Lone Star Tavern and Steakhouse & Catering is located on Belmead Dr, right off Hwy 31 W. We've been to Lone Star Tavern and Steakhouse & Catering once before while passing through Waco and made it a point to stop in again on another trip through Waco. Ordering is really simple, from a large paper menu just circle the item's you'd like, that's it, that simple. And there's a reason their Waco's oldest steakhouse, the food is really good. This trip, our group ordered a couple Lonestar steaks, which is a 7 ounce Akaushi sirloin, with ranch style beans and a baked potato, chicken fried steak and chicken tender meal with fries. The steak was soo juicky and full of soo much flavor. And both the chicken fried steak and chicken tenders were cooked perfectly as well. Our server was very friendly and attentive. They have some cool wall hangings that are cool to look at. Come on in if you haven't yet, I'll be back the next time I'm passing through Waco again. read more

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Atmosphere was excellent, staff is friendly, easy in and out, outstanding food! Steak and pot roast were amazing! Thank you!

Ribeye was paper thin and extremely overcooked. Asked for it to be medium rare and it was beyond well done. Dry and no flavor. Sweet tea was good though. read more

Ordered a steak & shrimp with okra. Salad and tea were amazing. Ranch is pretty good. Steak was overcooked & shrimp was so overseasoned I had to scrape off the seasoning to be able to bear it. On top of that, we paid $100 for two steaks that weren't even that good. Will not be going back here. read more

Excellent place for a real home style meal,, without crowds or overpriced menue. Steak was perfect and BEST fried pickles appetizer I ever had ! read more

Great steakhouse. Just an all around great place. We looked through the various guides and found that this steakhouse looked like somewhere we would enjoy. We were not disappointed. Upon arriving we were immediately seated and the waitress arrived with water and tossed salads and a selection of dressings. She the asked for our drink order and pointed out a T-Bone special that evening. She also provided us with a paper menu and pen and explained to circle what we wished to order. A novel idea but okay. After seeing we were done with our menu / order sheet she came over reviewed our order and departed. A short time later our order arrived along rolls, butter and cheese for our baked potatoes. The steak was deliciously seasoned and big baked potatoes. The only downside was the cut of the steak was not the best. Maybe it was me as I haven't order T-Bone cut in years. However it was an overall great experience. I most whole heartedly recommend this establishment. read more

Fun and food!! Love the staff.....if you love a cold beer....come on Thursdays!!! Jalapeño burger and the steak and cheese sandwich is yum!! Avoid the onion rings....GREASY. But the hand cut fries are to die for.the ladies room has great toilet paper...just saying! read more

Paid cash. I left a tip mostly to the buster he treated us better then the server that was busy chatting to employees? My husband thought we would enjoy our vacation dinner. read more

We love this place. Come each time we are in Waco area. Steaks are huge and taste good. The fried pickle and onion rings are beer battered greatness. The bread pudding is amazing. Service staff are friendly and hard working, tip them well. Atmosphere is country comfort and relaxed. read more

Wish I could give them 10 stars!! Best price in town! Most importantly Scott was amazing to work with! His team was polite, efficient and such a help at our party!! The fact that one of the owners was apart of the crew on the day of our event really impressed us! Service was amazing, food was delicious and the presentation was beautiful!! Wish we took more photos!! We also had chopped steak, chicken , veggies and garlic mashed potatoes. So yummy!! read more

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Nice, country restaurant. Salads are brought to the table with your drinks! The sweet tea here is perfect! We ordered an appetizer of onion rings. They were a little greasy. My wife ordered the grilled salmon on rice pilaf with a side of grilled green beans. She said her meal was good (would've have like a slice of lemon on her fish but they were out). I ordered the 16oz sirloin cooked medium. I think it came more in the medium well to well range. It was a tasty and tender steak. My baked potato was a little over cooked. The service was very good. Our total check was $53. *This is a good local steakhouse, not where to come if you are visiting Texas and are looking for that great steak experience! read more

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Every Texas city used to have a place like this -- namely a place with inexpensive steaks, tons of Texas atmosphere, and friendly help. Fortunately, the Waco area still has a place like this -- Lone Star Tavern and Steakhouse. The steaks may not be the thickest or prettiest around -- but they're cooked to order and well seasoned. There's plenty of options for sides and unlike a lot of other places, they still serve rolls. Our order came out accurately and quickly. We got everything we asked for, including drink refills without having to ask. In short, if you're looking for a reasonably priced steak served with a smile, this is the place in Waco to stop at -- not the place on I-35. read more

Great service and amazing food! The lone star special was phenomenal! Steak was cooked to perfection and the grilled greens beans were really good. read more

Lone Star Tavern and Steakhouse - Lone Star Special with grilled mushrooms and grilled green beans Steak was cooked absolutely perfect and was so delicious! - Steakhouses Near Me - Waco, Texas

A great place for dinner. Try the ribeye for two and the 18 oz beer. We had a great time.

