Spirit Ranch

Review №1

Rating: 5

Date: 2 days ago

Review №2

Rating: 4

Was with a group of new Texas Tech students and they went through some of the team building activities. They were able to connect with one another and learn about themselves a bit more ad well.

Date: a month ago

Review №3

Rating: 2

In regards to their NYE event: Worst NYE event ever attended! Food was terrible! Not served according to menu posted previously and as per servers everything had seafood in it which clearly no one thought of people with seafood allergies!! DJ was just awful, let the music stop altogether at one point and didn t even provide the countdown! Drinks were pricey but had very little alcohol in them and as the night went on the cups got smaller and smaller for the same price! Overall, event did not give a party vibe at all!! Clearly done by individuals who have never experienced Louisiana let alone Mardi Gras!!

Date: 9 months ago

Review №4

Rating: 4

Date: 9 months ago

Review №5

Rating: 5

Date: 11 months ago

Review №6

Rating: 3

I choose Spirit Ranch for the beauty and the how much was included in the package. We didnt have to worry about set up and clean up. The staff was very friendly and sweet. The food that was catered was good. The reason I am not giving 5 stars are so to things not being written down. I live in MT but am originally from Lubbock. I hired a wedding planner to help with coordinating due to the distance. I came down several months before my wedding to iron out the details. Like would my guests be eating inside or outside. Where the arch would go. None of this was written down so I got my guests eating inside where my live band couldnt play for them. They will tell you they can serve you brunch while your bridal party is getting ready but you will find out before your wedding that they cannot do that. They will provide snacks. I didnt really get to work with Mallory but she seems the most competent. I think they are working on the kinks but man you have to be on top of it. I was not. I trusted my wedding planners to handle everything and I guess this isnt what they were hired to do. There was also a chalkboard outside welcoming the wrong wedding couple. Good place to get married Its beautiful and big with good food. They just need detailed oriented event planners.

Date: 11 months ago

Review №7

Rating: 5

City utilities customer appreciation picnic went really well. Good food, fun games, good music and freebies .

Date: a year ago

Review №8

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №9

Rating: 5

My family reserved the Peacock Room for my Dads Celebration of Life in May of this year. Although it was hard to determine what it really looked like from online pics, we were more than pleasantly surprised at our experience. The waitstaff and especially Sarah, were extremely helpful, friendly and professional. Our food arrived on time to all attendees and was delicious. The venue itself was beautiful, I mean, it was hard to believe it was in Lubbock and not in some hidden enclave far away, what with the creek running through the property and large shady trees. Surely a hidden gem. I wish to thank all of those at Spirit Ranch who made this so special and emotional event be absolutely seamless. The Wells Family

Date: a year ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №11

Rating: 4

Like so many, we never planned to eat here and wandered off the highway 2 weeks ago after a snow storm diverted us south. The food and location were awesome. Only reason for 4 stars is the salty BBQ sauce. But everything else was great. They even had some great live music.

Date: a year ago

Review №12

Rating: 1

I made a down payment to reserve a room for our 50th anniversary party. This was done on January 24, 2023. I called them back the next day to go over the menu. I was told at that time they double booked that day. They said they would process a refund. As of today, February 2, 2023 I have not received it. The manager Jason Waters wont call me back. They keep telling me they have processed the refund bit it still is not on my account. Every time I call they say Wait 3 days and it should show up by then. They told me the same thing once more today. Im so disappointed in them. We will NEVER eat there again!

Date: a year ago

Review №13

Rating: 5

My family and I enjoyed Spirit Ranch. Its senery is beautiful.. people were entertaining . Food was excellent.. it was fun ..

Date: a year ago

Review №14

Rating: 5

Im a wedding planner and Spirit Ranch is a wonderful venue. They are great to work with, you get quite a lot included with your rental, and your choices for ceremony and reception location are great. I highly recommend this venue!

