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Penny's Diner

2.6 (206 reviews)
InexpensiveDiners, American
Open • Open 24 hours

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids

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tina k.

Could be a super cute place, the inside is pretty bad. Food was okay Chopped steak with onions and mushrooms was alittle bland needed salt on the meat, powdered gravy, fake mashed Ed potatoes and over cooked veggies. Chicken fried steak was frozen and the salad was just okay

Bacon cheeseburger
Sharrece M.

Nostalgic. The pennys burger has seen better days- was basic. The onions and tomatoes were partially frozen so not sure if it was over hilled?? The meat patties were made from scratch not preformed/frozen. There was a decent amount of bacon on the bacon cheeseburger. The malted milkshake was delicious.

Texas waffle
Kate F.

If you're looking for a diner to stop at on the way to or from Big Bend, this is perfect. Don't go into it expecting any sort of healthy food options, it is classic, greasy in a good way diner food. Had the breakfast sandwich, the hash, and the Texas shaped waffle - all good! Our waitress was kind and attentive and our food came pretty quickly.

Sue D.

Food was very good. I was able to order online from our table so food came super quick. A good value for your money.

Philadelphia cheese sandwich, outstanding

Food was amazing. I'll be ambience was great. It's an old diner. Pretty cool service was impeccable.

Ranch Breakfast
Monica P.

Went here for dinner and we both ordered breakfast. The server took our order quick and brought us drinks fairly fast. Took our orders and the food was out quickly. I got the Ranch Breakfast with toast, as I don't eat pork. The eggs were cooked like I like them, medium firm, and the rest of the food was hot. It was more than I could eat. He got Hearty Breakfast and it came with two giant pancakes. We were more than full when we left.

Three egg omelette, sourdough toast and hash browns. Delicious!
Susan R.

Great atmosphere, great service and great food! They're open 24/7 too which is so convenient! Stop by.

Texas shaped waffle
Honey B.

After reading alot of mixed reviews, most worse than others I normally would have steered clear from this place but I was hungry for a nice diner style breakfast and this was on out way leaving out of Alpine. We sat at the bar top chairs overlooking the cooking area and was able to see the lady making all the food by herself hard at work. Its always hard to find someone to make a some really good over medium eggs just the way I like them and she made them perfect! Everything was so good, I have not had a great breakfast like that in such a long time! We did try ordering a chicken sandwich and was told that wasn't available nor was the french toast, it was 11 am on this day. I did read reviews where they were also told the place were out of certain items so makes sense now that this may be a problem at this place where they are unable to fulfill alot of items on the menu for reasons I do not know of. Nothing other additional items they offer cant fix for sure! The cook was very kind and even though she was cooking she helped us get a couple of things we needed. She was a very sweet lady and extremely hard worker! Kudos to her and her promptness with getting food out as fast as she could. She will definitely be the reason I come back if im ever on that part of town again on vacation.

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Reata Restaurant  - Cup of Tortilla Soup

Reata Restaurant

4.0(469 reviews)
1.5 mi
•$$

We didn't have a reservation but thankfully they got us in so learn from our mistake and make one!…read more The restaurant looks like it is an a house with a tree growing out of it. Our server was friendly! We had the chicken fried steak and that night's vegetable was broccoli! I don't know how they season the broccoli but it was the most flavorful broccoli I have had. The chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes were also quite good.

We were looking for a nice place to have dinner while staying in Alpine, TX. This fit the bill!…read more The restaurant is in a yellow house with an "R" at the top. There was an American Flag and a Texas flag flying out front. We walked in and waited for someone to greet us and seat us. After we were at our table, drink orders were taken. When our water was brought out, we were also given some Honey Pecan Biscuits with butter. They were warm and I liked the pecans in it! Hubby & I shared everything. We started with a cup of Jalapeño and Cilantro Soup. It's a cream based soup. I couldn't detect much of any heat from the Jalapeños and the cilantro was pretty much hidden. Maybe a sprinkling of fresh cilantro on top would have made it more pronounced. It also needed to be served hot. We then got the 14oz Ribeye which came with mashed potatoes & green beans. This was a great plate of food! It came out hot! The person who brought it out waited until we cut into it to see if it was acceptable. We've never had any staff person do that for us before! It was a little under done on one side, but the other was perfect. We almost finished the plate. It was delicious! Lastly, we got the Chocolate Bread Pudding Tamale. It comes wrapped in a corn husk that it is cooked in. You remove it and eat the bread pudding. It was gummy in a good way, as hubby described it. It needed the fresh strawberries & ice cream that came on the plate. We really enjoyed our dinner! Our server, Jordan, was very efficient & made it a nice experience! We probably won't travel this way again, but if we did, we would definitely return!

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Reata Restaurant  - Bar Area

Bar Area

Reata Restaurant  - Tortilla Soup

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Jett's Grill - Tequila, lime chicken on a bed of cilantro rice

Jett's Grill

3.3(263 reviews)
23.2 mi
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Very good food, great service, nice outdoor patio. We came to the Paisano Hotel with a large tour…read moregroup, all of whom descended on Jett's Grill at the same time. The staff were a bit overwhelmed but they stayed calm and friendly. We were a party of two and were seated immediately at an outdoor table next to the fountain. It's a very nice patio that was nicely lit by the hotel lights as it got darker. Our waitress was very friendly and greeted us when she came to our table. My wife ordered the pecan crusted salmon, which she said was very good. It was a large portion of nicely-cooked salmon. I ordered two items from the appetizer menu - bacon wrapped quail and kale beet salad. Both were very large portions, plenty for a meal or maybe even 2 people. There were about 6 pieces of quail and a moderately spicy aioli. It was very good. The kale beet salad was also delicious. We also had a piece of chocolate mousse cake, that was delicious. Nice and chocolatey but not overly sweet or rich. Even though the restaurant was crowded, our service was great. Our waitress was always friendly, checked on us often enough, and took the time to chat briefly without seeming harried. The food came out quickly and was hot and fresh. Our total check was about $75 plus tip. Not inexpensive but worth it for the food, service and ambience.

Jett is a character in the movie Giant, which was filmed in the Marfa area, and the stars stayed at…read morethe Hotel Paisano where the restaurant is located. If you have never heard of the movie, that is a lot of their problem. The hotel and restaurant are resting on their laurels from a movie from the 1950s. If you took a date to see Giant when it first came out, you probably need food you can gum. We were here two years ago and had a good experience so we came back and were sorely disappointed. Service was appallingly slow because there was one waitress (who was great) for the entire restaurant and patio. There was one bartender. Very short-staffed. We had drinks and chips and salsa on the patio before moving inside for dinner. Entrees on the menu were chicken and veggie burgers (no beef?) and chicken was out. The other entrees were the pistachio-crusted steak (basically fancy chicken fried steak) and a ribeye. They were out of the pistachio-crusted steak. So, it was a veggie burger or a ribeye. No chicken dishes, no fish, no pasta. A frozen veggie burger or a $45 ribeye. We started with a a charcuterie board which was tasty but not very generous. The ribeyes were served on mashed potatoes and very good, but there was no vegetable, no bread - just steak and potatoes. I don't mind the price of the steak but part of that price is service and if there is one server for an entire restaurant and the patio, the service is not going to be that good, and it wasn't. Drinks were not refilled, dessert wasn't offered (they might have been out!), so it was eat and run. So, staffing issues, inventory management issues and a restaurant that had a number of customers to serve so they should do better. Much better.

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Jett's Grill - Lounging area in front of Jetts

Lounging area in front of Jetts

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