
Cafe Beignet of Alabama OB
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About Cafe Beignet of Alabama OB
Cafe Beignet of Alabama OB is a coffee shop in the Rouses shopping center on Perdido Beach Blvd in Orange Beach. Beignets arrive hot with powdered sugar dusted on top, served without a dipping sauce. Orders come as One Order, One Filled Order, One Dozen, or One Dozen Filled, alongside gourmet muffins and coffee cake, with 14 items on the menu overall. Coffee options are limited to coffee from a pot or a vanilla cappuccino from a machine. A single cook works the back preparing orders. The shop operates on a walk-in basis, with no reservations taken. It opens daily during daytime hours only. The card machine sometimes goes down, so cash is worth keeping on hand.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- ParkingFree of charge street parking · Free parking lot · Plenty of parking
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs available · Family friendly
Menu & Prices
14 dishes · mains $4–23- One Order$4.95
- One Filled Order$6.95
- One Dozen$15.95
- One Dozen Filled$22.95
- Gourmet Muffins$3.50
- Coffee Cake$3.50
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention beignets, powdered sugar, undercooked dough and vanilla cappuccino.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention beignets, powdered sugar, undercooked dough and vanilla cappuccino.
Customer Review Summary
Beignets are the clear draw, with several describing them piping hot, dusted with powdered sugar, and fresh, and many treating the cafe as a quick, affordable breakfast stop, one visitor noting a son ate six in an hour. But the experience is inconsistent: complaints range from beignets that arrived hard and flavorless, to one order described as overcooked pita fried in sugar, to a reviewer who paid for a dozen and found much of the batch raw and uncooked in the middle. Coffee options draw a mild knock too, limited to pot coffee or a machine-made vanilla cappuccino. Service is similarly mixed, praised as friendly and attentive by some, while others describe a rude, easily agitated cook and a Sunday visit that felt unwelcoming. One reviewer notes that when an order came out wrong, the cashier made up for it with a free beignet. A couple of reviewers mention bringing cash, since the card machine reportedly goes down at times.
Customer Review Summary
Beignets are the clear draw, with several describing them piping hot, dusted with powdered sugar, and fresh, and many treating the cafe as a quick, affordable breakfast stop, one visitor noting a son ate six in an hour. But the experience is inconsistent: complaints range from beignets that arrived hard and flavorless, to one order described as overcooked pita fried in sugar, to a reviewer who paid for a dozen and found much of the batch raw and uncooked in the middle. Coffee options draw a mild knock too, limited to pot coffee or a machine-made vanilla cappuccino. Service is similarly mixed, praised as friendly and attentive by some, while others describe a rude, easily agitated cook and a Sunday visit that felt unwelcoming. One reviewer notes that when an order came out wrong, the cashier made up for it with a free beignet. A couple of reviewers mention bringing cash, since the card machine reportedly goes down at times.
Featured reviews
- Jodie McKinley
“Was excited to try this place because my daughter loves beignets. The inside of the restaurant could definitely use a revamp or upgrade. It’s kind of grungy and not welcoming at all. There are limited coffee options-coffee from a pot or vanilla cappuccino from one of those machines like you see in a gas station. We got our beignets which were a little pricey but they looked good. When we got them home to eat they were hard and didn’t have any flavor.”
- daddyren
“That was not a beignet. At best you could describe it as an overcooked pita bread, fried and then covered in powdered sugar. Absolutely awful and inedible.”
- Tinka9
“While the beignets are good Sunday the service was not. It felt anything but warm and welcoming, I guess we didn't buy enough.”
- Chocolates my jam
“Horrible quality, total waste of money. Was super disappointing, paid $21 for a dozen beignets, all came out different sizes, inconsistent, sloppy and UNDERCOOKED. Majority of the batch was raw in the middle, like completely UNCOOKED DOUGH, …”
- Rafe Bar
“Beignets, beignets, and more beignets. Very delicious, super fresh. Great service, and delicious beignets what more do I need to say. I didn’t think about it at the time but not sure if they have a dipping sauce, but that would have been a good addition, but obviously not needed because I ate everything without even thinking about it. Bring cash, sometimes the card machine goes down.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Has fast service
- Serves great coffee
- Serves local speciality
- Popular for popular for breakfast
- Popular for good for solo dining
- Popular for good for working on laptop
Amenities
- Has Wi-Fi
- Has wheelchair-accessible car park
- Free of charge street parking
- Has outdoor seating
- Offers takeaway
- Serves dine-in
Show more amenities
- Family friendly
- Casual
- On-site services available
- Serves coffee
- Serves comfort food
- Serves dessert
- Offerings· 1
- Quick bite
- Highlights· 2
- Has fast service
- Serves local speciality
- Facilities· 2
- Has gender-neutral toilets
- Has toilet
- Accessibility· 4
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Has wheelchair-accessible seating
- Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Does not have assistive hearing loop
- Dining options· 3
- Serves breakfast
- Serves brunch
- Has seating
- Atmosphere· 3
- Cosy
- Quiet
- Trendy
- Parking· 2
- Free parking lot
- Plenty of parking
- Popular for· 3
- Popular for breakfast
- Good for solo dining
- Good for working on laptop
- Crowd· 3
- Good for groups
- Popular with locals
- Popular with tourists
- Family-friendly· 2
- Good for kids
- High chairs available
Location
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