The Turtle Restaurant

Amazing the find this kind of chef driven food in the Hill Country (though becoming more common fortunately). I had their Oklahoma burger which was great. Their execution of it was a little different than I've seen before. They chop the onion into the beef. The end result was outstanding none the less. The got the char you'd expect from the griddle. Homemade chips. A great wine list too! The server was really young but knew the menu very well and was attentive. It was particularly busy for a Friday night so I hope people appreciate this place. I'll be back the next time I'm in Brownwood.

This is a gem of a find. The menu is outstanding & the quality of the dishes are impeccable! Will be back with any out of town visitors (especially if they think we, here in little Brownwood, don't have anything to rival "The big city." The wine list is extensive, creative, & curated with the adventurer at heart!

Food was 5 stars
Service was 0 stars.

We came at lunch on a Saturday. There was no customers or employees. We were not greeted, waited for a very long time, had to go find someone. A young woman told us they were slow and did not greet or sit us. She did not come back to take our order. She brought a water refill at the end of our meal but never checked on us any other time. She dropped the check off and never came back. She also billed us incorrectly. The chef is the one who brought our appetizer out. Both serving plates were visibly dirty. One had a thick brown spot on it the size of a 50 cent piece. When we showed her, they brought us 2 more very dirty plates. The outside patio had trash all over the ground. We were there for 2 hours due to waiting for such long periods of time to order and get our check. The food was amazing. We spent +$100 on lunch for 2 people. It is mind boggling to have such awful service and cleanliness standards, with such a high quality of food.

Cute small Restaurant, in downtown. I loved the beef empanadas, corn side was amazing really flavorful, and the roasted carrots were great. The steak I got was a leaner option. Had a whole story about it on the menu, but fell slightly short on flavor since it was so lean. Overall great experiance and service was personable.

We love the food and experiences we have at the Turtle in Brownwood. This past Tues we enjoyed "Food on Fire". It took place in the backyard and the weather was beautiful though the wind gave the staff some challenges. The staff remained friendly and accommodating in spite of the challenges. The food was Amazing. You can tell the care and time that goes into planning, preparing, and serving the dishes. If you are headed to Brownwood this a place you should definitely have on your list. If you aren't headed this way, you should consider it just for the experience

Calculated mediocrity, it took an hour and a half before we were finally served everything for our meal. Tea, appetizer, entree, and dessert. It was one hostess/waitress in workout attire running frantically everywhere. For the price of the food it was ok, the portion sizes were average, but I was not wowed by the taste at all. I really regret not making the drive to the harvest, much better food. The outside looks nice but the inside is kind of drab, not sure what theme they're going for but it looked like Christmas lights hung up inside. My lamb kabobs were ok, but the rice was definitely overcooked. Not too happy that we went here for our anniversary dinner, it wasn't busy but it took so long everything was closed by the time we got out. The point I'm making which was missed by the owners in regards to not being slow eaters is that you are severely understaffed. The food itself didn't take long to come out, the longest part was simply placing our orders because you literally have one waitress on a Friday night!

Very pleased with the food and great service. I had the curried fig and poblano chicken and absolutely loved it. Fantastic selection of bourbon, and some really great cocktails as well. My wife had one of their fusion dishes (can’t recall name) and loved it also. Hidden gem in this nice little town

Awesome burger got the good morning burger was pretty amazing. We will definitely be back. We got here at about 10:45. No one else in restaurant but us. Great service but did take about 35-40 minutes to get food. But it is a big thick burger to cook. Then we finished it off with some vanilla gelato. Awesome meal. We don’t live here yet, but when we do we will probably be regulars.

I hate to do this but I was pretty upset! My husband made reservations for Valentines Day, we were not informed that they were serving a “Valentines day special” for $95.00 per person and not offering a cheaper option!!!The food was good but not $250.00 good. He should have be told that this was the only option for the night! It was ridiculously over priced! We were there for over 2 hours waiting on courses to be served. Plus having made reservations 2 weeks ago we were put in the “overflow” room. So disappointing for Valentines Day! Blew our budget for the month!!! Sorry probably won’t be going back….which is too bad, because the food is really good…

Before I completely destroyed this meal, it was a Turtle Burger with Cheese Fritters. The food was absolutely amazing. Savory, perfectly flavored, and an AMAZING atmosphere. Definitely a place to chill and actually enjoy a nice meal and conversation with your significant other. Wine selection was surprisingly much larger than I expected.

The place is separated into two sections, one is more of a restaurant style, more quiet; the other is a small bar, with a good mix of music playing.

Staff was very friendly and helpful. Would totally come back here again, hands down!!