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Cafe Blue - Downtown, Austin, TX

Cafe Blue - Downtown

3.5
3.5
1100 Reviews
$30 and under
Seafood

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2 people
10:30 PM
Booked 10 times today
Escape to the coastal and tropical flavors of Cafe Blue. Our Oyster Bar features a variety of freshly shucked Oysters on the Half Shell, as well as Snow Crab Claws, Shrimp Cocktail, and two kinds of Ceviche. Popular seafood selections include Cedar Plank Salmon, Crab Stuffed Flounder and Kick Ass Sea Bass. Our steaks are dry-aged in-house for 14 days, and all desserts are scratch-made. To complement our menu, we feature an extensive, award-winning wine list, with over 30 varieties available by the glass. Our bar offers a number of Caribbean-inspired cocktails such as the Painkiller and the Dark & Stormy, as well as popular martinis and fresh lime juice margaritas.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Seafood, Steak, Wine Bar
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch Sat, Sun 9:00 am–3:00 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 11:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Daily 3:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (512) 428-5796
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Benjamin Nathan
  • Private party facilities
    The Tortola Room is an intimate dining room that seats up to 30 diners comfortably and our St. John Room seats 60 diners at max capacity. Our Main Dining Room accommodates 80 diners and can be privatized be a floor to ceiling curtain. The Lounge stands 80 guests + appetizer buffet.
  • Private party contact
    Heather Severson: (512) 635-7867
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Cross street
    Trinity
  • Parking details
    Street parking is available around the restaurant. IIn addition, the Austin Convention Center parking garage is only a block away at 2nd and San Jacinto, and is open to the public.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,100 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.5
3.5 based on recent ratings
  • 3.6Food
  • 3.7Service
  • 3.4Ambience
  • 3.5Value

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Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Cafe Blue - Downtown offers an inviting dining experience with "amazing food, service, and ambiance." Seafood enthusiasts will enjoy "perfectly cooked" salmon and "fresh oysters." Service is "super friendly" and accommodating, even during busy hours. The diverse menu, delightful brunch, and happy hour deals make it a "must stop" in Austin.

1,100 Reviews
  1. Chuck

    VIP

    Austin

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    They must be closing due to convention center renovation

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  2. Keffer

    Austin

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    What Let’s start by saying that we had a reservation at 9:30 on Valentine’s Day. As soon as we walked in the door squeaked to the high heavens. That’s OK at least we’ll get some hospitality, right? The lady looked at us and said it was gonna be a 20 minute wait. 20 minute wait?! What does a reservation even mean? Considering everything else was booked we just waited to be seated. It took the wait about 10 minutes to get to us and we ordered some oysters thinking they would be fast. Wrong, you probably guessed by now that we never saw those oysters. By the time the waiter woke up from his nap and realized that we were still sat at his table, we ordered our food only for him to say they were out of mashed potatoes. I know you’re thinking to yourself, but there are other sides, but this place only serves mashed potatoes, rice or greens. Pretty much every dish has mashed potatoes on it. After 30 minutes of sitting there with nothing but two waters on our table we decided to cut our losses and go to Taqueria 10 de 10.  If you manage this please learn to use some WD-40 on that door. It is so annoying. Also, you should probably fix the flickering light fixtures. Save yourself the trouble and just go to the taco spot around the corner behind this place. 0/10

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  3. Diego

    Austin

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Genuinely wish I’d gone to Long John Silver’s instead

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  4. cade

    San Francisco

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Quite possibly the worst dining experience of my life. 100% the worst I’ve ever had in Austin. The only shining light of the entire evening is that my wife and I will be able to look back & laugh about how comically bad Valentines Day dinner 2025 was for the rest of our days.

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  5. GlenFine

    Austin

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Disappointed. Ceviche was almost tasteless..Shortage of wait staff caused a 20 delay. Grilled shrimp was overcooked.

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  6. Kisha

    Austin

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    Went here for Valentine’s Day and it was a BUST. The manager was the bartender, roof was leaking water, and food was awful. While I didn’t eat my food, we simply paid the bill, left full plates and headed over to P.F Changs.

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  7. Janice

    Austin

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    I had read prior to going here that the service was not good, but the food was. That turned out to be absolutely true. I also found some prices to be very high. A dozen oysters for $50-$60 seemed quite pricy.

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  8. Tammy

    Corpus Christi

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Brought my out of town guests here for Valentine’s dinner prior to a concert at ACL. Food was good, service terrible. Reservation was made over a month early. Hostess had zero recommendations for parking and seated us initially at the worst table in the place right by the door. Then when we asked about a better table we were moved just one table away. Then my cocktail came w no lime (G+T), had to wait 10 minutes for oyster forks, salads came w the entrees, and one entree was missing its rice. So disappointing. Have dined at the Bee Cave location several times and will again but will make another choice when downtown again.

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  9. Mark

    Austin

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Not the best experience. The seafood tower is over priced for the previously frozen product they are serving. Big disappointment for 115$. The grilled fresh fish was over cooked and actually burnt. Very surprised they let that get through the pass as it was blatant it was over cooked. Great looking place and location but sub par quality brings this place to a “no go again” rank for me.

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  10. Ronald

    Dallas

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 19, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    The food was not good. The wait staff was one person who was pregnant and was running the floor by herself. It was my wife’s birthday and I wanted her to have a great experience, but we did even get a good experience.

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FAQs

Cafe Blue - Downtown offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (512) 428-5796.

Cafe Blue - Downtown is rated 3.5 stars by 1100 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
10:30 PM
Booked 10 times today

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Google Map for Cafe Blue - Downtown

340 E. 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Trinity
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch Sat, Sun 9:00 am–3:00 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 11:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Daily 3:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Seafood, Steak, Wine Bar
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street parking is available around the restaurant. IIn addition, the Austin Convention Center parking garage is only a block away at 2nd and San Jacinto, and is open to the public.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Benjamin Nathan
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (512) 428-5796
  • Private party facilities
    The Tortola Room is an intimate dining room that seats up to 30 diners comfortably and our St. John Room seats 60 diners at max capacity. Our Main Dining Room accommodates 80 diners and can be privatized be a floor to ceiling curtain. The Lounge stands 80 guests + appetizer buffet.
  • Private party contact
    Heather Severson: (512) 635-7867
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