Date: a year ago

Review №15

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №16

Rating: 2

OCTOBER 2022 BRIDE I m going to address this first. Get EVERYTHING in writing. Do not trust them to hold to any verbal discussions. There is hardly anything in their contract to hold them to after the fact, and to much was told to me verbally that I had to fight them on a week before my venue when everything was brought up along with addressing what happened after to the owner and Tori. This venue gets 5 stars when it comes to outdoor beauty in Lubbock, I ll give it that. The food was also really good and our rehearsal dinner was perfect. Although, the kids buffet was never served during the reception. But wedding venue staff 0/1 star. Hopefully they have changed their documents since dealing with me but let me address my experience. The bridal suite Mimosa bar is not complimentary like I was told and the brochure made it out to be. (Had a video thankfully catching that a Mimosa bar would be provided day of) Were only given 2 bottles after sending that video to them. It was asked while touring if food prices would change when it came close to the wedding. We were told no and what food/alcohol prices we had in our brochure was final. Well boom, fight begins 2 weeks before the wedding about price changes in the invoice but we were never notified. Thank goodness for emails, it was discovered nothing was ever sent to us regarding a change in price. Even though we were told verbally this wouldn t take place. Do not expect Tori to be present the day of the wedding like they tell you she will be. Couldn t even tell you what she was wearing that day because I never saw her and my dad only saw her twice within the 8am-11pm time frame. GET A WEDDING PLANNER. Water ran out for over an hour during the reception, she was no where to be found. For 100+ people, they only had 3 people working that wedding. The bar tender was extremely rude to our guests, Tori was no where to be found to address it so my family had to step in and address the attitude. They started serving the food before me and my husband even did our reception entrance and before the set serving time. Tori was never to be found for that either. The day of, rain happened out of no where. We were told the seats would be wiped down. One guy went out there right before the ceremony with only 2 towels for 115 chairs, guest still ended up soaked. If you choose champagne as an alcohol option for the bar, make sure to note that you actually want that served through the night. Other wise, you re going to pay for champagne that will not be offered because they automatically assume you are only using it for a toast even though it was never once discussed that it was to be used for that when we had a bar full of other selections as well. Make sure parking is addressed because we had the pavilion package but other people rented out the house across the water that was apart of a funeral service. People were parking by our bridal suite and walking across the waterway DURING the ceremony. Lovely right?! As for the bar cups, I highly recommend supplying your own because what they provided, Dollar Tree could have had better quality. They crumbled just with a light touch. Last, do not plan to get a good nights sleep in the bed in the bridal suite. One small wiggle and that whole bed shakes and creeks.

Date: a year ago

Review №17

Rating: 5

Best hidden gem in Lubbock! A historical site to see peacocks #peaceful

Date: a year ago

Review №18

Rating: 5

Great place for a smaller venue - our celebration comfortably accomodated about 150 people. The views were especially nicer in the evening with the lighting. Worth the investment.

Date: a year ago

Review №19

Rating: 5

Beautiful place

Date: a year ago

Review №20

Rating: 5

We were on a long road trip home with our service dog and getting ready for another truck stop fast food and fuel stop and we saw Escondido Grill on my Google Maps screen. We simply pulled in on a whim. It was amazing. Our dog got a great spot to run around and enjoy the stop rather than some grassy or dirt area at a truck stop. Every single member of the staff was genuinely friendly and welcoming. Our waitress Jala said she was new, but we could not tell. Her service and food recommendations was fantastic. The food was perfect and the Texas Deviled Eggs appetizer was an absolute treat. The ducks and Peacocks surrounded in century old trees were also a great part of the experience. We took a longer route home to enjoy the drive and visit and see some different things. This will be our new preferred route and we will be making the Escondido Grill and Spirit Ranch a destination stop for a meal and a little break from the road.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №21

Rating: 5

Loved it!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

Seems like a great place to get married. Somebody popped the question while we were across the creek at The Escondido Grill.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №23

Rating: 1

This is quite possibly one of the most unprofessional venues we have ever rented. First of all to rent the room there was no contract signed or rules reviewed to rent the room. Then after we paid for the room we werent contact at ALL until within 24hrs of the event to let us know that we would be required to buy food and drink from the venue?? This requirement was never reviewed or brought to our attention until 24hrs before our event?? As we are not last minute people we already paid and made arrangements to get food elsewhere and have it catered! Absolutely horrible communication and service. I wish we never made the decision to do business with this place.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №24

