This is the location near the airport and technically considered Gloucester when you search for directions.
I had dinner here outside on the patio, my first patio for dinner since the pandemic and my second patio in total since the pandemic. Glad we had a reservation because there weren't any tables left outside for dinner at 6pm on a Friday. They do ask you to sign-in using the QER code, but proof of vaccination isn't required if you're sitting outdoors.
I haven't been to Lone Star in awhile, but they gave us a free plate of house-made tortilla chips and salsa for every two people while we looked at the menu and waited to order. Not sure if they still charge for additional plates like they did at one point. The chips were crunchy and the salsa was great as usual.
They currently have a special "Tacos and Tequila" menu, with, you guessed it, different tacos and margaritas. I got the Paloma margarita from this menu and was tempted to get the crispy lobster tacos as well, but I figured why not mess with a good thing and went with a classic - fajitas.
I ordered the regular size frozen margarita (1.25 oz of tequila) because I wanted a fancy glass for this special night out, but they also have the Texas size (2 oz) and the grande (2.5 oz). Like their other margaritas, it has Sauza gold tequila and the classic lime margarita as the base, plus "ruby red grapefruit flavours", which I don't think is real grapefruit. The house-smoked salt rim was on half of the glass and it didn't come with the lime wedge, but that was fine. I found it nice and tart, but too sweet for my taste, and I'm glad I only got the regular size.
I originally ordered chicken fajitas for one but decided to change it last-minute to steak so that a friend and I could split her chicken and my steak. Their lingo confused us for a sec, so just a heads up that they say "regular torts" for the regular flour tortillas (gluten-free corn tortillas or lettuce wraps are the other options), and "buff" for Buffalo, like the buffalo chicken. I wished my steak was cut a little thicker or on the sizzling plate for a little less time since it was cooked to medium instead of medium rare, but my other friend's steak was cooked perfectly, so I think mine was just a one-off. It was still as tasty as usual, though, with great grilled flavour. The chicken was also cut very thin, but tender and moist. There was plenty of grilled onions and peppers and southwest rice, but we didn't get any beans like it said on the menu. It also came with shredded lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, cheddar cheese (the pre-shredded kind with the cellulose or cornstarch so it doesn't stick together), and guacamole that wasn't an extra charge. When our server asked if I wanted pickled jalapeños, I said yes, and they didn't tell me, but I should have known they were an extra charge ($1.99) - the super small side dish of them wasn't worth it for me. The tortillas were warm and thicker than I remember, so I only ended up eating 3 out of the 5.
Instead of a second margarita that I originally planned to get, I decided to get an order of churros instead so that my pregnant girlfriend could satisfy a craving without having to commit to a full order of four for herself. It came with chocolate and caramel dips. The churros were on the crispier side and heavy on the cinnamon, and, in my opinion, didn't really need any dips because they were sweet enough.
Service was fine, but they didn't refill our waters, so be sure to ask if you want more, and mention to them to leave all of your dishes, including your extra tortillas, if you plan on taking a to-go box home. Not sure if they're letting people use the hot sauce bottles like they did pre-pandemic, but our server didn't offer them to us and I totally forgot to ask, so if you'd like some of their different hot sauces, be sure to ask for them as well. read more