Cortez Cafe

Excellent pancakes, cheap price, no atmosphere
In late March 2015 our party of three had breakfast at the Cortez Café. The pancakes were excellent, the Belgian waffle was very good, the hash browns were good, the eggs and sausage were OK but nothing special. The eggs benedict were not good — the sauce did not taste authentic and the ham, although fresh, was sliced too thick. The coffee was OK, not fabulous, but strong enough. The wait service was good and very quick. The atmosphere was non-​existent. The Cortez Café’s main virtue is that the prices are cheap ($ 30.00 for three, including tax and tip) and they’re next to a coin laundry, so you can kill some time having a meal while doing your laundry. We would not go back.

Thank you John for making our first visit enjoyable, we will definitely return for breakfast.
Very large portions, the pancake looked like a hubcap, the bacon, tomato and swiss omelette was not lacking at all in ingredients, and my portion of grits was in a bowl, not just a spoonful!
We were so impressed with the quick service, the place was full of customers, yet we had our drinks before we could unfold the menu! And the food was brought out «immediately», with each staff member consistently checking on us throughout our meal.
Any establishment with these 2 combinations, great service and food, is well worth the visit!!!

This place is cute! It’s a back home little breakfast place perfect for the beach. Food was very good but a bit over priced. Service was amazing and fast. They were very attentive. It’s a busy little place but I highly recommend it! The atmosphere needs a little updating but works.

This is one of our favorite breakfast places. The biggest problem with Cortez Café is that it is too many other people’s favorite place! Especially during the snow bird season you can almost plan on a short wait. There are two 6 top tables and a fair number of booths and other 4 top tables. There are about 5 seats at bar area and we’ve eaten there, too! There are generally four or five servers and they hustle around taking care of the crowd.
The menu is varied for both breakfast and lunch with a fair assortment of traditional and Greek items for your choices. That makes since since Sam, the owner, is Greet as are a couple of the servers. If you can’t find something for lunch or breakfast here you didn’t try. Our regular favorite is pretty basic breakfast fare: 2 eggs (over easy), hash browns (we like them nice & buttery and kind of crispy), and either toast or a grilled biscuit.
Don’t expect servers in dress uniforms, or fancy china. It’s a café! But you can expect hot coffee, reasonable and friendly service and good food. And that’s what I want when I go to one of my favorite places.

Out of all of the restaurants in the area, this one is not one I’d recommend. We used to live so close to it so we would go due to proximity, but even then, only for a quick breakfast or brunch.