The food was great. The beers cold. The service was fun and attentive. The customers were a…read moregreat mix of families (kids having fun was a treat) and recent graduates made for a great evening meal. Parking was the only downside. With a full crowd already in the restaurant, parking is a premium. Of course the flip side, this is a good place to have dinner.

Me and my co workers travel for work and have tried seafood restaurants all over the state of…read moreTexas. This was by far the worst. We ordered the mahi mahi tacos and they were rubbish. The fish was flavorless and okay but nothing special. Based on the menu, we expected a mango jalapeño/habanero pico de gallo type salsa on our tacos, but instead we got what was obviously just mango wing sauce drenched on the taco. It ruined the taco. The whole meal was flavorless and overly sweet from the literal wing sauce on a TACO. The truffle fries were okay but were really just salvageable because of the aioli. My other coworker got mac and cheese and it was obviously just kraft brand. Bad quality food and the restaurant smelled. Most of the young staff looked miserable too. Do not come here unless you just want to drink and enjoy the view.

9/10 loaded pasta I have been trying to get back here since…read moremy first visit last month. The loaded pasta is amazing. Lots of Alfredo flavor that is not drowned out by the Cajun seasonings. The sausage is fried to perfection adding another level of flavor. The shrimp, great as always im glad I came back and excited for the next trip and a different dish

I got the hot box with fried shrimp in a medium spice. The cook/owner was so sweet and helpful…read more Everything sounded so good, I can't wait to go back and try the rest! Enough for 2 servings. Located inside a convenience store on Ben Wilson. Support local small businesses!

Friendly people great service. I haven't been there in the summer. I imagine it's pretty hot…read morebecause the outdoor patio is pretty open, but it is big and when it's nice outside, it's nice.

Noticed this didn't have any updated reviews. My husband and I went on a Saturday because we heard…read morethe steaks were great. There were two large parties and it's a bar so it was loud and busy on a Saturday. We ordered the fried cheese triangles appetizer. The description on the menu really doesn't do this app justice. It's a caprese style fried cheese. It was wonderful and just the right amount for being an appetizer. I enjoyed the tomato's and basil and balsamic parts so much. I ordered the med rare ribeye and husband had chicken fried steak. My steak was great..maybe a little under in the middle but that's better than being over. I also ordered the chimichurri sauce. I didn't like it as much. I prefer fresh. Steak had great flavor and we finished it up. Husband said Chicken fried steak also good. It was a little over (he's picky about chicken fried steak...most people wouldn't even notice lol) but it was crispy and the gravy was good. Talked to the waitress when we paid, they all work very hard to keep their customers happy so we didn't see her much. It took a little while for us to get our food but we entertained ourselves watching the football games on tv. If they took a little longer, we were about to go play some pool. She suggested going on a weekday for a more less busy "quieter" dinner as Saturday's and Fridays are more active. Everyone seemed to be having a great time and enjoying themselves. I also heard the funnel fries were good but they were sold out when got there...guess that says something in itself...it's very popular. It's not the "fanciest" place in the world but if you want a great steak, I'd give this place a chance. Great service and great food. We will be back.

Great pizza and cold beer! Order your pizza or come in and enjoy!!! Great service and friendly…read morestaff! Highly recommended if you're hungry!!!

Good food didn't have a lot to eat hear but what I did have was tasty and at a fair price. The bar…read moredown below the restaurants is a local dive and chill. Allows smoking has a pool table and shuffle board. Drinks are cheep nothing on tap and no micro brews. But a fair number of liqueurs and the five big domestics. The jukebox is open and no genre is safe but for the most part plays country. Old and new.

This place is absolutely awesome. Keith and Hunter took us on a guide trip for 2 days and we…read moresmashed it catching Redfish. They had a clear understanding of the area. One of our groups had limits within an hour of getting on the water and the group was able to take care of some business by getting intentionally getting back early. The lodge itself is clean, well maintained. If you are staying at the lodge, the beds are clean, firm mattress with a memory foam topper. I got really good sleep. We had a larger suite with multiple rooms, clean fridge. The bar and grill was run smooth. It gets busier on the weekends but it is expected. The prices for the food is very fair. If you use them as a guide, they also can cook the fish you catch. I had an amazing time. Keith can also help book and arrange other trips such as hunting if you wanted. Trying to figure out how to get back to Texas for another trip.

