The Lonestar Saloon — Restaurant in Richmond

How did we not know about this place yet!?

It has all of my favorite things to have with a bar: -live music nights a working jukebox with a huge selection -big screen TVS -Amazing food -local beers on tap -great, friendly staff

My husband and I found this place through Yelp when I knew that I wanted a really good burger and that I also wanted to shoot some pool. I was not disappointed.

The food:

HOLY HAMBURGER! We split their regular burger, on a jalepeno bun and substituted the fries for onion rings. I am only disappointed that I didn't get a whole one for myself. The bun was probably the best bun I have had in a long time. It was soft and buttery and the jalepenos were just right- not too overpowering. The whole burger itself was so good that hubby didn't even want to put condiments on it. I left mine loaded up and added my regular ketchup and mustard. I woke up the next morning wanting to go back for a breakfast burger. No lie- That good! The onion rings were handmade fresh in the kitchen, and we could tell not only by their appearance but from their taste. They were delicious. A salty batter really complimented the cooked onions. This is where I agreed with hubby: they were so good that I ate them without ketchup. That is a first for me. We also split the fried pickles for an appetizer and the batter was very similar to the onion rings. Delicious again. The pickles were sliced thin and they were still juicy as you bit into their fried awesomeness. The only improvement I would suggest is to upgrade the plain ranch that is served with them and add some seasoning. I think even a little Tonys mixed in would have been a good improvement.

The atmosphere:

From the second we walked in the door, we were greeted by friendly faces. The night we came, there was a live band so there was a $7 cover. The door guys welcomed us, told us all about the band, and recommended food on the menu. The Saloon itself was big. It has a good sized full bar, a stage, two pool tables, a lot of seating, a shuffleboard, darts, some video arcade games like Golden Tee, a jukebox with a huge library of Texas country and old school country, and it has an upstairs deck to overlook the whole place. It is decorated with the usual country rustic mixed with bar signs and TVs, and my favorite part is that it sits like 100 ft or less from the train tracks. When the train passed by several times during the night, we could feel the vibrations in our chairs and feet. It completed the rustic feel of downtown historic Richmond to have the train tracks running right there.

I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a night out with good food, music and fun atmosphere. We are going to come back to check this place out on game night....mostly because I really want another one of those...

My wife and I went into this restaurant on Friday December 18, at around 6pm. There were no customers inside and the band appeared to be setting up. The lady that greeted us said you can sit anywhere you like. We proceeded to sit-down and nearly ten minutes passed by no waiter/waitress asked if we needed anything. My wife then got up and asked the lady at the bar is the area we were sitting in ok for service because we had not been acknowledged by anyone to take our food and drink order. The lady again said you can sit anywhere you like. Needless to say after another wait of approximately 15 minutes it became painfully obvious to us as to what was going on. We were the only two African Americans in the building. Once again there are no other customers in the entire restaurant they are not busy and were doing absolutely nothing. At least 3-5 employee's just walking around talking and having a good time. We got up to leave and not one employee said a single word they literally just watched us walk out. To be honest I would really like for the owner to explain to me how this could happen in 2021 this isn't 1967 or maybe it still is in Richmond Texas. You would think with all of the recent restaurants that had to close the doors permanently people would be more appreciative of the...

OMG ITS SO FREAKING HOT IN THIS PLACE!!!!!!! After several attempts of asking for the a/c to be turned down on several trips to this location all i get is "we are sorry mam its already down" so be prepared to sweat your rear off. i saw several employees walking into the freezer to cool off so i know it isnt me i feel bad for them. im sure its the rich owner that could really care less.

staff is ok alot of them are very nice, you do have your attitude issues with some.(especially on Friday night) food is good. they haven't updated their menu in a while, and some things are begining to become repetitive. but what they have is good until you get use to it. Some cooks are better than others. there is a bald one with a chin beard that i think is the best, when i see him i order for sure.ou

The atmosphere is ok if your into the western thing. they have live bands on friday and sat

overall i wouldnt go back until i see some kind of temp difference. it's hard to enjoy yourself in a 90 bar (and thats when its empty without a crowd) until then if you do go i dont recommend friday nights, or at least dont set at the bar if your a woman. the older looking barbie has a attitude issue. maybe find a seat away from there near the worn out...