Tonight I did a really big order and everyone else order was Great awesome but when I ordered the shiner fish and chips my plate was Good but the fish was to oily and mush like eating a paper bag and it was just tonight idk what happen but this place is popular in town but I don't know the chef mess up fish like that and the fish wasn't in three was in pieces but one was whole it was Good and the sweet potatoes was Good thier okay read more

First and most important this is not a white tablecloth steakhouse. It is a family restaurant. The menu changes seasonally, and has a wide variety to choose from. Soups, salads, vegetable plates, along & classics like chicken fried steak chicken fried chicken, and hamburgers are just a few of the entrées offered. The service varies from time to time as in every restaurant depending on who's taking care of the table. Because it is a family restaurant, if a large party comes in you may have a long wait to see your server again. The food is in generous portions and the prices makes it a good value. There are several desserts on the menu. read more

I am giving a one for this visit due to length of time to receive my to go order. Young lady over the to go orders was just slow. I assume the management knows she was slow but didn't attempt to help. Will never order via to go again read more

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I'm giving them a 3 star due to to go orders being wrong a lot but the food has been excellent lately. Think they have a new manager lately and it seems to be helping. On yo go orders though you MUST check it before you leave or you will get home with the wrong order about half the time. Very aggravating! Grilled meat meals are delicious and the salads are good. Over all if you eat there it's good. read more

Today's lunch hit the spot.Service was really good today.Ordered the Traditional Catfish & Shrimp(grilled) dinner. Meal included 2 pieces of nicely breaded catfish,4 grilled shrimp,2 Hushpuppies, frys,with 2 sides I choice mac n cheese and green beans. read more

Visiting from out of town and wanted something close to comfort food and home cooked meal. Ventured out to pay the Cotton Patch Cafe a visit for dinner. First off i was a little concerned when I walked in and the place was almost empty. But my party and I were greeted warmly and seated immediately. Our server Robert immediately introduced himself and promptly took our drink order and appetizer order. For appetizer we started with the chips w/ queso & salsa. The queso had a very unique flavor that I thoroughly enjoyed. Not sure what kind of cheese was used for the queso but it was great. The salsa was "run of the mill" but still good. Prior to my entree (get to that in a few) I started with a potato soup. The cup of soup was very hearty with nice chunks of potato w/ a perfect amount of cheese to compliment the soup. Highly recommended. I didn't take much time to go over the menu so I opted for the NY strip and grilled shrimp w/ loaded back potato. The steak could not have been a better piece of meat and cooked any better. I asked for medium to medium well and that is exactly what I received. It's so appreciated when I ask for my steak to be cooked in a specific manner and it is delivered that way. THANK...YOU! The chicken fried chicken was breaded just right and was flavorful and juicy. Everyone in my party enjoyed their meal and two days later are still talking about how much we enjoyed our visit. Good job Cotton Patch Cafe. We thank you and keep up the good work. Definitely will visit if I'm back in town. If you're reading this, pay them a visit. Well worth the time and money read more

Had a great lunch at Cotton patch today. Our server Joe was attentive and personable. The manager chatted with us and was friendly! The restaurant was packed with people but the service was good! Food was hot and tasted good. My daughter and i got lunch special chicken fried chicken. The price was good! Go, you will not be disappointed! read more

The food was horrible. I hate to be so blunt but the amount of greese on my child's burger soaked his lettuce and bun to a point where he simply couldn't eat it. I had the beef stroganoff & it was over cooked & over salted. I wasn't able to enjoy it at all. read more

Order on Uber Eats. Great food, fast service. They accepted the order and started preparing immediately unlike Others. Will order again.

Squash had an odd aftertaste and was served like warm. Had them heat it. Roast was good and tender. Broccoli was great. Hubby had chicken and dumplings. Looked and tasted straight out of the can! I can do that at home and much cheaper. Probably won't be back. read more

Not the service I expected for a mid afternoon meal. Fried mushrooms were delish though. My son enjoyed the rolls and his hamburger.

If I could give them 0 stars, I would. We walked in, there were 6-8 tables with plates and drinks. There was no wait and no hostess to greet us. The hostess was just sitting down on her phone. She sat us down after we got her attention and no one came to ask us for our drinks for the 20 minutes we were there. read more

This was one of my favorite places to eat in Tyler, unfortunately the last two times myself and my family went to eat there, it was very disappointing. The food was over cook and had two much salt in it, it was brought out to us cold, and the service was just plane terrible, slow, not checking on the table, couldn't remember to bring thing out, and not friendly at all, almost rude at times. And my mother had said the same thing, and that was around January, I don't know what is going on with this place, but I always take 4 to 5 people when I go eat, and being a veteran we ate there all the time, and that's because they have always been great to vets, and I love the Chicken Fried Steak, if I'm spending 100$ or more on a meal, I expect that meal and the service to be very good. The food was fresh and top notch just like the service used to be, I don't know, but the people working there now are not the professional, polite people we're use to , and the food was not the great quality food we always received when eating at Cotton Patch. Being one of my favorite places to eat, this is very disappointing. read more

