Friendliness reigns here. The house salad was surprisingly really good. Not just some bagged stuff thrown on a plate. They took some time to make it a little more special than that. My cheesesteak was tasty if a little on the small side and falling apart a bit. But the experience was a good one all around. read more

Whistle Stop is the place to go for breakfast. I have not tasted a better chicken fried chicken than the one I had this morning. I am absolutely returning for breaKfast very soon. read more

Quite honestly, one of the best coffee shop/cafes we've eaten at in all of Texas! This California girl tried her first fried green tomatoes and they were delicious!!! My husband is a chicken fried steak aficionado and he LOVED it. The facility was clean. Staff was so friendly. Our sever was super professional and very friendly. We will definitely be back!!! read more

Service: The server didn't listen to our order. We asked for jalapenos on the side. They put them on the burger. Our server took it back and said that she had them remake it. When it came out it was cold, no bacon, and they put a cold slice of cheese on it. The meat still had the juice from the jalapenos on it. They didn't remake anything. The server had an attitude. If I could give negative star, I would. It's awful! read more

While the catfish was tasty, I wasn't impressed with the food overall. Ordered the Fried Catfish. One catfish that was a thin 6" x 2" piece was $9. I was expecting a much bigger portion. The place was a little dark and gloomy. Won't be coming back. read more

This place is country. Food is great and staff is really friendy. Been coming here for bit and never had a bad visit.

Great food, great staff! What more needs to be said. It's a family style restaurant with a small horse shoe bar. I have yet to be disappointed in eating here. read more

Fried green tomatoes are great! I'm gluten free but not super sensitive. They made them with cornmeal hand breaded just for me! Delicious!

Food was delicious and the service was great. We just happened across this spot on our way out to Huntsville. Definitely worth stopping by if your in area. read more

The Whistle Stop Cafe - American Near Me - Conroe, Texas

Service good. Food good. However... 1/2 sandwich, Cup of soup, cup of fruit, small Slice of pie, and a water was $19.38 !!!!! Just seemed like a lot for lunch read more

Been a customer here for years sometimes 3 or more times per month. It was our go-to place. But not after tonight's experience. The food sent out should have never been sent out. Overcooked and undercooked. I know it sounds weird but my fries were literally 1/2 over cooked and 1/2 undercooked. Wife's chicken fried steak was overcooked so bradley that parts of the batter were just black. We tried our best to let slide what we could obviously someone in the back was having a bad day. What really made us furious was not the food. It was the attitude that the manager/ waitress gave when we told her about it. She should have been ashamed of putting out the food she did but rather than try to rectify the situation she went into telling me that the cooks were working fifty hours a week and that they couldn't hire anyone because of covid. The attitude on the manager / waitress was unacceptable. After a heated debate that should have never happened we ate what we could and when I went to pay the passive aggressive waitress/ manager wouldn't take my credit card and told me that everyone was entitled to there opinion. And she is right. And my opinion is that the waitress / manager needs more training on how to avoid arguments with customers that can be avoided. I am giving 2 stars one because we did eat there and 70 % of the meal was edible. The other star is for past performance which I must say was impeccable. But it only took the attitude of one waitress whom we have know for years and who has always been great to ensure that you will never be able to try to win my business back because I will never set foot in your establishment again. read more

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Call the health department! Some serious sanitary concerns at this establishment. We sat down for breakfast and ordered. While waiting we witnessed the waitress pouring something in the kitchen. We watched her pony tail dip multiple times in the sauce she was pouring. She then brought over our food which was horrendous. Ordered a cheese omelet and there were two large slices of unmelted American cheese on top and everything appeared to be undercooked. Potatoes undercooked, cheese not melted, and even the toast was soggy. The only thing that was cooked and overcooked at that was the bacon. Needless to say we didn't eat there, paid our tab and immediately left after that. I'd suggest finding elsewhere to eat. read more

