Our neighbors invited us to this place for dinner and to see a friend of theirs perform on stage. I was expecting a bar and grill but was blown away with this place. It reminds me of a mountain lodge that just makes you feel welcome. It was a cold and rainy night, so the warmth of the atmosphere was perfect. So, we sat at a high table near the stage and enjoyed the music. My wife and I split a 16oz ribeye steak and a salad. They were both spot on. Before we left a very nice receptionist told us about the building and showed us the downstairs wine cellar. She has been here for over 14 years which says a lot in the high turnover restaurant. I am so happy to discover this place and know it is only 30 minutes from home. We will certainly be back. Check it out for a fun evening! read more

Since they got chef chad back the food has been excellent! Great service great wine list and options highly recommend for the family or just a night for two out. read more

Food and drink- amazing. Perfectly cooked meats, I mean perfect. Matthew was a very kind and energetic server. Really enjoyed.

We had an impromptu date night here, invited by Brett and Mitchell Morrison, a talented father/son acoustic guitar duo of Morrison Guitars in Rockwall. They were great, as expected! (They recently custom-made a spectacular guitar for me; see separate review.) We had zero expectations that Culpepper would wow us because...we are vegan. Had we not been invited, we wouldn't have ventured into an establishment with "steak" in the title; why put them through that?! But...we explained what we needed to our smiling, patient wait person and voila! We started with the house salad and the sourdough bread. For our meal we each had a giant baked potato and shared a large platter of sautéed Brussel sprouts, asparagus and mushrooms. One of us is big eater and he had to cry "uncle" before eating it all. We soooo appreciate it when the establishment is flexible and welcoming AND prepares us a good meal when "vegan options" ain't something they advertise. We'll be back! read more

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Been coming here for years and nit just saying this but thus place revivals none. It's one of my most favorite places in the country. They brag about the grille they use to cook the steaks and they are truly amazing. The deep fried lobster tail is crazy good. The service is always top notch and just too full to have dessert this trip read more

Culpepper Cattle - Steakhouses Near Me - Rockwall, Texas

We picked up dinner here to the tune of 230.00. We expected a great dinner and since it was a birthday night, we really needed it to be wonderful. Here's what we got, and why I'm not that impressed. ~Lobster tail, 12 ounces- 12 ounces of shell is more like it, we got four bites of overcooked slightly tough lobster for 70 dollars. I wish we had not have gotten it, it was a rip off. ~2 rib eye steaks, one medium, one well- ok sounds easy right? No, we got one that was almost rare and one medium with pink all the way through it and very fatty. The flavor was good, but we had to cook them some more in the microwave to be able to eat them. Again, over priced and not worth it ~Chilean sea bass- not very thick, a bit over cooked served over rice with sauce. I wasn't impressed with the sauce though my friend liked it ok. ~Lobster mac and cheese-very good, nice flavor, small portion for the price. ~brussel sprouts, very good, good flavor ~dessert, blueberry dish with ice cream, we thought it was very good. All in all over priced for what you get, and a steakhouse should know how to cook steaks. The place was empty on a Tuesday night so they weren't too busy to pay attention to details like well done, or medium. You could pick up at Outback and Pappadeaux's and do better. We won't be back. read more

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The ambiance at Culpeppers exudes Texas sophistication. This is the kind of place you'd expect to look over and see J.R. Ewing sitting in one of the leather chairs, sipping on whiskey, (that's a "Dallas" reference, an 80s TV show, for all of you confused right now). It's a cool vibe, is what I'm saying. It's dark, masculine, western, and a little saloon-like. The food is sublime. They offer one of the best filets I have ever had and it is always cooked to perfection They also serve truffle mac and cheese that is brilliant; baked potatoes that are strapping in size and dressed for you at the table by your server wielding a condiment caddy - my second favourite part of my meal. I have never had a bad experience at Culpeppers. They are consistent on their menu and service, and I always leave looking forward to my next visit. read more

