Church Alley Cafe & Bistro — Restaurant in New Iberia

First off, let me just say— this was my first experience with any sort of “back alley” location. Where I’m from I’ve never seen that sort of thing before so already, I was charmed before I even stepped in the door. A very friendly passerby who pointed out parking and then the bistro once we accidentally passed it turned out to be the owner— who just moved away from where I’m from! There was no way to plan for it but that extra touch was a huge comfort that only added to the experience. Thank you Mark for the warm welcome and for chatting with our group. That was our last spot before we all headed our separate ways back home and it truly felt like family.

Sorry, sorry… onto the product! I had an iced caramel latte that was so delicious I would’ve ordered another had I not had a 6 hour drive ahead of me! The ham and cheese croissant was delicious; so flaky and soft, buttery but not greasy, just wonderful. I also tried the classic cream cheese stuffed French toast and let me tell you, I order French toast almost everywhere and this was a total win in my book!!! The baristas and cooks did a great job getting our food and drinks out for such a short notice large party.

The interior is absolutely adorable as well. Rustic but modern, cozy but clean, very energizing. I could see myself working for a couple hours on something, or I could see myself sitting back with a good book for a long while too :)

I cannot wait to come back and spend time...

Such a cute little pocket restaurant right off main st. Love the name and atmosphere, but unfortunately did not have a good first time experience here. Staff seemed slightly unorganized. Came on a Sunday morning at 8 am, it took awhile to get the orders placed and then even took longer for the food to arrive. I got the Nutella “stuffed” French toast , which ended up being 2 slices of bread with some Nutella spread and a side of fruit, which took 35 minutes to come to the table. 🙀 the specialty coffees were really delicious, I definitely recommend getting one of those, the cafe au lait was not it this morning, not sure if it was the milk or what but it did not taste good. Someone at my table ordered the loaded puffins with no pork, substitute turkey, well after 20 minutes a server came and said that she had put pork sausage in it and it was already baking, so she would need to order something else. Not to mention we had already let the staff know we were on a time crunch. Needless to say my suggestion would be if you come here, put your food order in first and then order coffee, and be prepared to wait. I would come again for the coffee if in the area. Indoor and outdoor...

Good service in a nice little place. I had the crab cakes with stuffed potato and salad. Well I was excited to try this place out but ended up spending a premium on a few bites of food. The 3 cakes were just a couple bites each and if you think you will fill up with the stuffed potato, wrong, it too was just a small scoop in a foil cup, again just a few bites. It was a pretty little plate and tasted good but I had to stop by Taco Bell after because I was still hungry. The food also did not come out at the same time. It was only two of us and the place is very small, making it impossible to overwhelm the kitchen. It was just myself and a companion and my food come out first. I waited to eat a while then just had to eat because it was getting cold. When I finished I had to ask where the other dish was, it came out quickly after. The table next to us told us they had the same problem. The staff was nice and helpful. I felt like we spent enough money to feed 3 but barely could feed 1 which it’s sad. For this price the crab cakes should be larger and you should get a whole stuffed potato at...