Ali Cunningham

Walking in my family and I were already enamored with this spot. We had an incredible time at Tolbert’s Restaurant & Chili Parlor! The chili was absolutely fantastic—rich, flavorful, and perfectly spiced. The ambiance and vibe were warm, lively, and family-friendly. Our kids had a great time, and my husband and I were truly impressed. Nancy, our waitress was friendly, attentive, and very knowledgeable about the menu. It was a top-notch dining experience from start to finish. We’ll definitely be coming back!

+2

Nicholas Jenson

Texas bucket list spot! Big bar with lots of drink options. High ceilings give this place a unique feel. Chili was good and it is filling! The Super Bowl of chili is definitely a meal for a regular person. Had enough heat to let you know it’s a true texas chili without making you uncomfortable. Tots were good but couldn’t finish as I was too full from the chili.

+2

Ralph Berry

I have heard about Tolbert’s forever and passed by many times, but never ventured in. What a mistake that was. I was somehow expecting some kind of a little fast food style restaurant like the famous chili chain in Cincinnati. This is nothing like that. It is a full bar and restaurant with lots of charm, plenty of photos around, and most important of all, excellent chili. Our service was good on this early afternoon visit, but then there were not many people there. Drink orders were taken and brought right away, and food orders soon followed. Being at a famous chili parlor, I had to order chili. I went for the Texas Red because it is what chili is supposed to be – no beans. Flavor and consistency were excellent. It did not need any additional seasoning or heat intensification of any kind. I am a former chili judge at the Terlingua Chili Cookoff in Texas and at the Antelope Valley Chili Festival in California in the 1980s, and Tolbert’s stands up to the winners of either of those. Fried Okra on the side was basic fried okra. My wife had a taco salad. Generous serving, crisp bowl and wonderful flavor to the taco meat/chili on it. If something chili related is not your taste, the menu is quite large with most other bar food items. Tolbert’s is a winner.

Dale Langehennig

So… this place! Great Texas ambience, FOOD COULD NOT BE BETTER! Kennedy was an amazing server! I am so glad we found this little gem on a COLD Dallas night. Red chili, chili verde, chicken fry, homemade peach cobbler, Gary P Nunn playing subtly in the background. I felt like I was back in the Hill Country. This place makes me proud to be a Texan! Well… more than I was already, anyway! 😂 Thank you Tolbert’s! You’ve got fans from the Panhandle! 🙏🙏

+2

Francesco Bianchi

Soooo much loved this place! Perfect for my solo dining experiences while traveling to new places 🙂 I entered quite last on a Tuesdtnight attracted by the special burger of the day that was written on the outside board. Once in, I asked some questions to understand if it was a good option for me. The waiter (Cole if I remember correctly?) first tried to understand my taste and then gently suggested a couple of options that he believed would have satisfied my desire. And got it right! The burger was super tasty, sumptuous. And it felt as Texan as I could have imagined. The fries on the side were also super tasty and very well cooked. After the first beer I wanted to try something different. He offered to bring me 3 samples to choose the right one. I loved that in both cases the waiter served me the food saying a warm "welcome to Texas". He also spent time talking with me at the end. I appreciated that he dedicated equivalent time to 2 kids in the restaurant that seemed to adore him. I didn't have any space left for dessert or I would have certainly ordered one. The interior of the place was very nice. Welcoming & comforting. The band was at their second night on that stage and was quite decent, certainly engaging and seemed to have a lot of fun. Nice surprise at the end: an incredibly cheap bill compared to any other place I have been recently in Dallas or another large city like New Orleans. I recommended the place to all of my colleagues!

+6

Colby B

Our Tolbert's experience was great - excellent table service, delicious food with pleny of choices on the menu - three of us had a bowl of their Original Texas Red Chili and I had the Terlingua Burger which had some of Texas Red inside it on the burger and came with tots and several onion rings. Good beer choices too. Atmosphere is great inside the restaurant located in Grapevine. Would definitely return!

Always great food service ambiance and cocktails. This time I tried the green chile chicken chili and omg it was delicious. The Mexican Candy martini mmmmmm superbly delicious.

The chicken fried chicken was amazing. Literally cooked to perfection. Got a cup of chili for appetizer and also amazing! Seasoned perfect with all the fixings. The fried okra was delicious. Our wait…

The chicken fried chicken was amazing. Literally cooked to perfection. Got a cup of chili for appetizer and also amazing! Seasoned perfect with all the fixings. The fried okra was delicious. …

The chicken fried chicken was amazing. Literally cooked to perfection. Got a cup of chili for appetizer and also amazing! Seasoned perfect with all the fixings. The fried okra was delicious. Ou…

Fun place. Great chili. Hood service. In a historic building lots of charm. Fun comfy place

Just had one of the best burgers I've ever had along with hand breaded onion rings which were delicious as well.\nThe burger meat was tasty & juicy (hand formed) & the onion rings were fresh & cr…

True Texan Comfort food. Very good service. Nice, inviting atmosphere. I would definitely return. They were able to accommodate my wife who is gluten and dairy free. Thanks so much. I even bought a…

