The Cove

The Cove

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Hours
Sun
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tue
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Wed
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Thu
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Fri
11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Sat
11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
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Ratings and reviews
4.5
4.5 of 5 bubbles

RATINGS
Food
4.4 of 5 bubbles
Service
4.1 of 5 bubbles
Value
4.2 of 5 bubbles
Atmosphere
4.2 of 5 bubbles
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PRICE RANGE
$10.00 – $15.00
CUISINES
American, Bar
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
meals, features
Does this restaurant have live music
About
Restaurant, serving SOL food. Sustainable, Organic, Local. Texas Beer Garden, with over 50 Texas beers on-tap Live Music venue, featuring local and traveling performers from every genre and oh yeah, a laundromat and car wash. The Cove is all about having a good time and enjoying great food with friends and family. We have a play scape, ping-pong tables, and a basketball backboard for kids of all ages, and a dog run for your four-legged friends. Come find out why this is the place to be in San Antonio!
PRICE RANGE
$10.00 – $15.00
CUISINES
American, Bar
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Late Night
FEATURES
Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Live Music, Playgrounds, Gift Cards Available
4.5
4.5 of 5 bubbles529 reviews
Excellent
286
Very good
176
Average
43
Poor
14
Terrible
10

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MS
Kabul560 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2022 • family
Visited with a family of young kids. We got the sea sampler and kids got the organic hotdogs. The meal for a family of six came to $40.33. The fish and shrimp tacos came with a small side salad so we order a basket of the sweet potato fries to share. The fish taco is much better than the shrimp so next I would get two of those instead. Food was delicious through and through. We finished everything which is rare. Highly recommend this place. There is ample seating and even a playground outside for the kids. Great staff, good food, and fair prices so it won’t disappoint.
Written December 20, 2022
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Jmb
Oklahoma City82 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2023 • family
This place was a fun place with kids. We visited on a Saturday afternoon/evening. Our 15 month old and almost 3 year old loved the playground, but we needed to watch them constantly since there were a lot of kids on the playground, many of them perhaps too old to be on a playground. Many kids were climbing on the outside of the playground and they seemed to be careful of the little kids. I would probably feel more comfortable if my kids were slightly older. The beers were good, the beer list was excellent. The burgers were good, and also the sweet potatos. The kids meal comes with apple, and it was less than a quarter of an apple as a side. My kids generally share a kids meal, but each of my kids have been known to eat a half sandwich plus an entire apple, thought it was a little laughable that the kids got 5 slivers of apple with their meal. We would definitely come back though for the good beers, decent food, and fun time for the kids, especially if they were a little older
Written May 29, 2023
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Simi Valley973 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2021 • none
Looking up well rated options for dinner near our lodging in San Antonio, we selected The Cove. A strange establishment upon arrival, with a laundromat (The Cove) on one end, and a couple of entry points into the restaurant. We ordered the Vegan Bacon Cheeseburger - a good attempt at a faux bacon burger. How did they get that texture on the faux bacon? Unusual and well prepared for the veggie crowd. Orders are placed in one building, you then find a seat either in a second building for indoors, or in the outside area behind the front entrance. This appears to be a fun atmosphere for those who will be sloshing down a few beers, with or without meals. As we were at the end of our day, and back in the car in short order, we passed on beers during our visit. Still, a fairly eclectic menu with something for most palates available.
Written January 5, 2022
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Mary S
San Antonio3 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • family
Very bad! Would not recommend this place. It’s just dirty and in a seedy part of town. Ambience is just not good when there is a dirty car wash and poor laundromat right next to and literally attached to the restaurant. Attracts “not so good” people and I would make sure car doors are securely locked. That being said the main problem is with the food. The burgers are very dry & tasteless. The buns are wheat so they are chewy to begin with and then mine were burned. I asked them to re-do my plate and give me buns which are not burned. The lady did not apologize and rolled her eyes and re-did my order. The beef patty was still very dry and not juicy. Public please choose other burger places. There are plenty in town. This place is quite overpriced as well.
Written December 29, 2023
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dgsmith52
28 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2021 • none
I gave it an average rating, they did not have what I was expecting so I ordered a bison burger w/fries. Average burger and fries, not having the lamb I came for threw me off and didn't see the sweet potato fries which looked delicious. With a drink $19
Written September 7, 2021
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Michelle
Converse1 contribution
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2021 • family