Seriously??? Are the people who've eaten here locals. I'd like to start by saying if you are worried about getting COVID I'd keep driving and here's why: I sat there for an hour and literally heard a man less then 6 feet from me cough like 20 times and not a soul in the place even gave it a second glance, if you know what I mean. As far as cleanliness I watched them clean two tables and not even a rag was pulled out to wipe them down, so err on the side of caution when using any condiments on the table. Now if you're still with me I'll continued and say the food is so overrated it's not even worth talking about. Literally ordered the two "cafe favorites" on the menu and would never do so again. The French dip was a large piece of bread with a small amount of dry over cooked meat on it. The chicken fried steak was nothing to write home about. Finally my 4 year old had to have the pie, welp the crust was literally not cooked, like I mean at all. Please don't waste your money when we got back on 45 my husband longingly looked at cheddars on the next exit up. Good luck guys! read more

Holy cow y'all. I was heading over to my friend's house to meet her new baby, and I offered to bring her some tea and dessert. I ended up at Whistle Stop. She said the tea was amazing. Lol. But the real meat of my story is that I got three pieces of pie. One for her and one for my husband and I. Well I was trying to be healthy and didn't eat my piece until three days later. That was 10 minutes ago. Mmmmmmmmmm. Best pie I have ever had. Coconut cream pie. Almost debating driving across town in this rain to go try more of their pies. To die for. Will be back ASAP. read more

First time here - we had breakfast. Not too bad - the pancakes need help - serious help . Flat as a pancake should be just an expression , not the actual pancake and the cinnamon in the pancakes, no just no. read more

Wow!! Came for brunch after Sunday church so ordered a breakfast plate....WOW!! Pancakes are 1/2" thick! Sausage-stop you in your tracks delicious!! You can tell it was cooked on a cast iron skillet oh so good!! read more

The Whistle Stop Cafe - Thick, fluffy and delicious pancakes!!! - American Near Me - Conroe, Texas

Sad...all of the waitstaff tonight except one male was wearing a mask properly. Of course, the only one who was wearing his mask under his chin was our waiter!!! Seems our waiter is one of the managers Super sad that the person who has a leadership role cannot be a role model for the other employees. A sign is posted on the door which states that people should wear a mask. If we ever do go back, I will ask for waitstaff who properly wears a mask. read more

Sunday visit and the place was packed. Friendly people. Owner on site. The restaurant was fairly small but the food was great and prices were good. Chicken and dumplings were the special of the day for 8.00. Portion was a good size. Couldn't finish it. Green beans were great. We didn't have desert but they looked fantastic. read more

This little place is simply amazing; my husband and I came for lunch and we end up happily surprise with this place, the food tasted homemade, the service was amazing, the environment is home-like. We had the chicken and dumblings and they were simply amazing, the blt sandwich had so much bacon it was delicious and crispy, my husband had the chicken fried steak and said it was delicious at the end we made space for dessert and had the chocolate cream pie and the banana pudding and OMG it was like a taste of heaven, we really recommend this place is simply amazing. read more

The Whistle Stop Cafe - American Near Me - Conroe, Texas

My friend and I were out and about in Conroe and checked Yelp for some lunch ideas. Great food and great atmosphere! They are diligent in sanitizing, disinfecting and keeping some tables empty for social distancing. The French dip and bacon, lettuce and fried green tomato sandwich was SO good! Bonus for offering to go cups for our drinks. read more

This place makes delicious homemade breakfast! You can't go wrong with anything on the menu. The prices are reasonable and the portions are huge!! We love coming here on the weekends read more

Our Fav place to eat in Conroe!! The chicken & waffles are the best I've had! Quality food with a home cooked feel, I highly recommend!!

All food seems to be homemade and cooked in the house. the prices are reasonable and yes, I would go back. Interior was clean but could use a little Decorating help read more

I stopped at this small place for breakfast not knowing anything about it. I had a great breakfast and service and would recommend to others. read more

Nice family run business. Great pies and breakfast menu items. Chicken fried steak was average. Very nice wait staff. Full menu with plenty of choices. read more

My first time was great! I got the special of the day, Chicken Spaghetti. Really tasty and a lot of big chunks of chicken. I loved the small intimate atmosphere. I'll definitely be back. read more

