Always the best food and service. Love the atmosphere, even if there's a wait, it's always our first choice in breakfast food!

Great food, hot and fresh. Coffee cup never goes dry and the servers are well trained. read more

Always love this restaurant both locations! Breakfast and lunch menus offer many unique options! Always try to sample something new.. haven't been disappointed yet! read more

Great food. Great service. We eat here often and have never had a bad experience. Plenty of seating and if there is a wait, it's worth it.

Great breakfast! Large servings, great service and not that expensive. The serving size is so large that my husband and I share a meal. Highly recommend. read more

It's not a place that I would frequent. It's more of a salads and sandwich place. The women seem to like it.

Best breakfast biscuits and gravy I've ever had always a wait but totally worth it they have the best costumer service!

This is a VERY good restaurant for breakfast or lunch. Food is always good and the portions are huge. Service has always been good, too.

They have the best pancakes ever! I can eat them without syrup! They remind me of muffins! They are out of this world. I've been many times and never had something that wasn't yummy!!! The only thing is everybody else likes it to so xlger on the call ahead list so your wait isn't as bad as it would be otherwise! read more

Our go to breakfast spot. A little out of the way for us but we love it. Good food and good portions. Kids love the huge pancakes and biscuits n gravy are a must. read more

Family Favorite We love Red Oak Cafe! Great food, great atmosphere, and friendly staff. It is the best restaurants in Alvin! read more

Food is wonderful and the staff extremely friendly and courteous . There is sometimes a wait for a table but this place is worth the wait!

The atmosphere is good. The wait staff is always positive. And the food is delicious!

Great staff members who really take interest in serving quality food. Love the rustic decor with a modern feel. All of the food is on point with the pancakes being my favorite breakfast item. Sweet tea served in Mason jars...takes home to the country. Kid friendly and delicious eats to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. Love this place! read more

Ahhhhh. Sadly. Nothing stays the same. Last time here it was pretty dang good. This time kinda disappointing. Watery grits. Wateryyyyyy. Terrible. Who makes grits like that. Scrambled eggs this time were dry. Coffee was good. Texas pecan flavored. Wheat toast was thick nice slices. Staff super super nice. Just not an enjoyable experience. I shud have tried the place down the street. Live & learn. read more

The Texas hash is delicious!! The waitress's are so friendly, the pancakes are fresh and I recommend trying the jalapeño gravy read more

Red Oak Cafe - Texas hash with eggs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Alvin, Texas

Very nice restaurant with great service and good pecan coffee! The French toast was lacking. It wasn't fluffy at all just pressed bread with syrup. The eggs,bacon, and hash browns were delicious. read more

I was super excited to try this place since normally we go to Denny's, Joes, or Kelly's for breakfast. I was hoping for more than what it was; ok service, greasy alright food and over priced. I probably won't be back unless I am going to order something else. Out of the three of us none were really impressed. read more

Outstanding food and atmosphere. Be warned the spicy/jalapeño biscuits and gravy are hot enough that someone who usually enjoys medium hot food was unable to finish the dish. It was very good, just hot. read more

Best breakfast and friendliest service in town. The menu is substantial and high quality.

Now this is my second time in 2 weeks going here and ordering the same thing. The Tumbleweed Tuna is awesome! I absolutely love it. Now today when I went I called and the lady was the same lady who took my order last week. She was knowledgeable and nice the first visit and she was ok up until it came time for me to get my food this visit. Another young lady took my payment she greeted me asking me the name on my order. I told her the other lady over the phone didn't ask me my name. She said "ok what was your order? " I told her she proceeded to ring me up. She asked me how I was doing and she was just very pleasant. My order wasn't out yet so I sat down. Now back to the other lady, a woman walked in and paid for her order. A minute after that my order came up. The host reached around the lady and handed me my food. Then proceeded to open all 3 boxes for the other lady showing her each meal she purchased and being extremely courageous. While that was going on I put my meal on the counter and proceeded to check my food myself. When she saw me doing that she asked me was everything right and I said well you didn't open it and show me so I don't know. I was just confused as to why I didn't receive the same attention the other paying customer received. She then proceeded to walk over and we talked about how I ordered spinach and tomatoes but I didn't see the spinach for the lettuce that was on the sandwich. I made a statement saying I'm glad I liked lettuce because I didn't ask for it. She say that the sandwich already comes with lettuce. I said when I ordered it last week it wasn't on there. Ultimately I was really disappointed in the whole interaction because I do enjoy this particular meal and I really think it could've been handled differently. I think if it's common practice or protocol for you to show every customer their food once it comes out then that's what should happen. Thank you read more

