Hole In One Cafe

This is the first review Ive ever posted. When it comes to service, Lucky and the gang set the gold standard. As for the food? Its even better. Cant wait to get back and try the meatloaf. I was too busy with the pork chop and the steaks. You get what you pay for in this world and Hole in One is the real deal.

About as nice of a restaurant as you would expect to find in Lufkin. Really nice inside white tablecloths good wine a decent prices excellent side salad with an amazing house dressing - mustard. Wes is an amazing host. Professional. Explains the menu choose well. I had a great Cab here - from Cali The restaurant us in the same building as the hotel and it’s a decent hotel. If you stay here it’s just a walk around the corner to the restaurant and walk back when you’re done.

I stayed in the Holiday Inn Express which is across the parking lot from this restaurant which is located in the Quality Inn. I asked the front desk clerk for a restaurant recommendation and she said the food at Hole In One is good but a little pricey. She said that Chicken Fired Steak was $28. This piqued my curiosity and I had to go try it. I walked over and sat at the bar where the service was great. I did try the Chicken Fried Steak and this is definitely not your grandmother's chicken fried steak. It is a center cut filet hammered out thin, battered and fried. I travel quote a bit and it is always nice to find the hidden gems along the way. The Hole in One will be my go to restaurant any time I am in the Lufkin area. I strongly recommend you give this restaurant a try and specifically the Chicken Fried Steak.

Nice place tucked in Quality Inn hotel. White linen tablecloths. Steak was not a $38 cut. Bland taste. Balsamic glazed carrots were inedible. Waitress was lacking in service training. Served my food and never came back. Asked another server that came by for doggie bag to feed leftover steak about 1/2 of 16 oz to dog. She finally came by and asked if I wanted to go container. Not “how was your steak”? Or was everything ok? I see other good reviews. I can understand misses on food but service is the same for everyone. Pretty standard stuff!

I expected more, i was not impressed with the food. Steak was bland. Had very little taste. The sauce on the fish made it taste good. If it was not for that sauce it would be the same as the steak. Needed more help only 3 people in front and had a hard time keeping up with the demand of the customers.