Perfect for the Stockyards. Continues to carry the Old West ambiance, a quick-order kitchen, and by far the best authentic cowtown burgers! No wait, always a seat, and takes you away from the new so called "PROGRESS" that the city is changing the entire vibe. We have been going to the STAR CAFE since the early 80s. If not longer, as locals! Keep up the great service and food! read more

We ventured to the way back (it seemed) of the Stockyards and found Star Cafe. We decided to stop in and enjoy a meal. We ordered 2 Old Fashioned Burgers and 1 Full Chicken Nuggets Plate with French fries. We all drank water. Our burgers were delicious. They were cooked perfectly and with all of the toppings on the side. My son didn't care for the chicken nuggets and barely ate them. The restaurant has plenty of tables for dining in and a full bar with seating. Our server, Gabby, was knowledgeable and attentive. She served our food fast and hot. read more

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Not good! Came down to the stockyards and wanted to grab a bite before walking around. Came to the star cafe for brunch. First of all, the bunch menu is 5 items, no real options. I orders the star plate, which is two eggs. Bacon or sausage, home fries and toast or biscuit. The eggs were ordered over medium but were easy. The potatoes overcooked, the biscuit wasn't cooked through and still doughy, and bacon limp. The coffee was equally disappointing. She orders the waffles, which were room temp when they arrived. Not sure how you mess up such a simple order based on this small menu but they accomplished it. The ambiance is a bar, not cafe. It's probably 120 years old, run down and beat up. What could be an opportunity was completely missed by this spot. I would not come back. read more

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We stopped in here for a drink and snack whilst we were exploring the Stockyards area. We sat at the bar and ordered a beer for my partner and I had the TX Peaches. The cocktail was nice but it was a little too sweet for me (personal preference more than there being anything wrong with the drink). We ordered a chicken fried chicken sandwich to share. The food arrived quickly and the sandwich was delicious! We both agreed it was probably the best fried chicken sandwich either of us had ever had. The chicken was juicy and the batter had so much flavour. The fries were tasty but could have been cooked for a little bit longer. Also want to shout out our bartender (whose name I didn't get so very sorry). He was so friendly and was giving us lots of recommendations for things to do in the area. The reason I am giving 4 stars instead of 5 is the bathroom situation. The ladies room was not very nice and you aren't able to put toilet paper in the toilet itself (there is a sign specifically saying this) and I found the whole experience a bit unpleasant. I understand their piping is old but having to put your used toilet paper into a bin (where other people have also put their used paper) was just not nice. Our total bill, including tax and tip, was $45 which we thought was great value. I would definitely visit again (although not if I need to use a bathroom haha). read more

The Star Cafe - Chicken Fried Chicken - Burgers Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

We stumbled upon The Star Cafe when the places closest to the stockyard were packed and overly priced . We are happy that we went up the street because the food, drinks, and service were so good at The Star Cafe. The steak was cooked perfectly and seasoned so well. The BLT had so much bacon! The Mac and cheese is so good, it has a little spice kick. Valeria our server made sure we had a good time. read more

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The ambience was very casual and the service was very friendly. The food was very homemade. I highly recommend the gravy just like grandma would make. Excellent after a long night out. read more

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Labeled as cafe, more of a bar. Popped in for a drink and a snack. Food was good for the price, large portion of pickles. Service was only okay, waitress was not super attentive, did jot tell us the specials or refill drinks. Left smelling like a fryer. read more

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I will never go here again. I was approached by two other male guests. I was speaking to them at the bar and it was a very civil conversation when I was abruptly approached by two quasi-bouncers in cowboy hats, who told me I needed to leave the bar. I was not at all acting in an inappropriate manner (the actual law enforcement officer employed by Tarrant County agreed). read more

There has been a change of owners from the nostalgic ambiance experience of back in the day, and some things have changed but it still has the old western, full bar and dining experience I seek when visiting the stockyards. They have a good size menu selection of various "home-cooked" southern style food that I am sure you will find to your liking. The service staff is friendly and our order was prompt in being served. It's not the place to go for BBQ, Seafood, Asian, or Italian food because it won't be on the menu. Good Southern cooking is what you will find! Hours: Monday & Tuesday - Closed Wednesday 9a - 8:30p Friday 11a - 2a Saturday 9a - 2a Sunday 11:30a - 8:30p read more

