Tough Cookie Bakery

By far the best original coffee shop in town! Weekly visits here are a must and when I need a place to focus & get my mental groove on for work, it’s the place for me. Or just swinging by with the family to get some delicious treats! The employees are super friendly and the owners are well-respected in our little community.

Your restrictions were understandable to the extent they were practical. Standing behind the tape was a little far to operate, but ok. Could not understand order taker or be understood so it was all difficult. Music coming from kitchen didn’t help. Sandwich was dry and bread stale, served with pretzels. Ok.

Mostly though, would have appreciated a hello and a little friendliness from anybody on your staff. Have been here before and didn’t have this problem so giving the benefit with stars. We really wanted to patronize your establishment as there aren’t many restaurants around that serve healthy food, and we are plant based.

A healthy, less militaristic and welcoming attitude would have gone a long way. Tough cookie is a perfect name for this disappointing experience.

Great little place for a bite to eat, coffee and conversation with friends.

We came in 5 minutes before they closed after walking the riverwalk and the 4 of us were so happy to find a place with reasonably priced food. Everything was absolutely amazing, but by far the best were the gluten free raspberry oatmeal bar and the best rice krispy bar I have ever had in my life! Can't wait to come back and have some more stuff! Thank you so much!😁

The organic pretzels was delicious. They made a really good almond milk latte. Yummy cinnamon rolls. I got pretzels to go, they were so good! Made in house. Love all the organic options. Good vegan and vegetarian options. Pretzels were $2.25 each and a good size. Cinnamon rolls were big but pricey $4.50. Coffees reasonable prices and competitive in price.

I live in Austin, and this is hands down my favorite place to eat. There is nothing I have tried that I don’t love. From the drinks (watermelon basil angus Fresca is a favorite) to food (May BLT on pretzel bread) to bakery (raspberry bars, molasses cookies, pb and chocolate bars are on my heavy rotation). It’s local. It’s vegetarian. It’s got a great atmosphere. It makes my heart happy 💖

Such a cute little hidden place! Delicious coffee and treats. The atmosphere is very warm and plenty of places to talk or study. Great options for any vegans as well :) Will be coming back!

Went here yesterday. They have piled all the inside furniture up so that there is nowhere to sit. There's a sign saying that you cannot use the restroom. They've got a strip of tape on the floor that you're supposed to stand behind. The tape is far enough back that you can't reach to give them your credit card or to pick up your order. This means you have to cross the tape at some point. So why is it there? Why are they even open? We were the only customers and we didn't bother to order in this very unwelcoming place. I hope they get some common sense. What they should really do is just lock their door and make it an order at the window type of setup.

Tough Cookie Bakery gets 5 gold stars! Good vibes all around. Wide variety of pastries, juices, and coffee! This includes vegan and gluten free. Definitely try the hibiscus mint tea! Great patio for cooling down on a hot summer day.

One word: service! Good food, nice vibe. The young woman up front was on it, but the kitchen staff was insanely slow. And no, we are not from LA. Gen Z - please wake up. It’s called a job.