Busy Bee Cafe

Great place to have a meal anytime of the day. Breakfast is on point. Had Philly cheese steak and it was awesome. Wife had smothered steak and everything on the plate was great. Staff is very nice. You shouldn’t be disappointed if you decide to come in and dine. Down home cooking with a little something for everyone.

It’s a crap shoot here. I been going since I was a kid 20 plus yrs ago, but I would say at least this passed yr that Service has sucked and the food is not always that great. I’ve come for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and it’s jusy not like it used to be… :-(

Went to eat here last night because a lot of friends had suggested this place. I thought it was going to be a good place to eat but I was wrong. The waitress was nice and started out good, but she was slow to bring us our drinks. We ordered an appetizer and she didn’t even bring it to us, another girl did. We ordered the fried pickles and the pickles didn’t have a very good flavor to them and the fried part was just about burnt. Finally the waitress came to deliver our food and asked if we needed anything. I told her we needed ketchup and some dinner rolls which she said she would be right back and walked off. Then I assume her friends walked in cause she greeted them and hugged them and sat them down. After her friends were there she completely forgot about our table. We needed refills on all of our drinks for 20 minutes and she never came to our table. Basically we ate our dinners with no drink and the kids ate their French fries with no ketchup. I sat there and watched the waitress and she went to grab some ketchup so I gave her the benefit of the doubt but she ended up taking it to the table where her friends were. Then she asked them if they needed refills and ran to refill their drinks and then brought them dinner rolls. We probably sat there another 10 minutes before she finally realized we were done. She came to the table like nothing was wrong and asked if we wanted refills. Seriously? So I told her we needed refills like 30 minutes ago and she then tried to argue saying she was busy. I told her how I sat there and watched her bring everything to her «friends» table and completely ignore our table. She apologized and said she’d give us a free piece of pie. Told her no because the pies in the showcase didn’t look appealing at all and told her that wouldn’t do and she just apologized but she’s busy. So I let her know that she was a horrible waitress and could’ve easily made a good $ 7 tip from me but she’s not getting a tip. Of course I doubt it bothered her since she had her friends to wait on. I spoke to the manager and he didn’t seem to care that she was a bad waitress. He just said he’ll talk to her and he didn’t even bother to try and fix the situation which was pretty bad. He did end up giving us a 20% discount but I told him I’ll never return.
Will never return to this restaurant ever again! You are better off going to Kelly’s which is down the road. Similar food except Kelly’s is better. Don’t waste your time at this place. They also have a section that has smoking and all that separates it from the non smoking area is a door. So you can actually smell the cigarette smoke when they open the door.

Today our AARP local chapter 3912 and friends stopped here for lunch after touring the Wildlife Reserve. The service and meals we enjoyed cannot be beat. The waitresses were cordial, professional and so ready to serve us. The meals offered on the menus were varied, reasonable in price and mouth watering to say the least. It was difficult for me to select. There was so much offered that I like. I chose the meatloaf and enjoyed this savory delicious meal very much. The half baked potato was more like a whole one with all the toppings and peas. It was all delicious and the extra treat of home-​made hot rolls with whipped butter and honey added the perfect touch. I had room for no more and even brought home a «doggie» bag not for my doggies but for my supper. A super great place to go when in Alvin. I can’t imagine there to be a nicer one with such great food and so many choices. No one left there hungry, many with «doggie» bags, and everyone with a smile.

Can’t go wrong with good olé Busy Bee. They have been around forever and you can always count on their food and service to be consistent and good. Their chicken fried steak is my favorite. Don’t forget the desert, pecan pie is always a good choice!

I have never had such bad service in my life!
We went to eat an early dinner and It was not busy, We were one of the only families in the restaurant but it took forever just to take our order. We were sitting at the table while the waitress was at the register hollering at my girls asking them what they wanted, as she imputed the order in the register. Then she took an unbelievably long time to get the food out. We asked for pie and she put it in to go boxes instead of letting us eat at the table. When We got home our pies where RAW! The crust was not cooked! Never again will we eat there!

By far the worst meal my wife and I have ever had! They didn’t bring our appetizer. The ribeye was overcooked to the point of shoe leather (ordered medium rare) and had no seasoning. When I told the waitress that the food was sub par she said there wasn’t anything they could do. I finally got to speak to a manager at the register and the little girl got a huge attitude when I didn’t want to pay for one of our meals that we COULDN’T eat. VERY VERY DISAPPOINTING! Usually a good place to eat.

Horrid place the owner does not let there employees adjust heat so you will need a heavy coat to eat a meal. Service is snail slow and food is just ok

Basically I’m rating the batter fried chicken livers. I love fried chicken livers and the Busy Bee is the only place in Alvin/​/​Clear Lake area you can get good ones. I’ve only eaten at this location this one time. The local chain has been in the area since the ‘30s. It has lost attendance in recent years and three of their locations have closed including one in Texas City, one in Seabrook (it’s now a Hooters). I used to go to the one Seabrook regularly for the chicken livers. I don’t think they treat their employees very well. At the one in Seabrook the turnover was astounding. As a result the servers seemed unhappy to be there and this was reflected in the service. It was my opinion this resulted in concerns about cleanliness.
When I knew we were going to Froberg’s farmers market I immediately said I was coming here for the livers.
My wife had breakfast which she thought was excellent. Alvinites must like breakfast here too, because it was jammed when we arrived at 10am. There was only one parking space left and we took the only unoccupied table and it’s not a tiny place.
Update: I’ve been here for lunch twice since, when my hobby brought me to Alvin. I always get the chicken livers.
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We’ve Eaten Out Every Meal for 25 years.

The food is yummy, but the service… Not so great. They seem over worked and under appreciated. Or maybe they just don’t enjoy their job. They rush you through ordering, and are very short when speaking to you.

They do breakfast right, all the time, ²⁴⁄₇.