Counter Cafe
38 people recommendcounted across its outletsvia r/austinfood30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 16 threads.
What people say, in short
Counter Cafe's breakfast recommendations span its Austin outlets, including East 6th. Across the business, pancakes are the recurring draw, including comments about their large size; biscuits and gravy and crab Benedict also have fans. One diner finds the coffee underwhelming despite liking the food. A customer who has tried both locations prefers the east-side food, while another reports enjoying meals at both.
Address
Counter Cafe, 1914 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Pancakes, Biscuits and gravy, Crab Benedict
- Best for
- Breakfast
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/porkroll-boardwalk in r/austinfood · May 2026
Names Counter Cafe as a direct answer to the pancake question.
- Recommendsu/Fenix512 in r/austinfood · May 2026taste
Ranks Counter Cafe second, noting its pancakes are buttermilk as far as they know.
- Recommendsu/lstewart112 in r/austinfood · Apr 2025
Names Counter Cafe as a direct answer to the early breakfast question.
- Recommendsu/BackgroundOk4938 in r/austinfood · Mar 2025
Answers with just the name Counter Cafe, no further comment.
- Recommendsu/BattyBatBatBat in r/austinfood · Dec 2024taste
Rates Counter Cafe's biscuits and gravy as the top local pick they've tried.
- Recommendsu/Various_Echo4899 in r/austinfood · Apr 2024taste
Describes Counter Cafe as charming and says its breakfast is great.
- Recommendsu/kurtbradley in r/austinfood · Oct 2026portion
Recommends Counter Cafe when craving a huge pancake.
- Recommendsu/drustyle in r/austinfood · May 2025
Says Counter Cafe also has steak and eggs, answering the question.
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- Recommendsu/kareembadr in r/austinfood · Nov 2026
Suggests Counter Cafe as one of two breakfast picks.
- Recommendsu/gjman65 in r/austinfood · May 2026
Suggests stopping in to wait out the early hours before bars and lunch spots open.
- Recommendsu/wrxdrunkie in r/austinfood · Nov 2025
Suggests trying Counter Cafe to someone looking for non-chain breakfast spots.
- Recommendsu/yoursweetdesire17 in r/austinfood · Aug 2025taste
Agrees with the Counter Cafe pick and calls its crab Benedict the standout.
- Recommendsu/DontWorryBeHappyMan in r/austinfood · Mar 2024taste
Calls Counter Cafe's blueberry pancake the best and reacts with enthusiasm.
- Recommendsu/melophile512 in r/austinfood · Nov 2026
Strongly endorses this branch, the one near The Drag.
- Recommendsu/TexasAT4 in r/austinfood · Jun 2026service
Recommends Counter Cafe in East Austin.
- Recommendsu/taintlangdon in r/austinfood · Apr 2025
Enthusiastically recommends Counter Cafe.
- Mixedu/pitbull78702 in r/austinfood · Apr 2024taste
Calls Counter Cafe solid overall, though its coffee disappoints.
- Recommendsu/PureYouth in r/austinfood · Mar 2024taste
Calls Counter Cafe's strawberry pancakes incredible.
- Recommendsu/ReditYellowitBlueit in r/austinfood · Nov 2026
Misses the original N Lamar branch and plans to try another location.
- Recommendsu/TacoDeliDonaSauce in r/austinfood · Nov 2026
Agrees with the Counter pick.
- Recommendsu/Blizarkiy in r/austinfood · May 2026portion
Agrees with the Counter Cafe pick and adds that the pancakes are very large.
- Recommendsu/lumerus17 in r/austinfood · Mar 2025taste
Rates Counter Cafe's pancakes as the top in town.
- Recommendsu/TheCookalicious in r/austinfood · Dec 2024taste
Would also recommend Counter Cafe, though ranks Ember above it.
- Recommendsu/atxchillen in r/austinfood · Jan 2024
Answers with Counter Cafe as their pick.
- Recommendsu/rremyy in r/austinfood · May 2025
Agrees with the Counter Cafe pick.
- Recommendsu/cheeriolink2 in r/austinfood · May 2025
Has eaten at the E 6th branch and enjoyed it, though did not order the steak and eggs.
- Recommendsu/Bethalope in r/austinfood · Dec 2024taste
Simply agrees that Counter Cafe's biscuits and gravy are delicious.
- Recommendsu/Savings_Chest9639 in r/austinfood · Apr 2024taste
Says Counter Cafe has a good hollandaise sauce.
- Recommendsu/stevendaedelus in r/austinfood · Mar 2024
Lists Counter Café among pancake answers, with no further detail.
- Mixedu/lockthesnailaway in r/austinfood · Mar 2025price
Pushes back, questioning why the prices are so high.
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