This was our first time at Hungry Farmer Steak House.. We were hoping for a good dining experience but this business fell far short of our expectations. Although the place has a good ambience, the food was not what we expected. We both ordered the t-bone steak and we were greeted with a small salad. Nothing spectacular, just a small bowl with lettuce, minced onions and carrots. I ordered my steak medium well and my wife ordered it well done. It did not take too long to get served and upon a quick look of our plates, they look pretty decent. The waiter returned with some bread rolls, mildly warm, and some sour-cream and shredded cheese for our baked potato. My wife quickly pointed out that her steak was not well done and it appeared to be medium well at best. She also complained saying that the meat was pretty tough and mine was as well. The baked potato was not too bad. The waitress was not friendly and just went about doing her job without ever smiling. She only checked with us once the entire time we were there besides bringing the bill. The final bill was about $65 and we left a $10 tip, which we thought was appropriate for the service we received. After having a brief discussion evaluating the entire dining experience, we agreed that we were not coming back, and we do not recommend it. read more

$30 gets you a rubbery chicken fried steak. The service was nice and the manager was rude. The plates were dirty and the Italian dressing tasted like pickle juice with salt. I had to pay the full price for the meal, though we did not eat the chicken fried steak. read more

This is an old establishment. A great place to grab a steak or a chicken fried steak. All the food is homemade. Reasonably priced. read more

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Ordered a T-Bone, it tasted old and was over cooked, baked potato was not cooked all the way pls stay away from this place. Over priced read more

Hungry Farmer Steak House - T-Bone steak - Steakhouses Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Family went for dinner at this location and was greeted rudely by the manager. Sarcastic additude and horrible mannerism. Charged items to their ticket that was not ordered . Completely rude and unproffesional read more

Hungry Farmer Steak House - Rude manager(profanity and sarcastic remarks to customers - Steakhouses Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Ordered sirloin strip steak, it tasted horrible 18.99 for a meal couldn't even eat it. Any modifications after the order (pay cash) cuz they are so cheap that they have you walk all the way to the other place to pay with credit card. I wanted to add jalapeño and they didn't want to have you pay with credit card sane for refill drink "only cash" I came here and this was my third time every time I came I felt horrible about their customer service. read more

Visited Hungry Farmer on a Friday for lunch, as my husband was feeling nostalgic--he used to work at their Universal City location in high school, which has since closed. We were greeted warmly and seated promptly. A huge salad was served followed by our orders of chicken-fried steak and a regular steak. The bread was fresh and warm, though fairly standard. The chicken-fried steak was good and impressively large, as was the steak--definitely portions big enough to share among three people. Overall, I'd rate the food around three stars. It was decent, but nothing particularly standout. If you want a lot of food this is the place to go. Definitely get your dollars worth. read more

The service was great. The food was just OK. Their chicken strips are frozen. I expected home made battered or at least better quality strips. These are more like the ones you'd see on a Kids meal. Their steak was good. The kids popcorn shrimp was good. read more

Hungry Farmer Steak House - Their adult chicken strip plate with baked potato. - Steakhouses Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Been coming here for years and have never had a issue Always great food an friendly service read more

Like some others who have posted, I had lunch here based on my nostalgic childhood memories. I had the new Pollock fish plate and I shouldn't have. My meal started with the server placing a wilted iceberg lettuce salad on my table without me asking for one and the ranch dressing tasted like Miracle Whip. When I was served my fish, it looked like something that was uncovered in an archaeological dig. The crust on the fish was not like anything I had ever experienced and I'm 57. The crust was brown and hard like baked clay and the fish was dry and just not very appealing. The potato was hot and well cooked but they don't have butter. It's not even margarine and you need to open many containers because there is maybe a teaspoon of this butter substitute in the container. I like to write a positive in my reviews and the best tasting part of the meal was the two onion rings that were decorative. I won't be going back. $22 for the worst meal ever. The Hungry Farmer has one of the coolest old school interiors around and the staff were nice to me. Please ownership. Don't keep doing what you did to that fish today. Update your fried fish recipe to a beer batter or farm raised catfish with a cornmeal batter. This landmark south side restaurant is a sad survivor from a better time. Please call Gordon Ramsey to help you capture what you once had or sell it to someone who will. read more

