We love Bull Pen. The food is consistently good, the servers are always friendly and helpful. The restaurant is spacious and can accommodate different size parties. read more

Another Martinez branch. Love Thier food, customer service,clean bathroom always a must.we are a ladies Bible group, who visi the two other. Restaurants,the FISH is extremely good.very hot, Cook at order with 3-4 sides read more

A great classic diner! The menu has all of the classic fare and it's all good. I kept itsimple with pancakes, ham, and eggs. Everything was great. The decor is also very cute, classic old west style. I would definitely return! read more

I live in the area and I have heard to go try this place out . I went in with my family for lunch and was pleasantly surprised with the dining room compared to the outside. The service was good and everyone was nice . My only problem was the food was very bland. Not much flavor at all . The mac and cheese was like soup . I most likely will not visit this place again. I'm sorry read more

Best customer Service--- Best Food -- made to order -- fresh ingredients Best Value ---- I'm not saying that this place is perfect but if it's wrong they fix it. ASAP read more

Always consistent and great home cooked food. Great breakfast as well. This biscuits and gravy are great.

Delicious home cooking. The rolls and cornbread are tasty. I ordered the combo fajitas. They were hot and yummy. The service was great and friendly. Can't wait to go back! read more

Breakfast was good. Their pancakes were super delicious. I told my wife they were better than mine. The service was outstanding!

Food wasn't hot. Green beans were barely warm ....asked waitress for hot sweet potatoes to bring me some more out they were cold. Food was not the usual and the waitress seem like she wasn't having a good day. Never asked us if everything was Ok or did we need anything else I've been here many times and never had the lack of service or the food not to be hot and piping good. read more

I have been going there for years. It used to be out on Hwy80. It has great CFS and fresh hot sides. The fried shrimp are great too. The salads are always fresh and crisp. Have not had a bad experience ever. read more

Love this place! Been coming here for years and the staff is always nice and the food is always on point! #4 meal for breakfast is my go to.

I had such a wonderful experience here today. Our waiter Raul recommended a few items that were his favorites, so my sister and I ordered from them. I ordered beef fajitas which Raul suggested. They were amazing, cooked perfectly tender with homemade flour tortillas. Everything including the tortillas and guacamole. My sister ordered the chicken fried steak and ate it all and she is pretty picky . Thank you to Raul and the cooks for making a hard day turn around time a better day read more

Laura is the best server. We've had Chicken fried chicken, the burger, the steak and eggs, grilled chicken sandwich. Almost everything on the menu. Always great. read more

Nice family style restaurant in Mesquite. After working for many years here in the city, I'm actually surprised that I haven't visited sooner. I ordered the chicken fried chicken with mash potatoes, corn, and a house salad. It was pretty good; nothing too different about it. Pretty average. The restaurant, in my opinion, served more to the older crowd. Very quiet and quaint. read more

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Beware of ever trying to bring a large group to this establishment. Owner is not accommodating and rather recommended our party of ~30 or so to have our breakfast at Martinez Restaurant down the road. For the past 3 Saturdays we have been coming here for breakfast, we have enjoyed the service and food, it's been remotely smooth, and that's with one server, who has done an excellent job. However, today the owner came by and told our group that his usual customers have complained of the fact that their normal seating is thrown off. Because of this minor inconvenience, the owner has steered away a large customer base, and what any restaurant would see as large profit for the weekend. So sad, that the owner did not consider our group at all. read more

A great place for brunch, with a good service. The place is pretty cool, love those bull's/cow decor. Food is good, got the chicken fried steak with toasted bread on the side. It comes with 2 eggs too. A place to try if you are in the area read more

Bull's Pen Cafe - Chicken Fried Steak - American Near Me - Mesquite, Texas

Good food, good service, nice casual atmosphere. We love going there for breakfast, but lunch is good too. Mary's Omelette is always my go-to, but they serve up a mean biscuit too! read more

Great for a leisurely breakfast, great service, very clean. Keep in mind they're closed Sunday. Everything I've tried so far is good, very satisfactory place to go. read more

I love eating at the cafe when I travel to Mesquite. Such a great atmosphere and the rolls are always hot and delicious. Large variety of menu items, you can't go wrong here. read more

Great food every time I go. Sometimes the service is slow when there busy but it's worth the wait

This is a racist establishment. My church group went here for breakfast after morning prayer and were told our group of 20 was too big and was "bothering the white people". They ask us to go to their other location in mesquite next time called "Martinez" since our group was Hispanic. Their food was not good enough to spark any interest either way. If you are a big group and not white I do not recommend this location hoping you do not have a bad racist experience. read more

Came here for breakfast and was definitely pleased with my experience. It was a little busy when I walked in but nothing crazy. The ambience was great and the servers there do work hard and are very courteous. I had the Huevos Rancheros and a short stack of pancakes (2). Both were fantastic and would definitely recommend for anyone going here. The eggs were a little light on seasoning, but the corn tortillas were so fresh it never really crossed my mind. And the salsa was great too. Lastly, and I usually don't mention this in reviews, but the bathroom here was immaculate! Would definitely recommend overall! read more

