Bedre Cafe

Great little diner w/50’s theme, jukebox, soda counter, etc located on the lower level below the Artesian Hotel (on corner under the Artesian sign– see pic). Friendly, fast service. Fresh, tasty muffins & danishes, very good gourmet coffee, big tasty hand made sandwiches and wraps. Check the board for the daily specials. Never tried the shakes, smoothies, or ice cream yet but I’ve heard they’re good from other customers! Nice selection of Bedre chocolate items as well. I’ve been here multiple times when I stayed @ the Artesian and it’s always been good.

Wow!
Amazing chocolates! It was so nice to be able to sample some different flavors in just one bite, as opposed to spending a fortune and eating too many calories. I tried a dark chocolate/​raspberry and a dark chocolate/​espresso and both were EXCELLENT.

While staying at the wonderful Artesian Hotel/​Spa/​Casino on Thanksgiving 2013, we decided to go down and get a bite to eat and were pointed in the direction of the Bedre Café (associated with the Bedre Fine Chocolates). When we entered the café, there was no one there except a man sitting in the back booth looking like he was doing work and an older woman leaned over the counter (from the customer side) talking on the phone.
After waiting a few minutes, a group of women came in behind us and greeted the woman on the phone, and after she acknowledged them, she went back to her phone conversation. Finally one of the women said ‘Mary, I think these people are here to get something”. Mary muttered something and went back to her phone conversation.
So we decided to walk out and try to find somewhere else open (and I know it’s Thanksgiving, but if you’re open, you’re open and it’s not my fault, it’s your boss’s fault). After finding no where else to get a bite to eat, we went back to the café and Mary was finally behind the counter working. She said she had been talking to her supervisor, but according to her name tag she was the manager. So we ordered our lunch. I had the roast beef sandwich and my fiancé had the chicken salad. The sandwiches were mediocre at best but what really aggravated me was that I noticed manager Mary had added 7.50 to the price of our already over-​priced lunch.
I went back up with the receipt and asked what the grab and go $ 7.50 cost was. She said it must have been something her new register software did. So after Miss Mary fumbled for 10 minutes with her new software, she finally said I’ll just give you cash and proceeded to hand me the $ 7.50 back. I asked about the tax also and was told that it would be too hard for her to figure it out and take the $ 7.50.
My review is if you want ho-​hum food and piss poor customer service, stop by Bedre Café in Sulphur. Maybe if you come on another day and have another employee, you might have a better experience, but if you walk in and Manager Mary is working and you have somewhere else to eat, go there for a guaranteed better experience.