This place is the definition of small-town hospitality meets serious steakhouse. From the moment you walk in, you feel like you've stepped into a West Texas cousin's house... the cousin who can actually cook. The staff is friendly in that genuine, "How's your mama doing?" kind of way, and the service is as smooth as mesquite-smoked butter. The steaks? Listen. These folks know what they're doing. Perfectly seasoned, cooked exactly the way you asked, and big enough to make you question if you need lunch tomorrow. The sides are classic, comforting, and will absolutely ruin your ability to pretend you're "eating light." And don't skip the extras, whether it's an appetizer, a cold drink, a scooner or beer or dessert, everything tastes like someone back there cares way too much, in the best way. If you're anywhere near Ballinger, do yourself a favor and top in, loosen your belt, and enjoy one of the best meals in West Texas read more

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Good food, but outstanding service. I had a 36-ouce porterhouse with a unique style of seasoning. Lowake apparently seasons its steaks AFTER cooking, rather than before. This way, the seasoning doesn't drip into the fire. My steak was good -- medium rare and well-seasoned. The staff, however, was the real highlight here. Every staff member was very friendly and very helpful. I'd be happy to go back. read more

Lowake Steak House - 36-ounce porterhouse when I was less than halfway to finishing it. - Steakhouses Near Me - Rowena, Texas

Wonderful service! Restaurant was cute and the tables were well separated. The food was good. Good portions as well. I think I would've added a little more seasoning but that's just me. We had ribeye steak, fried catfish and chicken fried steak meals. my husband and I grazed on all three. Our sides consisted of one trip to the salad bar, green beans, macaroni and cheese, baked potato, and we ordered an onion ring appetizer. Yes, I did try the jalapeño ranch and it was good. However, I prefer the good old-fashioned ranch... I wasn't shocked to see how much the steak prices were considering how much a steak is at the grocery store. It was a Happy Birthday dinner for my Husband and we really enjoyed it. Again service was awesome. read more

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My daughter and her family use to live in the area and when I would visit we would come here at least one's while I was in. It has been awhile but I was working in the area and it's one, if not the only, place open on Sunday. What I remember the most is service and KC steaks are great. I was not disappointed. In fact, other than needing a little more salt, I think the steak was better. It was cooked perfect so juicy and omg the portion size. I can eat on this the rest of the week. I sit at the bar because I know it can get busy and I hate taking up a table because I like to take my time. The young lady working behind the bar was also working the floor. She was still fabulous. Her Name was Kelsey and good at her job for sure. The only complaint is the salad bar. It's very skimpy with limited choices so it needs to look appealing and it was a wreck. It wasn't super busy at the time either. I didn't dock a star because the jalapeño ranch made up for it. read more

Lowake Steak House - Huge steak portion. - Steakhouses Near Me - Rowena, Texas

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Saw this place on Bucket List so we wanted to try it out. We ordered a Ribeye steak and what we got was not a Ribeye like we were used to it was more like a sirloin. Tuff and not very good. When we went to the salad bar there was a fly in the ranch dressing. I told the owner and they just dipped the fly out. I don't think that's very sanitary. Needless to say I wouldn't recommend or will not be back again read more

So, me, Glenda, and Susan next door did the shopping thing in Ballinger. I had my heart set on Beefmasters steakhouse, but I got outvoted. Glenda and Susan wanted Lowake. We grabbed a table and ordered KC for three. Lots of meat! The salad bar Is still good and I LOVE the jalapeño ranch dressing. We pigged out and still had a ton of meat left over. Prices have sure gone up, but that's true everywhere. If your ever out in the middle of West Texas nowhere, Lowake is the place to eat! Chow time! read more

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The rings were very good...needed more salt in batter. Steak would not order again. The staff were very nice and enthusiastic about their work place but otherwise would not return. Saw it in Texas Bucket list...drove 4.5 hours when could have stayed in Amarillo and gone to Big Texan for a real ribeye. read more

Food was delicious! Portions were generous! Services was good! Definitely going back!

Let me tell you how good the onion rings, baked potato, salad bar, rolls and green beans were. They were delicious, especially the rolls and rings! But this is a steakhouse and the Porterhouse steak my wife and I shared Saturday afternoon 4/12 was terrible. Perhaps it was old and freezer burned, I don't know. But it was the driest, most un-evenly cooked steak. They tried sprinkling garlic on top of it, but it was still bad. It had A LOT of gristle in it to boot. Now our friends rib eye was a decent steak, but after my experience I do not recommend. read more

Great food and good service. I prefer my matches potatoes peeled, but that's just me being picky. Still a 5 star steakhouse.

The food was delicious and the service was excellent.All in all a great experience. I would definitely recommend it.