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I have been coming to Culpepper's periodically for around 20 years now, and have experienced several "revisionings" of their cuisine. Through it all, the staff had always been attentive and professional. They left our table alone when we wanted to be alone, and they were right at our side when we needed anything. I don't dispute the reviews that said they had poor service - all I can say is I've never had anything less than AAA quality. I have always liked the food, and at least for my tastes, each change in menu has been for the better. I may have a quirky taste in steak, because many places what I order is not exactly what I expected. But at Culpepper's, the steak and the level of done-ness is precisely what my mind had imagined. I have eaten at many of the top-line steakhouses in DFW, and Culpepper is right there with the best of them. Other dishes are great too - I particularly recommend the spectacular-looking chicken-fried lobster when you want to impress out-of-towners. The grilled quail is perfect, and one of my sons is in a rut - he ALWAYS orders it when we visit. The sides stand up to the entrees, though , annoyingly, they must all be ordered separately. They make the best cowboy potatoes I've ever had, and their asparagus (and even brussel sprouts) are popular with my family. It may seem like I am building them up too much, so to avoid sounding like a shill I will admit that I have never been blown away by their appetizers, which are pedestrian (exception: the wedge salad - try it!) I have not tried all the appetizers, I admit. Maybe one is real good and I haven't found it yet. Desserts are also a bit of a drag. They don't even have key lime pie. Their cheesecake is just cheesecake, and bread pudding does nothing for me. Your best bet is probably the apple crisp, which comes with an extremely interesting gingery ice cream. But, in the end, I don't come to Rockwall's finest steakhouse for appetizers & dessert. I come for dinner, and Culpepper's delivers. As a side note - I have never ordered the terrifyingly huge baked potato. Also, as a teetotaler, I know nothing about their wine or liquor, except that I have to thumb through three pages of whiskey & cordials before I get to the "real" desserts on the dessert menu. read more

Loved this restaurant for many years. Came here every birthday, anniversary, mother's and father's day. Last visit was a week ago and I won't come back anymore. The price on the entre was surprisingly so much cheaper and it made sense when I tasted the food: extra salty and lower quality. The calamari and the sauce that came with it were not the best of all the finest restaurants that I had tried anymore. I was sad and disappointed. I packed my whole entre of salmon for to go. I don't think it's the same owner or the same chef anymore. The decoration (or lack of) is different, too. It's not the high end restaurant with authentic, unique decor and good food like it used to. read more

This place is amazing! The customer service is hands down the best I've had in a very long time. I went by this place on a whim, I saw the sign that said they closed at 9, but my future son in law was proposing to my daughter at 8:15 at the lighthouse at the lake (with pictures etc. we weren't going to make it to the restaurant until 9). We talked to the manager and he offered to keep the kitchen open for us we arrived slightly before 9 was sat in a private room setup for our party of eight. Very elegant setting! Food you ask?!?! The food was also amazing, Quail Knots are a must have, I had the Sea Bass which delicious cooked to perfection! My daughter had the Waygu which looked delicious as well. This place is also a beautiful location for pictures. Our photographer took tons of pictures here. If you have a special occasion or just a regular occasion this is your spot! I don't remember the manager's name but if you just happen to read this, dude you are freaking amazing! Thanks for bringing everything together for us on such late notice, we enjoyed EVERYTHING! We will definitely be back! read more

Culpepper's has the most awesome Texas decor of any restaurant I know. This makes it a nice place to bring people who are visiting from out of state. Unfortunately feel that the quality of food and the execution of service have both suffered increasingly over time. They have had a fair amount of turnover of managers over the years and some I have known. I have heard that the owner is resistant to changes needed to make the restaurant relevant. Their wine list has a good selection although you have to be careful because many are stored at room temp and I have had a couple that tasted like they have been exposed to too much heat. Last trip we had roar Pinot and it was spot on. The bar has has a good selection and a really cool area to sit and have drinks and possibly even watch a band. On our last trip the steaks were all cooked wrong. All but 1 was undercooked including a pork chop. One was sent back and still came back undercooked. The wait staff and management was nice, but it is hard to make up for a few hundred dollars of undercooked steak with a free dessert. I think they give away a lot of desserts. This is the second time we had the manager attend to us in the past couple of months and the prior time was the rudest server I have ever had. I'll forgive it as it doesn't represent the attitude I have seen from other wait staff, although they are often not busy and it can be frustrating as a server when you aren't making enough tips. It creates a bad cycle of lack of service and less customers... The calamari app is solid with nice steaks that they are pretty consistent in getting right. They have changed sauces so you now get a tartar and a cocktail sauce which is unfortunate because they used to have a nice Asian spicy sauce and at some point I think a remoulade The bacon appetizer is interesting and almost seems like ham. I think they used to cut it in pieces but last time it came as a slab you had to cut so similar in execution but the presentation was a turnoff. The wedge salad is massive and can be shared by 2 or 3 people. Tye ranch was uninspired but it is a fine salad. The steaks are ok, but you are paying Dallas steakhouse prices for inferior steaks. Convenience and ambiance have a cost here. I know I had a lot of criticism but I truly wish they would work on these issues. They also own oat house and farted calf and I love the farted calf. If you are showing someone a Texas feel type restaurant you can try here or you could travel to Texas or Javier's imho. read more

