Great food, great atmosphere. You've gotta try the BBQ and the chicken fried steak! They make and bottle their own ranch too! We love going here. read more

You sit yourself here our waiter seemed distracted or unhappy not sure which. Hope he's alright. The lunch menu was reasonable priced and a ton of food. I wish the fried pickles and chicken fried steak could have been crunchier other than that the salad bar was delicious, the okra was tasty, and the ranch was delicious as well was the sweet ice tea. read more

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When you think of Texas bbq you get this ridiculous vision of incredible food. For the most part it isn't that. If you live in a decent size city try the mid-level bbq and it's the equivalent of most Texas bbq spots. Thats exactly what you get here, mid-level bbq. I got the bbq basket that come with a sandwich, your choice of meat, and fries or onion rings. My choice was the chopped brisket and onion rings. It was okay. The onion rings were pretty good but the brisket was pretty bland. I added some salt, pepper and bbq sauce and it was still pretty bland. The bbq sauce was pretty lacking in flavor too. It seems like a local only spot so if you're cruising through keep going. Save your money for something better. read more

The service was great but unfortunately the food did not live up to the hype. Catfish batter was hard and had no flavor. Ribs became shelf ware - sat in the fridge after one small bite read more

Excellent cafe standard American and bbq. Excellent quality. Love the brisket, chicken fried steak and salad bar. Save room for banana pudding or peach cobbler. read more

Always great food and service and have never had a issue and always a very clean place

I brought a group of 14 from our Watercrest Senior Living for an outing. I called ahead that morning and spoke with very friendly staff that assured me they would be ready for us. We arrived a little early but only had to wait about five minutes before being seating. I cant say enough good things about our waitress i wish i could remember her name. Everyone was perfectly happy with everything, (which is not always easy to achieve!) We will definitely return! read more

The food is always good, it's always hot and the salad is always fresh, the food servers are always polite and helpful, and the food usually always comes on time. read more

Just moved to area and stopped by for dinner. Our server Lisssa was amazing and very friendly. We ordered chicken fried steak with white gravy and fried okra and mashed potatoes. Also catfish and shrimp platter. Both meals came with salad bar. We had enough leftovers for dinner tonight. Definitely will come back to try some other options on menu. read more

Wife's sliced beef bbq was great, I had the chicken fried steak which was tough but the home cut fries were good. The kids chicken tenders were good as well as the salad bar. The service was great and the restaurant was clean. read more

very delicious and very excellent service, great prices and the staff is above and beyond, i love this place, the portion size of the food is also very large for the price you are paying very delicious and affordable, one of my favorite restaurants, i also love the interior it fits very well with the food. read more

Stopped by on a Sunday around 2:15 to grab a meal. The cafe was pretty well packed with people for 2:15. We had about a 15 minute wait. We were seated, and our waiter came over quickly. He was efficient and friendly. Fast forward to the food, I only ordered a cheeseburger and onion rings, they were slightly above average tasting. Not great but not bad. I should try something different there to be fair. The host could certainly have been more friendly, but maybe we will give them another shot at some point... read more

Fast seating, super greeters, attentive wait staff, clean restaurant, great portion of food. Had my food overcooked a few times but all in all, not too bad. read more

I have heard so many good things about the Splendora Cafe from close friends. So, I took my wife and grandchild to try it out. We were there on December 22,2021 around 12:00 pm. The place was pretty busy. We were greeted and sat immediately. Our waitress was prompt in greeting us and taking our beverage order. The menu was clean and easy to read. We ordered an appetizer, fried pickles (yummy) and our meal. The salad bar was clean and well stocked. The meal was served at the appropriate time. The waitress was attentive and friendly. The meals we ordered were correct and hot. The portions were large! The cost was in the medium range. Overall I would recommend the Splendora Cafe as a place to dine! read more

The amount of food compared to the price is a decent amount. The set up is very much southern style. The servers did an excellent job keeping up with our table. The food was good but nothing really stood out besides the portions. read more

This place never disappoints. We LOVE the fried green tomatoes and chicken fried steak. We've never had anything we didn't enjoy.

I had heard such good things about this place when I moved to this area, the food was average, the bbq was 4/10 nothing special about it .

Best chicken fried steak (besides mine) I've ever had. Super flavorful. It could use a little heat from a marinade though. Huge portions, great sides, nice people. read more

I absolutely love the food and service here! The loaded bake potato's are huge, fried pickles and fried tomatoes are yummy...definitely stop in and eat here if you get the chance. read more

So disappointed. The place is cute, the staff so friendly and accomadating. Unfortunately the food borders on inedible. They offered to make it right, but if bbq tastes bad, another plate of it won't be any better. Even the a simple burger was overcooked and served with almost raw fries. Won't retun. read more

Most excellent food! Portions are huge and there's no need to order "extra" anything. It comes with plenty of everything. The best fried pickles I've had anywhere. Chicken fried steak, pork chop all good. Baked potatoes the size of your head! Excellent service. read more

Excellent food, especially the appetizers. The fried green tomatoes are outstanding, as well as the fried mushrooms. Service is good as well. I come here often and never leave unsatisfied. read more

Awesome Restaurant, highly recommend this place for BBQ or just everyday home cooking

Been going to them for many years. Great service and love the bew location. My favorite is a double meet hamburger or brisket plate.

