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  My family is traveling all over the U.S. and we love trying one of a kind places to eat.  We rely heavily on Yelp reviews whenever we pull into a new city.  In my opinion, The Bear Den is way under rated by previous reviews.  We ate there three times while staying in the area and found everything we had to be excellent.
  
  The combo fajitas (beef and chicken) were excellent.  They have four or five combo plates that are named after family members.  All were EXCELLENT.  The restaurant was clean and the waitress was really friendly.  Obviously we would eat there again.

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  Posted on 05.11.13 Angela A.

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  Very nice place. Cute decor, love the patio. Had the blackened catfish and it was excellent.

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  Posted on 03.18.12 Francene D.

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  Maybe I'm giving them the extra 2nd star because we got lucky and hit up the area at the right time of year.  We dined on the back patio area in early October during the Monarch butterfly migration south for the winter, so all during the meal there were literally thousands of butterflies everywhere.  It was surreal and magical and beautiful all at once....that is until the food came out.
  
  This place is touted as "The Cutest Little Restaurant in Balmorhea".  It's the only restaurant in Balmorhea, so I guess that's not really false advertising.  The horrible diarrhea I had the following day, however, was anything BUT cute or little.  The service was pretty terrible (the server had no knowledge of anything on their beer list - she knew it was cold and that I had to be 21 to buy it), the bathroom was out of toilet paper and paper towels, and the food was "meh" at best, not to mentioned overpriced.  The only saving grace was the salsa, which, if Curley L. is telling the truth, must get it's flavor and character from all the tables it's been used at and then dumped back.  So that's good.
  
  Honestly, if you're in Balmorhea for the state park and the San Solomon Springs, just bring your own food.  The only thing you'll enjoy doing after eating at the Bear Den is hibernating in your regret for having done so.

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  Posted on 10.20.11 Josh R.

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  Never, Never, Never do this. We were seated in full view of the waitress station and we saw the waitress pick up salsa from a table that customers had left and pour it back in the serving pitcher!!! We left, we had seen enough. Health Department should get after these folks. If you want food poisoning, go here.

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  Posted on 05.06.11 Curley L.

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  Very nice little place with great service and fabulous everyday Mexican and American food.  We had the Fajitas - perfectly grilled! The beans were to die for. All with perfect homemade taste.  Absolutely worth driving to from 1-10. Don't miss this place.

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  Posted on 01.13.11 Niklas And Mia R.

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