This is a located in a gas station but has great from scratch food. Chicken fried steak was huge, crispy, cuts with a fork, delicious. Hot honey chicken sandwich was crispy, bigger than the full size bun, fresh veggies and really great. Fries are outstanding. Sides for the steak was mashed potatoes and sauced string beans. Inside and outside seating, playground for the kids and a full bar and music stage. Will be back real read more

Cotton Gin is remodeled and now open as of 2 days ago .Went today , customer service was great ! Big food selection Great seating , nice vibes can't wait to see how great this place will become . I was told they will have entertainment on the weekends . This is exactly what this small town needed .highly recommended read more

This is nothing like the original Cotton Gin, let's get that straight up front. It's the usual big gas station with a deli and store. First of all just getting gas was a pain. Half of the 30 pumps were not functioning for pay at the pump. WTH? Got gas finally and parked to get some coffee at 11am. 4 people working the deli counter which had no one in line or waiting. Another employee doing something with the snack aisle. 5 of us waiting at the only staffed cash register checkout and the guy decides to go to the employees only door and leaves all of us waiting. I asked the "I could care less" crew behind the deli counter if one of them could run the register? No they don't do that. Well I don't wait in line for 15 minutes to get coffee in a huge gas station! So service gets a big 0. I will never return to this joint, not for gas, not for a stupid deli sandwich and sure as hell not for worthless service. read more

Been coming here for years. Atmosphere is homey and nostalgic, menu is extensive and the food respectable. Nice selection of pies. If you are a non smoker you will want to avoid the booths immediately to the left when you enter as they are too close to the bar area and the smoke smell is strong. read more

Crandall Cotton Gin Restaurant & Bar - Bars Near Me - Crandall, Texas

Friendly staff, good not great food. The daily lunch specials are good but lunch are dinner do not try to split a meal with your significant other... $3 for a plate on a split. Your kidding me? Has a sand volley ball pit for the younger set and yes, they still sell snow cones on the side of the building. read more

I've been here many times since they opened. My dad tries to go every Tuesday for lunch to get his beloved cabbage & stuffed peppers. Their burgers are good and so are the salads, fish, and everything else I've ever had. It's home style cooking. The staff is always nice - and my dad reports that when they see him, they bring his tea without asking. He loves this place. I've noticed that they also fold up and move his walker and return it promptly when he's ready to leave - this makes me feel good to know they watch over him even when I'm not there. It's good and reasonably priced. read more

Very friendly staff, country home cooking. Huge portions!! Good chicken fried steak, cold crispy salads, good veggie choices. Quick service. Good for families, elderly people, and groups. I remember when it was a functioning cotton gin. Wide open interior space, I wish they had made it a little more intimate, interesting mural. Have not tried the bar or been there when there is an outdoor event. There is an outdoor deck and sand volleyball that looks like it would be fun. They also advertise karaoke. read more

Great food and service. I like to go to the concerts at the outdoor pavilion there as well. read more

Crandall Cotton Gin Restaurant & Bar - Out Pavillion at the Cotton Gin - Bars Near Me - Crandall, Texas

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My boyfriend ordered fried catfish, corn, beans and UNSWEETENED Tea and he said everything was good including his SWEET Tea :-/ I order CHICKEN FRIED STEAK, mashed potatoes and turnip greens and my CHICKEN FRIED CHICKEN was good. :-/ since the wait staff never came back to check with us I ate the chicken fried chicken and then we were comp'ed for both the sweet tea and chicken fried chicken. We may give them one more try in the future. read more

Interesting atmosphere with original memorabilia from the cotton gin. Service was slow but employees were friendly. The food was flavorless and adding salt and pepper did not help it much. The rolls were great and the cornbread wasn't bad. read more

Great chicken fried steak, meatloaf and chicken fried chicken. All veggies are good. My wife and I always split the luncheon special and have never been charged extra? read more

I've heard a lot about this place over the years, so we stopped in while driving through. The server was friendly and helpful, but maybe we didn't ask the right questions. She did inform us about a vegetable being pre-breaded, and I overheard her tell another table about not having something because it "came that way". Huh? I thought this was supposed to be a home-cookin' kinda place with scratch-made everything? The food appeared to be something that had "cooked all day", as in it was cooked and sitting all day staying warm. My sides (turnip greens and new potatoes) were pretty good, but the best part of the meal was the rolls. read more

Good, simple country cooking in an old cotton gin. Service was quick and food was good in a unique atmosphere.

