I was really looking forward to eating at Magnolia's Cafe after getting some recommendations from friends. Came here with my wife and my parents to celebrate my mother's birthday. Unfortunately, Magnolia's fell short of my expectations. The brunch at Magnolia's has potential, but the service really let it down. Our server was inattentive to our needs and did not know the menu well. To make matters worse, my wife's order came out completely wrong even though she was very clear about what she wanted. I had the chilaquiles verdes, which were okay but not anything special. Based on the items in the menu, the restaurant seems to not know its identity. is this a Mexican restaurant or American brunch? The overall experience was underwhelming. read more

I was in town for business and on the recommendation of a co-worker came for a late supper. The restaurant wasn't busy at the hour I visited but I am told that it is crowded for breakfast and lunch. The waitress was quick to bring the menus which included an all day brunch menu or a dinner menu. I opted for the dinner menu though there were a lot of tasty looking brunch options. Drinks were quick to follow and calamari was ordered as an appetizer and the chicken piccata was calling my name. We didn't wait long for the calamari which were huge rings fried well with a fantastic marinara dip accompanying. My work partner ordered tortilla soup which looked and smelled wonderful and which he enjoyed. I have had my share of chicken piccata. It's one of my favorite dishes. I have eaten it around the country and across several European countries in well established restaurants. The chicken piccata created here is the absolute best I have ever eaten. The sauce was perfectly thickened with just the right acid levels. Not too many capers. The chicken was moist on the inside and crisp on the outside. Served over house mashed potatoes with grilled asparagus. The serving size was perfect and I was perfectly satisfied with the amount. Let me reiterate. The chicken piccata here is better than I have ever had anywhere. The chef, who we met, is humble and talented. We presented us a tasting of a smoked brisket that he will be serving at another of his restaurants in town. The smoke ring was visible in the slice, the meat was absolutely tender and moist and the flavor explodes. I hope he also decides to offer it at this location too. $35 plus tax and tip for a deliciously cooked meal that I will remember. I will make the drive when I am close to Laredo to eat here again. Everything from service, food, ambiance - Magnolia Cafe & Grill has it. Try it. You'll be pleasantly surprised. I was. read more

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Food was delicious. The Magnolia ribeye burrito had great flavor Service was normal, no complaints. Ambience was good. I would definitely recommend this place. read more

Food took a long while to get here. Customers arriving after us got their food but still waiting. Ambiance needs improvement better music uninterrupted music without ads for starters. Flys are noticeable well and alive. Food was decent but service and attention to customer needs improvement. read more

I often travel to Laredo. I couldn't find a good breakfast restaurant. However, the food at Magnolia Cafe is excellent, great atmosphere, good prices, and friendly service. At the Shiloh location ... ask for Freddie ... he is wonderful !!!! read more

Visiting this place from a recommendation of a friend, and I couldn't have been happier with the experience. There was a pretty wide ranging menu available, but I ended up with the street tacos and eating it on the patio. Perfect size for a restaurant, the patio was perfect size for a small group or a couple to have a great meal. The staff could not have been better, everyone was awesome and I'd like to visit there again when I come back to town. read more

Magnolia Cafe & Grill - The street taco platter and tea. I highly recommend both. - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Laredo, Texas

The food was delicious, the service was prompt, and the environment was clean. Do wish there were more options for vegetarians. read more

Magnolia Cafe & Grill - Bottom photo Magnolia pancake platter, top spinach & mushroom egg white omelette. - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Laredo, Texas

Great food and service such a calm atmosphere. Chicken parmesan is so delicious, the tomato sauce so unique. Would recommend!

I showed up with the fam for a Sunday brunch. Upon arrival we elected to sit in the outside patio area and was holy we did as the weather was perfect(rare occasion in Laredo). The service was quick and friendly. I decided to order up the Chilaquiles Ribeye with a side of Magnolia French Toast as both were highly recommended. Upon the arrival of the chilaquiles I could not get over how massive the portions were. I mean, there was plenty of ribeye on my chilaquiles for two! After snapping a quick photo, I dug into my chilaquiles. The ribeye was cooked to perfection and complimented the salsa really well. The eggs were nice and fluffy and the side of potatoes finished off the meal. Solid!! On to desert.. The French toast looked picture perfect! I wish I could tell you the syrup was homemade but sadly this was the only part of the meal I could critique as the rest of the plate was great! I had to share the French toast as I was completely stuffed!! Go try this place out and try the ribeye chilaquiles. I promise you won't regret it! read more

Magnolia Cafe & Grill - Ribeye Chilaquiles - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Laredo, Texas

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The food the service jointly with the Ambiance makes Magnolia Cafe a great choice I ordered an old rancher plate called Aporiado see picture read more

Magnolia Cafe & Grill - Aporiado - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Laredo, Texas

