Hobbit Cafe

03/26/09

Interesting place

by ryanwalker at Citysearch

This is a pretty weird place with good options for vegetarians. My girlfriend is a veggie and enjoys the food a lot, whenever I go with her it's good. We usually try to take our food to go though.

• Pros: Good for Vegetarian, fresh food
• Cons: Slightly weird

11/20/08

Huge portions...great service!

by monsi10 at Citysearch

This place is a treasure! I went there for the first time with my cousin who is a regular and I was shocked at how big the portions were. The decor is quaint and reminds me of restaurants in the Northeast. The waitress was friendly and accomodating. I ordered the Hobbit Wrap with egg salad and it was delicious! The prices are great for the amount of food that is served...the leftovers were perfect for lunch the next day! I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for different vegetarian options and and is tired of bland veggies. Parking is an issue, but worth the wait. Will most certainly go back!

• Pros: Great food!
• Cons: Parking

07/14/08

A fun place to eat! And good food!

by LJ16 at Citysearch

I love the Hobbit Cafe! It's a fun and tasty place to eat. The sandwiches are creative, but wayyyyy too big (even the smaller size order). That's not really a bad thing because it just means good leftovers. I've had mixed experiences with the service (usually excellent even when they're busy, but sometimes inexplicably slow at an off time)

07/12/08

Delicious Fish Tacos!

by JenniRC at Citysearch

I really enjoyed this place as a fun change of pace from regular lunch spots. I got the grilled fish tacos and really enjoyed them. Flavorful and healthy. When I first received my food, I thought maybe the portion would be a bit small...but it ended up being just right. I am about to go back again for lunch because I enjoyed it so much the first time!

02/07/08

Tasty Different

by WORD76 at Citysearch

Nice, relaxed atmosphere with healthy comfort food. Great for vegetarians, with alot of options but also more traditional casual food.

• Pros: Good Food, Interesting Atmosphere
• Cons: Parking sometimes

10/08/07

cozy joint - great for vege/pescatarians

by allenej at Citysearch

Amazing: mahi mahi sandwich with dill tartar sauce;

Good: ahi tuna sandwich;

Ok: egg salad

...The atmosphere is unique & homey, but very crowded every time I've gone for lunch. The menu has great variety.

• Pros: interesting atmosphere & mahi mahi sandwich
• Cons: crowded & a lil pricey

09/14/07

Slather me with avocado

by kilts at Citysearch

I'd hate to say anything bad about this place, because I love it so much - the quirky ambiance, excellent patio, nice staff ... but, man, I wouldn't recommend the cooked cuisine. That is, most of the entrees. They just haven't worked well with me so far.

However, the sandwiches and burgers are excellent. Very excellent! Especially if it has avocado. Perhaps my most favorite fruit (well, the jackfruit competes with it), maybe I'm easy to please when it comes to a dish with avocado involved. But, the Hobbit does it right, and plenty too. I absolutely can't finish the large Gandalf sandwich -- must settle for the slim. It is by far my favorite sandwich. If you want meat, though, you can get it -- some juicy, fresh-broiled burgers. Of course, the one slathered with avocados is the best :)

Excellent staff too -- though they seem to keep changing; its a young crew, and I guess gets a rather transient employee base. No matter, they must be guided well, in attitude and efficiency. I'm always done right with them, either when I'm alone, with friends or a date.

This place doesn't quite have the ambiance for business, so I wouldn't recommend it for that.

One thing though: they need to FIX THE DANG PARKING LOT! Some of the holes their can nearly swallow my car. I understand they've been nagging the landlord for quite a while. Well, I'm a customer -- let me nag some more: fix the PARKING!!!

• Pros: Excellent sandwiches, great atmosphere, great outdooring dining
• Cons: broken parking lot

04/25/07

Unique Atmosphere and tasty veggie treats !

by jewelryjunkie at Citysearch

I love the black bean nachos. I have had soups,sandwiches,etc. and I would really recommend

going and giving this legendary restaurant a try. You might have a little trouble finding a place to park

but once your inside it will be worth it. It is very unique place with great atmosphere,and friendly staff.

So if your are looking for something different give the Hobbit Cafe a try !

• Pros: Atmosphere and variety
• Cons: parking

11/19/06

best shrine to lord of the rings

by missorenishii at Citysearch

i haven't actually eaten a real meal here. we were curious and spontaneously decided to check it out. it's a quaint little "hobbit" house hiding on richmond. the space is small and personable with the feel of actually being in the Shire, and the lord of the rings paraphernalia provides amusing eye candy. scanning through the menu, we gather that this place is a bit on the health nut side. we opted for the cheesecake dessert which didn't disappoint ... and due to our spontaniety, we ended up finding one of the best wines ever! for red wine lovers, try: HIGUERUELA - a tempranillo from the rioja region of spain. absolutely superb! the staff was friendly and amusing - accomodating our every need (even though we came late, they never rushed us) and provided interesting banter from time to time. the waiter even gave us the empty bottle of HIGUERUELA. definitely an interesting themed restaurant in houston to try.*

• Pros: quaint, friendly staff

11/15/06

Quaint and Delicious; great fries

by foodluvr17 at Citysearch

I went here for my first time with a friend who's been a lot more. as soon as we got to the lot i had a good feeling about it. the restaurant itself reminded me of a small house. once inside it was very cozy with christmas lights near the ceilings. we got seated after waiting about 5 minutes. i ordered the avacado and mushroom sandwich SLIM (i thought this mean half) but when i got it, it was HUGE. i think they put a whole avocado in it! it was delicious. i just wish the bread didn't fall apart or the mushrooms could've been sauteed but it was still yummy. I couldn't finish it. the fries were great, i'd recommend those if you feel like having some. the waiter was very nice and he didn't mind splitting our check for us. im not much of a super healthy eater, but there are reasonable things to order from the menu that are kind of healthy, but still very tasty. (quesadillas with side orders of black beans instead of refried. things like that). overall i enjoyed my experience and i would not mind going again.

• Pros: very quaint, large portions, yummy fries
• Cons: paying extra for substitutes (the fries)