We came in from our of town. Took Grapevine shuttle from Hyatt at Airport... Very convenient ( 15 min drive) Sunday brunch was tasty.. hot fried chicken, chicken cordon blue, mashed potatoes, omelets, French toast sticks, salad bar, sounds and ice cream... More than enough to eat. Wait staff was friendly, helpful and efficient. Fun Texas country vibe. . Good for families or friends... senior discount available too! read more

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Went here during the Christmas Capitol of Texas Weekend. Had the buffet, it was very good. Wide variety of sausages, beef, lasagna, salad, and sides. The overall theme is a classic, renovated garage. They have live music most weeknights. Smoking is allowed in the bar area, but the dining room is smoke free. Staff is friendly and attentive. On Sunday mornings, this is a great place for breakfast and brunch. Lots of tvs to catch a game or sports event. read more

A friend secured a 7:30 PM reservation so we'd have plenty of time to eat before the band started. The staff is so accommodating and welcoming. Cameron was our server for a party of seven and did an exceptional job! Our food orders were correct and our drinks were rarely empty. It's such a great venue for grabbing an excellent bite to eat, some tasty beers and awesome local music. read more

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I hadn't been to Willhoites in years, and it hasn't changed a bit. Live band rockin' out. Good service by a waitress e ss or at the bar. We didn't eat anything, but they have a nice buffet, or you can order from the menu. Willjoites has been in Grapevine since 1914 when it was a day goods store. Later it became a theater, and then a gas station/garage. One of the gas pumps is still out front. read more

Willhoite's - Our group at Willhoites, sitting at the front window. - Bars Near Me - Grapevine, Texas

Not a place that would normally interest me, but my friend chose it for our monthly meet up mainly because we wanted to walk around the area. We came in for an early lunch and to try their buffet. It's an older establishment with lots of wood accents. I think the bar is the main focus and they do allow smoking inside. The dining area is nearby so keep that in mind. The food was just ok. Salad bar was nice with quite a few options. There's a few hot entrees and sides that I think changes daily. They have banana pudding as well as a few other desserts and a soft serve machine. The price was cheap so that's an advantage. The wait staff was very welcoming and our waitress checked in on us often. Very friendly and personable. Overall, not bad but I don't see myself coming back. read more

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$15 AYCE buffet you can't beat it! Especially on a day during grapefest! Plus my littles eat free. Winning! Best deal on the block. Not the fanciest food but not bad all American faire. It's very Smokey with cigar and cigarette smokers at the bar next to the dining area. Live music is nice to have. If I wanted a whole nighttime experience with friends this is it. But would I come here for just the food prob not. I have heard the buffet breakfast is good. Will have to try next time. Service was top notch. Enjoy! read more

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Ok this is strictly for the service...always top notch!! Tonight was the best so far; we had Cassie...easy going, attentive and funny! The staff is always pleasant here. We haven't actually eaten here but the drinks lean toward fairly potent for sure it IS smoky..the one downside if you don't actually smoke so be prepared to shower and wash your sheets the next day otherwise, come for the friendly service, the live music and the good drinks! read more

This place has been here forever and he had been awhile since I'd eaten here. You walk into a bar like area that leads into restaurant seating area. We decided to try the lunch buffet and it didn't disappoint! Their salad bar area is everything to make an awesome salad. Their hot foods were so good. We had roast beef with gravy, pork chops, fried chicken with mixed veggies, mashed potatoes, green beans. They had jalapeño corn bread and it was very good. To top it off we had cherry cobbler ala mode! The people are very friendly and welcoming! I can't wait to come back to see what else they have on their buffet. read more

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Absolutely disgusted with this restaurant. Went with a friend from work to eat and we were made very crudely aware that my friend (who happens to be a woman of color) was not welcomed. She was asked to leave and they referred to serve her. Horrified that any establishment would do this in 2026. read more