Nothing special taste wise. We came here because the location offers lots of outdoor seating, which is important to us since our child is still to young for a COVID-19 vaccine. I had a salad. It was pretty tasty overall, but served room temp. It would have been much better and more refreshing if the items had been cooled prior to service. My husband and daughter both had different burgers. Neither were impressed. My daughter actually said hers tasted like a school lunch burger. The fries were nothing special either. It was nice they had posted up where various ingredients came from. And the play are would be neat for kids, if not for COVID. As it was, there were gobs of kids playing together with zero social distancing. I doubt we will be back.
Written July 20, 2021
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laserbabe
Delray Beach17 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020 • none
Outdoor tables with misters made a 105 degree afternoon bearable. Wonderful outdoor staff, all employees using masks, helping people maintain social distance during ordering and dining outdoors. We loved it and will go back again.
Written August 30, 2020
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cgm309
East Peoria354 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • none
This place is excellent. My family and I visited The Cove on a weekend night in January, and everyone enjoyed their meal. This is one of a very limited number of restaurants where vegans and meat eaters can dine together and both get a legitimately good meal. It is kind of a quirky place, with a bit of a new age vibe (not to mention the attached car wash and laundromat), but don't let that dissuade you. The food and service here are both top notch. I look forward to eating at The Cove again the next time I visit San Antonio.
Written January 9, 2020
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Michelle W
345 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2021 • friends
We were terribly disappointed to have arrived at The Cove within their established hours of operation only to have had the kitchen doors locked in our face more than 15 minutes before the published closing time. Upon further investigation we discovered the kitchen staff were more interested in leaving work early than in serving their customers. The food here MAY be wonderful, but customer service definitely leaves something to be desired!
Written October 11, 2021
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TimGinMN
Maple Grove54 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • couples
Off the beaten path locals bar and grill. Order at the inside counter and outside seating or tables in the bar. Kids playground outside too and a couple of families there when we were in mid afternoon but looks like it would be a hopping place for adult bar crowd after dark. Had a tasty bacon cheese burger and the portobello mushroom burger was good too. Really good fresh cut fries - one order enough for two to share. Prices seemed a little high but not as bad as inflated prices along the Riverwalk. Lots of noisy aggressive birds waiting to clean up anything you drop in the patio. But not really a bother... as long as you don’t leave your food unattended. If you’re staying at an AirBnB on the near northwest side of San Antonio, it’s worth a stop.
Written February 13, 2020
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BillM551
Midland577 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • none
The Cove is a fun, casual dining spot near downtown that offers local cuisine. It offers gluten free and vegetarian options. We ordered burgers with fries. The burgers were juicy, not greasy, and topped with fresh veggies. Fires were crisp and appeared to be hand cut. We chose to eat outside to enjoy the comfortable weather.
Written January 8, 2020
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Ronda Davis Johnson
Dickinson71 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2024 • friends
Family-friendly with a huge play area for the kids! The casual and laid-back atmosphere makes it a great spot for everyone to relax and enjoy. Perfect for families looking for a place to unwind while the kids have a blast.
Written October 26, 2024
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Jester2525
San Antonio162 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2022 • none
My wife and I stopped in Saturday morning at about 11:30. We enter the back door near the area where you place your orders. The staff was too busy talking to each other to even acknowledge or present even when we called out to them. We processed through that section and out to the main outdoor patio area. We enter the bar area. The person at the bar completely ignored us. We walked in front of him and asked for help. He appeared to be looking at his phone or he was asleep standing straight up at the bar. We walked out of the place after repeated attempts to get the staff to even acknowledge our presents. I guess we were totally invisible.
Written October 31, 2022
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pascal F
Vertou487 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • couples
A separate place where you order and then sit either outside or inside We then order our drink at the bar Good burger, salad a little small, good fries Music Group Please note, laundry available Very original at a fair price
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Written August 2, 2023
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Holly H
Powell210 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • none
Went for a Sunday dinner. The band was just packing up, wish we had checked and arrived in time to hear them. Great outdoor space. Dogs are allowed. Play area for kids. We had the bison burger, fish tacos and hummus. The taco burger looked really good. Lots of Texas beer choices. Food is locally grown and organic.
Written February 9, 2020
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