Texas Land & Cattle

When in south Austin, I wind up here very often. It is one of the few places that is has been consistent, from the bread, to the lettuce wedge, to the entrees, to the dessert. The drinks are decent as well, and it is a comfortable place to head to for lunch. The waitstaff is top notch. I definitely am a repeat visitor here.
What is outstanding about this place is the consistency. I know I will get something good and the service will be decent when I come here.

Typical chain steak house. Nothing particularly impressive about this place. Don’t expect great cuts of meat… a quarter of the 6 oz. filet I ordered was basically nothing but fat and inedible.

The worst meal in South Austin. The quality of this restaurant has gone utterly down the toilet.
We have a few steak house style places we frequent on a somewhat regular basis, but decided that as we were celebrating our anniversary this week, we’d step it up a notch a go to Texas Land & Cattle. I honestly can’t remember a worse meal in a restaurant, especially for the outrageous price.
I had the West Texas Stacked Enchiladas. Imagine a pile of stale corn tortillas, layered with shredded brisket that got dried out and warmed up in a smoker, smothered in canned enchilada sauce, and topped with a rubbery fried egg; served with canned black beans and bagged Mexican rice. If I was a starving college student and had whipped this up out of $ 1.59 worth of generic dented can goods and cooked it on a cracked hot plate, then I might have just choked it down and been glad to have found sustenance to keep alive. Having paid $ 13 for this pile is the gastronomic equivalent to a hate crime; which right now, my stomach definitely hates me for trying to eat this meal.
My wife’s ribeye steak was passible for food, in that we could have purchased the same low quality meat from a grocery store for home use. It wasn’t terrible as far as cheap meat goes, but again, for these prices I expect at least the quality of similar, cheaper chain restaurants. Topped with a small amount of canned crab and dry asparagus, for only $ 7 more.
The bread was good, on par with other restaurants. The avocado smash was good, not $ 7 for ½ cup of guac good.
So, if you’re looking for good food, steaks, burgers, Tex mex and such, literally go anywhere else in South Austin. If you really want to drop $ 70 on a dinner that tastes more like a 6 year old is getting inventive with a can opener, then you’ve found the promised land.

Went there today without much expectations given that it is chain. I remember that TLC used to be a decent chain with decent food. We arrived around 12:30pm and there were about 6 – 7 tables there and now I understand why. We ordered our food and waited and waited. Entrees came out before the salads. There was one «manager» and two members of the wait staff there. They seemed to not care and it was the typical empty «I’m sorry», «would you like me to box that up». I could understand something like that happening in a full restaurant during a lunch rush, but 6 – 7 tables, its inexcusable.

The wifey and I are regulars here! We really enjoy their tortilla soup and steaks! Our favorites are the filet mignon or boneless ribeye but really everything is great! I really haven’t had tortilla soup like this anywhere else. We always get it. I’ll usually grab a side salad and some broccoli with mine. The Mrs. prefers mashed potatoes or baked potatoes with hers. While you wait the sour-​dough bread is very good. We sometimes get food to go from the bar as well. Sometimes it’s just nice to eat your meal at home watching your favorite program or just relaxing. Medium-​rare is the way to go here but of course you have your preference. Good luck and many happy returns!

After my experience I was contacted by Joseph, the general manager regarding my experience. I have to say I’m very impressed at their dedication to rectify what happened. Because of this I can say I will be returning to this location. Great job checking in! Thanks!

I have eaten at this location many times and the food was good. Let me start this review by saying the waitstaff was extremely professional; hence the reason for 2 stars. Now for the food. I ordered a 9oz Ribeye [medium well] with garlic mashed potatoes with gravy and a spicy Ceaser salad. The Ceaser dressing had way too much vineger and they forgot the «spicy». The meat, well I am not sure what cut of meat it was … but it wasn’t a Ribeye. The meat texture was wrong. No marbling at. And it was really tough. The flavor was all wrong for a Ribeye. The only part of my meal that was eatible was the bread and potatoes. My meal was removed from the check. We will not be returning.

We enjoyed our dinner. The appetizers arrived quickly and correct. The food was very tasty. The waiters were not. Even though it was a Saturday night there were several empty tables around us. The waiters could not seem to notice that my glass of tea was empty, for 20 minutes. I even moved it to the edge of the table and flagged down another table’s waitress to request a refill. She obliged.