We had amazing service and meal at Culpepper. I had the lobster tail and my husband had the rib eye. We were both very happy with our choices. Service was attentive and friendly. The night we were there a band was also playing upstairs. We will definitely be back. read more

It was a good place ...but new owners in January of 2023 and this place went to Crap ,prices too high service sucks only if you're a drunk and you buy alcohol will they take care of you if you go there to eat they will treat you like a second class citizen and only refill the drinks of people that are buying stuff from the bar WILL not be back ! read more

Heading out of Dallas last Thursday evening I was still jonesing a Texas steak when we came upon Culpeppers. As it was getting late we decided to give it a try. We arrived shortly before 9 pm and the place was fairly empty so the service was excellent. As the triple digit heat had broken for the day and is was close to the water and a bit cooler, we decide to get some fresh air and eat on the patio, which we had all to ourselves. The wife orders the Special which included a 12 oz sirloin. veggies and a salad. I ordered the NY Strip with baked spud. The wife enjoyed her salad but, while she said the steak was OK, it was not as good and the one she gets at our favorite place at home. (I tried to explain to her that she usually get a strip at home and this was a sirloin but I don't think it took) . My Strip was good. Not the best I have ever had but good nonetheless. Though I do have to admit that it wasn't as good as the one at home which is about 1/2 the price. But the amazing thing about the meal was the baked potato. The thing was enormous! It was the biggest spud I had ever seen (see the picture). And even the picture doesn't do it justice. The thing had to weigh at least 3 and a half pounds! Between the two of us, the wife and I could only manage to eat about 1/5 of the thing. I know they like to do things big in Texas but Jeeez! Of course, we passed on desert! Over all I was fairly satisfied with the meal although I thought it a tad pricy. If in the vicinity again I would likely see what other offerings might be had in the area. read more

Culpepper Cattle - Biggest spud I've ever seen! - Steakhouses Near Me - Rockwall, Texas

I want to thank Culpepper's for hosting my post engagement party. After the fact, I found out that they stayed open waaaaaaaaay past business hours to host my family and friends for dinner. The staff was so friendly and nice I didn't even realize they were working late, and the food was amazing. They kept the kitchen open almost an extra 2 hours. This place will always have a tender place in my heart, and a soft spot in my tummy! Whatever you do, don't not get the lobster Mac and cheese! read more

Me and the wife went there for our 20th anniversary. Been going there for years. Food is always great! Service is always great! (Brittany is awesome) Drinks are great! Ambiance is cool and unique. read more

The food is incredible! The service is beyond incredible. Creighton our waiter was the best. Danny the bartender made me special drinks based on my ingredient. The steak melted in my mouth. Bison meatballs incredible. Lobster was exceptional! Highly recommend! I loved the ambiance as well. Highly recommend. read more

We have been to Culpeppers a few times now since it reopened. Everything has been great up until tonight. I ordered chicken fajitas, and the order was incorrect somehow, but the other two people I was with got their food without issue. The waitress came by and apologized and said my food was in the works. More time passed (15-20 mins), and I never got my food and the other two people I was with finished their meals. I had to track down the manager who could not have cared less about the situation, and he did not apologize for the delay in service but instead gave probably the worst excuse I have ever heard anyone in food service give: "the bar and kitchen are slammed." I would hope so, since it is Saturday night at 7:30. He made the statement in front of our waitress, who told me later she was mortified. To me, this shows the manager cares for neither the guests nor his staff. lt's unfortunate, because the food is delicious, and the margaritas are pretty good. If they continue to hire Management like that, then the new location in Dallas will fail, and the location of Rockwall will become what it used to be, an amazing location for a crappy restaurant. I would give zero stars if possible. read more

