Starfish Café
Review of Starfish Café
Starfish Café is a quaint and rustic nonprofit restaurant located in Bay St Louis, Mississippi. This charming café offers a Southern-inspired menu featuring delicious fish tacos and gulf shrimp. With its focus on fresh, clean ingredients and scratch-made dishes, Starfish Café is a popular choice for locals and visitors alike.
The café operates as a nonprofit job and life skills training program for adults, providing valuable training opportunities for individuals in the community. They also offer on-the-job training for teenagers, helping them develop important skills for their future careers.
Starfish Café is not only a place to enjoy a great meal, but it also serves as a community education center. The revenue generated from their local market pricing goes towards supporting their programs and initiatives.
Whether you're looking for brunch, lunch, or dinner, Starfish Café has you covered. Their menu offers a wide variety of options to suit every taste. From the mouthwatering salmon salad to the flavorful shrimp scampi, there's something for everyone to enjoy.
The café has received rave reviews from customers who have praised the friendly and welcoming staff. Visitors have also raved about the delicious food and the bright and colorful décor that adds to the overall dining experience.
If you're in the Bay St Louis area, make sure to stop by Starfish Café for a relaxing and enjoyable meal. Don't forget to bring your own beverage to complement your dining experience. Support a great cause while indulging in Southern-inspired cuisine at Starfish Café.
From the business
"We are a nonprofit job and life skills training program for adults. We also provide OTJ training for teens. Our local market pricing provides revenue to support these programs as well as a community education center. We have a wide menu using fresh clean ingredients from scratch. We offer Brunch, lunch, dinner, and BYOB."
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Curbside pickup
- Takeout
- Dine-in
Maureen Burke
The 501(C)3 Starfish Cafe on Hwy 603 in Bay St Louis, MS, is fantastic. Very personal, friendly, professional service. I had a burger, cooked to perfection. My dining companion had a chicken yeero. He ate every bite! I highly recommend the Starfish Cafe for their food as well as their mission. The attached photos of the menu are for brunch and Saturday night Italian night.
samantha young
We so enjoyed our experience. The "project manager" Di was a hoot, knowledgeable and super friendly. The food was amazing!!! We had Greek pasta with edamame pasta and poke bowl with salmon.. so so good.
J C
Fresh, healthy, tasty and local. From the moment that we sipped the ice-cold, unsweet tea from a mason jar, I knew that anything we ordered was going to be truly amazing. I looked across the table at my wife and her eyes confirmed it. If you can figure out the keys to one of the blandest drinks on the planet, I'm telling you that we both got excited. We ordered the hummus and tzatziki with pitas. The fresh hummus had a slight hint of roasted red pepper and the tzatziki popped with mint that made it so, so refreshing. We also had the blackened tuna tacos, and the combination of flavors and perfectly seared yellowfin were beyond expectation. Lastly, we had the Bay Rat pasta with zoodles. I have lived all over the world tasting different kinds of pasta and I easily give this dish a 9.5 out of 10. Di is bringing the taste and flavors of a gourmet restaurant to a little vibrant café. I can't wait to come back and we'll be telling our friends and family to stop by and visit. Di also operates a non-profit experiential learning program for students over the age of 18. They receive On Job Training in restaurant, job, and life skills so when thinking about the tip, throw in more than normal as an in-kind donation. We need more of this in our community.
Tay Wrex
First visit ever to the NEW Starfish Cafe now in Waveland! The food, staff and atmosphere was so wonderful! The burgers were locally sourced and they had a gluten free option for me for the bun! 10/10 coming back again and again! 😸🌟
Kay Cline
Very good food and service. Dishes ordered: shrimp scampi, chicken gyro, and raspberry cheesecake with chocolate ganache.
C. W. dalrymple
Holy moly where do I start? The refteshing minty tea, the perfect mango caprese salad, the roasted asparagus OR the amazing show stopper: the cinnamon rolls and the apple pie cheesecake?! The service was amazing, the place is adorable and bright and clean. I will drive an HOUR just for those cinnamon rolls. We will be back!
Jake Filer
Absolutely unbelievable. Went the first day and met the owner and had amazing food. Second day we went she immediately recognized us and hugged all of us. The service alone gets 5/5 and the food gets another 5/5. If I lived in the area I would eat here every day 3 times a day.
Leslie Johnson
This restaurant is a non-profit where you can pay what you want. The food and service is always incredible and they serve an ever changing menu of creative seasonal dishes with local ingredients, many from their own garden. The decor is cute and eclectic. It can feel a bit cramped, small, and loud though. Cozy, sure, but not always comfortable. That hasn't kept me away though.
Heather Leslie
Yummy! This place is such a gem! The menu changes every month (January is Italian!) and we enjoyed hearing about the non-profit organization. Payment is a donation <3
Daniel Zagnoli
My wife and I just shared an excellent meal here! The spring rolls were delicious and fresh - I would definitely recommend them. The vodka sauce cavatappi with shrimp was also great. The bright and colorful decor, along with very friendly service topped off the experience. Worth the short drive from downtown BSL.