If you chose 100 ways to make a restaurant run effectively, The pantry chose 101. So slow and my burger was underwhelming.My son had a slice of pie, he liked it. The food was fair. Honestly, i do not take the time to write unless I am blown away either way, good or bad.The woman taking the orders was painfully slow, i asked for ketchup from a young man, and he pointed and said, go get it,However, the staff wants a 20 percent tip.Will not go back unless held at gunpoint.
K A
Went for breakfast and we were so disappointed. The food was not fresh or hot most of it seemed precooked. Bacon was over done, gravy had some weird herb flavor that should never go in cream gravy, apple strudel flapjacks were just regular flapjacks with cinnamon apples and oats thrown in it, the biscuit was cold and dry. It was our first and last experience
Chioma Johnson
I got to try this gem of a restaurant after my colleagues recommended it for lunch. It’s a quick walk in the square to get here. I immediately was submerged into a Texas version of a hallmark movie! So nostalgic! There’s daily specials or you can choose from the menu and THERE’S PIE!! Get the pie! Most of us had the meatloaf and it was moist and tasty! Green beans and cornbread were great sides. I really enjoyed the chocolate cake and coconut cream pie. I would have preferred it a little sweeter but if semi sweet is your jam then you’ve found your tribe! A great local business with Texas charm! And there’s boozy ice cream that I must try when I return!
Jan H
Wonderful restaurant with old fashioned feel and great food. Have dined here for lunch a few times, tried something different on the menu at each visit, and have never been disappointed at the quality of the food. Atmosphere is laid back and comfortable. Staff is very friendly and helpful. They have an ice cream counter called The Cocktail Creamery. They make all their own ice cream and have dozens of flavors. Absolutely fabulous ice cream! Enjoy a day of shopping then make The Pantry a must for lunch and an ice cream. You won't be disappointed. Located just off the main town square on Louisiana Street. Highly recommend.
Karana M. Pierre
Love the atmosphere and live music. The booze infused ice cream along with my slice of pecan pie, was magnifique! This will be a regular spot for me to just have a good old fashioned good time.
Melody Barela
We went as a group to The Pantry for dinner and while the menu has great variety, we were surely disappointed in the quality. It's almost as if they precook everything then warm it up.I ordered the chicken fried steak, which was okay but the mashed potatoes and gravy were all cold. The fried okra had clearly been sitting under a heat lamp. Others in the party had the same experience, luke warm chicken spaghetti, over cooked onion rings (again almost like they were cooked, then recooked to heat up).The restaurant is also self-serve. You order at the counter and they will bring out but pretty much everything else is on your own.The ice-cream store is wonderful but while in a shared location, it is not part of The Pantry.Just okay but for what you spend on food, there are MUCH MORE better options downtown!
Darci Lynn
I used to frequent this restaurant in the 90’s… we looked forward to eating here on our shopping trips on the square. Feeling nostalgic, I brought my cousin here and I was SOOOO disappointed! This was the lettuce that came on the pitiful hamburger with a stale bun and barely melted piece of cheddar cheese. (Wish I had thought to take a picture)With all the new restaurant choices in downtown McKinney, I’m surprised they are surviving!
Genevieve Garza
Not much hospitality at all to be honest. There were four of us, and here is what we ordered1. Chicken fried chicken with eggs and potatoes2. Biscuits and gravy with potatoes3. Stuffed French toast cream cheese4. Chicken spaghettiThe first one was okay. The oil was clearly old. Not much flavor. Eggs were okay. Potatoes are just horrible.The second one was dry. Not enough gravy. Plus gravy was cold. Potatoes once again horrible.The third one was okay. The cream cheese didn't look like cream cheese. Didn't really look appealing. Plus there was a typo on the menu so we were expecting strawberries with it, but when they brought it to us there were no strawberries. They ended up giving us strawberries at the end.The fourth one was okay.Overall, it was okay. Food was edible. There are plenty of places with much better food. Don't waste your time.