My husband and I just moved to the area from Uptown and have officially found our new fave restaurant in the suburbs! From the moment we walked in, we felt taken care of, heard, and right at home. We mentioned our interest in a dry red wine to our server, Nathan, and he went above and beyond by having Chef Chad hand select a new try for us from the cellar. He was not only highly knowledgeable, but personable - we could tell he cared about us and the wine he suggested. Verdict? One of the best I've had! The food was impeccable, service was even better, and the atmosphere was the perfect mix of upbeat and romantic. Bonus - we were given a tour of the cellar. We plan to be here every Wine Wednesday that we can! Thank you x a million, Chad and Nathan! read more

Last weekend my husband called and made reservations for the bar area because we wanted to have a date night with live music, and the other couple meeting us suggested this place. After getting the babysitter and arriving 15 minutes early for our reservation, the hostess said, "Oh, it's first come first serve, just seat yourself ". No apology for lying to us on the phone, or for not doing the right thing and saving 4 seats for us when we were told they would. Of course there were no seats. We were seated in the restaurant as far away from the live music as possible. I worked as a waitress for a very long time, so I am beyond patient when it comes to bad service. This took the cake. Our first drinks took 20 minutes to come out, when our friends arrived their drinks took almost as long. The expense of the food comes with a certain expectation, so when I order a $65 steak, medium rare, for it to come out on a hot fajita skillet which keeps cooking it is ridiculous. Our next set of drinks took so long, our waiter came and asked if we wanted another drink! No, we want the ones we ordered 30 minutes ago! So, this was my first and last experience at this overpriced hell hole. The food was disappointing, the service was terrible, and I wish we had left when our reservations were not done correctly and saved the $200. read more

We were on the road and thought this would be an "ok " experience. Instead it was phenomenal. The bar service and blood orange old fashioned by the bar tender whose name I have forgotten (see blood Orange old fashioned) was amazing. Dinner was fantastic. Our waiter Nathan was incredible. I can't say enough about what a delightful surprise this evening was! 5+ stars from us!! read more

Amazing Steaks, beautiful ambience, and great service. I recommend the Cowboy Ribeye. read more

Culpepper Cattle - Cowboy Ribeye! - Steakhouses Near Me - Rockwall, Texas

There were 8 of us. 4 of us had okay meals, the rest were terrible. 2 filets were raw and sent back, came back the same way, should have been medium well. Pork chop was very dry. Kids chicken tenders were so salty you could not eat them. Spoke to the manager and he said I will give you something off and a desert. Waitress only came by once. At the end we got charged for the so called free dessert, 3 extra drinks were on the bill and $50 taken off of a $600 bill! Will never go here again!! The worst service and food I have ever had and I usually don't give negative reviews read more

Was here 4-22-21. Appetizers were ok service was good since we were a large group but steak is terrible it was cooked right medium but there's no taste. First time here and i think this my last. read more

We had dinner with a group of friends last night, I do not think that the quality matches the price. I ordered the 7 ounce fillet, it was thin and not very flavorful. For $45 I feel like it should be an extremely nice cut of meat. The baked potato that came with it was stone cold, I did send it back and they did bring me a hot one. The temperature of my steak was medium like I ordered, but the steak was room temperature. It was my choice not to send it back in fear of it being over cooked. The restaurant had very few people, so I don't really understand the lack of quality control. I agree with a another review that Saltgrass is just as good and if not better. read more

This place used to be great, but after tonight we are not going there no more. Went to have a good dinner with family, sat close to the noisiest group of people we could not even hear ourselves talk... my son asked kindly to tone it down but the were louder & very insulting. If I had not invited people ( son + his pregnant wife, & daughter & husband I would have walked out! The thing that upset me is the manager never told them to chill out & neither did the waiter ... and we spend over $600. Bad service & bad atmosphere... keep your noisy people but we are gone never again. Never-ever-again!!! read more