Lowake Steak House has been serving steaks since 1951. They boast themselves as the best steak you'll ever eat. While they have a decent steak, it is no where close to being the best. The steaks are tender and cooked well; however lack any seasoning. They are pan seared so no grill marks or flavoring from being cooked on a grill. Even a flavorful seasoned butter melted on top would add a great bit of flavor, unfortunately, there wasn't any of that either. The baked potatoes were overcooked. Salad bar was self serve and mediocre. The sourdough rolls were good. We arrived at the first part of the dinner crowd and were seated by the hostess that apparently forgot to tell the assigned waitress that we were there. So several tables in our area sat for 20-30 minutes without being waited on and at this time the restaurant wasn't busy., When they finally realized we were there and waiting , some of the last tables to arrive were waited on before those of us that had been waiting the longest. Once our orders were taken, the food was quick to come out and I noticed as the restaurant got busier, the kitchen continued to be fast on getting food out. Overall, it was a decent meal, but probably would make the drive back out to the restaurant, mostly due to the lack of flavor of the steak, especially for a $40 steak. The steak dinner was mediocre at best. The quality of the steak is on point, so with the appropriate flavor, it could be one of the best steaks with a little effort. The restaurant was large, spacious and had cute decorations around, but could be loud if the restaurant is completely full. It's not what I would call an intimate experience. They did have an arcade alley for kids. read more

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I strongly recommend the small Chicken Fried Steak with baked potato & salad bar all for $11.50 plus tax. The steak wasn't gristly nor tough like some tend to be! There was plenty of butter & sour cream to your your liking for the potato. Lowake's an icon restaurant since 1951. I was glad I stopped. read more

We had a reservation for 12 at noon today for a birthday. Everything was set up when we got there, and even though we had 14 people, they were great. They put the cake in the back for us & even sang Happy Birthday! The service was awesome (I wish I had gotten our servers name) our sever was really good and so sweet. As always the food was amazing, we love the onion rings! Everyone's food was cooked perfectly and served at the same time. I can't say enough great things about our experience! read more

Great steaks!!! The steak was tender and juicy. You get a side and a trip to the salad bar, Fresh food and great service.

We went here for the first time a couple weeks ago. We had been told the steaks were absolutely amazing and they are. The servers were very nice and helpful and kept our drinks filled despite the restaurant being really busy. The salad bar was standard salad bar fair, but we didn't go there for a salad. We ordered KC for one and had enough meat for both of us and enough for my husband's lunch the next day. It's nothing fancy as far as the interior of the restaurant. We didn't go there for a fancy place, but for good steaks and that's what we got. We recommend this restaurant to everyone. read more

Outstanding experience at Lowake Steakhouse. Steak was well seasoned and cooked to order. Service was top notch! I have been there a few times and will be looking forward to going back if I am in the area. read more

First time here. I've heard of it by word of mouth. The portions are huge and our waitress, Chelsea, was on top of things like white on rice. Customer Service- 5 stars Food - excellent flavors and huge portions. - 5 stars Price - cannot be beaten for the portions we got. - 5 stars read more

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I'm not one to complain but worst experience of my entire life, got my steak and it tasted like the chef didn't have a timer on it, it was absolutely terrible. it was not good. and the gravy was absolutely horrendous, if you smelt it, it would almost make you not want to eat, we told the server and she was like let me get my manager, we spoke with her and she said she would help us by taking a few drinks and stuff off even tho we barley took a bite, overall the experience was terrible and made me feel different about this place because it usually is a good experience. read more

Got the KC for one to split with wife. The steak had good flavor and was cooked perfect, however there was so much fat and gristle that almost a third of the meat was not eatable. We I expressed my disappointment with waitress she seemed unconcerned and blew me off. I have been going to Lowake Steak House since it was in Lowake. Maybe it's time to take my meat appetite some where else. read more

Everytime we drive back from Ozona we stop there, nothing fancy but good food, always order the steak, fast service and delicious.

Chicken fried steak was juicy and fresh and sides were pretty good . Waitress was very attentive and made sure the group of 10 had everything we needed read more

I've been looking for a great chicken fried steak and I found it here. That was the CFS I've dead in years and highly recommend it. My wife had the grilled chicken, she said it was full a flavor, very well seasoned. We will be back, need to try their filet and the burger. Service was good also, not sure what the one reviewer was talking about when they said the tables were too small, our table was a normal size for restaurants. This place has a western ambiance about, we really enjoyed the rustic look and atmosphere. read more

Went here for the first time with a friend,he set the bar very high talking about it over the years and it didn't disappoint. Ordered a 14oz sirloin and based on the piece of meat that came out I think they need to invest in a new scale-this steak was 20oz minimum, probably closer to 24oz Let's talk About the "Small" onion rings huge plate piled high with the perfect onion rings the batter was just the right density they were not soggy at all. I could have had an iced tea and 1/2 this plate of onion rings as a meal and left happy. If you find yourself in the area,I hope you are hungry and have a little time to enjoy a meal here because you won't be disappointed. read more

Service excellent. Food was just okay. The chicken fired steak used to be stuff of legends and it was not even worth the calories to finish. The onion rings definitely were not the same. read more

Great food!! Fast service and welcoming atmosphere! Would definitely recommend. Steaks that are definitely delicious!!

