Carol's At Cat Spring

I used to work for Carol. I was around for the opening of the restaurant with the bed and breakfast. They both are beautiful, however, over time, it seems this place has gone "down". The ambience is no longer classy, as the waitstaff try and portray. 3 sets of families came in with at least 3 kids in tow. The lady singing ever so off key was drowned out by loud kids. And, no. The restaurant didn't have a kids menu (it used to have one back in the day). I overheard the kids had to split the adult chicken plate. Now, the menu is whatever is available, and is oral. No pictures, no descriptions other than what the waitstaff tells you. And no price selections. If you have to ask you can't afford it. 3 course (shared) was around 110 bucks with drinks. Lack of menus means there isn't any consistency anymore. To regulars, this maybe disappointing. I know the hours are now only Sat-Sun. That limits the market, and apparently the dress and customers. Carol is wonderful. Seating guests shows she is one on one with the diners. The actual building is cute and very rustic. Nothing has changed there, as it's still kept up nice. It is out in the middle of pretty much no where.

Visit the ranch but skip the restaurant! We were staying at Blisswood and decided to give the restaurant a try. Carol is the owner of the ranch and restaurant but also apparently the head chef as well. We made a reservation for a large group but it seems they were still not prepared for us.

The food was mediocre at best, we felt like we could have made better at our cabin. The fish was fishy, the steaks were tough, and the veggies were soggy. We ordered a green salad for $7. It was described as a field green salad and that is exactly what it was and nothing more, not even a single tomato. It tasted like it was fresh out of the plastic box covered in store bought dressing.

It was Houston prices but no where near the quality of what you would get in the city. We all left disappointed. For the price we paid we could have had a feast in our cabin.

That being said the atmosphere was very cozy and the staff were very pleasant. I would definitely go back to the ranch. It is a beautiful property with cute cabins and lots of nice animals.

Maybe I went there on an off day, but I was pretty unimpressed with Carol's.  I went there for lunch after a day of antiquing with my stepmom.  They had a buffet, which we chose to do instead of ordering off the menu (and for that matter, I can't remember if they had a real menu at that time of day).  I was utterly underwhelmed by the buffet.  The gumbo was so-so, and about the only thing I really enjoyed was the pasta salad.  I've heard other good things about this restaurant, so I'm hoping I just caught it at an off-time or on an off-day.