We dined last Saturday and it was my first time. Hubby's steak according to him was a little salty but he commend the tenderness of the meat. My ribs were good too with the perfect BBQ sauce paired with the Tumbleweed onions. Wasn't a fan of sourdough bread ever until Cattlemen's. Emailed and called them to ask if they sell the bread and they even called me twice to confirm as a response to my email inquiry which is really nice for a big restaurant to folow up with their customers. Minus 1 star since we were seated in a smaller table but other than that, service was quick and our server was very accommodating. Will come back again. read more

On Nov 11, 2017, I noticed the flag flying outside the restaurant is tattered and torn. I called the restaurant at 510pm, and told them about the flag and was told a new one was on order. I explained to the receptionist, it is more disrespectful to fly a torn and tattered flag then not flying one at all. D. Hartnett Lt. USN(ret) read more

Cattlemen's was opened with cowboys in mind. What do they want? BEEF. BIG PORTIONS. NOW. Little tip: Stop by Costco in Vacaville on your way over to buy the Cattlemen's gift cards ($100 for $80). Now you can feel less guilty gorging on 18 oz of succulent prime rib! (At least I did!) I'm usually a rib eye kinda gal, and they do them justice here, but that prime rib I had kinda blew me away. Very tender and juicy with a well-seasoned crust and just enough fat to keep things interesting. I'm kinda debating whether I should ask for it rare next time since they serve it on a hot skillet tableside and it cooks a bit more as you work through it. Sides are basic but I like that you can upgrade to garlic fries, pecan-studded sweet potato or twice-baked potato for two bucks. Their adult-version of mac & cheese is creamy although any delicate cheese flavor is quickly and heavily masked by the rosemary crumb topping. If more than a pound of meat doesn't fill you up adequately, their AYCE salad, sourdough bread and baked beans do an excellent job in filling in alllll the nooks and crannies. read more

Sorry. Sorry again. Sorry again again. I think this place is popular but I have yet to see exactly WHY!? anyone would eat here...I've been to this place a couple times in my time when I lived in Davis, and it's always disappointed me. The meat was ALWAYS tough and either overdone OR underdone, and it just was not cool. I'd have to chew chew drink water, swallow, and STILL have it go down with much difficulty...For the prices they charge I could buy my own filet mignon and cook it and STILL have it taste better. I guess I'm spoiled by good food in the Bay... Poor Dixon...they need a better "steakhouse".... read more

Driving along I-80 West, you see a huge U.S. flag and the neon Cattlemens sign. What looks like a barn from the outside is actually a restaurant inside. This is usually my go to spot for meat when I attended Davis. You get a lot of food with your order. Bread was soft and warm. Salad was fresh and on point. The ribs were very good especially with their BBQ sauce. Great with their customer service. They also have a cool bar/saloon. I will be back! read more

Cattlemens is very similar to Black Angus, if you know what that is! All the way from the theme and decor of the restaurant to the food and prices. First, our server Jesse took great care of us! He seemed a little busy at first but was patient with our questions and made some good suggestions. I loved the huge mugs that they bring the drinks in. My boyfriend and I split a full rack of baby back pork ribs with a baked potato. The meal came with the endless sourdough bread and salad. We both got blue cheese dressing. I wasn't a fan of the dressing, but everything else was great - especially the hot sourdough bread! Oh and the BBQ sauce on the ribs was delicious! And I'm usually not a BBQ person, so take it from me, it was good. We were going to get the chocolate chip cookie with ice cream for desert, they have those at Black Angus too and I know they are so good, but we were way too full. Everything we got, iced tea, a 25 oz. beer, and that meal, cost about $42. We tipped $12 so spent $54. Not too bad for a place like this with some good food, a good server, and a good atmosphere. read more