The aesthetic was very nice & makes me feel very relaxed. When my family & I were sat we waited a bit longer than anticipated because no one knew we belong to their section. The food came out surprisingly fast which in most cases is what everyone wants, right? But when we got our food it was no wonder why it came out fast, our food was at room temperature. It seemed as if our food was just on standby until someone ordered the items waiting. The eggs had no taste & bacon was hard along with little to no taste as well. The pancakes were big & filling although a bit dry. Maybe on day we shall come back & try out different items on the menu or a different time of day. read more

Don't count on the "Tired of waiting in line" yelp app. We used it and stood by watching the host skip our party and seat others that showed up after us because they couldn't get a bus on the table we were going to . Checked in on line. Waited patiently for almost 1 hour but yeah just kept skipping us.. Not even a large party. Kinda disappointed. Ok well the food finally arrived after 1.5 hour from when we checked in early. The wait time was supposed to be 25 mins but clearly that didn't happen.. when the food came it was not what we thought. To be nice id rather eat out of the dumpster at Kelley's than go back to this place. The grits were instant, the Texas Hash was just low grade cheese on potato's and the portions were not nearly with the 11 dollars a plate. The server had a hickey on her neck she was trying to cover with a bandaid, and after being skipped over before seating it took 20 mins just to get water and coffee.. also when you order food make sure you ask for silver ware cause they didn't have any when we were seated. When she brought us silver ware she only brought four sets for the 6 of us.. and placed two of the in front of a three year old who promptly started playing with the knife. Seriously a disappointment, not worth the wait, the food was subpar, and over priced. Service was no existent read more

I had my mother's day meal here, it was LOVELY! The service was prompt, the staff were all friendly and worked as a team to take care of their guests. The food was soo delicious. Even though the restaurant was packed, we didn't have to wait too long for the food. The only problem is the bathroom. There is literally one bathroom for women and one bathroom for men. Like one toilet in each bathroom. So only one person could go to the bathroom at a time.. they need to add another toilet in each bathroom. The wait for a toilet was ridiculous. I wound up going into the men's restroom. The restroom is unique because there are sticky notes all over the walls. Inspirational quotes, funny jokes.. but people shouldn't be hanging out writing on sticky notes while there is a line of people waiting to go. I mean it's an awesome idea, if you had more toilets. That's my only complaint. I will definitely be back, but I will try to empty my bladder before I go to the restaurant. :) read more

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Great service! The food is good. I have mainly just had breakfast. Wish it was open with a dinner style menu.

Food is beyond incredible, but beware of all of the overwhelming christian decor...even in the bathrooms. The wait times were misleading and there is a lack of waiting space, forcing you to sit outside read more

Always an amazing experience! The staff is SO NICE and amazingly prompt! The quality and quantity of any pancake you want is at your choice! Everything on the menu is delicious, I personally love the French toast and avocado toast! read more

Really friendly and the food was so good. I had the biscuits and gravy which was the one of the best I've had.

Great food. Great service. We visit often and always enjoy it. Love the kitchen sink quesadilla and the pimiento cheese.

Nice spot for breakfast with family. The food was good and the service was friendly. I would definitely recommend.

