our taste: RESTAURANT REVIEW
Friday Night Lights —
Weatherford
Downtown Café
Beyond Breakfast and Lunch
BY THE WEATHERFORD FOODIE
the temperature requested and the potatoes were
dripping with brown gravy and came with fresh
and hot dinner rolls. My catfish’s temperature
was almost too hot to eat, if that’s possible (I’m
not a fan of lukewarm catfish) and came with
hushpuppies, cornbread and tartar sauce. Both
meals were excellent. We chose to share a dessert; also listed on the chalkboard was a list of
dessert choices including banana pudding, two
different types of cobbler and key lime pie.
All in all, our Downtown Café meal experience was very good and it was pleasant to follow
it by briefly sitting on the benches located in front
of the restaurant admiring the Courthouse and
letting our food settle.
Jason Ratliff is the proud proprietor of the
restaurant that is located in one of the older
buildings on the Historic Weatherford Downtown
Square that was built over a century ago. You
have probably had breakfast or lunch here, but I
highly recommend a weekend dinner. I enjoyed
my evening meal here as I am sure you will too.
Weatherford Downtown Café is open for dinner Friday and Saturday nights from 5 p.m. to 8
p.m., Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. until 2
p.m., and 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Sundays. It is
located at 101 W. Church Street on the Courthouse Square in Weatherford, Texas. They can be
reached at 817-594-8717 or on Facebook.
PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY
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APRIL 2016
While driving around Weatherford searching
for a place to eat out on a Friday night, I noticed
several cars parked in front of the Weatherford
Downtown Café, so I decided to investigate. As
it turns out, they’re open on Friday and Saturday
night for dinner. I have been eating breakfast
and lunch there for years so I decided to give it
a try for dinner. I was pleased to find that they
offer the full menu plus a number of excellent
specials, based on which fresh, seasonal ingredients are available that day.
I walked across the ancient wooden floors
towards my desired table and sat down as I enjoyed live music from an excellent local band,
Days Like This, a guitar/bass trio.
The menu includes a number of the breakfast
and lunchtime favorites but the dinner specials
are posted on a large chalkboard running the
length of the restaurant. I sat down and looked
to the large chalkboard to decide what to order. As I enjoyed the music I ordered the fried
catfish special with two sides (I chose fried okra
and mashed potatoes) and my dinner companion selected an 8-ounce sirloin steak with fried
spinach, mashed potatoes and gravy. Our server
asked how she wanted the steak cooked, a nice
touch, and scurried to put in our orders.
While waiting for our meal we admired the
Weatherford-themed mural inside and the beautifully lighted Parker County Courthouse just
outside the Café front windows. My companion
and I shared a great conversation without having to yell over a band that was too loud. The
sound level for this band was perfect.
Soon our meals arrived and we weren’t disappointed. The steak was cooked perfectly at
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