H3 Ranch - (Near Fort Worth, TX)

1 /5 Craig Seabrooks: We used to love to come here every trip to DFW. The service was subpar and the place was maybe 20% full. It was the slowest Ive ever seen it. But after the good I got, I can understand why. Inorder the brisket plate. I got the food, and it had the worst sauce on the meat. After the waitress finally came by to check on me, I told her it was my fault that I should have asked if they put sauce on the brisket. I didnt think to ask, because I have only had steaks here, but it was lunchtime. The sauce was sweet and something off with the flavor. I dont believe in putting sauce on BBQ at serving time. Let the client do it. Where Im from, it means youre trying to hide something. Well, I found out what when she brought back slices of leather. I guess I pissed her and the cook off. The first plate with sauce, you could see that the brisket had more tenderness to it. So, that tells me they specifically sent me dry cuts with no sauce to prove a point. We left, and wont be be going back. Im not paying for crappy service and crappy food.

5 /5 michael kilderry: A very good meal at a good price. This place has a great atmosphere. Loved the look of the saddles for bar stools, the kitchen has an open Woodfire grill that you can see from the dining room. We were sat quickly. Our server was very polite and friendly, answering any of my wifes questions on menu recommendations. Our steaks were cooked perfectly.

3 /5 Grace Groff: You normally can’t make a reservation for here. We normally wait at the hotel next door & get drinks from the bar during our wait. We used to love this place & come here for my mom’s birthday every year, but it seems like it gets worse every time we come. We sat down and the waitress didn’t ask if we wanted any appetizers & only asked 2/5 of us if we wanted water. She came back & took the drinks we ordered from the bar & didn’t ask if we wanted refills on any of them. We ate all the bread she gave us & she never asked if we needed anymore. When we received our food, 3/5 of us got baked potatoes but only 1 of us was asked if we wanted filling (cheese, sour cream, chives). You can see in the picture below that I didn’t get any. When we ordered desert, she took all of our plates & only gave us extra spoons. Only after we finished the dessert did she ask if we wanted any drinks. We ordered our drinks & she gave them to us in to go cups after clearly wanting us to leave. Note to be careful ordering your steaks because the ones pictured were ordered as medium rare. They tend to have very rare steaks here. Prime rib is a definite go to if they have it, but they always seem to be out. They were out of about 5 menu items during our most recent visit. Don’t know if we’ll be coming back next year or anytime soon. This was a huge let down and the service is not worth the price we paid for food here.

3 /5 Helen S: We stopped here for lunch on a Saturday. We didn’t have a reservation but we were able to get seated straight away. The service was prompt and we quickly put in our drink orders (a mango & pineapple margarita for me and a beer for my other half). The margarita was a little sweeter than I was expecting, and didn’t seem like it had much tequila in it, but it was nice enough. We then put in our food orders; I went for the catfish (with spinach as my side as I had seen good reviews of this) and my partner had the chicken fried steak. Food arrived quickly but my dish was extremely disappointing. The catfish had no flavour at all (even after putting lemon, salt and pepper on it) and I would say it is the worst catfish I have ever had. The spinach came with some sort of gravy/cheese sauce and I really didn’t like this either, my partner did eat it though so I think my dislike of this is more personal preference. My partners dish was great though (he said it was the best chicken fried steak he has had) and the fries were awesome (they could have used some of the seasoning on the fries in the catfish dish). If you are just looking for a casual lunch spot, with large portions, then this place would be fine. I probably wouldn’t return though as I think there are better spots in the area. Total bill, including tax and tip, came to c$80 which we thought was reasonable.

5 /5 El Patron: Great spot to grab some BBQ and truly indulge yourself in some Texas Hospitality. Steaks & Ribs are great but my absolute favorite are the tortilla chips with both wood roasted salsa & poblanos con queso. The attention of the staff is also great, I once had a meal removed from the bill because the waitress felt it took too long to be prepared. Must-visit when in the stockyards!