We had a delicious lunch, and both of us tried the soups that were offered: tomato basil and corn and crab chowder. Yum! Julie had a tuna melt, and I had the special: fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and green beans! Delicious food and excellent service. We will be back! read more

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I found this place on Yelp it had a good review, so we decided to try it. It started a bit slow as it took longer than expected to be waited on. Once we had service everything went smoothly. We order burgers call the "the world's best"on the menu. I would say maybe not the best I've had but in the top 5. The bun was fresh baked the meat seasoned well. The sweet potato fries were the best I've had. A beer was 4. They have a small but very interesting menu. We will be back to try other items. Do yourself a favor and visit this very good restaurant read more

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The food was amazing Fresh and such a good service Was busy but it was supper calm inside and glad en my day read more

Sarah’s On the Square - American Near Me - Gainesville, Texas

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Had lunch here today based on a local's rec. it was really good. All three soups were excellent - tomato/gin bisque, crab & corn chowder and chicken tortilla. Entree's included pimento cheese sandwich (not my jam), meatloaf and chicken spaghetti...all good, none great. Greatness showed up when we ordered dessert. The triple chocolate brownie and German chocolate cake (warmed) were superb and the Reese's peanut butter pie was very, very good. There were several other interesting options on the menu...we'll definitely be back. BTW, our server was a lovely grandmother named "Hank" (a nickname she acquired when she was a sophomore in high school). I desperately wanted to ask her how she acquired such an uncommon nickname, but didn't think it was any of my biz!! read more

Beautiful old fashioned home town look and feel. Our server did an excellent job of keeping our drinks full. My wife had a hamburger and fries, which were good, but the pickles were the star! Wow they were good. I had the brisket with garlic mashed potatoes and green beans. All were good and I left none. I would love to try other things on the menu, but will probably never be back in the area. Parking is available either on the street right in front, or across the street on the side road. Do yourself a favor and try this place. read more

I wish i took a picture of the tomato pie my friend got but i didn't. She made me try a bite and it was beyond my expectations. It was busy at lunch but we got served quickly and they weee attentive. It's inside an old building downtown which adds to the appeal. I will be back the next time I'm in Gainesville for work and i hope it's when the tomato pie is on as the special that day! read more

The food and service at Sarah's were amazing. I plan to return soon. I went with my other half and my Mom and had a wonderful experience.

The food was very good, we had the club sandwich, quesadillas and chicken spaghetti. The service was great! The ambiance was cute and playful. read more

Beautiful place on the square. The food was delicious I truly enjoyed the crusted pecan chicken and my husband loved their burger. I really was impressed with their service too... they were busy and our order was delayed because of a kitchen problem and the manager made sure we were taken care of - it was much appreciated! I would definitely eat there again if we were in town. read more

This is such a unique find for Gainesville... there is truly no other comparable restaurant. The interior is absolutely beautiful. The food is definitely different, but no less fantastic. The first time I visited Sarah's On The Square I sat at the bar area, and every single waiter I spotted would ask if I needed anything. They are very attentive to customer needs. I tried the salmon plate and I truly have no complaints. The only downside I find is that the restaurant is always crowded when I returned after my first visit, but I suppose that's a testament to how wonderful the food and the service is! I would recommend this restaurant to anyone, and I have! read more

Food and drinks were delicious. Definitely a good amount of food for the price. Wish they had more side options. We did order an appetizer but it came out after our food. Fried green beans were crispy. Bread wasn't really warm either. Service was good read more

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It's a cute quaint establishment with a lot of history. Service was very slow. It took the wait staff 20 minutes to make their way to clean our table and offer us any drinks. it took 40 minutes to get our food and we never got offered refills for our drinks. Over all the food was ok but they could probably use more help with tables. read more

This place is great! Delicious comfort food, uplifting and inspiring decor and awesome service! Our group had the chicken fried steak, the chicken spaghetti and the quiche. All were delicious! The chicken spaghetti tastes just like my grandmother's so of course I loved it! And the desserts...oh the desserts! Yum! Our group of 3 opted for each one of the flavors of dessert bars which were 1) triple chocolate brownie, 2) lemon, and 3) sopapilla cheesecake. These were SO delicious! That sopapilla cheesecake was one of the best desserts I've ever had. The service was great as well. Our server was very friendly and we received our food timely. Give this place a try. We were just passing through on a road trip and we are so glad we tried this on the way. read more

An amazing find! Followed Yelp recommendation and found a major treat! My travel companion and I stopped here for lunch on Memorial Day weekend. My hamburger steak, mashed potatoes, and green beans were all delicious. My companion's hamburger and sweet potato fries were likewise hot and tasty-best sweet potato fries ever! Our server, Amanda, was friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient. The decor was fun and casual . The desserts all looked totally amazing, and the key lime pie we split was a perfect finish to a delicious lunch!! read more

Decided to try a new place for dinner leaving Muenster. Service was superb at the bar. We had two old fashioneds and even though I prefer a boozy cherry, they tasted great. We had the salmon and pecan crusted chicken. Both tasted great with the home-cooked sides. We will definitely be back next time we are passing through town. read more

Parking is horrible. Finally found a parking spot and walked to restaurant only to see small sign that restaurant is closed.

