Great service from Mason Lowe. Great food . Great ambiance. Service was on point and attentive and social. Steaks were great as well as pork chops read more

Nailed it with the interior and location facing memorial city mall. Enjoyed the fried green tomatoes, wedge salad and double pork chop. Will be back! read more

Their internet went down today and the service has still been amazing! The staff have been so attentive and the food was simply delicious!! We're already planning a date night back here next week read more

The food was amazing and our server Abi was great too! 10/10 experience, will be back!

The service was really good and fast. Brandon was very nice and helpful. The food was great. He asked me first to make sure my steak was cooked the way I ordered it , that was very nice. read more

I really enjoyed my experience at Haywire!! Abi was an amazing server and was very attentive to our needs. If you have the chance, stop by and grab some great food and enjoy the atmosphere. And, ask for Abi!! You won't be disappointed! read more

I was so excited to check this place out and left highly disappointed. I had my parents and in my laws for my 30th birthday dinner and the service was horrible, I ordered a steak and came out at wrong temp., by time it was fixed my parents had to leave as they came from out of town and I had to get it to go. We were never offered dessert or anything. The manager was very nice to get my steak corrected but I had to ask the server twice to speak with a manager. This place has an amazing vibe but unfortunately by the time it was all over with it was just disappointing. It read more

Mason Lowe the server gave us the best service ever i want to come back just to see her the chicken fried chicken was so good

I wish I would have taken pictures of the elevated Texas decor in this gorgeous restaurant. It's all in the details, from the table side smoked Haywire old fashioned, the espresso martini, MASSIVE - half onion sized onion rings, fried green tomatoes, and the light jalapeno cheddar gravy on the waygu country fried steak, tallow fries and perfectly sautéed green beans, everything was FANTASTIC! Our server Ezra was incredible! He was helpful, knowledgeable, and personable. We really enjoyed our experience here. My only critique would be that I wish we everything was fried in tallow. I get needing to have a dedicated gluten free fryer for the GF people, but tallow is so much better for the body than nasty seed oils. I definitely splurged away from my usual eating habits, but for those who don't care, this place is wonderful. For those who do - just avoid all fried things except the tallow fries and ask about dressings. Service and atmosphere are top notch! So far as a newby to the area this is my favorite place! read more

I had been waiting for this place to open for a while. Took the family there last week to have dinner and was utterly disappointed. I know it is a new place and the quirks need to be ironed out but not the food quality. First of all service although friendly was very slow. It took a while to get water, our server took a very long time to come by to get appetizer order, and even then I ordered the Ceviche and they were out of it? Interesting. I ordered the tortilla soup and they never brought it. Our apps and meal came out at the same time. I ordered a medium rare bone in ribeye (16-18oz) and it was well done. Returned it and the next one they brought was such poor quality, I can buy a better steak at Outback. It was 1/2 inch thick, fatty and worst of all it had a lot of gristle. For a $60+steak, this was ridiculous. My son ordered their prime rib and to tell you the truth, Lubys has a better tasting dish. This piece was also fatty and had Zero flavor. The ambience and location are amazing. Decor is spot on and their drinks were great. Food quality was subpar at best and their service was slowwww. Very disappointed. Not a cheap restaurant to have these faults. read more

Possibly the best new restaurant in Houston. Loved our experience for Father's Day lunch. Attentive and hospitable service from everyone we encountered who worked there. Food and drinks were excellent. Ambiance was welcoming and the space was impressive. Especially upstairs. Highly recommend and will return soon! read more

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Friendly waitstaff. Great vibe. The menu has a nice choice selections to make your dining experience worth the visit.

