Fat Cats Cafe

In addition to being a café it is also a restaurant that serves fish dishes. The food was good but nothing exciting. There is also a children's menu. Maybe a little expensive but in line with prices in the area

Overall the food was good. Could have received better service, but other than that it was a nice location too.

After seeing the reviews we are very excited about eating the food with all the amazing views

We started off with Capachino and we got hot chocolate and got replaced by horrible capachino

Ordered two maitai cocktails and taste like nothing but bunch of sugar sugar sugar

All the food we got is below average taste, below average freshness and all below average for $225 worth bill for 7 adults and 1 kid

Martin is fantastic and really took care of me. Loving the food, cooks are great as always! Thanks Martin for my to-go order!

Having family that has spoken well of this place, I personally had a negative experience this past Saturday (Aug. 12).
My companion and I decided to drop in during lunchtime and split a plate between us.
We were seated in the patio right away, but it took the server some time before he came back to take our drink order. Ten minutes later, we had our beers, and then it took an additional 15+ minutes for him to return and take our order. Mind you, the patio was not terribly crowded. There was still seating available.
Our order was their special fish and chips, as well as a side of onion rings. The onion rings came out first and looked delicious. They were well battered, had a great crunch, and the onion was cooked through (so it didn't rip out with the first bite), but they had zero flavor, like they completely missed the seasoning. When the fish and chips arrived, the fish was soggy and, again, had zero seasoning. I will say that the fries were nice and crisp, like the onion rings (no salt) and ended up being the best part of the meal, next to the beers.
I hope that this was just a bad day for them (it happens) and that other visitors have a far better experience. I know the business has been around since the mid-80s, and I wish them many more years to come.

Breakfast Lunch or Dinner #FatCats does not disappoint! Order the seafood anything! It’s fresh!

8-12-23, came back for more, got the Blueberry pancakes - YUMMY!
Old entry: Love this place! Great Eggs Benedict.

Family friendly, good food, generous portions with a menu ranging from tasty appetizers, burgers, fish & a kids menu. Their breakfast options are also noteworthy. The outdoor patio provides a pleasant setting to enjoy your meal, and a leisurely walk on the nearby pier adds the perfect finishing touch.

We have eaten at Fats Cats Cafe in Avila for our anniversary. We stayed in Avila for 3 days and we are at this restaurant twice in 2 days. Great menu selections, I ordered tubes and tentacles for breakfast (calamari lol) they still delivered great tasting food. My husband’s seafood eggs Benedict and ham eggs Benedict was delicious. The view was amazing, overlooking Avila Beach. The service was fast and food came out in a timely manner.

There was a time when cats operated the restaurant. It's was called "Fat Cat's" before Diablo went in. Reagan privatizated all that when the CA Nuclear Energy Employee Offsite Dining Act was made into law. Fat Cat's was a holdout though and remains to this day a CNEEO business that will still serve onion rings until 1987.

Everything was fine to good. Portion size was good. Standard diner fair in a pretty decent location. Not too cheap.

We came here for breakfast since the menu we saw online looked great and I'm glad we did! They looked packed but still made room for our 8 person party! Eating outside was very refreshing too! I ordered the eggs Benedict with ham and received a huge ham steak under my poached eggs, phew it was filling! My husband and dad got the biscuits and gravy and I poured some gravy over my potatoes, wow it was delicious! My son ordered a kids pancake breakfast and shared that with our toddler daughter, it was plenty! The staff was extra friendly, our food came in a timely manner, really there is no complaints! Oh if your child likes hot chocolate I'd recommend it, it comes out with a huge mountain of whipped cream and chocolate drizzle!

So, if you're not a seafood person, you may want to avoid this place unless it's for their (what I've heard) great brunch. The view is spectacular! I could feel all my stresses just melt away. The Honey and I joined his cousin and wife for a weekday dinner. Everything that everyone ordered smelled and looked divine! The service was attentive and polite.

However, I'm have serious allergies to shellfish. Like Epi-Pen level allergies. But I do enjoy fish and try to eat at least one serving a week. I don't do fried foods often (perhaps 3-4 days a year) but I was really looking forward to their legendary fish and chips, substituting the chips for their (also legendary) onion rings.

I couldn't order them - see below for details.

I had the (I believe it was) grilled codfish. It left a lot to be desired - heavy-handed with the black pepper but lacking other seasoning, not grilled but seemed like it was poached, even the presentation was poor. Thankfully, their cole slaw was really wonderful!

I'm still giving them four stars as everyone else LOVED their food: the Honey got the Ahi burger which he raved about. His cousin got the Calamari Steaks fried (he said it was juicy and made to perfection), while his wife got the Fish and Chips.

Please Fat Cats - get a second fryer which you can use for fries, non-shellfish, and more! I felt robbed of a good meal.

Great food, big portions. I had their seafood omelet which was good but the crab meat was too overpowering, they put too much in the omelet. The hashbrown was good and the banana granola and coconut pancakes were good.

Close by water with views, parking lot in between. Easy parking and entry. Inside/outside seating. Daily specials

Could have EVERY meal there. The seafood omelet, is one of a kind good! Lunch & Dinner are exceptional! You really shouldn't miss this place.