5 stars for my server Talon Boysen!!! Amazing service, friendly overall! Definitely deserves a raise of some sort. Kept my drink filled up, brought out food when it was fresh and hot (which is usually a problem for some other servers) We love you Talon. read more

So comfy. Cute memories of the day I met my now husband. Dr. Pepper cake. Chicken fried chicken! Sweet service from everyone.

Wasted $25 for food that was not edible. Whoever is cooking on the grill has no idea how to grill a chicken strip or a hamburger patty. The chicken strip was burnt on the grill, tough and chewy. The hamburger steak was burnt on the bottom and not edible. The manager never offered anything else to eat. read more

When we arrived we were seated relatively quickly we ordered the fried pickles and chips with questions and salsa as appetizers and they both arrived very quickly and were very good however after we ordered our food they took over an hour to bring our food out and everything was cold and unappetizing I hate to write such a horrid review about a place that I have such fond memories at but this is just absolutely absurd. read more

Cotton Patch Cafe - Grilled Cajun duo - American Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

One of my favorite local restaurants. I know it's part of a chain, but this location always has great food and friendly service. Plus, their food is still affordable and they offer lots of specials and coupons. Today we had the cornbread appetizer (heavenly!j, chicken fried steak, and grilled flounder. We both ate every bite! read more

I ordered take-out from this restaurant for the first and last time this week. Please see detailed review below which cost $35.29 including a $5.00 tip. Appetizer: The fried pickles were chewy and discolored as if they were old. Entree: The potatoes and chicken fried chicken had no flavor AT ALL and the broccoli had brown and beige spots.. Bread: The cornbread that cost $3.50 was EXTREMELY dry, looked over cooked and seemed old. The buns were actually fresh so that was a plus; the only plus with this meal. Dessert: Lastly the carrot cske was not good at all. It was rather nasty because it tasted like the refrigerator and whatever food was in it. It's as if it was kept in the frig with no cover and soaked up all of the flavors of the other food in the refrigerator...gross. Needless to say this was my first and last time ordering from this restaurant as it was so not worth the money. They should also take care to seal the bag with staples before it leaves the restaurant. That should go without saying but apparently it needs to be said. read more

If you're tasting a steak and fully loaded bake potatoe don't order online. Unfortunately my hubby is bed ridden so we can't go to a steak house. When I picked up order there was plenty employee's without anything to do because it was slow you would have think for $20 that I spent on this plate it would have been done right they didn't even add steak sauce. Mrs Soliz Cedar hill location read more

Cotton Patch Cafe - Dried steak with what was supposed to be fully loaded potatoe. - American Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

They gave us someone else's order AND put that massive order in one giant bag so, of course, it broke and spoiled someone else's food all over the floor. read more

Thoroughly impressed by the way the team here put our to go order together. As far as the food.. we got chicken tenders, loaded mashed potatoes, and green beans. As well as the butter cake. Every single thing was GREAT and fresh! You also can't beat the deal we got on tenders! We will be ordering again read more

I've been a few times and quite enjoy a few menu items, such as the sides plate (the squash side is the shiiiiit!) and the bread service is nice as well. HOWEVER, they've had over a year to figure out their pick up order service and it's been a total shit show since the pandemic began. I know this is stupid to write a review based off a massive line of cars parked in the tow away zone, but it happens every night. Every. Goddamn. Night. A whole lane leading up to the intersection in a busy shopping center is congested with people waiting to pick up their food, making a two way lane reduce to a one and a half way lane. Sometimes these nincompoops even take up the entire lane and just park at the stop sign of the intersection. I don't get it. You guys have a massive parking lot that's never full. Why don't you have a designated pick up spot there?? As someone who has to enter the shopping center most days of the week, get your shit together. read more

I hate ordering out because something is either missing or something isn't right.Well due to working from home & quarantine I had no choice but to order. On doordash it usually shows the same places but today the section to support locals came up and this restaurant was listed so i decided to try it. Omg it everything was PERFECT! Wasn't much of a fan of the mac & cheese but im usually picky when it comes to mac and cheese. The chicken fried steak was made to perfection and was HUGE and tune peach cobbler and icecream was soooo good!!! read more