Leta Porter
Won’t be back!! Has to be new managementTortilla soup tasted like chili water No chicken no crackers at all even if you have a salad cornbread muffin was a tiny Mini muffin! We use to eat here a while back.. changed owners and recipes what a waste of money
Amanda Johnson
Gave one star because you cant give none. My husband and I stopped in for sandwiches. Service was terrible, our sandwiches sat for 10 mins getting cold. My husband's Ruben was dry and lacking. Bread was dry, cornedbeef was dry, and barley any meat. My chicken pesto panini was lacking enough chicken to put all of the chicken on one half of the bread to cover the bread. Asked to speak to a manager and waited another 20 mins. Won't be back and do not suggest to anyone.
If I'm being honest, our experience was not great in this visit, which was my first time here. What did I give it 4* then, you ask? First, the main issue was that they were extremely slow to take our order, but this was due to many new employees so I can overlook it a bit. Second, though my grilled chicken on my salad was not good at all (was rubbery), they listened to the issue; they owned the issue; and corrected it in the best way they could. Finally, other than those issues, everyone else food was great. That jumps then back to 4* in my opinion.
Michael Valladares
A dining room full of people, one cashier/food runner, one cook, and one young lady managing a dead ice cream counter. Patrons are having to buss their own tables to make room for dessert. The cook and cashier are slammed, food has been stuck under the heat lamps for 20 minutes, just waiting to be served. All the while the young lady stays on her phone and has not moved for at least the 30 minutes we have been here. The cook served us our food! This place is ridiculous...As expected, the food was pretty bad. The beer was good though.
Candy Alcosiba
We had our son and daughter-in-law’s rehearsal dinner there on January 7. It was nothing short of amazing! Everything was perfect. The food was amazing, perfect and everything was done better than we hoped. The Pantry worked with us tailoring it to our budget and food restrictions. The service, by all, was incredible. As local pastors of a church, we frequent The Pantry and have never had a less than wonderful experience. If you are looking for a warm and friendly environment with excellent food, visit The Pantry!
KA K
Unpretentious. Had the club and loaded fries. Club a little bland and dry. I make better fries at home, very little toppings here. 50+ flavored ice cream.
ri gonzales
my favorite restaurant in downtown mckinney! food is absolutely always amazing and the young woman that takes out orders at the front is so sweet! everything always tastes so fresh and amazing! i love the little vibe and architecture of the building :) me and my family’s go to.
If you chose 100 ways to make a restaurant run effectively, The pantry chose 101. So slow and my burger was underwhelming.My son had a slice of pie, he liked it. The food was fair. Honestly, i do not take the time to write unless I am blown away either way, good or bad.The woman taking the orders was painfully slow, i asked for ketchup from a young man, and he pointed and said, go get it,However, the staff wants a 20 percent tip.Will not go back unless held at gunpoint.
Went for breakfast and we were so disappointed. The food was not fresh or hot most of it seemed precooked. Bacon was over done, gravy had some weird herb flavor that should never go in cream gravy, apple strudel flapjacks were just regular flapjacks with cinnamon apples and oats thrown in it, the biscuit was cold and dry. It was our first and last experience
I got to try this gem of a restaurant after my colleagues recommended it for lunch. It’s a quick walk in the square to get here. I immediately was submerged into a Texas version of a hallmark movie! So nostalgic! There’s daily specials or you can choose from the menu and THERE’S PIE!! Get the pie! Most of us had the meatloaf and it was moist and tasty! Green beans and cornbread were great sides. I really enjoyed the chocolate cake and coconut cream pie. I would have preferred it a little sweeter but if semi sweet is your jam then you’ve found your tribe! A great local business with Texas charm! And there’s boozy ice cream that I must try when I return!
Wonderful restaurant with old fashioned feel and great food. Have dined here for lunch a few times, tried something different on the menu at each visit, and have never been disappointed at the quality of the food. Atmosphere is laid back and comfortable. Staff is very friendly and helpful. They have an ice cream counter called The Cocktail Creamery. They make all their own ice cream and have dozens of flavors. Absolutely fabulous ice cream! Enjoy a day of shopping then make The Pantry a must for lunch and an ice cream. You won't be disappointed. Located just off the main town square on Louisiana Street. Highly recommend.
Love the atmosphere and live music. The booze infused ice cream along with my slice of pecan pie, was magnifique! This will be a regular spot for me to just have a good old fashioned good time.
