We used to go to Cheddar's when they first came to Abilene, but we haven't been in several years. I downloaded the app, and boom, free spinach dip, and chips! The dip was pretty plain but still good. We both got burgers and fries, which were very, very good. I don't know if they flame broil their patties, but it sure tastes like it. Absolutely delicious! Not one of my favorite places, but we will go for the specials! read more

Ordered potato soup pick-up and was on time and great. Had the 1/2 rack ribs earlier and they were great.

Food was fine. The service was absolutely terrible. Called in a reservation, they approved the reservation, and then upon arrival we were told they just seated two large tables, and that we had to wait an additional 20-30 minutes. Waitress left us unattended for 20+ minutes, failed to refill any of our drinks, to the point our 80 year old grandfather got up and got his own water. When she finally returned, she brought the wrong drinks. Will not be returning. read more

I think 3 about sums up this place. The waiter was very nice, the receptionist was so very cute....she was busy being cute and not acting professionally. She wasn't rude just distant. Cute....the food was just ok. I ate it all but it was just ok nothing more. BORING!! 3 stars it's not that bad don't spend too much you'll be fine. read more

Our oldest grandson chose Cheddars for dinner last night. I absolutely wish I would have gotten our server's name. She was amazing! She handled our table of 7 expertly. We never had to ask for a refill and she got everything just right. 4 stars because my steak was overcooked which was in no way our servers fault. We will return next time we're in town! XX EDIT XX Our lovely server's name is Alyxis read more

Went on 5/6/26 around 9 o'clock , was put a waitlist but that's not why I'm upset . Im upset because the host (a young black women) had an attitude about my boyfriend and I coming in , as if she was gonna serve us . Glad she didn't because of her nasty attitude. I told that we would wait for a booth and she disregarded that and put us at a table . Might I add that the bartender kept disappearing and not communicating with our server about our drinks especially when we only order two glasses of wine to the point I had to ask the manager if there was even a bartender . The customer service was so horrible last night is definitely making me re-think about coming back to Abilene cheddars . McKenzie was our sever, and all though we was unhappy how things went , she was amazing , communicate with us , very sweet and didn't let the stress get to her . Yall need more McKenzies at this location. read more

A busser named Tristan was very kind and helpful 10/10 experience Tristan is the GOAT

Arrived @ 4:40 and seated fairly quickly. We were seated in the back (I assume next to the to-go entrance). We sat there watching several employees walk past and were never acknowledged/greeted in any way. 4:57 rolls around and we have yet to have even a drink order taken. 5pm we decided to head down to Texas Roadhouse for my wife's birthday. Unlikely we'll return because if the food is anything like the service.... Texas Roadhouse nailed it and my wife enjoyed her meal AND service. read more

May 13, 2023. Party of 3. We arrived at 6:40 and got on the wait list. 7:05 received a table. It was busy no doubt. And I felt a little bit like a sardine at my table, located at the service station/ kitchen entrance. Our appetizer (the Wisconsin cheese bites) was room temperature and no longer had the oowey gooey yummy cheesy pull it should have. The Monte Cristo $11- is ample and can be shared. I ordered the Key West chicken and shrimp $14- it was delicious. Our drinks were not presented as pictured and tasted like cool aid. $6 I guess I should not expect much there. Take it or leave it. I probably won't go back. read more

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2 stars at best. The food is alright but the service is just awful. There in a Tuesday night at about 6pm. Very slow and I was one of only a handful of guests, however Every single thing I order took FOREVER! to come out. 1st drink took about 15 minutes. I ordered my dinner while waiting and that came out, missing items, in an average amount of time. Was almost finished before the item was brought. I ordered chips and queso and another drink after that...... well the drink came out about 10 minutes ago after ordering and CHIPS AND DIP took another 10-15 minutes. And DO NOT waste money on the chips and queso. It is either Velveeta or maybe another brand but straight out of a jar and microwaved. I will say I came here on a busy Friday last week and it was quite the different experience. Quick, easy and good. Maybe the week night staff of the issue, who knows read more

Very disappointed, I normally have nothing bad to say about Cheddars, however today a different story. My grandson ordered meatloaf and they literally took a hamburger patty and seared an onion and burnt the patty and smothered it with gravy. Chicken pot pie was cold and gross. Waitress was amazing! read more

Service was VERY VERY slow, but the food was pretty good. Ordered off the kiosk and they completely forgot about, so we had to ask our waiter about it. Food took forever to come read more

This place! Oh my goodness! Theie croissants, alone, would keep me coming back. But their wait staff is great with recommendations! I love the appetizers ans always get the Key West Chicken and shrimp and it's amazing! read more

Military discount! Chicken Tenders and ribs. Great portions. Chicken is tender, delicate crust, very good. Ribs, this is not a craft Bbq restaurant. They are good for a "regular" restaurant. If you have never had Texas "craft" bbq ribs you will be fine with these. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - American Near Me - Abilene, Texas

