Ambiance on Steroids! Sixties Seventies Eighties music…read moreplaying, outside or inside seating, game areas outside, live music certain time, lovely creative landscaping and decor. Great place to accommodate any size party or family gatherings. Impeccable service from the front door to check please! Sweet young clean cut people serving and anticipating needs. And FOOD... Cajun to tell everyone you know about. Seafood, sandwiches, burgers, bar food it full dinners! Delicious tasting and eye appealing. Will go back with everyone I know.

1st time there and not sure if we will return. Food took an hour and a half to come out. My…read moredaughters food was cold, we didn't get the potatoes for our boil. Food was decent but if you go plan to stay a while...

Food was delicious , great selection, we enjoyed our food. Fried Oreo's are a must, but do…read morerecommend you eat them while they are hot.

Not actually Chinese food. Rangoon was off egg fried rice was off.. noodles off ..... .read more

Food is always good very good vib Desserts are very good…read moretoo along with the drinks..

Small towns with a steakhouse need to take a few pages from the Beeville Steakhouse playbook. Just…read morewalking in I got the feel I was at a simple but bona fide Texas country ranch in the main dining area. The bar area is seen to be a more fitting and casual atmosphere. MAIN POINTS: Impeccable & kind service. Stand-out food options and execution. My lemon crusted flounder on rice pilaf was PERFECT. Dude, even the mashed potatoes were BETTER than at Grandma's house! Too bad I don't live in this town, this gem would see me sitting, eating & smiling, every time I could. If consistency is there, surveying my fellow diners told me that it is, people should come from San Antonio or CC to dine here! (My apologies for no pictures of the food, I was just too hungry today.)

Driving back from Corpus to Austin, we found this gem half way for a dinner break and WOW it was…read moreamazing! As a New Yorker I have missed good Italian while living in Austin. Every Italian place I have tried in Austin is a total ripoff - extremely overpriced and low quality. This place was the total opposite of every Italian restaurant I've been to in Austin - it was amazing! I immediately felt like I was back in NY. They were so friendly and gave us warm garlic butter rolls and water the second we sat down. It was the biggest menu - I wanted everything! It was so difficult to choose as I don't see even 1/4 of these options in Austin! I finally decided on the spaghetti and eggplant parm. But how I wish I could also get the baked ziti, the meat sauce, the lasagne, the subs, the calzones and the pizza too as everything looked amazing! The portions were massive - enough for 2-3 meals! Plus you get free salad and bread. And when we were done they offered us even more rolls to take home! Took 10 rolls home plus leftover salad and pasta. It was absolutely delicious, so satisfying. The best comfort food for a Sunday night meal. We paid $40 total for a massive meal that would have easily cost $75 in Austin and been 1/2 the size! Wish I could go back again and again if it wasn't 2 hours away!

Roma's has amazing lasagna and pizza. Their Alfredo sauce is great as well, however, I wish they…read moreoffered a no meat version of anything with the white Alfredo sauce. The chicken is horrible. Inedible. It tastes like a boiled chicken breast. No flavor, texture like rubber. I've tried it several times. It is not good. My daughter likes to get the baked ziti... she really likes it, but often has to take off almost a pound of cheese before she can eat it. There is such a thing as too much cheese. I have heard the owner yell harshly at the weight staff and don't really understand why anybody would work for somebody that screams at them the way he does. Roma's has the potential to be amazing but I feel like the owner is holding himself back. Also, the prices are a little high. If I could sit down and have a frank conversation with the owner, I would suggest dropping the price by a few dollars and cutting the portions in half. I'd come more often if the prices were lower, even if I got less food.

A great spot! They have amazing seafood boils, including crawfish when it's in season. Sunday…read morebuffet is on point and includes fried chicken. The best part is that Bubba gives back and sponsors the annual fireworks show on July 4th that goes on for over an hour! It's a true gem.

