Great food and service..what could be better? Cool ambiance. Need place. Cat fish was best I have had! Wife loved her salmon and rice. The free cobbler was very good Water was quick and personable Love this place!! read more

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There seems to have been a decline in the quality of the food served there. Ordered the chicken fried steak special. The meat was soggy and tough. The mashed potatoes tasted like they were instant. Other diner said burger was not good. The french fries were limp and disgusting. Since the food was mostly left on our plates, I thought the server might ask if all was ok. Especially since we declined the free dessert. They did not seem to care. We were the only diners there. We will not return. read more

We spent the night in our trailer at the Cactus Inn next door. The restaurant was recommended, and there is little else in the area. It was a relaxing stop after a long day of driving and provided a bit of Texas culture for the one night we would be in the state. There cute decor and an actual singing cowboy provided the ambience, and we enjoyed Texas sized servings of ribeye and chicken fingers. The steak was perfect and the chicken fingers raised the bar on what they really should be. They were Gigantic, juicy, crunchy, and served with gravy. I enjoyed the beans I ordered, but wished for mashed potatoes instead, ha ha! The service was quick, professional, and friendly. This place is a real gem for I-40 travelers. read more

Right off of I-40, if you're coming from the east and are thinking about the Big Texan, just eat here instead. 12 oz prime rib on Saturday night is excellent, the baked potato is perfect and the corn on the cob was great. Markeisha my server took great care of me, tea glass stayed full and she checked back several times. Had peach cobbler for dessert, and it was perfect too. The Yelp map is a bit off, it's on the north side of I-40, less than a mile north on Texas 273. See map screenshot. read more

Red River Steakhouse - Map location at 273 and W Railroad street - Steakhouses Near Me - Mclean, Texas

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Lunch was very good. We arrived for a late lunch so staff were not busy which enabled prompt service. Hubby had a burger and fries. He said it was all great. I had a senior portion hamburger steak with sautéed mushrooms and sweet potato fries. We received a mini bread loaf to enjoy while we waited which was very tasty. My hamburger steak was very good quality beef, mushrooms were very good, and sweet potato fries were nicely done. Entrees include a complimentary peach cobbler but neither of us had room to take advantage of that. We would definitely return if we are in the area. read more

First time came here for lunch and it was great. Dinner time 6:45 sat down . Waitress acknowledged us at 7:11. Ordered at 7:15. 7:29 room temp steak dinner arrived . She didnt write our order down. We didnt get our zucchini strips. No drink refills. 7:47 still thirsty! I ask the busgirl for a refill and she said not to tell anyone because she isnt supposed too. 7:55 got our bill. Drinks and sides were not even charged on the bill. Waitress was terrible. The restaurant was clean. Food could have been better. read more

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Pleasant server, delicious food with warm peach cobbler for dessert. Clean and we were in and out in just over 30 minutes.

Service is always a 5 star. Been going for years. Wish they served America catfish and not swai but everything is great. They can char a steak outside and have it warm and rare inside. He (the cook) knows steaks! They treat you like family, food is great, salads fresh and cobbler served good and warm. read more

I am updating my review of many years ago. I was in McLean last week with family and we dined here. First of all, the service was superb. Sally was our waitress. She was fantastic. The best. She watched our table and made sure our drinks were full and yet she wasn't intrusive. I could see her I over there watching our table and she made sure we were happy. If I owned a competing restaurant, I would try to hire her. She was that good! Now, the food. I had the ribeye special. It came with about 7 pounds of mushrooms and onions on top. That's great, except I hate mushrooms. But, the steak! OMG it was good. It was cooked perfectly, and maybe those mushrooms added some good flavor. Anyway, I would order it again for sure, but I will never eat a mushroom. But it was a great steak, and that suits me just fine! Everyone else in our party loved their food and the service. I like the decor of the place. The ambiance is great. What a great restaurant. Thank you Sally! And thanks for the good food. I will be back every time I'm in town! read more

Wow, where do I begin? Was on a road trip from OK to CA and all I wanted was a good steak dinner. Saw the Red River figured I was in for a treat. Walked in and immediately felt comfortable. Nice place, Sarah sat us at out table and told is about the specials. I had the larger ribeye and my friend had the fried catfish. The salads were terrific and the steak was excellent. Ate so much we turned down the offer of free desert! Oh and the price? Wow, impressively affordable. Thanks guys! read more

Neat place! We stopped for lunch and had burgers and homemade fries and sweet potato fries. It even came with peach cobbler!

