11 Best Southern Restaurants near Waco

“Enjoyed a delicious cajun styled meal here while visiting Waco.“

“This place was great! Rarely do you take 6 kids to a sit down restaurant and feel actually welcomed. The staff was all so sweet, encouraged the kids to look around and ride in their state trooper car, even gave them quarters to use. The food was great! The kids loved that they got theirs delivered in cars. We all had burgers and fries. Fresh, homemade goodness. definitely recommend and will be back.“

“had dinner with my daughter at Cotton Patch in Waco, Destiny was our waitress. we had the chicken fried steak special and chicken fried chicken sandwich with fries and the sauce. dinner was really good, sweet tea was very refreshing nice and sweet with just a hint of lemon. Destiny was spectacular, very friendly, smiling, and very helpful. answered all our questions. would highly recommend.“

“Food was amazing. Would go back in a heartbeat“

“Their food was amazing! Great place for date night!“

“I would not recommend this particular store because of the people that work there. The manager Kelsey and the drive through lady Crystal are extremely rude and they lie about being rude to the customers. When they say something about it, everyone covers each other's back and tells you if you don't like it. Go down the street to chicken Express. San marcus on highway one twenty three“

“I got the family pack of tenders side of fries and rice and beans - comes with the crescents 😍 the price is really really good - I'm feeding my family of 5 with enough for leftovers . I wanted to make a special review because the rice and beans are sooo good like. I really didn't expect much from a restaurant but I'm impressed! My only complaint was my side salad felt small but idk might just be me - and yes I'm eating on a kids plate 🤭“

“THE FOOD IS DELICIOUS AND ITS FAST SERVICE“

“The best seafood and gumbo that I’ve ever had! You have to stop by and try it!!!“

“Good food, reasonably priced. You can also order breakfast all day which is a big plus for us!“

“Want to thank the General Manager, Margaret Burch, for tracking me down to return a birthday card which included a check accidentally left there by a family member. I appreciated her going that extra mile to do the right thing. We have been to The Brown House Cafe several times over the summer and really enjoy the great service and excellent food. It’s worth the drive from Gatesville for some good home cooking. Thanks, Margaret!“