Honestly as I write this review, I'm still over stuffed from eating here. Wheny my waitress said the portions were big, she was understating the fact. I have to eat every 3 hours and yet I ate here 5 hours ago, but when you eat here you might as well call it a night. The first thing you notice here is the smell of the meat being cooked. God, it was the best smelling food I've had in a while. Dollar beer night and ribs too. But my family opted for the dining in the restaurant. I ordered the stuffed mushrooms and bacon wrapped shrimp as appetizers. The mushrooms were really good. The shrimp wasnt as good, but yet how can you go wrong with bacon. My two little cousins had ordered the kids menu items and from what I saw and had some of, I wasn't impressed. But seriously you aren't coming here for the kids meals. My order of the Steak and surf came with a steak portion that was so tender and juicy that would make you swear they just slaughtered the animal mere moments before. I love the fact that you don't need steak sauce or anything to add to the premium steak cuts they use. Rule of thumb when eating steaks, if it needs sauce then it wasnt cooked right the first time. The shrimp scampi that came with my dinner has to be hands down some of the best scampi I've ever had. The portions were pretty big, I thought I ate my last shrimp and low and behold 8 or 9 jumbo prawns later I was finally done. Go here with a big appetite or bring it home. This steak is something to write home about, because the quality of steaks here is just beautiful. I want to go to happy hour here, dollar beer night and ribs, how can that go wrong. man... read more

...Host staff ?... too many of em' / not personable / robotic... Most of the time I dine there at night,...and there are usually 5 hostesses there.. all of which do not know what they're doing... I could be the only person on the wait list... and no one else will be sitting there.. yet.. they will announce my name... "Chente?" as if no one is there.... Anyways.. when you go... ask to sit in christy's section... she's an impeccable waitress.... she is always watching what's goin' on and she knows what to do and say all the time... Get the 'cowboy' steak - bone in rib-eye with tumbleweed onions.. with the fixins...and save room for the carrot cake... Great place.. without the price and glitz of a fancy steakhouse...Cheers.! read more

I love their baby back pork ribs! A half order of that goes pretty far since it comes salad, bread, and a side. It is very spacious inside given he amount of people that frequent the place. There is ample parking and it is right off the freeway exit. I expected to see more students there since it is just ten minutes away from Davis. All the servers were very friendly. One thing hat I wished they did was offered moist towellettes before or after I was done with the ribs. My friends ordered the prime rib. Meat is meat but I'm sure they thought their cuts of meat were terrific. I will definitely be coming back here. read more

I've can't even begin to describe how long I've been wanting to try Cattlemens. I remember seeing it off 101 in Petaluma but haven't made the effort of driving to the North Bay. However, most recently I was coming back from a weekend trip to Reno and it was a perfect opportunity to try some Cattlemens and see if its as good as it seems. The most basic comparison would be Texas Roadhouse. As you enter Cattlemens, there's a large bar area stretching from one end to the other. We made it in with about 10 minutes before happy hour was to end, so we had ourselves some $1 Pabst. We enjoyed a few glasses of PBT while we waited for our table, which wasn't longer than 10-15 minutes. After being seated, we took a few minutes to look over the menu and our server came over. I don't remember his name, but he was friendly, engaging, and would always check up on us. I settled on the Steak and Shrimp Scampi under the Beef & Reef combos. The $20 entree included an 8oz. sirloin with six jumbo shrimp sauteed in a creamy scampi butter. The steak house was sure to stuff us with plenty of bread and butter as we enjoyed our $1 Pabst. The food order took about 20 minutes which was appropriate, especially with the dinner rush. My steak entree came with all the "fixings" which included an all-you-can-eat salad, beans, and your choice of a baked potato, mashed potatoes, french fries, or rice. The salad was good with the house vinaigrette dressing. However, the steak and shrimp was nothing spectacular and a little too buttery for my taste. I do admit that the salad and baked potato were tasty, but I was expecting a delicious steak and was left disappointed. I do wish I would of looked over the menu more closely, as I would of ordered a New York Steak or the BBQ Ribs. Nevertheless, I'm open to giving Cattlemens another chance, especially with the Happy Hour menu and the $1 Pabst. Also, service was top-notch from the moment we walked in, to the bar, to our server, which is rare at restaurants these days. Ambiance: 3 Stars (out of 5) Food: 3 Stars (out of 5) Service: 4 Stars (out of 5) Price: $$ Overall: 3 Stars (out of 5) read more

I was a bit nervous going in, as some other reviewers noted dirty dishes. As soon as I sat down, I made sure that the dishes and silverware were clean, they were! We had a wonderful waitress and other staff that made sure our drinks were filled. I had the Baby Back Pork Ribs and baked potato. Wonderful!! Of course, I didn't get to eat much of it, as the sourdough bread that they bring, before the meal, was soooo good!! Everyone else at the table enjoyed their food as well. A mixture of Ribeye, Grilled Shrimp, soup and salad. I didn't mind the dim lighting; however, it was quite noisy, so sitting at a table in the middle of the restaurant made it difficult to hear everyone at the table. Overall a good experience and will dine again. read more