A great hidden gem! I will start by saying we came across this restaurant as we were traveling across the state. We love fried zucchini and Red River's were delicious. They also have a delicious ranch dressing to dip them into. Their bread was not worth the calories and we like real butter, not available there. Bread is not what you come to enjoy at this restaurant, it is the steaks! Their steaks do not disappoint! They were tender and flavorful! YUM! We look forward to stopping in on our way back home. We received great service! The ambiance was perfect. They have a stage set up, so I am guessing they have live music maybe on the weekends? read more

Service staff was friendly and on top of things however my rib eye was ordered medium and it came out overdone and tough as heck to chew. Waitress apologized and the cooks worked hard to get another out. It was cooked properly but these steaks out here in Texas, seem like they work too hard, as they are orett I asked for real butter instead of vegetable oil spread and they don't have any! At these prices and in Texas, real butter should be offered . The hostess was friendly and seated me quickly. The free cobbler was included with the meal - I tried the plum and the waitress put a free scoop of vanilla ice cream which made the apology for the steak faux paux and experience sweeter. read more

Red River Steakhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - Mclean, Texas

This is is a gem of a restaurant. It is a bit off the path of the main highway but only a few minutes. It is well worth a stop for a juicy steak. I ordered the 12 oz. NY strip medium well and it was amazing. They age their steaks and cook to your taste. Their green chilly stew is delicious with just the right amount of spices. Order the apricot cobbler at the end.... It is delicious. I will surely return when I pass by TX. read more

Red River Steakhouse - Very nice and country setting sining room. - Steakhouses Near Me - Mclean, Texas

One of the most horrible meals I have ever had in my life, must have caught them on a bad day. They served me a cob of corn that was so old it should have been discarded the day before. Got the chicken fried steak and the size of the steak was laughable. read more

Food was excellent and server was so friendly and took great care of us. We will be back!

OK, so I'm staying over the night in McLean Texas at the C actus Inn, which is a motel and "Harvest Host" participant for motor homes. Red River steakhouse is next-door and was recommended to me by Angela. The proprietress. The atmosphere is down home country, the bathrooms were nice, the wait staff was cheerful, accommodating, and informative. I ordered a steak salad, which was as good as I've had in any city. I've been to had to travel a lot for work and steak salad is one of my go tos. The steak was cooked to my specifications, the salad portion was fresh and delicious. Highly recommended. read more

The food is good, the portions ample and the waitresses friendly. Free cobbler with every entire and the drinks are consistently refilled. Our waitress was awesome. Completely on top of everything. The restrooms are a little gross, but we came here to eat, and we did that quite well. The catfish my son ordered looked great, and my chicken was crispy and tender. I'd recommend this place. read more

Driving on the I-40 East towards Oklahoma City, we passed through just a sliver of the great state of Texas (just the top part). I really wanted to try a steakhouse if possible and to my surprise I was able to find Red River Steakhouse just barely off the highway in the small town of McLean. I got the hand cut 10 oz rib eye steak while my dad got the 16 oz option, both cooked medium. For sides I got the mashed potatoes and the corn on the cob while my dad got a side salad and french fries. The mashed potatoes was definitely a miss, I'm pretty sure she gave me the loaded potatoes side instead but I just let it slide. The side salad wasn't too great either but we didn't have too high of expectations for it. The corn and the french fries were both good, the corn was lightly dressed with butter and the fries were definitely fresh. We'd recommend giving them both a try! The steaks were fantastic, and definitely satisfied the inner Texas BBQ cravings for us. My 10 oz was a bit more cooked past the requested medium but the 16 oz was perfect and both tasted great. The reason for the four star review instead of a five is because our server was rude and didn't seem to care at all about her performance. I understand that most of the people that visit already know what they want to order but she seemed very impatient and short mouthed with our questions although the place was pretty much empty when we arrived. Nevertheless, as we ate our meal, the place started filling up and it was obvious that the place is enjoyed by the community as the diners were all locals and friends with one another. The steakhouse not only provided a great meal but gave a glimpse into life of the small community out here. I'd recommend stopping by Red River especially if you're on the same interstate 40 freeway and it's approaching lunch or dinner time. read more

