Awesomely delicious food! We love the drive out for the scenery and would be willing to find a reason to drive that direction just for the opportunity to stop at eat here. read more

My parents recently bought property in town, and we eat here every time we come out. I'm not just saying that because it's the only place in town either. This place is delicious and the service is always on par. The chicken salad sandwich and the lamb sliders are my go to. For dessert, make sure you get a slice of their homemade chocolate pecan pie. So good!! Say hi to Mrs. Louann at the register! Bonus: They have Lego blocks, crayons & paper, and books for kiddos! read more

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Food was good. Pie was great. Really long waits though. I'm not sure if it was just because I caught a Saturday lunch rush or what but I waited an hour for a burger. I would recommend you know what you want to order ahead of time and and order drinks/food/dessert all at once to save time. read more

Just ok, it was the only restaurant open in Utopia so I assume they don't have to try too hard to impress. Nothing was bad but def nothing to make a special trip for. Waitstaff was nice and fairly attentive. I did enjoy the decoration etc and they were remodeling while I was there so not sure what they are changing. It's a good option if you're in town and don't want to drive too far. read more

Lost Maples Cafe - Cute and quaint ambiance... - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Utopia, Texas

Fantastic little place. Be sure to save room for pie! Most "Country" places I go to after a long ride always state that they have the best chicken fried steak. It usually is anything but the best. LMC doesn't disappoint. Great meat to batter ratio. Did I mention the pie? read more

Fantastic lunch spot! Great service and the Lamb sliders were absolutely incredible!!

The pie is usually pretty good. The actual entrees seem to depend on who's cooking that day. I've had good experiences and bad. Why the low rating? No covid precautions at all. No masks, no gloves, no social distancing. Nothing. Despite a fairly decent portion of the population in Utopia appearing to be elderly, they completely disregard government mandated safety precautions. Unforgivable. read more

Really good fresh food! Loved the steak fingers and the pie is wonderful.

Forget RoundTop: this is the best pie in the state of Texas! Skip dinner, if you have to, but don't miss the buttermilk & coconut meringue pies. Sheer perfection! read more

Lost Maples Cafe - Enchilada plate. Fantastic. Pie is the best you will ever have. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Utopia, Texas

Nothing amazing here. Went in with a group of 5. Two people ordered sweet potato fries - they were out. They got onion rings instead. Two people ordered fried fish plates - they asked for lemon - they were out. Drinks came - no straws. Entrees came - waitress forgot the silverware. Food was mediocre. I had the CFS - which no matter where you go, all tastes pretty much the same. All the batter fell off of the steak as well, so it wasn't prepared properly. Waitress didn't check on us after we got our meals - drinks ran dry. Prices are a little high for the quality of food and service, but I suppose you're paying for the ambiance and location as it is in a nice quaint town. read more

My wife and I visited during our most recent trip to Garner State Park, we like to get away from the park for at least one meal and try the local flavor. By the time we chose where to sit our menu's were dropped on the table and our drink orders were taken. As we were looking over the menu we noticed the staff knew every other persons first name as they walked in the door. I know it's one of the few places to eat in the area it's still nice to see that hospitality still exists somewhere. I decided to go with the Deluxe Mexican Plate which comes with: Hard beef taco, two cheese enchiladas, rice and beans. I took it to the next proper step and had onions and jalapenos added to it. The taco comes out first and is served with their homemade salsa which I must say I should have taken with me it was so good. As for the enchiladas, it is what you would expect at a really good Tex-Mex restaurant. I would for sure order this meal again. My wife had the lamb sliders with onion rings. The lamb is grown locally by the owners and then they send send them off to the processor for prepping. My wife said you really couldn't tell that you were eating lamb, which is why I don't eat lamb because usually it tastes way too "organic" for me. Needless to say we will be returning when we are back in the area to try other things on the menu. read more

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They sat my wife and my son down took our orders and we sat and sat....45 mins later the tables next to us had new people and larger parties than us....but got their food very quickly. They made us wait 45 mins (more than but I timed that) before asking if we wanted "chips and salsa" to help with the wait. At this point we simply gave up and paid for the drinks we had got. Never will I go back to this place. read more

Only came in to post my lost dog poster and grab a coke. Girl at the counter was nice "enough", but she seemed fairly inconvenienced. Yikes! No comment about the food, but it seems to be a happy little country cafe read more

Lost Maples Cafe - Plenty of parking around the side - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Utopia, Texas

The pancakes were enormous! Super fluffy and moist. The coffee was fresh and the people were friendly as can be. If you are traveling through this part of the country and need to grab a bite I would say this place is worth the stop! read more

great service and hospitality we go through Utopia every other month and had seen this place and decided to stop and it was a good choice price was right and we all enjoyed the atmosphere and food. we will be going again Soon. read more