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I recently visited Hungry Farmer Restaurant for Fathers day June 2025 after two years, it seemed the place had lost much of their business. The service before was bad, the steaks terrible and their baked potatoes were small and they stopped offering cheese and sour cream for the baked potatoes and discontinued serving their delicious rolls people always bragged about.. But now in June 2025, the restaurant has changed for the best. Our steaks were juicy, salads fresh, our Waiter, Felix was GREAT, kept returning to fill our tea and very attentive. The great service and food has returned to our beloved restaurant. Keep up the great service and delicious food you have always provided to your customers thru the years. Outstanding !!!!! If you want some great tasting food visit them and give them another chance like we did and am so glad we did.! I promise you, that you wont regret it! Wholeheartedly Recommend! read more

Went here for lunch with my papa last week and the manager was horrible to him. He has an eye condition that does not allow him to see in low light. The manager accused him of being rude and told him to get his eyes checked. Mediocre food and unprofessional staff don't pair well. Do better! Me and papa aren't coming back. read more

Ordered chicken fried steak. It came completely covered in a cold gravy, not a single bit of breading visible. I assume it was to cover up the horrible "steak" underneath. Chewy and the meat was completely detached from the breading. The potato soup that I ordered with it was canned for sure. If someone whipped up that bland in the kitchen it's even worse. Don't bother with this place. Go to Little Red Barn or literally anywhere else. read more

We had not been there in a few years because of bad service and food was not very good But decided to give them another try since it used to be to be one of our favorite restaurants but unfortunately the our steak were not very good service was a little better will not go back read more

Salad is very good but has no tomatoes . They bring you a salad without you ordering. They will charge you for the salad if you don't order a plate of food. They don't have a beer license but have many beer signs on the wall. They don't have bleu cheese dressing but they do have a green garlic dressing that was very good. The fish which was tilapia was very good. The popcorn shrimp was good too. The fried okra was good too. The bread rolls were soft and warm. I ordered a coke after I found out they didn't sell beer or wine. read more

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Most disgusting place ever. Floors dirty. Silverware was dirty. I could not eat my food due to how dirty my surroundings were. I had chicken and bake potato and my chicken had a fish flavor to it. Needless to say I ate my bake potato, a little of my salad none of the bread and a few bites of my chicken and was ready to get out of there. I washed my hands about 10 times sitting at the table. I would NOT recommend stepping foot through the doors at this place. You will not get good food here. I should have guessed that when I walked in and there were only 2 people there. read more

Worst steak house ever!!!! Steak came out RAW, unseasoned, and the wrong cut. Almost choked on a piece of foil in my baked potato. Tried to talk to the manager and she refused to come to the table. I had to go to her. And all she did was make excuses for the horrible food. The fact that the place was empty on a Saturday night should have been a clue that the experience was going to be bad. read more

Way too expensive for the quality they give you on your plate I haven't at here since years ago and it's not the same nomore. Big disappointment! read more

OH MY GOD! The burgers are soooooo delicious. Everyone was super friendly from Chris, the cashier to the cook. The restaurant is clean and has a pleasant atmosphere. I completely recommend this place!!! read more

Bad. Just bad. And sad. Just sad. I've been coming here since I was in my teens. I'm about 30 years older now and had not been here post Covid. We were catching a movie close by and the spot we wanted to go to was packed so I told my husband to come here. Big mistake. The house steak was completely pink and so tough my teeth hurt still and I didn't even finish it. My husband fish and shrimp was bland and he didn't eat much of it. The salad was the best part! The baked potato I ordered was good but they had no toppings except butter. They charged us $1.00 for water. That was the icing on the cake. The waitress seemed indifferent about working there but was nice enough. I'm sad to say but we won't be returning. End of a 35 year run. read more

I was at AT&T getting a new phone with my two month old . They had no running water in the restroom so I walk over to hungry farmer . The waitress was going to let me in however the owner of this place stopped me to ask what's was going on and then to say " I guess if you have to go there's a sign outside ." I washed my hands and thank her for letting me use the bathroom.. she then again says that the restroom AT&T is in fact working they just don't let me in that she is also trying to run a business but the most horrible attitude tone ever. Business has been in the hole for a while besides the food not being good customer service on the managers and owners is the worse. They have no manners and only care about money. read more

