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Wednesday 11am - 2pm 5pm - 9pm Thursday 11am - 2pm 5pm - 9pm Friday 11am - 2pm 5pm - 9pm Saturday 11am - 2pm 5pm - 9pm Sunday 11am - 2pm 5pm - 8pm

Hill Top Cafe

Name: Hill Top Cafe
Address: 10661 N. Highway 87, Cherry Spring, TX, 78618, US
Telephone: +18309978922
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.6

Inconveniently located in the middle of nowhere… Johnny brought a successful music career and Brenda brought her recipes and culinary wizardry.
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It all started in September of 1980 in an old Texas roadhouse and gas station on the Mason Highway 10 miles north of Fredericksburg when Johnny Nicholas and his new bride Brenda packed all their belongings in Johnny’s 1950 Buick and left their home in South Austin for the Texas Hills. With lots of hard work, love and intense dedication to excellence (and help of their carpenter friend Leroy ‘Prett

y Billy’ Petrie), they created a restaurant and gathering spot of iconic, almost mythical proportions! The Hilltop Café continues to be a place where food and music-lovers gather to enjoy the sumptuous fare, the unique Hill Country ambiance and great Texas music. From the two-burner hot plate on which Brenda prepared succulent pots of Port Arthur style Gumbo and Texas Chile (no beans allowed Pauli), the menu evolved. Soon after, Johnny got a call from his friends, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, who asked him to come and lay down some piano tracks on their new album. On the way back from Dallas, they pulled the old Buick into a restaurant equipment store and bought a used grill and broiler with the proceeds from the recording session. Now the menu expanded to include fresh stuffed, whole Gulf flounder, hamburgers and steaks. And this is how Hill Top Café evolved, piece-by-piece, board-by-board, song-by-song and recipe-by-recipe. And just as the food and building quickly grew and gained recognition, so did its character! Once inside, you are surrounded by it’s fun, endearing and eclectic décor; a result of horse-trading, collecting and any and everything left behind by happy customers showing appreciation. Always available: lots and lots of fresh garden vegetables, native fruits and meats, fresh gulf blue crabs, flounder, red snapper, Louisiana crawfish and more! Not to mention (OMG), the desserts — Brenda’s amazing pies and cakes! All were painstakingly prepared from scratch by her and then when business grew, by the amazing Miss Gladys. For thirty years, every piecrust has been mixed and rolled out by hand. This is what Hill Top is all about — tradition and continuity. It’s about Uncle Medie holding court at the Juke Box table. It’s about Aunt Alice’s Greek delicacies. It’s about Aunt Betty keeping the kitchen staff in line (she ought to know how, having worked there for 25 years). It’s about RaRa’s salsa and juevos rancheros at Sunday Brunch (he’s been working there for 20 years). It’s about Oysters Bruton and so many other Hill Top creations. Most of all it’s about love: love of food, music, family and friends.

07/14/2026

Chad Richard
Saturday, July 18th

07/08/2026

Friday night at Hill Top Café with Katie Shore.

Known for her fiddle and vocals with Asleep at the Wheel, Katie brings her unmistakable sound to our dining room for a special solo show.

Friday, July 10
6 PM
$10 cover

07/07/2026

Ben Beckendorf takes the Hill Top stage while Johnny is out of town for two solo acoustic nights: tomorrow, Wednesday July 8, and Wednesday July 15.

Expect great songs, good stories, and a show that is just as worth catching, with Ben’s own sound and style.

5 to 9 PM
$10 cover includes one free beer, wine, or mixed drink
Reservations: 830 997 8922

07/04/2026

Happy Fourth of July and happy 250th birthday to our great country.

We send this with love, appreciation, and hope for the future of liberty, freedom, and peace.

God bless you and your families, and God bless America.

And in loving memory of our beloved Roscoe Pistolero, also known as Pistol, the most patriotic dog there ever was.

Our dearly departed best friend.

07/01/2026

Fourth of July weekend is the perfect time to make your way out to Hill Top Café.

Celebrate the holiday, enjoy the Hill Country, and come back Sunday, July 5 for Walt Wilkins live at Hill Top.
Call 830-997-8922 for reservations.

06/27/2026

Sunday Gospel Brunch at Hill Top Café with Pauline Reese.

Join us Sunday, June 28 from 11 to 2 for live gospel, good food, and a Hill Top kind of Sunday.

Call 830 997 8922 to reserve your table.

06/26/2026

The irritating road work is paused for weekends! Hooray!

06/24/2026

Get ready for a Friday night full of conjunto fire at Hill Top Cafe. Santiago Jimenez Jr. joins us Friday, June 26 for a night of classic Texas sound, dancing, and pure accordion soul.

Doors open at 5 PM. Call for reservations: 830 997 8922

Inconveniently located in the middle of nowhere…

06/16/2026

Celebrate Father’s Day weekend at Hill Top Café with three days of live music, good food, and Hill Country soul.

Friday: Chad Richard
Saturday: Johnny Nicholas and Noel Hernandez
Sunday Brunch Father’s Day: Linda Gail Lewis

Bring Dad out for a weekend worth remembering. Reservations recommended.

Call 830 997 8922 to save your table.

Address

10661 N. Highway 87
Cherry Spring, TX
78618

Opening Hours

Wednesday	11am - 2pm
	5pm - 9pm
Thursday	11am - 2pm
	5pm - 9pm
Friday	11am - 2pm
	5pm - 9pm
Saturday	11am - 2pm
	5pm - 9pm
Sunday	11am - 2pm
	5pm - 8pm

Telephone

+18309978922

Website

http://hilltopcafe.com/

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