Takeaway
Yes
Busy Bee Caf in Alvin
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Location on the map
Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas, US
Service options
Dine-in
Yes
Delivery
No
Highlights
Fast service
Yes
Great coffee
Yes
Great dessert
Yes
Sport
Yes
Popular for
Breakfast
Yes
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Solo dining
Yes
Good for working on laptop
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible seating
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Yes
Offerings
Coffee
Yes
Comfort food
Yes
Kids' menu
Yes
Late-night food
Yes
Quick bite
Yes
Small plates
Yes
Dining options
Breakfast
Yes
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Dessert
Yes
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
High chairs
Yes
Toilets
Yes
Atmosphere
Casual
Yes
Cosy
Yes
Crowd
Groups
Yes
Tourists
Yes
Phone: +1 281-331-2298
Site: http://busybeecafetexas.com/
Site: http://busybeecafetexas.com/
Opening hours
- Monday:Open 24 hours
- Tuesday:Open 24 hours
- Wednesday:Open 24 hours
- Thursday:Open 24 hours
- Friday:Open 24 hours
- Saturday:Open 24 hours
- Sunday:Open 24 hours
Comments (199)
I love the service and the food is great.I was looking for a keto friendly meal that would taste good and fuel me up. The flexibility that they have when customizing your food is comforting for me since I hate being the type to add and remove or replace.
Had a great meal with the hubby and his best friend after a memorial. Amazing staff cozy place
A good dining experience! We had HB steak with side...and my son ordered a 1/2 cinnamon roll..he was glad he did..it was still as big as the plate!😳 Everything was hot and cooked to order. Staff was very friendly and efficient. We will be back!
LOVE THIS PLACE!People sleep on this place but honestly its a great place if you want some southern comfort food, especially at 2am. The staff is down to earth and polite! And their fried mushrooms and mozzarella sticks are to die for!
Service on a late Sunday was pretty rough. It was us (a group of 4), and another couple in the restaurant. Not many people at all, but my drink got refilled once in the hour I was there. The waitress would be on her cell phone in the front most of the time up at the front.Food was okay, but pretty overpriced for what you get, compared to a WH or an IHOP.Will probably be back as it’s one of the only late night spots in the area, but service was certainly lacking.
Been coming to this restaurant for a while now. The staff is friendly and the food is always good.
I love their breakfast. Lots of options and do a great job. My fave though is the 15 piece fried shrimp. Awesome and tasty meal. Catfish is great too. Friendly wait staff too.
Great serviceAsk for Dinah !Very attentive !Great turkey wrapGrilled squash
The service was amazing an I got the ham egg an cheese bagel and hash browns was delicious the only reason it got 4 stars instead of 5 was the tea wasnt sweet enough for me but thats just me being picky
The food is so good. Plenty of food. Made two meals out of what I received. Waitresses check on you plenty. Loved it here.
Ya gotta do breakfast at the busy bees in Pearland and Alvin! YallGOD bless Texas!
The food was good with enough to take some home. The waitress at first served promptly. Once I received my order I was never checked on again. I had to go up front to get my to go box. Never was asked if I would like anything more until I asked for the to go box. I will try again.
Ruined our family Christmas dinner. They dont know how to cook a steak so 2 orders had to be re-cooked at home, forgot items in our to-go order and all they could offer, was to come right back up there so they could replace 1 steak. Owner was supposed to call us back, never did. After spending over $100 and only 2 meals were edible, we sadly wont ever go back.As far as your response: learn the difference between raw and rare. Also, medium rare and raw are different. I hope everyone sees your nasty response and doesnt go to your place of business. Stick to diner easy to microwave food, youre clearly trying to cook food thats out of your league.Now that youve edited your reply again:Everything was stated when we called, including the missing sides. She offered to fix one steak out of the many things we mentioned. It took 15 minutes of my mom standing at the counter, past our 30 min designated pick up time, to be acknowledged... you think we wanted to waste more of our day waiting up there to fix 1/4 of the problem? Dont you dare try to lecture me about the meaning of Christmas after you trash talked me previously(which I have screenshots of your previous response 😉). YOU chose to be open on Christmas day and make your employees be away from their families, sir. Sounds like a YOU problem. You took it personally because you were in the kitchen and now need your cooking validated. Do better. You messed up, you handled it like a child. Do better.
Small town cafe feel, good food, good prices and great dessert.Our waitress was great and the service even from other waitresses was amazing.Couldnt ask for much more.
Lovely and friendly staff. Food was good and came out quickly. They were very attentive and helpful. The atmosphere was cozy and welcoming. I absolutely love it. I would definitely recommend going here.
Outstanding old fashioned home style cooking. Nice portions and good presentation. Large menu and everything is delicious. I highly recommend the Chicken Fried Steak and the corn pudding... delicious.