Had a lot of great reviews but went post pandemic and must say the food was terrible and kitchen presentation was dismal. Biscuits tasted like burnt hamburger buns, sausage was taken off a Totinos pizza, wrong egg order; all thrown together with some soupy gravy. My date had English muffin sandwich with meat so grotesque wouldn't feed it to my dog. Ingredients were as fresh as 2009. Maybe the barback is the new head chef, but there is other breakfast places I would attend. 2 stars because the service was somewhat nice. read more

I don't know how long this place has been in it's current spot, I've lived in Conroe for 2 1/2 years and always noticed it but thought it was oddly located and never made it by. Today I wanted a chicken fried steak and really do not like Vernon's so I searched yelp and there we were. The location is odd, but easy to get to. Parking was great, staff was really attentive and nice, menu was just the right size. Prices are reasonable, decor and atmosphere are really laid back and very comfortable. The food was great! we ordered fried green tomatoes, fried pickles and cheesy fries for an appetizer. My husband isn't a big pickle fan and typically hates fried pickles but he repeatedly said they were amazing. The fried green tomatoes were good too. They were perfectly fried and tasted and looked fresh. My son had a hamburger and fries, his favorite meal, and he ate every last bite which is rare despite his love of the two. My daughter loved her hot dog and my husband ate his patty melt and commented that it was pretty great. I had the chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and green beans. Most people are probably really used to plate sized chicken fried steaks, sometimes with a heavy breading. This piece was thicker on meat and thinner (appropriately) on breading. It was so good! And the potatoes and green beans were like I had made them at home. We had some ice cream and banana pudding for dessert. All great. Btw- their dessert menu is kind of impressive for a smaller place. We loved it. There was plenty of food on everyone's plate, service was great and we really enjoyed our Sunday dinner. (They said they're open until 9 too. Kind of surprising and really nice.) We will definitely be back now that we know how yummy it is. read more

I tried to check in on Yelp for lunch and realized there wasn't a Yelp page for The Whistle Stop Cafe yet! So, I get to kick things off with a picture of the storefront and a quick little review. Service was very good. The food was pretty good as well. I had a grilled chopped steak with fried okra and mashed potatoes. We also had an order of fried green tomatoes, of course! They were very good, although a little heavy on the breading for my taste. The chopped steak wasn't the best I have ever had. Was just so-so. That's about the only thing keeping me from giving this a five star rating. Perfect little place! If you live in River Plantation or Crichton Ridge/Woods, drop on by and try this little place out! read more

The Whistle Stop Cafe - American Near Me - Conroe, Texas

My wife and I stopped in for lunch on 5/12/12. We went in were told to just sit where we wanted. We were promptly greeted and ordered ice teas and left to browse the menus. Over 10 minutes later without seeing our server my wife got up to find out what gives. Apparently there was some confusion over who was supposed to be serving us, no biggie but I would recommend they rethink the seat yourself policy. My wife ordered steak finger basket and I ordered the chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and onion rings. Our food promptly arrived my wife's steak finger basket with fresh cut fries. There were 3 steak fingers with the smallest being about 8" x 2" and the biggest one was easily a foot long. My plate had the CFS, mashed potatoes and green beans? Apparently when I said "onion rings" it sounded like "green beans". Our server apologized and said she would get the onion rings right away, after she walked away my wife whom I have with 10 years without ever eating a single green bean says " I thought you said green beans too". Really? Thanks for having my back wifey. The CFS was excellent, best one I have had it quite sometime. It reminded me of the CFS at Mel's Diner in Tomball but better. The mashed potatoes were good, not great. Sadly the green beans were left untouched, for what it's worth they looked good,if your into green veggies. When the onion rings arrived it was was well worth the wait. Best onion rings I have had anywhere in the spring/woodlands/conroe area. We had noticed several pies/cakes in a case when we walked in so we asked our server what our options were. She said the variety changes daily based on what their baker decides to make that day. I had the cocoanut cream pie and my wife had banana pudding both of which were excellent. Based on the fresh cut fries and excellent onion rings I am making an educated guess the burgers will be excellent and plan to go back soon to taste this theory. All in all if you are looking for some really good comfort food I strongly suggest you make a visit to the Whistle Stop. read more

