The County Seat Kitchen & Cocktails

Emma served us up some incredibly tasty drinks! She recommended the firecracker shrimp as an appetizer and it was phenomenal! Great atmosphere and great staff!

Great food, wonderful atmosphere and fabulous service. Our server was working by herself covering the entire restaurant and did a better job than any restaurant you go to. She was fast and courteous. After spending hours shopping it was wonderful to sit in a nice cold restaurant with great food. We will definitely be back.

This place was fantastic!! My parents and I came by from a trip between Texas and Oklahoma and we wanted to go sit and eat somewhere! The waitress was so wonderful! She was patient and helpful! My mom ordered the 6 oz steak and it came with potatoes and brussel sprouts. Everything on that plate was sooo good! My dad had the Cuban sandwich and usually we wouldn’t order this sandwich except at a Cuban restaurant but since the waitress recommended it, we tried it and we are glad we did!We also ordered the spicy tuna tacos and the Queso fries. Both equally as good. We tried their homemade cherry pie and it was 5 stars all the way. I wish we would have gotten the waitress’ name because she made the whole experience 10 stars if we could give them!!There was also a very nice bar tender that kept our table picked up and never without drinks. Wonderful and great service. Next time we are passing through we will come here.

This isnt your typical hot spot to burn out Cooke County establishment. LEGIT! My parent go there, everytime I come to town I enjoy drinks and great food, and live music. Wowzers!!!! Best spot within 35 miles of Winstar!

My boyfriend and I love to try new places, and we live about an hour away from the area. I had looked at places I wanted to try and the Country Seat was on the top of my list after doing some research. However, after my experience today, I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.Firstly, there was ONE waitress/bartender for probably 20-25 people. We got there around 2:15pm on Saturday. We ordered a margarita and a cosmo, and both tasted off. The margarita tasted like chocolate/coffee (my boyfriend is allergic to chocolate) and my cosmo was extremely bitter. Definitely different than I’m used to. He ended up leaving it full on the table and ordering a beer. The bartender brought the beer and saw the drink still full and didn’t ask anything about it. He wasn’t going to say anything until he got his shrimp tacos. He was expecting 3 tacos to come out, just because this is the typical experience at other places, and to be full of the ingredients listed. Instead, he received 2 small tacos in an overcooked crispy shell, that had no joke 2-3 full size shrimp cut up and dispersed between the two tacos. For $12, this was honestly ridiculous. He finally addressed both the drink and the tacos. She made him a new margarita, which did taste better than the first, and said she would bring him more shrimp. A few minutes later, another girl who had just arrived for her shift from what we could tell, brings a small platter with 2 shrimp cut up into tiny pieces. It was almost insulting. We ended up tabbing out and leaving to avoid causing a scene, because we were both frustrated. I still tipped a few bucks, but we left paying $47 for a horrible experience. The menu portions need to be re-evaluated. The staffing situation needs to be reviewed. One bartender and a waitress would’ve been better than one bartender trying to do it all. She was trying and that’s why we initially were not going to say something. We ended up coming to Chili’s because at least we know what we will get when we eat and drink there. I would recommend trying other places besides this one.

I really like the atmosphere of this place. The cocktails are well made. I dont like the fact that if Im coming in for a beer (like... just one beer after work), they ask for your card as if Im going to run a tab. If you say Im just having this one beer, paying cash, it seems to really stun the staff. Its as if theyre not sure how to handle cash transactions...honestly, the sincere look of confusion crept over this waitresses face when i said i was paying cash. I know this isnt the case, of course. However, you never know with kids these days...

Love this place! Brendan and his partners have done a fabulous job on the renovation and the new menu! Love the espresso martini, firecracker shrimp, and dumplings. Nicest place to get a drink and relax in Gainesville!

Outstanding addition to downtown Gainesville. The only craft bar for miles. Food is on point! Shout out to the odd and absolutely cute Miss Rachael -- she is absolutely perfect for this place. Go... what are you waiting for?!?

Hands down the best establishment to hit Gainesville,Tx in a very long time! Best cocktails & beer selection around! The food is absolutely amazing as well! Highly recommend paying this place a visit!

The tuna was so good and the chef was very kind to my kids, the server was quick and efficient. The food quality set this place apart

Rachel and Macy are beautiful people and did an amazing job and would recommend coming here and having a few drinks with your friends!

Love the atmosphere and service! Laid back but not too casual. They have live music on the weekend and great unique drinks. Highly recommend!

Hands down the best espresso martini everrrrrr!

The food was good; however, the options are limited! The restaurant is decorated very cute! The service was good.

Best place to spent your time amazing people good vibes love it

We ordered the Cuban and the chicken wrap. Excellent food! Excellent service!

Great place for awesome drinks and food!! Lovely service, and fantastic ambiance!! Will be back soon!

Great food and atmosphere. Gainesville desperately needed a place like this. The Firecracker Shrimp and Tuna was so delish.

Rachel was fantastic please don’t let her go.

The server Raychell was witally amazing tha beeyhs was cwisby and dewicous

Great atmosphere for some fun night life and an awesome staff!!

Incredible food and atmosphere!

Excellent, Warm, Friendly Fun Atmosphere ❤️

The atmosphere and hospitality as well as the employees…ALL ON POINT!!

Service and food was excellent.

Great food and drinks

Emma was our bartender, and she was fantastic! Very personable and sweet. Food and service were top notch.

Nice quaint place to sit & talk & have cocktails. Enjoyed very much & plan to be back!