We stopped by Tolbert's for a quick drink and appetizers. They had a to. We were right on time for happy hour and they had a ton of beers on draft. \n\nI can't remember which one I got but it was l…

This is a very underrated restaurant! Their food is amazing! Frito pie! Sour cream chicken enchiladas with tomatillo sauce....as good as any as I have ever had. Their pinto beans are homemade and s…

Joyful place with delicious food and splendid services! Everyone was welcoming and kind and we had the best lemonade, jalapeno jam burger, brisket tacos and the famous Chili! Kim and everyone at th…

I'm not accustomed to seeing a menu that has several things I want to try. There were 5-6 items I want. I finally settled on their fried chicken sandwich. The chicken was half again as big as t…

I ate here with my partner. We got the fried shrimp, a burger, and the chili queso as an appetizer. The atmosphere was great, the service was friendly and fast, and the food was good. 10/10

Food was really good and well prepared. The chicken fried steak tenders were amazing. Wife had the chili and it was great. The place has a really good vibe inside and the live music every night is …

This place is great. A nice social restaurant with great food and drinks. The service was excellent. Our server was Grace and she made us feel welcome and right at home. We liked it so much, we came …

This place is great. A nice social restaurant with great food and drinks. The service was excellent. Our server was Grace and she made us feel welcome and right at home. We liked it so much, we c…

This place is great. A nice social restaurant with great food and drinks. The service was excellent. Our server was Grace and she made us feel welcome and right at home. We liked it so much, we cam…

This place is great. A nice social restaurant with great food and drinks. The service was excellent. Our server was Grace and she made us feel welcome and right at home. We liked it so much, we cam…

This was our first visit to this restaurant. All the food was delicious: taco salad with chicken breast, TX fried catfish, fish and chips and carne asada. The key lime pie was very good as well. Our…

This was our first visit to this restaurant. All the food was delicious: taco salad with chicken breast, TX fried catfish, fish and chips and carne asada. The key lime pie was ve…

This was our first visit to this restaurant. All the food was delicious: taco salad with chicken breast, TX fried catfish, fish and chips and carne asada. The key lime pie was very good as well.…

I have heard about Tolbert’s forever and passed by many times, but never ventured in. What a mistake that was. I was somehow expecting some kind of a little fast food style restaurant like the fa…

A group of 8 of us went for lunch. Most of us had the Texas Red. I've the first time I've had it and it was delicious. The server was so friendly and great with our group. The drinks used fresh…

A most enjoyable evening in Tolberts! Great food, great music and the staff were super! One of the nicest ribeye steaks I’ve ever eaten!

A most enjoyable evening in Tolberts! Great food, great music and the staff were super! One of the nicest ribeye steaks I’ve ever eaten!

This restaurant has a good variety on the menu. The food is very tasty and generous portions. Good service. clean building.

Two of us for lunch, started with a French 75 (good!). I had Lajitas grilled chicken breast and the Jalapeño corn bread muffins (I NEED more of these in my life!) Everything was so good.. TRY t…

We were staying nearby and looking for a place to grab a good bite and relax a bit. Tolbert's definitely definitely fit the bill. The service was spot on and the atmosphere was very nice. I had …

The food is good to great, so are drinks. Nothing to knock your socks off but you'll still come back. The live music and atmosphere are really fun and make this place special for us. Don't recommen…

The food is good to great, so are drinks. Nothing to knock your socks off but you'll still come back. The live music and atmosphere are really fun and make this place special for us. Don't reco…

At the suggestion of a local we went for dinner here. The famous dish is their chili. It was good but honestly, nothing that special. We really enjoyed the chicken cooked chicken. Our server sugg…

Neat little place! I’ve been here twice, the first time I had ordered their burger with the chili on it. The flavor and add-ons were good but the burger itself was very dry. The second visit I had a “Bowl of Red” and it’s genuinely some of the best chili I’ve had. Stick with the chili, that’s what they’re known for!

Roy P

Tolbert's is just good home cooking. I had the chicken fried steak with french fries, gravy, green beans. The green beans lacked flavor but everything else was extremely good. Another person at my table had their fish and chips, and she said that was some of the best she's ever had. It is a fun place to go with live music and lots of different draft beers. Tolbert is, of course, known for its chili. They have Texas style chili ( no beans ), chili with beans and Frito pie. It is worth going there just to try their chili.

michael kilderry

Last stop on my Texas trip and had to get some authentic Texas chili. The food was very good. Our server Noah was very nice and attentive. We were definitely unaware that they had live music at dinner time. I'm sure that it was posted but I missed it. The music was fine, it was just very loud and made it hard to hear each other.