Fantastic food. Ordered shrimp&grips and filet mignon. Loved the combination of the shrimp dish, tasted not too light not too salty, just all right. And the very well seasoned filet was melting in the mouth.

Didn’t even eat here. So why am I reviewing it? Because initially we were told there was a 40 minute wait. Then we were told 15 more minutes. Then we were told it would be an additional 45 minutes. Don’t even try going here unless you have the entire day to kill.

1 stars is about all you should ever get if you can’t do a rear stake. Sadly the servers also don’t know anything about where there cows come from if they are grass fed or if they are antibiotic or hormone free. For a good texas stake I’ll just order from a farm in Bastrop it’s less expensive and can be delivered depending on where you live.

Caught these lovely people at last call for kitchen! No attitude just a smile! Not my first time just first check in. Great local stop. Right wine menu and really friendly staff! Joseph at the bar is my vote for coolest man in south Austin!

There was nothing special about our meal here. I had the ribeye (medium rare) with a baked potato and a wedge salad. We also had the jalapeño appetizer.
The appetizer was poor, the salad was ok, steak was average and the baked potato was really good but then shouldn’t it always be really good? The service was good but the place was ¾ empty so that should be expected.

Service is okay but the food is consistently disappointing. Twice now my girlfriend and I have received over oiled steaks, and the were out of many items, including Mashes potatoes.
Megan is quick enough, and always friendly, but I can’t recommend this place. Longhorn steakhouse is consistently the best in S. Austin.

I give this place 0 stars. We walked in and the place was empty, but it still took them 5 minutes to acknowledge and seat us. Then, the food took 45 minutes to come out. Our steaks were tough and very thin, the side dishes were cold and the waitress was non existent the whole night. I will not be coming back here. The prices are to high for such horrible food and service.

My parents use to eat here every Friday! They would also reserve the back room for special occasions. Now I know why they stopped. I live in kyle and I drove all the way to this location cuz I wanted a really good steak dinner. I did not get my really good steak dinner!
First my steak was way over cooked, then the new one was so salty that my tongue was stinging. I tried to eat it with my «sautéed mushrooms”(raw mushrooms thrown on the grill) it was just the worst. Drinks were not refilled until asked several times.
Will not return! Regret my almost $ 90. Receipt…
2 stars only cuz the manager was nice and the restaurant was clean.

The Smoked Sirloin was terrific. They did a great job with the chicken sandwich. The baked potato was very flavorful and above par. Service was excelent.

I have eaten at Texas Land and Cattle Company several times over the years and have always had a decent experience. Wanted to write a review about my experience last night at this location as we had a large group (11 adults) that went in to celebrate a friend’s birthday. I had made reservations which was good since there were so many of us. The service was very good from the hostess, to the bartender, to our great waitress Allie who went out of her way to help us make our friend’s birthday special. The food was good and everyone had a good time. Thank you Allie!

I lived about 10 minutes away from a Texas Land and Cattle while actually living in Texas and was never really tempted to go in.
Recently, on a business trip to Austin, I went out to dinner with a group of co-​workers and this restaurant was chosen.
The food was good, I had the filet topped with bleu cheese and was surprised. It was very flavorful and cooked a perfect medium rare. The side mushrooms and grilled onions were good, but I hardly touched them because I was full from the steak and the bread. They also had some wines by the bottle on sale and I was forced to get one and pretty much drink it by myself because no one else in my party drank. (Note how upset I am by this, not) The service was good, but unorganized and lacking in some areas.
I wouldn’t say it was the server’s fault, more like management not having enough staff or bus boy/​girl to assist the servers.
We ordered dessert to go and they were out of what I had ordered and I only found out when they brought the dessert for the other people in my party. They were able to split the checks for us without making a big deal about it, which is always good!

The jinx continues! When eating out, I am unable to get a steak that is cooked the way I want it… medium. I know it’s not the way I’m ordering it because my son orders his the same way and his are always perfect.
They did ask if I wanted another, my son was almost finished by that time so I said no. The manager came by and apologised and said they would take my meal off the ticket. Then she returned and surprised me with a to-​go box with some of their smoked sirloin in it. Nice move! I had to bump them up a star for that.
My jalapeño poppers and wedge salad were passable. My son’s steak sure looked good.