Broughton Street Cafe & Ice Cream — Restaurant in Orangeburg

February 25th, 2025....Another visit, luckily early morning and another great chat with Greg over continuously delicious coffee and a scrumptious fresh muffin lovingly presented. I do hope with the new CITY HALL being built across the street will advance the re-generation of Orangeburg's historic central business district and that the BROUGHTON STREET CAFE, which has been a focal beating heart of the decayed downtown. will beat even faster to revitalize this community. FINGERS CROSSED!!!

UPDATE as of January, 2025: I have had the pleasure of eating here several times now and this place just gets better and better!!!! I love getting off the Interstate highways and visiting these lovely historic towns that have been left behind by the HIGHWAY TRAVELLERS. The northbound drive between the I-95 and I-26 is soooooo much prettier ....and SAFER!!!!! Orangeburg is the home of USC but the downtown area seems a bit deserted. Fortunately for me, and the people of Orangeburg, this CAFE has opened up to offer locals (and we lucky visitors) some delicious baking and locally-sourced fabulous coffee (and as a frequent visitor to the USA I have not been impressed with much of the coffee I have tasted on previous trips) in a bright, artistic and comfortable setting. This time I had the extreme pleasure of a long conversation with the owner, Greg. Daily baking delights totally unfitting for any diet) are sold out quickly because this café has a reputation for delectable desserts. SLICED BEEF with horseradish mayo and a CHICKEN AND PROVOLONE, both on CRISPY FRESH croissants !!!! WOW!!!! Equally delicious is the CHICKEN SALAD on a croissant with a side of LOCALLY homemade sweet wafer dill sliced pickles. Topped off with the CAKE OF THE DAY: I have had a huge slice of fluffy and light Coconut Italian Wedding Cake with delectably soft (and NOT too sweet surprisingly ) white vanilla frosting. Their KEY LIME CAKE is also delectable. Terrific local coffee as stated before. Orangeburg (and the BROUGHTON CAFE) is a great stop before the crazy chariot races on the I-26 to Columbia. (I would suggest adding a half hour to BY-PASS COLUMBIA and continue cross-country on the 601...

So, I come here pretty frequently for breakfast sandwiches and thank the good Lord I somehow was able to sleep in this morning and by the time I woke up it was past breakfast. I called them to ask if they do breakfast all day long and much to my chagrin, they said no, well, nowhere else was open for breakfast either so I thought it was time to try out their lunch because like I said, I had gotten their breakfast, dozens and dozens of times at this point it is delicious and is a regular part of me and my businesses breakfast spots

Well, the sandwiches were so good I literally had to call up there just to tell them because I feel like everybody calls to complain, but nobody ever calls for the opposite. So, I didn’t just call to complement them because typically people only called to complain. The main reason was because they deserved the words that came out of my mouth when I said, “ Yo, I ordered two sandwiches with every intention of saving one to eat later, but I am completely smashing it at such a rapid speed I can already tell I will not have a sandwich to eat later.”

With all of that said, the food was absolutely terrific. I’m not gonna say it was cheap, but the fact is the economy we find ourselves, and everything is so expensive. It certainly is in the same ballpark as anything else out there.

And while the quality of ingredients and taste of the food really does matter the most the quality of the customer service and the ingredients inside their heart that leads to the way they operate. Their business is a big reason why I eat there on the regular. They are great people. They are individuals with a heart to not just serve the client in front of them, but to serve the city in which God has placed them. Maybe not for everyone but, at least for me, that does not go on seen.

Bottom line = Banging food, and...

UPDATE as of April 5, 2024: This place just gets better and better!!!! Stopped in this time with my daughter and we scored the BEST FOOD yet!!!!! SLICED BEEF with horseradish mayo and a CHICKEN AND PROVOLONE, both on CRISPY FRESH croissants !!!! WOW!!!! Generous portions and it was dinner too!!!! Topped off with a huge slice of fluffy and light Coconut Italian Wedding Cake (???) with delectably soft (and NOT too sweet surprisingly ) white vanilla frosting. Also saved some for dinner!!! Terrific local coffee as stated before. Orangeburg (and the BROUGHTON CAFE) is a great stop before the crazy chariot races (and THIS time HOURS long traffic jams!!!!) on the I-26 to Columbia. I love getting off the Interstate highways and visiting these lovely historic towns that have been left behind by the HIGHWAY TRAVELLERS. Orangeburg is the home of USC but the downtown area seems a bit deserted. Fortunately for me, and the people of Orangeburg, this CAFE has opened up to offer locals (and we lucky visitors) some delicious baking and locally-sourced fabulous coffee (and as a frequent visitor to the USA I have not been impressed with much of the coffee I have tasted on previous trips) in a bright, artistic and comfortable setting. Daily baking delights totally unfitting for any diet) are sold out quickly because this café has a reputation for delectable desserts. This place is definitely on my route for the next time and, in addition, the drive between the I-26 and I-95 is soooooo much prettier...