The Porch

I honestly can’t remember if I’ve ever written a Unilocal review but our afternoon at The Porch compelled me to write one. I wanted to like this place but our experience was pretty bad. I ordered the jalapeño mushroom chicken — there was not one jalapeño on my plate. There were giant chunks of pepper under the sauce and I was surprised that there was really no heat to the dish — I realized about halfway through eating that the peppers in question were not jalapenos but bell peppers. The chicken breast was pounded flat and breaded, chicken parm style, which was fine but not what I was expecting (the other chicken dishes specified in the description «breaded» or «grilled» — this one did not, I should have asked), and had several weird bits of gristle when I would bite in. My husband got the veggie plate — black eyed peas (it was New Year’s Day), green beans, mashed potatoes, and grilled veggies. The grilled veggies were delicious — probably the best thing on the table — but swimming in butter sauce, leading us to think they were actually sauteed and not grilled. The green beans tasted alright but were waaaay over cooked, to the point of being more limp than canned green beans. The black eyed peas were cold and not cooked all the way, and the scoop of mashed potatoes was cold in the center. We should have complained but we were on our way to catch a movie and it seemed more trouble than it would be worth.
Other reviews complain about the service — our service was good, but as others have mentioned the cleanliness needs some attention. If we were to ever go back, which is unlikely, I would order from the breakfast menu, as that seems to be their specialty.
Worth noting — I was not expecting alcohol to be served but when we asked our server she told us it was BYOB

Great hometown place! We are here every Sunday morning for the wonderful food and homey atmosphere!

Met up with some friends here and we had a fantastic breakfast. Very large menu and great service. Will be back again. Highly recommend it.

The chicken tenders are so good, love their fries and Mac and cheese, the desserts are so good, service is great, only thing wrong is that the wall need a paint job and a good cleaning but as for the food and service, it’s spot on.

Food is good, but the service and clean tables leave a lot to be desired.

Over priced
Mediocre food.
Too dark to see what we’re eating.
AND
When we asked for a «take home» box, all they offered were plastic bags. Like Grocery Bags! Seriously?
Go to the Porch in Burleson and get better food and service.

The food was really good. I had the chicken fried chicken and eggs with home fries and a pancake. The gravy for the chicken a amazing. Home fries left something to be desired. Dad had the meat omelette. It looked small but looks were decieving. Mom had the monti Carlo and it was amazing! It was on the lunch menu but you can have it at breakfast. French fries needed a little help. Overall, will go back!

Funny thing about The Porch is that you hardly ever see anyone sitting outside on the porch itself. That’s okay though because you have to go inside to see what pies they’ve made each day anyway. Today they had coconut, chocolate, chocolate-​coconut, pecan, and buttermilk. They also had a few cheesecakes and an Oreo crème cake to choose from. They have amazing breakfasts here all day — omelettes, pancakes, French toast, eggs, potatoes, biscuits, SOS, etc. They also have lots of entrees to choose from — burgers, chicken-​fried steak, pot roast, fried chicken, liver & onions, pork chops, fish, shrimp, and many great sides to choose from. One of our favorite places in Old Town Burleson in an old house. Make sure you save room for pie.

This is our favorite breakfast place in town! The stuffed jalepenos with the hangover omelette are the best! The portions are huge. Love eating outside, cute atmosphere.

the food is good but the place is dirty. Hard to concentrate on the food when the tables and floor are sticky. I won’t even talk about the restroom.

Place is great, small down home with great food. If you want fast and quick go to McDonalds, but if you want good quality food and good service go to the porch.

I never thought I would fall in love with this place! Extremely cute and home-​y. Waiters are sweet, and ugh the food I honestly never thought I would fall in love with everything, because at first you get the impression «ehhh.I don’t know. looks kind of old and grimy.» Can’t wait to visit more often!

Wouldn’t know what the food taste like they wouldn’t even acknowledge that we were there waiting to be seated multiple employees made eye contact with us no body even said we will be right with you Incredibly Rude

Damn good Catfish. My mom and I split the Seniors, which is one filet and agreat salad and we are full for 15.00. Thinkin about a slice of yummy looking pie from the pie case to go. Definately will be back!

We are new to Burleson and wanted to try a local place for a late lunch on a Thursday. The hubby and I were craving chicken fried steak and this looked like a cute place. The waitress was very friendly and welcoming and it happened to be half price day (buy one meal get the other half price). We ordered chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes and I had a side of onion rings. My daughter had catfish and my son had a kid’s hamburger. The food was great! We loved the CFS and the onion rings were great. The mashed potatoes were plainly homemade and fresh. My son’s burger was huge and he loved the bun. looked homemade. We will definitely eat here again!

After reading the reviews we almost did not go. Glad that we decided to give it a shot. We were very pleased with the prompt friendly service. The food came out in a timely fashion and was very tasty. Next time we are in town we would definitely go back.

Terrible!!! Have items on menu that they don’t know how to cook… Wait staff does not pay attention. Horrible…/ will not be back!

I tried The Porch three times before writing this bc I really wanted it to be special. On our most recent trip we arrived around 11:45 on a Sunday morning. The indoor area was full but no waiting line. We chose to eat outside. It took at least 10 minutes for someone to take our drink order and another five to deliver the drinks and then take our food order. We waited 40 minutes on our food to arrive. The food has just been average bkfast food each time we’ve gone… nothing special. The portions are large. The pancakes are dry. The best thing about each of our visits has consecutively been the bacon. The porch needed a power wash and there was a slight odor of something dead under one section.
I’d love this place to be better, but it’s just not.

Took my wife and son this morning for breakfast. Forty dollars later… I’m very disappointed! Juevos Rancheros, a Skillet Scramble and Ribeye Eggs Benedict, two cokes and a glass of water. For forty dollars! Really? If the food and/​or service would have been even somewhat average, I might have been OK with the price, and maybe given them another star (or two).
The juevos were excellent. Everything else, including the service, was sub-​par, at best. Ordered extra crispy hash browns… they were slightly warm and not brown at all. Hash browns on my wife’s dish were cold and white… not done at all. The paper-​thin ribeye on the Eggs Benedict was tough and dry and the eggs were poached hard. His home fries had good flavor but, again, they weren’t browned well at all.
We sat, looking at half-​empty plates for about ten minutes before the waitress brought our check and didn’t bother to remove the plates or fill my empty water glass. I mentioned earlier about the hash browns and she offered a mild apology but did nothing about it. No manager visit… nothing.
I understand a busy Sunday morning, but we were actually seated immediately and our order was taken promptly… took about 25 minutes to deliver the food however.
I like the atmosphere and décor, and, as I mentioned earlier the Juevos Rancheros were excellent… but I probably won’t be back.

The best southern breakfast you will ever eat! The portions are large, but the prices are not! The waitresses always greeting you with a smile! I go there every weekend!