Cedar Creek Cafe

02/25/11

Wish they had servers

by Hillary Rolfes

Food has improved, yay! Ambiance is great, just wish they had servers. Also, great location, not enough bars in that area!

09/12/10

Outdoor fun, great time.

by Mariposa1974

I love the outdoor atmosphere here. The food and drinks were kind of slow but overall we had a great time. The location sisnt around many bars so this was a huge plus for us.

03/01/10

Not on Washington Ave

by lljp

I eat a very late lunch at Cedar Creek every Monday and always enjoy the outing. The Staff is friendly and helpful, and the food is very good for "pub grub". The place benefits from not having much around it. (No other bars along the street that will lead you off when the conversation gets slow.) A big patio and comfortable seating inside make every visit pleasant. I am worried the ex-frat boys are beginning to discover the place. All of the badly bleached girls (this does not exclude mustaches) with big cheap glasses are stopping by as well. If this keeps up the place is sunk. But for now; enjoy the place, applaude Cedar Creeks' success and go have a cold one at this friendly bar before it gets overrun by the same bunch that ruins every neat joint in this town....

• Pros: Good Counter Service
• Cons: Catching on with the Frat Crowd

02/21/09

Has potential -- needs management BADLY

by heights17

We've gone twice now because we like the atmosphere and generally enjoy the other "Creeks" in the Heights. While I don't like the frat boy crowd that comes, I can't stop that (seriously though...who gets a table and stands around it...???).

What IS an issue is their lack of any organization. Went to the bar to order food and luckily found one of the OC bartenders who had a clue about how to work a bar. I was able to order food and get a couple of diet cokes to open my tab. BUT, their guns were out of diet coke (REALLY???) so he had to go track down cans. When we wanted simple rum and diet coke later, another bartender couldn't even find cans. SO, we ordered beer. This might seem minor, but the fact that this is supposed to be a FULL-SERVICE bar "in" the Heights makes a basic lack of a simple bar material unacceptable. Nonetheless, we get over it and go back to enjoying each other's company outside. It starts to get chilly and we (and a couple of other tables) ask one of the food runners if they have standing heat lamps and his response is that they are out of propane -- UMMMMMM, last we checked Restaurant Depot is right down the street -- and if they don't have it there, there's a Walgreen's, Home Depot, and Lowe's all within shooting distance.

The food is pretty standard stuff ripped from Dry & Onion Creek and is prepared well. Nothing fancy but tastes good -- they should add nachos and other share-able appetizers to their menu. I know the kitchen can handle it when the barstaff can manage to enter the orders correctly (btw, don't ask for any special orders..."mayo no mustard" or "onion rings instead of fries" b/c you most likely won't get it thanks to the lack of competence of most bar staff). They need an onsite manager that can train the barstaff better, they need to clearly communicate to the patrons that food orders are at the bar (and maybe dedicate someone to cashier for food orders only at busy times?), and train the peeps to bartend.

• Pros: Ambience, Good Crowd Before 11 pm, Simple Casual Food Made Well, Food Runners are quick and friendly
• Cons: Most Bartenders are clueless except for the short hispanic girl and the bald guy from Onion Creek

02/05/09

I liked Cedar Creek at first but changed my mind

by tmccoy7691

When I first went to Cedar Creek I loved it! It really has an Austin feel. The back patio is the best. The only problem with the place is that the waitress/bartenders are mean! And rude! And it takes forever to get a drink! Also, if you drink beer the price is good ($15.00 for a bucket of 6 beers) but if you drink anything other than that, you can forget it...$9.00 for a crappy glass of wine...I could have bought the whole bottle for cheaper. All in all, first I was very impressed with the place, but I've been there 4 times now and will probably not go back for a long while!

If your thinking of trying this place, you should but don't get to excited. It might rub you the wrong way after a few visits!

• Pros: The decor is cool and the back patio is really relaxed. Great place to meet up with friends
• Cons: The beer is average price but everything else is way too high!