Ranch-O Family Restaurant

I’m disappointed. I knew I should’ve made my own spaghetti. I NEVER eat spaghetti outside of my home. The portion size was great the TASTE not so much. I was highly disappointed. I should’ve gotten a PIZZA. The shelf salad was not to my liking either. I came home & ate my juicy fried porkchop from yesterday. I doubt I’ll be back. Great customer service though.

Considering the location you can assume the quality of food. While the service was excellent the food unfortunately is not. All sides come from a can, and wouldn't be surprised about the entrees too. If you're looking for fresh, this isn't the place. That being said the steak and onions is passable and the prices are very reasonable.

Oooooo my goodness, after a long week of work. I wanted to treat my friends to seafood. I asked a few of my neighbors if they recommended a delicious seafood restaurant. I never thought Ranch-O Family restaurant would serve such fresh delicious seafood. Even the sides were home cooked delicious.

Great diner with a massive menu. Most of our food was good and the portions were excellent. Just don't ask for a side salad. It came as a small bowl with shredded lettuce only.

Everything on their menu is amazing, you cant go wrong no matter what you pick. Great prices and big portions. Our families favorite restaurant around!!! 3 different generations of our family have gone here now and its a family staple for us all. We bring all our out of town visitors here

I've always loved this Rancho in specifics, food. I gotta say, some are just better than others and for me, this is MY Rancho. Lol. Good food, good people, giving good service. What else could one really expect!?! Yes!! Of course, I will absolutely go back! I always make sure to do so, just as I will continue to do in the future. Thanks Rancho!!!

Excellent food, excellent customer service! Very accommodating, even with my big family of 8 (including 4 kids) and my in laws. Very nice variety of options, even for the affordable veggie plate! I got full with just half of my veggie plate & took the rest with me coz they're so generous! Can't wait to go back! 👍👍

The staff was friendly and helpful. The baked spaghetti was delicious. The mixed greens were just okay.

Need to go eat there soon . Me and Terry use to go all the time. I always got the number 56. Sometimes spaghetti . Their food was all great. Good service. My family came from out of town and we all went for dinner. Ladonna Gibbs

Stopped by this diner style restaurant the other day and really enjoyed it! The staff were friendly and attentive and the menu offers a variety of options and daily specials. I went with the popcorn shrimp special that included hush puppies, a baked potato and coleslaw. The portion size was huge and the food was fresh and tasty. I will definitely be gong back!

Rancho family restaurant has been a staple of Winston-Salem for many many years. There is such an extensive menu that there is something for everyone no matter what you're in the mood for: chicken fish, Italian Greek they've got it all! They give you plenty of food for a great price. They have so many vegetables and sides for the asking. The service is always friendly. There is one chef who's worked there for 25 years! The food is seasoned and prepared just right. There is not very much ambience, but that doesn't matter because the delicious food makes up for it.

This is my absolute favorite restaurant around!!! We get take out at least a few times a month and I have never ever been unsatisfied or left hungry, the portions are more than enough and the familiar faces that have been there for years are always such a nice encounter. The homemade ranch is the best around. Definitely recommend this place. The Winston location

******please please please give this place a try u will not regret it when u do & i promise ull be back again first off i been coming to this place since i was a kid and i remember when they use to be in a tiny building ; but the food was just too good so they had to build a bigger place!!! ****** the waitresses and whole staff are super nice and friendly!! now with the food, it is freaking amazing and the best part is that they give u so much food that i can make a meal last me 2 days cause it's so much !!! u get a feeling thats welcoming and homey like; almost like its ur family !! last but not least their prices is fair for how much food they give u , i'm not sh*ting i on that either !!

No home cooking here, all food was out of a can, frozen or prepared prior. The item they did cook, pepper & onions, was barely put on the grill, basically raw. The booth we were seated in had a big divot, making it difficult to get out but restauant looked clean. Service was good but a little slow considering only a few patrons.

the food is ALWAYS on point DELICIOUS!! I have been coming here since I was a child and STILL TO THIS DAY THIS IS THE BEST PLACE IN WINSTON-SALEM, NC TO EAT! the service is good the ppl are friendly and u couldn't ask for more in a restaurant! Besides that the food they give u is enough to take home for a second helping trust me! I always get the tenderloin and it comes with 3 sides (and they give u like 5 pieces of tender and it's always so good)! Their homemade ranch dressing is the bomb too, I eat it on everything !!! I'm posting this review because I had seen a review that says this place cooks everything out of a can and so forth, well weather they do or don't they add stuff to it and it's made with love from the heart and u can taste it!! this place reminds me of home so IF UR IN WINSTON PLEZE GIVE RANCHO FAMILY RESTAURANT A TRY BECAUSE ITS OUTSTANDING and u will not regret it what-so-ever!

