Cafe Beaudelaire

2504 Lincoln Way, Ames
(515) 292-7429

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Walker Ochs

Incredible food, great beer selection and a wonderfully homey vibe.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chris Eastment

So let's talk about what makes a place a local gem. An atmosphere that is obviously well thought out and committed to. Staff that are attentive to guests needs as well as sociable. Food and drink that can't be found elsewhere?

Cafe Beaudelaire has all these in spades. With an atmosphere that keeps me coming back as a regular for food, drink, and company.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kenny Harder

The espresso and pastel de nata is really good!! I also love the vibes in there. Super cozy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Karl Knoernschild

We stopped in here for a mid- afternoon snack. It was pretty empty but obviously this was not their peak time. We ordered drinks and beef and chicken empanadas. The empanadas were fantastic, highly recommended.

The restaurant walls are covered in currency from many different countries, some dating back at least as far as WWII.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beef Empanada

Tim Rasmussen

Always great to visit Cafe B.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sarah Mays

My friend and I went earlier this evening. Here’s the pros: The outdoor seating is extremely comfortable and perfect for a sunny day. The cons: everything else, literally!
The food is definitely overhyped, it’s not Brazilian food by any means. We got like a side of 6 fries with our entree and the cups of water that we got were absolutely filthy.
Waiter was friendly but inattentive, obviously apologetic near the end.
If you’re looking for a nice place to eat, go somewhere else! Spend $20 elsewhere, it’s not worth it.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2

Josh Ledesma

The food was amazing and the staff were fantastic! Definitely would recommend the long islands! Only downside was the heat and stagnant air in the establishment was a little annoying when trying to enjoy the food.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ava Granberg

Great food and service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lakesa Arnold

Me and my family will not return here again, here’s why: service was trash, we watched the owner clean tables with the Same exact towel that he used to clean the windows with. Me and my husband was served water, and the cups were nasty and not cleaned well at all. My husband had something flowing in his beer., and our waiter just wasn’t it. I tipped, i did although the whole experience wasn’t up to standards. Im more concerned With the owner, not having a care in the world on his cleaning. We watched him for 10 minutes straight, i couldn’t believe it. If he used the towel for that, i wonder what the kitchen looks like. The restroom, was horrible i didn’t allow my toddler son to use it at all. Cafe B use to be our favorite place, it needs some serious cleaning in there, floors are nasty, and walls just got CAKED updust and what not on them. Sorry to say, I’ll be checking this off the list permanently. Im not sure why it went down hill, but farewell.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

Bella McSparen

The food was shockingly amazing. I have never had a burger that good from any restaurant. And the prices are fair and the portion sizes are normal. This was very good I highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ismaeel Alalq

Great food, service and vibes. Veggie burger was great! Try it spicy

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mia Asher

I rarely make it out over to campus town, but when I do I love to stop by local restaurants, and I had brought my husband who is from Greece. He was amazed at the size of the burgers and the almost Epcot like vibe of this establishment. Flags from all over the world and currency decorated on the walls. It feels like you’re in a melting pot and that provides a safe environment feel. Like everyone’s welcome. Our server was Marcie, she was beautiful and bubbly and talked us through suggestions. She was well dressed and I even stopped her to ask what perfume she was wearing, my husband and I watched as made her rounds to her tables, never switching that good old Iowa charm (as my husbands call it). Our food arrived, warm as if it just left straight from grill to us. I want to say it was only about a 15 minute wait. Those Brazilian fries are addicting, paired specially well with the mayo. Something I’ve never really thought of pairing together goes really well together. We will be making it back down soon again.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Josh Kooistra

Always amazing food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bryan Buss

Longgg time patron and just had a poor experience.
The food was not as good as usual; five fries with my gyro, caipirinha messy, and beirut bland.
The truly bad part was the staff.
Whereas normally Cafe B staff is engaging and chill, the bartender girl had no sense of volume or decorum (sexualized conversation at high volume and ear piercing cackles). This distracted the server who failed to notice when guests arrived and didn't offer us a second round or desert.
A very poor experience that foremost needs to start with retraining or terminating the bartender.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

Cheri Massey

The fries are awesome.. gyro too. Of server was so sweet and very attentive

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

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