I had been here before a couple years ago. The last time it was very good. This time it wasn't as impressive. Maybe I just got a bad cut of meat but my T-bone cooked medium rare was tough and stringy. My baked potato was old. It didn't look good at all but I soldiered on. The salad dressings here are epic. The garlic dressing is drinkable. The service was good and the people are very friendly. Over friendly. Lol. Will I come back. Probably not. At one time this place was really good and it's sad that this has changed. read more

We will never go back to Hungry Farmer , service was bad , didn't get our waters until the meal came , my wife had the chicken fried steak it was nerve and no flavor, my steak was ok it was a little nerve too and no rolls until we asked for it. read more

The food was hot and delicious & the servings are big. as you walk in & approaching your table you are greeted with a bowl of salad. It's nothing fancy but it was still very good. Our server was very attentive and courteous. I'm so glad I didn't listen to the previous bad reviews. We will go back to try a burger & fries read more

Taste of Food was ok, chicken fried steak was super crunchy, portion was great, music was good, parking is good, clean restaurant, nice employees, service was good read more

Food was really good. Place was clean and cool decorations. Waitress was very nice and food came out in a good time and cooked as requested. read more

Hungry Farmer Steak House - Chile cheese steak burger w/fried oak - Steakhouses Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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After having been a faithful customer I am not going back. Wife ordered a small steer steak and I had the chicken fried steak, plus 2 iced teas. Salad was the bare minimum with no tomatoes. Steak was tough and chewy, chicken fried steak nothing like it used to be and baked potatoes tasted and looked as if they were made the night before. Over $48 for this lunchtime meal plus tip as server was nice and attentive. I should have made us sandwiches at home instead. Perfect waste of a $50 bill. read more

Came for a bite to and as soon as you walk in the restaurant is kinda hot, we were seated and greeted within seconds. Our waitress was kind and personable. Menu was super easy to understand not hard at all, they offer fish, steaks and chicken. The basic eater I am ordered chicken tenders cause the waitress insisted that they were the best, i mean how can you really mess up tenders and fries right...Well the gravy was cold, fries were cold and the tenders tasted like they had been fried in old oil. When I told the waitress about my fries being cold, I thought she would just bring me more. But to much shock she lended over in front of me and placed her hands all over my plate scraping the fries off. I never in my life have seen that. 5 minutes later she brought me new one. The fried steak was 30 dollars and you get one side. And let me tell you that side was as dry as dirt in Texas on a hot summer day. Save your money and time and just go to Texas Roadhouse. I mean unless you hate the person you're with and want them to have a horrible date bring them here. read more

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I have been coming to this Resturant since I was much younger and would visit this part of SA. I would like to say that this place is a good "bang for your buck ". The portions are generous and you do get a good country cooking here. I ordered the link hamburger steak with onions . The meat took up a good portion of the plate and was Texas shaped! :) or at least it looked like it did. I ordered steak fries for the side and they were fresh and golden light brown. Soft and not over cooked. The salad has always been eehhh but the thousand island is really really good tasting. The hamburger steak was very meaty (cooked medium) and juicy. The flavor was al beef goodness and it was lightly seasoned. It was about it about half an inch think to maybe 3/4" thick. The grilled onions could of been a little more sautéed more but they were not bad. The brown gravy is just awesome with the steak and onions. I don't use the gravy cause the meat is awful I do it because it just adds another layer of flavor. Good stuff! I paid 9.99 for my meal and I couldn't be happier. I did not wait to be sit down and I didn't have to wait for a waitress. She did an amazing job to attend to us and get us what we needed. All in all, if I lived in SA I would go a lot more often. It is a good place . I would like to go back and try one of the steaks. -Rick read more

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The positive: very quaint and old school feel. The waitress was a really nice and accommodating lady. Plenty of parking on a Tuesday lunch time. Fast service. The bad: The stake was chewy. We ordered medium and received well done. The taste was not good. The baked potato was below average, and if you are into loaded baked potatoes, they don't have it. The Butter and cheese is all you get. The bread seems to be a bit stale. The chicken was hard to cut, and the flavor was a 2 out of 10. You get a salad that consist of lettuce with lettuce, and lettuce. And to make matters worse, you get charge for water. Only 50 cents, but something that small seems more significant when the food is not good. Personally, I recommend you stay away. Then again, maybe the chef just had an off day. read more