Love all the food here, although my favorite is breakfast😀
We had to wait 1 hour from the time we ordered till the food served to us. We had 7 in our group and there was 3 other tables of 2 in the place. Very slow cooks waitresses were good and apologetic for the wait. This is not the first time that this has happened to us. We like going to this restaurant and besides its the only one open in the town after 9 pm.
This is by far the best place in Alvin Tx to get a great breakfast.. I have never had a bad meal at this place.. the cooks are awesome and wait staff is super friendly.. Ive eaten here for dinner as well.. just an amazing place!
Went there for lunch. Cheese burger with fries were good. Nice wait staff, fast food serve. Breakfast all day with lunch specials. Open 24 hours...
Love breakfast and lunch. Waitresses are very nice and food is good and hot when comes out
Found this quaint little place on our exploring today. Husband had the smothered hamburger steak (with mashed potatoes/gravy and fried okra). I had the build your own breakfast (eggs, biscuits and gravy, bacon and grits).Staff very nice. Atmosphere was like being at home. 💗
Been there for years and is still one of the best mom and pop dinners
Nice family restaurant, definitely recommend to everyone. Pleasant environment. Friendly staff and the food is delicious and plenty.
Great place,super friendly staff, just wish for a few more healthy options
Update (21-Jan-22): Kent responded to my review below. He was very apologetic, and sent me certificates to go back and give it another shot. That was quite a while ago, as I was traveling often between Illinois and Texas and lost the certificates. But when we moved back to Texas I found them while unpacking. Since we were going to Alvin on last Friday we decided to stop by and try again.What a difference from last time! Both the food and the service were great! Im sure we will be stopping by again. It appears that they must have been just having a bad day last time.I was able to meet Kent, and he seems to be a really nice guy that is genuinely concerned about his customers experienceOriginal review: What a disappointment! Its been quite a few years since we were last there. I dont know what happened, but this trip is a one-star, and last time in would have been at least four-stars. The food was awful. Just awful. Wont be back.
Had the best catfish in town!!! I loved their food even tho its expensive. Good meal come from paying lots of money. Meaning as good service. Yall should definitely try their catfish dinner plate. Soo delicious.
The food was good, but not cooked as ordered. The milk was never brought to the table so I made sure it wasnt paid for. The biscuits were so cold they wouldnt melt butter at all and I had to have the sweet waitress nook them for me, but didnt get them back till they were almost cold again!
Got in from a late night trip. Needed to eat stopped at the busy bee in Alvin..ordered chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and fried okra. First off the meat was choice, very good, the batter was soaked with grease. Probably grease not hit enough when meat placed in it. The mashed potatoes were cold and not sure about the white gravy???. Our server was not well with a severe headache and Probably didnt care if we ate or not. But the coconut cream Merange pie, was the best I ate. .so maybe Ill go back for coffee and pie.
Good food. Friendly service. Never super busy.
Food is okay, if they get the order correct, customer service needs a lot of work. It could be they just had a bad day or they are over worked, but it seems like every time I go there they act like I am inconvenincing them or they are just plain rude.
Needs better service, food is always wrong, waitress doesnt listen
This was out first time ever eating here and from the time we walked in until we left this restaurant the service was absolutely fantastic! Our server was so incredibly sweet and very attentive. The food was so amazing. My son loved his Mickey mouse pancake. The fried mushrooms were cooked to perfection! 😍😍 my husband ordered the breakfast wrap and it was so big. Definitely not your ordinary small taquito wrap. My daughter was not happy with her mac and cheese bowl but she did love her French fries. The mac and cheese was just a little dried out, but overall okay. I ordered the chicken fried steak with half baked potato and sautéed mixed vegetables. My son devoured my two pieces of broccoli and the rest of the mixed veggies were soooo delicious. Definitely will be coming back in the future.
Had a great breakfast at Kelleys Sunday morning. Sat at the table at Busy Bee for fifteen minutes. Every server walked by a few times and made eye contact but never spoke. Spoke to the cashier and got the obligatory sorry. Came to Kelleys instead.
Breakfast had big servings great price. Senior menu.
My husband and I went for breakfast this morning, the breakfast hit the spot. I like my eggs medium well and they cooked them eggs perfect 😋 and the hotcakes were so delicious!!
LIZ was absolutely amazing . So caring,sweet and attentive . That girl needs a freaking raise . Or some recognition. Will most def be going back specially for her . The food was great and came out fast . But overall my experience was great just because of Liz.
Awesome service, great employees. And the mozzarella sticks are ledendary.
Delish, best home cooked food and tea.
Breakfast amazing but their lunch and dinner not so much sadly. Meatloaf was dry and burnt when reheated
Good food, tea, and service. Well be back!!
Loved this place! I had been there once years ago and had no idea it was still open let alone open 24 hours. Our waitress was friendly and joked with us, on top of everything we could want including making a pot of decaff for me. Atmosphere is casual and inviting, the staff acted like family and the food was delicious. All around great experience.