+14

Dylan K. Harriman

Me and a friend found ourselves with a night in Dallas to kill after our connecting flight got delayed. After a long day of travel, we were looking for an authentic and classic Texas restaurant to dine at. Tolbert’s came highly recommended, so we decided to give it a shot. Negatives out of the way first. The food left something to be desired. We started with the bean and cheese nachos, which were great. For our main course, no, I didn’t try the world famous chili they’re known for, but I did get the sour cream chicken enchiladas and my friend got the standard burger on the menu. He said his burger checked all the boxes. While my enchiladas were great, the side of beans and rice were disappointing. The “beans” were more of a black paste, and the rice seemed to be from a box and not the classic red rice you’d expect with this kind of dish. That being said, this establishment more than makes up for it in atmosphere. Situated on the historic grapevine of the DFW area, this restaurant is well decorated and extremely inviting. We sat down at a cozy table with live music playing, which brought some magic to the experience. While the dish I got could use improvement, it tasted home cooked and didn’t break the bank. There were so many good options on the menu, and pair that with the great atmosphere, it makes me want to come back here again. Come for some easy food, and stay for a great time.

G W

Took the family out for fall break and decided on eating at Tolbert's. The food was excellent and at a fair price. I had the catfish with hushpuppies with tarter and cocktail sauce. My sides were onion rings and a side salad with blue cheese. It was good. The fish seemed very fresh. I liked how they did the side salad with some crumbles in the blue cheese dressing. The wife had the chili, and I had to try it since they had won some awards. It was awesome. Great taste, with some spice coming through at the end. If you want more spice, eat that Serrano pepper. It was no joke. The waitress was the best. I didn't catch her name, but she was great. Short brunette. Very efficient.

Service and ambiance are what you would expect... Fred's Frito Pie is what you come for! A cold, gray, rainy day is the perfect time for a warm train ride and a chilly walk to Tolbert's where you sit…

Service and ambiance are what you would expect... Fred's Frito Pie is what you come for! A cold, gray, rainy day is the perfect time for a warm train ride and a chilly walk to Tolbert's where you s…

Service and ambiance are what you would expect... Fred's frito pie is what you come for! A cold, gray, rainy day is the perfect time for a warm train ride and a chilly walk to Tolbert's where you…

service and ambiance are what you would expect... Fred's Frito Pie is what you come for! A cold, gray, rainy day is the perfect time for a warm train ride and a chilly walk to Tolbert's where you s…

Customer service just ok. Chili was ok. wine was absolutely terrible. Their French fries were the best thing there.

The food is a step up from your usual bar grub and the service is good. Known for their loud and lively live music scene, Tolbert's sits right in the middle of Main St Grapevine. Bring earplugs or …

Went with a group of 18 friends on a Monday night because they had an entertainer for 2 hrs. We arrived early & were able to order our drinks & meals. The service was good & our food was typical …

Went with a group of 18 friends on a Monday night because they had an entertainer for 2 hrs. We arrived early & were able to order our drinks & meals. The service was good & our food was typical …

Great chili here. The Bowl of Red is classic Texas perfection, and the Chili Verde might even be better! Lots of great choices for non-chili fans, from catfish to chicken fried steak - even b…

Prices are a little high for the small portion sizes. fish sandwich- bun fell apart (ended up having to eat it with a fork) , fish was almost nonexistent, thin and soggy. Frito pie, was small with only a few Fritos. Burger was good, but bun crumbled and fell apart. Salad was good- fresh lettuce and good portion size. Bowl of chili was very small for being a bowl. Closer to cup size. Someone with a small appetite, added the 4oz to make it a super bowl, and still left hungry. Definitely not a meal portion. I have a food allergy and asked for a manager as soon as we got there. Asked 2 more times, we were there over a hour, still never seen a manager. Waitress-was good, friendly and kept our drinks full. *** in response to owner*** I don't mind high prices and small portions if the food and service is worth it. Unfortunately that was not our experience. We spent over $100 on lunch for 4 people(2 of which were children) just to go get food elsewhere to get full. But never seeing the MOD after requesting multiple times sadly was the last straw. Unfortunately we will not return nor recommend

My son, daughter & son-in-law were here for my birthday dinner. I hadn't had a steak in a long time so ordered the 8 oz ribeye cooked medium with baked potato. The steak was large, but maybe 1/…

Vicson Victor

Expected much better. The chillis were not hot. Service was meh. Chips were salty. Guac was good. Wish we checked out other places on Main St.

Terrible service and rude staff. We have come here many times and enjoyed the food a lot. However tonight turned us off from this place. We came in to get a to go order. We came up to the bar where…

Terrible service and rude staff. We have come here many times and enjoyed the food a lot. However tonight turned us off from this place. We came in to get a to go order. We came up to the bar whe…

On Sunday, 8/3/25 The school of rock was on stage. As regulars we enjoy our Sunday brunch at your Resturant. The attempted music was very loud. We had to raise our voice to be order food. Steve sai…

Tolbert's used to be a really fun place to see live music and have dinner/drinks on a nearly a weekly basis for us, but over the last couple of years, especially lately, the service has declined tr…

Tolbert's used to be a really fun place to see live music and have dinner/drinks on a nearly a weekly basis for us, but over the last couple of years, especially lately, the service has declined tr…

Roderick Rodriguez Jr

Went based off the reviews. Ordered based off highly ordered items via server. Chili was bland and gritty. Steak fingers meal only came with 3 pieces. Mac and cheese was watery. Loaded tater tots and fried pickles were the best thing we had. Didn't finish the chili. Real disappointed on quality of food.