Seriously delicious. Fantastic prices. Huge portions. Love the salad bar. Family/busy toddler friendly. We just moved to the area and this place is fantastic. It's our favorite local restaurant. Trust me. Try it out. The parking lot doesn't hold the capacity of the restaurant and their employees so don't drive away if it looks busy. It will probably be a short wait. If you tried it when the first moved there were quite a few hiccups. Things are smooth sailing now, try again. read more

This was our first experience with Splendora cafe and I have to say that based upon some of the other reviews I was VERY let down. In this restaurant you seat yourself. No one even says, "Hi, welcome to Spledora cafe, have a seat anywhere." No sign that says seat yourself, nothing. The staff just looks at you as if you've inconvenienced them. That kind of set the tone for the visit. So we sit ourselves in a booth. For 20 minutes I see servers walking by making eye contact with us knowing no one has greeted us, no one has given us a menu, an no one has gotten our drink order, and they walk on by..... Finally a server (not the one for our section) takes pity on us and gets us some drinks and a menu. Another table of 4 people sit next to us and the girl who was supposed to be our server takes their order first and COMPLETELY ignored us. The server who got us our drinks then tells our server she needs to take our order. We have now been here 30 minutes. We finally order. Chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and fried okra. My wife opts for green beans because the server says they are fresh green beans not canned. Surprise! They were canned! We finally received our food about 45 minutes into being there (we had raided the salad bar in the meantime....we were starving.) The portions are generous, but everything lacked seasoning. The mashed potatoes were loose and needed butter. The fried okra was fine. The chicken fried steak was ok. The breading was crispy mostly..but just lacked any sort of flavor. I had to salt everything. We never received the rolls for our main. We didnt notice until it was too late so we didnt say anything. But, we should have received them and didnt. Also, every server in the place looked pissed for some reason. No one smiled. Our server seemed to not know what was going on half the time. No one seemed to enjoy being there at all. We felt like being there was an inconvenience to the staff. read more

We had a nice meal. Great bbq nice sides and selection. Bbq sauce is not the same as all others it is tastee and unique. Give the place a try. I do not think you will be disappointed. read more

I love the ranch dressing they have here!! I could practically drink it... lol! Might sound gross to some of you, but I'm telling you, it's THAT good. Splendors Cafe has excellent service and good as well. I had a hard time finding the establishment because on maps, it will take you to their old location. Be sure to call them and make sure it's taking you to the right location. read more

It's not bad. Reminds me of a diner not a bbq place really. The ribs are good everything else is pretty dry. Fried pickles are good and the drinks are cheap. Just over all ok read more

Great food and great service. Always a great experience. Been here three times and becoming a family favorite.

Food was excellent, southern comfort food. Service was good. Very busy at lunchtime. Our party had a variety of dishes and there were no complaints at the table! read more

Great food and good service. Where the carnivores hang out when they are hungry for real food in large portions

Great home cooking served with a smile. The service is friendly and welcoming. Thank you!!

Food is adequate. I've definitely had better. But at least the employees are really friendly and the portions are large. So that's a plus. The restaurant is extremely clean too. read more

The BBQ is not the best, but it is good. The catfish is great. Salad bar is always fresh, and the service is outstanding.

Nice, little restaurant. Friendly staff, clean and warm. Plenty of choices on the menu. I ordered the sliced bbq beef lunch plate with potato salad. Comes with salad bar and toast. Very delicious. Looking forward to trying the other choices. Will definitely be back. read more

Splendora Cafe & BBQ - Sliced BBQ beef lunch plate with potato salad and toast. - American Near Me - Splendora, Texas

I frequent this restaurant several times a year. Very good menu selections made from fresh. Cold and fresh salad bar. Their fried fish is excellent breaded in corn meal however they could enhance the flavor with some type of seasoning. They serve quality BBQ dishes also. Service is top notch. read more

Imo if you're buying a sandwich the prices are "ok". HOWEVER once you go to anything else it gets extremely high for what you get. It's common grade bbq for the most part. Even the same old generic sauces and beans that every bbq place has. It's just not worth the higher prices to me. Mostly seems to depend on the locals not having any real diversity of options considering every other restaurant nearby are just drive thru places. read more

Why are you still sitting there? Yes, the food is as good as it looks. Today they passed my 3 visit benchmark, consistently good. Now you know. Go! read more

Use to come here a lot last year and loved it. This year I noticed a few changes that I'm not to thrilled about. The last 2 times I've come I've noticed the waitresses like to charge for the next higher item then what you asked for. Example: I asked for a lunch item (which I even pointed at) and she asked what 2 sides I wanted with it. I said which ones thinking this was a lunch, later I see a dinner charge. I asked why and she said "ohh because you had 2 sides" I told her you asked me what sides when I pointed at the lunch item. I thought this was just small mistake thinking it won't happen again so soon but surely enough it happened the very next visit when I ordered a bbq sandwich (which I again pointed at so this waitress can see), she then asked what fries I want? I asked it comes with fries? and she said yes, I said ok and then see a bigger charge for the fries! I asked her about it and again they say ohh yeah that's the next item. Don't let this happen to you. Also not happy they stopped carrying their balsamic vinegar. read more