I always have good food and excellent service here. I live in Abilene and almost always stop here when traveling through.

Been here twice in the last few months...It has been good both times food and service. Im just puzzled..... no sweet tea?? read more

First off there is a much better steak house in town, however they advertise prime rib every Thursday night. I have been there 4 times to order prime rib and 3 of those 4 times they were sold out. This was not right at closing time either, never later than 7. In my opinion if they advertise something special to bring people in, they should have enough to last through the night. read more

College kid and family place. BIG burgers. Sweet buns. Potato wedges. Average wait in bar area. Very crowded. Several rooms cobbled together. Good ambience. Looking forward to going back. read more

Went to HP today for lunch & it wasnt crowded, food was good, ac cold, pricing right. I like this place, BUT Humphrey needs to rent a power washer & get after that front porch entry area because it is nasty! read more

Rudy probably wonders why he got a $2 tip. Water with lemon.. no lemon. Had to ask 2nd time. Requested no cucumbers on salad.... there were cucumbers~albeit large that we could pull out. Small chicken fried steak, size was fine~gravy on the side...guess what! Gravy on it. Best thing was salad with sun dried tomato vinaigrette. Baked potato only had butter. No toppings offered. Never got rolls~didn't need them so didn't request. Complimentary peanuts should be left out. VERY stale. read more

Great food. Food was delish and waiter was awesome!! Glad we finally tried the restaurant!!

The mahi mahi was excellent but those fried cheese sticks they served were the biggest I have ever seen and the best tasting. So good decided to come in again. Apparently they allow smoking in here. The smell of smoke was the on,y negative during my 2nd visit read more

Service was great from the minute I walked into the door. Everyone was nice and super helpful. Came here on a recommendation from the Lake Brownwood State Park while camping. Food is great, too much for me to eat and a great value for a local joint. I ordered chicken tenders, fries and a salad. The chicken Tasted great and I would say breaded fresh. The order came with about 2lbs of tenders. The fries were wedges and cooked perfectly. The salad was large for a dinner salad and good. Trust me, traveling for work has shown me a few bad salads. Friday night $2.50 House Margarita's perfect. I also had the Creamsicle and it was awesome. As for the atmosphere makes wish I was a local. The place filled up fast and everyone knew each other and had a great time. I grew up near Boston, MA and Cheers is a place everyone knew your name. Well that is Humphrey Pete's. Everything I asked for out correct and I feel that if your food was cooked wrong they would happily remake it for you. If you are in town or near, visit you will not go wrong. read more

My kids and I look forward to going here every time we come to Brownwood to visit family. The food is great and the atmosphere is fun. Kids love the games and peanuts as well as the playground area when the weather is good. Look forward to it always! read more

I had a 10 hour drive from Lubbock to Houston and this was the best steak I have ever had. It was mouthwatering. I believe this is the best steakhouse ever because of the taste and atmosphere. The Waiter was awesome and they gave a lot of food. I loved the history and the decor here. Even Sly Stallone loved the restaurant here. I would drive back here again and will always remember this meal. I have never tried a steak like that before. I don't know your secret is but keep doing it because it could not have been any better. Sincerely yours Craig Herring read more

Very cool atmosphere with lots to look at. The kids liked it. The food was good. Fun place! read more

Humphrey Pete's - American Near Me - Early, Texas

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A great, eclectic, steak and American food restaurant right outside of Brownwood in Early, Tx. We stopped by for lunch on the way from DFW area to Marfa. Couldn't have been happier with our lunch. My Chicken Fried steak was spot on, great crust, real cubed steak, tended toward the chewy side but still very much recommended. Super fries and beans on the side. Wife had the pulled pork sandwich and a side of well seasoned green beans. There was nothing left on her plate. There were many menu items we'd love to try when we next pass thru that area. BTW, atmosphere and service were great. read more

Went there twice during a two week stay in Brownwood. I had an 8 oz sirloin one night and the grilled mahi mahi the other night. I asked for medium and thought the steak was cooked very close to that, not too rare, not too well done. Good flavor for the sirloin. The mahi mahi was good as well and a decent size portion. Steak fries were good as well. There are several TV's so it is not a bad place to go to watch a game and the wait staff was kind for the most part. read more

Went for Father's day dinner. Order a beer for me and my husband and said they would not serve us because we had been drinking. Not true and would have walked out of our daughter had not been with us. Waitress was rude and had to ask for thing such as silverware. I have been going here for years but left the membership card on the table. Will not be back!!! read more

First time I've ever ordered steak and seafood where both the steak and salmon were inedible. Service was good, chicken fried steak was good. Management was good and took the steak and seafood off of the ticket. read more

If you are going to claim to have "National Champion" Key lime pie, you better be able to back it up. $8 for a tiny piece of pie is a major let down. The pie it's self was good, but Sara Lee does the same job for a whole lot less money. Won't be going back. read more

