Mabank Cafe

Food was very good and service was good as well.I don't like businesses charging a fee when using a credit card.In this case the upcharge was 3.83 percent of the bill and I believe the fee was also applied to the tax! I will not eat here again or any other place that is charging this fee.I questioned the upcharge and the cashier told me it is happening everywhere and they don't have a choice! That is TOTAL BS, each business makes the decision to charge the transaction fee.I may not have as many choices on where to eat but I DO HAVE A CHOICE and will support the restaurants not applying the fee. If they need more money just increase the price on the menu.

My family and I really enjoyed our breakfast at this quaint country diner. Service was polite and responsive and the food was solid.

This little Cafe serves a great breakfast! It's a small place. Not too crowded. The waitress was very nice and she kept the coffee coming! I'm new to Mabank and I'll be going back for lunch and dinner.

Great fried catfish. Not sure what they use for seasoning but it's delicious. The sides are excellent too.

I know this is the popular place in town, but unfortunately our only encounter here ended with food poisoning from meat. I really want to try it again but am so nervous to. Given how popular they are I don't think its a common occurrence.

It's a blessing to come home. Especially to a place that hasn't changed a bit - in the best ways.I walked in on Memorial Day weekend - ight as Texas was lessening restrictions. I heard there were very few cases in Van Zandt/Kaufman/Henderson Counties, so I decided to stop in. As I recalled when I used to frequent this place more than 8 years ago, this place was quiet as could be.It was "seat yourself," and the tables were quite spread out. I noticed white poster board on the wall, and was told that was the "touch-free menu." On another wall was another, and it had breakfast foods. Fortunately, at 2PM on a Saturday, they had both.I noticed a man and his wife staring at me, but went on my way about my business. Browsing, and eventually ordering biscuits and gravy (no meat) and hash browns.The waitress served me very casually. No suggestions or comments. That was okay though. Despite the menu being written on poster board written in Sharpie, I recognized every item.I waited but a short time, looking at the Mabank Football paraphernalia and goofy signs. It was nice. I felt like I was indeed home. The food arrived and it was exactly as I remember.The place has always had dodgy hours, strange peaks and a menu that never changes, but go in and you will get a piece of Mabank's small town, slow living charm.As I went to pay, the man that was looking at me went to the register. It was the owner, Victor I soon realized."You're that guy, right? The one who worked at Vetoni's? I heard you moved away. I wondered where and how you were. Good to see you!"It meant a lot, amid the chaos and strange times, to come back home to a place and time, seemingly untouched.

We stopped around noon for catfish lunch special. This is a great deal and we love the onion rings here. We have had nothing but great service and kind and attentive staff. It is a cafe, not a 5 star dress code restaurant. For a cafe with nice atmosphere we like eating lunch here. I saw a review commenting on the fee for using a CC, and I understand, I do not like paying a fee either, but they are charged so pass it along. I suppose it may be good for a restaurant to increase prices by 5% to everyone then charge the same. I guess a restaurant could increase prices by 5%, then give those paying cash a discount. so no fee :)

Great reasonable price food. Make sure you get the onion rings, they're great. Service was fast and the server was very nice.

Mabank Cafe use to be a great place with great food and service. Key there is "used to be." My wife and I went there almost a year ago and it wasn't good but I figured a year later, maybe it had improved. I was wrong. Server gave us two orange juices and two waters as we ordered. No straws. I asked for straws and only got two instead of four. The food is sub-par. I ordered biscuits and gravy to go for my father who has cancer and can't easily leave the house. I got the ticket and there was an extra dollar fee. I asked the server what it was for and was told it's for the to go container. I've never been to a restaurant that charged for a to go container. I've managed restaurants, my wife has managed restaurants, my dad owned a restaurant. Again, never heard of being charged for a to go container. Her excuse was that the cost of styrofoam went up. Sam's has 125 containers for $17, so try again in that one. To make matters worse, we live less than a half mile from the restaurant and when we got home the biscuits were already hard as rocks. The good people of Mabank deserve better service and food. We got better service when the post office was in that building.

Great Place in town. Has that old school feel, homemade flavor. Prices are more than reasonable and the service is just like mom's house.