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №25

Rating: 5

Reminds me of the Hill Country it s hard to find rivers and huge trees in West Texas but Spirit Ranch has both! Amazing outdoor atmosphere. Good bar. Food was great! I think it was a smokehouse food truck? I m moving away but I wish I knew this place is open just for dinner and drinks (and not just events) I would have stopped by more often! Someone did get pooped on by a peacock so beware but also have a sense of humor that s the outdoors for ya!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №26

Rating: 5

I work for an amazing petting zoo at WhitleyAcres and we had an event out there and I have to say although it was my first time there, it was absolutely beautiful. Plenty of room outside to explore, they have amazing smelling restrooms (its a thing lol) , they even have peacocks and omg they are stunning, they have a variety of different colored peacocks (white, tricolored), it was an absolutely amazing day thanks to spirit ranch (Thank you), please give it a check im pretty sure itll also turn your day amazing. Ps: If i could give it 100 stars I would.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №28

Rating: 5

To the incredible staff at El Escondido Grill and Spirit Ranch, my husband, Warren Conway, and I, and the TTU Department of Natural Resource Management, offer our gratitude for the opportunity to host two of our end of semester and holiday gatherings at your beautiful site. Tori, the event planning manager, was incredibly attentive to our needs during the entire event planning process. The hosted dinner inside of the El Escondido Grill, was a perfect setting for our event honoring recent TTU graduates. Attention to detail and offering to decorate with TTU red and black was like the icing on the cake. Our next event was held in the pavilion, which was a phenomenal location for a large group gathering. The staff members went out of their way to provide excellent service and extra customer care. The meals on both occasions were absolutely outstanding and many of the event participants raved over the quality of the delicious appetizers and main courses. Several folks mentioned they had not yet been to the location but they looked forward to visiting El Escondido Grill and even hosting some of their own events at Spirit Ranch in the future. Thanks again to the amazing El Escondido Grill at Spirit Ranch team for two memorable event experiences! We certainly look forward to future gatherings in this lovely and very special location. Warm wishes to all, Warren and Tamberly Conway

Date: 2 years ago

Review №29

Rating: 5

This place is absolutely beautiful! Its quite and the service is top notch. You cant go wrong with the margaritas, and the food there is excellent!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №30

Rating: 1

We won a booking in the peacock room and we re so happy as we would be hosting our rehearsal dinner there. We inquired about the date in June and was told it was available. We were not told anything else was required because if we had been, we would have taken care of it. Now we are unable to host there due to the room being booked. This was just a negative experience and such a spoil for our wedding.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №31

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №32

Rating: 4

Nice place but in evening you might face of mosquitos in outside.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №33

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №34

Rating: 5

It was very organized, helpful to vendors, & beautiful surrounding environment.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №35

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №36

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №37

Rating: 3

Date: 3 years ago

Review №38

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №39

Rating: 5

It was clean and beautiful

Date: 3 years ago

Review №40

Rating: 3

Date: 3 years ago

Review №41

Rating: 5

The place us really nice I recommend it for weddings, dances, and just to go and hang out.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №42

Rating: 5

Every event I ve been to or had here has been AMAZING! The owners have always responded quickly, paid attention to details and have always had everything the way I need. I would recommend Spirit Ranch to anyone for business meetings, weddings, birthdays, or just date night at the restaurant on site E&J Smokehouse and Grill. The food is always on point and I ve never had anything I don t like!! Try it out for yourself and you will see this venue has so much to offer and you will feel like you aren t even in Lubbock!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №43

Rating: 5

I had my wedding at the Spirit Ranch a few weeks ago and everything was so perfect and beautiful and honestly exceeded my expectations! The food came out on time and was so delicious. Jessica made sure that I had everything I wanted and was patient in dealing with a few last minute details. Her staff that night were very polite and helpful to my guests. I will definitely be back!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №44