I happened on this place a few years back while just driving around. I was hooked from the time I set foot in the door. The only thing I had to eat was a piece of pie but it was magnificent. We were in the area on vacation and I told my wife and son that we had to go there. We drove an hour out of the way just to eat there. This time we had an entire meal plus several pieces of pie. It was just as great as I remembered. I have to say this is one of my favorite restaurants anywhere. If you are anywhere near Utopia, TX, you must stop in for a piece of pie at least. I will go back every time I get anywhere near there. read more

Food was mediocre, burgers over cooked, no refills on drinks nor a check in from a waiter/waitress...and very overpriced. The pie we had was old and tasteless. Usually we're very compassionate with our reviews, but there's honestly no place to provide a thumbs up on service or the the food. Go elsewhere or pack your meals. read more

We went on a food adventure for breakfast when we were staying in Leakey, TX, which led us to the cutest sleepy little hill country town of Utopia, TX. We arrived to Lost Maples right about 11am with a sausage, onion, and cheese omelette on the mind. We pull up to this darling country restaurant. People were eating breakfast on the wooden front porch as we arrived. The atmosphere was charming, country, with some awesome 1950's style tables mixed in addition to with wooden booths with stained glass and we were quickly greeted and sat. We were given menus for lunch but the waitress obliged us and gave us breakfast menus even though breakfast was over. You could tell that it was a family owned restaurant, even the little kids were serving etc. Totally awesome IMO. We chose the omelette, and two potato and bean breakfast tacos. The sausage, cheese, and onion omelette was OK, the onions were not grilled but fresh, so that made it just OK. When I asked for salsa a fresh glass canning jar of homemade salsa was placed on the table. It was delicious, though I just hope everyone uses a sanitary practice as I did when opening it and scooping some out. The breakfast tacos were great, homemade refried beans and tender potatoes. Locals were friendly and did not stare at you like you had two heads as happens in some tiny towns. Overall friendly service, good food, and they also sold books written by locals about the history of the area. Beautiful scenery too when driving in. read more

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So disappointed. We had several recommendations to eat here. We both ordered chicken strips and they were raw inside. We were only able to eat the fries. Our waitress was busy and never came back to check on us so we just went to the counter to pay. We let the cashier know the food was raw. We were both Still charged full price so paid almost $13 each for side orders of fries. We saw our waitress as we were leaving and let her know about the raw chicken and she said "sorry" but still no offer to make it right. read more

Don't ask for substitutions. They serve fried chicken strips, and they serve a grilled chicken sandwich. We asked for​a fried​ chicken strip sandwich. Simple, right? ​We were told no they couldn't do that. read more

The food here is 4 stars good. And the atmosphere is good for nostalgia and home style comfort. But the seat yourself hosting style left us waiting around for our waitress. It was busy. My husband was also not happy that breakfast service was over by 11AM on Sunday. read more

This place could possibly be the worse meal I have ever had in my life. We ordered the catfish plate. The catfish portion was very small and over cooked. The baked potato was cold and they forgot to serve the Texas toast. My wife had the salad with chicken. However, we could not find any chicken amongst the stale spinach and vegetables. I reluctantly tried the lemon pie. It was not edible and did not contain any lemon flavor. The wait staff consisted of two teenagers who forgot our order not once be three time. I can't understand how this place stays in business beyond no other choice in town. read more

Food was just ok. Definitely a place to say hey a movie was filmed here and I have a picture I was there. Locals were the main priority. Visitors where ignored. We had to ask for refills and dessert that came with the meal. Just take a picture and get a slice of pie to go. Not worth sitting down to eat. read more

The meringue pie here is AMAZING. It tastes just like my Granna makes it, except the texture of Lost Maples' meringue is even fluffier than my family's recipe. read more

Mike & I found a real Blast From The Past Cafe in Utopia, TX for breakfast this morning. The food was excellent and the atmosphere was better!! read more

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We were forgotten once we ordered and it was clear that only locals mattered. The roll was rock hard and the chicken was cold. But no one ever came to check on us after the food arrived. Several tables were served long before us but well after we placed our order, hence the comment about locals...they all knew each other by name. We were so disappointed that we left without dessert. We won't be back. read more

Food was ok, price was good, locals I assume get priority, as is the hospitality in some of these areas. Not saying that is a bad thing but just something of note if you're passing through from out of town. Place was fairly buzy but they completely forgot about us, we sat and waited for a slice of pie, looking back at the waitress catching her eye she looked like she would come on over, but we got nothing. Asked about the pie at the counter as she rang me up ,she apologize but didn't forget to add it to the bill. Gave it to go, but , still kinda shameful. hope it was just a case of exhaustion. Admittedly we came in after a hike and were a bit unkempt but we paid good money and had good manners. read more