Eat here whenever in town, the ladies are all so nice. The menu is very wide in variety, its family friendly so take the kids and make a memorable moment @ the busy bee.
The food was very good the last couple of times weve eaten here. The philly cheese steak po boy is my favorite from here but the breakfast is very good too. The waitress seems a bit slow but was friendly and polite.
Small town cafe with good service and home town comfort food, like having Grandma in the back making it herself. Go hungry and see if you eat it all. Always have to get a doggy bag.
Great food and friendly, good service.
Always love it here. And the staff are always sweet. 🥺
One of my favorite places to dine. The chicken fried steak is delicious and huge. Love to eat breakfast there anytime of the day. Friendly wait staff that is very attentive to your needs. Enjoy the small cafe atmosphere.
Service and food here is always amazing.
Normally its a good place to eat, but tonight I went in and ate with family and the food was absolutely terrible. Hamburgers were bad, buns were soggy. They need to change their grease and you can taste it. I was definitely not looking forward to eating what I got. They were a restraunt but recently have gone down hill.
Homemade food was HUGE and good! The only thing I didnt like was how the place smelled like cigarettes..
Food was served cold because the staff was too lazy to let me know my to-go order was ready while I waited patiently and the place was not busy at all. My burger had no taste and the gravy was terrible, it tasted like pure flour and you could literally taste flour chunks in it. Probably better off going to Pearland location thats not to far and theres actually more and better dine in options there.
Great country feeling cafe. Love everything they make every time, especially awesome that they’re open 24/7 for when I’m working long nights.
This Busy Bee in Alvin always has consistent service and good food! Some of the waitresses have been there for years...My children love going there to look at the taxidermy animals on the walls too.
We drive up from Corpus Christi once a year to celebrate my brothers birthday. The wait staff was wonderful the food was superb and it was very reasonable for the the amount of food we had
The food and the service is great. I like the Large portion of the Chicken Fried Steak. Unlike Kellys in Alvin, their chicken fried steak wont give you heart burn. My wife loves the pork chop special. Its good down home cooking and friendly folks.
The food was great. The manager was so helpful with getting all of us a table s likelier bit of a wait bc the high school graduates and family all decided to go there so was a wait but it was worth it to me at least
We are always well taken care of every time we go and the food is delicious.
Stopped for breakfast. Everything was spot on. The waitstaff was very good and friendly.
Love this place good food , great service , and a smoking section
THIS IS THE BEEEEST PLACE EVER TO GO EAT! Any time of the day or night! The customer service is AMAZEBALLS!!! (Shout out to our favorite waitress Ms.Lora or Lanah I suck at remembering names heh ) but the entire staff is amazing! The environment is warm and welcoming and the Food , no words! Hands down the best ! I come here often and I will CONTINUE coming here, thank you Busy Bee for giving me a comfort place to chow down at! Love yall!
We had a birthday luncheon here for my friend Darla and Edna both of them share the same birthday. We all had the fried shrimp, fried okra, fried mushrooms, fried zucchini squash and half baked potatoes. With corn bread muffins and huge hot fresh yeast rolls. And I brought a birthday cake for dessert. They each opened their gifts and we took pictures. We had a fantastic time. The restaurant staff were great. Fantastic service. Very pleasant atmosphere. We will be coming back here again.
The large chicken fried steak is actually two of them. Very delicious and a great deal! They also have a smoking area with its own AC unit. If you are not bothered by the smell of cigarettes I advise to go in there. Its cool and secluded from the rest of the restaurant for a nice quieter meal.
The Reuben sandwich is put together well and serving the Thousand Island dressing on the side is a plus as it lets me control the quantity. I found the seasoned fries a little bland but I tend to like my food all spicy so I understand them being spiced for normal consumption. Staff here were very attentive. This is our go-to place for pie--they have a good selection and its always delicious. And theyll adjust the serving of pie to individual taste: add a little ice cream, heat it up, or adding a slice of cheddar for us crazies that have visited Wisconsin!
Food took over an hour. It was good and staff was friendly but the wait was too long. Also this was at midnight and it was half full of customers.
Very impressed with the food and service, we have always liked them but the last few years have not been very good I am glad to see it coming back to its former glory
First time to visit. Have family member that eats there frequently recommend the restaurant. Ordered the chicken fried steak. The gravy was perfect. Fried okra was wonderful. Large yeast rolls. Also try one of their cinnamon rolls. We ordered a half of one. We three could not finish it. The service is wonderful. Best service we have had in a long time. Family atmosphere. We will be back.
It was amazing since the moment I got there my server took care of me, gave me time to look through the menu, was quick about the food and was always asking if I was okay! She was so sweet and friendly I loved it! My chicken and waffles were delicious! Best Ive ever had! Will definitely be coming here again!
I like the food here but that night it wasnt that great. It could have been me and my taste buds that night 🤷🏽♀️. But other than that the food is good.
