I have never seen a small town contain a restaurant this good! My wife said the brisket was the best! My cornmeal crusted catfish rivaled any I've ever had. And the vegetables on the buffet were great too! And a word on the made-from-scratch soup: fantastic! I just wish they were closer to Houston - this place would be on my 'regulars' list. read more

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Was honestly disappointed by this place as it was labeled the new Lowake's. Service was not good with basic amenities having to be continually asked for like napkins and silverware. Salad bar was empty on a Friday night so long line of people waiting. Ordered the combo plate of appetizers and the batter was tasteless. Chicken fried steak, which should be a staple, was bland and took way to much salt and pepper to make it good. Loaded backed potato was hot on the outside with the foil but cold on the inside. Overall not a good experience and will not go back. read more

Today we ate from the buffet. I was surprised when it appeared that they had Filet mignon on the buffet, turned out it was ground beef wrapped in bacon. No gravy for the mashed potatoes, the rest of the buffet was fine. Not your big fancy steakhouse, but a homey down home restaurant with reasonable prices. read more

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We had the "all you can eat" lunch buffet. It was a Friday & they had a good selection of sea food. I had fried cat fish & shrimp, seasoned fried potato rounds which were really, really good. I also had garden fresh sauted yellow squash, a crisp tossed green salad, & a pasta salad. They brought to the table wonderful hot rolls, tartar sauce, red sauce for the shrimp, lemon wedges, & chocolate cake. Over all an excellent lunch with attentive waite staff at a reasonable price. We will definitely stop again. read more

This is a great place to eat. The food is delicious and the staff is very welcoming and nice. I highly recommend the dinner steak over open flame and for sure ask for the grilled zucchini. Best I've ever had. If not a steak eater, have the catfish. The best catfish around. read more

I have eaten 3 meals here, and I highly recommend this place. Just finished breakfast, had the country breakfast, with the homemade biscuits, and it was one of the best I have had in a very long time. Also, the coffee was fantastic! read more

Great food at a great price. Buffet - roast beef, fried chicken, turkey and dressing, liver and onions, squash, cabbage, corn, the best chicken and rice soup. We went there for steak but the buffet looked so good! Will have to go for steak another time. Hear it is really good. read more

On our way back from Lubbock, we stopped in Ballinger at this little place. From the outside, it is not impressive, inside is even less impressive until you hear some of the stories behind where the wood used inside came from. We went on Saturday at 2:30p and only one table was taken, we looked at the menu and decided we would go with the kids/senior menu. It came with salad bar, soup (two offered), choice of baked or sweet potato, fries or sweet potato fries. I had a 1/4 pound Pattie with gravy on the side and a baked potato. Hubs had chicken fried steak and sweet potato, other party members ordered chicken strips. We all thought our meal was good, but I would have liked my potato to be much hotter. Perfect amounts of each especially for seniors. The best part of this little place was the wait staff and the salad bar. They pride themselves on keeping it fresh and each person makes their own specialty salads to go on the salad bar. Pickled beets, pickled cucumbers and the pea salad were just like I was eating my own Mom's. The dessert salads were also extremely delicious, lite and brought back many good childhood memories. For 4, our bill was $36, which included 3 teas and a whole lot of food. Nice little find in Ballinger. read more

Very disappointed, burnt smell inside, didn't appear very clean. Absolutely no social distancing. Obviously they dont personally know anyone who has died from complications of COVID. Will never come back. read more

Doesn't look like much from outside but great restaurant! Homemade French fries, great chicken fried steak, chicken strips, and burgers! Definitely worth the stop! read more

On our way from san antonio to denver--read the good reviews, food was ok...looking for amazing texas bbq, but this was not it. Ordered the ribs- delicious but spots of them were cold (perhaps reheated from a frozen state?) The kids ordered the buffet- everything tastes ok but not amazing.... read more