First time at Haywire last night and def won't be my last! Wow! First, the restaurant is beautiful! Ambiance is really nice, a relatively quiet restaurant. Second, the food omg! The crab dip is a MUST, best crab dip I've ever had! Also the drinks amazing drinks but be careful, they're kinda strong lol. Overall, I loved my first time at Haywire and I will now recommend it to anyone! read more

Absolutely underwhelming! Let's start with the "okay". Food was okay. I had the chicken fried chicken and my wife had the meatloaf. The meatloaf was a tad dry but the poblano salsa really helped to add moisture back into the bite and it was also really delicious. I also tried the Haywire Old Fashioned and it was fantastic. Super smooth... Now to the "not so good". We walked in at 7:11pm. The hostesses were pretty dismissive towards our request for a table. One quickly informed us that they didn't have any openings and we could sit at the bar - but with an attitude that suggested she didn't care if we stayed or left. We immediately sat at the bar and were ignored for a solid 5 to 7 minutes. There was no one behind the bar... We were finally greeted, got menus, then the bartender disappeared again. When she finally came back awhile later she hesitantly asked if we'd like to order drinks like she was confused about our intentions. I got a drink finally - while sitting at the bar, at 7:25. What kind of bartender takes 14 minutes to get around to the main point of the job with only 5 or 6 people sitting there? The kind who spends more time not behind the bar. We were there for over an hour and I'm pretty sure that between the 2 bartenders working (another bartender showed up about half way into our meal), someone was behind the bar for probably less than 30 minutes. A drink took 14 minutes. Our food took about 20 minutes - totally reasonable, and our desserts seemed to take something closer to 30 minutes. When we were ordering dessert we didn't even get a chance to order coffee or anything else before the bartender walked off. So this is a long winded way of saying, while the food might be okay, the service and attitudes could use some serious improvement. I didn't feel like they were trying at all to offer us a positive experience. As an aside, when they present the bill they start with a 20% tip option - which I'd be okay with if I received even reasonable service. But they also are asking you to tip on the tax, which is not the standard. So check your bill. read more

We had an exceptional dining experience at Haywire, and Jocelyn was a significant part of what made it so memorable. From the moment we were seated, she greeted us with a warm smile and genuine enthusiasm. Jocelyn's service was impeccable; she was attentive without being intrusive, ensuring our drinks were always topped up and our needs promptly met. Her knowledge of the menu was impressive, and her recommendations were spot-on, enhancing our dining experience. Jocelyn's friendly demeanor and professional attitude created a welcoming and enjoyable atmosphere. It's clear that she genuinely cares about her guests' experiences. We tried the Chef's favorite 4, onion rings were delicious, as were the elk tacos. Great start when you get there Wife and I split the prime rib and shared the Brussels sprouts and Mac and cheese. All were tasty. Jocelyn recommended the chimichurri rice and it was worth the try. Drinks we tried were the Haywire and the Texas Mule, both recommend. The atmosphere is fun and we will def try again. read more

The food was Delicious and the Service was Outstanding will Definitely return and Mrs.Renee was the greatest she took her time explained the menu and gave wonderful suggestions read more

Food and ambiance is good. Service is supper slow, especially going there for lunch. Also, I think they should have some kind of chips or bread, or nuts, something to snack on while waiting for the food. I know they just opened the new location, but they need to work on a few things to make it run smoother. Waiting for somebody to take your order and waiting for the food is something they really need to improve. read more

Great service and even better food! Thank you for hosting my colleagues and I for a business lunch.

Reservation at 1:00 finally got seated 1:20. Took 15 minutes to get water. It's now 2:00. Only 2 out of 10 served so for. Person you got venison tacos doesn't like it. It was sent back. Other person got ceviche's and it smells horrible it's now 2:10 and no one else served. Even though valet says you can notify them you're ready to leave it still took 7 minutes to get car. Restaurant very under staff. Sad experience read more

The service here was second to NONE!!!! KYARAAAA!!!!!! My girl!!!!!!!! WAS THE BEST WAITRESS EVER!!!! So sweet and funny and charismatic! As well as the general managers here!!! They really tailor to southern hospitality and everyone here is warm and welcoming. Food was also outstanding, sourced locally and worth the price. Loved loved loved it! Will be returning and telling others! Thank you to the amazing people here! Cannot recommend this place enough. read more

The onion rings are epic!!! Everything I've had here is good, the new patio is open with a bar and limited food menu. There is a happy hour food menu. The staff is friendly and they do a good job. Great place. read more