Rating: 5

As a Wedding Planner, I just want to give a two thumbs up to Jessica Hall with The Spirit Ranch. Our wedding this weekend was absolutely fabulous and that is due in no small part to Jessica and her team. Complete and total pros!!!! Thanks a million for helping make everything run so smoothly!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №45

Rating: 1

We sat at the table about 15 minutes before someone told us to scan the bar for menu.. The food was less than ordinary.. NEVER going back.. BAD BAD BAD

Date: 4 years ago

Review №46

Rating: 5

This place is great I just love it out here

Date: 4 years ago

Review №47

Rating: 5

Awesomely Awesome!!!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №48

Rating: 1

BRIDAL and WEDDING PARTY BE!WARE!! Your special time is not worth the stress and hassle of dealing with the highly incompetent event planner Jessica. Price changing, lies, blaming staff and owner for last minute changes, promises made and not kept, late setup, starting time and ONE wait staff for 50 people. Detail after detail dropped on rehearsal dinner. Jessica did not show up to oversee or check on event. She was verbally rude to friends delivering flowers when we decorated earlier in day. Horsdoeuvres were missing and after asking were brought out after dinner was starting (20 minutes late). Requested cash bar of beer and wine only, bar setup 20 minutes late and brought hard liquor which we immediately sent back. Was obvious details were never communicated to this very small, overworked staff. NOTHING was as promised nor was it the waiter or bartenders fault. The worked hard to accommodate and dix mistakes. Kitchen sent picante sauce verses bbq sauce, left potato salad sitting out room temp for hours, dirty plates, no ice for drinks, dirty serving containers stored on floor in garage type space. Projector was 2 hours later than promised and delayed start time. Jessica even misspelled brides name on welcome sign. Nightmare!!! Go somewhere professional for far less the price. Sad to see a legacy venue be run into the ground by poor management and incompetent staff.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №49

Rating: 1

We booked this place for our daughters wedding and at the beginning Jessica was very helpful assured us that by mid August the grounds would be very plush green. Nope! Place was still a mess on the date of the wedding from a previous retreat that was held the day before. She verbally promised us things that were not kept. The caterer was caught red handed by both my daughters where he got a piece of her wedding cake with his hand. How gross and disrespectful is that? But ,again she said that he slightly touched the cake with his hand. Come on folks, it was in his mouth!!! There were alot of other things that I wont post, but you get the picupic right? My advice is I will not recommend this place to anyone . For the price we paid was a big disappointment

Date: 6 years ago

Review №50

Rating: 2

Date: 6 years ago

Review №51

Rating: 5

Best BBQ in town. I remember eating here when it was County Line and The Roadhouse before that. Great food and atmosphere!

Date: 7 years ago

Review №52

Rating: 5

E & Js BBQ at Spirit Ranch. A must do for BBQ, a view, and a mini vacation too. The fountain, bridge, peacocks are a treat as well. Photo opportunities galore. This was formerly the County Line a local favorite. Then it was Spirit Ranch which I assume still operates on this large property. Open for lunch only for now, 11 to 3 Mon. To Friday. After July 8th they plan to open in the evening as well. Loved the ribs, sausage and turkey. The Feast for $14 was enough for 3. Had to insulge in the Texas Sheet Cake too. If you live Chocolate, I highly recommend it. Again large enough to share for 2. A varied menu with options for every appetite as well as daily specials that sounded so delicious. I look forward to our next visit!

Date: 7 years ago

Review №53

Rating: 5

Wonderful place

Date: 7 years ago

Review №54

Rating: 5

Awesome place!

Date: 9 years ago

Review №55

Rating: 5

On June 29, 2014, my daughters wedding took place at the Pavilion. From the beginning, there was great communication with Lauren all through the time until the big day. On the day of the wedding, the staff was ready to help with anything we needed. Everything went smooth and well and I (the brides mother) did not feel pressuered or anxious about anything and I was able to enjoy one of the best days of my daughters life! Thank you Spirit Ranch and all you all did to make this day very memorable!

Date: 10 years ago