Breakfast was Amazing!Wheelchair accessibility: Ramp and single story
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gravy
sandra smith
Everything was delicious!!! My husband loved his chicken fried chicken (and he is very picky). I had the California wrap!! Can't wait to go back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laura de la Garza
Ate breakfast, and it was delicious. Eggs Benedicts were very good. Fruit was good and coffee was perfect to start my day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Blueberry Pancakes
Mike Troutman
First time visiting. Food and service great! Short wait for a table.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
R Z
We will be back! Loved the chicken and waffle. Everything was so good, and the service was great. Also, we loved the stained glass artwork hanging from the windows.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mariel Allardyce
I highly recommend the cowboy breakfast. The chicken fried steak is tender and crispy, the home fries are great with over medium eggs. We'll be back for sure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
T Hackworth
Service was good. The play was packed. The food was ok. They chicken fried chicken could have had more seasoning. The California club chicken wrap was on the dry side. Chips were a little on the stale side. I would go back to try something else.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Joey Frazor
Hole in the wall local place, but the entree salads are impressive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Donald Cleavinger
Best breakfast on 281 between San Antone and Lampasas.Food 5⭐️sI had Chess Club Bfast...Eggs, home fries, sausage, toast. The toast was homemade half white, half wheat, eggs done perfectly over easy. Can you screw up OE eggs....yes by overlooking. Not at Chess Club. Home fries were done fine. Sausage not your outta the box restaurant sausage.Wife had a bacon omelette....she said was perfect.Service 5⭐️sService was spot on....we were there on a Wed AM, and they were not real busy. But the waiter kept checking on us. The "staff" was joking....very friendly crew.Bakery 5⭐️s .....Wow. Cinnamon rolls, Dinner plate size Snickerdoodle cookies.Atmosphere 5⭐️s. Dine inside an old house or outside on picnic (and other ) options. Eclectic comes to mind.The Chess Club Cafe gets 10⭐️s on the price to value equation.Given the quality and VOLUME of food PLUS their prices have NOT recieved the now normal BIDENFLATION UPTICK.If you are needing some sustenance and are running up or down 281...or for that matter anywhere near Blanco Chess Club has the best food for your $. Guuuud Vittles.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
D. E.
Visited some friends and they suggested this place. I had the pork schnitzel and it was very good. I will definitely go back.
Excellent food and service. Only ding is that they just have only 1 bathroom but great place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
R K
Food and service is awesome but need a couple more restrooms.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bobby May
Go, trust me, just go. This place has that small town charm and hospitality that this area of the hill country is famous for. The food is expertly prepared, the specials are always appealing. The staff is simply second to none, hands down, lights out. I had the CFS, one of the best around. My girl had the special, which was a Thanksgiving Wrap, with gravy and cranberry sauce. Friends I'm telling you, absolutely to die for. Not my first time visiting, certainly will not be my last.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chow Down Dude TX
Stopped in while passing through Blanco, Texas on 281. Keep hearing about how good it is, so of course the intrigue got the best of us. I was wanting a traditional eggs and meat breakfast, but our server said the Chicken Fried Steak was “Award Winning”…….so I HAD to try it!! Lol. I added a Blueberry Pancake as well.He did also said we should try a sample of everything to see how good it all is.My wife got the Chess Club Breakfast plate and added French Toast.Chicken Fried Steak Plate 7/10 - the homemade gravy was the star here. The CFS was good, but not the best. It did have a good breading but could have been cooked slightly longer as it had no crispness to it. The seasoning was lacking a little as well. It was a slightly thicker cut of meat and tender, so that was a plus. The gravy had a great flavor profile just like my family makes. The eggs and bacon were done up right and enjoyable. The potatoes were very good.Blueberry Pancake 7/10 - light and fluffy with just enough density to make it hearty. The blueberries were plentiful but not overwhelming.Chess Club Breakfast Plate 8/10 - the eggs were supposed to be over medium (yellow runny but the white cooked) and they were a little overdone. The flavor was still good though. The sausage patties tasted fresh and flavorful.French Toast 5/10 - thick bread but not much flavor. Maybe more cinnamon needed? The syrup was cold not warm.Service 9/10 - the entire staff was extremely attentive, friendly and helpful. Kudos y’all.Atmosphere 8/10 - nice cozy, country cafe in a quaint little Hill Country town.Overall 8/10 - definitely suggest this place. Everyone that told us about the Chess Club Cafe was spot on.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Blueberry Pancakes, Gravy
Karen Rodriguez
Great Food and service! This is a must try for breakfast or lunch!
