When our favorite restaurant in Macon told us that we had a two-hour wait to be seated, my wife and I started looking for an alternate place to eat. Of course, it was a Friday night. It seems that every restaurant fills early on Friday in Macon. We came across the Texas Cattle Company. They seated us within 15 minutes.
My wife explained that there is a restaurant with the same name in Dallas and in Austin (she used to live near there). However, when we entered, she informed me that this was not the same. In fact, she liked this one better. All of the seats that I noticed were of the high-legged, bar type. They all sat around large wooden tables. The waitress was prompt taking our orders, so I was really pleased to begin. That is about the time that I really started to get excited. The special of the day included a 20-ounce porterhouse with a salad and potato. That thing was about 1 1/2 inches thick... at least. Plus, I noticed that the restaurant had a microbrewery. I was able to order a delicious stout, while getting my wife a nice wiesbier. We were both happy with the selections.
The food arrived in a timely manner, with small loafs of two different breads. As I said, the steaks were really thick. And, they were delicious and savory in the seasonings in which they were seared. Dessert was a home-made cheesecake for me and some Mississippi mud-pie for my wife.
I have to say, this was an exceptional surprise for us, one which we have repeated since. The food is excellent, the atmosphere is Texan, and the service is wonderful. Plus, the wait was less than the other places surrounding it. What a combination! Yee Hah, Texas Cattle Company.