Super cute buffet in down town grapevine. Service was good, but when you walk in if you don't know to sit down I don't think I saw any seat yourself signs. Loved the food it was very honest cooked feel. I will be back. I think my dad will enjoy it when he visits. read more

I was so disappointed with my experience here. I came into town and the hotel staff where I was saying and told me that this would be a good place to come. I came and the staff was completely rude. They ignored us for the longest time. And when they finally did come over it was very clear that they did not want anybody from out of town that did not look like them. Disgusting.! read more

Finally checked out the buffet, I was a little hesitant due to the smoking option, but I was pleasantly surprised to not smell any smoke for my first visit. Everyone was friendly, food was good, the ambiance had the old tavern rustic feel to it. I love buffets and was impressed on the selection of foods including chicken cordon Bleu, which was a first for me! The French toast sticks were a little hard but still quite delicious! read more

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Good food & generous portions that are reasonably priced. Also great service. Only negative is smoking; however, you can eat/drink on outside patio. read more

Super fresh salad and huge variety of veggies. Welcoming my staff and reasonable price for a lunch buffet

Fun and traditional. A great looking crowd. If you love a home style place for an ice cold beer and fun colorful people watching, this is your spot. Outside patio is charming or the more lively inside atmosphere will suit you perfectly read more

I met a lady their we had the buffet. We both enjoyed that not all the food was fried. There were a good variety of food, and desserts! The service was great! This is an older building and has been different things over the years we found out. They have smoking, but offer a non-smoking area also. We would recommend this restaurant, and will be back in the future. read more

We came on a Sunday Jan 26, 2025 evening to meet up with some out of town work friends. It was fairly quiet and empty but there was a good game on and plenty of TVs to watch it on. First impressions- dark, old and somebody was smoking. Idk why anyone allows that anymore. Our server was absolutely amazing though. She was running the bar and tables. She made us some fried okra per my request as our out of towners had never had any. She also brought some pickled okra and green beans to sample. Honestly we had never heard of this place or thought about it. Seems like a cozy place to chill with the family and friends, watch a game, hang out by the fireplace etc. everyone seemed to enjoy their dinner and again service was awesome. Other than the smoking we'd come back. I'd like to try the brunch bar. 3 stars was for the smoking! read more

The most awesome place ever shot out Landey she was awesome totally made it an experience I will never forget I will definitely be back a must visit when in grapevine read more

I've been going here for years. Great local watering hole. Good buffet. Good crowd. Live music on the weekends.

Today my wife and I ate here at Willhoite's in Grapevine. They had a buffet for lunch, all you can eat for $15.00 because of the Festival today and this weekend. The buffet was good, restaurant clean, waiters nice but the restaurant allows smoking in the restaurant. Really surprised us but it was too late. We had already been seated and gotten our food from the buffet line then the smokers started. I asked the waiter about the smoking in the restaurant and she said that the smoking was grandfather in to continued for smoking in the restaurant. This might be good for smokers but terrible for nonsmokers. It will be my last time and only time we will eat at Willhoite's . So, just want to give a heads up to all the nonsmoking people, that this is a smoking restaurant. read more

Couldn't handle eating here. There was smoking both on the patio and in the restaurant and it smelled horrible (to me)! We had to leave before even getting a table. read more

I hosted an after-party for my husband's birthday at Wilhoite's and reserved a private room by the dance floor. It turned out to be such a special night! Beforehand, I met with Sarah, the manager, to go over my plans. She was patient, kind, and incredibly helpful. She even let me drop off decorations early so the staff could have everything ready when we arrived. When we walked in that evening, the room looked just as I had envisioned, and I was so grateful. Our waitress, Hayley, was wonderful as well. She was patient, cheerful, and attentive to our group of 20+. She made sure everything ran smoothly and that we were well taken care of. I highly recommend Wilhoite's for your next event! Nina read more

Went into the dive bar to see some music from Ashmore. The place is a real dive bar. Not clean and lots of smokers. WTF???!!!??? I thought that was not allowed anymore. Kind of ruined the visit. Smoking sucks and if you're trying to enjoy a beer. The service was not bad but I only got a beer before I was smoked out. If you don't mind smelling smoke this is your place. read more

