lone star

very, very good service from our server called lucy.
the red-neckribsare to die for and the 9 piece portion is huge.
ended the meal with a jack daniels chocolate mudslide that is the best i have tasted in my 46 years on earth 😁
this place is really busy on a friday night and now i understand why.

omg this place! this place dwarfs any american restaurant i've been to. the serving and the taste were impressive and worth your money. theribswere exquisite. the meat fell off easily from the bones and the sweetness was just right. the nachos reminded me of my fave texmex restaurant back in my dear country. the flavors were heavily present and the meat was generous. the mac gold's beer was the right drink to digest these amazing dishes. couldn't wait to try their other dishes.

we had dinner here tonight.

we ordered our favourites, redneckribs(porky pig'sribsblanched in honey and spices, blasted in the lone star fire, piled high then smothered in lone star famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce) + buffalo chips and lone star coleslaw, and johnny cash stash (chicken breast stuffed with mushroom, spinach, cheese, sundried tomatoes. herb crusted and oven baked, served with a chunky mushroom sauce, buffalo chips and lone star coleslaw). both were very tasty and wonderfully flavoursome as usual.

the waiting staff were averagely friendly. comfortable and lively ambience as always.

food & beverage : 9/10
service : 5/10
price : 6/10
ambience : 9/10

i’ve been here about 4 times in the last 5 months and every time i’ve been there it’s been busy. it says a lot about the place when there’s always plenty of customers. the service is great as well as the food. the only down side has been the quality of my favourite dish - the pork ribs. 2/4 times theribswere a bit tough and were quite chewy. i suspect that if you get there early then you will get served the first batch ofribswhich are not quite tender and falling off the bone yet. other than that everything is as good as the other lonestar restaurants i’ve been to.

family-friendly, great service and good food. great place to catch up with family and friends. the short stack redneckribswas juicy and tender, you can never go wrong when you try it. finished off with the longhorn cheesecake to complete a great meal.

meal was ok particularly theribsbut the atmosphere was ho hum. went with old friends to catch up over dinner and reminisce. the music was too loud and so was the waitress or perhaps she just had to do that to be heard over the music.

we went out for date night here and i really enjoyed it the ambience was nice....the food was delicious we sharedribsfor an entrée they were really good.....i had crispy skin duck which was very tasty and my husband had lamb shanks which he thought were a tad small but still good. service was friendly and prompt overall good night out.

i dined at lone star queenstown 2 years back. and its become a trend to dine at lone star at all places i visit. this time was no different. very relaxing ambience. amazing food. awesome porkribs(the thing that got these guys popular). super fine chicken. juicy and succulent. the salad sides create a balance for all dishes. a delightful selection of desserrts. nothing too fancy, but something that no one should miss. not a fan of the cocktails though. if you guys are reading this; muddled kiwi and pineapple or for that matter any fruit, gets stuck in the straw and spoils the experience of the drink.

in the pics:
john lee for the drink
chicken with cranberry sauce
pork ribs
sticky date pudding with creme' anglaise

i would go back again and again and yet again
price wise: $70 for 2 including a drink each.

our family group of five, plus three children, dined in january and found the napier lone star to be great .the venue was unique, parking easy, the service spot on ,the meal serve times perfect and the food absolutely superb. meal sizes were very generous. the kids were entertained and we all left happy, sure to return again. the "lassoo of hog and the redneckribs,"wow, fantastic.

we have been to the lonestar 4 or 5 times although we mustve been mad to go there the last time. one night we had to wait about 40 mins to be seated then another 30 to get our mains brought out - and then the steaks were stone cold! we asked for new ones but i suspect they mightve just microwaved them because the replacements came out pretty quickly. the wedges were burnt to a crisp and soggy as well. horrible. the next time we went (why i dont know) we took guests from overseas and the whole experience was virtually repeated. theribswere tasteless, we were crammed in so tightly you couldnt move, and the list goes on. needless to say it was the last straw. yes, the meals are big but they are also way overpriced and you can end up spending a small fortune. never again.