Red River Steakhouse - 16 oz Hand Cut Rib Eye - Steakhouses Near Me - Mclean, Texas

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We stopped by for dinner on our drive from California. We were looking for something along the I-40 that doesn't require driving way too much off of the highway but also not a fast food or chain restaurant. This steakhouse was the only thing we saw and while seeing many negative reviews on Yelp we decided to try it! My fiancé got the Saturday Special which was a 14oz Smoked Prime Rib with a loaded potato and he said it was one of the BEST he's ever tried. I got a grilled chicken salad which was absolutely delicious. We got free bread and butter and a big tray of saltines. They also had a band playing live music which added a great touch! Overall we were very impressed with the service, food, and ambience and felt like we had a true Texan BBQ/Steakhouse experience. We would visit again if we ever pass McLean again! read more

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Could go for some more seasoning. Service was good and has a cool interior design. I did have to send my steak back for being blue when ordered med rare. Still came back blue. I overall not terrible for the price read more

We came across this restaurant as we were traveling across the country. I loved the atmosphere. I enjoyed a delicious salad and amazing chicken! The waitress was incredibly friendly and kind. Wish I lived close by so that I could come again. read more

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We had ribs (me) and the small sirloin (my daughter- and it was excellent. She's a lifelong (since age 5) vegetarian, just graduated from college and decided to try meat on this trip across the country back to NM and CA- and it could not have been a better place to give it a shot. We both loved our meals, had way more than we could eat with generous helpings and free cobbler, and the best part may have been the excellent service. Endless refills of tea and soda. No sign of a COVID effect with this restaurant's service. I highly recommend. read more

Red River Steakhouse - Empty plates, full stomachs. - Steakhouses Near Me - Mclean, Texas

Recommended by my brother in law. Great rib eye steak that we shared and I'm glad we did. Nice people that we met in the parking lot. Fun !

Absolutely a disappointment. Saw the sign on I-40 about 50 miles west, decided to stop. I ordered a 10 oz ribeye and she ordered a 10 oz sirloin. Both medium rare. My steak was cooked right, hers was a piece of leather, and as best I can tell, was NOT a sirloin. It was a flat strip of beef. Not what we were expecting. Also, server was completely non attentive. She came by to greet us, took our order, and then came back with the food and the bill. Had to flag her down to show her the abomination that we were served. Steak was not discounted. Will absolutely never come back. read more

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Delicious!!! We arrived just before closing and they seated us anyway. Staff was amazing and the food was even better. We'll be making this a regular stop, whenever we are passing through! read more

Very disappointed we were traveling and the place was recommended. We were going to arrive around 7:30 so I called o make sure they would be open until 9 and the answer was yes!! Got there and they were closed and worse yet there was not one other place to eat. So we grabbed something from the gas station and went to our room which we had planned to walk to restaurant read more

10pz ribeye was perfect. Huge baked potato, and a nice salad. Simple but fresh. Nothing here seems super bold.......but isn't that the point? The execution was on par. Now: the reason for being here: that ribeye! THAT was a special piece of steak. I won't say it was the greatest piece of steak I have ever tried.......but it's certainly in the top five! For a tiny little steakhouse off of old Route 66, that's pretty spectacular. Oh......the sweet tea was perfectly so......and dinner comes with homemade peach or plum cobbler. Wish I lived around here........this would be a regular stop! read more