The food was fine no better or worse than a chain restaurant but pricier. Meal with one side, soup or salad extra. Drinks were on the skimpy side less than a finger of whiskey for a hefty price. Service was good. read more

We ate here in the 80's and it was casual, different menu - I remember it as being really good. We ate here tonight for the first time in seems like forever. It was GREAT! The server (Douglas) was truly amazing - he took such good care of us. The bread - oh my...it was so good, warm and tasty. The salads and sides - equally as good. The steaks were seasoned just right, slightly under-cooked at first but fixed quickly, and the Creme Brûlée - you just have to get it...but don't eat too much bread or you won't have room for it. Amazing experience. We'll be back! read more

Worst meal I've had in a restaurant in years. Just awful! Steak was cold, dry, tough & baked potato was cold with really hard bacon bits. $50 for garbage! Luckily someone else paid. read more

The service was poor, period. Culpeppers is a fine dining experience, and you expect a level of service to be apart of the whole experience. Upon arrival, we asked for sweet tea, and that is what we received. When the waiter came around to refill the tea, I asked if it was sweet and was told they don't have sweet tea. He clearly did not want to take the time. Our steak came out cut up like fajitas. What! We ordered an $80 on a steak it would have been nice to know they would cut up the e tire steak. My mother ordered water and was charged for tea. The food was good, but the poor service ruined the whole experience. Do better, Culpeppers! read more

Had a great date night here! Love the atmosphere. Our waitress was extremely polite and knew the menu very well. Our food tasted amazing! Our steaks came out exactly how we asked. We will definitely be back. read more

2 of the steaks ordered medium came out rare. Took waitress 10 minutes to return. Steaks were cooked longer and had more sear but still rare. Very little to no seasoning on steaks. Pricey meal for service and taste. Salad and sides were very good. This restaurant consistently gets bad reviews, but it's always crowded so thought we'd try it out. Quite a terrible experience. read more

I like my steak cooked. I mean it can not moo. Like charred. Not one spot of pink. I only ordered steak from a steakhouse three times in my life because they won't cook it the way I ask. However, tonight I decided to order steak and lobster. I warned the waiter that I would return the steak if I saw pink. It was perfect. And the truffle sauce made it even better. Everything we had was very good. Their service is usually quick. Tonight it was a little slow and the person who filled our drinks kept spilling water on us (three times). Again this was very atypical. It's a great steakhouse. Dark and masculine but welcoming. I would recommend this place if you're craving steak and fried lobster (known for). read more

Visited Culpepper Steak House tonight (Sat, May 16) with family. They were very friendly and welcoming. The ambiance and food was great. We will definitely be returning and asking for Doug to wait on us. Great job Doug, if every restaurant had employees like you, I have no doubt customers would gladly return. Our waiter "Doug" was the best!!! read more

We went for our anniversary and had an early reservation. When we arrived we were immediately taken to be seated. The table was right by the entrance hallway door. In our opinion not the best location as everyone would be walking by. The were maybe only 2 other tables of diners at this time and plenty of empty tables. I asked if we could change the table before we even sat down and was told by the hostess they were fully booked. I said I understand that they are booked but could we not be seated at another same size table in the same room which I pointed to an open table. She indicated no they were all assigned. The wait staff service was nice although we did have to ask for things such as bread after other parties seated after us were provided that item. And the lobster Mac and cheese smelled and tasted a little 'gamey' for our tastes as we're used to getting something a bit more subtle. Mushrooms were great! read more

Delicious smoky flavor in the steak. Award-winning Cesar salad (Dallas 2010) with the lobster croutons was amazing. Excellent service. Beautiful Texas ranch decor. We'll be back! read more

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Worst steak I have had In 20 years. We went to Culpeppers last night and when we first talked to the hostess she seemed to careless from her attitude. While our server was good the food I ordered - Caesar salad was tasteless and my steak which I asked for medium rare plus came out raw and flavorless. The waitress also only seemed to care about clearing our table so she could turn it. Just a bad experience for a $150+ meal. I won't be back. read more