Came here with my g/f on a Monday to try their $2 ribs. Not great at all. Kinda burnt and with a funny/bad after taste. Most of it seemed like it was fat and no real meat. Somehow, that wasn't the worst part.... We also ordered their nachos with steak. Yep... even worse. The cheese and chips were burnt. Not a good burnt, but an overpowering flavor taking burnt that makes you wonder what the flavor is supposed to be when its not burnt. I couldn't really taste anything on that thing. The steak on it was so chewy, thick, and flavorless as well. Based on the nachos and steak they should get 1 star. The only thing that brings them up to 3-stars is that they catered to my work once and all their fried stuff was great! The fried cheese, mozzarella sticks, chicken strips, and tumble weed onions deserve far more than 1 star. read more

I love steaks. I'm the definition of carnivore. I live to eat good steaks. With that being said..., let's move on. I really, really love steaks in Cattlemen's Restaurant. I routinely dine here whenever I visit my friends in Davis. First thing I do when I get to Davis is eating Twice-cooked Pork at Hometown Chinese Restaurant. Then, I hang out with my friends til we hit up Cattlemen's for dinner. This is sort of a tradition now. Whenever I come visit, it's expected that we eat at these two places. I believe I have eaten over 100 times in just Dixon location. I also dined at Cattlemen's in Livermore, Roseville, and Petaluma. For 9 years, I have faithfully dined at Cattlemen's and will never stop. I can say with a confidence that I have thoroughly tasted every steak on their menu and came to a conclusion that their Rustler Ribeye Steak with Twice Baked Potato is the best/winning combination. This dish never once failed me in satisfying my steak cravings. Next time you visit around Sacramento area, try this place's Rustler Ribeye. It will not disappoint. *Their website is www.BESTSTEAKinthewest.com and they aren't kidding. They really serve the best non-expensive steak in the west. For the price to quality ratio, this steakhouse has no match. NONE. p.s.: Out of their many locations, I found their Livermore branch has the best quality steak consistently. read more

The food is really good, the service is a bit slow. The baby back pork ribs are very tender and highly recommended. I've had the t-bone and it is excellent. Dinner is served with bread and butter, and a side plus a salad. The fried apple pie is very unique and highly recommended. One portion can easily feed three. read more

Not as good as it use to be 20yrs ago, Burr great service and still tasty. Same great atmosphere.

Make reservations but the food and wait is worth it! Even the salad tastes good. I usually order the T-bone and now they feature Harris Ranch beef. We had purchased a special Cattlemen's T-shirt and inadvertently left it at the table. Buying the shirt allows our children to eat for free until they are 12! What a deal! So we called while on the freeway (hands free of course) and requested to have them send us the shirt. They obliged and within 48 hours the shirt was delivered to my house. Now that's service...we've been patrons of this establishment for about 20 years. They just affirmed their good nature and personalized service (this was evening of 9-25-12). Kudos! read more

AHHHHHH CATTLEMENS... a special place in my heart is reserved for you and yours! Some 16 years ago my husband took me here for our first date, he fell in love with a girl who eats steak and beans... screw the salad (ok, I had salad too) and the rest was history.... ok not really. The rest wasn't history, it took me awhile to decide if i was ready for the man in a truck and plaid taking me out to eat steak. So when I finally realized how freakin amazing he was, we went to CATTLEMENS again! And we keep going, even though we now live 45 or so minutes away. My girlfriends and I eat here a few times a year... we head in on WED NIGHT for the $9.99 steak dinner and ALL WINES HALF PRICE by the bottle (yes it gets a little rowdy and we call this event bitches and beef). The staff has always been very helpful and attentive, never had a bad server. The meat is always cook to perfection and this women loves her meat! I will be going back in 2 weeks... I am looking forward to my dinner date with the girls! OH and try the buffalo wing steak bites... its buffalo wings and steak chunks all mixed together in BBQ buffalo sauce... YUMMY!!! read more

I have been going to Cattleman's for over a year pretty frequently, and I have to say, tonight I have had THE BEST service. I want to give a shoutout to my server Adrian for being extremely attentive and friendly. This was the first time I have been to any restaurant and had quite literally everything be perfect. Everything was absolutely excellent, from my wait time to my service and food! Me and my boyfriend did the dinner for two, where we got an appetizer, two entrees, and two desserts for around $78 including both our drinks! The food was of course delicious as always! Highly recommend this place! Happy dining everyone:) read more