We went as a group to The Pantry for dinner and while the menu has great variety, we were surely disappointed in the quality. It's almost as if they precook everything then warm it up.I ordered the chicken fried steak, which was okay but the mashed potatoes and gravy were all cold. The fried okra had clearly been sitting under a heat lamp. Others in the party had the same experience, luke warm chicken spaghetti, over cooked onion rings (again almost like they were cooked, then recooked to heat up).The restaurant is also self-serve. You order at the counter and they will bring out but pretty much everything else is on your own.The ice-cream store is wonderful but while in a shared location, it is not part of The Pantry.Just okay but for what you spend on food, there are MUCH MORE better options downtown!
I used to frequent this restaurant in the 90’s… we looked forward to eating here on our shopping trips on the square. Feeling nostalgic, I brought my cousin here and I was SOOOO disappointed! This was the lettuce that came on the pitiful hamburger with a stale bun and barely melted piece of cheddar cheese. (Wish I had thought to take a picture)With all the new restaurant choices in downtown McKinney, I’m surprised they are surviving!
Not much hospitality at all to be honest. There were four of us, and here is what we ordered1. Chicken fried chicken with eggs and potatoes2. Biscuits and gravy with potatoes3. Stuffed French toast cream cheese4. Chicken spaghettiThe first one was okay. The oil was clearly old. Not much flavor. Eggs were okay. Potatoes are just horrible.The second one was dry. Not enough gravy. Plus gravy was cold. Potatoes once again horrible.The third one was okay. The cream cheese didn't look like cream cheese. Didn't really look appealing. Plus there was a typo on the menu so we were expecting strawberries with it, but when they brought it to us there were no strawberries. They ended up giving us strawberries at the end.The fourth one was okay.Overall, it was okay. Food was edible. There are plenty of places with much better food. Don't waste your time.
Won’t be back!! Has to be new managementTortilla soup tasted like chili water No chicken no crackers at all even if you have a salad cornbread muffin was a tiny Mini muffin! We use to eat here a while back.. changed owners and recipes what a waste of money
Gave one star because you cant give none. My husband and I stopped in for sandwiches. Service was terrible, our sandwiches sat for 10 mins getting cold. My husband's Ruben was dry and lacking. Bread was dry, cornedbeef was dry, and barley any meat. My chicken pesto panini was lacking enough chicken to put all of the chicken on one half of the bread to cover the bread. Asked to speak to a manager and waited another 20 mins. Won't be back and do not suggest to anyone.
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If I'm being honest, our experience was not great in this visit, which was my first time here. What did I give it 4* then, you ask? First, the main issue was that they were extremely slow to take our order, but this was due to many new employees so I can overlook it a bit. Second, though my grilled chicken on my salad was not good at all (was rubbery), they listened to the issue; they owned the issue; and corrected it in the best way they could. Finally, other than those issues, everyone else food was great. That jumps then back to 4* in my opinion.
A dining room full of people, one cashier/food runner, one cook, and one young lady managing a dead ice cream counter. Patrons are having to buss their own tables to make room for dessert. The cook and cashier are slammed, food has been stuck under the heat lamps for 20 minutes, just waiting to be served. All the while the young lady stays on her phone and has not moved for at least the 30 minutes we have been here. The cook served us our food! This place is ridiculous...As expected, the food was pretty bad. The beer was good though.
We had our son and daughter-in-law’s rehearsal dinner there on January 7. It was nothing short of amazing! Everything was perfect. The food was amazing, perfect and everything was done better than we hoped. The Pantry worked with us tailoring it to our budget and food restrictions. The service, by all, was incredible. As local pastors of a church, we frequent The Pantry and have never had a less than wonderful experience. If you are looking for a warm and friendly environment with excellent food, visit The Pantry!
Unpretentious. Had the club and loaded fries. Club a little bland and dry. I make better fries at home, very little toppings here. 50+ flavored ice cream.
my favorite restaurant in downtown mckinney! food is absolutely always amazing and the young woman that takes out orders at the front is so sweet! everything always tastes so fresh and amazing! i love the little vibe and architecture of the building :) me and my family’s go to.
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