Very nice atmosphere, food & Drinks. Great/friendly wait…read morestaff Definite recommendation and will return when visiting Hays.

Normally don't leave reviews unless the experience was super awful but damn…read more. Got my salad and took 5 minutes to get a fork to eat it.. Nbd wasn't stressed at that point because the bartender was super busy. I work in food service I get that.. Then the rest of the food came out and we were never checked on again for the next 20 minutes while we ate. Would have loved to bring up the fact that this chicken wing was completely RAW.. put it out by the card just waiting for the bartender to notice us/the chicken wing and she never did so we just paid and left. Hoping we don't get sick. The rest of the wings were cooked we just so happened to bust into to this one last.. Again I get it if you're absolutely slammed but just felt like we were getting completely ignored for no reason. We were polite so not sure what the deal was.

The food was delicious and delivered in a timely fashion and was hot…read more Clay our bartender was amazing ! So knowledgeable about the area and very friendly and entertaining!!! Loved the ambiance in the restaurant a little old world but yet so welcoming !! Thank you Clay for a great visit in Hays!!!!

Love the ambience of this tavern meets vintage supper club vibe. They have a bar with local beers…read moreon tap and rustic ranch style tables. Casual with the Kansas plains steakhouse feel and flavor. Service was great and so was my steak. They don't mess around. All we needed was a dart board.

05/14/2026 While…read moretraveling west on I-70 toward Colorado, my wife and I left Salina around 9 a.m. without eating breakfast, figuring we would stop for lunch in Hays, Kansas. My wife searched for a local place to try and picked Cattleman's Cafe III. We pulled into Hays around 11 a.m., only to realize the restaurant didn't open until 11:30, so we drove around town for a little while before heading back. Once we went in, we were greeted by a very nice young lady who seated us right away and took our drink order. We both had iced tea. My wife ordered the pot roast with a side salad, and I ordered the chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and corn. When the food arrived, everything looked amazing. My wife said the pot roast was so tender it was falling apart while she cut it. My chicken fried steak was the same way -- honestly tender enough to cut with a fork. The first bite was excellent. The meat was very tender and full of flavor. The mashed potatoes and corn were also very good, and my wife really enjoyed her meal as well. This place was excellent, and we are very glad we decided to stop here. Even the local people sitting next to us were friendly and enjoyable to talk with, which made the experience even better. It's always nice to learn something new and meet good people while traveling. If we are ever back in the area, we will definitely stop in again for another meal.

Onion rings are so good and they come out HOT! The rolls, as advertised, will remind you of Sunday…read moredinner at grandma's. Yeasty, soft, a little sweet. Hubs got chicken fried chicken with mashed spuds and green beans, extra gravy. Biggest piece of chicken I've ever seen. His dinner must have been magical because it absolutely disappeared! I ordered chicken fried steak with okra and baked potato. The steak is their specialty. It was hot and fresh, but needed seasoning, the batter was not seasoned enough to carry the meat. I wouldn't order it again for that reason. Service was great by kind Kyleene, she knew her job and took great care of us. We would for sure come back, a solid choice for dinner!

The service is top notch, the staff works as a team to make sure everyone is taken care of. Food…read moreis fresh and flavorful and prices are very reasonable. It's a quiet little joint, soft music and Latin decor. Nice place for a date. We will continue to make a 30 min drive to enjoy the pace.

I was driving through here on the way to Denver and was so happy I stopped!…read more This cute little restaurant was such a pleasure to stop in. From the beautiful wall art, to the nice waitress.. the start of this restaurant experience was awesome! I sat down and ordered a breakfast dish with a taco and loved all my food! The rice, the flavors and even the single taco all tasted amazing and authentic! I would definitely come back if I was passing through!

Our waitress was just as wonderful as could be. She was super attentive and patient. It was a super…read morebusy Thursday evening. We had traditional wings with fries (oh so many fries!) & grilled shrimp with green beans and mashed potatoes. The food was great with ample sized servings. I love all the decorations. I would definitely recommend this place to others.

