Really disappointed with our visit on Saturday. First and foremost, the restaurant was dirty. The glass separating the tables had smudges and marks all over the restaurant. There weren't any children in there so I have a hard time justifying it. Second, my silverware, both knife and fork had food residue on it. The menu appeared to offer some really nice options but the execution wasn't good. Both my wife and I ordered fried food that came out not script or brown. The sides were not hot either. Also, while the Mac and cheese was creamy, it seriously wasn't better than boxed or canned Macmillan and cheese. Expected much more. This location didn't do the company any help. Our server was nice but she was obviously stretched thin and we didn't see her much. Not a good thing when you need clean silverwear. We will not go back to this location again. Please clean this location and improve the delivery of the food. read more

Great lunch spot and always excellent service. Typically sit at the bar and i'm always amazed how the bartender also has tables they cover. We'll continue to make this a regular on our lunch rotation. #foodfan read more

I came in another time and the service wasn't as expected. My steak was over cooked and they took forever to get back to the table. They did try really hard to take care of it but the new stake was also overlooked and too salty. My shrimp was kind of salty too. What a shame! I really liked this place. Cocktails still great! read more

Cotton Patch Cafe - Southern Near Me - Wylie, Texas

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For a pleasant family dinner out, I recommend this establishment. The food is very good and if you are lucky to get sitted in the area serviced by a young gentleman host named "Scotty ", well! You're in for a real treat. Thoughtful, well versed of the menu, comical, quality oriented and customer friendly. It was such a pleasure to be in his area of service. Yummy peach cobbler and veggie plate. read more

I really want to give Cotton Patch a higher review because I like their food. When dining in, I've never had a problem that couldn't quickly be resolved. But their take out is a different story. In my last three take out orders, it hasn't been correct. And I generally have to wait a long time past my order time. From the looks of those around me, I'm not the only one waiting. They need to work on making the orders accurate. read more

Pretty great comfort food! The Mac and cheese bites were pretty yummy. I had one of the new comfort skillet meals...the crispy buffalo chicken skillet and it was yummy!!! Very attentive wait staff! The Long Island iced tea wasn't bad either. Overall great experience. read more

Service was below par. We waited a while for drinks when we first sat down and throughout the meal. The Big Tex Nachos were missing ingredients like the pico, jalapeños, and sour cream. Plus there was an over abundance of bell peppers. My husband ordered the chicken tacos and had to send them back. The tortillas were rock hard, the chicken was very dry, and most of the taco was lettuce. The one good thing was the manager was super nice and let him order another meal to go and didn't charge us for it. I don't think we'll be back though, the food quality is just awful in our opinion. read more

Been there twice so far and have to say we (wife and I) are very pleased with the experience. Staff has been polite, attentive and quick on the drink refills. Last time there we tried the Beef Tips and Rice (daily special) and the Chicken Fried Steak Bites with and order of the Chicken Fried Bacon. The Steak Bites were amazing as was the Bacon. The Beef Tips were a little under seasoned and could have used a bit more meat. But all in all with the price, the size of the portions and the staff, we were happy with our experience and we'll be back again. read more

ordered food from here. it was cold, nothing was fresh and we didn't even get everything we ordered take money else where

My friend and I went to Cotten Patch for lunch today. Our server Elizabeth was attentive and we had a great experiance. The food was delishous. It came fast and was hot. I had the best chopped steak I've ever eaten. We will be back! read more

One of my favorite local restaurants for good old fashioned comfort food. My favorite appetizer is the fried green tomatoes with avocado ranch. Great service. Got the chicken tortilla soup and a Cobb salad, absolutely delicious. Great value as well. read more

The dining area, bar, floors & dishes were all very clean, ALL EMPTY tables were clean. FIRST THING I LOOK AT WALKING INTO A RESTAURANT. my waitress Chloe was very helpful & I do mean very... I had a issue from the bar that she & Matt the bartender resolved quickly for me. It was me & my dates first night dining out here since i moved to Wylie 5.5 months ago & we decided on this place. I got the chicken fried chicken, okra & mashed potatoes! He got the chicken fried steak & a salad & we both we satisfied with our food & it came fast. Chloe kept our table clean from my drinks & made sure we had everything we needed. we had a friendly experience with our waitress , the manager sophie. (I believe she was a manager or maybe just another waitress who was caring & friendly) *which is always a plus too me!!!!!! And because I had a slight misunderstanding With my drink order & bar tender was very respecful In taking feed back from me as I explained I am former bartender to him. As I explained my situation. & gave advice and friendly tips to get happy customers & they all 3 came to ask how our experience was As we paid. & I tipped GOOD because my waitress definitely deserved it. We will for SURE be back & on a night I don't feel like cooking I'm bringing my kids. It was a very friendly and comfortable environment. It was their night shift & I had 45 mins until closing & I didn't feel rushed or uncomfortable like many restaurants do at closing. Chloe boxed my food professionally & packed me Napkins THINGS I PAY ATTENTION TOO IN A GOOD SERVER AS A EX WAITRESS & BARTENDER! *They we're a great team. So if you 3 see this THANK YOU AGAIN! Cotton Patch Cafe is highly recommended if you're skeptical about this place. Id say GO! Because I was skep about it for months. not just great service but good food As well. read more

