Rio Blanco Cafe & Restaurant - Blanco, Texas

Tonya K.

I'm visiting Hill Country on somewhat of a sabbatical. I wanted to have a nice breakfast to nourish myself. This place was awesome. Excellent service, and the waitstaff was very helpful. I had a macchiato, the hill country omelet with red potatoes, and sourdough toast. All of it was delicious. I also tried all of their house salsas and bought two jars to take home. They prefer cash, but do take credit cards. You order at the counter and pay, and they then give you a number for your table. The kitchen staff brings you your food, which was freshly made. I'll definitely be back.

Phuong D.

We were looking for a place for brunch and this place popped up on the search! The tacos are amazing with delicious salsa. My husband had the Rio Blanco omelette and it was very tasty. The owners are friendly and helpful. We will come again if we travel this way

Next to the restaurant is a small park by the river, very pretty too

Maddison M.

I cannot believe I’ve never been here before! Truly phenomenal food — absolutely AMAZING. The guys who own this place are the kindest people, and the FOOD is so high quality and DELISH. Please consider getting one of their special tacos on the purple tortilla!! ♥️ You must stop here!!! Quickly made, too 🚗 😋

Jerry B.

What a great place. Perfect vibe, great coffee and delicious food. We had biscuits and gravy and it was another level. Delicious homemade everything. Fresh Texas shaped biscuit with a creamy gravy that had just the right amount of heat to it. Maybe there’s a little chorizo in the sausage gravy, but it wasn’t greasy at all.

Tracy M.

We stop here for breakfast fairly frequently as we drive around the hill country daily for our business. Poncho and Luis run this little food spot which is inside Tillman Resort, an RV park in Blanco, TX. You might not notice from the road that a cafe is in there and that is open to the public, but if you ever find yourself driving through Blanco, you should definitely stop here! Not sure about lunch here, but the breakfast tacos are magical! We always get the Rio Blanco taco and it's perfect. During our most recent visit, we decided to try their newly added to the menu biscuit and gravy...excellent addition to the menu! The biscuit was perfectly crispy and soft at the same time while the sausage gravy had a delicious hint of spice to it! We also tried the blueberry scone which was the best I've ever had... and I'm not much of a scone fan. I highly recommend visiting Pancho and Luis at their Cafe in Blanco! Delicious breakfast and they are both a delight to have a conversation with!

Esther C.

Cute cafe. The food was delicious. The service was great. We got there when it opened and it did fill up quickly.

Bob A.

First time here, and I have to say that this is a little gem in Blanco. Other reviewers have commented on their tacos, which did look pretty good, but we opted to go with the more traditional meals and, of course, their new biscuits and gravy option
This is not a traditional restaurant in that they wait on you at the table you need to order what you want at the counter and then they'll bring it out to the table you can get brewed coffee or they can make specialty coffees as well. The staff are super friendly, and good quality is good. Prices are a little higher than some of the other breakfast options send Blanco but, I'll definitely go back. Gravy is a sausage style gravy with very little flour, an a little kick.
Note, they open at 7, but biscuits are not ready till 8am, so plan accordingly. This will be one of our standard bkfst stops going forward.

Leslie H.

Great little hidden gem! Run over and grab you some of those delicious pancakes and coffee! You will not be disappointed.