Wow! Another fail!! Ordered online from menu, ordered 2 orders fried mushrooms with 2 orders chicken fried brisket. They have our phone & cc#. They WAITED until we were here to pickup THEN said they haven't had those mushrooms for YEARS and that order would be ANOTHER 45 minutes to be ready as they are behind. Why accept orders for items no longer have?? Why not call & let us know order would be ready later?? Girl was surprised we said cancel order. read more

Took a gamble on another chain type eatery and was quite surprised. Started off with some tasty cheese sticks that had a light crispy batter. My wife enjoyed the chicken n dumpling with mac n cheese and fried okra. The chicken had great flavor as well as the dumpling. I had the pot roast with mashed potatoes and fried okra. The meat was super tender and came with pieces of baked potato in the gravy. We were both pleased with our meals. Service was quick and our server never forgot about us! Place was clean and has a simple ambience to it. A must try! read more

Great food and wonderful service. Allyson was our waitress and took great care of us. Joe was another server there. He has a personality plus and was interacting with all the staff and customers as he worked. He definitely has a great personality for the business. Thanks for making our visit pleasurable. We will return. It's worth drive! read more

This location is amazing. The servers are always nice and respectful. The food of course is always delicious! read more

Cotton Patch Cafe - Best part of the meal.... Warm delicious rolls - American Near Me - Tyler, Texas

First time here and we came at lunchtime. They weren't packed but busy. My main complaint is that lunch service was so slow. Took forever to get our drinks. Once we ordered our food it took forever. The food was fine not stellar. I had the blackened tilapia. It was blacked and cooked well but was not seasoned well. Definitely will not be back for lunch because it is too slow. read more

I've ordered to-go several times from this location since being on maternity leave and every single time my order has been incorrect. The last time I ordered (and it was incorrect, per usual), I finally called (I normally just let it go and eat the incorrect meal) and stated I'd received my order missing several items. The lady who first answered seemed to sound extremely bothered and said, "just come back and I'll bring your missing items." I come back (with a 1-week old in the car), call and inform her I'm outside in the to-go pick up area. The lady quickly responds, "ok, I'll be there soon." Almost 30 minutes pass and I eventually have to go in (like other to-go people had been doing) and get my things. When inside, the young lady has a slight attitude (like I'm inconveniencing her) but I choose to just think it'd been a rough day for her. What appeared to be the manager asked her a question and she seemed to ignore him, resulting in him becoming more aggressive in his approach. In summary, I was not offered any speck of an apology (from neither the upset waitress or the manager--who didn't even acknowledge me), just poor service and old/cold food. read more

We currently live pretty close by, and if I am in the mood for some Southern Comfort food, Cotton Patch usually pops up on my list. The service is generally polite, with a mistake in ordering here or there. The food hits the spot when you are looking for a Chicken Fried Steak. Pricing is reasonable for a large entree that comes with two sides you are in the $10-$15 range. Depending on what you order, you will likely have something to take home. When you start the meal, they will brings rolls with whipped butter. They come out warm, so it is a nice beginning to the meal. I am not saying I would run here on a weekly basis, but then again, this is the type of food I should be eating in moderation anyways. Be on the lookout for their daily specials, they are a good way to save a few bucks on something you might have wanted to eat anyways. read more

They have added a 5% surcharge to all tickets. AND they took the fried bacon off the menu.

I just want to say excellent service ,and my waiter was really nice . I ask her name was abby.

Our order came out with three errors, so I wasn't very impressed, but the catfish really was good, and I liked the sweet potato fry option. It was also odd that they tried to seat us near the to-go entrance -- a drafty seat on a colder night -- while the restaurant was more than half-empty. As we left, a family with an infant was seated there, again with empty tables all around. Food seems fine, but thoughtlessness and carelessness are issues. read more

ok here I go !!!! You have to be pretty horrible for me to leave a bad review . Cotton Patch of Tyler Texas you have earned this review in every way . Received my food via curb side pick up . I left tip prior to my order being complete . If you leave a tip with these people prior to receiving your order it's almost like a prerequisite that your service will be spotty and what ever you got won't be worth a damn !!!! This is just what they do , this is the first time I've ever complained about them , and they do it every time . If you want your meal to come out right and want good customer service wait until you review your order first !!!! I receive my order tightly knotted up without verbal confirmation of what I ordered , I knew something was wrong . Now Everything was correct except my appetizers. I ordered chips and queso. The queso came in a small container halfway field and it look like giblet gravy. I called back in there to say I think they gave me something different than queso and Christy Informed me that it was indeed the the Queso . She stated yeah that's just how it looks sorry but in a sorry not sorry kind of way. Didn't offer anything else or to even take it back and remove from my ticket . The queso tasted exactly how it looked. I also got a very small container of Salsa in a bag half filled with chips. Don't ever in your life order the chips and queso from this Cotton patch my stomach is killing me read more

Well this is the forth time I've ordered for pick up and Everytime they have gotten my oder wrong or just completely not given me what I've asked for. So no I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. read more