Had to stop to get a Route 66 steak while I was in the great state of Texas! It was a quaint little place that had decent food. I had the 16oz Ribeye steak dinner with green beans and a side salad with Blue Cheese dressing ( I'm from NY.... Blue Cheese is a thing). The food was good but nothing to write home about. The steak had no seasoning on it whatsoever.... not sure if this a TX purist kinda thing or not...I'm a guy who likes a least a little salt and pepper on my steak. I settled for some Worcestershire on it so it had some flavor. Green Beans were good as well as the salad. The nice kicker was some complimentary plum crumble to eand the meal read more

Excellent food, great service and loved the atmosphere. Will definitely be back and would recommend to anyone wanting a good steak with a Texas setting. read more

The steak here is much better than many of the fancy steakhouses in New York! Highly recommend this place if you drive pass it on Route 66.

A cute spot to stop and have dinner! We were immediately welcomed as we walked in. I ordered steak and shrimp and my husband ordered NY strip steak. We both finished everything! Plus, we got a free peach cobbler! Nice touch to end out meal! Our waitress was super attentive! A great experience!!! read more

We had ribeyes covered in grilled onions and mushrooms with a side salad. We both really enjoyed the meal. Our waitress was attentive and friendly. This was a great meal in a friendly place. By the way both the peach and pear cobblers were delicious. read more

Great food and service was great vary friendly good atmosphere had chicken fried steak and fries great meal.

Friendly people, good down home food. There were other things besides steak. Side dishes were appealing. We were just passing through, but would go there again. read more

I ordered a medium steak, it came to the table rare. I asked them to toss it back on the grill for a moment, it came back shoe leather. Soooooo disappointed. My dogs aren't. read more

Stopped here because I needed a bathroom break on the way to Oklahoma City from Amarillo and it turned to a lunch break as well. Didn't take long at all to get seated as we were one of two parties in the restaurant. Little town in the middle of nowhere so I wasn't surprised and server says they get a lot of their business from tourists passing through. Bread comes out before the meal and a lot of the entrees come with a soup or salad. Obviously, they are most well known for steaks, but have other options as well such as fish and chicken. The steak was pretty standard, nothing fancy and honestly a bit small for what I thought I ordered, but didn't leave me sleepy afterwards which is good. I will say the complimentary cobbler that comes with entrees (when available) was incredible! The food overall was pretty average, but the building was so cool and the interior really gave off the old western vibe. Our server Sally was really kind and was answering all of my questions with help of the kitchen. She carried on good conversation and really helped better the experience. I would probably return if coming back through to get some more cobbler and enjoy some souther hospitality. read more

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I stopped here for lunch while passing through Texas on my road trip. All of the food was good, from the grilled veggies to the juicy flavorful steaks. The building looked like it came out of an old western movie. The decor definitely had lots of character. read more

Good local restaurant with excellent service and fair prices. Located just a short distance (2 or 3 miles?) from the interstate, makes a nice stop on a long trip. read more

(Written by my wife.) What was good? 1. Salad was crisp; dressing tasty. 2. Baked potatoes were hot. 3. My husband said his steak was hot and very good. 4. My steak tasted good. 5. Bathrooms were clean. What was bad? 1. Coffee was cold, brown water... 2. ...served with fake cream. 3. The dinner bread was a microwaved, pre-fab, sandwich roll... 4. ...served with fake butter. 5. My steak was fatty and cold. 6. No butter for baked potato. Who serves a water-based, chemical-filled spread in 2015, and calls it butter? 7. A dessert was included with the price of meal, but they wanted to charge us to wrap it To Go. I couldn't stand being there another minute, so we skipped it. Paid for a dessert we never received. 8. Husband's corn-on-the-cob was ice cold. Should I give waitress credit for not suggesting this was normal? Took about five minutes to get it back. 9. Speaking of our waitress, after the cold corn she did try to be friendly. Overall, though, we felt we were an unwelcome bother. In conclusion? I am disgusted. I wish I had protested, but I actually felt so sick to my stomach I decided I'd rather not add to my misery by issuing a fruitless complaint. We wanted to experience a famous, Texas steak - a once in a lifetime experience, right? So disappointing! I seriously hope I don't end up with food poisoning. Thank goodness I never have to eat there again. read more