We love to eat at this great little restaurant every time we come to South Padre Island from…read moreHouston. The tamales here are amazing...move over Delia's. They have delicious menudo and Posole as well. I order the Posole combo with the three Barbacoa tacos every time I visit and it is so tasty. We also ordered several of the tamale breakfast plates and the enchiladas suizas. Everyone is very friendly and we always get service with a smile. The food is fresh and hot and always delicious. The prices are very reasonable, especially compared to Houston. We highly recommend this great eatery and we can't wait to come back and enjoy another delicious breakfast.

Very good tamales. The chicken with cheese, cheese with jalapeños and pork with pasas were excellentread more

The food is great , the service is great and the ambiance is great for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner…read more And also for the Margaritas!

Trying new places in the area around SPI - 1 of 2…read more One night, I was craving something like meat loaf. One of the long running restaurants on the island - Padre Rita Grill - used to have it on their menu, at least one night a week. Padre Rita Grill has closed. It was a 3 to 4 star kind of place and it would have been convenient. In hunting around for diners, I found Bayside Cafe. It's close to TX 100, beyond Port Isabel in the direction of Los Fresnos and Harlingen. They get very good reviews and they had a meat loaf special one day of the week. I got there in time to make sure they didn't run out. So, I think I've figured it out: Taco Tuesday, Filet-O-Fish Friday, and Meatloaf Monday are all alliterations so that they are easy to remember and work with. Bayside Cafe is exactly what I expected: small, quaint, and folksy. If it's comfort food you want, they have it. The meatloaf was a good sized portion and the mashed potatoes helped. I enjoyed it. The price was appropriate. The service was much like the locale - quaint and folksy. In other words, that means they were friendly. I'm going to bring this up because, while funny and predictable, it took away from the meal. Upon entering and being seated, I saw that they had Fox News on. People started to leave and the restaurant thinned out. Some of the remaining seated patrons made comments along the lines of how Fox News leans and one or two of the employees agreed with some understated but still understandable banter. It never fails. With a waitress in San Diego who looked like she had majored in saving the whales at UC Santa Cruz, she was curt to our table because I, or we, looked like "the establishment." Here, at Bayside, sporting short hair with no facial hair, and wearing clean jeans and a polo shirt, I must have been seen as tribe, so people just proceed to talk about their spin on current events in front of me ... or directly to me. Both parties would have guessed incorrectly. I look at these anchors up on the screen whose silver spoon factor is off the charts and you've got small town Americana, who they would probably snub, helping them succeed? What's up with that? I had a feeling that, as the herd was thinning out, this experience would come down the pike before I left ... and it did. Check it, please. You get up and pay at the register when you leave if using a card. I had a good meal, got the meatloaf I was looking for (and isn't as easily found as people would think), and headed back to the island. I think I understand the dynamics. Bayside Cafe isn't on the beaten path, so not on the island nor even in the shopping areas of Port Isabel. It's a little ways up from TX 100, so my guess is that they pull in more locals, which includes retirees from nice subdivisions, and fewer tourists, and "understand" their demographics through that lens.

Food was so delicious!! Everyone was so kind and attentive to our needs. Place was clean and felt…read moreso much like being home. Definitely coming back and HIGHLY recommend!!‼

Kind sweet waitress. Small cozy dining room Additional…read moreparking in the back Saturday morning breakfasts were all delicious

In the heart of downtown Harlingen is this historic building with photos of Harlingen downtown area…read morefrom the 60's. This place offer pastries and croissant sandwiches. This place is good if you want something light and and on the go. You order at the counter and you choose your table. They bring the food and drink to you table. Staff is friendly and helpful and make your meal the way you like. They have a plethora of syrup flavors. They have plenty of tables. Try it out. See for yourself.

DUDE!! These sandwiches are insanely good!! Tried the gobble gobble. Pure perfection!! Wish I…read morewould've grabbed two or three. Harlingen is a cool little town! Felt so peaceful Happy Forth of July to the lovely staff!

Breakfast Tacos on corn tortillas delicious. Service was…read moregood, it was fully occupied.

The fish plate was horrible and very little i complained they gave it like a tiny piece of fish and…read moreshe said it was by weight i told her what weight if we take off the crust scale isnt going to move and 2 little scoops of mashed with no salad no gravy no nothing money wasted

Excellent food and great service they have some awesome specials during the week. Definitely…read morerecommend it.

Great breakfast- incredible eggs Benedict- French toast…read morewas fantastic & our server Nacho was the best bottomless coffee & tea

Excellent food, clean and friendly country style decor. The service was super. The owner took his…read moretime to go over the full menu. A lot of everything at this establishment. Brisket was outstanding. Will be returning.

Your coffee is still what brought us in to your restaurant initially, from Harlingen. And now every…read morechance we get, we would go out of our way to stop by and get food and coffee! The best of both honestly!! This time we tried your breakfast and the chiliquelles were by far my favorite out of my entire life... but my coffee this morning. "That first sip feeling" is what I like to call it, if it gets me on the first sip it's the BEST!! Thank you guys so much for your service, delightful food and coffee! Your attention to detail is what makes it great!!

Every thing went well the Ambulance was here fast!! Got me to the Hospital in time. Had a bad…read morereaction to some medication, that took my blood pressure to over 200/ 95.!!!!

First thing I noticed is the amazing décore it gave a European vibe! I was immediately assisted by…read morea wonderful hostess so polite and had a wonderful experience! And lastly the food ABSOLUTELY DIVINE!! I had the Tuna Tucson first it was so flavorful this is definitely my favorite thing I've gotten so far then my wonderful hostess brought out my tasty soup it paired nicely with the fresh baguette half it was so warm and had a delectable crunchy crust and to finish off my wondrous meal I had a refreshing luscious strawberry sorbet! Loved it here will be returning to try the rest of the scrumptious menu! :)))