Food was great, got the Cajun duo (its more like a trio though) it was recommended by my wonderful waitress, Annelise the other day. She got us refills in a timely manner, offered us appetizers (we got the fried pickles) and dessert (although turned it down) and offered any help and checked on us even as we sat there a while after paying out and eating, as I caught up with my granddaughter. She was very patient as it took us a while to figure out to eat and talked with us and helped us come to decisions and gave recommendations (as said above). My granddaughter really enjoyed their chicken fried chicken, it was a very large portion and also their fried pickles. The cooks seem to love their jobs, and the servers were all very welcoming. Only complaint was it was a little cold in the booth we were in, but i think it was cause of the airvent above us. Definitely left a great impression as we hadn't been in a while but we are both going to come back for sure! read more

I have loved this restaurant so much...until yesterday! I had out of town family visiting me for my birthday. Of course this restaurant was where I wanted to take them! OMG...so embarrassed I brought them here!!!! We ordered the chicken and dumplings lunch special. They were nothing like I have had before...the broth was thin and unflavorful, the chicken tasted like it came out of a can and the dumplings were very thick and small. The fried green tomato appetizer that I have always loved were not piping hot like they usually were. The rolls were not warm and soft either. My dad left half of his food on his plate which he never does. The server did keep our drinks filled which was nice. We also waited a very long time for our food. It would have been nice if server had told us why our wait was so long but we never saw her. I will not bring out of town guests here again. Cotton Patch....you dropped the ball yesterday!! :( read more

Great food and service! This is a great place to come for home cooking, and they are taking COVID-19 precautions! We will definitely visit again! read more

I absolutely love Cotton Patch and have eaten at several in the Dallas area. In the last few months, I moved to Tyler, so I was thrilled to try out the local CP. When I went the other day, the food was excellent, the waiter was magnificent but an uninvited bug (albeit small but big enough to cause alarm) began to crawl on my table. I managed to not scream but it was a bit difficult since I've never seen a bug crawling on my dinner table. I happened to have a flyer with me and was able to smash it. I stopped eating, of course and quietly told my waiter. The manager came over and apologized. I handed him the proof. I can't imagine ever going back. Sorry CP Tyler. A huge thumb down from me. Advice: Clean and re-clean the restaurant! Bugs are a huge no no and can ruin a business!! Keep the waiter with the English accent. Get rid of the bugs! Where there is one, there are bound to be several! read more

Great service! Economical prices. Clean. Good meatloaf lunch with delicious green beans but I didn't care for the squash at all. My wife tried the chicken and dumplings -- rated that a grade of B. Her fried okra was good. And the rolls are delightful! read more

I order online at 11:15am to pick up at 5pm. I went to the location around 4:45pm. I wanted until 6pm and never received my food. They were making food and just sitting it on a table for other pick up order but WOULD NOT MAKE MY FOOD AND I WAS STANDING THERE TELLING ME THEY DONT KNOW WHERE MY ORDER WAS. So the fact that I was standing in line didnt mean anything to them. Very disappointed and never received my refund. I am contacting the better business bureau and reporting this incident read more

This place is alright the second time around. The first time was for an Avon meeting (reserved and very fast serving). This time we waited for about 20 minutes before being seated. The prices don't justify the actual entrees, but the salads are amazing. You get a very good portion. I had the strawberry pecan salad I believe it was called. The bathroom was really cold!! Definitely recommend a heater in there. read more

We ate lunch today chicken fried steak was amazing, my husband had the trailblazer. It was great my only complaint was that the food took over 30 minutes! We will try it again read more

My husband and daughter and I have eaten here and we won't be back. It was terrible! My husband had a pot roast and it was disgusting, fatty looked like someone had all but picked through it and reheated then slapped it on a plate. Ugh. Gross. Don't eat here. read more

Worst service at the counter and in the kitchen. No sense of urgency. I don't even write reviews lol. But don't go here if you're a human.

Gross Gross and gross food! Server was high on something. After spacing out after placed order she asked I repeat what I said admitted she spaced out. Food was nasty will never eat there again! read more

I don't know if I was starving that day or what but their chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, and broccoli rice and cheese casserole was the best I ever ate. I got an email about my anniversary of being apart of their eclub. I was already wondering what I was going to eat for lunch and it was past lunch hour. I beelined over there. I had to wait longer then usual to be acknowledged at the to-go counter, but they were busy. The manager seemed annoyed that I had a coupon, but I would have been a dummy to not get a free meal. I eat at cotton patch maybe twice a year, but their chicken fried steak will be my go to from here on out. read more

Great service and the food came out fairly quickly. I am from New York so it was a huge shock for me that the bill was $120 for 9 people. The shrimp was great and the steak was okay. I asked for a medium rare and it was well done. I was kind of disappointed about that but it came out quick. read more

As always cotton patch restaurants meet my expectations in quality, service, and taste of food. You can't go wrong by ordering chicken fried chicken. read more

This place is soooo good! The service is great, the food is delicious. Highly recommend. They have the best potato soup.