Cotton Patch Cafe - Chicken fried steak, white gravy, cinnamon apples,mac and cheese, peach cobbler, vanilla ice cream, Sprite. - American Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

Came here for lunch with a friend and it was amazing!! The chicken fried chicken was crispy and tender, the mashed potatoes where yummy and the skillet cornbread was amazing!!! The service was wonderful. The young lady was super nice & attentive. We went Thursday around noontime and it wasn't too crowded either. Everything was pretty perfect! read more

Downgrading from 5 Stars to 3 Stars. Mrs. Texas and I dined in yesterday 5.23.19 around 5:30 pm. We were immediately seated and served, and our waitress was very friendly, and spot on. We got our drinks and the maple chicken fried bacon appetizer which is very good !!! Then our food came. I had the grilled cajun duo which was pretty good, but the sauce on top was pretty salty. Otherwise it would've been very good. Mrs. Texas had the chicken fried chicken. She barely ate half as it was very fatty, very greasy, and very chewy. Again, the waitress and the service was great, just not the food. read more

Overview: The best time to see how good a restaurant is, is when they are about to close and how professional they are to you. I have gone 3 times in a 3 week period, and took the average of the scores. Here is what I can tell you. The Staff: Rushed us out, and clearly made it a point to know we were ruining their evening plans. The younger staff refilled our waters once in a 80 minute stay. The staff were inconsistent and obviously more worried about their closing duties than service. This place literally has 1 saving grace, and it is not that good either. The Good: 3 words. Chicken Fried Bacon. So good. Queso (with chili) Chicken and dumplings flavor, however if rushed is highly watery The Meatloaf. If you have nothing else to order, order the meatloaf it has a good developed flavor. Fried Green Tomatoes: A Must! The Bad: Do Not ever purchase fish from here. The cook is rushed, wrong, and frankly for the price you can get better. The Ugly: The looks from the staff when you come at 9:15 and they close at 10:00pm. Overall it's southern food, and like all good southern food it has some good fried things. But, the saddest part of this review is that the only real good part of dining here 3 times is...looking forward to Andy's Custard next door! read more

Decent family chain restaurant that, in some ways, reminds me of the late Po-Folks. The menu starts off looking like "fried, fried, and more fried", but when you study it for a bit, there are plenty of options that aren't nutritionally challenged. Salads, grilled chicken and fish, as well as burgers and steaks are available. Everything we tried turned out great. We especially appreciated the avocado ranch dressing. Fair warning that the burgers are large and thick, and can easily be a meal for two with an appetizer. Prices are reasonable, and portions are on the generous side, so skip lunch and go here hangry. Recommended. read more

I had great customer service when placing my order over the phone the lady was really nice what she didn't say though was they served Kraft Mac n cheese and their Alfredo sauce is watery and the potato cheese soup looked and tasted like the rain water flowing through storm drains. The rice served with the tilapia is definitely not fresh and the tilapia was just about ready to go get lost with Nemo. You have been warned. read more

The menu selections is interesting and I heard a good review but sadly, I don't get a good experience at all. We are a party of 9. I think the waitress a bit flustered with big group. The orders not coming at same time, my son ordered medium rare steak and he received a shoe leather steak aka well done. Yes, they made more but not improving. Half of it medium rare and the other half is well done! How that even possible? Then the kid's meal supposed to come with ice cream but we never get it. I ordered basket of catfish. The breading such a blah and no taste. Okra just ok. My sister ordered chicken tortilla soup and barely has chicken on it. But it seemed the rest of the ordered came up ok. Though my friend that ordered chicken burger not quite like it too. I only visited Texas, if I ever comeback here again (most likely because my sister lives here) I doubt I'll want to go here again. Just based on today's experience I don't recommend. read more

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Food is regular does not have any special taste or anything. Bland. But if that's what you're into whatever

Food to go is very sweaty. Like the breading is wet as it had been sitting for a while covered. Dessert is good