Ive been passing by this restaurant for years! I shouldve stopped sooner. We went for breakfast and it was like being at home, all servers made sure you were taken care of not just yours. They made small talk and made you feel welcomed! They have large serving sizes so come hungry!
Ive heard the food is good, but we could not get anyones attention to be seated.
Busy Bee, best of the best. I challenge you to find better food, pies and service under one roof. They actually have a separate dining area with separate ventilation for all you smokers out there.
The Busy Bee is really an excellent example of a traditional American cafe. The food is good, and surprisingly the vegetables stole the show. My broccoli was steamed but still crisp, mushrooms and zucchini were grilled and delicious. The brown gravy was tasty and it was obvious that the mashed potatoes did not come from a box. My fried pork chops had really delicious breading but were a bit over cooked. They did enough other things right that I didnt even mind. This is a place you can take folks for a good home cooked meal and you can actually sit and visit. My Mom is hard of hearing and a place like this is perfect. Theres not so much background noise that you cant talk, and frankly the staff isnt so concerned about turning tables that they push you out the door. This works in everyones favor, because they have pie, and cobbler, and cheesecake, and they do it well. So come on down with your friends and/or family, have a bite to eat, visit a while, drink some mediocre coffee and have some fabulous dessert. The Busy Bee is just busy enough to give you real food, real ambience and excellent value for your money. I have a feeling Ill be back.
Good food, made to orderKent is a friendly guy & owner of this restaurant.Would recommend Busy Bee. Personally, I love their breakfast!
Busy Bee is a very family oriented restaurant. The waitresses take the time to help you with your order...as to not over charge you for ordering the same thing for 2 different people. Our 2nd time in and they have already got our drink order down. Julie, Nicole and Ashley are hands down the best! Would recommend for breakfast, lunch and dinner at anytime!
Love the service. Food is good too!
Me and my family had such a wonderful experience!! Food was amazing and the staff was even better .😄 The baked potato had me doing back flips and my waitress (Elizabeth) was kind attentive and funny. Highly recommend this location and look forward to going back !!
It was my first time with my dad whom was visiting from Florida. He tests every place based on their Steak and eggs and he was impressed. I had waffles, eggs, and sausage and it was all very good. I had great service and a homey environment. I gave it four stars instead of 5 bc of the smoke smell leaking from the smoking section.
Fresh food, friendly service, best down home cooking I’ve had in a long time! Wait staff is always attentive and keeps the tea glass full! This has become our “go-to” spot! Come out for dinner, ask for Julie or Katelyn!
Food and Service have been Consistently Good for the past 2 years of coming here. Great little small town Diner. Affordable Prices and Friendly Staff. The owner is quick to put his customers 1st. Morning, Noon or Night Busy Bee is a great stop for food.
Best diner in Alvin, by far. Pretty good food and most of the servers are great and very pleasant, except one who rolls her eyes at me and my guests every time I am there because of the one time she was my server, when she was rude and ignored my table(never got drink refills), I gave her the only lackluster tip I have ever given there because of her terrible service and attitude towards us. Other than the one terribly rude server lady, this place is awesome. Be careful with the okra, though; one time several years ago I guess the cook thought it would be funny to fry up all the tops of the okra and serve it to me in a to-go order. I nearly died choking on it and have never ordered the okra since.
I went here while passing through town for work. It was good food for a reasonable rate and all of my co-workers seemed to agree.The staff was friendly and attentive to our needs and quick to refill your drink.It did appear to be a bit dingy when looking around. Cobwebs in the corners and an outdated bathroom are the two examples that come to mind.I would eat here again if I find myself in the area again.
This is a fantastic family oriented diner setting. The food was beyond delicious. My wife refuses to eat fish and she ended up eating a quarter possibly more of my catfish. Her ribeye steak she ordered melted in the mouth. The waitresses were sweet atteniv and all around treated you like family. When i come back to alvin texas I sure will be visiting this place again
Had breakfast with my family here. Food was good service a bit slow. Perhaps they were training someone. Im not sure but our waitress was a bit out of sorts.Ive been here before and no problems.Great family atmosphere.
Great food!! The catfish is huge!!! Love the meatloaf, corn casserole! Homemade onion rings, OMG cinnamon rolls, my kids love the season fries and the chips! Open 24/7...we eat late a lot! Dine in or call in, wait staff friendly and efficient. Definitely one of my go to places!
Delicious crab balls and mushrooms. I love the quiet atmosphere and coffee, homey vibe to the place but still can never get used to the weird smell here.. 🤔🤣 Id recommend.
Excellent place to have a great country dinner with friends
Been here twice in my life and dont know why I dont go more especially for late night eats. Place has so much variety and great portions for every meal. You get more than what you pay for which isnt at all pricey. Its no fancy sushi or steakhouse but you have more options than Kellys and stays open later.
