Maxine’s Cafe & Bakery is a welcoming American restaurant in Bastrop, Texas, where Southern comfort and classic café favorites come together in a setting that feels both cozy and memorable.
Housed in a charming brick-walled space, the restaurant creates an inviting atmosphere that suits everything from a relaxed breakfast to a lingering dinner with friends or family. Guests come for hearty Southern dishes like catfish and collards, along with breakfast plates that set the tone for a satisfying start to the day.
With a menu that also includes comfort food, small plates, quick bites, vegetarian options, coffee, beer, wine, and dessert, Maxine’s offers something for nearly every appetite and occasion.
What makes Maxine’s Cafe & Bakery especially appealing is the full experience it provides. Whether you want to dine in, take advantage of outdoor seating, order delivery, pick up curbside, or stop in for takeaway, the restaurant makes it easy to enjoy its food in the way that works best for you.
It is known for fast service, great coffee, great dessert, and local specialties, making it a dependable choice for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, or solo dining. Guests also appreciate the on-site bar, counter service, and catering options, which add flexibility for both casual visits and special gatherings.
The atmosphere is casual, cozy, historic, and trendy all at once, giving it wide appeal for locals and visitors alike.
Maxine’s Cafe & Bakery also stands out for its thoughtful accessibility and guest-friendly details. Wheelchair-accessible parking, entrance, seating, and restrooms help ensure a comfortable visit for all. Additional conveniences such as gender-neutral toilets, restroom access, reservation acceptance, and payment options including credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments make dining here simple and stress-free.
Backed by a strong 4.50-star rating from 2,809 reviews, Maxine’s has built a reputation for quality, consistency, and hospitality. Located at 905 Main St in Bastrop, it is a go-to destination for anyone looking for a warm American dining experience with excellent food, dependable service, and a welcoming place to gather.
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Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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Food & Drinks
Avocado Toast: Jalapeno cornbread loaf topped with sliced avocado, cherry tomatoes, pickled onions, and feta cheese, and topped with balsamic reduction.
A toasted English muffin split and then topped with Canadian bacon, perfectly poached eggs, and our homemade Hollandaise sauce. Served with home-fried potatoes • With Tomato +$1.00 | With Spinach +$1.50
Fresh sautéed spinach, Canadian bacon, and poached eggs. Served on a toasted English muffin topped with our homemade Hollandaise sauce • Add Tomato +$1.00
A home-baked buttermilk biscuit, split and topped with a scrambled egg and your choice of bacon or sausage gravy.
A spicy blend of jalapeños, onion, tomato, & corn tortilla strips, scrambled with 2 eggs and your choice of bacon or sausage and topped with cheddar cheese. Served with a side of breakfast potatoes, flour, or corn tortillas and our homemade salsa.
Offered every day for breakfast: Two eggs, any style with your choice of grits, oatmeal, or home-fried potatoes, your choice of 3 strips of bacon, 2 sausage patties, or a ham steak & your choice of toast or a buttermilk biscuit.
Split grilled biscuit topped with sausage patties, poached eggs, and jalapeno hollandaise sauce. Served with a side of home-fried potatoes.
Your choice of bacon, sausage, or ham, scrambled with 2 eggs, home-fried potatoes, onion, and jalapenos, topped with cheddar cheese. Served with a side of breakfast potatoes and 2 flour tortillas or toast and homemade salsa.
A bed of home-fried potatoes topped with sausage gravy, bacon crumbles, 2 eggs any style, and cheddar cheese.
A Griddle cake or French toast served with 2 eggs, any style, your choice of bacon, sausage patty, or ham steak & your choice of home-fried potatoes, oatmeal, or grits • Add a mix-in to your griddle cake: Blueberry, Chocolate Chip, or Pecan Praline, no additional charge.
Our crispy Belgian waffle served with butter & syrup. Original, Blueberry, Chocolate Chip, or Pecan Praline!
12" platter-sized griddle cake served with butter & syrup. Original, Blueberry, Chocolate Chip, or Pecan Praline!
Two slices of egg-battered sourdough bread toasted on the griddle until golden brown and sprinkled with powdered sugar • Toppings: Blueberry, Chocolate Chip, Pecan Praline, or Peanut Butter.
Featured on the December 2011 cover of Texas Monthly, this stack of 12 Griddle cakes served with a quarter-pound pile of bacon will be sure to make you cry uncle.
4oz Beef cutlet tenderized, dredged in buttermilk and breaded, and hand breaded, topped with cream gravy.
One grilled or fried 5-ounce center-cut pork chop cooked to juicy perfection.
Bacon, Ham, Sausage, Cheddar, Monterey Jack, Swiss, Pepper Jack, Provolone, Spinach, Bell Pepper, Onion, Jalapeno, Avocado, Tomato, Mushrooms, Potatoes
Half Order $6.50 | Full Order $9.50 • 2 of our famous buttermilk biscuits, split and smothered with your choice of sausage or bacon gravy • Additional Bacon or Sausage Crumbles +$3.00
Half Order $5.00 | Full Order $8.00 • 2 of our famous buttermilk biscuits, split and smothered with cream gravy.
Hand-breaded chicken breast, served on top of a waffle. Your choice of cream gravy or syrup.
Our breakfast tacos are hand-rolled with flour or corn tortillas and stuffed with 3 ingredients of your choice • Your choice of three ingredients: Two Eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, Cheddar cheese, Monterrey Jack cheese, bell pepper, jalapeños, yellow onion, spinach, potato, mushrooms, avocado, tomato • Additional Ingredients are +$1.50 each.
