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We first opened our doors to the Austin community on May 5, 1980, serving made-from-scratch comfort food out of a small 1930's bungalow in Central Austin.

Fresh, Local Flavors from Our Family to Yours
Something Special for Every Appetite
Locally-Owned & Operated Since 1980
All-Day Dining from Breakfast Through Dinner & Beyond

Celebrating 45 Years of Serving the Best People on Earth! For the first few months of business, the original location operated as a restaurant and housed a cozy apartment for our founders, David and Patricia. The beloved origi

nal location still stands and thrives today as an Austin landmark. Kerbey Lane Cafe remains 100% family-owned to this day and we continue to stay true to our original values of serving delicious meals that are thoughtfully-sourced, scratch-made, and affordable while welcoming all who come through our doors.

06/03/2026

Meet June’s Pancake of the Month: Tres Leches 🍰✨

This month’s stack comes from Wells, a 3rd grader at Bryker Woods Elementary who took two of his favorite things and turned them into breakfast perfection.

Inspired by the classic dessert, Wells dreamed up a cinnamon swirl pancake topped with tres leches glaze, fresh strawberries, whipped cream, and a dash of cinnamon. Sweet, nostalgic, and definitely worth waking up for.

Even sweeter: a portion of every Tres Leches Pancake sold this month through our Kerbey Kindness program helps cover negative meal account balances for students.

05/28/2026

On May 26th, Council Member Ryan Alter declared Austin High Culinary Class Day in Austin, Texas, and we are so proud this recognition grew from our partnership with Austin ISD. 🎉

Earlier this year, nearly 1,600 elementary students from 53 schools entered the Kerbey Lane All Day Cafe Pancake Challenge. Their winning creations have been featured as our Pancake of the Month from April through June, with a portion of proceeds going directly to support Austin ISD’s negative student meal balances.

Most recently, teams from Austin and Bowie High Schools competed in a live culinary competition, and the winning team’s dish will soon be featured on our seasonal menu. 👨‍🍳👩‍🍳

We are grateful to Austin ISD, to every student who entered, and to Council Member Alter for this recognition. Supporting Austin students and future chefs is something we hope to do for a long time to come!

05/24/2026

Queso. Cocktails. Lake. Repeat. 🧀🍹🛥️

Reverse Happy Hour 7–10am and Happy Hour 4–6pm this Memorial Day Monday. Looks like your plans found you.

05/21/2026

Some of our servers have been here longer than some of Austin's favorite buildings. 🥞

And if you've been coming to Kerbey for a while, there's a good chance one of them has been part of your story without even knowing it. The morning after a hard night. Your kid's first pancake. A first date that turned into something real.

Today is National Wait Staff Appreciation Day, and we want to hear from you.

Tell us your Kerbey server moment in the comments. The time someone made you laugh, remembered your order, or just made a tough morning feel a little lighter. ☕

05/19/2026

Best Tuesday plans? Right here. 🥞 On Tuesdays, one free kids meal with every adult entrée. Good food, happy kids, zero dishes. We've got a menu made just for them. See you tonight!

05/17/2026

POV: you said “brunch?” and now your crew is at Kerbey Lane All Day Cafe having pancake cookies with your lattes

05/13/2026

Swipe to see why any hour is the right hour at Kerbey Lane All Day Cafe.
Thai Ginger Shrimp Salad. Pancakes. Cocktails. Queso. All day. All yours. ✨

05/09/2026

Graduation. Mother's Day. Perfect Austin weather. Spring has no shortage of reasons to get everyone together. Our waitlist makes it seamless so you can spend less time waiting and more time celebrating. 🌸☀️

05/06/2026

Say hello to May's Pancake of the Month: Mint Chip 🌿🍫 This dreamy creation comes straight from Hannah, an Austin ISD 4th grader with serious talent in the kitchen.

Hannah loves to bake, loves to read, and can already pull off cakes, cookies, tacos, nachos, and s'mores entirely on her own. When she grows up, she wants to be a designer. We think she's off to a pretty great start.

Her inspiration came from her all time favorite treat: mint chocolate chip ice cream. She brought that flavor to the breakfast table and the result is a chocolate chip pancake with mint cream cheese glaze and chocolate sauce.

Even sweeter: through our Kerbey Kindness program, a portion of every Mint Chip sold goes directly toward covering negative meal account balances for Austin ISD students, because Hannah's favorite cafeteria order (pancakes, naturally) should be something every kid can enjoy.

Available all May at all Kerbey Lane locations. Come taste what Hannah dreamed up. 🥞💚

05/02/2026

Cinco de Mayo is almost here. 🍹

Grab your crew, a Kerbey Queso, and our brand new Strawberry Fields Margarita. The patio is calling and Tuesday cannot come soon enough. Happy hour runs 4-6pm daily with $5 beers and $7 cocktails.

Get in here at Kerbey Lane All Day Cafe.

