Café No Sé

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   OpenTable Diner

   Tampa1 review

   1.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Arrived on time w high top reservation. Was told I reserved outside (it was a windy, cold night). Assured hostess I have a high top reservation to which I was told, “no, you are on the patio,” and without allowing me to pull up so to prove my reservation, guides us to the cold patio. Was guided to a table on edge of patio, away from the only heater and brought two glasses of tap water. It was so cold and windy, we could not keep cloth napkins on the table without holding them down. Knowing it was SXSW weekend and a last minute reservation elsewhere would be almost impossible, we zipped up our winter jackets and tried making best of it. No one came out to check on us until same hostess said, “you can move to that (a large table adjacent to our current table)table since it’s closer to the heater.” No help moving everything from one table to another, no apologies for us being the only ppl outside in the cold… just indifference. We move everything ourselves to new table and try to make the best of it, laughing this could not get worse. Then a man (mgr? server?) comes out and barks, “you can’t sit there. It’s reserved for a party of 8. But who knows if they’ll show it is so cold out here.” I let him know hostess told us to sit here and ask where should we move. He said “that’s already reserved for a party, you can’t sit there” giving no direction. Hostess who had us move and sit there, is standing near him, and says nothing and offers no help. I say “I think we are just going to leave,” and they turn around and close door, not a care in the world they mistreated customers and were losing a table. We leave assuming we’d be ordering ubereats or grabbing a slice of pizza given how busy everywhere is on SXSW weekend and go to a couple places with no luck until Perla’s went out of their way to fit us in and we had the best meal imaginable not only because of the amazing food, but the caring, exceptional service at Perla’s, which we did not get at Cafe No Se.
   

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   Hugh VIP

   Houston13 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 2 March 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   No French press, $6 coffee comes out like warm. Lost the coffee flare.
   

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   Tiffany VIP

   Austin5 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on 2 March 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The food was very plain but the espresso martini was delicious!
   

   Café No SéResponded 3 days ago

   We are so sorry to hear you did not enjoy your food Tiffany. Please feel free to share what you ordered so I can share this feedback with our culinary team. We love hearing from our guests.
   

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   Nicholas

   Central Texas5 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on 16 February 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Poor experience. The old location on Rainey was so much cooler. The food was better, the ambiance was better, the service was better.
   

   Café No SéResponded on 19 February 2025

   Hello Nicholas, I believe you are mistaken we do not have nor have we ever had a location on Rainey. Let us know if you have more specific details on your experience so we can address with our team and our sincerest apologies you did not enjoy. We look forward to your response.
   

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   Mike VIP

   Dallas12 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Delicious and fresh, interesting menu. Great service.
   

   Café No SéResponded on 1 March 2025

   Thank you for the review we appreciate your support!
   

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   James

   Austin1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We loved everything we had. I had the filet special and she had some dish with shrimp.
   

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   Kate

   Unspecified1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 14 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Came here for Valentine's Day and really enjoyed it. Ordered the filet mignon special and garlic fries, really enjoyed both. Really great food at a reasonable price.
   

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   Kiyomi

   San Francisco1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 9 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Good food - fresh and good portions. Nice and chill vibe.
   

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   Anne VIP

   Houston34 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 2 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great breakfast! Loved it so much! Cute spot on Congress. The French toast is amazing!
   

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    Helen

    Dallas15 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 1 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Wonderful from start to finish. Great variety and super friendly.
    

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