This place had a very long wait time around peak hours. It is a great dinner and lunch spot. I had the Philly cheese steak and fries. It was really good. Get there early if you want to be seated with a big party. The environment is more modern than most of Laredo's restaurants. All in all good breakfast spot. read more

Great location, good food and sensible pricing. Unfortunately their service is consistently slow. Today we sat for over 10 minutes before anyone would come and check on us. She went back inside and never came back out. We waited five more minutes and I proceeded to go inside, requesting for a waiter to take our order. The same person that receive my message walked out three different times, without even making eye contact. That was a bit too much so we got up and left. read more

I've visited the restaurant three times - love the place! Had great food: egg white omelet was perfect, salmon was the best in town, and the chicken fried steak wins hands down against any I've had in Laredo - yummy! The service was exemplary and our server Genesis went out of her way to make sure our needs were met. Loved the ambiance - cozy, cool, and a little "kitschy". For sure our new go-to restaurant!! Lu & Mari read more

Long wait times, poor service, food is ok. Waitress who attended us looked like she didn't want to be there and when I asked another staff member they said they didn't have our table. The first time we went we put our names down on a wait list and it took over an hour for them to call us back. By that time we were sitting and eating in another restaurant. read more

First time eating there and definitely NOT returning. Extremely disorganized. Waitress kept forgetting items we asked her for like water, napkins, syrup etc. our food took FOREVER to get to our table, and when it did a couple of the items were wrong. My daughters plate took an additional 30min to get served because the other staff kept taking it to other tables. My fam even told her jokingly that she had to be quicker about it. At the end we got comped the latte that my daughter ordered but honestly her whole meal should've been comped. She didn't even enjoy her food by the time it got there. I didn't even enjoy my meal just worrying about my daughter not getting her plate. I wouldn't normally complain but for $100, I'm certainly speaking up. Save yalls money or go somewhere else. read more

Took us an hour and a half to get our order. Terrible service , food was okay. Would i be back again? Absolutely not.

it was really good. salmon was much better than the one i had at border foundry by a long shot. the ambience was really nice for just sitting down and getting a nice meal. service was also wonderful, we had a really nice and attentive waitress Betsy!! will definitely return again another day :-) more bang for your buck for sure! read more

Magnolia Cafe & Grill - chicken fettuccine alfredo - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Laredo, Texas

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Very disappointed. So much hype about the place. So I guess I expected better. Poor service, high prices... ate my food cold because they brought everything out one thing at a time. We got plastic forks... again I expected better read more

Beautiful restaurant, great service and good food I would highly recommended prices are good for the food you get.

Everytime i've gotten in the past 6 months the food quality has always been good, but the service is not good at all. Always having to flag down a waiter because they forget about you and don't check up on refills or to see if everything is good, very disappointing. read more

Good food and service although it took the wait staff a bit to acknowledge us. We will be back.

The potatoes, pancakes, and frappe were good but nothing special. The waffles, eggs and french toast are mediocre at best. The fried chicken has good flavor for a separate plate as it has lemon in its seasoning and does not pair well with the waffles. The latte was ok. Our waiter was somewhat attentive but there was a lack of professionalism from the rest of the staff. I didn't try any of there lunch options which seem to have the best reviews. read more

Such a cute place for brunch, their food was 10/10 ! I had the Nutella French toast and their enchilada which were both super delicious!

Definitely recommend, food is delicious, from the pasta to the chicken and waffles, it's all so good. Only small inconvenience is the size of the restaurant and the service, I do think the size for the amount of people they have is kinda small, and the service is a little slow, but definitely returning! read more

The food is delicious, however, their service is lacking. I've had the same issue, several times, when they were at the market location. I was hoping that there would an improvement, when they opened the shiloh location, unfortunately that was not the case...Good food, if you're willing to put up with sub-par service. read more

Service was fantastic. However the food was a little less than ok. They made my order wrong (which didn't have any additions or substitutions of any sort), the food had no seasoning whatsoever, and even things like the coffee were mediocre at best. Coffee tasted sort of watered out and really had no flavor or aroma coming from it. The experience in the restaurant isn't really something to pay for I mean I guess it looks somewhat nice but the place is crowded and it really doesn't seem like a place to pay for the experience. Prices were a little steep for the quality of it, even the fruit was mediocre, tastes like it's been out all day and came out warm. My thing was just the seasoning to be honest nothing even the fries didn't have seasoning. Ridiculous! They really didn't make any of the food right for example their French toast alone packed so much butter if you squeeze it butter would burst out like a sponge. read more

Food was great and service was quick and friendly. Went for breakfast and got the magnolia pancake plate and the pancakes were great size.

Had great food and service, the lemonade was amazing, only thing I disliked, is when they'd open the door to the outside you can smell the smoke from cigarets coming inside read more