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A Laidback, Casual Restaurant for Mediterranean Cuisine
  • Crepes
  • Open Late for Dinner
  • Hookah

Cool Cafe was named a "Best New Restaurant" in 2005 by the San Antonio Express News "Weekender," and offers up a diverse assortment of reasonably-priced Mediterranean dishes, fusing cuisines of Italy, Greece, the Middle East, Asia, and even Californian influences. Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and open late with its bar and hookah offerings seven days a week. Cool Cafe has a laidback style, with tan walls framing the space, and outdoor dinning giving guests plenty of seating choices. On the menu, a mix of crepes, kebabs, soups, pastas, and sandwiches round out the menu. The drink list includes beer, wine, sake, martinis, and smoothies. The restaurant does offer take out and delivery services, as well as off-site catering. Please come visit us.

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4 Star Rating - Very good 1 review – Review Cool Cafe

(210) 877-5001

12651 Vance Jackson Rd # 108
San Antonio, TX 78230

Editorial Description by Citysearch
Emanating a subtle cool with vibrant decor, restaurant serves up a disting Mediterranean hybrid cuisine.
Rated 8.7 out of 10 by Citysearch.

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Fun Fusion Food  4 Star Rating - Very good

So this place is a little bit this and a little bit that. It's trying real hard to be Mediterranean but totally has an American flair to it. Or the other way around.

They have great appetizers- I love hummus and here it's wonderful- it tastes fresh and it infused with olive oil.

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Great food, great service, YUM 5 Star Rating - World class

I've been to the Cool Cafe twice, and I loved it each time! Honestly the food was excellent and the other 5 people that I went with were very satisfied as well. The atmosphere is very layed back and there are so many different foods to chose from on the menu, including a bunch of veggie options. I would highly recommend you check this place out and don't just take my or another persons word for it!!

Posted 08/25/08 at 2:32pm

Great hookah! Inconsistent food... 3 Star Rating - Satisfactory

If you're visiting this place to lounge around and smoke hookah with some friends, I definitely recommend this place. There is outdoor seating so one doesn't get enveloped by hookah smoke. It's better than shishas in that there is no techno music blaring loud from the speaker and the place is overall well lit. However, on the occasions that I've dined in, the service and food weren't too impressive. One, the inside restaurant is never crowded but it still takes the waitstaff really long periods of time to get things done. The food is inconsistent. I ordered these mediterranean dumplings on two different occasions and they tasted completely different, one being incredibly dry and unappetizing. The reason for this according to our server was that the cook working in the back wasn't as good as the other cook who was off that night. DO NOT get anything with capers, as they completely overpower the meal and the spinach mushroom crepe definitely won't do anything for your tastebuds. The potatoes are good, as is the mint tea, which I recommend with honey. Overall, a pretty decent place.

Posted 07/09/08 at 1:37am

Food is terrible 1 Star Rating - Unsatisfactory

We went there for breakfast (5 people + one child) and it was terrible. It took forever to get the food and when it finally got there it was all cold. Portions were small and the food was tasteless. Salmon omelet was terrible. Falafel appetizer was the smallest four falafels I have ever seen. Lamb gyros was so overcooked that at first I could not tell what it was. Asked for a milk or chocolate milk for a baby and got a cup of instant hot chocolate mix. Crepes were greasy and tasteless. Definitely not recommended.

Posted 07/07/08 at 10:20am

Dont Waste your time or your Money!! 1 Star Rating - Unsatisfactory

I went to the dezavala location with 4 friends the food was not that great and definitly overpriced. Our waiter showed up to us simply to take our order and it took longer than 30 min to get our food, he never checked in with us or even refilled our drinks. At the end of our meal we got our bill with an added gratuity of 18%. I spoke with a guy that claimed he was the manager and was very rude. I asked if gratuity was added because he thought we had 6 people because every resturant I've been to its 6 or more. And mentioned that it wasn't on the menu. He said it was because we had five people and its managers discretion if they want to add grat. I thought that this was ridiculous. Throughout all this trouble he finnally gave me the owners phone number. I left a message and the owner never replied back. A definite sign of bad business practices and low class service. This happened a number of months ago and havent gone back since. I recommend that you pick another place to eat. Or you can try it for yourself and see how bad this place is.

Pros: There's parking because they dont get return customers.
Cons: Everything
Posted 04/30/08 at 12:15pm

Stick with the appetizers! 4 Star Rating - Very good

This was my second visit fo this restaurant. My recommendation: if you are going there for dinner, stick with the appetizers,and drinks, which are delicious! I made the mistake ordering off the dinner menu We ordered a kebab, a rice dish and a sandwich, The kebab was good, but the rice was mushy and tasteless. We also ordered a rice main dish - also mushy without much taste.

Pros: Appetizers, drinks
Cons: Mushy rice
Posted 09/01/07 at 10:10pm