Always good. Fried mushrooms are the best in town
While the food isnt a standout, the waitstaff is usually friendly. My wife loves the burgers here, I think theyre just ok. My biggest complaint would be the smoking room; too often you smell the stench in the regular areas. I still need to try their desserts.
Had the gizzards with mashed potatoes this evening here! Huge portions! The gravy is simply amazing too! Great waitress, service was superb! Definitely recommend this place!
My husband just picked up an order for me there. I ordered smothered hamburger steak, mashed potatoes and fried zucchini. It was so good. I didnt even have to add salt and pepper. And if you havent tried there fried zuchinni i suggest you try it. They were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The best fried zucchini ive ever had. Thankyou for making it perfect. It was awesome. We will be back. And also let me add, when i called up there to tell them how good my food was the lady was just as sweet as can be. Thankyou for that.
Great food...love this place!
The food, prices & waitress was awesome. We will be going back, this was our first visit and it was great.
Im addicted to their fried cheese! They make a mean chicken fried steak and eggs. I havent even told you the best part yet... 24 hours!! Late night snack ✅
Lovely scenery. Came here for a late night date with an old friend, and she (the waitress) was very kind and understanding. This place offers a unique designated smoking area INDOORS, which I find to be an awesome touch and I did use. The other people here were what youd expect at 3 in the morning, but the waitress was young and relateable. She cleaned the lobby and stayed on task, and the food she delivered was amazing. And she brewed a wonderful coffe for my friend and I.
Grilled Vegetables Medley was excellent so we went for another visit to Alvin location, yesterday around 3pm. Sadly, they served less portion and extremely salty, mushy zuccunies and tinly sliced few burnt mushrooms. Ordering almost $40 for two persons meal with tips inclued and we cant eat even a few fresh vegetables ??? Do your job properly guys or change your horrible cooks and unattentive waitresses.
Ive been coming here since 1992. Great food and excellent service! Very friendly waitresses.
Love the fried chicken livers and their menu has many good dishes. The staff is friendly and the service is very good. Great after church place to eat.
Great country cookin, worth the drive from Angleton to Alvin for their country fried steaks and mashed potatoes...
It was very disappointing tonight. We have been here several times late night and it always delivers. But tonight our normal girl wasnt there and we were acknowledged as we walked in and advised to sit wherever we want. We were there for 10 minutes and never got acknowledged or approached by anyone to get serviced or even get offered drinks. I look back at the counter and there are two girls on their phones and dont even look up. By the time they do it was too late, and we had decided to get up and go somewhere else. It was so disappointing because Busy Bee is the only 24 hour spot we can go to when we get out of our late jobs.
Great place to catch a late dinner with friends. Heck you might as well get breakfast for dinner. Aint nothing better, imo, at busy bee than breakfast or a burger. Wait time can get up there sometimes when the crowd pulls in. See lots of locals there after a hard days work. Pretty good coffee. Never asked what it is but is strong. Dont forget to tip! Also has a smoker section
Great food! Great service! Cant ask for much more. We had the chicken livers and the beef liver. Loved them both. The red headed server we had was quick and on it. Nice place to visit.
Great little old school diner with great southern comfort food...including black eyed peas and country fried steak... And a fresh pie case! Great, friendly service. Will definitely be back when we are in town again.
This was my first time eating here after being in the Alvin area for nearly 2 years. A quiet little gem of a restaurant. Chicken Fried Steak is exactly what they rave about.The service here was wonderful and very attentive.
Its a great place to eat, always have delicious food and great service
For a hometown feel they are great food is good only 4 stars because their smoking section leaks into the non smoking. On a plus side they do have a totally separate smoking section for you smokers out there and good food!
Went there around 9 or 10 oclock to eat. Had a rude waitress parading around with ear buds in both ears listening to music. Im surprised she wasnt smacking on gum too, it was pretty stereotypical. Ended up getting the seafood platter and my girlfriend got breakfast which included pancakes. One would assume you need syrup to go with those but I guess she was too into her music, so after walking up to the counter to get her attention I was able to get some. The seafood platter was lackluster and cold, service overall was terrible. Would not recommend, this place used to be good a long time ago but I wont be back after an experience like that complimented by a short menu and incompetent staff. Im not the type to typically post reviews or even complain but this experience still stands out even three months later.
Love this place. I sometimes go in for just a cup of coffee and they also have great breakfasts.Its a favorite of mine purely for the smoking section. They do need to get some WiFi, though.(I stand corrected. They do have WiFi, I was just too lazy to ask about it, I suppose. Its a failing of mine.)
We make a special trip from La Marque to eat at Busy Bee at least once a month.. great prices and great food.. served with friendly service!
Great service, large portions even on the senior plates . Food tasted great
First time going and I will be definitely going back.
Awesome staff and food. A must visit diner.