1-Star Review -- We Did Not Receive the Trip We Booked and Paid For…read more We booked with Redfish Lodge Port O'Connor specifically to fish for tarpon with the owner, Captain Keith Denette. We were very clear from the beginning that tarpon fishing was what we wanted to do. We paid $800, and our invoice specifically states: "Fishing for Tarpon on September 6, 2026 with Capt. Keith." The night before our trip, Keith contacted us and told us that something had come up and he would not be able to take us, and that we would instead be going with Captain Stephen Boriskie. Although we were disappointed by the last-minute change, we trusted that Redfish Lodge Port O'Connor would provide an experienced captain capable of giving us the specialized tarpon trip we had booked. Unfortunately, that was not our experience. Within the first 30 minutes on the water, it became apparent to us that Captain Stephen had very little, if any, experience fishing for tarpon. We also learned that it was only his second day operating this particular boat, and he appeared to have very limited familiarity with it. This was certainly not the experience we expected when we paid $800 to fish for tarpon with the owner. What made the situation even more disappointing was what we discovered afterward. Keith had told us that "something came up" and that was why he could not take us. However, we subsequently saw posts on social media showing that Keith was fishing with a bachelor party on the same day he was originally scheduled to take us. That was extremely upsetting. Based on what we were told, we believed an unexpected situation had prevented Keith from honoring our booking. Seeing that he was apparently taking another group fishing that day left us questioning why our confirmed $800 trip with him was reassigned to a much less experienced captain. We want to be very clear: our complaint is not that we didn't catch a tarpon. Anyone who fishes understands that no captain can guarantee that fish will bite. Our complaint is that we specifically booked and paid for a tarpon fishing trip with Captain Keith, and that is not the service we received. After the trip, we contacted Keith and explained how disappointed we were. He offered us a $300 refund on the $800 we paid. While we appreciate that he offered a partial refund, we do not believe $300 fairly addresses the situation. We paid $800 for a very specific trip, with a specific captain, which is documented on our invoice. Instead, our captain was changed the night before, we were told Keith had something come up, and we were placed with someone whom we did not believe had the experience necessary to provide the specialized tarpon fishing experience we purchased. We then discovered that Keith appeared to be fishing with another group that same day. Had we been told the truth upfront, that Keith would not be taking us and that we would instead be going with a captain with limited tarpon experience who was on only his second day with that boat, we absolutely would not have agreed to the trip or paid $800 for it. For us, this is about much more than not catching a fish. It is about honesty, communication, and receiving the service that was advertised, booked, and paid for. Unfortunately, based on our experience and the way this situation was handled afterward, we cannot recommend Redfish Lodge Port O'Connor. We cannot recommend spending $800 for this experience based on what we received.

Fairly nice place and fair priced. Clean rooms, plus gas grills by each room. J&J's is next door…read morefor your beer, ice and bait.

This was my first visit to the J Welch Farms and my bride's second, and we had a wonderful…read moreexperience there. Rosie, D Stafford in the gift shop was extremely helpful, pleasant, and customer oriented. We had an early dinner and it was excellent. I had the chicken fried chicken, which was very lightly coated and cooked to perfection, beautifully seasoned and served with a side of grilled broccolini that was off the page. The bride had a brisket sandwich that was loaded with meat, on a beautiful soft bun. The salads were great, and the drinks were fantastic. We can't wait to go back and visit again. We encourage you if you're going down 87 from Victoria toward Bloomington or beyond, stop and grab something to eat. It's well worth it.

Place is short staffed and the waitress that waited on us messed up several of our orders. The food…read morewas ok, definitely not worth the price. Over hyped place and not impressed. Plus there was a foul odor from either a grease trap or some animal feces in the yard that kept wofting into the patio area. Not pleasant at all.