Kettle Restaurant

While down in Laredo, I was taken aback! I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me when I saw the sign. I have not seen a Kettle in decades. While growing up in Conroe as a young lad, a Kettle was located in town near the interstate. It was never really a culinary delight, but it was 24 hours, and catered to the drunken crowd at 2 A.M. After many years, it closed, and I've never seen one since. Curious to see if the Kettle was still the same, my friend and I decided to give this one a whirl. To be fair, my expectations were low, and the bar was set very low upon walking in. I have always thought of Kettle to be a red headed step child to Shoney's. Upon pulling in the parking lot, it was not very busy. The exterior was pretty run down, and the building looks like it could use a facelift and a new coat of paint. Upon walking in we were greeted and sat down in good time. The inside looked like an old antiquated diner, as expected, but was surprisingly clean. Upon walking to our table, we passed by a dog approximately the size of a Labrador, sitting by a table. No biggie, maybe it is a service dog. Upon closer look, the dog was not a service dog, and was a pet of a homely looking fella in a booth. Before all of the dog lovers get on my case about being mean to dogs, I am a dog lover myself, and have two dogs of my own. Also, my comment regarding the homely fella is not meant to be offensive, as I am not better than anyone. That being said, the dog was not a service dog, and was very attentively waiting to be fed by its owner. The dog also had no vest, or items that usually mark a service dog. It was at this point I was tempted to leave, as this is disgusting, and highly unsanitary. While the establishment should have a no dog policy (service dogs excluded), I decided to give this place a chance. The waitress took our drink orders, brought our drinks, and took our order. The menus look old, and the food in the pictures do not look very appealing. My friend ordered the #41 and I ordered a three egg omelet. We waited for our food, and our drink glasses stayed at acceptable levels. So far, so good. Food came out in average time. My omelet was very good. The hash browns left a little to be desired, but still not bad. My friend ate his food and did not have any complaints. The service sort of trailed off after we got our food. We asked for our check, but the waitress never came back. After we waited long enough, we just decided to go up to the front and wait for our check. When we did that, our waitress reappeared quickly, and cashed us out. Overall, I would say the experience was just meh. My low expectations did not disappoint me at all. The food was surprisingly good, and better than the one in Conroe I was accustomed to. The experience with the dog just ruined it for me. This could have easily been a three or four star visit, Fido ruined that. Do I recommend this place? I would say maybe. Depending on what you are looking for, and if you have an open mind, I would say sure, why not. If you are looking for a more modern and upscale place, pass on by. I would have to say this is probably my first review where I have been so indecisive on recommending a place to eat or not. Enjoy.

My chilaquiles were loaded with onion and green pepper, not what I expected. Service was extremely fast and pleasant. Parking was easy. Diner atmosphere with okay drip coffee.

Incredible brunch! Highlight of my morning. Quick service and delicious food!! Couldn't have asked for better brunch.

Awful customer service, place looks dirty and outdated. Walked in and made eye contact with 2 different servers and neither of them said anything. Waited a few minutes and decided to ask one of them if we should seat ourselves. The server was extremely rude and acted like we were completely inconveniencing her whole world. She sat us down and was very impatient and unfriendly so we just got up and walked out; therefore I can't even comment on the food.

Food was good and service was good as well.the only complaint would be that the place is very out dated and used. But they seem to do a very good job keeping place clean even though it's worn out but I like a place that's worn out as long as it's clean!!

Best breakfast spot in Laredo, pancakes, chicken fried chicken, coffee you name it. The pancake sandwich is delicious.

Came here on a Monday morning about 11:30 and it wasn't too busy, parking was easy. I saw the special posted outside and decided to go with that. Met immediately at the door with a friendly greeting, sat at a booth, and took my drink order right away. Two servers were working and both made sure my coffee was always full. Food came out quickly, was hot, and tasted good. I enjoyed this small hole in the wall and will be going back again.

Worst customer service as soon as i arrived nobody acknowledged us and had to find our own seating. Food took over 30 minutes to arrive and waiter never came back and left us without drinks when we received the food.

The most horrible experience ever they took about an hour just for three plates, and in the end they messed up my order. The chicken fried chicken didn't have any seasoning and tasted horrible the green beans tasted bad, and the mashed potatoes tasted like water.

The most horrible service it took more than 45 min to bring our food and we ordered breakfast! First and last time i will ever go here just go somewhere else IM SERIOUS just dont go.