Excellent Comfort Food Not much to look at and I can't say the Lone Star has great steaks, but: The place is welcoming and the menu is compact and well organized. The onion rings are hand battered and are perfect--thin sliced, crisp, and nice and greasy. I had chicken fried steak which was the best chicken fried steak I have ever had in my life. It's hand battered, super thick and crispy. The mashed potatoes have bits of cheese mixed in with thick tasty white gravy. This place is worth the drive. read more

Absolutely amazing food. We flew down for a Baylor football game and stopped by. Off the beaten path and we were not disappointed. Giant cheese sticks, huge drinks, amazing ribeyes and the service was fast and friendly. If you are in the Waco area and are looking for a place to eat a great steak and leave full with money in your pocket. You have to stop by and try this one out. read more

Hand breaded chicken fried steak, homemade ranch dressing, hand cut fries, and everything fresh and made to order! Friendly and welcoming staff is the cherry on top! Love it! Only thing I would change is if they brought back those delicious broccoli and cheese bites they use to have years ago! read more

WHAT happened!!! For the last 12 months we have been thinking the bad meal we got was just a one off....because when we first started going about 2 years ago...WOW delish. Definitely went from 5 to less than even 1 Star! We ate chicken fried steak YUK, Sirloin grossssss, grilled chicken was editable but not worth it!!!! Salads were OLD lettuce (RISKY). Potatoe Salad was MUSTARD WHAT? We ARE done going here! And Recommend no one go here, don't waste your appetite or MONEY. Image this we sat around to visit and after a bit the server instructed us where to pay really??? How rude! On top of a crappy meal service was rude!! read more

Stopped on a whim and yessssss!! Chicken fried steak and jalapeño pork chops. $2 schooners. Done and done. Great service and awesome atmosphere read more

Good no frills steakhouse. The sirloin steak was cooked exactly as I asked and the mashed potatoes are good. Don't come here expecting gourmet steakhouse, but instead come for the local culture and experience. read more

This is a nice restaurant, and our family each enjoyed their choices. We had fun filling out our own "ticket" order, picking what each person wanted. The Ribeye was thin but quite tasty, and their chicken fried steak is a huge hit. Garlic mashed potatoes were great, kid's meals are great. Rolls are "to die for" -- simply wonderful. Only recommendation I have is on the service -- you can be seated quickly but then it's hard to get a server to return. Know this ahead of time, and just take charge. Once your orders are filled out, if a server doesn't come by, stand up and take them to the back kitchen counter to turn them in so you can have your order started on. Then if you need service, wave the server over or get up and ask for what you need. It is most likely a training issue for the owners on the servers to have them come to your table and take care of customers' needs (instead of cleaning off a table or sweeping the floor when customers need to be served first). read more

We love Lone Star. We get takeout about twice a month. The ribeye for two is our favorite. They have huge hamburgers that our son loves!

Visited from NB and went to eat there last Friday night and the service and food was absolutely horrible. Wife ordered the Ribeye medium rare and came out raw. So politely asked waitress if we could have it cooked more and her sarcastic reply, "well what did you order?" We told her and she said, "that is medium rare." We disagreed and asked if it could be cooked a little more. With an attitude she took it back and literally 2 minutes later she brings it back smothered in aujous and very black. They just put it in the microwave. A quarter of the steak was solid gristle. The AC didn't work either. She said it was broke and it was very warm in there. One less place I have to think about when deciding to go eat. read more

Love this place! It's a little on the outskirts of Waco but definitely worth the drive out. I've gotten the Salmon and Chicken Fried steak and loved both. Homey atmosphere and great service. I recommend you stopping in if you are in the Waco area. read more

I ordered fried shrimp with fries. Food was cold and the fries were soggy. Not very happy with the food but service was good.

Food was okay. Steaks are not grilled but pan fried. Fried pickles were wonderful. Dirty utensils under our table.