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Coconut star mocktail! It was heavenly good with all the western vibes and mood. The bartender was very helpful and cooperative. I like it when business offers wide range of mocktails options like this place. Not forget to mention how prices are great here too! I am definitely coming back again for more mocktails! read more

The Star Cafe - Someone wants this mocktail - Burgers Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Stopped by while bar hopping. It's your typical bar...nothing crazy, but solid vibes. We ordered some drinks and it was okay. Probably wouldn't go out of my way for it, but I'd visit again if I was in the area. Not as lively as some of the other spots, but still a decent stop. read more

The Star Cafe - Bar hopping - Burgers Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Very low key diner type restaurant in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the stockyards. We came in to grab a quick lunch before exploring for the day. We sat ourselves and were greeted by the friendly server. She was attentive and friendly. We ordered a cheeseburger and chicken fried steak sandwich, and we split everything so we could try both. The burger was juicy and well seasoned, albeit a little greasy, but that's to be expected when you order a burger like this. The chicken fried steak sandwich was good. Pretty basic, nothing special about it. Definitely worth coming by for a quick lunch. read more

The Star Cafe - 1/2 Chicken Fried Steak sandwich and 1/2 cheeseburger with jalapeños. - Burgers Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Food was perfectly prepared and eaten. Claude delivered with Texas Southernly Hospitality. Ambience delivered 30+ years of deliberate Historic Stockyard 5 - STAR Cafe and Cocktail - charm. read more

The Star Cafe - Country Chicken Fried Steak, Okra, and Mac-n-cheese. - Burgers Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Outstanding !!! Get the meatloaf!!! Sit at the bar with Tommy!!!! After you eat go downstairs to the star basement bar!!

Nice little spot to get a quick bite, had the chicken fried steak sandwich with fries, I did not leave feeling slighted on the portions!! Prices were good considering it's the stockyards and a tourist spot read more

I eat here almost every time I am in Fort Worth. The food is always good and the people are friendly and you usually get good service. I normally eat at the bar and I've had one girl that was very slow to help or check on her customers read more

This was a local recommendation for some down home chicken fried steak. It was delicious and tasty. A win win all the way around! It was hot fresh and tasty! We loved every bite! We would definitely be back. The salad was fresh and yummy too!!! read more

The Star Cafe - Down home chicken fried steak - Burgers Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

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2nd time to visit the stockyards. Originally came here to eat at another restaurant that was showing they had fried bologna sandwiches.....unfortunately they had "gone out of business". As we walked by the star cafe a couple was coming out and we inquired if it was any good? They responded it's delicious. They weren't wrong! We started off with the fried pickles. YUM! I had the fried smoked sausage sandwich and I swear it was out of this world good. A must try. Sausage was sliced and stacked high.....and fired crispy! My sister had the burger and loved it. Bottom line we will be back and if ever you're in the area this place is a must try! read more

The Star Cafe - Burgers Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Amazing experience!! The food is delicious here! The service was fast, friendly and very accommodating. We loved the atmosphere and old town cowboy cuisine. Totally recommend the chicken fried chicken breakfast, plenty of portion and oh so tasty!!! Reminded us of a breakfast Grandma would make. Absolute perfection for a trip down memory lane. 10/10 on everything! read more

Best burgers! On the move but in the groove was our fab server Carol! So friendly in her very busy lunchtime rush of big tables nearby! She was the best! Loved our Half pound perfect cheeseburgers and fries to go with jack daniels beverages. Highly recommend!! read more

Pros: the food was tasty and came out fast! Cons: for being a cafe, this was an extremely overpriced restaurant. I originally wanted a salad, but it was $18; so I opted for a $13 burger that didn't come with a side. (I had to pay $2 for a tiny bag of lays). Nothing comes with a side unless you get a $40 steak. Again, for a cafe? Not impressed. The staff was chaotic and gossiping over their Girl Scout cookies the whole time. Weird atmosphere, which is disappointing because we love the stockyards! read more

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Best chicken fried chicken/steak I've ever had. Super crispy and served with eggs that seemed to be cooked in lots of butter, very tasty. The only miss was the biscuits which were surprisingly dry. Service was decent, took our orders quickly and left us alone until it was time for the check. The place had a very nice feel being in the stockyards and being not too crowded. read more