Something for everybody...daily specials or the same steaks you get at the high-priced "chop houses" in Dallas...we've gone on the weekends and listened to the live music "out-back" when the weather's nice...mostly Texas country. read more

When I think about rating this restaurant I really want to give it a 5 star rating because of what it is I mean for where it is located and what I around to compare to compare ther is nothing like it - it deserves a 6 star rating real down to southern chicken fried chicken their fried okra is YUMMIE whatever you order your gonna love it - read more

This place burned down :( it was great when it was open. Really sad that it hadn't reopened.

I live right down the road from this restaurant in Kaufman. The Cotton Gin Restaurant is in an actual old cotton gin. It has a real down-home feel to it. My friends and I like to stop here on our way to Dallas because we know we won't have to wait too long, although they get crowded sometimes on the weekends and after the local Friday night football games. You have a choice each day of the week of one of their specials for about $10, or you can order off the rest of the menu that includes burgers, catfish, tacos, and some mighty fine-looking steaks. We shared an order of their special crispitoes, which are chicken and cheese wrapped in flour totillas and fried. Yummy! One of my friends had the Meatlof special (there are about 4 to choose from each day.) It didn't look like my mom's, but she was happy. She said meatloaf is a very personal thing. I don't know what that means, do you? Personally, I wanted something more "Dallas," so I ordered the Salmon Deluxe Salad. It was wonderful but lacked a "Dallas" presentation. It was simply a bowl of greens with a nicely grilled piece of salmon on top, a couple of tomato wedges, a whole hard-bolied egg, a handful of shredded cheddar,sliced avacado,and several dill pickle slices.I hacked the whole thing to pieces and it was absolutely delicious with their honey-mustard dressing.It also had several very tasty homemade croutons.Rolls and cornbread were refilled abundantly, We topped it off with a wonderful slice of Pecan Pie that was amazing! However, their homemade coconut pie was a tasteless disappointment. I believe they also serve alcohol and there is live music on the weekends I think. The service is right friendly, too. Stop by the next time you're heading to Cedar Creek Lake! read more

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I went Sunday to have breakfast. eggs, were good, bacon was crisp and thick. pancakes were so so. i will probably go back.

The good first. The Server was a sweetie pie. The chicken was ok not great but ok. Now the bad, the sides were disgusting. We had the Mac n Cheese was just inedible and the buttered corn almost as bad. The Jalapeño poppers were so bad. They were made with can cheese. I do not recommend this restaurant. read more

Sadly, the Cotton Gin Restaurant in Combine, TX is no more. Since the fire several years ago, the entire building has recently been razed. All that is left is the sign. The land is up for sale. Hope they can build us some more great places to eat there. read more

Ambience was great. Service was decent/friendly. Food was unimpressive. "Homemade" pie was a frozen deal. "Fresh" vegetable was canned. Chicken pot pie was not homemade- tasted like stouffers or something pre-prepared. If you want to make your hunger pains go away and not wash dishes, this place works. If you are looking for great homemade food in a "real" country restaurant, this place disappoints. read more

If you like simple home cooking and appreciate decent prices and friendly service, you will enjoy The Cotton Gin. I love their grilled ham and cheese with onion rings. My hubby likes the hickory burgers or beef tips. read more

Food is overly bland and barely edible. The place always seems dirty. Not sure where the rave reviews came from -- we left and ate somewhere else on the way home -- it was that bad!! read more

Friendly staff, generous portions, and possibly controversial mural what more can you ask for. The restaurant is a remade cotton gin that has 2 levels. The food they serve is southern comfort food, Paula Deen would be proud. When you are seated they bring you a basket of rolls and cornbread, the rolls are ok a little tough but the cornbread is delish. They have daily specials which i opted for something that ended up looking like beef stroganoff, not impressive. My other dinner companions both got chicken fired steak with broccoli casserole which was awesome. The decor is your basic table and chairs or booth but the decor on the walls is rather interesting. There's pictures and equipment of times when cotton picking was predominant, overall it's historical. AS for the mural well I might have exaggerated but it does show plantation owners and their fields, how bout I let you see for yourself. read more