Jake & Dorothys Cafe - Stephenville (TX)

4 /5 Jay Doshi: This is your typical cozy, mom and pop breakfast diner. Good food, friendly service, full of regulars who get called by name by the staff. Average age of the customers and staff is probably 60 (this is a compliment). Food was home cooked tasting and good. Restrooms could use a cleaning. There was a small roach on the floor in the dining room.

5 /5 Syd Grant: This was on my list to visit so we planned a trip specifically coming here from lunch on our way back home to Fort Worth from the hill country. Caught them after the Sunday lunch rush so sat right down and ordered. Love the old school diner with the soda fountain bar. Fresh pies were on display and had to save room too. The staff is all very friendly and down home. The prices are reasonable as well. I had the small (next size is double and then a triple party is XL) chicken fried steak with their fresh cut waffles fries. The CFS was remarkable and lived the gravy as well. Glad I opted for smaller size so I could have some pie. My wife let me have a bite of her patty melt and it was so delicious! You can taste the difference in a fresh groin beef patty too! The pies were amazing but my cherry jubilee was exceptional. Loved the homemade crushed crust and nuts. Great place to stop and have some down home cooking!

1 /5 Monica Chavez: Walked in one evening randomly because I have seen all the hype and wanted to try it out . I try dives and locally owned restaurants all over Texas and the US . It was Tuesday so they were running specials on . I ordered the CFS was told fries were my only option as a side since it was Hamburger Day and they weren’t making mashed potatoes.My salad was brown lettuce with tomatoes on it and not what I was looking at in thier pictures online .When my order came out the grease poured off the waffle fries the CFS was thin . The staff was not very welcoming it was a very get what you get type of experience. Cleanliness I will give a 2 on because it’s a typical dirty greasy spoon . All in all the place probably use to be amazing but I fear I arrived about 20 years too late for that experience . For what we spent on 2 meals with no options and bad service . We could have saved and went to a nicer establishment and actually got what we wanted side wise . People still give amazing reviews and it has me baffled on their mind set or lack of experiences and food. This place is horrible ! Give other locally owned places in this town a try and steer clear of this one .

5 /5 Debbie Ritter: Omigoodness, how is it that we are this many days old and never knew about this place thats only 2-1/2 hrs from home????? We just enjoyed their famous chicken fried steak made with ribeye and hand cut waffle fries. Thank you, Dawn, for serving us well and filling us in on the history of Jakes and Dorothys. We are already looking forward to stopping in the next time were passing through.

4 /5 Patrick Pittman: Jake & Dorothys is a quintessential diner/"greasy spoon" experience, and thats for the better and the worse. Expect friendly service, good food, but aging atmosphere. Food The Food at Jake & Dorothys is good, but it falls short of truly being great. The food seemed fresh, but each item had some issues. In my meal, the hash browns were a little under-fried (I insist that good hash browns should be fried to crispy), the eggs were underseasoned, and the gravy had a slightly congealed texture to it. Having said all that it was still good food. It was hearty, and the omelet (when eaten as a whole) had plenty of spice. Service I have nothing bad to say about the service. The people working there were friendly and welcoming, and they took good care of me. You still get a small town diner feel to it, although it did give the feel less of a waitstaff waiting on tables and more of a couple older ladies minding us. Still recommend highly. Atmosphere Jake & Dorothys feels like a time capsule of restaurants from a few decades ago. Everything from the types of cups they use (and the fact they serve soda in cans instead of from a fountain) makes you feel like youve stepped back in time (but dont worry they now accept credit cards, except American Express). The problem is that everything had a weathered feel to it. For some examples, my table had a slight wobble, and the front bar had a bunch of grooves warn into it. I still enjoyed the food and my time, but the atmosphere could do with an update.