Breakfast was Amazing!Wheelchair accessibility: Ramp and single story
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gravy
Everything was delicious!!! My husband loved his chicken fried chicken (and he is very picky). I had the California wrap!! Can't wait to go back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ate breakfast, and it was delicious. Eggs Benedicts were very good. Fruit was good and coffee was perfect to start my day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Blueberry Pancakes
First time visiting. Food and service great! Short wait for a table.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We will be back! Loved the chicken and waffle. Everything was so good, and the service was great. Also, we loved the stained glass artwork hanging from the windows.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I highly recommend the cowboy breakfast. The chicken fried steak is tender and crispy, the home fries are great with over medium eggs. We'll be back for sure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service was good. The play was packed. The food was ok. They chicken fried chicken could have had more seasoning. The California club chicken wrap was on the dry side. Chips were a little on the stale side. I would go back to try something else.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Hole in the wall local place, but the entree salads are impressive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best breakfast on 281 between San Antone and Lampasas.Food 5⭐️sI had Chess Club Bfast...Eggs, home fries, sausage, toast. The toast was homemade half white, half wheat, eggs done perfectly over easy. Can you screw up OE eggs....yes by overlooking. Not at Chess Club. Home fries were done fine. Sausage not your outta the box restaurant sausage.Wife had a bacon omelette....she said was perfect.Service 5⭐️sService was spot on....we were there on a Wed AM, and they were not real busy. But the waiter kept checking on us. The "staff" was joking....very friendly crew.Bakery 5⭐️s .....Wow. Cinnamon rolls, Dinner plate size Snickerdoodle cookies.Atmosphere 5⭐️s. Dine inside an old house or outside on picnic (and other ) options. Eclectic comes to mind.The Chess Club Cafe gets 10⭐️s on the price to value equation.Given the quality and VOLUME of food PLUS their prices have NOT recieved the now normal BIDENFLATION UPTICK.If you are needing some sustenance and are running up or down 281...or for that matter anywhere near Blanco Chess Club has the best food for your $. Guuuud Vittles.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Visited some friends and they suggested this place. I had the pork schnitzel and it was very good. I will definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Excellent food and service. Only ding is that they just have only 1 bathroom but great place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food and service is awesome but need a couple more restrooms.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Go, trust me, just go. This place has that small town charm and hospitality that this area of the hill country is famous for. The food is expertly prepared, the specials are always appealing. The staff is simply second to none, hands down, lights out. I had the CFS, one of the best around. My girl had the special, which was a Thanksgiving Wrap, with gravy and cranberry sauce. Friends I'm telling you, absolutely to die for. Not my first time visiting, certainly will not be my last.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stopped in while passing through Blanco, Texas on 281. Keep hearing about how good it is, so of course the intrigue got the best of us. I was wanting a traditional eggs and meat breakfast, but our server said the Chicken Fried Steak was “Award Winning”…….so I HAD to try it!! Lol. I added a Blueberry Pancake as well.He did also said we should try a sample of everything to see how good it all is.My wife got the Chess Club Breakfast plate and added French Toast.Chicken Fried Steak Plate 7/10 - the homemade gravy was the star here. The CFS was good, but not the best. It did have a good breading but could have been cooked slightly longer as it had no crispness to it. The seasoning was lacking a little as well. It was a slightly thicker cut of meat and tender, so that was a plus. The gravy had a great flavor profile just like my family makes. The eggs and bacon were done up right and enjoyable. The potatoes were very good.Blueberry Pancake 7/10 - light and fluffy with just enough density to make it hearty. The blueberries were plentiful but not overwhelming.Chess Club Breakfast Plate 8/10 - the eggs were supposed to be over medium (yellow runny but the white cooked) and they were a little overdone. The flavor was still good though. The sausage patties tasted fresh and flavorful.French Toast 5/10 - thick bread but not much flavor. Maybe more cinnamon needed? The syrup was cold not warm.Service 9/10 - the entire staff was extremely attentive, friendly and helpful. Kudos y’all.Atmosphere 8/10 - nice cozy, country cafe in a quaint little Hill Country town.Overall 8/10 - definitely suggest this place. Everyone that told us about the Chess Club Cafe was spot on.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Blueberry Pancakes, Gravy
Great Food and service! This is a must try for breakfast or lunch!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Homemade Bread