Great little stop with good food and generous portions at a fantastic price. Have always had good service here as well👍
Long wait for our meal but it was good. The fried pickles and mushrooms are what keeps us coming back.
Went here with two of my boys for a late night supper and hot chocolate. Its sad that hardly anyone has hot chocolate anymore. But they did along with the whip cream if you want it and some ice water for no charge. Decided to have the chicken fried steak. Maaaan was it good. Thats was undoubtedly the best chicken fried steak and cream gravy that Ive had since the last time I fixed it myself. That night the cook was awesome, I opted for hashbrowns for my sides and they were perfectly crunchy on the outside and warm and tender in the middle. My son remembered me taking them there years ago for their homemade cinnamon rolls. Man, dont get me started on there deliciousness. If you look at the price you might think woe! They are huge and even a big woman like me can have enough to share. And for those of you who smoke, they have a closed doors section in the back for smokers. Handicap parking and entrance and pies, OMG awesome. The mirangue is like two inches high. Awesome sweet tea and for soda drinkers, free refills with the meal. Still have the small town, friendly waitresses and Im not positive but I think she was interested in my boy who now is a man but hey, there always our little babies. You cant go wrong trying Busy 🐝 in Alvin, Tx. They also have one in Santa Fe and Pearland. Ive ate at all three and all have good food.
Everytime I come here, the food sucks. I keep returning in the hopes that maybe its gotten better. This used to be a good place to eat after the bars closed. Nowadays, youre better off getting some fast food.
The food was awesome, service was a little slow but thats because they cook everything from scratch. Definitely worth checking out if youre in Alvin TX.
Wont be going back anytime soon. over an hour for food. Everyone around us getting biscuits to eat while they wait, cant get waitresses attention for anything. Then when we finally get food the order is wrong and they fix it by giving us one of the 2 drinks free, plus they didnt bring the biscuits that went with the order til we wer paying at the register and the waitress starts to hand my son a plate with 2 biscuits at the register for us to take with the our food to go. (We took it to go because it was 1215 am when we finally got the food we got there at 11pm)
Great Service today
Had breakfast there today, fathers day. Food was very good and the service excellent. Thank you Candy! Our first visit her 2nd day.
Fuzzy bee is not a cafe its a convenience store and the people there are very friendly and I think Ill change my rating to five stars. They make you feel welcome when you come in the door and they are a great bunch of people
We just had dinner at Busy Bee’s,Julie was our server, she was awesome gave great advice on what to eat.Very busy and service was great.All the food was really good .Worth driving from Houston.👍👍👍👍😳❤️❤️❤️
Food was good and service was great. I had the smothered hamburger steak and mashed potatoes. The only area for improvement would be the brown gravy. It was very salty. Otherwise the rest was very good.
The food was great and our server, Julie, was very sweet and helpful!
Awesome home cooked meals like your Mama fixed. Huge portions ! Unforgetable 1/2 a cinnamon rolls big as a tea saucer size. Country frief steak covers 3/4 of a 9 dinner plate l I guarantee you will be back every week !! !! Oh and they serve home made cakes and pies. Bring your Mama for a real street !
Used to be good service... twice I have come In only to wait 20 minutes to be asked for my drink order. Then after another 20 minutes the waitress finally takes our food order. In an empty restaurant my wife and I waited over 45min for our food..... will not be coming back to this place. The food is great but the service staff are careless and the dishes are filthy.
Service is great. Portions are generous. Its not fancy food, but its good food. If you want a simple meal at a good price with a waitstaff that takes the time to get to know you, youd be hard pressed to find a better place in Alvin.
Always great food and service. Love this place
Third place I tried.. Waited an hour. No food. So I left.. Water tasted okay tho.. Par for the course I suppose in Alvin.
Very friendly service with good food and big portions! There is also a good variety, something for everyone.
Didnt care for the biscuits and gravy but everything else was good. The service was nice and the place was clean.
Great chicken tortilla soup and ham sandwich ever
Great food, great service and friendly staff. I go here a lot and love this place
Really good food. I miss having one here in Santa fe. It was a place that friends could get together and eat and have a good time. The staff remembers you from you last visit. Lol. I would go here two the three times a week for lunch. And on occasion dinner. I was sad when the place in santa fe was torn down. A lot of good memories there with friends and my children.
Great place. Has a smoking area. Potatoe soup on Tuesday. Its great. My mother and I are here a few times a week. Good waitresses. Ms Jean Jamie Tina alise Mellissa Christine Diane Julie Stephanie Kathy
Awesome food, good prices and amazing service! We will be back!!!
Went to Alvin location this morning worse breakfast ever. The hashbrowns and eggs were so greasy my husband & I couldnt eat them. They offered grits instead. I ate part of eggs, none of the grits but the toast was good. It took 35 minutes to get food waitress said ticket fell down & cook didnt see it. There were only 6-7 tables occupied so not sure why she wouldnt know her order didnt come out. Love Pearland location. Not sure what happened to Alvin location but its not good.
