Anastasia Kitchen

Fantastic find on the less touristy side of At Augustine and not too far away from the lighthouse. Best to mention 2 things before you go, 1. it's called Sheila's cafe Anastasia's kitchen - don't get it confused with another one further down the road. 2. It's cash only. The food was amazing, they cook what they have and after a certain time they don't replenish so don't go late and be disappointed if they have run out if pancakes. Talking of pancakes, they were delicious, light and fluffy with fabulous crispy bacon which I topped off with lashings of maple syrup. There is both inside and outside seating, inside is quite limited on space so as long as the weather is nice then take advantage of sitting outside and enjoying the day and your food. To top it off, the crockery is super cute with a lovely lighthouse/nautical theme. We were only in town for a couple of days but we will definitely go back if we return.

We were staying in the area, wanted something close and needed coffee! We saw this place had good reviews and decided to check it out. We had the option of sitting inside or out so we picked outside since it was such a nice morning. The inside was kinda small, close quarters. The name of this place is Sheila's Cafe aka Anastasia kitchen. It has 3 (Three) picnic benches + one round table outside. If it gets cold there's a portable propane heater outside. We didn't have to wait to be seated. The waitress Nicole was very friendly and she recommended a few things on the menu. One of them was quiche, which I haven't had in years. I'm so glad she said something bcz I would have just ordered eggs or chocolate chip pancakes (my favorite) but I went with the quiche plus home fries based on her suggestion and coffee. Nicole must have filled my coffee cup like 5 times. Thanks for the caffeine boost. Hubby had a grilled bagel and home fries plus a Coke, which came in a can. We were so happy with our food and our experience there. We'd definitely go back. NOTE: Bring cash. They don't accept credit cards. Update: we enjoyed the food so very much that we went back again on Wednesday since they were closed on Tuesday. This time we had a hot ham and cheese on Texas toast, a can of Coke, quiche (spinach + feta) with home fries and a side of just one chocolate chip pancake. And coffee, lots of coffee. We enjoyed it very much and will come back next time we're in the area. There is parking out front. Another update: before leaving town we had to get our fix so we stopped in for more quiche (crabmeat today), home fries, coffee, hot ham and cheese on Texas toast, a can of Coke. Was not disappointed! That's my creamer I brought with me- it's only available during the holidays. We hope to go back to visit again soon!

This appears to be a beloved local institution, but I'll tell you of my experience today. There was a slight wait to get seated this morning but a table soon freed up as the seated guests had to leave and the restaurant was taking too long. Once I was seated it took about a half hour to get my coffee and order taken. The guests next to me were audibly dissatisfied with how slow the service was. There were only two waiters, but there are maybe 12 tables both inside and out? It made no sense to me why the service was so slow; perhaps the servers were keeping pace with the kitchen. I waited another 20 minutes or so for 'non-authentic' huevos rancheros which was basically a bean burrito topped with eggs and bacon. Other tables' meals looked pretty good though. Overall, the place is OK and the servers were polite, albeit extremely slow. Just don't expect a quick breakfast/brunch if you go. Also, it's CASH ONLY!