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Alright alright alright!!! Today's review is going to be the lucky star cafe!!! Yeee-hawww that's the sound of StockYards people! Bunch of cowboys and cowgirls roaming around the street of Fortworth! Where the cowboys boot clicking and the chicken fried steaks frying, and the people greet you with "what's up y'all" and that's the kind of attitude that you need to have walking to this restaurant!! If you're looking for high end cowboys dinner you ain't goin to find it! If you're looking for real southern hospitality you're gonna have to earn their trust first instead of demanding it! Servers in this restaurant are pretty amazing if you TALK TO THEM LIKE HUMAN!! Don't assume that they are grumpy or whatever because they ain't talking to you! They are the nicest people you can find in Texas!! They are so friendly and down to earth also! I love coming here!! Food is ok for me, I usually get country fried steaks! But loaded baked potatoes is what's AWESOME!! If you want loaded then you'll get loaded!! I've taken people here from all over US that have visited me here in Texas and never a complaint! So yeah just enjoy your time y'all! And don't think too much! You're here to have fun!!! read more

The Star Cafe - Chicken fried steak - Burgers Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

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Great place, we went in for appetizers. Had fried jalapeños, stuffed jalapeños, onion rings, cheese fries and everything was awesome. Great staff, busy place. I would recommend this place to come in, all the food looked awesome too. The sundae looked fabulous but we were too full to order one. Always a next time. read more

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Another great meal of chicken fried steak, Star's signature meal. Includes salad, potato and biscuit. The steak salad was filling. We had been here five years ago. This time we sat at the counter and chatted with the waitress who we had before. I showed her my Yelp photos. She laughed. She's worked there ten years. We came here again because Star is away from the center of The Stockyards, so it's relaxing and not crowded or noisy. To enter the historic building are two steps. read more

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We ate here for the first time The burgers were great, twh bun was perfect and the fries were all so good! The service was also great and the food came very timely. read more

The Star Cafe - All American Cheeseburger - Burgers Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Makes me sad :( I used to come here because their food was always the best. Bleu cheese was always thick & creamy the way it's supposed to be. The prices have been increased & I'm getting lower quality. I know inflation is bad right now for everyone, but do I really have to get watery dressing minus the croutons it used to come with? read more

This little cafe did a great job with the burgeoning stockyard crowds yesterday. Nothing fancy, and they did run out of onion rings - but hey - it's just an old-school diner! Decent Chicken Fried Steak and Burgers. Limp greasy fries. Soft drinks, beer, and tea. Friendly servers. Good for a sustaining meal during your stockyard foray! read more

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Visited this evening for some dinner with two family members, none of us have been here before so we thought we'd give it a try! When we arrived a gentleman was sat by the door outside, asked how many, went inside (of the nearly empty restaurant) to let the host know how many. Odd practice but that's none of my business. We sit down, order (1 steak and baked potato, one steak and mashed potatoes, and one country fried steak with mashed potatoes). I head to the restroom and wait in line, as someone was in the women's room, and when they come out it's one of the servers still wearing her servers apron.....in the bathroom. I've served at several establishments in different states and never has that been a normal practice. Anyway, we get our salads they were all pretty good for a salad that's included in your meal. I finished mine with ranch. We all receive our plates the roll is mediocre, my fried steak was good but the breading just fell right off, and the mashed potatoes were sub par. As for, the baked potatoes with the steak, the one who got it said it tasted old. As they have worked in restaurants for years they have a taste for that and would know the difference between a fresh/good baked potato and an old one. But I will say the service was good, our water cups remained filled and they were very polite. Too bad the food and hygiene practices weren't matched. read more

Food was decent, service good. What pissed me off, is they tipped themselves without even saying a word. Make sure to check your bill. read more

Spending time on this end of exchange st is worth it. The ambiance is rustic and home grown feel. The star cafe is nicely decorated. It was busy at lunch which is a good sign. The servers were all very friendly and nice. They were attentive as well. The chili had a nice flavor but temperature wise maybe like it was just heated to like warm? Kind of reminded me of hormel maybe. But it was good. The burgers were both very good. Bacon was flavorful. Buns were toasted. The fries were fresh cut and tasty. Fried pickles were good as well. All in all can't go wrong here for something quick and not mainstream. read more