Always great service and great food. Lana is an awesome server.
Tonight, eating there was the worst. They dont use gloves, or wash their hands..the lady up front was out smoking, she come in and started touching everything..the other lady who was dressed in pajamas, came out, rubbing her eyes and scratching her head, and went back and just started cooking. I got so sick to my stomach. I know for sure, there will be an inspection. I didnt even finish my food, nor did my daughter.
Down home, local hangout type of place. Friendly service that is sometimes better than others. Not disappointing though. I highly reccomend the cheese sticks. Has a closed off smoking section which is nice.
One of the only coffe shops/ restaurants that still have a smoking section as of July 2018.The coffee is usually mediocre, but I always have the same waitress (since its always late when I end up going) and she always brings me a big basket of creamer.If you only pick 2 things to eat from here, they gotta be the cheese stick and a piece of BlackBerry cobbler. The cheese stick are made fresh in house and are some of the biggest ones Ive had compared to so many places I have tried. And that cobbler! Mmm hmmm... the peach cobbler is pretty good as well, but choose the BlackBerry if you get the chance! Gotta love this little gem thats been around forever.
Great food great service hugh portions even on lunch plates
Food is usually pretty good, not great, but always filling. The restaurant is not very appealing but its cute in its own way. The service is always friendly and the cost is about right.
I was pleasantly surprised. I was very impressed with the actualy caring service with the food being even better.
Food was excellent, but I was charged for both coffee and iced tea. I was the only one at the table and I had hot tea with my breakfast. Oh well, Im sure an honest mistake.
I had wonderful service from Julie, and the food was superb. I will definitely be back. Y’all ask for Julie! ❤️
The staff is amazing was very patient and kind food was amazing overall a 10/10 i definitely recommend
Always a great place to eat. Been many years since I ate there still didnt disappoint. Great place for more years than I can remember.
Love this place! Always timely and on point and the staff is so nice!
Pretty good staff was friendly food was good. I would go back. We had breakfast. Although they dont do sprinkles and whipped cream on pancakes anymore.
The food is great! Staff is great, Amanda was quick to take my order, food came out fast. I ordered a cheeseburger and it was homemade. Loved it.
Great home cooking meals. Breakfast menu is the best. Try the cinnamon roll, 1/2 a roll is more then enough. Also, ask for their corn bread. Alvin, TX.
Breakfast was great and service was great
🥚🥚Finally...a place that knows how to poach an egg!! 🧇 Waffles were amazing!! Service was great!!
Best home cookin Ive ever had except my moms. Great food and service.
Great food, great wait staff, sperate smoking area, good price!
Nice food
Ggod food reasonable prices and excellent service. Resturant appeared clean
Yummy chow. My husband would have eaten more shrimp, but we were comfortably full and loved the desserts that night.Thanks!
I eat here with my mother at least once a week. The servers are very nice and the food is good. Great prices, too.
Hair all in food.Ordered a second time and hair in it also..Waitress was great but Mgr did not ever come to table..He sent the wautress out to tell me that if i wanted to get up and go speak to him i could..FURST OF ALL THATS NOT THE WAITRESSES JOB..SECOND OF ALL I SHOULDNT HAVE TO GET UP FROM MY TABLE..3RD OF ALL THE MGR SHOULD OF CAME TO ME.
Never had a bad experience. Good food, priced fairly and great waitresses. I also like that the one by me has a smoking section.
Smitty came back and let me.find my dl. Getting on a cruise ship.tomorrow and. lost my drivers license. He is freaking awesome. No fare...met us on his free time and took us to find my stuff. He is the best. Will not use anyone else ever!!!!!!
Great service and great food. Always have take homes to take home bc the plates are loaded with food. It has become me and my moms favorite place to have some good food and catch up!
Always a great atmosphere, always friendly staff and always delicious comfort food.
Awesome service, fast food Delivery, FRIENDLY staff, large delicious portions, clean restaurant and restrooms. Prices are comparable.
We enjoy stopping here when I town. Good food, large portions, friendly staff, and reasonable prices.
The service for me and my wife we excellent we came from Galveston just to get away for something different food was great our server Jessica was wonderful and kind . Loved it and will be back soon
Excellent breakfast food and food in general, definitely a cut above waffle house for a late night stop- (not that we dont like waffle house) which is convenient, because there isnt one in this area anyway. The breakfast quesadilla is to die for!
Always a GOOD meal but the service at the Alvin restaurant is always HORRENDOUS
Food was great, service was awesome, and our server was very attentive.
The food was hot fresh and delicious for the right price. The staff was fast and friendly. We will be back.
The service was excellent food was good. Dont want to look at the ceiling its kinda gross. Prices were very reasonable.