We pass through Hayes on our way to and from Denver every summer and a trip to Hays is never…read morecomplete without a visit to Thristy's. It's one of the highlights during a long drive. Tonight. my wife again enjoyed the orange glazed salmon and I again had the big pig tail (aka a pork tenderloin smothered in a peppered gravy. As before, our meals were excellent (as good as we remembered from last summer). If you're in Hayes or passing thru Hayes, you gotta try Thristy's.

Easy menu to choose from, busy but was able to get a seat for 3 pretty easily. Burgers and shakes…read morewere all great. Fries/tater tots a bit hard but still tasty. No frills, great place for a quick bite. Definitely would choose over the other places nearby (McDs, Wendy's, etc). Dining area was a bit warm on a 90-100 degree day but not terrible.

Great throwback burger and shake place. Easy access from I-70 driving across the country.read more

We had gone here for dinner. It was right next-door to the Avid we stayed at. Our waitress was…read moretraining a new girl so we got twice the service. Friendly and helpful. Large dining with a bar with everything. Also outdoor dining but didn't see any umbrellas so we sat inside. I got the Apple, walnut salad with chicken also blue cheese and walnuts with a creamy herb dressing and it had a little spicy kick to it..Hubby got spaghetti pie -thin spaghetti Alfredo sauce, Italian cheeses, baked in a small loaf pan and topped with cheese and marinara sauce. It was bubbling hot when it came out. I got to eat the last couple of bites I think I will try to make this it was really good.

Stopped here to have a lunch meal before a large dinner was planned in the evening. We were greeted…read moreand seated immediately. The hostess was super customer service oriented and the server was also very much so as well. We saw that they had lunch specials for $9.99 and also Oktoberfest specials on beer: $4 pints & $5 tall steins. We ordered: Cheesy Sticks Starters, 2 Old Chicago Chopped Salads, 1 Oktoberfest Beer, and 1 Heineken 0% Alcohol Beer. Everything came out within a good amount if time: about 7 mins for the starter, and 10 mins after that for the salads. The cheesy bread was pretty good, hot and flavorful. It came with a marinara dipping sauce. The salads were tiny and served in small bowls. They definitely were not worth $10 each, but maybe $3 each, as they were side salad size, not lunch salad size. We had excellent customer service here so I kept it at 3 stars. The food quality and portion sizes was a bit off.

The Hays stack is unequivocally bussin. The fries were stellar. Service was great. Great ambiance,…read morestripper pole is a nice touch. Will be back again

The Junkyard Dog is so good with a large amount of food. Order ahead or order for pickup unless you…read morelove hanging out in bars. It can take a very long time if you just walk in and order. They are usually busy.

The steak was so tasty and fixed to perfection. The ribs were pretty good, but I think I'd like the…read morebarbecue sauce on the side. The hot big yeast rolls or a huge hit. Our server, Chase, was a very nice man. A romantic quiet restaurant with country music and laid back in patriotic country. Beef is a 10!

I got the KC strip steak with salad and asparagus. I had heard some complaints that the portions…read morewere getting small, but that was definitely not my experience. I thought the place could use a little cleaning up, but it definitely wasn't filthy.

Great fish tacos--lots of blackened tilapia, good slaw and sauce. The grilled chicken salad also…read morehad good flavor and fresh ingredients. Would've preferred spring mix over iceberg lettuce but the other veggies made up for it. Dogs are allowed on their sunny patio. Friendly staff and an overall great experience.

We drove into town late (9:40) and were in search of places still open to grab some grub to eat at…read morethe hotel when we checked in. After reading the great reviews of their food and looking at the menu (and on their website) we were excited to get something that wasn't fast food. Told by a lovely barkeep that all they had were their late night menu - wings, cheese curds and fries. They had lost their cook, and hence no more fish tacos, chicken parm sandwich, etc. I ordered all 3 items, half wings with garlic parm and half boom boom, cheese curds and jazzed fries. Food came out very quickly and with a smile. The one star is for the friendly barkeep/cook. Food, very meh. Enough said. Perhaps inform the unsuspecting hungry customer that your menu isn't available- on Yelp or on your website. I mean, it's a bar after all, I suppose, and not a restaurant. And this'll teach me to read the dates on all those food reviews on Yelp! (It looked like a great place to hang and shoot some pool and listen to decent music. Just don't expect 90% of the food menu to be available.)