Downtown Cafe — Restaurant in Live Oak

So we did go again, closer to 12pm. Wow crowded. However, the food was delicious as before & the service was great.

I will say that you might have difficulty finding a table.

Some people though. We luckily found a table just vacated. There was a table that had a coffee & a laptop with someone's personal belongings. It sat vacant of anyone & no one else could use this table. Well about 45+ minutes after we had come in, this one guy who had been outside on his phone. We thought nothing of it. Well he came back in. Then sat at his computer working on whatever it was. They get busy & tables fill up plus you have table hogs.

There special was a Wardolf Wrap & tried their Potato Bacon soup. Both were delicious. They have a lot of baked goodies.

August 2019

We hadn't been here before, we must change that. This place has good food. You can get freshly baked items, delicious soups & sandwiches. I decided to take a chance on their Reuben Sandwich & it is by far one of the best Reuben Sandwiches I have had in years. I was really impressed with their homemade soups & we were going to split a Blondie but took it home. I decided to try it & forgot to share it.

It is nice inside. We sat by the window & you can hear the traffic but it isn't so intrusive.

Actually the most bothersome noise was by another customer who just had to have a loud cell phone call.

This is a small restaurant, most of their business seems more take out. If you must take a call then go outside, esp when people can't hear each other over your obnoxiously loud phone call in such a small area.

We will be going again & they close early...

Giving them 3.5 stars. I think those who give 5 stars have been sheltered. I'm not saying the place is bad but it has potential to be better. Atmosphere is cute n relaxing. Good place to meet a friend. Service is generally good. Food is ok... They have a nice selection of tasty sandwiches n bread. And I like that not everything is fried (unlike most restaurants around here). but not all items are consistent in quality, i.e., I don't understand how their 'broccoli n cheese' soup is popular when it was great the first time, watery the second time, and super thick-gloppy this time. Other than that, the place is decent. I'd give them a extra star if they had gluten-free options but I suppose that's...

We started visiting the Downtown Cafe when we moved to Live Oak in 2020. We love the owners and neighbors we meet there so 5 on atmosphere. But the food is awesome. Also loved the way they recovered from devastating flood of our downtown last summer. They are a real service to our community when the hurricanes come through. Thank you so much for all the homemade cakes on Sunday's. Especially Pecan,...