Ambiance is relaxed and laid back, plenty of room for solos and large gatherings. They don't lack…read morefor space. Staff were friendly-ish. Seadrift is a small town of just under 1000 people, sometimes your job and get a little cumbersome. It showed. Staying in Tivoli at an AirBnb, so we thought we'd give it a try based on local recommendation. Was hoping it was that hole in the wall knock your socks off establishment that would make me want to stop again and again. But it wasn't. Maybe my expectations were too high going in. Let's start with the positives. Crab dip was creamy and delicious, just didn't taste like crab. Oyster appetizers should always come on a half shell. The Rock-yer-feller oysters came on a small ceramic plate that came out of the oven with no shells. The flavor was just ok. I wouldn't get it again. The oysters were hardy and good in size, made me feel like maybe they were from a jar or can. Stuff crab was meh. Shrimp didn't have seasoning, cocktail sauce was vinegar based? There was just a strong vinegar presence. The fish was by far the all star but even it tasted a little slimy when you took off the breading. Zero seasoning on the breading. The fried oysters were delicious, and I loved the fried mushrooms. Hush puppies are from a freezer bag. My daughter loved her fried chicken tenders. At $170 for three appetizers and three meals with one Dr Pepper, I felt like someone just kicked my dog. We didn't buy any, but the Snow crab was MP at $54 a pound? That's 100-150% markup from the wholesale. HEB sells it for $22 a lb at retail which is at least a 40% markup from wholesale. If your prices are going to be that high, your food should meet the expectation. It felt more like a person, opening a seafood restaurant in a fishing community, that buys everything from a frozen vendor, cooks it like a fast food restaurant, and sells it at a farm to table price. I paid and tipped generously. But there was nothing that made me want to come back.

Butter Churn If…read moreyou're anywhere near Aransas Pass and you haven't eaten at Butter Churn, you're flat-out missing out. From the moment you walk in, you can feel it -- this isn't some corporate chain going through the motions. This place is dialed in. It is probably one of the most put-together restaurants I've ever had the privilege of visiting. Every detail feels intentional. Clean lines, modern touches, spotless floors, organized buffet, upbeat energy -- they hit every mark. The décor has personality without being overdone. It feels like a true family restaurant -- warm, authentic, and welcoming -- but with a level of polish most places never achieve. The service? Exceptional. Real smiles. Real hospitality. You're not just another table. You feel seen and taken care of. Now let's talk about the brisket. Unbelievable. I had to ask how they were doing it, and Mark was more than happy to walk me through his process. When brisket is smoked low and slow -- and they smoke theirs for 20 hours -- here's what happens: * The visible fat cap mostly renders down. * The intramuscular fat melts. * Collagen breaks down into gelatin. * The melted fat soaks deep into the meat fibers. So by the time it hits your plate? You don't see fat. You taste rendered fat and gelatin inside the meat. For $14 all-you-can-eat lunch, I kept waiting for the catch. There isn't one. I probably ate close to a pound and a half of brisket myself and still wanted more. Tender, perfectly seasoned, smoky without being overpowering -- the kind of brisket that makes you stop mid-bite and just nod your head because you know you found something special. You walk out wondering how they're not charging double. Everything about this place reflects pride -- pride in the food, pride in the service, pride in the entire experience. It's consistent. It's clean. It's efficient. And that kind of consistency is rare. This is only my second five-star rating ever. That's how serious I am about it. I apologize for not getting a picture of the brisket, I got too carried away with eating it. I live in Corpus Christi, and honestly, that's probably a good thing. If I lived any closer, I'd be there every single day. If you want authentic, high-quality food served by people who genuinely care about what they're doing -- Butter Churn is it. Five stars. No hesitation.

Excellent selection of hot food on the Buffet, perfect for going in a group. Everybody can have…read morewhat they want, & if someone wants more than one plate, it's all good. The extensive Salad Bar is outstanding, & it's extra nice to have cooler meal options after a day on the Beach, in hot weather. Delicous desserts round out this dining experience.

The oysters were killer as well as the food !! Great prices…read more Sooooooooooool Yummy Will will definitely be back traveled from Dallas

Food was really good, server was very friendly and the atmosphere had a New Orleans feel to it.read more

Excellent breakfast! We enjoyed our stop here. Service was outstanding and friendly staff.read more

The food is very good and the staff is very nice and friendly…read more My favorite is the sourdough burger

We stopped during our rd trips to the Valley. The food was good, service was excellent and it…read morelooked like a mixture of locals and those of us just passing by. Don't want to call it a problem just wish they'd cut(scored) the back of the flounder so the batter wouldn't just come off. I know some will say there ain't much but there's enough to eat and not waste. The salsa needs a lil extra few peppers/kick but eh still good. Other than that it was good.Micheladas were also good.

We were traveling from Houston to the valley and wanted lunch. The portions were great and the food…read morewas delicious. We had the gumbo, stuffed catfish, popcorn shrimp, fried whole tilapia, and a vuelva a la vida. Everything was spot on! You must try when traveling through Refugio.