Wow what a hidden gem no complaints from me great steak and salad bar all for under 10 dollars what a deal what a place. read more

Beefmaster Steakhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - Ballinger, Texas

Glad we stopped but did was just average. I had the pork chop, which was cooked just fine but wad nothing to write home about. My friend had a steak that he read quite happily with, but his steak fries were cold. The all you can eat salad bar was well stocked. The staff read friendly, but a little slow. Since there's not much around I might stop back, but I doubt I'll even be in town again. read more

We drove an hour from Abilene on Saturday afternoon to give it a try and we are so glad we did! The $10.95 buffet all you can eat of KC steak and fried chicken was excellent and cooked to perfection and we were encouraged to eat as much as we'd like. The salad bar had a nice assortment. The cornbread salad and Texas caviar was excellent! I don't remember our waitresses name, but she was super-friendly and very helpful. It was our first time eating there and we will be back many more times in the near future. Thank you so much for making us feel welcomed and at home! read more

Loved my burger. I got the beefmaster burger which comes with bacon and pickled jalapeños, and is how all burgers should be made. The onion rings are great, but the fries were a disappointment. Also had a bite of my daughters chicken fingers and it was like there was no salt in the batter or on the chicken. It needed to be seasoned. But definitely come here for the burgers and onion rings! read more

Stopped in driving through town. Onion rings were good and chicken fried steak was mediocre. My boyfriend got a ribeye that said it was "cut fresh daily". The steak did not seam passable as a good quality cut of meat and tasted as though it had been frozen. read more

A quaint little place and open until 11pm every night! Small town feel, the owner is often there. I stopped in around 10pm with a few friends. The staff is friendly, the locals seem to stick around a bit after their meal to catch up, and the food is pretty tasty. We had the chicken fried steak and Ribeye. The steak was perfectly cooked and well marbled. Unlimited soup and salad bar is pretty good. A lot of options and a good mixed greens instead of typical romaine. Just a darn good hole in the wall. read more

Stopped on our way from Lubbock to San Antonio. The Sunday special was unbelievable. $8.99 for an 8 oz sirloin, soup, salad, and your choice of potato. Not only was the food delicious and well worth the money, the waitress Jessica made our experience amazing. She was kind, attentive and went over and beyond. She helped an elderly man move to a different table when he was cold and got a little girl pudding from the salad bar. Highly recommend this place for a great meal and even better service. read more

I'm confused as to why people rave about this place. The salad/dinner buffet is like playing roulette with food poisoning. Temperatures are no way what they should be & when they bring out new fish they dump it on top of the old fish. read more

The steak was excellent... juicy and tender. We had excellent service with 3 different ladies serving us; they were a team all helping each other. Awesome! We will be back. read more

Great family owned restaurant! Wonderful salad bar and buffet, always good food! Easy to get to-go orders, too. My favorite is the chicken-fried steak - yumm! read more

Rib eye steak was perfectly cooked and very tasty. The dinner steak was a bit dryer, but that was to be expected. Chicken and queso soup was delicious, not to mention complementary! They also had a decent salad bar. Service was friendly and efficient. Overall, very good experience at this place, and far exceeded my expectations for a place in the middle of nowhere! read more

Friday night all you can eat catfish buffet with a great salad bar and home cooked veggies. We happened on this by accident and are glad we did. $9.95 for all you can eat. Full bar with reasonable cocktail prices. Friendly staff. read more

We stopped here based on yelp reviews. We weren't disappointed. I had the bacon cheeseburger with onion rings and it was wonderful. My husband had the fried catfish. Everything was wonderful. Homemade, fresh. Stop here. You won't be disappointed. read more

We had the KC steak with shrimp/surf n turf, and hamburger steak. They have a big salad bar-help yourself and offered two different soups (potato and taco soup). It was a busy place for having dinner at 7:30p. It was busy so the service was a bit slow( under staffed and one new waitress) but it was descent. We would go back. On outlet way home from Taos, NM heading to Seguin, TX-good home cooking food. And a plus for the place being open late for traveling family like us! read more