I'm a sucker for southern/soul/Cajun food and knew that there has to be something besides Cracker Barrel that would scratch that itch for me. I think I found my culinary back-scratcher in Cotton Patch Cafe! Their menu is vast. It had so many choices. I tried the Cajun blackened tilapia with shrimp with 2 sides. and a roll and topped it off with a carrot cake. Unlike other chain restaurants, the "sides", black eyed pea and green beans in my case, did not get the step-children treatment. They were prepared with care! This place does have a Cracker Barrel vibe to it., although I like Cotton patch's food better. They beat Cracker barrel on the attention to detail on the "sides". The service was very attentive, polite and courteous. Our server made sure she checked up on us regularly. Really appreciate that!. Everything was delicious. Will come back for more as their menu is vast. read more

We were frequent Cotton Patch customers, then about a year ago, the wife and I took our three grandchildren to Cotton Patch for the Children Eat Free Wednesday. We all ordered, and everybody was happy with their meals. When the check came, the children's meals were included, when I asked the Waitress about the "Children Eat Free Wednesday", she said it was discontinued, even though there was a "Children Eat Free Wednesday" poster in the window. So we paid and left and have not been back. So this Veteran's Day (2024), the wife and I decided go back to Cotton Patch (I missed their chicken Fried Steak). We entered the restaurant at about 12:30, it was clearly not busy, lots of open tables. The Hostess greeted us, and said there would be a 5 minute wait she while located a table. After about 5 minutes of waiting, a family of 4 came in, the Hostess greeted them, the husband pointed a table to the right of the Hostess stand, and was immediately seated. As the Hostess was seating this family, she kept looking over at us with a smug look. So we decided it was probably a good idea to leave, and as we did not feel welcomed. So, we left and had a nice lunch elsewhere. read more

We ordered food to be delivered from this location. The food came completely cold and the portions were significantly less than they should have been. The spinach dip appetizer we paid for was only a few bites and the chips bag was 1/10 full. No way a group could share this, as it was barely enough for one person. This was also true of all of their non-entrée side items. Each was packaged in the smallest container and then that container was only 1/3 full! This was true with the mashed potatoes, soup, and all the sides. Even the gravy! There was barely any in the container and it was not sufficient to cover the chicken fried chicken. It was ridiculous. This location might be good food if you dine in (we wouldn't know), but if you order delivery, you'll get 1/3 of the food you pay for and it'll all be cold! Complete waste of money (not cheap)! read more

I feel tremendously let down by the food at this location. Granted, I have only had food delivered (and I do understand some food just doesn't travel well), however, when it comes to the meals we have received, everything is either over salted or bland. My fiancé ordered the Mushroom Swiss Chicken Fried Steak and I had the Santa Fe Duo (blackened tilapia and shrimp). Both the tilapia and shrimp were incredibly salty. I also had a baked potato and broccoli rice casserole. Both sides were great. Fiancé said his meal was mediocre. This is our second time ordering from this location and we are not sure we will be ordering for delivery again...both times felt just disappointed afterwards. read more

Stopped in to have lunch. Was only one who was seated at bar, seems they a limited staff like most businesses today. However, the service was good and I enjoyed the conversation with staff. Food was good as well, had small chicken fried, my fault should have gotten the larger order as gravy served is SPOT ON GREAT! Lunch was good will be back read more

I live across the street from Cotton Patch and decided to try it despite mixed reviews. I ordered the chicken fried chicken and mashed potatoes with gravy on the side. By side, apparently Cotton Patch meant poured into the bottom of the bag. The order was brought out to me by a delightful staff member & I didn't think to check the bag as it was sealed, Covid protocol. I got home to find gravy all over my order as it was all spilled into the bag, the chicken was cold despite it only taking me a couple minutes to get home and the potatoes lacked seasoning. I was disappointed by the entire experience. read more

