Pioneer of Texas

We stopped in as a family of 5. We wanted McBride's but they were packed and this place was empty. That should've been our first clue. The service was OK but not great. As we ordered our waitress was notably, not writing everything down. And seemed distracted, even with a mostly empty restaurant. When we did get our food, the steaks that we ordered that were medium rare were extremely rare, steaks that were ordered, medium well or medium rare and so on and so forth. Either the cook didn't know his or her meat attempts or the grill was not up to temperature. The steaks had no flavor and were extremely bland as was the rest of the food and my husband only got three onion rings when he ordered onion rings. The toast was hard.
To boot the hostess, walked around loudly, complaining about the other employees. The restrooms were completely out of toilet paper and paper towels at 6 o'clock in the evening before the rush, even started.
This used to be a favorite, but we will not be returning . Sad to see a landmark like this goes so far downhill. The restaurant was dirty and customers around us were having to ask for their baskets of chips and salsa.

You definitely get your money's worth! We both enjoyed the Chicken Fried Steak lunch special that came with THREE sides AND the softest white rolls! The chicken fried steak was very tender. I made sure to take 1/2 home so I could enjoy a yummy piece of chocolate ice box pie! They had a great selection of homemade pies to choose from!

Don't go if you're in a rush. We went on a Sunday at noon and even though there wasn't a wait yo be seated, our waitress was very busy and it took a bit to get our order and then get our food...about 30 minutes.

I enjoyed the Texas decor and wished we had been seated at a booth to try out the mini juke boxes at each booth table.

If we're in the area again, I'm sure we'll go again!

So, I am NOT a fan of Pioneer on Maplewood. Not clean, terrible service and the food leaves a lot to be desired.

The wife ordered a side salad that may have been two days old. There were only two choices for beer, neither were what I wanted and the draft choice wasn't working.

I had the catfish and the wife had chicken fried steak. If you can't serve fresh food at least throw it in the microwave so it isn't cold.

Not only will we never eat here again, we will not eat at any of the other Pioneer restaurants in town - pathetic!

This is our second time trying this place. The first time we went we got served and we waited for almost an hour for us to get our food. The waitress came out and told us that the cooks were not going to make our order because it was about closing time. We left upset and hungry.
We were back in Witchita Falls visiting my daughter. We decided to try Pioneer of Texas again.
The food was delicious but it took forever and our food was Luke warm. I'm not sure if we will make it back there again.
Hey 3 times the charm. Should I try it again?

This place has games and a wait because the food is good. I'm not a fan of chilli cheese sauce but people who like that type of sauce love it. It's called the famous enchilada plate
Lunch dir two 40 coconut's

I need to amend my previous review. My husband had the chicken Caesar salad and the chicken was mostly tough and filled with gristle. What a disappointment. To top it off, we waited and waited for someone to take our order, then got our chips barely before our dinner. Furthermore, they were out of tomato juice for red draw, which I seldom order, but did tonight. I almost always get the "world famous enchiladas" which are usually some of the best in town, but alas, tonight they scorched the cheese in several places. My husband is new in the area and his family eating here three times. Two of those were good. That's a shame.

Warm and friendly service, old school Texas menu with plenty of options for everyone, including a few Mexican dishes as well. The inside is vintage Texas and feels like it's been here forever- lots of old antiques and comfy booths. Food is solid for what it is and reasonably priced, with friendly, speedy service.

I went in there today. Waitress was not the nicest. The queso and gravy appear to come out of a can and still have a can shape on arrival. I got a sausage egg and cheese on a bun. Sausage was not cooked through. When I showed her she made me put it in a napkin to take back to the kitchen. They did bring out new actually cooked sausage but I just left it on the table. The coffee is thick black coffee. The taquitos are actually breakfast flour tacos and the are not as described. Maybe 1/2 full. It was really disappointing all the way around. $33 and 1/2 the food was still on the table.

Baked potato had been under the warmer until it was like a rock. Sent it back. Second potato was just as bad. Cutting the sirloin steak was a wrestling match. Texas toast was pretty good. Will not be back.

Coffee and atmosphere are the high points. 2.99 for coffee but refill free.
One large but not hot pancake was tasteless. Sausage patties were ok.
I will not go back till service get better and inflation declines. Don't pay cash , they keep the change.