The Co-Op Public House - Lubbock, Texas

Natalie P.

I am not one to normally leave reviews like this but am inclined to make sure others know about our family’s experience this past weekend.
The concept of the place is fun. I liked seeing the greens being grown there at the Co-op. The bar area looks nice and appeared to have a nice, separate room for a larger party and a nice patio. But as far as the experience, it was rough.
We had a reservation at 1:30 (family weekend and we wanted to be able to get right in). We didn’t get sat until after 2 (and that is with the place being nearly empty). It takes approx 20 minutes after that for someone to drop off empty water glasses at our table. She said someone would be back later with water. Another 20 minutes go by and we finally get to order. We order a few drinks and our food. We continue to wait another 45 minutes for anything to come out. Including the drinks. All the while we are watching the wait staff and the bar tender kind of wander around. I had to send back the one drink (cucumber blossom) because it tasted nothing like the ingredients listed. Watching them make it and i should have guessed. We eventually get our food orders. We had 3 of the breakfast burgers. They were okay. The sides of potatoes were laughable but burgers fine. The BLT was fine. Fruit servings were fresh and would order that again. But the margarita and carnivore pizzas weren’t even cooked thru. We couldn’t eat them. The waitress didn’t offer to do anything with them so we just asked her to bring the check. She did end up removing the pizzas. This was over 2 1/2 hour experience in a restaurant that was not even busy. When we asked the waitress if everything was okay or if they just needed more staff her reply was no…they were just busy earlier in the day and would be busy again later on. So not sure why we had the experience that we had.
Wish the place luck because I do love a good farm to table place. Attaching pics of the pizza.

Danielle Levitt

The Co-Op Public House is a scratch kitchen offering a spin on New American food and a relaxed yet modern atmosphere. We went on a Tuesday, and it was Taco Tuesday with taco specials and an extended margarita menu. I had the Co-Op Margarita (only $6 on Tuesday!) and it was delicious. I had to practice a lot of self restraint to not keep 'em coming. There were 3 taco choices and I had one of each. They were not traditional tacos, instead filled with unique garnishes and sauces. The BBQ Chicken taco was my favorite of the 3 and the steak was my least favorite, only because the steak was chewy. My husband had the Carnivore Pizza, and now I want to go back on $10 pizza day to try the others! Good selection of beers on tap, awesome service, and plenty of seating on a Tuesday evening.

Isaac Sanchez

My previous review was removed, but the food took over an hour longer after we arrived when it was ordered online. We arrived about a half hour after ordering, so roughly hour and a half total. Nobody seemed to care that we were inconvenienced and the only response I got from the owner was that he didn't want me to leave a negative review. The pizza came out with a large chunk missing out of it and his response to that was that it's home made. Recommend going to a place that takes the customer experience seriously.

Arous Brown

Food was great! Service was a little slow as we were 1 of 3 groups there for lunch at opening. To be fair, kitchen staff had a huge to go order for an entire doctor's office. Staff were super nice, though, and corrected the order for my mother in law super fast. The cocktails were great. Would definitely love to come back for brunch or happy hour time to see a livelier atmosphere.

Brandon White

The food here is great. Unfortunately we hated the layout of the place. The tables are all crammed together. The people at the table next to you are about 2 feet away. The wife and I went here for a date night and right next to us was a table with transgender people who were talking loudly and they were so close to us we couldn’t even have a conversation and it made for a horrible experience. People can have whatever lifestyle they want I don’t care and don’t judge but I don’t want to listen to it while I am trying to enjoy a nice meal.

I don’t know how to reply to your response so I am adding it here. The only other restaurant I have been to in Lubbock that has tables like yours is Cheesecake Factory and we won’t be going back there either. I am talking about the tables all in a row against the wall with a small space between them. It feels like the people next to you are at your table. Heck the tables are so close we could tell the people on the other other side of us were annoyed by the loud talking. I have attached two photos from your instagram showing how close they are.

Kylla Steen

The food is beyond amazing. I can’t get enough of their house-made salad dressings and their pesto chicken sandwich; they're hands-down the best I’ve ever had. The service is top-notch too, with a staff that makes you feel so welcome and taken care of. If you’re looking for a place that serves incredible food with heart and soul, this is it!

Marina Corrales

We came here for our book club meeting and they were kind enough to sit us together in a separate room and take great care of us! The food was delicious and so were the drinks! Some of the best chicken Alfredo I’ve ever had!

Kris Russell

So glad I stumbled upon this restaurant. We booked the co-op’s event center for a couples wedding shower. It was the perfect place to host a party!

Chef Sal and his team did an amazing job. The food presentation matched the quality and flavors. Our guest had nothing but wonderful things to say about the food, especially the spinach dip and chicken piquillo sandwiches. The strawberry mimosas were also a big hit.

The event center is a well appointed unique space with a cozy home feel to it. Think upscale boho without pretense. A private room set apart from the main restaurant, it hosts an intimate atmosphere. It was the perfect layout for our group of 30+ people. We were able to add a photo backdrop, gift table and guest sign in area with plenty of space for our guest to mingle freely.

We will definitely book this space in the future.

***Photos and floral arrangements courtesy of Colby with Effortless Elegance.