We got 2 orders of the Baja fish tacos this evening. Everything about our order was correct and delicious! You literally pay more to eat a a fast food restaurant with half of the taste and quality. Do yourself a favor and support this Wylie restaurant. Every time we go, we are never disappointed. read more

This was always a "go to" for us pre-pandemic. Today was our first trip in over a year. Very disappointed. The server was great - but the food sorely lacking. Their signature Chicken Fried Steak was tough & really just disgusting. Same for the garlic mashed potatoes. Side salad - you better like cucumber because that & lettuce was it. Hot rolls were fantastic. But they seriously need to improve quality of the food. read more

Cotton Patch Cafe in Wylie, TX, was absolutely wonderful. Home cooked, yummy food. Best country fried steak in Texas!! Outstanding Cadillac Queso started out our meal on a happy and tasty note. Actually, our experience began with a lovely and friendly hostess who made us feel like special guests. Then our waiter Scott made the evening a terrific treat with friendly and professional service. What also impressed us was that all the employees pitched in and did all the jobs needed to make everyone welcome!!! We will definitely be back. This was our best eating experience in our trip to the Dallas area! We'll see you at Cotton Patch Cafe in Wylie next time we're in town - for sure!! read more

I wouldn't eat here again if you paid me. Third strike your out!!!! Tried it twice before and it was terrible service, and the food was mediocre at best. My husband and I decided to try it one more time last night, after hearing it was under new management. Let's just say, nothing has changed. Horrible horrible service once again. The worst yet. The food was terrible and cold. I asked to speak to a manager. He did absolutely nothing to make our dining experience better. I will NEVER dine here again. I'm having a hard time even rating this dump 1 star! They deserve ZERO!!!!! read more

Scotty was a wonderful server to us and made us feel very welcome. This is a great establishment!

So, first time here and last time for sure. Ordered chicken fried steak , with a cup of tortilla soup. GF ordered catfish basket and cup of chicken dumplings. We ordered a half order of fried pickles. Sweet tea and frozen lemonade. Best item of the night? The frozen lemonade. Service was slow. Food was either poorly seasoned or over salty...big time. My ingrediants for the tortilla soup was on a side plate; some cheese, avocado, tomato and cut tortilla strips....unfortunately, these looked old and not appealing to put into the soup...I did so begrudgingly only because the soup was just luke warm and needed help...bleh. It didn't help. Constantly waited for tea refills. GF was not overly impressed with chicken and dumplings, saying they were just so -so. She did say the fish basket was okay, although both of us felt a little queezy after getting home. One thing I hate, it's when a waitress ask if we are ready for the check when it is obvious that we are still eating our dinner. I don't know why, but that just bugs me....it happened here. When I told her sure go ahead and bring it, it still took her 15 minutes to bring it. Lol, not even sure why she asked. I could go on, but quite honestly I don't feel good enough to. This place really sucks. Find someplace else to eat and you will have a much better experience. read more

My boyfriend and I have had 2 poor experiences here out of 2 visits. Sad to say I won't be able to convince him to bring me back. We've experienced getting the wrong food, receiving an extremely small portion of chicken fried chicken, sides being severely overcooked, Dr. Peppers that tasted like Diet Pepsi, and items missing from our meals. I love Cotton Patch, but this particular location doesn't seem to have it together. read more

Cotton Patch Cafe is a good alternative to a home cooked meal in place of rushing home to make dinner after work. I just love meatloaf, mashed potatoes and corn since a child. While this isn't my mommas meatloaf it can stand on its own. I also had their chicken and dumplings and it was very good but the portion was tiny. I would have given more than three stars but as good as the chicken and dumplings were it did not align with a dinner size portion. It was more of an appetizer than wntree read more

Nothing great or unique about the food. It wasn't up to our standards. Customer service was good, but very short handed staff. We was for lunch and it took awhile! read more

Cotton Patch is a really great place! Kealei was an awesome server! She is a coworker of mines niece and she is a very great server, we love her smile and enthusiasm! Takeya was our server tonight and when she got busy Kealei was there to save the day! Takeya also got everyone together to sing happy birthday to my son!! It was a great night !! read more