The food was great the meatball sub was awesome and the service was also great they always checked on you and everything the ambiance is also amazing

Food was good with nice size portion. The friendly atmosphere. The staff was very helpful and friendly.

This is a classic Winston Salem staple introduced to me by a friend who grew up in the area. I have heard her rave over the spaghetti for years, and I finally got a chance to try it myself! The waitresses make you feel very at home at Ranch O. My friend even commented that several of them had worked there since she was a child. The menu is very expansive and they have just about everything you could imagine! The baked spaghetti is their flagship item, so I had to try it. Firstly, the portions are HUGE! The baked spaghetti came in a big baked dish, the cheesy top was broiled to perfection. I liked the thick spaghetti noodles and there was an appropriate amount of sauce. My only complaint was the sauce could've used just a bit more flavor, but it was still enjoyable for sure. It comes with a simple, small salad. I got ranch with mine, and it's definitely homemade. Delicious! The spaghetti comes with yummy, buttery garlic bread. I highly recommend piling the garlic toast high with cheesy spaghetti for the perfect bite! The guy who was bussing tables is the best - he noticed my godson hadn't eaten many of his fries (as most 4 year olds do) and when he saw them he said, let me go get you some fresh ones to take home. It was a simple but extremely kind gesture that we were very appreciative of!

We were a party of 10 celebrating a birthday. The variety of menu options exceeded expectations and ensured everyone had something appealing to them. Some selections from our party were spaghetti, veal, chicken souvlaki and hamburger steak. Everyone was pleased with presentation and taste. We drove forty-five minutes for this experience and will go again.

Lots of food and everything is always so tasty. The service is quick but not rushed and the sweet tea is perfect

They are very reasonably priced, the food is amazingly delicious, like grandma used to make. The wait staff is very friendly and make you feel like family and they have excellent customer service..I recommend this restaurant to anyone who lives there and or is willing to drive there, I drive 45 minutes just to eat there ..BBQ Chicken,Chicken Slovaki SandwichGreek Style Chicken,Teriyaki Chicken!!

I love this place! They have daily specials consisting of a variety of home style meals. I have had the chicken and dumplings and seafood so far, and they were both great. The daily specials are also very affordable. Back to the seafood! The platters come with enough food to feed 2 people. The tarter sauce is amazing (yes, that's a big deal to me lol)! When you pick your food up, they usually offer a sweet tea - but I have witnessed them forgetting this offer to various customers. If they do not offer, be sure to ask for it because it's the best sweet tea around. The staff is very nice and accommodating. They answer any questions that you may have, and you feel like family by the time you leave.

Clean restaurant , courteous employees and good food . It's been around for many years

This is a casual restaurant with a huge selection, and quick friendly service. If you order the popcorn shrimp, you had better have someone there to share with.

Always fast and friendly. Prices have gone up, yet that is the norm everywhere you go these days.

I went here with a friend of mine for dinner this past weekend. I had always heard of the place and had even seen it but I had never had a chance to get around to it. I am sure glad I did because I really enjoyed it! The atmosphere feels very relaxed and homey. We at ourselves, but immediately after we sat down a waitress got us our drinks! She then have is menus and have is a chance to look things over before deciding what we wanted. I went with the large baked spaghetti which came with a salad and garlic bread. I also got me a side order of fried okra because I love that stuff so much! The food came out really quick which was impressive, and was hot as well. My spaghetti was really good and flavorful as I LOVED the way they loaded it down with cheese. The salad was disappointing I have to admit because I was expecting a larger portion and more stuff. It was basically just shredded lettuce and tomatoes which was good but they could have done more. The garlic bread was good, but could have used. A little more butter. All in all the service was great and the food was good. Not quite sure if I like this place better than Olympic but I would definitely eat here again!

We decided to stop here for dinner on a whim the other night. You can tell this place is loved by locals as the staff knew a lot of their names. We both got the BBQ chicken special, hubby got fried squash and corn as sides and I got mashed potatoes and cabbage. Chicken was ok, seemed like small portions but for the price was understandable. Corn and cabbage was good. The fried squash tasted like it had been fried earlier and then sat under a warmer. It would of been great if freshly fried. The mashed potatoes tasted like instant, wish they were real mashed potatoes. We will go there again, just won't get those particular items in the future. For the price and selection, it's a pretty good place!

Great place to eat, food is alway good and portions sizes are great. The beef strips are very good.

Loved going here as a child, and now as an adult I still do. These workers are so nice and get whatever u want. Food is aweaome!

This is a great place to grab a simple dish, they pretty much have anything you could want; from burgers, to pastas, to fried fish. Most everything is good, though I usually get the baked spaghetti. The staff is friendly and the service is quick. I give this place a three star rating because there is nothing special about it. It's just your typical "country" restaurant of NC. Don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with this, there has been many of times where I have made this my number one choice to eat at. The price is right and the food is good, it just wouldn't take my date here for date night.

