Reviews for The Steak House in Zapata, TX
The food in this place is always so good. The portions are huge. I'm a 280-pound guy, and I can't finish the plates they serve.... I'm telling you, if you are looking for a good deal, great food, and AMAZING service, then this is the place to go. I gave a 4star for the very important reason that their tables are tooooooooo small for as much food and the size of plates they serve.You can sit 4 people to a table, but you can not comfortably fit 4 servings plus sides plus drinks plus salt pepper sugar packetbowl napkins and everything else that gets cluttered on the table. The place is beautiful and elegant. There's this guy askingeveryone if they are doing ok or if they need anything else besides the waitresses, which are also very helpful. I'm guessinghe's the owner or manager. Read more
Waited an hour for our food. Ribeye was not cooked how I asked for it. Got charged for an 18 oz steak when I asked for the 14... oz. All the server told me was the price on the menu was wrong. Then correct the damn prices! Read more
First time eating here, very surprised, the food was awesome and so was the service. We had the House special chicken fried... steak that came with rice and beans, a taco, a enchilada. Read more
The food was ok, I ordered a parillada plate and you can taste the the pan or black stone it was cooked on. I guess when you eat... carne asada, everyone is use to Mesquite wood especially if you are from South Texas. I will definitely go back to eat therebecause I have gone before and all the other plates I have eaten taste perfect. The service was great, and the waitresses wouldmake sure you weren't missing anything. Really enjoyed lunch with my parents. Read more
Ambiance and wait staff were good but the food needs help! Bland food, poor cuts of steak, under seasoned and over cooked shrimp... tacos the most seasoning I had was lemon. If they can get the kitchen on point this place would rock. Read more
Today is County Fried steak day. And I heard of a place in Zapata Texas that has some of the best country fried steak around.... Well of course I had to try this mystical plate. I had the chicken fried steak with cheese and gravy. I know I know... I thoughtthe same thing. That did not sound good to me at all. But I had to try it to see for myself and I have to tell you it was agreat experience. You've had the old chicken fried steak before but the cheese changes everything!!!! It's a totally differentdish. The place was great. A large building with tables in the middle. The bar looked cool too but it was closed. The staff isvery friendly. And the price point is not bad. The only bad thing is that I have to travel an 1 and half to have this dish. Ifit were closer I'd go all the time- but in my case I'm going to have to make an every once in a while kinda trip. Over all agreat place.loved it!!!! Read more
Visited several times; tried their various steak cuts. I do like being served a cup of soup in addition to the chips & salsa... every visit. The staff is very nice; just go ahead and seat yourself when arriving. I see myself continuing to visit and goingthrough the rest of their menu, but I do have to critique their steak. The cuts seems large, but for as think as their crosssection is, they seem to be cooking them at lower heat, for a longer amount of time. Even on a Medium-Rare, I would expect moreof a char or grill, along with a variation of the cooked state of the meat in the cut. Medium-Rare here is really Medium. Myexpectations of a steakhouse are seasoning I can identify them by, and either flame or good grilling on the steak done at highheats -as in "Browning," where the Maillard Reaction is taking place in the cut, transforming the amino acids and sugar in themeat to wonderful flavors. Did I get a good value for my money; yes you get a lot of food -but I'm willing to pay more for ahigher quality product. I would encourage The Steak House to realize their potential and go crazy on seasoning their cutsheavier than they are now and upping the intensity on the cooking heat. They have one of the bigger lots in the city, and thedining room is certainly up there in comparison to the other Zapata restaurants. This would definitely be a place I'd bringvisiting family over to if the appetite leaned towards beef for the next meal. Read more
My breakfast meal was hot and tasty. Others in the group were not so lucky. Service and meals took forever. I'm not likely to... return. Read more