Cafe Strudel West Columbia

Server was friendly not a long wait. Got the shrimp tacos and it was about 20 pieces of shredded flat lettuce no crunch no cabbage at all as the menu said. Mentioned it to the server and kinda just said yeah a little different then cabbage didn’t ask to fix it. Other guest got chicken tacos and there was a bone in it. Definitely not worth the price.

Great place for brunch on the weekend. Small and quaint. Food is really good and they have some unique dishes.

The food was great! This place is very crowded and usually has a waiting time of 45min to an hour on the weekends. Their Hangover Hash browns are a must try! I am a vegetarian and so ordered Turkey Avo Panini without Turkey along with sauteed vegetables. It was very tasty and a filling meal.

Don't just assume that a customer knows that you no longer serve lunch, only breakfast. It's 2pm (normal lunch time) and I spent almost an hour waiting for a table/server and already chose what I wanted. The server didn't even say something about it until I asked what the soup was for today.. Judging from the questions down below, Google still thinks you all serve more food than just breakfast. Get it together.

Nice breakfast/brunch spot just across the bridge. Great menu and a bar! Be prepared to wait a bit on the weekend. We killed some time at the antique shops nearby and it worked out great.

Came here for late breakfast based on good reviews. Took a long time just to be acknowledged by a hostess to give our name. I’m ok with the wait to be seated. It’s a small place. Once seated, our waitress was blah at best. I ordered 2 eggs with bacon, my son got a brisket breakfast dish and his girlfriend got a breakfast sandwich. When the food finally came out (it took a while) we had no silverware or napkins and had to ask for them. She looked at us like we were nuts and then brought forks and napkins only. They are apparently low on knives. The brisket meal was big and plenty of food (at $22 it should be) but mine definitely didn’t seem like 2 eggs. It was a plate of mostly bread and hash browns. 2 slices of bacon only. I left barely satisfied. My sons girlfriends sandwich was not great either. Total bill very expensive for not great service and food that was not great at all. I don’t recommend.

I wish I'd come here for breakfast way more often the past few months, rather then discovering it as I was leaving town. A full bar breakfast place? Awesome!! There's a ton of great options to pick from, but my friend and I both enjoyed our meals. I got some fried up hash browns with peppers, topped with sunny side up eggs, and enjoyed it immensely.

Very nice service! The Assistant Manager was even busting tables and very willing to help. I liked the bottomless coffee that you can serve yourself with. The food was great and we will be back!

TLDR: Total subpar $70 breakfast. $7 experience. Take note of consistency in the “negative”/beware reviews!

Walked in excited after reviewing online a seemingly refined menu (with prices suggesting you pay for what you get $$$). Totally excited and having a good day, we walked in expecting the best.

That died rather quickly.

We were welcomed by a board expressing this establishments (ongoing, per reviews) predicament of being short staffed. Board also asked for patrons to be kind, which is usually made easier by restaurants having a clue what they’re doing.

Re: being short staffed…this was less easy to observe than experience through the use of the excuse as a crutch; for a small space, there were at least 7 employees in front of house, every last one of which appeared lost, inefficient, and/or possibly high. No problemo, love that, until it means a party of two sitting there twirling thumbs for FIFTEEN MINUTES before a waitress is bothered to make an appearance, only after we stared her down. There were two folks at bar and 3 tables occupied, mind you. On a Wednesday at 9:45AM. I implore you to consider the consistency of this same woe in other reviews. It is true and no fluke. They’d have better luck hiring kindergartners. Or maybe they did.

All that might fly IF the food & drinks were phenomenal.. but.. guess where this is going!!!

The peach/mango mimosa appeared and tasted more like Fanta than Prosecco.. there decidedly was no “puree” in it as advertised, signed a skilled bartender (and *actually* trained hospitality employee, may I add for the sake of my expressive review).

Anyway, food subpar, shrimp and grits bland but made palatable with Sriracha; not the worst I’ve had, but a star of the show.. grits.. could use some— a lot of— flavor. My mom’s brisket omelet was alright, two dollar upcharge for hashbrowns, which is the sole accompaniment of the omelet. 20 dollar omelet, mortifying.

Rose U, our sever, was… a dormant rose. I’m not sure what kind of torture she perceives customer service to be, but if you guys see her, let her know there are other jobs in the book out there! Who knew. Don’t trip, I still left 30% because….karma. As for this review? Not worried about karma as I’m praying I spare people from such a horrifying operation.

I’m a patient patron who is oh so quick to have grace with struggling restaurants.. but this was meta-ridiculous and I’m left riddled with second hand embarrassment for this joint. I’m most perturbed by their requesting “be kind” on a board on entry, which is endlessly entitled considering they’re doing zilch to EARN the satisfaction, much less grace, of fellow diners.

I’d suspect they would’ve roped off and closed to the public a section of the restaurant if it’s too inconvenient/traumatic/generally too much for the clearly floundering servers to handle.

If I seem like a Karen… imagine that I deal with “those” all day and STILL found this worth publishing.

Wish this business the best, truly, but I’ll be vehemently suggesting alternatives when prompted in conversation.

Decided to try something new. Wait time was 45 minutes (which I didn't mind). Our server was nice. Got the Hawaiian French toast with eggs and sausage. It was really good.