Definitely won't be coming back! We were seated and not greeted for atleast 15 minutes. Drinks then took another 15 minutes. We finally got the chance to order and needless to say the pork chops aren't worth it (very very dry and way over cooked) and they can't cook a filet to temp if they tried. Wanted the filet cooked medium and the first one came out well done, received another filet and that one came out rare. Still ended up having to pay for the steak even though it was never right and ended up taking them to go and feeding them to our dogs because we knew they would enjoy them way more. The only good thing out of our dinner was the croissants! read more

Cook doesn't know steaks. I ordered medium rare got medium well. To make matters worse it wasn't a very good steak to start with. Nice waitress though. read more

So yummy, the croissants are Fabulous!!! Had the Monte Cristo, the Buffalo chicken wrap and a painkiller. We were not disappointed. The Buffalo chicken wrap has a nice tangy dill pickle snap which is very nice. The raspberry jam that comes with the Monte Cristo is DIVINE!!! read more

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The manager is very unprofessional. I went in for an interview and he waited until the interview was over to then tell me that there actually weren't any open spots to begin with. What was the point of scheduling an interview with me? read more

Food is always great. Usually get the blackened white fish with broccoli casserole . Servers are always polite and attentive to your needs.

Emma was our server and she was personable friendly and very interested in making our experience a great one. The food was delicious and hot . My husband had the salmon with bourbon glaze and he loved it. I had the T bone and it was also delicious. Glad we came here. If you come ask for Emma she's awesome! read more

Not the greatest food and service was less than par. Bar area was clean and comfortable but service was just not great.

Terrible service. They told me they would seat us, over 50 minutes later, we still weren't seated. Their excuse? Short staffed. While I understand this, they seated over 23 people while my party of ten sat and waited. Never going back here. service. read more

Had dinner tonight definitely not the Cheddars I grew up on! So dark could barely see in there! I didn't know that Cheddars had. become the place for a hot date, lol! As for the service it was good, but I ordered ribs and shrimp, the 4 small shrimp were slightly larger than salad shrimp and the left the tails on to make them appear larger they we're literally about the size of a quarter, on a about a tablespoon of plain white rice. There was a small amount of fries but the ribs were good, same thing with my other half's plate he got steak and fries and there again hardly any friesFelt like they were counting every cent so they can come in under budget! not bad not good just mediocre at best! Nice try but no thanks, other places in town better for same price or just a little more for a whole lot better food! Sorry but I won't be back. read more

Wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Ate lunch there a couple of times and it was OK.. brought my wife to eat dinner and they brought her cold Buffalo chicken wraps. When asked if they could fix it the manager took it back to remake it and brought back the same plate after microwaving. Once again we let them know it was unacceptable so they remade it and didn't put anything on it that was originally there. The manager was rude and tried to call my wife a liar and was getting loud. After an hour my daughters and I were the only ones who got to eat when we came to dinner together. I went the next day and spoke with the gm who seemed concerned about the situation and asked for my information so he could give my wife and I an uprooting to eat there together but he never followed through.. this place is an unprofessional joke and the food isn't very good and the customer service is lacking in a major way... not happy for sure.. read more

Gluten free options:) great tea and friendly staff. For those who can have gluten they brought honey butter croissants to the table:) read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Menu - American Near Me - Abilene, Texas

The honey butter croissants are definitely the highlight! I got the salmon, it was decent but nothing especially noteworthy.

The service was more of we were disturbing them, the ambiance was by far the worst I have seen in a good while. There was trash and food on the ground from the 'lunch rush' at 4pm. I ended up leaving. read more

Food has become awful. I ordered buffalo wraps and it was literally just regular chicken strips with a few pickles on it loosely wrapped in a tortilla. I think it may have been actually made by a high school sophomore by the quality of it. I assume Cheddar's must be having a hard time obtaining real kitchen staff because the food was hardly what I'd call coming from a "scratch kitchen". Service was good; only reason gave it 2 stars. read more

I've eaten at Cheddar's since a kid and this is by far the worst food I've had at one. The service from our server gets 5 stars but the food not so much. The croissants app were all burnt, so dry I couldn't eat past a bite without drinking water. I ordered a chicken salad. The croutons were stale and the chicken was very dry and stale as well. My BF got the chicken and broccoli casserole and the casserole was also very dry, and had a really weird powdery bread crumbs on top that were super dry. The other part of this is, the entire area of our table underneath had tons of food from previous people, like it hadn't been cleaned all day. 2 of the 4 chairs had food on them as well. The place in general seems newer and clean so that's was disappointing. That's not something I would ever gripe about but in this case it adds to the bad experience. read more

The food is excellent and the service as well. Did not have to wait a long time to be seated.

