Cafe Del Hidalgo

Delicious and quaint My friend and I stopped in here to get out of the rain, and didn't expect much. We ordered a Cuban sandwich and a Ruben, as well as some hot chocolate to warm us up. There isn't much seating and its odd that you pay up at a counter, but it's a very nice place The food was fantastical and much better than expected! The Ruben especially was exceedingly good (although we held the sauerkraut). And the hot chocolate was the cherry on top, loved it here and will definitely stop by again!

Wife and I went in Wed 3/30 and got 2 Large mixed frozen Sangrias. A nice young man waited on us and he was friendly and nice. Served us our drinks in two plastic cups and filled up almost to top. The drinks were fantastic! The next day we wanted the same drinks again. We ordered from a middle aged Asian gentleman. He only filled up both glasses halfway. I asked that he fill up more closer to top as explained in day before and they were filled up close to top. He refused and went to get his boss. A man with CHEF on his coat appeared and asked what was the problem? I explained above and he too said he couldn’t fill up. He talked down to us and tried to teach us same amount in a regular glass as a to go cup. Advised that wasn’t the issue - advised an employee yesterday filled up and today only halfway. He offered to reimburse us. He states couldn’t do more as he stated tough times and they were their to make money. CHEF not customer oriented at all. I perceived as rude and arrogant. He should of done the right thing and topped off our glasses with Frozen Sangria. We took the drinks anyways as we were thirsty. Unfortunately, we will never return and we will tell friends and relatives not to go there ever. CHEF doesn’t care about the customer and worried about a couple ounces of Sangria will break his business. Response after Owners - seeing your response i can tell you are not customer oriented. Its all about doing the right thing; and you and your business failed to do so. I will not be back, and I hope several consumers see this review and your response.

Visited on a hot Tuesday afternoon and it wasn’t too busy. Got a table and got some delicious gelato as we waited for our food. The staff was super friendly and the food was amazing! They have a ton of different flavors of gelato (all of them fresh and amazing) and their sandwiches are just as great. I recommend this place to anyone looking for a quick bite to eat or are looking for a place to rest in air conditioning

Stopped here for a quick lunch yesterday. Very pleasantly surprised with the selection. From a glass of wine to THE best sweet tea ever. My friend and I shared the Mona Lisa panini and it was great! The proprietor (dark haired man) exudes happiness and has such a wonderful smile. The kind of business you’d search out because of extreme kindness, welcoming aura and quality food. We’d happily return here again. Thanks so much! 🙂

My daughter and I went for lunch on a super hot & busy day. The workers were very friendly and accommodating. Service was fast despite how busy it was. We both had paninis and they were delicious! I got one to go for my son and when we walked it home to him he said it was the best sandwich he had yet. Very hard working staff with a great attitude 🤩 Thanks for the best lunch we had during our whole stay in St. Augustine ‼️

I was just recently at this place looking to buy some water more specific, Perrier water. I asked the cashier behind the bar at the register if I could have two bottles of water which she brought up the transaction at the register and told me it was $8 and change and I gave her two $5 dollars bill. She gave me the change and told me to grab out of the refrigerator. And I told her there was none in there and she turned with some attitude, I didn’t like that. When she went to look in the refrigerator the other person said he was the manager and apologized not having any water in there because they were busy. -Which is OK! Before that she asked me if I wanted the money back because no She thought they had a no more water. I told her yes I handed back the changes she put in my hand to her hand and in the meantime the other person told me that they had to water but not cold and I told if they had to go glasses with ice would be okay.I and walked away and the girl kept my change never reverse the transaction and kept the change. 10 minutes lady walking back she said she never had the money and didn’t wanna do anything about it. I explained to the other person what’ve happened and it feels like you are annoying them. The girl turns to me and say I cannot believe you came back for a $1,00 dollar. Now it’s my turn to say publicly what I think about that. People take for granted just because you’re a tourist, it doesn’t matter what you do, what they do, they just wanna make sure to get your money out of your pocket not being responsible or being nice regardless, no customer service is provide to the clients! It is so sad to see a such beautiful place with people(works) and business that only wants your money. Unfortunately that’s the reality, the unattachment from Humans it is amazing.it happened on April 16, 2022.

Happened upon this place as we strolled through Old Town and lunchtime arrived. Turned out to be a stroke of luck. Food was delicious and reasonably priced, and service was efficient and friendly. The background music was a series of gentle jazz tunes from a variety of eras, and I probably would have loved the place even if the food had been so-so. I was so reluctant to leave that I had some delicious gelato as dessert as an excuse to stay and enjoy the ambiance even longer.