After 13 -1/2 years of dining here for anniversaries and birthdays, and "just because", we will NEVER be back to Culpeppers. The previous (3) occasions the service and food quality has deteriorated. As a frequent business traveler, it's easy to spot when an establishment you frequent is struggling. It has been obvious they short staff the dining floor. The server we had both times (different women) seemed overworked, too busy, and running her own food and picking up plates to really be too terribly concerned with "Serving". Perhaps they can't keep servers in that market, or perhaps they don't want to staff it up appropriately, but for Mother's day weekend, it should have been a hands-free experience for our party of 6. Instead, it started with Wine being spilled on the table in front of my wife and mother, and followed up with lax service attitude, mediocre food quality (with the exception of the Shrimp) and ultimately a disappointment (yet, again.) Even down to the kids' grilled cheeses on texas toast, not arriving with melted cheese. Grilled cheese ? Really ? I really don't know what has happened because up until about 2 years ago, we flat out were BLOWN AWAY by CCC. Now it's an overpriced and undervalue version of SaltGrass (Which has impeccable service and food quality, and if there's EVER an issue with either it is remedied in real time, before you leave.) No, I'm not affiliated with them, nor any other restaurant. On to other subtleties of the experience that were a turn-off, my inquiry as to whether the cut up scraps of paper placed under ramekins and side dishes was because they were out of napkins or doilies, the "manager" of 1 yr. "Adam" met my inquiry with a response of "That's what all the restaurants in Dallas are doing, and we're just following a trend." (literally, cut up scraps of paper, that were invoices, or food packing orders, or printer paper, that's been handled by god knows how many hands (Clean or Not), and placed onto clean dinnerware, underneath a cup of butter, or a bowl of macaroni ? WHO DOES THAT ???? My calls this morning to Three Forks, Del Frisco's, Silver Fox, Stampede 66, Perry's Nick & Sams Grill, and Morton's on the tollway, were all met with "No sir, we've actually never heard of that. . .but we'll check with the Chef". I really tried to give him the benefit of the doubt, I mean, I'm sure in his year of management he's seen an enormously wide selection of Fare in the industry. By no means should my Mom, Wife or myself, who have been dining together for the better part of 20 years, have any kind of perspective on what fine restaurant service habits are. All in all it's really a shame, my wife and I have spent years and probably a couple thousand bucks dining and entertaining friends and clients at CCC, and it had been a place without fail, we'd recommend when someone needed a showy dinner in a pinch. The options for live music, and a stiff cocktail weren't bad either if that's your thing. Not anymore. I cannot more vehemently recommend you STAY AWAY, and I will spread this message as far and wide in the local restaurant community, and on my travels abroad, warning folks to spend their money elsewhere, as I can. That's the patron's only recourse when the management won't take advice, and thankfully Social Media provides us that powerful medium for driving about improvement and change. Culpepper ownership, I hope this message makes it's way to your inbox. There are far more economical, and frankly, much better options across the Metroplex that are just an Uber away. If you're not differentiating yourself on exclusivity, or the experience, you're just another steakhouse. read more

I always see Culpepper's on the way to my friend's house out in Rockwall and have often thought "I'd like to go there." Well, I sort of got my chance this weekend... For our trip on the Seawolf we needed some food for about 25 people. However, the person in charge of this had forgotten to call a place to get some catering. So the day before our outing my friend calls Culpepper's and asks what are the odds that they can do some finger foods for about 25 people for the next day at noon. When they heard that money was no problem they consulted with the chef and staff and said they would do it. So we show up there at noon when the restaurant is completely dead and they tell us it will just be a minute for everything to be ready. I liked the dark wood on the interior as well as the leather chairs and dark wood tables. It definitely had an upscale Texas feel when you walked in. Everyone that helped us was friendly and the manager helped us out to the car with all the food. Turns out the food was pretty dang good too. Stuffed mushrooms...MMM! I am not sure what they were stuffed with exactly but they were very tasty. Brisket sliders were also pretty good and helped soak up the wine I was drinking. Spinach dip was good, about like any other place. Apparently the sausage on a stick was also good but I didn't try it. Just wasn't in the mood for sausage...go figure! Given the last minute service and the tastiness of the food I'm going to go ahead and give them the 4 star rating. If I go back to dinner I will re-evaluate! read more

We send the calamari back. It was more like fish sticks. The lobster was terrible it was very fishy and chewy. It looked like leather. Very over priced. We wont return. read more