This place is yet another Greek owned restaurant in the Winston/Kernersville area that serves a wide variety of very good diner food at reasonable prices. The service here is also excellent and friendly, seems like most of the waitresses have been there for years. The Spaghetti here is good, large portion with a nice, meaty sauce with flavor. The Flounder, Shrimp, and Seafood combo plates are also nice, and equally huge - if you finish the whole thing, my guess is you are pretty much through for the day. All the specials & meat & 2 plates are nice as well. The sandwiches are good choices, and I really like their hot dogs - nice thick chili. The burgers here are good too. Never had a bad meal here - their dishes just seem to come in good, better, and best. This place is out a ways from downtown Winston (about half way to Kernersville), but it is worth the drive.

I am a frequent visitor and usually enjoy every meal. No complaints, really. Decent food, decent prices, and decent customet service.

This was my first trip to Ranchos. It is good for a diner but I would not go out of my way to eat here. The service was very good and our food came out very quickly. I had the chicken slovaki sandwich. It came with 2 sides and was reasonably priced. It did not come on a pita which I thought was strange. The two skewers of grilled chicken were hot and very tasty. It was served on a hamburger bun with sides of taziki sauce. There were no toppings for the sandwich. I got the side salad with Greek dressing and fried squash as my two sides. The salad was very boring because it was just shredded iceberg and chopped tomatoes but I enjoyed the Greek salad dressing. I did not like the fried squash they were too thick and not crispy.

Two got absolutely stuffed for $17 before tip. So this is a old school type diner. What made me give 4 stars instead of 3 is the portion size. Portions are absolutely HUGE! You will not leave hungry. Food is right about average but again, portions to cost gives it a solid 4 stars.

I've eaten lunch and dinner here several times the good is always hot and taste good to both my wife and I. This is old school family restaurant with good and prompt service. You will see medium income blue collar customers. They come off good food and they get it.

Great greek spot, awesome service been a fan for 25 years. Best Iced Tea in town.

We used to really enjoy eating here, but lately the quality of the food has really fallen off. I recently had a chefs salad and the cheese was dry and the ham and turkey were tasteless. Another visit with our daughter and son in law, our daughter ordered Virginia ham. The ham was like the thin sliced ham you get in the plastic packages at the supermarket. Not good. I cannot recommend this restaurant.

Great food, wonderful staff have been coming here since I was a little girl. It's always delicious and the staff is always great. If you've never tried it, you should definitely get there meatball sub one time

My family and I have been coming here for years, they are always super fast and friendly. Great food, wonderful prices and it's just a nice family restaurant

The Ranch O, Technically Winston Salem, but close to Kernersville. This is not the best area to be in these days. It wasn't always that way, and its definitely not their fault. But you may want to stick to the daylight hours if you go here. The Ranch O has been consistently serving up good food for a long long time, starting out in an old diner style building directly behind their current location. Now a used car lot.. Ask me how I know.. I ate there in the 1970's!! They are in a newer building now, with private lot parking. Its a little worn looking but Reasonably clean. Extensive menu. Service is up and down, depending on the server. Over all, good. Standout items to me are the pasta dishes, though they have sandwiches, plates and salads also available. I recently stopped by for a visit, ordering up chicken broccoli alfredo. It was ready in a flash, piping hot, with plenty of grilled chicken and broccoli in a smooth white sauce. Not too saucy, not too dry. It was the perfect mix. Baked spaghetti was equally as good. The portion size was large. Grilled garlic bread was the perfect addition and also very good. Very reasonable prices. They also take call in orders, which is the best way to go for me. To go orders are packed well. This is not gourmet, but For what it is, solid 4 stars. Well worth a visit.

Good as always, I went to get my baked veal fix. The hubby tried one of the specials, the sausage with peppers and onions. The veal and spaghetti was perfectly seasoned and the heat was tremendous, I had to let it sit a little to cool for eating. There is no need to add anything extra. The small side salad that comes with it is shredded lettuce with a few diced tomatoes. And you get two pieces of garlic bread toasted on one side. If you want it toasted on both you may need to ask. The sausage with onions and peppers were delish and perfectly seasonned. The meal comes with two sides. The chosen sides for tonight were the Greek potato salad and pintos. The bread was a buttered hamburger bun. All waa good, but didnt eat the bun. We go to Rancho at leaat once every two weeks. The staff is always pleasant and responsive. It is a bargin meal.