I ordered a 8oz Ribeye with the sizzling Onions, mushrooms and the blue cheese crumbles. My steak was cooked perfectly medium rare and because of the hot cast iron skillet ended up a medium at the end .. Which is just fine. My wife had an 8 oz ribeye and ordered hers medium.. Both were cooked as ordered and both had great flavor. Oh we did have a Petes Plate appetizer (Huge mozzarella sticks, Large Fried Pickles and Huge Jalepenio Poppers as well as chicken strips) Honestly the appetizer plate was too much for just the two of us. The bill with our soft drinks came to approx $65. My review is based on quantity, quality and price. For the money the value was above average, but not a 5. I very rarely rate a 5 so keep that in consideration. read more

What an interesting experience. Arrived about 8:30p and sat outside on back patio. Spiders hanging from webs above our heads, 3 feral cats roaming freely around and ON dining tables, and an opossum family in the trees. Inside and outside and restroom were dirty. Bright spots were the funny waiter, delicious Micheladas made with Zing Zang, and the chicken fried steak w/loaded mashed potatoes. Food was actually good, but wouldn't return due to cleanliness issues. read more

My wife and I ate there on 8/21 and 8/27/18. We both really enjoyed the atmosphere and food. Our server was Kiersten on 8/21 and we requested her on 8/27 and will ask for her every time that we eat there. She was awesome! We both had the smothered ground sirloin and really liked it. Cant wait to go back when we are in the area. read more

The food is good most of the time. I honestly like to go with a group because they are pretty accommodating. The spinach quesadillas are great, and I don't think anyone should ever 1 star a place that gives away delicious rolls for free. I love the atmosphere still, after all these years it doesn't get old to me. I wish the play area outside was better. Overall, you could definitely do worse in Brownwood (cough, cough, Chili's) so far as a steak goes. I will boost it up to 4 stars once they get sweet tea. How can you have a restaurant in Brownwood that doesn't serve sweet tea? read more

Not always friendly service and when we sit on the back porch, it's been half an hour before we've even been talked to. Great chicken fried steak, queso, and steak. Reasonably timed food arrival but usually way too expensive. read more

We were looking for somewhere different... something not a chain. We had a great lunch. Chicken fried steak and shrimp... they offer small plates which is nice. Service was good and it was a cute little place. Bathrooms need some work. read more

Went there last night and it was awful! It was the worst $30 steak I have ever had. Asked for it med rare it was complete cooked, and no wonder since it was 1/2 inch thick. The fried appetizer was over fried and the salad seemed like it had been seating there for a while since the lettuce was soft. The service was slow and as we left we realized we were supposed to get bread which we didn't. Truly a disappointing experience since it was our anniversary. Editing this because after reading other reviews I realized we were also supposed to get peanuts, which we didn't get. read more

Fourth time here, believing my previous experiences were valid. Not this time. 1. Brought my wife, with her stroke and her wheelchair. Accessible ramp at front partly blocked by a HP van, parked to block a huge mess of equipment clean up from view. This was at the FRONT of the restaurant at the handicap entrance side. That alone spoke volumes. 2. The door: The girl at the front watched us struggle with the door and all she did was grab menu's, show us to a random table, pull a chair and leave. I squared off the table for the wheelchair, moved chairs to suit the seating and arranged the setup. The help took no notice, as is now common in most places. The greeters don't notice a wheelchair very often. It interrupts their talking or texting session. 3. Ordered their fried pickles. TOUGH. Salty, gross. $7.00. 4. The rest of the order: $14.00 shrimp, breaded, fried hard, rubbery, and tasteless. Sweet potatoes are served with cinnamon butter as their attempt at flavor. Country Crock isn't all that much of a treat with factory injected cinnamon flavoring. The rest of the order was so so, not worth discussing. 5. The yeast rolls were cold when they arrived, not enough heat for butter. 6. The Bathroom: This bathroom was filthy. It hadn't been cleaned in forever, you can guess what was all over the commode, and it had a green stripe kitchen towel ? laying in the floor in front of the commode.. I washed my hands using their automated tiny squirt soap machine. It took a while to get enough, then dealt with their battery powered towel dispenser. This bathroom was bad enough to report to the health department. SO, this means the restaurant staff was also attendant in that same bathroom as needed... draw your own conclusions. 7. The ticket: Two adults, one appetizer, no booze. $40+ tip. Nonsense. This place is staffed by indifference and boredom. Pick a face, try for a flash of interest.. boredom. I had an excellent meal in there just 2 weeks ago. My wife was eager to try it. I stand responsible for her experience. An ADULT SUPERVISOR needs to be present at any restaurant at any time, checking on the customers. Not here. read more

Pig licking good? More like licking a pig! This place is a perfect hangout for college kids that want a loud place to smoke and get rowdy. Not a great place for kids. I guess they're hoping their customers will get so tanked that they won't notice how awful and canned-tasting the food is. It's Chili's style food with McDonald's quality. They tried for the Joe's Crab Shack style decor, but only managed to pull off a trash-bomb look. After eating here 4-5 times (at the suggestion of friends) I won't eat here anymore. read more