Husband and I went here right after they opened and the service was pretty bad but the food was okay. Then my special-needs sister wanted to go here for her birthday. We were a party of eight. It took almost ten minutes to be acknowledged by our server, even though she was taking care of tables around us. Even after she said she'd be right back to get our drink order, it took another five minutes. Then ten more minutes to get the drinks. I set a timer to see how long it would take her to come back for our food order and it was another twelve minutes. Our food came out at different times and our drinks sat empty most of the time. This visit was definitely our last. read more

Riley has been our server several times and always provides a great experience! She always remembers the extra ranch and gravy. Food is good too, but the service makes it even better! read more

Coton snatch cafe is kinda like a southern style applebees , food is pretty good, staff is always good as well as service, we will be back. read more

Absolute worst dining experience I've ever had. Took the family out for dinner and after over an hour at our table we received drinks and a cold appetizer. I finally stood up to find my waiter because our drinks were empty and still didn't have our food and when she saw me standing she came over to tell me the kitchen lost our order. She didn't offer to get a manager or comp our drinks and appetizer. I told her we were done waiting. So I had to pay $25 for 5 drinks and a cold appetizer and take my family somewhere else for dinner. The funny thing was they weren't packed and everyone else around us seemed to get their food and refills just fine. Pretty sad. I will never Visit this place again. read more

Been 3x never a complaint service is solid, food is good. Can't complain about anything

Cotton patch is definitely one of my favorites. Love the atmosphere of the restaurant and the menu varieties to choose from. Service was great! We will definitely be back. read more

I love the cotton patch locations in Allen and Frisco. I was so excited that they were opening one closer to me in Wylie, but unfortunately I've been disappointed every time. We gave it a fair shot and tried it 3 times. One time they took forever to get our food so the manager gave it to us for free (we didn't complain he just offered.) One time I got a salad and it was covered in water, there was literally a pool of liquid in the bottom of the bowl. I can't remember what happened the last time, but I remember after that we decided we weren't going to be coming back. It seems like there's a lot of teenagers working there? I'm not sure if that's the problem, but it's terrible. read more

Great food & great service. Our server Ella was fantastic!!! Five stars!!

Eaten at Cotton Patch for years in Cedar Hill. Always great. Moved and found one in Wylie. First visit for dinner great. Second visit for lunch VERY DISAPPOINTING! Clearly the "B"staff working. Asked for cobbler dessert to go. Here's how it was given to me with paper and ice cold! Had to ask another waiter if this was how they did things. He took back, removed the paper and returned to me - ice cold! I have never had a more unappealing cobbler in my life. I'm not giving up on this place but the manager REALLY needs to work on stuff. Also, no one smiled. They all must hate their job! read more

We went yesterday afternoon, not busy at all. We walked in and there was no hostess and dirty dishes on tables. Floor was sticky. Not a good first impression. Once we sat and ordered I got the BLT sandwich and fries. Sandwich was good but the fries were old and stale. $9 bucks for the plate seems high for low quality. This was my first time and last time to go the cotton patch. read more

Very good food and prices.. visiting from California. Would highly recommend and come back. Waiter very courteous.

The first time I came here the food was delicious which I ordered tilapia shrimp.The atmosphere is very nice and cozy with excellent customer service. read more

I had baja fish tacos and my daughter had steak fingers with fries. The steak fingers were rubbery and had lots of gristle. The fish in the tacos was some sort of greasy mystery "fish" that was greasy and didn't taste good. Came with very oily chips and queso. It seems like they are trying for southern comfort food - chicken fried steak with gravy, green beans, with lots of grease and oil. read more

I love this place! They have pretty good food for a great price. The service has been top notch every time!

Doesn't deserve a Star!!! This place is terrible. They change Management so often you can tell something is wrong. Too many other places to choose from, Stay Away!!!! read more

We went to celebrate my sister's birthday tonight & the service was terrible so we asked for our order To Go. By the time they finally delivered our order to our table it was cold so we had to reheat it in order to even think about eating it when we got home. I will be in NO Hurry to return. read more

This was our first time here for lunch. We have eaten at a couple of their other locations and have enjoyed their food and service. Although this place is decorated very differently than the others, the food and service were great. There is kind of a barn motif going on and I think it is fun and works. I want to go here when the big fan is running. Our server said it takes 30 minutes to stop turning when they turn it off. It looks big enough to lift the roof. Anyway, we enjoyed our meal and will certainly be back! read more

Ordered the catfish basket. It was very delicious and seasoned well! I just moved here, so I've been looking for some good ol' catfish.