Good country cooking....chicken fried steak and white milk bacon gravy....old school Texas cooking
I just enjoy going good food and hang and smoke a cigarette afterwards! I would love to open a restaurant for SMOKERs Only! Then they cant sucome to the second hand smoke. It would be by their on choice. NO UNDER AGED PEOPLE!
Been eating here for 10 years and always leave satisfied. Great service, good folks, and great food.
Breakfast. That is when we go to Busy Bee. It is always what we expect. Good, basic breakfast food at very nice prices. The place could use some updating. Service is friendly and usually fast.
Always great service!
Old place with old time feel. Dont be in a hurry because no one else is including the cookGreat place for a date plenty of time for talking. Food was good.
Wonderful cafe atmosphere. Very polite and helpful wait staff. Delicious food and its open 24hrs!
Thank you to my Busy Bee family for the surprise that you organized for Gloryannah. She was just named Miss Alvin Teen USA and Kiya and Julie, you made it very special!!!
Good place to stop for a quick meal, prices arent bad. Food is acceptable, as is the portion size. Service can be hit or miss.
Employees nice place is clean food was okay I didnt like the steak
Close to areas we shop in Alvin.
Fairly clean decent price my only complaint is the breakfast on a biscuit with sausage gravy isnt sausage gravy at all its gravy with sausage on it yes there is a difference
Friendly people. Great food. Good prices. And they have a smoking section... completely separated of course. Its well with a visit.
This is my go to place for liver / onions on a big bed of rice smothered in brown gravy!
Always a treat going here, the ladies are always so nice and friendly. The food is always wonderful.
Total reviews rating 4.3
199 Reviews for Busy Bee Caf 2023:
Review №1
2022-03-21This place is an adorable little diner. It feels very welcoming and the food is delicious. Everything we ate was so tasty.
Review №2
2021-09-11Busy bee is so delish. Its a great place to go for home style cooking. I usually get a wrap when Im trying to eat a little better. Their homemade chips are my favorite! Also a recommendation: get the cheese sticks!! They are the best cheese sticks Ive eaten anywhere around. Corn casserole is a fave. My husband really likes the gizzards if youre into that kinda thing. Oh and one last thing, ask for Julie. Shes amazing and will take care of you like family!
Review №3
2022-05-14Amazing food and phenomenal service..thank you Liz for the great service. 10/10 for the fried cheese and the Rueben!!
Review №4
2022-02-10Great staff, Clean restroom, even better food!
Review №5
2022-03-052022Met our daughter for breakfast. Really nice to have waitresses that know you and are so friendly. Really like the vegetable omelette. The lady cook is really good.2020Been back several times but most always for breakfast. I have really enjoyed it. Had a a long day and late at night really wanted to go out to get something to eat and decided to try here for a late meal. Ended up ordering the chicken fried steak. Had a side salad also with the corn casserole. Wasnt really impressed with the corn casserole but the side salad was huge. When the chicken fried steak came out it was like four meals worth. There were two huge steaks smothered in gravy. It wass really good with lots of leftover for other meals. My wife had the same with the mushrooms. They were huge and lots. Really good experience again.2019Ive never really had great experiences here though several of my friends like it. Usually the food has not been to my taste. This morning I had breakfast for the first time. The Omelette that I had was definitely very good. I would rate it one of the best and definitely the best that Ive had at this location. However the people that serve the food though always seem to be depressed or unmotivated and it just isnt a very happy place for me to go.I got to add to this one and change it. I went back with my friend today. He is a regular customer there and really likes the place. His mother had passed away and so we went to have some time together. The employees there showed great compassion to him and when I went to pay the bill they had paid for our meal. I had asked for the same omelette I had the prior day and again it was tremendously delicious. It was neat to see this whole other side to the employees. Very impressed and will be going back.
Review №6
2022-04-08Best lil local Cafe!! Gems like this are hard to find in this day and age but definitely a staple in the Alvin community. We are in a neighboring community and we make our way over for some delicious down home good ol cooking often! Do yourself a favorite, and shop local and eat great cooking that your grandma used to make!
Review №7
2020-01-24When I think wholesome home cooking I think of my mommas. But its hard to get to her place when everyones so busy.So my boyfriend decided to surprise me by taking us here for a lunch date, and Im so glad he did!!!They are all awesome and responded to us so quickly, and seating is anywhere you want to sit. They are also one of the few places left that still has an enclosed smoking section.The food was delicious and Im definitely coming back. And Liz made sure we had what we needed. It was nice that she checked on us once while we were eating and after she cleaned the table we had an excellent conversation about anything that came to mind. I hope we get to pick her section again when we come back.
Review №8
2022-05-30The wait staff is always friendly.The food is delicious an you dont leave there hungry. Awesome place to eat.
Review №9
2022-06-04Its so good Im making a mess cause I cant control myself!!! #nomnom
Review №10
2022-06-29Good menu selection of American dishes and burgers and breakfast. Good food, good portions and good prices. Very friendly staff