Went for lunch today with my son and our bill was almost $50.00 both of us were very and I mean very disappointed. I know businesses are hurting but really the food was subpar. I didn't even finish my hamburger steak meat tasted like it had been there for weeks. Please if you read my post don't waste your time going there. Overpriced and not worth $50 dollars for lunch. Restaurants need to also not overprice their meals or no one will want to venture out since the pandemic. It will only make things worst instead of better so keep that in mind. read more

It's a great burden to write such a negative review, but I am saddened to say that I am never coming back to Hungey Farmer. After enjoying many happy years filled with good memories it's just plain and simple. The food just isn't as good as it used to be. My father and I's hungry farmer steaks were sad and miserable. First steak in my life that I chose not to finish. I'd like to hope that maybe one day it improves but I doubt it. Thank you for the wonderful years and goodbye read more

I gave them one star and that was because there are no 1/2 stars. Salad dressing was warm , not safe! Flavors of the steak not good. Qulity of the steak poor. 1/2 for service was ok. Restaurant in the past had lots of locations Marbach, Pat booker, Blanco road all gone. I see why once a point a time good steak good price . read more

Hungry Farmer Steak House - Tough steak - Steakhouses Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Not worth it anymore. Walked in to the manager arguing with someone on the phone. Asked for a table and they said wait for the host. Ordered a medium rare steak and it came out cold to the touch and taste. Waitress didn't come back for refills. The cashier rushed us out there. Probably won't come back for a long time. read more

So we hadn't been here in years and were wanting chicken fried steak. So glad we chose to come here. A very large chicken fried steak with a very generous side of fried okra really hit the spot. Didn't even finish my plate. The salad that comes with every meal was good and their house green goddess salad dressing is still as fantastic as I remembered it. Restaurant was clean as were the restrooms. But the most notable part of dinner was the service. Our waitress Mia was extremely polite and very attentive. Couldn't have asked for a better waitress. Kudos Mia! read more

The only reason this place got two stars from me was because of the waitress who so very kind hearted and had such amazing customer service. Now the food... a boiled baked potato that don't come with any sides and a square hamburger aka chopped steak. This place used to be on point with food but it has gone way down hill. I will not return read more

The hamburger shack inside the hungry farmer steak house is has some of the best hamburgers you can eat they are big juicy and delicious. It's located off I 35 south. Great service. read more

i orderd a medium t-bone steak and it came way under cooked and cold i gave them two chances and it was terrible and the manager tried to make me pay for both steakes that i told her i didnt like and had to argue to grt it removed read more

If I could give Negative stars I would! This is the worst steaks we've ever had! The restaurant didn't feel clean, sticky sauces at the table. The servers are great! But they deserve to work in a better place. On top of all that they CHARGE FOR WATER!! read more

If we could give this a NO STAR we would. My husband ordered a butterflied New York strip, cooked medium rare. The 3 bites he ate were void of any flavor, but did provide a good workout for his jaw. My T-bone was barely 1/2 inch thick, ordered medium was over cooked...no pink middle to be found, no flavor and a jaw chewing workout as well. I cut the steak apart looking for a piece I could eat that was medium and easy to chew. They appear to be cooked on a flat top. Rolls available on request were no bigger than a large egg, stale and hard. Now the real disturbing part of our encounter, was with the waitress. When I complained about the steak she said, she could not take it back because I had eaten it. She accused me of eating the "tenderloin". I said I had not, so I proceeded to put all the cut up pieces back together. Clearly only 2-3 bites were missing. When I asked for the manager. She said that she would not come to the table. When I asked, what should I do, take it to the counter? The waitress says, if you want. And I did!! Bottom line, the manager did remove the price of the steak, and then charged me for the salad and the plain baked potato, $11.00. How can that be? The salad was a small cereal bowl size and then the baked photo was a medium size. I had fond memories eating here as a child with my family...however this current visit is on the top of my list of worse meal and experience ever!! Don't waste your time or money. read more