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    River Road Cafe

    4.7 (100 reviews)
    Closed Closed
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed

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    Breakfast menu

    Food - Hot and tasty Service - Kendra excellent Ambiance - Clean After church we like to find breakfast places and this one is a keeper. I noticed a new bar with pool tables

    Chris C.

    Great breakfast spot when departing Hilton Head. Food was fresh and excellent. Service was quick. Best for small parties of 4. Bread pudding was delicious.

    Cajun crawfish omelet with cheesy grits
    Bunny E.

    Found this gem through Yelp while traveling in Bluffton for a family reunion. The cafe was New Orleans themed pictures and decor all around. It was tough for me to decide what to order and I ended up getting the Cajun omelet with crawfish, and cheesy grits. Super tasty, they don't skip on the crawfish either. The grits were perfect and I contemplated getting order of it Overall a great experience!

    Ugly egg burrito and cheese grits

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    1 year ago

    Sorry we missed River Road Cafe. We stopped in after vacationing in Hilton Head! They were closed for a break from June 26 until July 2nd.

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    Excellent food- excellent service. Love brunch Saturday and Sunday til 230pm. Nice extended area and bar

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    4 months ago

    Great food and service. Weekend brunch is awesome. Great ambiance, would highly recommend.

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    7 months ago

    Great breakfast, service and atmosphere. Family owned and run. Coming back to try a Po boy.

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    1 year ago

    Friendly ambience and delicious! I was there for breakfast and enjoyed a wonderful omelet. Grits were a plus!

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    The food here is great. It's a small dining area but worth the wait. We've been here for breakfast and never been disappointed.

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    Cute place great service wish they had eggs Benedict oh well had the western omlet and was very good

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    9 months ago

    Been there 4 times. Ordered something different every time and never was disappointed!

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    Service was excellent and they use authentic French bread for their po-boys. We thoroughly enjoyed the food.

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