Counter Cafe

603 W 29th St, Austin
(512) 383-5451

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Menu

Breakfast
Fruit and Granola
Seasonal fresh fruit and local granola. Served with choice of locally made yogurt, almond milk or whole milk.
Biscuit and Gravy
2 homemade biscuits and homemade sausage gravy.
Fried Chicken Biscuit
Full fried chicken thigh, honey butter, homemade biscuit, served with your choice of bacon flavored collard greens or fresh seasonal fruit or breakfast potatoes. Add side of gravy for an additional charge.
Eggs Any Style
2 farm fresh eggs any style, homemade biscuit, choice of bacon or house sausage.
Egg Sandwich
2 farm fresh fried eggs over-medium, bacon, sharp cheddar, organic bibb lettuce, local tomato, red onion and 9-grain toast. Substitute gluten-free bread for an additional charge. Add pimiento cheese for an additional charge.
Breakfast Tacos
Farm fresh scrambled eggs, bacon, potatoes, sharp cheddar, local flour or corn tortillas and house salsa.
Hot Cake
Signature, big-as-your-plate, counter cake with butter and real maple syrup. Add house made whipped cream for an additional charge. Add organic blueberries, chocolate chips, strawberries or pecans for an additional charge.
Baby Hot Cake
Signature, big-as-your-plate, counter cake with butter and real maple syrup. Add house made whipped cream for an additional charge. Add organic blueberries, chocolate chips, strawberries or pecans for an additional charge.
Southern Poached Eggs
Stone ground artisan cheese grits, braised bacon flavored collard greens and 2 farm fresh poached eggs.
Joe's Special
Breakfast potatoes, house sausage, sauteed spinach, 2 farm fresh scrambled eggs, shaved Parmesan and 9-grain toast. Make it vegetarian by substituting avocado for sausage. Substitute gluten free bread for an additional charge.
Counter Porridge
Red quinoa, cream, fresh berries, pears, pecans, toasted coconut and real maple syrup.
Counter Benedict
2 farm fresh poached eggs, seared pastrami, homemade biscuit, house hollandaise and breakfast potatoes. Substitute sauteed spinach, collard greens, homemade sausage or bacon for pastrami.
Crab Cake Benedict
2 farm fresh poached eggs, handmade crab cakes, homemade biscuit, house hollandaise and breakfast potatoes.
Pork Chops and Eggs
All-natural, bone-in pork chop, 2 farm fresh eggs any style, homemade biscuit and breakfast potatoes.
Steak and Eggs
All-natural hanger steak, 2 farm fresh eggs any style, homemade biscuit and breakfast potatoes.
Quail and Eggs
All-natural, grilled local quail, 2 farm fresh eggs any style, homemade biscuit and breakfast potatoes.
Crab Cakes and Eggs
2 homemade crab cakes, 2 farm fresh poached eggs, 9-grain toast, house curried peanut and lemon aioli.

Drinks
Hot Tea
Green or black.
Iced Tea
Almond Palmer
Soda
Topo Chico
Milk
Tomato Juice
Fresh Squeezed Juice
Orange, grapefruit or lemonade.

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Recent Reviews

I have only been here twice, those times being January 1st of 2025 and 2026. No clue what I had a year ago but this year I ate the grilled pimento cheese sandwich. The “eclectic” cheese blend is tasty, but leaves much room for interpretation. Maybe too much room. Who knows else is hidden in that blend other than pimento. Tree sap? Fish blood? The tears of children?? I dumno it was tasty
also the sandwich kinda fell apart which was annoying but perhaps a subtle nod...
January 2026
Good for a classic, diner-style breakfast with bottomless coffee. Every weekend we go, we get to hear live music that an older couple plays near the entrance-- very happy, easygoing vibes :)
December 2025
I always have a great time when dining here. It is not often I prefer a specific server because i feel part of the dining experience is the various, unique experiences any place has to offer, but Tamy is my go to gal here. She's provides a level of genuine care, an incredible attention to detail and can recall our conversations from distant, past visits which I feel is more often lacking in the current hospitality sector. Her wit, the solid food and memorable times are what...
October 2025

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Counter Cafe

603 W 29th St, Austin, TX 78705
(512) 383-5451