Service was absolutely amazing. I love the ambience of this place. Has a lot of personality. Unfortunately, the food was not up to my expectations Bread: amazing home made bread. Soft and warm. Score: 5/5 Salad: very good salad. Had lettuce, cheese, pears, and nice crunchy pecans. Comes with a sweet dressing. Score: 4/5 Crab cakes: authentic!! The red peppers pair so well with the crab cakes. Score 4.5/5 Chicken fried steak: no taste whatsoever. The meat was chewy and very difficult to swallow. So much gravy. Everything was just so bland. Even the mash potatoes. The green beans were good with the bacon. Score: 1/5 Spaghetti: absolutely the worst pasta ever. It tasted like that cheap $1 crap you buy at dollar tree. Campbell soup. Made me nauseous to eat it. Score: 1/5 Brownie: it's too much fudge and chocolate chips. Ehhh wouldn't get again. Score: 2/5 read more

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Awesome lunch this afternoon! We split the fried green beans and the club sandwich. Both were delicious! The green beans were hot and crispy served with ranch dressing and the club was the perfect amount of turkey, ham, cheese, bacon, avocado, lettuce and tomato. We will definitely order both again. The service was amazing as always! Love the unsweetened passion fruit tea and that they have stevia packets available. Even got a tea to go. So happy to have this restaurant in downtown Gainesville!! And we even got a to go order of the beef stroganoff special! The meat is super tender and the flavor is fantastic!! read more

Sarah’s On the Square - Fried green beans were excellent! - American Near Me - Gainesville, Texas

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Amazing small town resturant! Service was 5 stars! The white wings are a must! If you're coming through and looking for a place to eat, you must stop here! read more

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Service was extremely slow on a pretty slow afternoon. Food came out room temperature and the homemade chips were a bit stale. It wasn't awful but I probably won't return. read more

Stopped before heading up to Winstar for a concert. Made a reservation for 6pm on a Sat night. We walked right in and grabbed our table. Jaycee, our sever was a lil overwhelmed with 5 tables. She did great! Hubby got a burger, Mom got a bowl of corn chowder soup, and I got pecan crusted chicken. His was good, hers was great, and mine was meh. The chicken was alittle dry, the crust was burned. Had green beans, they we're really salty. The mashed potatoes were good, could have been lil creamier w/butter. The rolls served with dinner were amazing. They reminded me of the school lunch dinner rolls. So also got crab cakes as a appetizer. Two to a order, they were tasty but not the favor most crab cakes would have. Overall, the atmosphere is very romantic. Has one huge brick wall as interior. Ambience was very festive for the Christmas holiday. As a checkin on Yelp, we got a free dessert. We decide in the Reese's peanut butter pie. It was so good!! We all deploy it and still had some leftover. read more

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OUTSTANDING! If you are anywhere NEAR this town, you MUST stop and eat here. The building and ambiance is amazing. The food is so freaking delicious and the prices are totally fair. Our wait staff, Tiffany, was delightful and gave us the lowdown on this historical building. She was super attentive and service was impeccable. NO, I DONT WORK HERE AND IM NOT RELATED to anyone. I'm 60 years old and have to MAAAAAAAAANY restaurants. This one is very near the top. See for yourself! read more

Pretty yummy food with its own unique twist! The place has a historical background which makes it really fascinating!! Good service too. read more

Sarah’s On the Square - Interior - American Near Me - Gainesville, Texas

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Quaint little cafe on the Square. Hubby and I walked in and was not greeted by anyone, but did see the sign to seat ourselves. The place was pretty crowded and the only table left was a six-top table. We did not want to take the big table, so decided to sit at the bar top. Not one of the three young ladies behind the bar and directly in front of us acknowledged us. Four people came in right after us, and took the table. Hubby and I noticed that they were greeted and served drinks. I finally asked one of the young ladies whether we are supposed to be at the bar top or we should have rudely taken the big table... her response... "oh 'she' has not helped you yet?" and immediately went into an excuse that "she" is new and overwhelmed. Hubby and I assumed "she" was one of the other servers. Our drinks and order was taken by the young lady, who immediately complained to "she" (in front of us) that we were not taken care of. Finally an older lady from the kitchen came out to help with the customers. Hubby had the rueben, which he said was good. I had chicken & corn chowder and half of Sarah's salad. The chowder was good, but the salad was nothing spectacular. Getting out check was almost the same experience as ordering in which "she" was overwhelmed and took forever to be acknowledged. The other young lady finally cashed us out as well. The food was good for the price, but the service is terrible. It seemed like the new server could not keep up and the others reluctantly helped... all at the customer's expense. read more

Sarah’s On the Square - Chicken & Corn Chowder and Sarah's salad. - American Near Me - Gainesville, Texas

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Vegan friendly!! I had a grilled portobello sandwich! They had great service. The place was decorated with a lot of imagination, and had all kinds of things for sale. read more

The attention to detail is superb. The atmosphere is delightful. The staff is attentive and friendly. The bar is well stocked...and the food...DIVINE! read more

