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4.5 (50 reviews)
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Brahman!
Amanda A.

Ok, well, I love a good local place to eat and when I saw the Brahman bull, it was over. (I love Brahman cattle! Have a few!) Great food and great service!

18 oz. Ribeye special on Saturday night. One serving!

This may be the best steak we've ever had, ever! Service was immediately friendly and attentive, and our server Gabby was very responsive. The steak was buttery, tender, well-seasoned, and the two sides of salad and baked potato were well-portioned and dressed. We never give a five star, but this is the place! We're telling our friends across the US- Go to the Cattle Drive Cafe!

Chicken Parmesan
Shawn M.

Cattle Drive Cafe is located in Coleman Texas on their main road downtown. Many good places to eat here. Atmosphere: Very large dining area split into several different rooms of an old downtown building. For some reason on the day we visited it was about 55° inside the restaurant. There were a couple of tables with blankets over their laps and EVERY table had people wearing coats or heavy jackets. It was a very mild day outside, so I don't know what the need for the low temperature, AND all the fans were blowing. Their was no explanation from staff on why it was so cold. 0.5 Stars Service: Other than the cold, the waitress was very nice and attentive. We were sat almost immediately when we arrived and the place was hopping. Food was served fairly quickly. 1.5 Stars Food: We had some fried pickles and their famous onion rings. Both were quite good. Wife had the small cheeseburger and said it was good. Daughter had the chicken fried chicken which she said was very good. Gravy was nice and peppery. My son went with the special of the day which was a rather surprising dish of chicken parmesan. it was huge. He managed to get about of it down before packing it up to eat later. I had the fried catfish which comes in nugget form and quite good. Everything got cold very quickly because of the room temperature but it all came out hot. 1.5 Stars Overall: all of the food was quite good with large portions. Many dishes could easily be split between two people. Hopefully our temperature fiasco was just an anomaly and it won't be that way next time we go. But we would definitely like to go back and try a couple of other new items.

Sirloin tips & zucchini - Amazing flavor!
Michelle B.

The food is melt in your mouth - Delicious! Love the atmosphere-football on all tv's & full bar Josie Wells was our waitress both times - top notch service!! Our first visit was at Christmas- we drove over to Coleman to shop downtown and decided to eat at the cattle drive. We went back last night. The "cowboy sushi" - our new favorite appetizer. Worth the drive from anywhere!! Our new favorite place to eat. Go in hungry come out full with leftovers to eat later!

Steak fingers
Chris C.

Fantastic meal in every way! A quick drive from Abilene and we were treated to great food and excellent customer service. A rare combo these days. We had the steak fingers and chicken fried steak. Both were excellent. The CFS was fork tender and great flavor. My wife loved the steak fingers. They had a special on peach cobbler that day. My wife brought it home it was yummy! It was only 2 bucks!!! What a deal!! Our server was Andrea and she was AWESOME! She had a great spirit and obviously loves her job and Coleman. She told us about other things to do in town. We will definitely go back soon!

Inside
Kira W.

We stopped in for lunch to try their burger. We were greeted and seated with - Quick friendly service. We ordered a cheese burger and home cut fries. The food came out for the kitchen and the burger was nice and tasty. Not over cooked, not a huge patty but big enough. The fries, egads, came out cold. Nothing worse than cold fries. We mentioned it to the staff and we were promptly told "don't suffer":) and they very quickly brought us out a fresh serving of nice hot fries, with no fuss and many apologies. It much appreciated and because of the service and tasty food, we will be back. Not to mention we want to give the very quaint bar in the back a try. Great small town atmosphere, supper friendly service. Well worth your time.

Dang Good Rings!
James F.

I've been holding out on my 900th review. Do I max out my credit card and go eat at the French Laundry in Cali? $1200 steak in Japan? Searching online I found a taco salad shaped like a Stetson! So, I headed to Coleman, Texas to check out Cattle Drive Cafe. Brought some hungry car club peeps along to check it out. One diner in fact had dined before and suggested the onion rings. Pleasant surprise that CDC's offerings were equal to some of my fave rings in the state of Texas. Fried pickles were possibly the best I've ever had. I chose the taco salad as I've been on an old school Tex-Mex quest lately. Tortilla presentation is unique; not akin to the bowl shape. Flat with a slight curve on the edges. Salad in the middle. Spring mix instead of iceberg so you know it's upscale wink wink. Chicken while acceptable could have been a bit more tender. Make the salsa and sour cream standard and offer an avocado component. Also, it needed beans to make it kick azz. While it also looks huge, it wasn't really a sharable plate. Others praises the chicken fried steak, fried catfish, and dessert selections. I'm planning on a return visit for a ribeye and those rings! Service was perfect even with a larger group; well done yall...Cattle Drive makes Coleman a nice lunch destination for my car club.

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Thank you Brett! Come back soon!!

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First time to eat here and the food and service was amazing, our new favorite place to eat!!

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Very good & flavorful. Service was excellent. Could use more zucchini in the chicken & zucchini dinner. Ambiance on patio was so enjoyable.

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Willy's nuggets are the best!!! The club is to die for! The waitress was attentive and knowledgeable

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Food was great and we had the best service ever! This was our first time in Coleman and we lived it.

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The food is always great and the atmosphere is wonderful. The staff are all so friendly!

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Ate the chicken fry it was great. Nice atmosphere and friendly service. Definitely gonna be back and try some more of their food.

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This a great location. I love this place. The food is delicious. The staff is very friendly and helpful.

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Didn't even get to order before my husband, a 34 year Army Combat Veteran was harassed about his service dog. Read your ADA rules

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Love Cattle Drive Cafe! Food and drinks are great, and the service is awesome! A "must visit" in Coleman (the town I grew up in).

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Best place to hang out for a drink, or get dinner in Coleman! Steve does an amazing job!

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Great food & service. Portions are big enough to share. We will definitely be back.

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