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Rustika Cafe and Bakery

3.8 (139 reviews)

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Marjorie S.

My girlfriends and I visited this cozy spot during the weekend for brunch. It's an order through the counter and find yourself a table type of place. The counter crew was super friendly and efficient. Bakery goods was amazing too. The only issue I had was the excessive onions on my breakfast plate lol. Cortado was great also! Will be back soon for sure!

burrito with chorizo and potato lowkey a 7/10. but still fire he got a pancake he said it's a 8/10
James T.

5 stars from me...the food was pretty fire and the service was timely and kindly, shoutout to the lady upfront. the vibe of the store is quiet and what ever lofi beats to study/chill to is very hole in the wall so i will be gatekeeping from the randoms thank you for reading my review

Egg Salad Sandwich
Germaine B. B.

I like this little restaurant. Very nice and quaint. I like that I can come here, have a nice lunch and also get some computer work done. The Bakery part looks incredible and smells delicious. Did not get any cookies this time. My lunch was Egg salad sandwich. Good but not much of a taste to it. I added more salt and pepper. Did not like the cold tortilla chips at all. Next time, I'll buy regular chips. All in all, sweet little place.

According to the menu on their website, they have dozens of gluten-free items, but when I visited, they only had one item (which by the way was not marked gluten-free in the glass case.) I was told that they used to have one other gluten-free baked item, but they do not make it anymore. The employee did tell me that gluten-free cakes could be ordered. The gluten-free item I bought is called Chocolate Silk. I was told that there was cake underneath, but it appears to be a very dense, wet/moist almond flour concoction. Not sure what to make of it as I have never eaten anything similar, but my opinion is that it was not tasty. The squiggly designs on top were pretty and soft, but did not taste like they were made of the finest ingredients. That said, the bottom is not very sweet, but the top squiggly cream is sweet, which complements the bottom and makes for a not overly sweet treat, which is difficult to find. If someone trying to avoid wheat and considering purchasing this "Chocolate Silk", I would double check with the employees to make sure that it is gluten-free as I did not feel well after eating two small bites.

A different but yummy chicken salad on a bed of spring mix, fruit and tomatoes.
Silvia B.

The pastries and cakes are to die for. Special of the day tea. Passion fruit Mango...soo good. Empanadas with chicken or fruit. A wide variety of breakfast...the Cakes are delicious. The prices are reasonable. Chicken salad was different but yummy. Quesadillas are big with a very flavorable salsa. Coming back another day for breakfast.

Crepes and hashbrown
Susan B.

My friends and I had Sunday breakfast here. Everything we had was excellent. I'm had the French toast sandwich with eggs, bacon and cheese and a side of hash brown. I could only finish half of it and took the rest home. So good. My friends had the crepes, pancake, and cowboy hash brown.

Bare tacos and invisible side salad
N D.

Regarding the food... I ordered the chicken fajita tacos that are supposed to come with a side salad. When I got my food, not were they "out of spring mix" but they were also out of lettuce, tomatoes, and cheddar cheese. The most bare and sad tacos I've ever seen in my life. They just seemed to be out of everything; tried ordering the orchards berry smoothie and they were apparently out of blueberries too. Poor service. Woman who took our order tried telling me that the tacos did not come with a salad when it clearly says so on the menu (still did not get the salad). She seemed aggravated that we were there. Also, our order total was no more than $34, and we made sure to leave no tip (which we normally don't do). After we were charged, I checked my balance and I had been charged $41 -- the difference being exactly 20% of my total. I don't want to say she gave herself a 20% tip, but she could not seem to provide an adequate explanation for the $7 difference. Would not come here again.

L M.

Fantastic experience and the food was so delicious. I highly recommend this place. Cappuccino was incredibly prepared and coffee was bold. Service was excellent. I highly recommend this local business.

I ordered a cake for my daughter's 16th birthday from a picture of a cake on their website. The cake we received was absolutely gorgeous! The cake was massive, and beautifully decorated, not to mention, delicious!! The price was extremely reasonable for what we received. I highly recommend Rustika when it comes to their cakes! They also had great communication from the time I ordered to the time I picked it up.

Dine-in options available.
Doug M.

Rustika Cafe and Bakery is a quaint little restaurant and bakery snuggled up under the lines of oak trees on Main St. in old town League City. My wife had heard about it and convinced me to give it a try. The short review is that it was very good and I'll definitely be back. The long? Well, you'll have to keep reading. The front side of the restaurant faces main street underneath the oak trees in old town League City. All of the parking for the restaurant is located behind it. It is a very unassuming façade and could easily be missed as you drive down Main Street. Due to the parking, the main entrance for the restaurant is located in the back. When you walk in, walk up to the counter, scan the QR code to read the menu, and place your order at the counter. They open early so we were here for breakfast. I will say their breakfast was absolutely delicious. My wife and I ordered two different variations of breakfasts that included eggs. I ordered the BP omelette (also called The Oil Spill). It is a scrambled omelette topped with hash browns and smothered in a brownish molé sauce. My beautiful wife ordered the Migas Española. For those who don't know, migas is a traditional breakfast dish consisting of corn tortilla strips fried on a pan or griddle until almost crispy, to which eggs are then added to create a scrambled egg/fried tortilla mixture. It is served with their picante sauce on the side which was also delicious. I tried both. The molé sauce on the BP made the dish slightly sweet. The migas was more traditional. Between the two, I liked hers better but both were VERY good. As far as the bakery goes, they sell a wide variety of different types of desserts. You can special order entire cakes, or walk in the door and order a cake that is behind the counter and ready to go. They have 6 inch, 8 inch, and 10 inch cakes. If you want a slice of cake to go you can do that also. They will only cut slices of cake from the 10 inch cakes that are under the glass. If you want a 6 inch or 8 inch cake, you must buy the whole thing. We purchased a piece of the raspberry white chocolate cake to take home and had it later in the evening. The flavor of the cake was very good. However, we found that the cake was not as moist as we were expecting it to be. My wife is an excellent baker and we have come to expect certain things in the way our cake tastes. This specific piece of cake missed the mark ever so slightly. The flavor was still very good. We also ordered a cinnamon cookie which also seemed a little bit on the dry side. Had I only come into this restaurant for dessert, I would not be giving them five stars. They are also open for lunch. We did not try anything off the lunch menu but I encourage you to look at it. Some of it sounds really delicious. An added bonus of this restaurant is that they have two private rooms in the back of the dining area. One will hold 15 people, and the other will hold 20 people. They can also be joined together if you have a large group that will hold 35 people as they're connected with the barn door in the middle. They do have minimum requirements for expenditures in order to use those rooms. However, as long as your group orders food, the expenditures are low enough that you should not have any problem meeting the minimum. Therefore, you can use the room for "free" if your group orders enough food. The thing I love about these rooms and this restaurant is the fact that you can order at the counter and then they will bring your food to you. That is perfect when you have a larger group that is trying to meet in a private room. It makes splitting the check much easier since each person can pay for their own individual food at the counter. There are no worries about multiple checks coming to the same table. Bottom line - A really good café located in the heart of League City. The food from the café is fabulous. The food from the bakery that we partook of was good but not great. We will definitely be back. I would give them 4.5 stars in all but must round up to five because I don't think four is fair. Bon appétit.

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Such a cute ambiance. Food, service, and cost were great. The cakes and desserts look amazing as well. We got a cheesecake to go.

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We love the breakfast, especially the green chilaquiles. Staff is friendly and the prices are reasonable.

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