Not worth a shXx. Lousy service , place is run by children. Can't get your order right can't even serve you rolls or any of the things you would expect at a restaurant. Lots of tables covered in dishes. Can't even get you a a manager. Don't waste your time. Go to McDonald's or get chicken strips at Whataburger. You'll be much more satisfied. No tipping required. If this is a corporate store they should fire everyone and start over. If it's a franchise, you should sell it these people are going to cost you all your money. read more

Understand you folks are trying. But..... not once, twice but this is the third time out of five you have gotten our dinner order wrong.....dinner. Today mine was completely missing. Bowel of potato soup. Angela suggested we come back and get it. Honestly Angela , how bout calling Uber and getting my dinner to me?!? I'm not the management but there are always alternatives. Our new alternative will no longer be cotton patch to help our struggling cooks, wait staff. We tried. read more

It used to be better but today it started off with there being no greeter and it turns out one of the waiters is doubling as a greeter. I feel like it might've been close to 10 minutes before he finally came to the greeting station and got us a table. There actually was no shortage of tables; there's simply a shortage of staff After 22 more minutes and nobody ever came to our table to take a drink order or anything like that we decided to cut our losses and leave right then. and while we were waiting a long line formed at the greeting station with again no greeter and I could see people walking around the restaurant trying to figure out why there was no greeter. As we left there were other people also leaving because there was no greeter and they couldn't get a table. (again there is no shortage of tables.). And as all of us were leaving suddenly the waiter showed up and simply said have a good day but he never apologized for the horrible service. read more

Avoid going during their 30% off Thursdays because they get slammed you'll have to wait a really long time to pick up your very cold food that just sits waiting for the staff to get to each car for curbside delivery. The medium steak was medium well and the grilled shrimp were raw on the inside. There are often items missing when we order curbside. Side orders of shrimp come with 4, but only received 3. None of the side orders came with the meals ordered online. Notified the store of the missing items, they asked if we could return to pick up the missing items, went back and there were still items missing. I explained that I knew they were really busy today, but online orders allow for 45 minutes to ensure time to prep, pack & verify and they struck out in each area. I placed a large order and paid a lot of money on the order. It would have been nice to receive what we ordered. read more

Cotton Patch Cafe - GRILLED SHRIMP - American Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

Have had a few meals here and can't say enough about this place, food has been delicious. The Honey BBQ salmon was absolutely delicious. Along with the carrot cake, truly satisfied. Highly recommend, have to try yourself. I can only speak on my experience and I've had nothing but delicious food here. read more

We love this place. We come for the Fried Green Tomatoes, Chicken Fried Steak, the sides, the dinner rolls, and the tilapia with mango salsa is really tasty. We have no complaints and always have a good meal here. read more

We went last Wed 3/17. I got Chicken Fried Steak smothered with mushrooms and cheese giant! I must've been really hungry cuz I ate it all. Usually some would come home. Very good! My Wife got chicken?) Alfredo. She liked it, but as Alfredo dishes can do it was rich but good she couldn't finish hers but liked it. I probably should give it 3 stars, for the service, but the only waitress didn't have a sever, and had way too many tables to service for one person. She really needed roller skates. But you know for all that, she stayed with it, and more than a good job considering the circumstances. My last review was at another location with a full staff and she beat it. The food was better here too. read more

This place was crazy good. The chicken sandwich I had was so moist and fresh tasting. I haven't had a chicken sandwich THAT yummy for some time. They served pillow-soft like bread to the table, oh my! Could have had that and some veggies a meal within itself. Looking forward to going there again. read more

Cotton Patch Cafe - Grilled Chicken Avocado Sandwiche - American Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