This place was recommended to us by our sister, who is and excellent cook with discriminating tastes and I am so happy she did. We were able to be seated immediately at 10am on a busy Saturday morning. Excellent! Environment uplifting. No music or TV to interrupt focus on the family you are sharing meal with. Service efficient, attentive and friendly. Food delicious! Fresh, quality ingredients. We wanted to try a variety, so got biscuits and gravy with half regular sausage gravy and half jalapeño sausage gravy and also got the kitchen sink quesadillas. We really liked the crispy tortilla on the quesadilla. Had a nice "doggie bag" to take home too! Coffee and tea also very good. First time here, definitely not our last. read more

I absolutely love Red Oak Cafe the food is AMAZING and I love all of the delicious gluten free options. The staff is amazing but one that always shines is Madison, I request her now every time I go . :) read more

Yesterday March 28th we encountered some really poor customer service. I prefer not to be seated by the restroom- (I see that's where the host was leading us. I asked to be seated somewhere instead of by restroom and didn't mind waiting) the host said to go back to wait we will be seated next. Mind you there are several vacant seating. (Thinking that they those are not available because of social distancing) I'm not a fan of the community table - but they seat us there - thinking that's the only available seating- then Ppl come in (non minority) and the host greats them with a smile and seats them at those tables that I thought were not available. I look around and see how the other customers were greeted and served right away - as we wait wait and wait. The other ppl that were seated after us on the community table were waited on (Non minority) and we are still waiting.. I can't help but to think that race had something to do with why we were treated and thats why we continue to be overlooked. I look back to see if anyone is seated by the restroom and yes you guessed it - it was a minority couple. We had to get up and leave as we have the right to choose where to eat. This review may not make a difference anymore as I will not be back. However going forward they may inform the staff to treat all ppl of all races with kindness and fairness. If there was a no star I would rate it "no star" read more

This place is Fantastic! My favorite is the pancakes but everything I've had is so yummy. From the greeter to the bus boy you are treated with a smile. The cleanliness of the environment is good. Thanks for a great option in Alvin. read more

Came in for lunch. Not overly busy. Sat down. Staff standing around chatting it up at the front. After several minutes, we had to flag down the only waitress who was busy minding all the tables. She was very apologetic for the lack of service. She took our order. We both ordered sandwiches. It was taking longer than usual for our simple orders to be prepared. I'm not talking by moments, but much by much longer. Our waitress saw how frustrated we were getting and said she would check on our orders. She came back with our food a few moments later. She was wonderful. She needs to be placed at the LC location so she can get more tips and more help from the rest of the waitstaff. To emphasize, the place was not hustle and bustle, but there were some folks eating. It took forever for us to get our sandwiches. Simple sandwiches. The kitchen can not say they were slammed. I know the one located in League City runs a tight ship with service, even when way busy. Alvin drastically needs to pick up its game. read more

I had the biscuits and gravy and my husband always gets a breakfast bowl. I love the atmosphere. The service is great, I never had an empty glass and the coffee was hot. read more

Red Oak Alvin is so beautiful and has delicious food as always. Love having Caleb as a server! Definitely will be coming back :) read more

Red Oak Cafe - Red Oak Alvin is so beautiful and has delicious food as always. Love having Caleb as a server! Definitely will be coming back :) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Alvin, Texas

The food at this place is good, but it's the people inside who make you uncomfortable. The staff was talking about not wanting to wear masks in the time of Covid and they seated all of the white people on one side away from us (we are black). It felt very segregated. If you are black, I would recommend that you stay away. read more

THE CHOCOLATE GRAVY IS TO DIE FOR!!! Everything we ordered was excellent. Also love the sign in feature on Yelp...we drove here from Pearland and barely had to wait for Sunday brunch! read more

Excellent food and service, we will be back. Third time and we were very satisfied. The one recommendation I would offer is that the servers deliver the seasoned crackers to the table without being asked. We asked for the crackers because we have been there before but the couple next to us was there for the first time and didn't receive the crackers. Strongly recommended their chicken salad and chicken pot pie. read more