brought the salads out and introduced himself. 3rd course 14 ounce ribeye cooked medium rare with garlic mash and broccolini. Delish. Served with a Cabernet Sauvignon. Chef came out again after we finished dinner and before dessert to see how we liked everything...we told him it was good. He so wanted to impress. Probably because this restaurant has gone through 10+ chefs in the 8 years I've lived here! Hmm?! But, honestly it was okay food. The restaurant used to pride itself on farm to table ingredients...we weren't too sure tonight that that was still in place. Last course, we shared one scoop homemade vanilla ice cream topped with granola and chocolate and one small ramekin of creme brûlée' ...yummy! But, we were you of liked our own portion...I hate sharing dessert! LOL! read more

Porch Cafe - Rib-eye - New American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

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This place is not very good. This was not our first visit to Porch Cafe but likely our last. We went there during restaurant week on a Saturday night and there were maybe 15 customers. That tells you a lot. The prices are way higher than the quality of the food would justify. Portions are small and sides are additional. A couple drinks and dinner clocked in at $100 per person! Two of us ordered shrimp and grits. It was awful. There were 3 medium-sized grilled shrimp and two tablespoons of lumpy grits swimming in some watery salty brown sauce that turned it all into shrimp soup. You literally needed a spoon to eat it. The red snapper was a decent-sized piece of fish but it was buried under some weird sauce and topped with giant stalks of broccolini. Any chef should know you don't bury a nice flaky fish like snapper under vegetables. Serve them on the side! The wedge salad was not a wedge at all. It looked like a house salad spread out on a plate with bizarre slices of fried bacon on top. I suspect the bacon was left over from brunch. Presentation was terrible. The caesar salad was 3 or 4 stalks of romaine lettuce laid on a plate with a small amount of dressing and a few giant croutons. I hate lazy chefs that just lay lettuce on a plate and call it a salad. Drinks were very expensive. Enough said. read more

My husband and I came for their special four-course Valentine's Day menu last night and it was quite possibly the best meal I've had. All of the food was so thoughtfully planned out and executed and everything was beyond delicious. The service was to notch, as well. We'll definitely be back next time we're in town. read more

This place is very cute and located in a picturesque area of town that I've never really been to. The menu is small but has a good selection of items for lunch/brunch. I had the Cajun chicken sandwich and there truly wasn't anything Cajun about it. It had a spread on it that was seasoned with Cajun seasonings but there wasn't much on there so you couldn't really taste it. Wouldn't recommend. (The sweet potato fries were sooo good, though!) I also recommend the fried green tomatoes as an appetizer. I definitely would have that again. Overall just okay. The prices are high and service wasn't great, but that's expected now days with staff shortages everywhere. One thing that struck me as odd was that they literally had zero condiments except for their house jalapeño ranch. No ketchup, honey mustard, nothing. And the waitress said it had been a few days. How is it that someone can't go to Kroger and get some ketchup and other condiments?! read more

Porch Cafe - Cajun chicken sandwich - New American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

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Horrible service and way over priced for what you get- they want to market themselves as fine dining restaurant but nickel and dime you for everything! How about quality food! I have never been charged such an extreme amount on kids drinks and 8 dollar kid ice creams with the smallest portion is extreme. It took forever to get drinks and our appetizers! Restaurant was not busy. Really wanted to like this place. They think they are a restaurant on30A. Don't go! read more

This was our first time eating at Porch Cafe and dinner was amazing! Happy hour was till 7 on a Friday night which was a wonderful surprise. The fried green tomatoes and watermelon salad were both light, refreshing, and delicious as starters. The crab cakes, tomato risotto, and gnocchi were all wonderful mains. And don't get me started on the pistachio bread pudding, probably one of my favorite desserts! The service and drinks were both great as well. We will definitely be going back next time we are in town! read more