Stopped here on the way home from a weekend trip to Austin with my family. One of the primary reasons for visiting Austin was to tour some highly recommended restaurants so imagine my surprise when the best meal of my weekend was had in Early. Hands down the best chicken quesadillla I've had. Tyler was our waiter and shout out to him for being friendly, prompt, and welcoming despite our party being somewhat grumpy and tired. We were especially pleased with his service when on the way out we realized Sunday hours were different and we had stopped in just at closing (sorry!). Not once had we felt rushed. Next time we're passing through we'll definitely make it a priority to stop in. read more

Steak was great, guess they fixed there smoke problem cause it wasnt bad on this visit. Staff was attentive. Wasnt able to sample the drinks because of a city wide outage...prob a good thing. read more

Great food and cool atmosphere. I could go back 10 times and never order the same thing because everything looks so good!

I won't go into the food as it wasn't bad (wasn't good either). The singular point of this review is the smell. It smelled like an old dive bar in Dallas where they try to cover up the smell with buckets of abrasive cleaner. I still have the smell in my nostrils and I've been in my car for 10 minutes now. I was dumb enough to stop by the bathroom to wash my hands after my lunch and almost lost said lunch. The stench in the bathroom made me long for the burning smell of the main dining area. With all of the good, local, unique places to stop and eat when passing through Brownwood, you can go ahead and skip this one. You can thank me later. read more

Food was slightly warmer than room temperature. Men's room was dirty and smelled. A busboy was rude to me. This same bus boy was seated over the wooden barrel opening which stored the flat ware at the hostess station. I complained to the manager. The manager was disinterested and did not apologize. I will never dine there again. They have lost my business. read more

I guess it's pretty popular around here. It's always crowded. Cool view from the porch. Food was descent.

Have enjoyed everything I have eaten here. Nice place to relax and eat. Good wait staff. read more

Ordered a porterhouse, paper thin!!! The steak was horrible. Wanted med rare, got med well to well done. When you pay 40.00 for a steak you would expect a thick juicy steak, i did not get that. And all the hype over there key lime pie, look at the hype they put into the cards on the table, per the server it's just a Ben e Keith pie out of a cardboard box. I suggest you finding a better place to go if you want good food. If you want below average food that is over priced than this is your place. read more

Average food, over priced. Ordered the catfish dinner and got three tiny strips (not filets) of fish with a crapload of french fries. It was calld a FISH dinner not a french fry dinner. That was our first and last visit. read more

The first time I ever went to Humphrey Pete's was with my wife's parents and if a restaurant can make you forget that you're dining with your in-laws and turn your focus to the most delicious hamburger you've ever had, then that's a fine restaurant indeed. The second time I went to Humphrey Pete's was for my birthday because my wife knew how I much I loved that hamburger. I was worried that maybe the first burger had been a fluke or maybe I'd misremembered how amazing it was - but the second burger was every bit as good as the first. In fact, I've been to many of the restaurants on those lists of the best burger joints in Texas, and my tastebuds say that Humphrey Pete's has them all beat. It's not a five-star, choose-the-right-fork-or-be-embarrassed kind of place. I wouldn't be surprised if a group of kids threw the place together with a bunch of junk they bought at a flea-market circa 1963. Like, there's an enormous picture of George Washington on one of the walls, and just above him in the rafters you'll find a life-sized alligator (or maybe a crocodile?), and they're both surrounded by hoards of vintage sporting equipment. The sum of all this debris is a pleasant atmosphere that's just the right amount of distracting, especially if you're dining with a two-year-old that takes the time to point out all the baseballs on the wall instead of complaining that he's ready to go. On both of my trips to Humphrey Pete's, the waitresses used just the right amount of flattery, so as to not make my wife jealous, but still make me feel like I was 30 pounds lighter and a little more dashing. I couldn't have tipped them enough. Humphrey Pete's is kind of place you remember. Twenty years from now when I'm making a list of the best burgers I've ever had, Humphrey Pete's will be at the top, and no matter how far I live from Brownwood, Texas, I'm sure I'll consider hopping on a plane and flying out there for another burger. read more

Service was very nice. However, the chicken fried steak was bland, tough and breading fell off with every cut. Couldn't eat it. Maybe this isn't a dish they should have on the menu. Server seemed very apologetic, but no offer to make the experience better. I didn't expect a free meal but management should make sure better food is going out. read more

The meatloaf special is bland with almost no flavor. The veggies were undercooked and the okra was mostly breading. Add to this poor service. read more

Great atmosphere, great food. Catfish, shrimp and chicken fried steak were amazing. The chicken fried steak is as big as the plate.

Interesting atmosphere with antiques and stuffed animals. Went for lunch- had a bowl of gumbo and Greek salad for around $10. We shared of basket of delicious fried catfish! Able to substitute baked potato for fries! Mayo based cole slaw okay but I prefer vinegar base. Great waitress! Today I want to try their steaks. Now remember this is Texas so all the tv's were either sports or Fox News. read more