The Atmosphere is very nice. The valet parking attendant was clueless and tried to give us another car when we were leaving. The front door receptionist was also clueless. The very first 2 people made a bad impression. When we got upstairs the seating hostess was running around trying to get menus and get us seated. The crab dip was amazing but it was recommended to put blacken shrimp on top which was a mistake. The blackened shrimp were over-cooked. The blue berry rolls were hard. We also got the eggs and bacon which had no flavor. We ordered a Bloody Mary but by the time we got it we were paying and leaving. We were really disappointed and may not ever go back. They need to work on the staff and weed out the people breathing on a mirror and get some experienced people or they will not make it. Everyone was very polite and they were trying but the experience was not good. read more

I've been to Haywire 3 times and now decided to write this review after a horrible experience. Visit #1 - August 2024 - for my birthday - dinner was lovely and food was cooked well. Great service overall, which made me come back a second time. Visit #2 - September 2024 - my nephews birthday - took 1.5 hours to get our food at lunch on a Thursday around 1:30PM..extremely disappointed with terrible slow service. Manager did not come by to make things right. Visit # 3 - October 2024 - Going away party for friends - burger meat was raw - I ate about half the burger realizing something was off and the waiter said I should've said something. Well, if he was attentive at the table he would've seen me trying to waive him down. I waived down another worker who told me they could remove this from the bill and give us a dessert on the house. Where is the chef/kitchen protocols on uncooked beef? I'm going to contact the Health Department tomorrow about this - gross negligence and oversight. Our bill was nearly $100 and I work hard for my money so I feel robbed. I've now come to Haywire 3 times and 2 out of those 3 have been terrible. What are you going to do to fix your terrible service and undercooked food? Feel free to reach out to me directly because I am trying to give you honest feedback. I hope I don't get sick from the raw beef I consumed. read more

First time at Haywire for Sunday family lunch - it was delicious!! Everything from the onion rings, to steak salad, to ribs, and finally homemade chocolate cake! LT was our server and did a wonderful job, they even gave my son a treat to go for free. Highly recommend; great ambience, great service and delicious food! Will be back for date night dinner and drinks. read more

Happy hour had good prices on drinks and apps. Bartender was very friendly and a pleasure to talk to.

Haywire dropped the ball with many things for my reservation for a 30th bday party. I won't mention some of these things because the REAL manager Christos made everything right eventually when he heard about what happened during our visit. I'm still writing this review because Alyssa one of the "managers" initially heard about the things that went wrong during our reservation, gave us a fake smile, and said she would be back to talk to us and then NEVER came back. We saw her walking around and avoiding us and told our waiter to give us the check. She was very rude and unprofessional. This review would get one star if Christos didn't save the day. Also the valet guys were so nice and made our group laugh a ton while we waited for our car! read more

Servicer were excellent, Mason and Michael. The kitchen was a bit slow in getting some of the guests' food at the table. We were a party of 16. The food was good. My first time dining here, but will not be my last. read more

I saw the buzz for this place and had to check it out. What started out very promising unfortunately ended up crashing and burning. Walking in, the ambiance and decor is very nice; they clearly spent time and money creating it. The queso and chips were great as an appetizer, and that's where it stopped. The burger bun was crumbly -possibly from staleness- and dry and disintegrated while eating the burger, which was cooked well done instead of medium well. It also wasn't particularly well seasoned. The fries were also dry and lacked seasoning and salt. One of my friend's burgers came out with cold fries (despite the lengthy wait) and when asked to replace them, they finally came at the end of the meal. A decent server would've immediately removed it from the bill and then offered some sort of concession, but not this one. He then promoted the pecan pie as their number 1 dessert, which ended up having a crust hard enough to break a tooth on and unpleasant flavor. I think that was stale too. Barely any of it was eaten. I'm not quite sure how the burger, fries, and pecan pie passed quality control to make it on to the menu to be served to patrons, but management and investors need to do intervene. Yes, the restaurant looks nice, but the food has to catch up. I recommend elsewhere until it does. read more