My husband and I both had tea, split the medium house steak with salad and baked potato. I added a side set up for me of baked potato and salad. Also had the pick two appetizer with cheese sticks and bacon wrapped poppers. I was disappointed in the salads because it was not green lettuce ( the core part) however the ranch was good. Appetizer was basic bagged cheese sticks. Poppers were small but good. Not worth $11 in my mind.. The steak was huge, cooked perfect as ordered and great flavor! Baked potatoes came loaded with everything on side to dress it which was great. Steak was 1 1/2-2 inch thick .... huge! We split the steak and still brought a baked potato and half of the steak home. Waitress was great! read more

Lowake Steak House - 14 oz sirloin - Steakhouses Near Me - Rowena, Texas

Heading back to West Tx from San Antonio and we were wanting to hit a hole in the wall in the middle of no where: this was it. Had the place to ourselves at 2:00pm on a Tuesday. Ordered the fried jalepeno slices & Orings & the Steak fingers with fries = Hot, greasy food. Average quality food. I'd stop if you were really hungry & didn't want to drive another 40-45 mins for a meal. Otherwise, keep trucking. Don't forget to say hello to the spiders in the men's restroom window for me (see pic). read more

Lowake Steak House - Spiders in the top right corner of window in men's restroom. - Steakhouses Near Me - Rowena, Texas

The smell just makes your mouth water. Reminds me of old cartoons where the smoke type fingers grab you by the nose and pulls you in. The steaks are so plump and juicy. Chicken fry or steak fingers good and crunchy crust but the meat is full of flavor and oh so tender. They have multiple appetizers but my favorite is the onion rings. Cooked to a golden crisp. The onion ring is not overly coated with a dense batter. The salad bar very simply. The stafff always smiling and friendly. No mask required. Texas hospitality. The decor is simple. Wood and metal. A few paintings and pictures on the wall. Small game room for kids. There is a bar. Lunch time is usually a big rush so go after lunch. If you like a good old fashion steak, I highly recommend this place. They are closed on Mondays. read more

Stopped in late afternoon on a Friday. We had the chicken fried steak. The tenderest and crispiest I've had in a long while. Mashed potatoes were good with skins I like it that way more flavor. However the white gravy was sad and flavorless. Salad bar was nice jalapeño ranch dressing was a big win. Service was excellent our waitress was very attentive but not bothersome. Overall a great experience we'll be back again. read more

LITERAL PLATE SIZED STEAKS Since its been moved and new owners have been in place. We came here as a family to celebrate my Dads birthday This place has a wonderful atmosphere and was clean. Staff was very courteous and it was very clean. But the main push is the food.if you have a minimal exposure to Texas Steakhouses this will be a great place for a formal introduction. The steak was cooked perfectly and the onion rings were cooked wonderfully. This really was a great surprise and a wonderful first experience. read more

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Would give negative stars if I could. We had heard so many good things about this place. Drove 1.5 hours to eat and was highly disappointed. Onion rings were extra greasy. Ordered KC for 4 half medium and a couple pieces extra well done. None of the steak was done. The medium was closer to rare than medium. The well done steak was still bloody the 1st 2xs they brought it out. I sent it back 3 times and still never got it done. Gave up on that and just let someone else eat it I was already grossed out by it. Never got offered any refills on our drinks, Salad bar was sub par and skimpy at best. Would not recommend. This was my 1st and definitely my last visit here. Brought everything to the attn of the manager and he just made excuses. I found him to be highly unprofessional and just down right rude. I could find a much better restaurant to spend 100+ on a meal for 5. read more

The steaks are seasoned well, the salad bar is great, the service is good. I'm only taking one star off because the steaks were pretty rare, not medium as requested. Either way - we will be back!! read more

I absolutely love this place! It's in the middle of nowhere Texas. You have to try their jalapeño ranch. Their steak is always perfectly cooked to order. I had the chicken fried steak this time & it didn't disappoint either. The staff is always friendly with that Texan charm. read more

Lowake Steakhouse breathes true to the statement that "Everything is bigger in Texas". Their steaks are some of the largest, juiciest, and most well-cooked I've ever had. Onion rings came out stacked high and were excellently battered. Their loaded potato came in-scale with the steak and was delicious. True farm-to-table excellence. Always looking forward to coming back! read more

Carnivore Heaven! If you love great steak and LOTS of it, then this is your place. We always order the KC steak for 2 and it is enough for 3 with some left over to take home. The fries and rolls are good too! read more

Lowake Steak House - KC Steak for 2 - Steakhouses Near Me - Rowena, Texas

Came here for my BDay lunch few days ago the service is always amazing. Our starters were a little too plain.. mushrooms had no seasoning to the batter.. the salad looked like old lettuce none of it was green. Salad bar was messy.. The burgers are always the go to! read more

Food was good....a little too much garlic seasoning for me, but the steak was huge!!! One steak would have been more than enough for husband and I to share!! Service was a little slow due to high school graduation parties, but staff handled it beautifully! read more

This place certainly lives up to its reputation, it's got great food, good portions, and a nice atmosphere. It is not the most fancy restaurant around, but it's one worth going to. Everything tastes fresh, they have great options, good cuts of meat, and a salad bar. My only complaint is it's location is a bit of a drive, but it's worth it. read more

As usual great food and service. Hadn't been here in 20 years and was pleasantly surprised to see that the food and the prices were still great! Love the new location. read more