Great food and ok service. With limited staff and lots of people you can expect it to be kind of slow but all in all the food is really good (if you ask for salsa and mix it with the gravy its really good) overall I give it 4 stars read more

We stopped by for lunch while we were prowling around the hill country. We had the hamburger steak and chicken fried steak, both were good. We took our pie to go. They were quite busy, but service was still good. read more

it was amazing! i will b back must try the browie pecan pie Chasity's customer service is amazing,a great combination w the amazing food!!! read more

Good value, great little small town cafe. We stopped for breakfast. Worth the stop. No, not perfect. They ran out of biscuits and we had to change some of our orders. I would come back and I recommend trying. I had the Kitchen sink taco (loaded with everything). Food is good for price and were it is located. Good value and good people. read more

Lost Maples Cafe was probably the best and liveliest restaurant in the surrounding 20-mile radius. It was at least half-full on a Sunday morning. We took a big group of around 25 people and they served us fairly quickly. I deducted two stars because the waitress handed us our water glasses by holding onto the rim where we put our mouths. Another star was deducted for the waitress handing us someone's order and calling it by the wrong name so that the wrong person received it. When we found out, she didn't apologize or even look contrite for her error. Another star was deducted for her lack of friendliness and warmth. Her job was merely to take our orders and bring the food out. However, because they got food to our large group so quickly, they deserved an extra star. Lost Maples Cafe is a cute wooden, two-story building. There is a bench outside and lots of cute, old-timey decorations to look at. The other buildings around it looked deserted. The breakfast menu is from 7 - 11 am. There are no substitutions. They also sell some homemade pastries on the counter. The pastries are overpriced but the breakfast items ranged from $5-9. As for the taste of the food, my vegetarian omelet tasted fine and the hashbrown was delicious. However, the meal was greasy and heavy. It sat in my stomach the whole day and didn't get digested quickly enough. The waitress also brought out this salsa-like condiment in a white bowl that was delicious. I liked the interior decorations. They had a wide variety of nostalgic items and animal heads mounted to the walls. I would not dine here again. read more

Had a party of 7. We were all pleased with our food! Chocolate pecan pie was amazing!!

Come on people - it's Utopia TX! I've been here a handful of times when I come to visit my best friends and I think it's fun to come eat here as an alternative to eating in every night - no offense to my girlfriend who's always cooking for us! This last time I tried the Chicken Fingers and Fries (w/cheese, ask for cheese!) and WOW I thought it was so good! Not healthy but home-breaded and just delicious. It's a small town with one gas station and one stop sign - don't be so harsh, it's the local eating hole! read more

Let's just say that my family and I were extremely surprised by this little cafe! The food is fantastic! Not greasy at all just great tasting! From the lamb sliders to burgers , tater tots and onion rings were all great! Another great aspect of our visit were the people working here! Sweet folks who advised about the movie shot here. "Seven Days in Utopia". While waiting for our food I saw the preview and ordered the dvd from amazon! My 12 year old googled a place to eat after we left lost maples and she choose this place! She loved it as much as we did! We will defiantly make a trip out here again even tho we live 2 hrs away! BTW sorry we didn't get pix of the tasty grub but we were starving and it was to dang good to pause for pix lol! We said our prayers and dug in! read more

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Charmed beyond measure!!! Hamburger was good but everyone was raving about the chicken fried steak. Townsfolk and staff were extremely nice...Loved it and will come back!! read more

We came in a day with a limited menu. Such friendly staff. My husband and I both got a burger. They reminded me of an old school soda fountain. Such a great place stop in this beautiful area. read more

Waitress that was working was unfriendly and rude. Beware, they allow smoking for outdoor seating so if you want to smell like cigarettes and get your fill of secondhand smoke this is the pace for you while eating. Food was ok. Won't support a business where the wait staff not customer-friendly and your family and fir babies are subject to cigarette smoke. read more

Hayden's review here is spot-on. Really terrible food for what purports to be a small-town cafe -- apparently someone sold them on the wonders of prepackaged frozen food, so stick to the basics. Even then, you may be burned (see: cole slaw). But the pie (apparently made off premises) is wonderful! If you're staying in the area, this will be your only choice to eat out -- stick to the basics, and don't order hash browns at breakfast. read more

Driving through Utopia without phone service led to our lunch spot being picked at random. The food here was typical burgers, sandwiches, and chicken fried steak. A daily special of pot roast was delicious served with new potatoes and greens. The service was very odd, and caters more towards the locals. A guy from the area came in, ordered the special, finished it, and had ordered another special before I even got my food. I had to beg for a tea refill, and was told by my waitress that "eventually someone will come around with tea." Too bad, because the food was good, but don't expect service unless you live in the area. read more