04/30/2026

That pop though 🤌

Breakfast, lunch, dinner, late night. The Fried Green Tomato Benedict is our newest seasonal item and we are serving it all day.

04/27/2026

We had such a pleasure hosting our first ever culinary competition with Austin ISD Food Service.

Austin ISD High schoolers competed to earn a spot on our summer menu. The judging panel included Madeline Hollern of Austin Monthly, our CEO Mason Ayer, and a student judge known as the "Cafeteria Crusader." This one was tight. Every team brought it, and picking a winner was not easy. All of these students have a real future in food.

🥇 Winning Team · Salmon Scampi
Zach Borja, Josiah Peterson-Bull & Judah Scaletta, guided by Culinary Instructor Brandon Hanna. Check it out on our summer menu soon!

🥈 Runner-Up · Salmon Tostada
Mateo Pitts, Evan Steiger, Jett Berlin & Derrick Schmidt, guided by Culinary Instructor Ricardo Howard.

Austin ISD ensures no student goes without a meal, but negative student meal account balances average around $16,000 throughout the school year. From April through June, the Kerbey Kindness program helps cover those costs for families who need it most.

Who’s looking forward to trying the winning dish this summer? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

04/24/2026

The Tutti Frutti pancake won't be here much longer, so gather the family and get yours before we flip to something new! Whether it's breakfast or dessert after dinner, come in and feel good knowing every order supports AISD students.🥞

04/22/2026

Rain all week and your pup has been a trooper. Time to make it up to them.

Fresh air, good food, and a dog friendly patio waiting for you both. Kerbey Lane All Day Cafe is ready when you are. 🐾☀

04/19/2026

Fried green tomatoes are having their moment and honestly we are here for it. 🍅 Meet the Fried Green Tomato Benedict and the Fried Green Tomato BLT, both NEW on the seasonal menu at Kerbey Lane All Day Cafe. Which one are you trying first?

04/17/2026

Our Kerbey Lane Cafe San Marcos location sits right on the river, and that view never gets old. That's exactly why we're proud to spotlight San Marcos River Foundation as a community partner. For 40 years they've fought to keep the San Marcos River clean, flowing, and open to everyone. Supporting the communities we're part of isn't just something we do, it's why we're here.

Donate, volunteer, or just spread the word. This river deserves it.

04/16/2026

It's National Eggs Benedict Day, and we're serving them all day! We have our Classic, Texas, Crispy Chicken, and Fried Green Tomato Benedict all waiting for you. Come get into it at Kerbey Lane All Day Cafe 🍳

04/12/2026

Congrats to every single runner out there today for the Cap10k! Rain could not stop you and neither can an empty stomach. Steak Frites, Steak and Eggs, and Lemon Poppy Pancakes are waiting for you all day 🍳

04/10/2026

Artemis took Nutella all the way to space, so you know we had to bring a little inspiration back down to Earth.

Out-of-this-world, Nutella inspired pancakes are landing sometime soon at Kerbey Lane All Day Cafe. 🚀🥞 Amaze amaze amaze.

04/07/2026

National Beer Day? We do that daily. 🍺 $5 beers 4-6 PM. See you at happy hour!

04/04/2026

The baskets are packed, the eggs are hidden and all that's left is a great meal with your people. Come make some memories with us tomorrow for brunch or dinner. 🌷

Join the waitlist remotely at all our locations. Link in bio.

04/01/2026

Say hello to April's Pancake of the Month: Tutti Frutti! 🍓

This colorful creation was dreamed up by Jose, an AISD 3rd grader with big ideas and even bigger flavor ambitions. Jose spends his free time playing soccer, painting, and gaming, and one day plans to be a firefighter. He can already cook eggs and chicken on his own, so the kitchen is clearly his domain.

Here is the best part: his everyday favorite foods are pasta and meatballs and chicken and rice. But when it came to his pancake, he wanted to try something totally new by combining all his favorite flavors into one creation. The result speaks for itself.

A fruity, festive stack filled with fresh strawberries, cherries, and chocolate chips, finished with a banana glaze and a shower of rainbow sprinkles. Bright, fun, and it tastes exactly like a dream brought to life.

Even sweeter: through our Kerbey Kindness program, a portion of every Tutti Frutti sold goes directly toward covering negative meal account balances for Austin ISD students.

Available all April long at all Kerbey Lane locations. Come try it and taste what Jose dreamed up. 🥞

03/30/2026

green juice > everything else on your todo list 🌿 our patios are open and your Tropical Vitality is waiting.

03/27/2026

Friday forecast: Lemon Poppy pancakes for dinner with a 100% chance of doing it again tomorrow

03/23/2026

Not all heroes wear capes some deliver pancakes at Kerbey Lane Cafe 🥞

Address

3003 S Lamar Boulevard
Austin, TX

Telephone

+15124454451

Website

http://www.kerbeylanecafe.com/

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