I decided to order from this place wanting to order something different here in the area to go. I've had this once to go a while back and it was alright. Decided to give another try. I ordered meatloaf dinner with green beans and mashed potatoes. My boyfriend had chicken breast with green beans and mashed potatoes as well. I also ordered a side of onion rings from the appetizer menu. I ordered online and paid prior to pick up to make things easier. I arrived for pick up curb side. The employee was pleasant and friendly. So I grab the order and feel it odd that the bag of food feels extra light. I drive around and decide to open it. The meatloaf looks 3 days old and dried out. Also the sides are child size portions. Mind you these plates are not cheap! So I was pretty annoyed. I am unable to go inside since there is a sign at the door saying no one can enter. I decide to call and complain and got a busy signal for several minutes. I arrive home and finally get an answer. I explain to to the person on the phone what occured. He gets the manager on the phone. The manager does apologize and offers a free meal. I can appreciate that. I go ahead and order a turkey bacon avocado club sandwich with fries thinking this is something pretty easy. I go back pick it up and arrive home. Its literally a turkey sandwich with lettuce and tomatoes. So irritating. I probably should have checked the bag so that is probably my bad. Also fries were cold. So disappointing and waste of my time. My bf said chicken was fine. Green beans and mashed potatoes were bland and cold. So unfortunately not likely to return. Two stars for employees and manager being friendly. Onion rings were also decent. read more

It feels strange to give a restraunt with such good food a low rating, but their response to the coronavirus pandemic has been woefully inadequate. When I went to pick up my order, they were running behind and there was about 10 people gathered around the door, none of them 6 feet away from each other, and some of them coughing. Once I was called up for my order I had to go through the middle of the crowd to pay and pick up my order. The pay online option on their website doesn't work, so I had to use my card, and then sign the receipt with the same pen everyone before me had used. And of course there was no hand sanitizer. And the cherry on top was that while I was inside paying for my food I saw the person in the kitchen coughing. I am on immunosuppressants, so the last time I left the house for non medical reasons was a week ago, and the restraunt I picked up food from the had a number of policies which made it safer for their customers. In case anyone at the restaurant reads this, I will list of the policies I have seen below in hopes that they implement some. 1. Payments are made online or over the phone so that multiple credit cards aren't handled without a change of gloves 2. The door was blocked off by tables so the employee came out instead of customers coming in to remove the choke point. The food was placed on the table and the employee could go back in, staying 6ft away from the customer 3. When picking up medicine, I have had the employee walk out to my car so that there was only a couple of seconds of interaction between two people 4. Food was ready by the stated time. I would much rather be told a later time and the food be cold than have to wait in a large group of people during a pandemic. Calling or texting customers if there are delays would be another alternative, allowing one person to come to the door at a time and the rest could wait in their cars If it weren't for these health and safety issues, I would happily have given five stars, but no food is worth risking your life over when there are so many safer alternatives. read more

Excellent staff. Attentive and kind. Good spot for the family and lovely spread of comfort food.

Oh yea, mouthwatering fish n shrimp, queso with brisket and a nice caesar side salad.....what more could a fluffy guy ask for....fish with good breading and a nice sturdy meaty body that isn't mushy and shrimp that are breaded perfectly that it doesn't fall of as if a 3yr old did it. Queso with a nice cheesy taste and chips that don't look and taste like a 3rd rate grocery store's own brand........................................................................................................................ Yea, I wish that was this place but NO! The dominate flavor you may be wondering from this meal......??? GREASE!!!! Fish was mealy/mushy, breading was soggy/soft, fries were soggy, shrimp had breading (or lack of) that was falling off all over the place and the queso with brisket.....there should be laws against what this was like......The chips, better chips are found in the dark seedy back alleys of New York.......hush puppies....LMAO.....yea ok.....caesar side salad had more salt in it then a salt lick Except for the salad and queso(it had something other more funky going on with it), GREASE was the flavor.... This may well be the worse place that I have eaten at here in Austin since moving here 5yrs ago.....THEE WORSE!!!...... This place is def. NOT FAT MAN APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

I enjoy the homey vibe of the place. It is very warm and comforting. However, the food could be better. I ordered the Fried Green Tomatoes along with the Chicken tenders and was satisfied. I wish it had a little more flavor. But overall, I enjoyed it and I would return. read more

The worst fried pickles and mushrooms ever. Soggy and tasteless. The manager told me to go to a better restaurant if I wanted better.

Good food great service. We were seated promptly and the waitress was kind. We drive all the way from San Antonio to eat here occasionally and it's always good. read more