I was visiting family in Abilene, Tx and we decided to eat at Cheddar's. We were served food that was not at temperature, or overcooked (salad was fine). Service was slow but we just chalked it up the restaurant being short staffed. What really upset us was the roaches that were crawling on tables floor and on the bench (see pics). We asked the waiter to ask manager to come and see the crawlers and help move us to another table but no one came to table. We decided to pay for the food we started to eat before the roaches showed up and then left the restaurant. This was a disgusting experience and shameful that a person in charge wouldn't come to table. I would not recommend this place unless a thorough pest exterminator fumigates the property read more

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First time at this restaurant, went for lunch. Ordered the monte cristo sandwich. It appeared to have been deep fried twice- somehow it was near burnt and the cheese was melted but the turkey and ham were not hot... Also someone else requested a new water glass because hers was dirty, and got another dirty glass of water. The portions were large, but I doubt I will be back. read more

The wait was 35 minutes for a late Saturday lunch. Being a new restaurant in town this is to be expected. My daughter and I frequent Cheddar's in The metroplex. Our favorite location is in Allen Texas so far. We love the Ribs and chicken tenders meal with a side salad. We are ranch snobs, lol and theirs is great! I have also really enjoyed the burger and fries, kids grilled chicken, onion rings and the sodas. I have on occasion had an adult beverage which have always been great. Back to Abilene location, my family enjoyed the cheese bites and onion rings. They did not like the queso and chips. We love Mexican food so chips and queso is a staple in our meals. Reports from the fam: burger -good, salmon and veggies -good, chicken tenders and fries- good! read more

While visiting family in May, we stopped at Cheddars for lunch. The server was kind, knowledgeable about the food, and was incredibly attentive. I had the chicken tenders while everyone else ordered burgers and sandwiches. And of course the honey croissants! Everything was delicious. Family members live there and go all the time. One of their favorites! read more

Let's be honest, Cheddar's is just Chili's dressed up in a suit and tie. The food is mediocre at best. Our waitress on the other hand was kind and attentive. Our meals came out before our appetizers which was strange and inconvenient, but not the fault of our server. If you're a big fan of chain restaurants like Chili's, Applebee's, or Buffalo Wild Wings you'll probably love Cheddar's. Otherwise, I'd head in a different direction and try some of the locally owned restaurants here in Abilene! read more

Had a nice top shelf margarita. It was big and tasty, just what I needed. We had the cheese fries and added jalapeños, along with ranch dressing it was great. My husband has the buffalo chicken wrap. The portion is huge so prepare to share or take some home. I had the kids chicken tenders with broccoli & rice casserole. It's was extra cheesy and that made it yummy! The chicken could have been a bit softer. The staff was very pleasant and attentive. Overall we had a nice lunch! read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - American Near Me - Abilene, Texas

Not a fan... First let me start by saying the server was great, and was tipped well! She was fast, efficient and 100% accurate with our order. However, the food was less than appealing. Cajan Pasta was DRY and flavorless !! Salmon Caesar Pasta Salad, terrible. Chicken Tenders were average at best. Chips and Salsa tasted like ketchup. The only redeeming item was the free croissants, they were excellent. Definitely won't be taking my family back or recommending it to anyone. read more

Honestly, I'm just not a fan. I've never had great service or great food here. I don't know if it's the recipes or the staff, but I have tried to eat here multiple times without good results. read more

We go to the Cheddar's near us in Fort Worth on a regular basis. Also dined at other locations across Texas. Typically the service is fast and orders are accurate. Well that is NOT the case at this location. One meal was supposed to be chicken fried chicken and they brought chicken fried steak. See picture. Meal two was supposed to have a loaded baked potato. Not sure when cheese only became a loaded potato. Menu showed a picture of a typical loaded version with cheese, sour cream, chives & bacon. The second meal was also supposed to have a side salad. Would have been nice prior to the main entree. But it was totally missed and we had to ask for it to be served. Came out after we were about half way through the entrees. So the bill arrives and the check totaled approximately $ 46 and then my credit card was charged $ 63. Inaccurate orders and then they tried to over charge me by $ 17?!? read more

Coming in the hostess was very polite and attentive, probably the best part about coming in. Extremely excited because of reviews I've gotten from friends, all I can really sum it down to is an extreme let down. Croissants were amazing and so was the salad, that's where that ended. Chips and queso were the go to appetizers, yet the queso was thick and tasted as if I bitten into a Velveeta cheese block. Ordered the country fried steak, and as a basic comfort food in Texas you would expect it to be good, except it was bland and so was the mashed potatoes that came along with it. Barley ate it and it took over 15 minutes to get a refill after asking the waitress for one. It was dead inside, only tables in her section was us and two others. I hate to be one to do a yelp review but for this to be a Texan chain it was a huge let down. read more