Café menu
Welcome to our table
This menu is a culmination of recipes that have been in our family for generations and new creations we serve entertaining family and friends. Welcome to our table and, what we consider, a taste of home.
7:00 – 10:30 am
Breakfast
After 10:30, just ask.
Grab & Go
6.49A muffin, croissant or bagel with cream cheese, plus a small drip coffee. Upgrade to any drink.
Breakfast Sandwich Combo
11.49Any breakfast sandwich or the Legislative Biscuit, plus a small drip coffee. Upgrade to any drink.
Gluten-free bread. Gluten-free 7 Grain at no charge, or gluten-free Sourdough for 1.00, on any breakfast or lunch sandwich. We bake and build in a shared kitchen, so we can't promise a gluten-free environment.
Breakfast Sandwich
9.95 / 11.45Egg, choice of bread, garlic aioli, meat and cheese. Served toasted or pressed. Turkey or bacon 11.45.
Big Tex
18.45Our 1.5 pound burrito: scrambled eggs, hash browns, grilled onion, bell pepper and jalapeño, meat, cheddar and house garlic-jalapeño crema in a 14-inch flour tortilla. Meatless available.
The Legislative Biscuit
9.45Parmesan bacon biscuit, egg patty, bacon and provolone. More pork than a piece of DC legislation.
Miss Texas
10.45The same as the Big Tex, about half the size.
Avocado Toast
13.95Seasoned avocado, sourdough or rustic wheat, garlic aioli, tomato, red onion, feta and balsamic glaze. Add scrambled egg or bacon.
Fruit and Yogurt Parfait
6.95 / 98 oz or 12 oz. Vanilla yogurt, fruit and fresh granola, served with a granola cookie.
Hand rolled and boiled in New York City
Bagels
Bagel, Toasted
4 / 5.50With butter 4.00, with plain cream cheese 5.50, flavored 6.00.
Bagel Breakfast Sandwich
9.95 / 11.45Egg, choice of bagel, garlic aioli, meat and cheese. Bacon or turkey 11.45.
Salads & chicken salad
Seasonal Berry Salad
14.95Spinach with seasonal berries, feta and pecans, tossed in balsamic vinaigrette. Add grilled chicken 4.00.
Caesar
17.95Chopped romaine, grilled chicken, lemon wedge, croutons and Caesar dressing.
Chicken salad · pre-order only, one day's notice
By the Container
12 / 1512 oz or 16 oz, served with crackers. Order by 2 pm the day before pickup.
Lunch begins at 10:30 am
Sandwiches
At our table, lunch comes with chips and a drink, like our unlimited iced tea. Really hungry? Ask for a Large or Texas Size sandwich. Want breakfast after 10:30, or lunch before it? Just ask; we'll make it if we still have it ready.
Gluten-free bread. Gluten-free 7 Grain at no charge, or gluten-free Sourdough for 1.00, on any breakfast or lunch sandwich. We bake and build in a shared kitchen, so we can't promise a gluten-free environment.
Regular
As listedBuilt the way it's always been.
Large
+2.502 oz more meat.
★ Texas Size
+4.504 oz more meat. Go big.
Brisket Large +4.50 · Texas Size +9.00 BLTs size up in bacon Your way cold, toasted, hot or pressed on most sandwiches
The BLT
13Bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo on your choice of toasted bread. BLAT, with avocado, 15.50.
Turkey BLT
16Turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo on your choice of toasted bread. Turkey BLAT, with avocado, 18.50.
The Texan Club
18.50Turkey, ham, bacon and cheddar with lettuce, tomato, mayo and honey mustard. On toasted Texas Toast, or hot-pressed on ciabatta.
The Cuban
18.50Slow-roasted pork, ham, Swiss, yellow mustard and pickles, pressed on Cuban bread from a Cuban bakery in Tampa. Tampa style with salami, +1.50.
The Italian
17Ciabatta layered with pepperoni, salami, provolone, black olives and pepperoncini, pressed hot, then topped with cold shredded lettuce and balsamic vinaigrette.
The Panini
17Ciabatta with pesto, mayo, spinach, tomato and onion, pressed on the panini grill. Turkey & provolone, ham & Swiss, or veggie & Havarti.
Grilled Cheese
11Sourdough and four slices of cheese, grilled. Pick one cheese or mix two. Kevin Bacon, Cluck Norris, Ham Solo or Tom Petty, +2.50.
Garden Deluxe
15Hummus, green bell pepper, onion, tomato, cucumber, lettuce, provolone and balsamic vinaigrette on rustic wheat, or as a wrap.
The Chuck Wagon
14.50Build your own. Pull what you want off the wagon and build it your way: your bread, meat and cheese, then the spreads and veggies you like.
Daily specials · starting October 19
Monday: The Reuben
18.50Pastrami, Swiss, sauerkraut and thousand island on grilled rye. Chips or potato salad, no upcharge.
Tuesday & Wednesday: Soup & Sandwich
15.95A cup of soup with a Grilled Cheese, BLT or chicken salad sandwich, or half an Italian, Panini or Texan Club on ciabatta, plus chips and a drink. Two soups each week, one vegetarian. Bowl +2.50.