I use to come here. My sister had a bug on her plate. I'm glad I saw the bug before she ate out of her plate. We don't go here anymore

Found Beefmasters on our way from San Antonio to Albuquerque. Not a fancy place, just good down home cooked food. Hubby had a patty melt and it was probably one of the freshest chopped steak burgers he has ever had, even their fries were cut from fresh potatoes, not frozen!. I had the buffet and wow, everything was homemade. Wednesday was Mexican and included a good salad bar,enchiladas (red & whte), tacos, beans and rice nd some awesome brisket with onions and peppers. When we had finished we were brought fresh sopapillas, dusted with sugar & cinnamon and a packet of honey on the side. This made for an awesome lunch stop on our trip! read more

Stopped off here on the way through West Texas. I had a jalapeno burger with onion rings and my cousin had a bacon burger with salad. Plenty of beef on these burgers! Hot grilled buns and amazing onion rings. I would frequent this place over any fast food joint for a burger anytime. Old school burgers and a down home atmosphere. read more

Better than I expected! Steak was cooked properly and the sides were delicious. The server was absolutely amazing! I would've expected that level of service in any city, but I usually lower my standards in smaller towns. No need to do that here. If you stop in do not pass up the Jeff Davis pie. read more

The chicken fried steak was terrible. I drive by there every day and finally tried it out. I was so disappointed.

The grilled steak with zucchini and squash is delicious! We get the steak for two and there are always leftovers. Their hours are convenient and they also have a buffet. read more

Yes this place is amazing! It's like a big city steakhouse talkeout in the middle of nowhere. And definitely have the pie

Really nice breakfast place. Four of us had the egg plate (2 any way with biscuits, ham/bacon/sausage and hash browns) and they were fast and affordable. read more

Arrived at 7:00 on a Friday night and we were told to seat ourselves, "if the table is dirty, we will clean it up". No problem, but it took 10 minutes for them to clean the table. I ordered the 12oz sirloin dinner steak, my wife had a small chicken fried steak and my son had a bacon cheeseburger. The salad bar was not particularly great and the dressings were watered down. Took 45 minutes for our food to arrive. My steak was tender and cooked properly but had zero seasoning. Same for my wife's chicken fry. My son's burger had a hard bun and lukewarm beef patty. Waitress was not exactly attentive or friendly. Maybe it was a bad night but won't be taking the chance again on this place. read more

WE HAD A WONDERFUL DINING EXPERIENCE AT THE BEEFMASTER LAST EVENING... The food was delicious, off of the buffet, and was a FULLfilling feat... The salads & vegetables were very good and the seafood was delectable.. We've eaten at the BEEFMASTER for 15 years and never had a bad dining experience.. The prices are modest on ALL orders... The service was friendly, and frequent... Yes we take our friends to the BEEFMASTER in Ballinger... read more

I had the Mexican food lunch buffet. Can't say much for it. The dining room was pretty much empty when I ate at 11:45 a.m. Maybe a bigger crowd shows up at noon. The buffet was pretty small and the food was mostly tasteless. Enchiladas, etc. Similar quality might be found in a school cafeteria. The staff was remarkably disinterested and stood around talking about personal matters within my earshot. I guess there aren't many tips left at these lunch buffets which might account for their attitude. Some of the food was cold. Won't be back. read more

Awesome service!!! I went with my family on Thursday (all you can eat KC Steak/Chicken buffet) and it was delicious like the many other days I have visited. I currently live in San Angelo (32 miles away) and it is definitely worth the drive. read more

Fresh Salads, Friendly Staff, Great Chicken Fried Steaks, Good portions, Great Prices, Hands Down one of the best desserts we ever had... Frozen Coconut Pecan Pie! We drove in from San Angelo and will be back again!! read more