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Murphy's Steakhouse, Winchester, Texas, a place to get an awesome steak!

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Real Estate Agent with Stanberry Realtors 0553954

Roger and I recently had dinner with friends at the steakhouse in Winchester, Texas. 

 Winchester is in Fayette County, a quaint little Texas town located just about 10 minutes from Smithville, and 20 from Bastrop or LaGrange. 

Settled in the early 1800's by Cunninham's and Ingram's ( just to name a few ) out in the fertile mesquite prairies, and  at one point the town had seven general stores, a school, lumber yard, saloon, blacksmith, and barbershop. 

A few of the old buildings remain and the Murphy's Steakhouse is in one of them.  This is casual dining at it's finest!  Come in your jeans and work boots if you have been out on the ranch all day! 

Their menu includes a nice choice of Starters, Burgers & Sandwiches, Salads & Spuds, Dinners, and Seafood Hand Breaded, Pastas, Mexican Food, Child's and Senior Menu items,  and of course Steaks. 

We had their Rib-Eyes, I opted for the 6 oz. and Roger had the 10 0z.   We ordered them medium and we got just that, a hot pink center, how delightful!  Beware the 6 oz. steak is not what you would find in a normal city restaurant, it is huge!  Don't tell them but I think their scales are broken! 

They have lots of nice sides to go along but we went for the good old favorite a Baked.  They have a nice salad bar too!  While we waited we enjoyed a couple of cold Shiner Bochs.   

Pricing is super reasonable.  The clientele are friendly locals. The dessert choices looked awesome  and all all homemade, and the Chocolate Meringue pie came highly recommended but we were to full to partake! 

It made  for a great evening. 

If you are in the area or making a run down 71 to Houston stop in!   

They are open Tues-Sat 11 am - 9:30 pm.  Reservations not necessary but available upon request.  The address is ( you wont miss it  if you don't take it with you! ) 204 Thomas St. Winchester, Texas 78945.  Phone is 979 - 242- 3433

 

Deb Dahlberg-Rowland - Realtor

512-743-0516

www.centraltexashomesandland.com

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Kristin Laws

My husband and I were married in Winchester in 2006.  We had our rehearsal dinner at Murphy's.  There's nothing like their chicken fried steak with a cold pitcher.   The building that is now Murphy's is the old general store.  I remember stopping in there as a little girl to buy a soda with my dad, who was raised just a few blocks from the restaurant.  The antique wall fixture behind the bar used to be in my grandfather's barber shop/ice cream shop/hamburger joint.  That was decades ago.... Great food, great memories.   Great owners.

Feb 07, 2009 07:55 AM
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