Lobo Del Mar Cafe
Family Owned & Operated
A family-owned waterfront restaurant and bar on the Laguna Madre Bay, just off the end of Palm St., serving breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week: American cuisine, seafood and grilled items. Every night at sunset, bagpipers play over the bay from Piper’s Landing, and there is live music every night. Reservations are by phone, and online ordering is for pickup.
Breakfast Classics & Omellettes (7 Items)
Local Favorites (3 Items)
$9.99 Meal Deals (6 Items)
French Toast & Waffles (4 Items)
Healthy Choice (4 Items)
Kid’s Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (8 Items)
Appetizers (16 Items)
Burgers & Sandwiches (8 Items)
Seafood Favorites (5 Items)
Tacos (2 Items)
Salads & Soup (6 Items)
Steak & Seafood Dinners (6 Items)
Platters (3 Items)
Pasta (3 Items)
Chicken (2 Items)
Location, Hours & Good to Know
📍 Location & Contact
Address: 204 W. Palm Street, South Padre Island, TX 78597
Phone: (956) 772-7256
Official site: lobodelmarcafe.com ↗
Order online: lobogrub.com (pickup) ↗
Facebook: Lobo Del Mar Cafe on Facebook ↗
🕒 Hours
- Every day: 7 AM – 10 PM
Hours from lobodelmarcafe.com (“Open 7 AM to 10 PM Daily”), checked September 23, 2026. Breakfast is served until 11 AM (Sundays until 12 PM); lunch and dinner run 11 AM to close (Sundays 12 PM to close).
✨ Good to Know
- Reservations by phone only: 956-772-7256, answered 10 AM–4 PM Central, 7 days a week. After hours or if busy, leave your name and number so they can call back.
- Bagpipes at sunset every night, played over the bay from Piper’s Landing.
- Live music every night of the week; the band line-up is posted on their Facebook page.
- Wednesday nights are Fam Jam: Celtic music, bagpipes, Irish step dance, bluegrass, western swing, flamenco, bellydance, Polynesian dance and Mexican music by the Lobo Del Mar family.
- Dogs are welcome in any of the outdoor seating areas.
- Happy hour every day 3–6 PM: 3.99 cocktails, 2.50 select drafts and 8.99 appetizers.
- 10% discount for cash payments (not valid for merchandise; can’t be combined with other discounts or specials).
- An 18% gratuity may be added to checks over $100 or to parties of 5 or more.
- All fried dishes are cooked in 100% pure beef tallow.
- Boaters can dock and come in. Parasailing, jet skis, dolphin tours, bay fishing and sunset cruises book at their dock-side desk via sister company SPI Excursions, 1-888-709-8283.
- Sundays: no alcohol served until 10 AM.
- Rewards program: 1 point per dollar spent; join through your server or the Lobo Del Mar web app.
What to know before you go
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Amenities 2 details
Fried menu items are cooked in 100% pure beef tallow, per a callout on multiple menu pages — worth knowing for vegetarian, kosher, or allergy-conscious diners.
The restaurant advertises boat dock access, inviting boaters to dock and come in — consistent with its bay-front location.
Policies 3 details
An 18% gratuity may be automatically added to checks exceeding $100 or for parties of 5 or more.
Lunch and dinner entrees include a choice of one side (fries, cole slaw, onion rings, seasonal veggies, white rice, Spanish rice, or charro beans); dinner entrees also include Lobo Seafood Chowder or a salad.
Reservations are taken by phone only (no online booking system): call 956-772-7256, answered 10am-4pm Central 7 days a week; after-hours or busy-line callers are asked to leave a name and number, and the site notes they cannot call back without a voicemail. No deposit, cancellation, or party-size policy is stated for reservations.
Payment 1 detail
Lobo Del Mar offers a 10% discount for cash payments (printed on multiple menu pages); it does not apply to merchandise and cannot be combined with other discounts or specials.
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