We were in town from Austin to look at a car at a nearby dealership and searched yelp for an open restaurant close by for a late lunch/early dinner. Haywire came up and I'm so glad it did. I saw tacos & chicken fried steak on the menu and I was in! We were seated immediately and I ordered the Haywire & he got the whiskey ginger. Our server Kailea was ready to walk us through the menu, but we already knew what we wanted. Elk tacos, chicken fried steak, and the chipotle meatloaf. The elk tacos were phenomenal, my chicken fried steak was one of the best I've had (watch out for those mashed potatoes-I swear there was a whole stick of butter in them. Yum!), and his chipotle meatloaf was exceptional. I don't know how they made it as juicy as it was. We each had a glass of wine and finished everything off with the crossaint bread pudding. What a lovely meal! The service was fantastic and we're looking forward to a location opening up in Austin! read more

Haywire was an amazing experience from start to finish. The decor was absolutely beautiful. They really represent the Texas theme. The food was delicious. The service was on point. We started with the large sampler for an appetizer and was blown away. There's literally so much more wonderful things I can go on and on about this place; just make a reservation and go check it out for yourself! You will NOT regret it. read more

I went last Saturday for a birthday dinner but did not have reservations (recommended), so instead sat at the bar and had a fantastic meal with excellent service. Haywire has a great vibe with modern/western decor. We shared an entree and a couple of appetizers and drinks. All very good. Steak was perfect and the Elk tacos fantastic!!! Great drinks and drink menu. You can have a full meal at the bar. The service is excellent. Delenta S. will take care of you at the bar and make sure your meal and drinks are very enjoyable. Will definitely be back especially to try the ceviche which they were out of that night. read more

Amazing restaurant. Beautiful atmosphere, great service and delicious food and drinks.

I've been to Haywire about six times now for both lunch and dinner. The food is great and the ambiance is even better. The servers go above and beyond to make you feel welcome. The only negative is that bar is on the first floor and the restaurant on the second floor. When you enter on the first floor for dinner service, they automatically hold you in the bar/whiskey area for at least 20-30 minutes even with a reservation. This is clearly a method to force people to drink. When my husband and I arrived on Monday night at 7:45 for our 8:00 reservation, we were told to wait in the bar. By 8:15, we had not been seated nor had the four other couples sitting there not drinking. After half an hour of waiting in the bar, my husband and I chose to leave and eat elsewhere. Another couple also had done the same thing. We have been here on a Monday night and Friday night and know for a fact that seating was available because the restaurant has yet to be full on any occasion yet. With that being said, if I'm going to have to wait for a non-existent wait, I won't be back. There are plenty of lunch and dinner options within a mile of the business that won't waste my time trying to force us to drink, when we don't even drink. I came for the food, not the alcohol. Furthermore, we notice that every time we are seated and handed the menu, the hostess intentionally flips the menu to the alcohol section even for my children. It's so intentional and awkward. If I wanted to drink, I'm perfectly capable of flipping through the menu to read the drinks. Ive never seen a restaurant push alcohol way more than food. The food is good enough to stand alone without the alcohol, but not good enough for half an hour wait on an empty Monday night. read more

This was our third time to visit Haywire. We have loved it every time. Food is awesome! Service has always been great. This time we sat at the bar upstairs. I want to complement J'nae (sp?), our bartender. She was so nice and engaging. In addition, she made great suggestions and wonderful drinks. So nice to visit a place with such a great employee! We will definitely return to see her. read more

The most horrible restaurant experience and treatment of my life and they have refused to make it right or respond to my outreach regarding this situation. Will not be returning or hosting any events! read more