This place feels like getting to visit your favorite Grandma~ charming decor, warm service, delicious desserts... and all the food we tried has been very tasty, upscale flavored home style cooking. Perfect portion sizes, price in line with food quality. We've checked in for multiple visits and very pleased each time. This place will get our repeat visit anytime we are in town. read more

Place was very clean, the wait staff was very friendly and helpful. Our food was excellent and the price was well within the average. We will be visiting again. read more

Great food and atmosphere! And service too! I usually get the hog heaven, which is delicious - but the chicken spaghetti is delicious too! read more

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Cute place! Great food! Friendly associates! Pricing was moderate, wasn't bad! Easy location to find on the square. Not much parking though! read more

Great service Food was freshly made right out of kitchen Very cute little place with plenty of options for anyone I very much enjoyed my lunch here read more

Excellent Food, and waitresses are very quick. Best part is the cooking equipment is kept clean, and well maintained back in the kitchen. You'll be glad you stopped in! read more

If you're ever in the north Texas area, do yourself a favor and stop here. The fried green beans and the corn chowder are delicious. Not to mention the cute ambiance and the friendly staff. One note, you may want to get a reservation if you're planning on stopping by on a weekend. Loved this place. read more

Sarah’s On the Square - Fried green beans. - American Near Me - Gainesville, Texas

We were seated immediately to a small table for two. It took a LONG time for a person to come take our drink order. People kept coming by saying they'd be with us in a minute, but it ended up being about 20 minutes before we had drinks and a menu. We also had to wait a while on our food, but the food was great once it arrived. I had the chicken spaghetti and my husband had chicken fried steak. The waitstaff was not very attentive with refills or bringing our bill so that we could leave. The atmosphere was great as well as the location. This place has a cool story! Parking was also easy to find. Will probably go back for the food and hope (fingers crossed) that service is better next time. read more

I was traveling from Houston to Winstar and decided to try something different instead of the Winstar restaurant food. BIG MISTAKE!! We ordered the meatloaf, green beans, and mashed potatoes. The green beans were hard, bland, and lacked flavor. The potatoes had a good flavor and were edible. However, the meatloaf was not edible; it was bland and lacked flavor. We also ordered the chicken salad sandwich on croissant. The croissant was toasted, and the bread was hard, so I had to remove the bread's hard part. The sweet potato fries were good; they are just your regular bag of frozen potato fries. The chicken salad tastes store-bought instead of homemade; it lacks the homemade flavor of a chicken salad that I'm used to. However, when we asked the waitress to take back the meatloaf and get the chicken fried chicken instead, she said we had to order another meal and would be charged for another plate of food. We would have to pay for the chicken fried chicken plate plus the meatloaf plate, which the meatloaf was NOT EDIBLE. We opted not to order more tasteless, unedible food. The staff was nice and friendly; however, I will not return to this place for the food. I do not recommend this place to anyone traveling from out of town. You will be highly disappointed if you're looking for good homemade food. The restaurant has an old-fashioned vibe. read more

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We went to Sarah's for dinner on a Friday night. We didn't have reservations but they found a nice table for us. The waitress was friendly and congenial and told us about the history of the place. The food was great. The crab cake appetizers were delicious and full of crab meat. The pork shanks were excellent and the chicken fried steak was good too. read more

Service, food, and atmosphere were all great. Would recommend to anyone in town or passing through.

A friend highly recommended Sarah's for lunch but I was disappointed. I wanted some soup and the waitress highly recommended the tortilla soup but I found it to be rather tasteless. The service was poor and it took forever to get our food. Lunch took over 90 minutes and we were in a hurry. We ate at the bar even with hopes of it speeding up. The quiche tasted like it had been made with old bacon grease. And the baked potato was tiny and overcooked. So, not sure why this was a 4.5 stars on Yelp and Google had it as a 4.6. A rare Yelp fail.... read more

Have been to Sarah's several times food service and atmosphere was terrific I would highly recommend Sarah's on The Square Attended a retirement event a while back Sarah's took care of everything read more

My husband and I went there for the first time, and we enjoyed the ambience of the restaurant. Our waitress was also very friendly and that made it more enjoyable. We both really enjoyed their rolls , especially the last batch that came fresh from the oven, and we loved their appetizer. They were the "white Wings" and they had a very unique and delightful flavor to them. We would order them again and I believe this is the first restaurant we've ever been to who offered them. They came with ranch dressing and I would give their ranch dressing a five 5 , it was really good.. My husband had the short ribs and he really enjoyed those. He would give them a five 5 and said they were very flavorful and absolutely delicious. I believe he enjoyed every drop of it. I had the lobster ravioli and truly was not very crazy about it. I had a lobster ravioli in vodka sauce from a family-owned Italian restaurant before and it was absolutely delicious and I guess I'm looking for more of that flavor profile. I didn't eat that much of what I ordered, and brought the rest home. In their defense, I've had an absolutely delicious one before and so these did not come close, and I'm not a monsoon lobster lover, more of a shrimp and crab lover, but somebody else might really like them. We did very much enjoy the ambience of the restaurant and would go there again when traveling through there. read more

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