The Turtle Restaurant

What a delicious surprise! Our first time to eat at The Turtle and we can’t wait to go back. It will be hard to not order the Curried Fig and Poblano Chicken every time (so good!) but it would be crazy not to try all of their gourmet offerings. Everything was most excellent: the food, the service, the atmosphere, the house-made chocolates.This is a don’t-miss establishment.

Absolutely horrible. Been here 9 times over the past 3 years and the restaurant has gradually gone downhill. Tonight showed up and and saw 3 table seated. Ordered and after 1 hour of waiting, decided we had enough. They were gracious, but made excuses about how "busy" they were. Don't take tables if you can't serve them. Won't go back again - Lucille + Mabel from now on…service with a smile every time.

What a gem I found! This place exceeded my expectations. When in a smaller market, I rarely find a place with a wine list this extensive! Put that together with a great menu and great staff! Jared and Lauren certainly deserve the shout out!

Food is decent but the service was slow. Not very busy when we ate but a few dishes took more than an hour and a half. The honey butter chicken and the apple empanadas are great. Steak dish is so so, not a great cut so I would recommend the ribeye if you’re ordering steak. Beet salad was disappointing, I thought it would have been nice chunky beets but it was mostly salad mix. Overall, probably your best place to go in Brownwood, just ask them make your order faster.

Slow. Fresh. Food.
Worth the wait. Great service with unexpected palate of flavors offered. Wished we lived closer.

I’m from Dallas and a World Traveler 🌎 Foodie and I come to Brownwood for business often but this time I stayed here for over a week and I have tried several restaurants here but most are very low standard 😐

But I decided to try The Turtle Restaurant and not only was the food DELICIOUS, TASTY, & with GOOD PROPER FLAVOR & FRESH but Jared was so very friendly & a good listener of my needs.

I’m definitely going back!!

Went 1/14/21 for dinner with two friends. I love that downtown area of Brownwood and the quiet, relaxed atmosphere of the restaurant. It’s a nice place but doesn’t feel stuffy. We ordered the potstickers, honey butter pecan chicken, and a burger. Everything was wonderful. They really take time to make sure every detail of the meal is thought through. The chicken was my favorite—crispy on the outside and perfectly cooked within. I ate every bite and got gelato for dessert. I decided on the orange chocolate and my friend got the turtle cheesecake. Both were delicious. The gelato had little bits of orange gelatin in it. It was great! We had tea to drink. With the appetizer, drinks, 3 meals, and 2 desserts we spent $98 +tip. It’s pricey but again, zero complaints. Everything we ate was delicious and the staff and atmosphere great too! We’ll be back again.

Working in Brownwood, from Austin. Google recommended this place. Go here.

Amazing gem of a restaurant that I wasn't expecting. I didn't have a reservation, and was sat bar side. Went Friday 7pm. Jared was a great host and his fellow staff all seemed on the same page. Great hospitality with light conversation but not obtrusive. I eas checked on but in bothersome way. I never felt pressed to order quickly, to eat fast, or clear out.

Vaulted ceilings, great air circulation, pleasant smells, and lots of turtle decorations. Felt like spring for sure. Extensive wine and spirits menu, European to Asian cuisine, and of course some American staples. I hade the Korean Bolgogi (sweet BBQ beef strips) with rice patty and oriental slaw. The plating looked very neat and appetizing. Place the beef on the rice and a bit of carrot/cabbage on the beef, eat in bites formed like that. Great flavor. Try the sake (Japanese whiskey). Sake is great with food, kinda cleans out the flavor in between bites. Makes each morsel taste like the first taste. I'm not into sweets but they do have really fancy and inspired Gelato.

I spoke with the owner, she's a gem too. She's built the place up and you can tell she has a passion for the food and the experience. Highly recommended.

Absolutely loved stopping at the place during a weekend day trip. We had lunch there, then ended driving back through town for a drink in the bar. They have a restaurant, gelato and chocolate shop with coffee, and a bar in three adjoining building sections.

We've traveled 1+ hrs each time to dine here on multiple occasions. Our first times had such uniquely delicious food & exemplary service that we recommended this place enthusiastically to friends & family. But, our visit last night was so disappointing in terms of service that we've lost confidence in giving a recommendation or return visit. As a family of 6 celebrating our daughter's 21st birthday with a reservation for this stated purpose, we were welcomed & seated, but then it felt like we were forgotten. We sat for 25 min before we had to ask our server if we could order some drinks & appetizers. It took another half hour after that before the drinks actually arrived, and another 20 minutes more before only 2 of the 4 appetizers showed up. So that's 1 hr 20 min before we had a bite of food, which wasn't what we were expecting. Things did not improve from there, like having to ask repeatedly for refills of water and tea, our other appetizers showing up later alongside the main dishes, and needing to get up to track down our server for the bill. To their credit, without us even asking for this, they didn't charge us for 1 of the late appetizers. I'm leaving a 3 star review in an effort to be fair & average out this most recent time with the other great times we've had at The Turtle.