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Didn't like how they seated three groups before us, even though we were here before hand. Hate to throw the race card, but yes tge famlies before us were white. Manager stated they all had reservations, but funny how I went to check the status of our table and she greeted me as if I just came even though we sat right in front of her for 30 min. My crab barely had meat in it, my steak was chewy, and my long island was stiff and gross. The only thing good was my husbands sherrif steak reason for the second star, and our waitress was polite minus the fact she reminded me my kids drinks refills are not free. Plus when we left host wished everyone a great night but avoided us didn't like the uninviting feeling, seemed to judge. Funny I left a 20.00,tip tho! Wouldn't judge to quickly. read more

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While the food is good, their host staff is abysmal. I was told the wait would be "just a few minutes" and it took them 25 minutes to seat us. Moreover when I asked the hostess flat out lied to me and said she had quoted me longer. This kind of unprofessional behavior ruins the whole experience. Any restaurant is way better off just being honest about what they are capable of than lying to keep you from leaving and going elsewhere. read more

One phrase: Harris Ranch Meat Entree highlight: Pete's special. 10 oz. sirloin with a complimentary beverage for $17. Service and food is consistent and I have a good experience every time. If you're in the redding location ask for Black Butte beer to compliment your meal. read more

So I ordered a medium but they gave me a well done sirloin steak, and they gladly changed it for me and added more garlic fries which are so amazing and some mushrooms to say they're sorry :) I am happy camper read more

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Our families go to Steak house for birthdays, especially for my teenage sons. They love the bigger portions and the quality. Customer service is always great, especially when our parties are always 12 or larger. Weekends are busy so we always make reservations and the wait time after we check in isn't bad. read more

We recently stopped for dinner in anticipation of a rare and juicy prime rib dinner but were greatly disappointed. The prime rib came out medium and very dry. We sent it back and they brought us another one that was also cooked medium and dry. Although we choked it down because we were starving after waiting so long it was NOT a satisfying meal and we left very disappointed. We will not be going back anytime soon. They need a new chef. The ambiance and our server were both great. We were just disappointed in the meat. read more

Have usually gone here about once a month. Unfortunately the food and customer service has gone downhill. Usually your food comes with sales ours came with about leafs. My girlfriend order chicken it was 18 bucks and solid as a rock cooked to about charcoal consistency. I ordered a steak medium rare it came well done. The waitress then decided to argue with me about how the steak was cooked before she tore it out from the front of me... read more

They more than made up for the lousy anniversary dinner we had a couple of months ago. My steak was perfect! My husband's was perfect as well. We left there feeling very satisfied and happy. read more

Absolutely amazing , service , THANKS ZACK, food was perfect . Can't wait to come back .

I came here tonight to celebrate two birthdays, and I had such an amazing experience. I got the rustler ribeye, and it was cooked perfectly. My girlfriend had the prime rib. The prime rib was slightly undercooked, but luckily our server Steven took care of it promptly. I've been coming for a couple of years, but this was hands down the best visit I've ever had. read more

Who doesn't like a delicious steak?? Steaks are amazing and so is the bread and butter!! I can go just for the salad as well! Yummy

My wife and I stopped at Cattlemen's last night on our way back home from Sacramento. As usual, our food was fantastic; I had the Cowboy Steak (rib-eye), and my wife had the half-rack of baby back ribs. Everything was cooked to perfection, and we thoroughly enjoyed our dinner. Our server (Ashley) was AWESOME - very attentive, friendly, funny, and engaging. Thanks, Cattlemen's, for a great evening! read more

Never have I ever had such a bad meal and service. This is not the place it used to be. We spent over $300 on dinner and nobody's steak was done to their liking. The worst part was the prime rib. It was worse than round steak and really more like a non food item. It even looked weird. I ate 2 bites, could not get it to break down enough to swallow. Someone at our table informed the waitress, she whisked it off the table, brought another one equally as bad, then and only then did she ask if I wanted something else. It was too late by then. We waited an excessive amount of time for our entree and afterwards when the waitress cleared the table, she was standing behind me, picked up one of those metal ramekins and threw it on a plate in the middle of the table. It startled me. I should have known it wasn't gonna be good when we were seated at a table for 6 and we are 7 big people. We asked for a bigger table that was near us and the waitress and manager? discussed it, not happily because it was a bigger table than we needed. I have to tell you, I don't think I'll be back. This was a special occasion turned all bad and half of us traveled from Yuba City and the other half from San Ramon just to eat there, so that made it worse. It was our usual meeting place before covid. read more