Oh I may have to try this place again, but my first foray was unimpressive. I had the chicken finger basket with onion rings. A good gauge for general food'ness I would say. Unfortunately I was left wanting. The nuggets were soulless. So were the onion rings. And I am a big fan of homemade onion rings... It was like they didn't season anything. Nothing inherently wrong, just bland... I like BBQ sauce, but I don't want to feel like I NEED BBQ sauce to make something taste better. I like it as an enhancer, but I felt like this. Also kind of expensive. I think I ended up paying 11 bucks or so for the tenders and rings. Way too much for the quality. May be back again just to give another chance, but doubting it thus far. read more

This visit will be our last. We've tried The Whistlestop about a dozen times but always leave with some level of disappointment. Todays complaint: waffles that tasted frozen and were delivered luke warm. The hash browns could not have been more bland even when I had onions added. The service here has never been an issue. The girls are always sweet and attentive. I'll miss them. read more

My wife and I were not greeted upon entering the establishment. We clearly felt we were not welcomed. The hostess didn't even walk us to our table. She just pointed at several dirty tables and said you can sit here or there. The building has poor lighting and smell of days old cigarettes. We immediately left. So if you want to be treated like a third world class citizen then head on down to this location. read more

Enjoy dinner tonight, with chicken fried steak and pork chops as entrées. Everything tasted absolutely delicious. It reminded us of southern home cooking. Great service, food served hot and delicious. Open for breakfast lunch and dinner. The place is almost always busy. But, great service. Don't miss it. read more

It was okay...do they make precooked fried green tomatoes??? Cause strangely these reminded me of the frozen onion rings you buy at the store...plus the tomato really didn't have a flavor...which is odd for a green tomato. Had the whistle stop burger...that's a lot of bun for very little burger and dry meat. Onion rings are handed battered... but still just okay. Doubt we will come back. But fine in a pinch... read more

The Whistle Stop Cafe - Weird tasteless fried tomatoes. Like they was frozen before or something...very disappointed - American Near Me - Conroe, Texas

Three of us came in for breakfast. Waffle with blueberry: the plate was cold, waffle was barely room temperature, and raw in the center. Sent back for another try. Second waffle was hot, but still raw in the center, served on a cold plate. The conductor: ordered eggs scrambled soft with sausage, hash browns, and pancakes. The pancakes were flavorless and raw inside, eggs were cooked soft, but not didn't taste good. Sausage was cold. The box car: ham, eggs, hash browns and toast. Nice slice of ham, eggs were cooked sunny side up were just ok, no complaint on the hash browns. The toast was so cold, you couldn't melt butter on it. Asked for warm toast that was buttered. We were asked if we wanted it cooked in the toaster, rather than cooked on the grill. Yes, but still got toast that was cooked on the grill, soaked in butter. Waitress had the waffle removed from check, but never offered anything else in its place We used the restroom before leaving, it was clean. read more

Met my daughter at The Whistle Stop for my birthday. We are both huge lovers of fried green tomatoes, and these were the best around. Tender, not greasy and the order came with 10, which we had no problem eating them all. We also had the daily special - Chicken Fried Steak with mashed potatoes and gravy - WONDERFUL . The food and the service was so good, my husband and I stopped in for breakfast a few days later. He had the Conductor and added biscuits and sausage gravy. I had the Box Car. Both options were served hot, large portion size and really good. We will definitely be back. It's small but very clean and the staff is very friendly and welcoming. Definitely worth stopping in when in the area. So much better than the national chain breakfast places. I'm craving fried green tomatoes, might have to stop in tomorrow for lunch! read more

A good place to make a quick stop. They were very busy on a Saturday morning so it was a little slower in getting our food. But we weren't in a rush. Good service, friendly atmosphere and very polite staff. read more

Went to try this restaurant for the first time today with my daughter. After a 17 minute wait to order, and 22 minutes after ordering, our meal had not arrived we heard our server argue with the "manager". She collected her personal items and walked out. I told the manager our order was taking too long and to please cancel it. I was surprised that the "manager" did not offer any explanation for the delay and even more surprised he did not apologize. It will be some time before I return to this restaurant. I give this restaurant 1/2 star read more

Best veggie omelet ever! Fresh ingredients. Pancakes also delish! We will be back!