Thursday & Friday: Brisket
19.95Our house brisket on a brioche bun, with a drink and dessert. Chips or potato salad, no upcharge.
Fall features · for a limited time
The Gobbler
18.50Turkey, bacon, Havarti, thin-sliced apple, garden veggie cream cheese and cranberry chutney on hearty wheat. Starting October 19.
Fall Harvest Chicken Salad
15.95Mayo, Greek yogurt, Honeycrisp apple, dried cranberry and toasted pecan on your choice of bread. By the container: 8 oz 9.00 · 12 oz 12.00.
Seasonal features rotate through the year; ask what we're running. Credit cards are subject to a 3% service charge.
Kid's menu
Kid's Breakfast
8.50Kid's drink included. Scrambled eggs, bacon or sausage, hash brown and toast, or a breakfast sandwich with sausage, egg and cheese.
Kid's Lunch
8.50Chips, kid's drink and Teddy Grahams included. Grilled cheese, peanut butter & jelly, cheese quesadilla, or a traditional ham or turkey sandwich.
In the case daily, or ordered ahead
Bakery
By the dozen, as a whole pie or cake, or by the pan. We take orders for special requests.
Five desserts every day
- Banana Pudding and Poteet Pudding, 8 oz or 12 oz cup
- South Texas Sheet Cake
- Brownies
- Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
To order ahead
Order Monday through Wednesday by 10 am, ready two days later.
Thursday and Friday, just ask; we'll see what we can do.
Custom layer and tiered cakes need one week's notice.
Flavors are always on us
Drinks
Prices shown are for a Small.
★ House specialty drinks
Hot or iced
FromThe 1885
Large · Iced only8.20Dr Pepper, espresso, vanilla, caramel and cream, finished with whipped cream.
Nutella
Hot · Iced6.70Dutched chocolate and hazelnut, whipped cream, Nutella drizzle.
Cookie Butter
Hot · Iced6.70Cookie butter, vanilla and caramel, whipped cream, cookie crumbles.
Peach Cobbler
Hot · Iced6.70Peach, vanilla, cinnamon and cheesecake over Dr Pepper with cream and cold foam.
South Texas Mocha
Hot · Iced6.70Dutched chocolate, cinnamon and cayenne, whipped cream. Choose your heat: one to five peppers.
Built as a latte, mocha, hot chocolate, steamer or dirty soda, your call. The 1885 is a fixed recipe.
Flavors are always on us.
Up to four per drink, in any latte, mocha, chai, matcha, energy drink or soda. Drip, americano, cappuccino and iced coffee: 50¢ a flavor.
Sizes
| Small | Medium | Large | XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot | 12 oz | 16 oz | 20 oz | — |
| Iced | 16 oz | 20 oz | 24 oz | 32 oz |
| Shots | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Prices shown are for a Small. Every Large gets a free third shot.
Southern Sweet Tea.
Brewed fresh and sweetened like we never left Texas. Unsweet's here too, for folks from the rest of the country. Bless your hearts.
Unlimited with lunch · from 3.75Coffee & espresso
Espresso, cortado and Cuban coffee are priced by shot count: 2, 3 or 4 shots
FromDrip
2.55Iced Coffee
3.00Americano
4.10Espresso
2 · 3 · 4 shots3.25Cortado
2 · 3 · 4 shots4.25Cuban Coffee
2 · 3 · 4 shots4.75Café con Leche
5.80Cappuccino
4.80Flat White
5.35Latte
5.35Eggnog Latte
Seasonal6.10Mocha
5.60White Mocha
5.60Macchiato
5.60Dirty Chai
5.80Non-coffee
FromLondon Fog
5.05Chai
4.80Matcha
4.50Hot Chocolate
4.50Flavored Milk
5.00Hot Tea
3.75Southern Sweet Tea
3.75Brewed fresh, sweet or unsweet. Unlimited with lunch.
Lemonade
4.15Wassail
4.50Orange Juice
2.95Dirty sodas & energy
FromDirty Sodas
4.50Coke, Coke Zero, Dr Pepper, Diet Dr Pepper, Sprite or Root Beer.
Lotus Plant Power
4.50Red Bull
5.50Regular or sugar free.
Italian Sodas
4.00Fountain Drinks
3.25Cream: half & half, heavy whipping cream, Italian sweet cream, coconut cream or coconut creamer.
Add-ons
Order ahead here or in The Texan app, and get half off your first drink.
Every lunch entrée includes a fountain drink, iced tea or americano. Seasonal drinks are on the board in the café.
Featured flavors
A wide selection of flavors beyond our features. Just ask.
Prices effective October 2026.
Four levels of experience
Catering
Who are you taking care of, and what do you want them to feel?
Level One: Good Food, No Fuss
13–25 / personWe prepare the food, you handle the rest. Pickup or drop-off.
Level Two: Simple Service
25–32 / personWe show up, set up and serve. Warmers, plates and napkins included.
Level Three: Elevated Buffet
30–45+ / personStyled presentation, real serving dishes, greenery, full coordination.
Level Four: The Full Experience
Custom quoteGrazing tables and styled displays built around your colors and theme.