This is by far one of the best steakhouses I've ever been too. I used to go often when I lived in Corpus Christi. I've been away from Texas for years and decided to give it a try while in Corpus this past weekend. It's just as good as I remember. The food is always fresh and the steaks are so flavorful and tender. read more

Great food, amazing service all at a reasonable price! What else could you ask for? Seriously, skip the expensive name brand steak joints and come here, you will not regret it! Try the green beans, they are amazing! read more

We ate at Lone Star this past Saturday evening. We had the Ribeye for 2 with the grilled green beans. OMG! Our steak was cooked perfectly & could cut it with our fork! Fantastic ic service! We will be back soon! read more

Back in the day... When I was little and we came to Waco to visit my grandparents and my great aunt... This was the best place in town to get a perfectly cooked steak and all the fixins. But, then you have to remember that sad word, reality... and realize that the day is 2010... And it is so DAMN smoky in the place that if you step more than one foot in the door, they could be feeding you cow patty steaks and you wouldn't have a clue... Someday... our nation will wake up and BAN smoking in all locations other than a person's own home, with the windows up and the doors closed... Until then, don't come here unless you want your steaks marinated in cigarette butts. read more

Sum up my review in just a few words, Ordered a8ozRenegade Steak that was tough, Waitress ask if I wanted to change the steak, said yes for a New York Steak, it was also tough. took forever to get a cup of coffee. I was not please at all with this place of business. We had to wait for about 25 mins to be seated and there was very few people in the restaurant when we were called to be seated. The waitress did a good job of keeping us attended to. But overall I was very displeased and will not be back. read more

Used them for our wedding rehearsal and reception food. Everyone loved it! We had their cheesey mashed potatoes and Italian chicken which were my favorites. also had their roast and pork tenderloin. They also helped so much by busing our tables, handling the cake cutting. Scott is super sweet and professional! Thank you! read more

Had our first visit to this est. Saturday before Mothers Day. All wait staff were friendly and the food was good. The rib eye special for two was worth the drive to Bellmead. The "salad" was,only lettuce, by. They d is bring me tomatoes & cucumbers on request. I will visit again read more

It stated with a shredded salad. Only lettuce and a squeeze bottle of dressing. No tomato, no cucumber, just shredded lettuce. Ordered the special of the day. Rib Eye. Very tender, but had it not been for the seasoning there would have been no flavor at all. Baked potato, not one pad if real butter in the place. You could have a squeeze bottle of butter flavored grease. ( there's a theme of squeeze bottles here. ) Beer was cold but no choice of size , only the big margarita glass which froze a good 1/4" of the beer. Not good for the beer . All in all, once is enough in my life time to eat here. There are many other places to eat. read more

I've been wanting to try this place forever( years), but have always driven by in a rush to get to where I was going. Finally stopped in with my family and this place was wonderful, service was great, but waited for quite some time to get the food after we order. Defiantly worth the wait though! read more

Amazing little steakhouse outside of Waco. Yummy steaks and sides. The best sweet tea, just perfect amount of sweetness. The absolute yummest buttermilk pie! Overall great experience and not too expensive. read more

The absolute best buttermilk pie in the whole world!!!! We love it!! Best service! Best desserts!

These folks recently catered my daughters wedding. I've been to corporate events, government functions, large family affairs, etc. and Lone Star rose above all. They provided the planned service on time and without fuss or missteps. The staff was unobtrusive and efficient in providing our 120+ guests with excellent appetizers, fresh salads, and the main meal of brisket, chicken, pasta, and grilled vegetables all prepared exceptionally well. Thanks so much for contributing to our special evening. read more

These losers put the closed sign out when we pulled into the parking lot a full 15 minutes prior to the posted business hours. I'll never be back. Rude customer service. read more

Maybe this was an "off" night but we did not have a good experience - and are keeping in mind that everyone is experiencing a shortage of staff. However, the service and food were not good. Took us a while to get our drinks (two waters and a beer). After taking our order sheets, it took a good while to receive our food. My daughter and I received our steaks first while my husband waited another10 minutes to get his. All of our food was cold and the steaks were over cooked. We ordered "medium" but there was no pink to be found. Baked potatoes were cold and dry. My husband's chicken fried steak and French fries were cold, as well. The waitress was obviously tired, as she wasn't friendly at all. Plus - we never saw her again once she delivered our food. Towards the end of the meal, another waitress asked if we wanted rolls, which were also delivered cold. Not an enjoyable meal. We then stood at the checkout counter for at least 5 minutes until someone finally came in from outside to take our payment. We won't be going back anytime soon. read more