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Serves meat, vegan options available. Family atmosphere cafe offering a few vegetarian dishes and can cater for vegans. Ask staff for assistance. Reported closed June 2020.
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14 Reviews
First Review by Masalaflower
CnJFam
Points +17
Awesome Diner - Edit
Great menu overall, fast and friendly service. Vegan and veggie options are limited but enough to choose from and or piece together great meals. I’ll definitely be stopping by every time I visit Austin and it will be a regular when we move there.
Read morePros: Food tastes great and hearty., Great location, Vibe is very comfortable
Cons: N/A
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CarveyParker
Points +43
Good Vegan Options - Edit
Only allows me to 5 star fully if fully Vegan or vegetarian restaurants.
Read moreFood was a 4 (out of 4) since I can’t rate with a 5.
Service was a 3 (out of 4).
I had the migas with tofu. Awesome taste and was filling! Worth trying even if you are not vegan or vegetarian.
We asked for gauc and they don’t offer it. They did bring us a sliced avacado and pico and we made our own. Lol.
Wife had the tofu and spinach plate and it was amazing as well.
Pros: Tofu with great flavor! , Migas w/Tofu worth trying!, Vegan options
Cons: No Gauc on the menu. Make your own w/pico, Waitress not the friendliest but will be back
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MeowChow999
Points +263
Good - Edit
Not too many options, but I still like eating here every blue moon. I like to build my own tacos. Gluten free options. Reasonable price
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sarahhh
Points +349
South Congress location is a fave - Edit
I have visited Magnolia as a vegetarian for years and loved it. This was my first vegan trip and although there are fewer vegan options it’s still a highlight of Austin to me. Get the Mag Tofu Scramble.
Read morePros: vegan options, helpful staff, great atmosphere
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AmyHowe
Points +17
Gross - Edit
Food was flavorless and there are pretty much no vegan or vegetarian options. Not to mention the place is filthy.
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CBS
Points +24
Do not recommend - Edit
Not vegan friendly. Parking, wait time, and overall atmosphere leaves much to be desired.
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sirhin
Points +161
Magnolia's in the Middle - Edit
I don't come here much, but when I do, I usually go for their brunch fare just before a roadtrip out of town, as it's convenient. There seems to be a good amount of regulars, but also a number of passersby. The food isn't spectacular, but it does hit the spot in the morning. Their omelets are good and I tried their gingerbread pancakes as well, but from how my friend was raving about it, I guess it was hyped up so much that I expected more. I got their migas on another visit, and though it was good, I felt like it was missing something (I just returned to the States after a year abroad so I was missing myself a good serving of migas). I went two days in a row, and the waitstaff both times were pretty friendly, but within reason - it was fairly busy, or getting there, at the time. However, I wouldn't go out of my way to come.
Read morePros: conveniently located, large menu
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mathimp
Points +84
The food could be better - Edit
The food's not terrible, good menu, but if I didn't have friends that lived right near it, I wouldn't bother.
Read morePros: menu
Cons: food
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ellyn.arsenault
Points +30
I don't know why people hate this place! - Edit
I love Magnolia! I have never had a problem when ordering veg-friendly. They have a gazillion options all with that great home made feel. Cute atmosphere! The mud dip is to die for!
Read morePros: delicous food, good atmosphere, open late
Cons: none!
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m@earthville
Points +9954
Not at all vegan-friendly - Edit
Magnolia Café has a reputation as a vegetarian-friendly place, but we can only imagine that it must've acquired it before there were a whole crop of 100% vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Austin. By today's standards, Magnolia is hardly any more veg-friendly that a typical Chinese restaurant where veggie dishes are present but mostly as an afterthought.
Read moreLacto-vegetarians might find Magnolia Cafe to be an acceptable place to dine with carnivorous friends or family, but we'd advise vegans to propose an alternative that actually makes a point to offer a vegan option or two.
Cons: Not vegan-friendly
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Sartis
Points +34
Um, not very vegan friendly - Edit
I don't know about these other reviews, but the staff at Magnolia wasn't very helpful on making their dishes vegan. After finally narrowing down our choices to one or two, the cook actually brought my dish to my table and explained that most things are made with butter or lard, like the beans or tortillas. There is a good chance that if you thought you had a vegan dish at Magnolia, it in fact was not.
Read moreI even explained that I saw recommendations for vegan options on HappyCow and they replied, "well they should fix that, because it's very hard to make anything vegan here."
You can get by with being vegetarian very easily at Magnolia - but beware if you're vegan.
Pros: Quirkiness
Cons: Not vegan friendly, Hurried
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kbdragon
Points +52
A+ for begin vegan friendly - Edit
This place is very willing to cater to vegans. I ordered the veggie tacos and they made them for me with corn tortillas and without cheese. They were very good.
Read morePros: vegan friendly, nice atmosphere, helpful staff
Cons: not all vegetarian
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VeganTex
Points +215
Magnolia Cafe - Edit
Nice cafe; especially if you're looking for a place to eat around 3 a.m.! Vegan options available upon request.
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Masalaflower
Points +37
Congress Location is Top Notch Diner - Edit
The acorn squash entree on the dinner specials insert is lovely to behold... but better with an extra side of curry sauce. The brownie dessert is really satisfying, and I like to order it with a side of blueberries rather than ice cream. In the dog days of summer, sitting in the patio area with a tall glass of hibiscus mint tea can cool most troubles away.
Read moreThe staff is always kind, smart, attentive, and working too hard.
***Unfortunately they don't offer organic milk or a healthy soy creamer, and the coffee is run o' the mill drip. It's time they got some espresso, imho.
Pros: rockin staff, fab decor & booths, real maple syrup option
Cons: no yard eggs, factory farm meat :(
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