We'd been driving past it for a while then we finally decided to go. This place is immaculate and the food is delicious. The portions are huge so you will definitely need a to go box. Everything we have eaten here is so good. The fried fish, the quesadilla, chicken fried steak, chicken fried chicken, fresh flour tortillas, hot sauce, fajitas, mash potatoes, okra, it's all good. I only wish they were open for dinner too. Get the peach cobbler, it's scrumptious! Our waitress is Maylee, she's fantastic and very friendly. read more

Small hole in the wall place but the food is excellent! I personally enjoyed the cheeseburger but there's many options of southern diner-ish food. Service is decent not outstanding. read more

We were out and about early Saturday morning and decided to stop in at Bull's Pen Cafe for breakfast. We both had the #2 on the breakfast menu which is 2 eggs any style, your choice of hash browns, grits or sliced tomato. And, your choice of toast or biscuits & gravy and choice of ham, sausage or bacon. All that for only $6.99. Our breakfast arrived hot, fresh and just as we ordered it. One of the cool things about Bull's Pen Cafe is the fact that it definitely has that hometown feel to it. Lots of locals greeting each other as they arrived for breakfast. Lots of folks catching up on the latest. It was a good feeling being surrounded by that. The Martinez family runs the Bull's Pen Cafe and have been serving the Mesquite community with good food since 1989. They have two other restaurants, the original Martinez Restaurant in Mesquite and Tino's Restaurant in Sunnyvale. read more

Bull's Pen Cafe - American Near Me - Mesquite, Texas

Good ole fashioned home cooking served by a friendly, courteous staff in a clean atmosphere. Love the country music playing quietly in the background and the clean rest rooms. We were served by Laura and she was attentive and friendly as usual. We love this restaurant. I would give it 5 stars if it was open longer during the week. read more

Had lunch here on Saturday and it was very disappointing. I had beef fajitas my boyfriend had chicken fried steak. All of our food was cold and we had to ask for rolls which were also cold. My boyfriend asked for cornbread and was brought one piece (also cold). Very disappointing experience for the money. When check arrived he paid and was not offered the coin part of his change. We will not return or recommend this place. read more

Price is $$ but worth it, fresh great tasting steak, I loved the chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes

Had breakfast here one morning while working in the area with good food with great service for a good price.

Affair to mediocre place for breakfast or lunch. My first visit tried their breakfast pancakes were cold and gritty. My second visit here I tried their chicken fried steak more chicken fried than steak. Basically a two star restaurant. read more

Stopped by chance for breakfast and what a treat. Clean. Great food and the pancakes are some of the best. Service was excellent. Can't wait to try dinner read more

Very mediocre previously frozen and friend food. At 2pm it still took an hour to get our food. Fries were cold. Seasoning on the whole was almost non existent. Waitstaff very friendly and patient with our elderly friends. read more

I really enjoy coming here. Their onions rings are soooo good! It's always good here and the staff is so friendly! read more

Bull's Pen Cafe - American Near Me - Mesquite, Texas

Food is always good place is clean quite atmosphere more of a mom and pop shop but it's very good

I had lunch here with a couple of regulars. Although they enjoy the chicken fried steak with lots of gravy, I opted for a bit healthier cobb salad. Good choice! Everything was well prepared and the service was outstanding. Very clean operation. I wish it was closer to home, we would be regulars too! read more

I think this place is owned by the same people who own Tino's Mexican food restaurant im Sunnyvale TX. Not 100% sure so don't quote me on this, but anyway not to the food part of the review. I had a ceasar salad, was rally looking forward to it and sadly it wasn't up to par, didn't have the traditional salad dressing, it was almost like an italian based dressing. So on to the next course, had chicken fried chicken and gravey and a sweet potato. The CFC was good, not the best I've ever had but good, the sweet potato was a disaster, it was pretty nice size but I think that was the down fall because it wasn't cooked all the way, not hot either. If I had sent it back then I would of ended up with a 3 course meal instead of two. Oh well, it's not down and out yet, I will give it another try and see if it improves with time. Disfrutar de su comida. read more

Bull's Pen Cafe - a fireplace with a clock above it - American Near Me - Mesquite, Texas

Amazing food and service. Great jewel, among many chain restaurants. This is a all around diverse menu, good anytime of the day.

I was pleasantly surprised by this place. Actually, I was blown away. I love all of the restaurants from this gentleman. I ordered the bone in pork chop with mash and creamed corn. The pork chop was the most well cooked pork chop I've ever had in a restaurant. The sides were incredible. I'm not a huge fan of their rolls. They were dry, crumbly and not hot, but that's fine! What I actually paid for was AMAZING. Congrats on Bull's Pen! I hope it sticks around for a long long time! read more

The food is really good. I visited this place with my Mom. I had zero complaints. Everything was perfect. Food, service, ambiance.. everything was perfect. On a later date I visited with my daughter and husband and the service wasn't as good. We were left unattended and had to wait for everything. Our food came out extremely slow, waiter didn't interact with us other than taking our order and bringing our food. Another waiter brought out anything else we may have needed. Another waiter brought out our check as well. I assumed maybe we weren't treated as a priority, because we are young with a baby. They weren't short staffed (I asked while leaving) the parking lot was nowhere near being full. I ended up going back with my mom for a third time, and my experience wasn't as great as the first time, but it was wayyyyyy better than the second time. Maybe our waiter had a lot going on when we visited the second time. read more

Service was great. Breakfast is my favorite to eat out. Grits are yummy. Price a little high.