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I have been coming to Grapevine for years, but had never tried this place. Now I have and am glad I did! When you walk in you feel like you are going back in time. I loved the vintage vibe of those place! The service was great and attentive. I was here for the lunch buffet so they did not have to do too much, but they were good at what they did! There were several items on the buffet, from soup, salad, meatloaf, roast beef, chicken, chicken pot pie, and a film array of veggies to accompany those items. After that, there was a full dessert bar that included some really good cobbler! read more

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Margaritas here are trash . Taste like salty Gatorade Don't order it. Bartender said people order it... no one reorders ! what an idiot

We had a fun time at the bar. The dance floor is small but other than that the bar is nice. It is more like a Biker Bar. read more

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Always a great time. Sophia fabulous bartender. Great place to grab a beer on a hot day. Nice patio and plenty of motorcycle parking.

This place is only a 2-3* place as a restaurant. Its mostly set up for bar service. Most of the place is smoking, with a small dining area in back designated non smoking. But you can still smdll the smoke even in ghat area. Food waz meh (i had chicken fried steak) but the live music was great. Will come back to drink but woulx probably eat before we come. read more

Excellent Friday buffet!! The food is fresh and the service is excellent. The salad bar was my favorite. I will definitely be going back.

My wife came across this place during a class reunion in Grapevine This place much like most of the Main Street establishments are top notch Small town with big city offerings This place is a bar with a very good country boy blue collar lunch buffet I had the roast beef - it was great Along with mandatory servings of mashed potato and brown gravy- white gravy is available as well Great selection of vegetables Salad bar My wife had grilled chicken which was crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside I had the banana pudding almost as good as moms The young lady who greeted us was just a pleasant ray of sunshine My quest will be to dine here 1-2 times per month as we live 40 miles out of the area Well worth a lunch time busy read more

I don't know what I was thinking coming here but I regret greatly. I did the lunch buffet as I needed to get In-N-Out quick and it makes golden corral look good. my favorite thing was the Ziploc bag tapes to the rolls and cornbread cover. Keep the bugs out. it's sad when you leave buffet hungry but I couldn't eat anything significant. Also note: the non-smoking section isn't legit either since it smells just like the smoking section with no real barriers. read more

This restaurant is located down town on Main Street in Grapevine. This was our first time visiting Texas so we decided to eat here. It was the first place that popped up on Yelp for buffets. It was a bikers atmosphere. Customers were friendly to my family. We were a party of 6, 4 kids & 2 adults. When we walked up, a gentleman gave us a weird look like why were we there. He proceeded to seat us in a back room next to the dance floor. I assumed it was because we had kids. But I realized it was because there was inside smoking!!! WTH, inside smoking...really! Thank God he sat us in a different room! Our server was Camila. She was absolutely great. We came to this restaurant because of the all you can eat buffet. But we were about 3 minutes late. It closed at 3 but the salad bar was still open. We gave Camila our orders. I really liked the jalapeño poppers. They were filled with cream cheese. Yum! My youngest daughters ordered the kids chicken tenders. They ate it all. They said it was one of the best they had. My 2 preteens had a bacon cheese burger and BLT. They could only eat half but they said they were delicious. My husband had the chicken fried steak. He wasn't a fan. It didn't have flavor and it was tough. I myself, enjoyed the soup and salad bar! The chili was perfect. Camila came to our table just enough times. Always checking to make sure the kids were good. She was very sweet. I had gone to the restroom and noticed a young man (tall, skinny with blond hair) that worked there that did not speak or acknowledge me. He just kept walking in circles around the restaurant. Weird vibes. Even when I looked right at him, he still never spoke to me, he just kept walking around the restaurant. Not sure what his deal was. Other than the creepy guy and the bad chicken fried steak I would recommend eating at Willhoite's. For the most part the customers and staff were friendly and the food was delicious. I give them a 3 star!! read more

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amazing! If you don't like it, you don't like Texas! This is a national treasure.... And I mean the country of Texas!