The Porch Cafe is a darling little restaurant in Beach Town that looks like a southern beach town. There are steps going up to the second level, and no elevator that I saw, so make sure your guests can climb stairs. The staff is very friendly and pleasant. My husband ordered a gouda hamburger with parmesan fries and I ordered crab eggs benedict. The hamburger came out with no gouda, just regular cheese and had something really spicy in it so my husband could not eat it. The menu did not indicate spice of any kind. My husband says it look like the meat was defrosted improperly, as it was cooked unevenly. The waitress graciously took the food back and replaced it with a crab salad sandwich. This also had underlying spice to it but not a strong. The parmesan fries are out of this world, crazy good! The highlight of our visit. The eggs benedict was cooked perfectly and was pretty good, but a little mixed salad in between the two eggs would've been a nice touch. I've seen that in previous pictures taken from other customers. It seemed to ask that the chef may have a spice them running through all the dishes. I also had a bloody Mary which was very good ($15) and my husband had a glass of wine ($12) dollars. Total bill was $87 with tip. Since it was Mother's Day the gave me a red rose which was a nice gesture. Our table had a nice view of the water and there was a nice breeze coming through the porch. read more

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What a wonderful dinner we had at Porch Cafe and be sure and ask for Shara. She did a great job and makes the whole meal more enjoyable! We had roasted Brussels sprouts, deviled eggs, Snapper with Crawfish and shrimp in a sauce. Wonderful. Also had the Porch Lemonade, chocolate cake, and possibly the best coffee I've ever had. I highly recommend! read more

Porch Cafe - Porch Lemonade - New American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

I came here Saturday morning for a birthday brunch, the place is super cute right along the beach. When we ordered we all got the porch burger however it took a turn for the worse, my friend had a long gray hair in her burger and it made all of us grossed out and when we told our server all they did was take the burger away and asked if she would want another. When the check arrived she still paid full price for the burger she didn't eat. Although I don't think we had a bad server at all, he was a very sweet man, I think this was all the kitchens fault. Honestly would not come again this incident really grossed us all out. read more

Amazing food, servers, and ambiance! Go for happy hour and order 1 or 2 of everything. So good. Great for kids!!! read more

The place itself gorgeous first of all, the sun comes in so perfectly as the porch is shady and warm. The staff was so kind and inviting, we got there about thirty minutes before their open time (on accident) and the Chef welcomed us right in and said they were ready to cook anything! They could have asked us to come back when they were open but instead made us feel so comfortable. THE FOOD, was amazing from the perfectly cooked chicken and waffles (the chicken was so juicy and deliciously seasoned) to the SMOKED GOUDA JALAPEÑO GRITS (which I'm still daydreaming about three days later) to the delicious made in house desserts. Our server was absolutely professional and attentive, and again compliments to the Chef, everything was PERFECT. Thank you to the staff and we hope to make a trip again soon but I'd drive five hours for these grits any day. read more

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The brunch food was remarkable! Had the shrimp and grits and I'll get it again. We had a large group and the French toast and breakfast platter and chicken/waffles were all perfect. We had a birthday and they gifted the dessert slice of choice, Lemon drop cheesecake. Happy with the service and plantation style decor. We went to the public beach there in Beachtown and then had brunch. Will do again! read more

Service, ambiance and food were all exceptional. We had a large family meal over Thanksgiving weekend and the staff were warm and made us feel completely at home. The food quality matched that. Well done from all corners read more

Customers do not matter to Mgmt. Food is rumored to be good here - but I will never find out, as they were more interested in closing & going home early than seating our party with more-than an hour prior to closing time. I won't try again. If I owned this place, I would want to know how absolutely rude and immature the staff behaves toward people. This crew needs to find another line of work. read more

This was a great place to grab brunch during restaurant week! We each had a mimosa and ordered from the restaurant week brunch menu! I would recommend getting the fried green tomatoes over the avocado Caesar salad, the salad wasn't a lot of food and was sad in comparison to the fried green tomatoes! We had the chicken and waffles as well as the salmon eggs Benedict, both were phenomenal! The lemon berry mascarpone was a delicious dessert! read more

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I had high hopes for this restaurant, but sadly it was a huge letdown. We were not given our drinks (not even water) for a solid 25-30 minutes after sitting. When our waitress did come by our table she was rushing, but never once apologized for the delay. It took about an hour and a half for us to receive our steaks, which were very undercooked and I had to send mine back. I'm usually very understanding, but our waitress did not even check on us once throughout the meal. So I am not sure if they were severely understaffed or if their chef suddenly up and quit, but something was definitely off if you compare our experience to the more positive reviews. The other guests including myself had to flag someone down if we needed a refill or even the check. read more