Love the beer and bread. Otherwise good food but steaks are "hit and miss" for a steakhouse. If you crave well cooked, prime steak- hit up Outback instead. read more

Yes, this is a chain, but the quality (particularly of the steaks) surpasses that of other steak chains. I do have to say Tahoe Joes has them beat on baked potatoes. Cattlemen's started offering small plates in the bar area only last year, and these are a great value. The only thing I miss is the "bean girl" (the person who used to wander the restaurant with a large caulderon of baked beans, refilling customer's plates) read more

Visiting Texas Roadhouse for the first time yesterday provided the added bonus of reminding me about the fantastic $1 (now $2) Beef Rib Special on Monday nights during my undergraduate days. Though not nearly as good a deal anymore, they're huge, tender and slathered in yummy BBQ sauce. I've been there on at least a couple occasions for dinner as well and the steaks are solid for the price. Without the added awesomeness of signature touches though, Cattlemens stays comfortably at 3 stars. read more

Overpriced, but the food was pretty good. Service is excellent.

I have had only one bad experience here, and that was when a bunch of the cooks called in sick. I guess management and staff had a little disagreement that night, other than that I have always enjoyed this place. I just wish they would open up for lunch on the weekends. The steaks are all cooked to order, I recommend the twice baked potato, and I absolutely love the unlimited salad, even though that is a filler, and can hinder you from finishing your steak. read more

Har har I hope I'm reviewing the right Cattlemens, I see three listings... We were coming back from Tahoe, back to San Francisco and we stopped here to eat... I remember the steak was pretty good but the seafood was okay. The margaritas were great. My older brit cousin saw someone getting that whole clap/song thing for their birthday (it was all the young employees) and she was like "TINA... lets pretend it's my birthday! I want a bunch of hot guys to clap for me!" Lol. read more

Its like falling in love all over again! I've been going to Cattlemen's with my family for many years. I recently went back and enjoyed my food once again. Service here is amazing, their staff is always very attentive and friendly. If you come in around 4ish (I think thats when they open for dinner) it won't be as difficult to get a table... So first off, plates here are large so come here hungry. Drinks come in pretty big cups as well. I love their iced tea. On occasion I would split the dinner for two portion with my mom. It comes with a choice of appitizer, 2 smaller portioned main courses and a choice of dessert. I always opt for the extra crab legs plate too!! Typically I order the Prime Rib Medium Well, but this time I had their Roast Tri Tip - Medium Well and that was a much smaller meat portion since I'm trying to cut back a bit on the red meat. Comes with bottleless salad and roast beans. And a choice of potatoes (baked or reds sliced) , fries or rice. I usually opt for the baked potato. For an extra charge you can get their white mac and cheese. Very tasty and creamy! Their bbq sauce is also delicious, however, the meats here are so tasty on their own I barely use it. The bread here is also warm and fresh ....too delicious for words! Enjoy!! read more

I cannot believe we didn't find this place last year! It was such a tasty meal that I didn't even leave room for dessert! We ordered the artichoke cheese dip that came out with bread for us to dip with. It was heavenly, but I had to try and limit myself so I could save room for meat. Boyfriend ordered the 24oz bone-in and I ordered the 9oz prime rib. Both cuts were well cooked and I enjoyed mine immensely, even though I didn't finish. We also ordered corn on the cob and garlic fries as the sides and those were delicious too! Careful with the garlic fries - they're very garlicky and will stink up a room (or your mouth) like no other! But delicious anyway! (And service was great too!) I'd definitely want to go back and try a leaner cut next time! read more

Went here with a group of 18, all hungry from a day white-water rafting. Cattlemens did not disappoint. Huge portions from salad and bread filled us up nicely before an even bigger meal of meat, beans, fries, and mashed potatoes. The Pete's Special is a great deal - 10oz sirloin steak with a beverage for $16.99 The half rack of pork ribs was also quality. The waitress did a pretty good job, considering there were 18 of us. A few drinks were forgotten, but the food left me satisfied and in a coma on the way back to the South Bay. read more