318 Cafe

I love the 318 Cafe! Sitting outside on the patio during the summer just feels so right. Staff (shoutout to Bailey, Kate, Alex, Halia, and Suzie: owner) are always warm and welcoming, and food is usually out quickly! Cute atmosphere, and a great place to work or meet with friends. If I had to narrow it down, my top three choices are:*TAB: Turkey, apple, brie. This is a combo I didn't know I needed in my life, but having it has changed how I view sandwiches. So yummy and always hits the spot. *Carrot Cake: WOW WOW WOW. I don't usually like carrot cake, but this one has changed my views (for the better). The hint of chocolate pairs so well with the carrot, and the icing on top brings it all together. A must try!*Quiche: I recently had the tomato and mozzarella quiche, and dang, it was delicious. No surprise of course! The crust had a nice crunch, and I definitely think cheese was baked into it. You really can't go wrong with anything at the 318. The wine and beer selection is also fantastic. Make sure you stop at the special spot in Excelsior!

The ambience was nice. The mimosa was nice. The service was fine. But the food was sooooo bland! No flavor. I'm kinda still mad about it. Those carnitas deserve better. Justice for those potatoes. Those beans had dreams. But no. Not even a grain of salt.

We have had good food at 318 Cafe before, but breakfast this morning was a dud. I had the two breakfast tacos for $14. It was literally $6 0z. of cold food. Each taco was your normal size small street taco size, one tortilla each. This is a bit unusual, most place serving tacos, regular or breakfast use two per taco to hold the fillings. I had to eat it with a knife and fork as it all fell apart. Needless to say the scrambled eggs were dry and odd, like they were made with egg product from a carton, bacon cold as well. No potatoes or beans. No cilantro as advertised. My wife's frittata was cooked to death, I had one bite and that was enough. Bill plus tips was $50 which include on latte. Being a local, I want to love this place but understand why there was no wait and half the tables were empty. Having been in the restaurant business for 20 years, there needs to be some tweaking as far as food and services goes, McDonalds would have been a more satisfying meal at a 1/3 the price.

Food is pretty good and the atmosphere is nice and chill. However their big issue are the workers. Very slow service and they aren't friendly. Not sure what is causing that but the culture must be poor or hiring the wrong people.

My favorite local cafe! The 318 is a great place to grab an early morning coffee and pastry, have lunch with the family, get work done at the bar, or catch some live/local music in the evening. I've been coming for years and the menu (and ownership) has changed, but if anything I think the food has gotten better! My favorites are the avocado toast (a little spicy and one of the best in the metro!), the roasted beet and goat cheese salad, the garden turkey sandwich, the El Cubano, and the TAB... lastly, 100% order the carrot cake, which is PHENOMENAL and homemade. Honestly, everything is good!Coffee drinks are also fantastic and in my opinion the 318 is the only place to get really high quality coffee and tea beverages in town (and that isn't a chain!).

318 is all about the ambiance. Unfortunately there are two seats (the penalty box) at the bar where patrons are expected to routinely slide or stand to allow servers and customers to pass. A bit of an ambiance killer. The owners would do well to sell a couple less tickets. If you go--do yourself a favor and make sure you're not in the penalty box.

Stumbled upon this place driving home from the airport, but I'm happy it was open so I could stop in! The decor inside and out is so cute and welcoming. Staff is friendly, and food is solid! My chai latte with amazing and was the best way to start my day. We ordered the breakfast sandwich with ham and the avocado toast. The sandwich was LOADED and was so good. The avocado toast was fresh and full of flavor. Great place!

Small and local feel in excelsior. Food was delicious, menu is very small. The Cuban sandwich was phenomenal.

El Cubano. I am visiting from CA . Wow this place is fabulous. Absolutely top knotch. The fantastic atmosphere and friendly folks is a treat.

Very cute wholesome feeling places and the food is always delicious- I love their tacos and homemade simple syrup!