Went to Haywire for first time to celebrate my birthday. Valet parking was easy. The hostess was extremely friendly and since we were early decided to have a drink at the bar before sitting down. The Hostess checked us in so the table was ready when we finished at the bar. The bartender took time to tell us all about the different rooms in the restaurant and some new additions being completed. When we went upstairs I was very impressed. The decor and ambiance had that Texas flair. Our server Brandon greeted us immediately and was a lot of fun while answering questions about the menu. We started with the Chef's Favorite sampler appetizer. Great combination of items to try and they were delicious. The Elk Tacos were my favorite. While we enjoyed the appetizer one of the managers Jenny (hopefully I spelled that right) stopped by the table to see how the evening was going. She also provided some great suggestions for dinner. I ended up having the Pork Chop and Cajun corn. The pork chop was cooked perfectly and was a large cut of meat while the corn definitely had some flavor with a bit of spicy kick. My wife had the Filet with Brussels Sprouts that everyone loves. Her filet was also cooked perfectly and the seasoning on it was delicious. Even though we were full they were kind enough to bring a free slice of Pecan Pie for my birthday. I will put that pecan pie up against the best in Texas. They have a caramel topping that takes it to another level. Overall an amazing evening. The staff was extremely attentive and gracious. We took our time and thoroughly enjoyed the evening. We never felt rushed even though they were busy. The food and drinks were always brought in a timely manner. I highly recommend this restaurant. The pricing for the level of service, quality of food and ambiance of the restaurant was a good value. read more

Haywire is excellent! Very cool Texas vibe ... food is fantastic... best chicken fried steak we've had and margaritas are legit!!! Excellent wait staff. Manager Jane came by our table and connected with my Aggie husband . Will definitely go again!! read more

We sat at the upstairs bar and ordered dinner and drinks . The food was good but what appeared to me "the head bartender" was totally unprofessional. He Would not exchange conversations with the customers when they tried talking with him. I can understand being busy but I don't understand being rude when servicing the customers. He was totally rude with the waiter staff as well and being condescending to them. At one point a waiter asked for some limes for customers and he refused to give it to him. The waiter tried to explain it's for the customers and he told the waiter that he didn't care and got into an argument infront of the customers. Totally unacceptable. I ordered a steak and it was brought out over cooked and the bartender wanted to argue with me that I was wrong. The manager came over and corrected the problem. The drinks he made were missing garnishes, Mint in the mojitos, lime in the margarita ETC. HE Did not properly make the smoked JUDD old fashioned for other customers. To some it all up. The bartender needs some serious customer service training. ALL the Customers at the bar commented on this bartender attitude. I don't expect that any manager will read this review but if they do they really need to address this bartender and his customer service along with his attitude. THIS IS A UPSCALE RESTAURANT AND IT NEEDS TO BE ABOVE ALL OTHER NORMAL RESTAURANTS WITH UPSCALE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TEAM WORK. "TEAM WORK IS WHAT MAKES A BUSINESS SUCCESSFUL" read more

The ambience and Angelica, our server, was great. We had the ceviche, queso, and the onion rings for appetizers. All 3 were great. Probably the best onion rings that I have had. The tomahawk steak came out, sliced off the bone on a butcher block and was cooked to perfection. Definitely going back. read more

So much lost potential. We were excited to try Haywire. Our food was really good. The ambiance was very nice. The service was so bad, we won't go back. We eat out about 3x per week and I can't remember the last time our service was this poor. I can't even take the time to list all of the examples, they are too numerous. When the four of us checked in for our reservation they told us tables were limited to 1.5 hours. Besides our drink order, we were sitting there 30 minutes in and hadn't placed an order for any food (and hadn't received our drinks). We had to flag down multiple other wait staff for various needs: my drink was wrong once I got it, refills, to order both apps and entrees (which we did at the same time because we had been waiting so long). We had flagged down so many other waitstaff during the evening that I thought surely someone will see this is a problem and rectify the situation, but no one did. We couldn't order dessert because it took an hour and a half just to eat dinner. Not that our waiter offered up the option. Then upon checkout, they have the mobile card reader and the guy is standing right there staring at my husband while he's going up tip. The lowest thing you can choose is 20% unless you go to an alternate menu. So my husband tipped 20% since there was not a lower option immediately available and the waiter was just staring at him the entire time. Very awkward. This experience was so bad, it completely ruined a good meal. Clearly the wait staff need training in many areas. Additionally, the room we ate in was very warm and stuffy. It was 79 degrees outside but warmer in the room we were eating in. It was much cooler by the front desk and bathroom area so I'm not sure why our room was so warm. Suffice it to say, we couldn't get out of there fast enough. It's very unfortunate as the potential is there but management is not ensuring anything close to quality service. read more