Great selection Salads are fresh, good selection of many items You can order burgers, chicken sandwiches , home style plates. I had Greek salad with grilled chicken. Other people in my party had Greek style chicken and it was yummy

It seems every time I go to this restaurant I get the worst service. 1st time the waiter seats the people in front of me, then comes back and seats the people behind me and claims she didn't see me in line. Recently, i walked in and that same waiter ignores me as well as one of her coworkers when I asked had they opened up for business yet- both turned their heads. WTF- I think those ladies have issues personally, and it might be with me or others like me... idk, but to hell with this place.

I've been coming to rancho for almost 30 years and have probably eaten here 300 times. Statistically, you have a better chance of being attacked by a shark than getting a bad meal here. My favorite dish is the marinated beef strips. The fries are really good ask for them extra crispy unless you're one of those limp fry types. Service is always cheerful. I'm not sure, but I think if they don't say "hey y'all" to you the meal is free. But I've never seen that. Enjoy!

Just a good place to eat. Home cooked comfort food, Greek diner fare, good sweet tea. This is the kind of place to go to when you cannot decide where to go. Friendly service and also some counter service.

I was invited here one day for lunch since I work nearby. I decided to give this place a shot and I'm glad I did. The food here is wonderful especially the lunch specials. If you ever do visit here I highly recommend the baked chicken is fall off the bone and some of the best I've ever had. It has a nice hometown feel and is a nice place to go for lunch.

The waitresses are nice. That's about the only nice thing I can say about this establishment. I've given Ranch-O a handful of tries hoping I came on a bad day. Their food is about as bland as can be. Their spaghetti is watery. The noodles are over cooked. The mashed potatoes are instant and taste like paper. The only thing I can somewhat enjoy eating here is their buttered toast. The thing I don't understand is that this place is packed during lunch. There must be a certain part of the population that were born without taste buds.

The food wasn't that good, the Greek chicken was okay but the Mac and cheese had no flavor, it's called seasoned and they need to use it. The place is over hyped in my opinion!

Don't be fooled by the three star rating for Rancho Family Restaurant! Why you might ask? It's a Greek family owned restaurant that's been around 50 years at least. That being said, it's a Greek restaurant that has that menu with 100+ items that seems to take you 15 minutes to read! From the Italian, to House Specialty, to Veggies, to sandwiches, and salad sections; it just seems to go on forever! These places seem to be all over the Triad, although this one is certainly one of the best! Every day they have around four specials that are good throughout the day, not just lunch! Today I had the mini meatballs served over rice, accompanied by broccoli with cheese and fried squash! It was delicious and only $6! They have a Teriyaki Chicken Salad that I've had for years that's huge and the teriyaki chicken is plentiful and delicious! I just can't bring myself to give these places more than three stars as most of the vegetables are frozen, the sauces aren't homemade, and the meats aren't fresh either. However, Rancho does a good job working with these circumstances and therefore are worthy of a visit!

It just is what it is. Nothing fancy but very clean and great service. I've had most all of the specials all are good but nothing great. The subs and burgers are the same always good but not great.

This fish plate here is SUPERB!!! You always get your money's worth here. I also like the food tastes consistent.

I've been going out of my way to this hidden gem on the far edge of Southside for years. They've been in the present building since 1992. Before that it was a little drive-in in what is now the auto dealership next door. The surrounding neighborhood has been in decline for decades, but this restaurant is an oasis of stability and is virtually as clean as the day it opened. The wait staff is experienced, friendly and efficient, the menu is enormous as are the portions, and the food comes out spooky fast even when the place is packed . . . which it frequently is. The interior decor is a curious mixture of Old West and Ancient Greece kitsch, but it oozes with Southern charm . . . and "Yay" for the absence of an obnoxious television! The heaping fried seafood platters are the house specialty and the Italian dishes are pretty darn good for a Greek diner. (If you want great Greek specialties go to Grecian Corner instead). The iced tea here is also excellent . . . the only place with better tea is The Lighthouse where it is served in real glasses rather than plastic cups. Ranch-O is open Mon.-Sat. from 10:30 to 9 for lunch and dinner. Highly recommended. I'd give it a fifth star were it more vegetarian friendly.

New to Winston Salem today was my first visit to Rancho. I assumed it was Tex Mex due to the name but it is Ranch-O which per the locals makes all the difference .("O" is the name of the ranch).Despite the name I decided to give it a try.The parking lot was full as was the diner but service was still swift and friendly. The food was okay I ordered one of the daily specials :roast beef which came with choice of 2 sides.The roast beef and gravy were good enough a little under seasoned and the gravy too thick but nothing salt and pepper could not fix .The sides left alot to be desired. The mac and cheese is straight from a box, the rice is yellow but not spanish rice it tasted as if it had curry in it but I could not place the flavor .The yams were bright orange a little too bright if you ask me ..I think I ordered the wrong meal because almost everyone was ordering the fish and shrimp and from what I saw the serving was huge.I will go back again as it is near ,it is clean , friendly and well priced, but I would not consider it "destination dining"