Fantastic staff (even during festivals when they are overcrowded!) Excellent selection Friendly bartenders Wide variety of the buffet read more

My friend and I were visiting from out of state and this place was recommended . We went on a Sunday night and it was kind of slow there. We were on vacation and just wanted a couple drinks before heading back to our hotel, after having dinner out. We were not driving, and were using ubers. We ordered our drinks while my friend sat and talked to a local guy and I was mostly just quietly scrolling on my phone. Neither of us were inebriated or acting unbecomingly or inappropriately in any way. Yes, we did have just a few drinks earlier but it was over the course of several hours at an amazing restaurant that we love to go to when we come to Dallas. We were celebrating my birthday and just enjoying the day. I am not a person who even drinks that much at my age and it's very rare for me to be intoxicated as I don't enjoy being in that state and am unable to even consume enough to be incapacitated that way. My friend wasn't impaired either but much to our shock and suprise the bartender told us he couldn't serve us any more drinks and that we were cut off! We couldn't believe it ! We had only ordered one each there and he even asked if we wanted another one but we weren't ready yet and waited a bit before ordering one last one before heading out . Kinda strange that's he offered us another which we didn't take prior to cutting us off !! I just turned 68 and never in my whole life has that ever happened to me, being cut off in a bar!! We racked our brain to understand why and still don't understand what his issue was nor would he explain. My friend was very confused as well and asked him what we had done and she graciously apologized for whatever it was he thought we did, even though we hadn't done or said anything wrong that we could think of. Could it be he didn't like Californians ? (We are conservatives and love Texas by the way!) It was rather humiliating and we left and went to an amazing establishment up the street named, Chill whose servers were amazing and had no problem serving us our ONE cocktail before we headed back to our hotel. Well, we won't be going back or recommending this place . ***Update** After writing this review the bartender messaged me and completely fabricated what happened. He claimed we were stumbling and falling all over each other and slurring our words and using profanity which I would never do in a public place like that and anyone who knows me will vouch for that . Kinda odd no one else we encountered thought we were inebriated like that or being inappropriate . Most people we encountered in Texas were great, really liked us and vice versa !! He also lied and said he saw us stumbling to get in our uber which is interesting since we didn't even leave that establishment from an uber . We walked with a whole group of people in quite fine demeanor to the next place where we were very warmly welcomed . read more

An old gas station has a historic registry old bar vibe, local crowd and $2.50 shiners on happy hour. Not trendy ' the daytime salad bar is decent for $15 with salad bar an entrees like roast beef and meatballs or fried catfish. read more

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So its really ordinary. Food on buffett was not hot. Nothing screams come back. Waitress was great.

Very generous beef tenderloin platter, nice and rare! Broccoli spears cooked with special sauce. Will recommend to family and friends. A plus, definitely 5 stars - read more

Willhoite's - Great food, nice people and clean, beautiful restaurant. - Bars Near Me - Grapevine, Texas

I have eaten here off and on over the years and always enjoyed everything however we went Saturday night around 6pm and it was a great disappointment. There was no buffet as advertised on their website, salad bar looked as if it was stocked in the morning and not touched since, soup was cold, and banana pudding was old. Menu items were overpriced for the poor quality. I have been going there since 2001 and this will probably be my last. read more

I've read the reviews and it doesn't seem like the owner even reads them or responds to criticism. I was shocked when I walked in and smelled smoke, but I get it they are a bar and that's probably what makes the owner his money so why change things. So we thought we could get through it it was mid day on a Friday. Food wasn't bad on the buffet. I thought it was good value for the money. Service was nice. But the smoke got worse so we had to leave. Would I eat here again? Probably not, unless i sat outside. A few changes (non smoking) they can smoke outside like everyone else does. Would do wonders. read more