Coffee House Cafe

Coffee, brunch and a pastry case do the work at Coffee House Cafe, which bills itself as a Dallas destination for coffee, brunch and more. It is not a roastery bar or a specialist tea room; it is a neighbourhood cafe where a drink and a plate belong to the same visit.

An espresso bar with brunch behind it

The drinks are described in broad cafe terms rather than technical ones: carefully made coffee, good beans, coffee brewed with attention, poured across an espresso bar. Food carries equal weight, and brunch plus artisanal pastries are what the kitchen puts forward first. A full bar and a wine list sit behind the brunch menu, so the list runs past espresso when the occasion calls for it.

Comfortable seating, room to stay

The room is built for staying rather than queuing. There is comfortable seating indoors, a patio outside, Wi-Fi and step-free access, and the invitation is to come in and make yourself at home. That suits a cafe where breakfast, brunch, lunch, coffee and pastry can all be part of one sitting, whether that means a laptop and a flat white or a table of four over weekend brunch.

Order pastries with the brunch

Pastries are the clearest cue. The kitchen calls them artisanal and pairs them with coffee and brunch as the three things it wants to be known for. Brunch is the other anchor, with breakfast and lunch plates built around the espresso bar and a weekend service that fills the room. There is a small retail side too, with house merchandise sold alongside the coffee. The practical read is a Dallas cafe for a coffee drink, a brunch plate and something from the pastry case, indoors or out on the patio.