The Forge
1610 FM 279, Ben Wheeler
(903) 833-5970
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This is where my bestie and I eat razorback pizza!! 🍕 So good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Great place for relaxing stop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Always enjoy the food here!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Cobb Salad was delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had 3 different pizzas for lunch jist to try them. The macaroni amd cheese pizza was amazing 👏
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was our first time at The Forge and it will NOT be the last. We really enjoyed it and the food was great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We made a trip out to West Texas and on our way back home we stopped in a town called Ben Wheeler Texas for lunch. It is a small town but the restaurant was busy. It has outdoor seating and they are dog friendly.
The food was very good. My son decided to get a chicken sandwich with home cut chips and I picked the fish and chips. Both were delicious.
Buddy gave it a 4 bubble review. Holly also enjoyed the patio seating and thanks our server for the cold refreshing water bowl she brought to the table for our dogs.
If we find ourselves in the area again, we will definitely be back. We missed the annual bar stool races the town holds every year. Google Ben Wheeler bar stool races for videos.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We go for the pizza, fondue, and drinks but a lot of other great menu items too. Love the calm, relaxed atmosphere. Service is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
12/28/25 update - I think the chef changed because we used to love this place and now the food is just sub-par. The wings were the smallest wings I have ever seen and were a joke. We ordered the blue cheese chips and they were not even the same. The Anvil sandwich my boyfriend got has changed as well. We will be checking out the other restaurants in the area next time for sure. Atmosphere still is good.
Orignal 2022 review: Busy restaurant with good food. They have live music on the weekends and everyone is very friendly. We had the blue cheese chips and the chicken Americana. Both were so good and will definitely order them again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Wonderful food and location
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
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Prices were a bit high for a weekday lunch but you get more than enough food for it. Service was impeccable. Don't skip this small town establishment! My only regret was that I was only in town briefly so I only had time to visit once!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great service, atmosphere, vibe.
Came here based on local recommendations, not expecting much considering other locations. But I tried it cuz where else am I going to eat in the middle of nowhere. The restaurant look doesn't make sense. It's all over the place with random stuff everywhere. The theme of the restaurant seems to be chaos. Then we ordered and HOLY CRAP! This place is fantastic!!!! Just out of this world amazing. Ordered the quesadilla and the flavor of the cheese and the cheese pull had me dumbfounded. How is this place not in Houston? Also the rice, who made it? It tasted just like my mom's rice. I have never been to a restaurant that made rice quite like this. This place is the honest definition of a hidden gem. I would have never stepped into this place if driving by based on the look. Only came in out of necessity. And took away an amazing food experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
The food i and my friend ordered was saturated in grease and was nasty ,finally the manager came too table and was not trying to help us at all kept telling us how it was their best seller (fish and chips) which was fish and fries did not offer my money back even thought I did not eat the dinner gave her the whole thing back minus a part of a fish that I tasted n two fries that were so limp n nasty looking was awful very disappointing after paying 19.00 for it n being up charged for using my card as well..... Joanna
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
This place is absolutely amazing! Great portions, & great service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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