One Egg $4.50 | Two Eggs $5.50 | Three Eggs $6.50 • Add your choice of 3 strips of bacon, 2 sausage patties, or a ham steak for $2.75
Cup $4.50 | Bowl $6.00
White, whole grain, rye, sourdough, or an English muffin or a buttermilk biscuit.
Hear from our valued guests
I love to travel. Finding new places to eat is a big part of traveling for me. I particularly enjoy finding out of the way restaurants to try. Bastrop Texas is a very nice town kind of off the beaten path but real Texas. My traveling buddy and I decided to try Maxine's for a quick breakfast stop and we were not disappointed. The service was Texas friendly. It's my kind of place. Tidy, clean, comfy with plenty of Texas memorabilia on the wall. I ordered biscuits and gravy with home fries. I know, it's an easy to prepare meal but I have had bad versions so this was a pleasant surprise. Nice crispy potatoes and super tasty gravy on tender, fluffy biscuits. Just the kind of meal you would expect in Texas. Hearty and great tasting. Prices are very reasonable and like I said the service and atmosphere just what we were looking for in the great state of Texas.If you are hungry and in the area you should definitely give it a try.
Down to Earth gourmet is the best description I can think of, good ol cooking with a twist. Friendly diner style service, love it, the food, and the prices.
Best chicken and waffles I've ever had !!!!!!!!!!!!! Yummy! Post trip edit: It took a little bit of time to get sat with a group of our size but both waitresses were very prompt with getting us taken care of! I wish I got the ladies names since they did such a great job! A read headed woman and a brunette. Both ladies were so friendly and made our visit even more enjoyable! The mimosas were PERFECT! I loved the mason jars for all our drinks too, I feel like it makes it taste better haha While the chicken and waffles are my personal highlight of the day, all the extra sides I got to taste were great! The biscuit was HUGE and made perfectly. Buttery and salty, dense but still very moist. Fried green tomatoes were delicious and so were the sweet potato fries! Our group will be coming back asap!!
This restaurant was truly amazing exceptional! The food was really good, and the desserts were amazing! My Father had their coconut cream pie and said it was the best he had ever had. The atmosphere is homey, fun and welcoming with a nice facility. The staff are very kind and our family enjoyed being welcomed to take our time even though it was late, and my mom had gotten some heat exhaustion from an event earlier in the day and was needing more time to feel better. Our waitress Payten is a jewel, thank you for all you do!!!
The food as always is absolutely delicious! The wait is worth it! Breakfast and lunch has never tasted better! The sweet tea is outta this world! The service is wonderful always smiles and quick!! The decorations make the place feel even more like old home and if you get the chance, ask for Linda the server! She's been her for 15 years!!
Visiting from Cypress and staying at the nearby Lost Pines Resort, tried this place and it’s amazing despite the short wait and slower service. The biscuits and gravy was the best I’ve had, also has the chicken fajita salad to be healthy and it was great with homemade ranch. Everything down the bacon was flavorful and awesome. The historic location and laid-back human service vibe is a great thing to have here in 2026. All around great place.
Very cute cafe in the heart of historic main street bastrop. The fried pickles came with a big bowl of ranch! They were so good. Fried catfish was excellent and the key lime pie was so good.
The people are very nice. It’s great service big portions of food. Everything was great. The chicken tenders were the most tender chicken I’ve ever had .
We visited go the first time today. Breakfast was really good and so was the service. The server went out of her way to feed our grandkids quickly cause one was really hungry. Wait time was not bad (15 min) and we were served fairly quickly. It was a nice experience. Coffee was good too.
They have the best home cooking I have tasted in a very long time. There portion sizes are large. More food than 1 person can eat. Oh my goodness there pancakes taste like Mom's home cooking. If you pick the large size OJ or milk be prepared for a very hug Jar. Me and my husband loved this place and definitely will return when we visit again.
Common questions about Maxine's Cafe & Bakery
Maxine's Cafe & Bakery is located at 905 Main St, Bastrop, TX 78602, United States, Bastrop, TX, United States.
You can reach Maxine's Cafe & Bakery by calling +1 512-303-0919.
Maxine's Cafe & Bakery has a rating of 4.5 out of 5 based on 2809 customer reviews.
Maxine's Cafe & Bakery features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Maxine's Cafe & Bakery features the following service options: Outdoor seating, Kerbside pickup, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in, Delivery.
Maxine's Cafe & Bakery features the following highlights: Fast service, Great coffee, Great dessert, Serves local specialty.
Maxine's Cafe & Bakery features the following popular for: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
Maxine's Cafe & Bakery features the following offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Coffee, Comfort food, Quick bite, Small plates, Vegetarian options, Wine.
Maxine's Cafe & Bakery features the following dining options: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Catering, Counter service, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
Maxine's Cafe & Bakery features the following amenities: Bar on site, Gender-neutral toilets, Restroom.
Maxine's Cafe & Bakery features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Historic, Trendy.
Maxine's Cafe & Bakery features the following crowd: Family friendly, Groups, LGBTQ+ friendly, Tourists, Transgender safe space.
Maxine's Cafe & Bakery features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
Maxine's Cafe & Bakery features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
Maxine's Cafe & Bakery features the following children: Good for kids, Has changing table(s), High chairs, Kids' menu.
Maxine's Cafe & Bakery features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking.
Maxine's Cafe & Bakery features the following pets: Dogs allowed, Dogs allowed outside.
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