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We placed our name on the wait list; it was a Thursday evening. We finally got seated. We knew it was going to be slow and we were right. We were served our appetizers relatively timely but our meal took sooooo long. It took over an hour from the time we sat down to finally getting our meal. The real clincher for the one star rating. How can two steaks (with one being a $40 cut of meat) be cooked well done when we asked for medium rare? This is Texas; well done steaks are unheard of, especially when you're in the Stockyards area. The waitress didn't seem to care and gave us some attitude when we pointed out the steaks. She informed us they had one cook working that night. Whether that's true or not is unclear but what was clear was that our steaks were very overcooked. And the waitress had the nerve to bring our salads to us after our meals were finally served. She asked us if we still wanted them cause "some people don't want them after their food arrives." Hell yeah we want our salads. We're paying for them since they're part of the meal. Seems like that was their ploy for cost savings - serve the salad after the meal is served. She did the same thing to the customers sitting behind us. Not coming back here anytime soon, if ever! read more

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Dinner here was VERY disappointing. This used to be our go to for a delicious meal that was reasonably priced in the stockyards. Chicken fried steak was top notch, really, most things on the menu were. Can't really say that anymore! Menu has changed, and everything is pricier. Ordered our usual chicken fried steak... no salt. No kind of flavor, of anything. Although crispy on the outside the meat itself could have been passed as tasteless cardboard. Chicken fried steak is thicker and smaller than the previous portions too. Mashed potatoes were definitely from a box and the collard greens which are supposed to be flavorful, were not. Not even a little. Can't say we will be back, ever. Which is sad because it had been one of our favorites. read more

Great food , good service and a great location. Prices are ok for the foods served at The Star Cafe.

The Star Cafe should be ashamed to serve steak in the Stock Yard. If you want to wait over an hour for shady service and over cooked steaks, you've come to the right place. After ordering, we waited over an hour for our food. We were surprised that our steaks were brought out before the salads. When we asked about the salads, our waiter said she didn't bring out the salads because she assumed we didn't want them anymore. We overheard this same salad question at the table next to us. It seems like a shady business practice to cut costs by trying not to serve what's supposed to be included with your entree. The worst part of our meal was when we found all of our steaks cooked well done when they were all ordered medium rare. Our waiter said the steaks would be comped, and our receipt still had the steaks shown. They did take 10% off, but truthfully, you couldn't pay me to eat a steak like that again, much less wait an hour to get seated, and then another hour to wait for food. It was an awful experience that I hope others who enjoy their steak to avoid. I want to support small businesses, but this place will not earn my business again. read more

I had the chicken fried steak and it had a great test. The gravy was delicious. I would still have to give the top notch to horseshoe hill, but they are a close second. read more

The Star Cafe - Burgers Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

We came in here as we were visiting the stockyards and many other places were closed due to covid-19. It was very quiet and we were the only other table to another group. When we arrived they checked our temperature and sat us at tables that were socially distanced. Our server was attentive and friendly he brought our drinks and salads that came with our meal out promptly. The salad was nice and fresh and a good size. Both myself and my husband had the chicken fried steak as recommended and it was great. The biscuit was soft and fluffy and the mash potatoes and gravy were creamy and delicious. It was a pretty big portion so alongside the salad it was a very filling meal but yummy comfort food in a casual setting. We enjoyed our meal and would come back if in the area. read more

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The food wasn't bad but it was way overpriced for what you get. I got the chicken breast with mashed potatoes and a salad. The salad only had croutons and a few tomatoes. It was just very average. read more

We were on Northside today and hunger pains began to persist so we stopped by The Star Cafe. The sign on this classic diner says the place has been going strong for over 30 years. It's packed it the rafters with memorabilia and "Cowtown" charm. And as for the food, it's exactly what one would expect ( and want) from a little cafe, good hearty comfort food. Chicken fried steak, juicy burgers and hand cut french fries. So while you are strolling around the stockyards stop on by The Star Cafe for some down-home cooking and some cowtown charm. Three stars for The Star Cafe Happy Eating Y'all read more

The Star Cafe - Burgers Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Ordered the tenderloin pieces. Asked for A1 sauce - didn't want to defile the steak. Huge serving of okra - YUMMM. mashed potatoes. Steak was juicy and cooked to perfection. Chocolate pie for dessert. Oh my lord. Thank you for the suggestion PINKIES. read more

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