“What a great night out. After reading their mission statement on the website, about Gabriella’s being a space to come and hang out with your loved ones and friends to create memories, I was looking forward to seeing what that was all about and even more intrigued by the food pictures! Well they weren’t kidding… we sat and talked and talked and ordered and then ordered again! I was supposed to be on a diet but I soon got over that! Although if you would just get the seared tuna and watermelon salad - voila! You would have stuck to your diet! And it would have been plenty as each dish is shareable ! I got a bit grumpy as I’m not a sharer and wanted to order the same delicious dish again JUST for me, but when I realized the four of us were on a mission to taste almost the whole menu I did move on and enter into it wholeheartedly! I’m not going to list everything we had or try to give each item a review as we were very much in the moment and eating and visiting with our great friends. It was a very enjoyable experience. Would I return ? Hell yeah!“
“Although the food here is good and we like it, we were shocked on our last visit overhearing two veterans talking behind us, and truly enjoying a very deep and intimate conversation about their service…when the owner of this restaurant came to their table and said that they’d been there long enough and they needed to leave to make room for their lunch crowd! Wow…. It made us think twice about returning. We support our vets ????“
“Absolutely delicious buffets. There is something for all tastes. For 3 people only around $60, for all you can eat, absolutely OK.But the best thing by far was the service. Thank you for the excellent service. (a very friendley girl from California, sorry i forgot your name)“
“If you are hungry, this is the place to go!! You get an ample amount of food to eat. My husband got the general tso's chicken with fried rice and bumped up the spice level to 3. I got the chicken with noodles and also bumped up the spice level to 3. We like spicy but had never been here before so we were cautious. We could have probably done a level 4. It was delicious and we still had plenty of left overs to take for another meal or two! We highly recommend this place. The food was fantastic and the service was too.“
“Rockport has so much to offer, including this outstanding restaurant downtown! Everything on the menu was unique, covering seafood to comfort food, all while maintaining a classy experience. Cocktails were made with premium labels and the menu’s signature section featured drinks covering every taste preference. For an appetizer, the deviled eggs stood out to us by featuring shrimp and crab as garnish, which sounded extremely unique. Every course after that was outstanding and we couldn’t recommend 495 enough to anyone traveling or passing by. A big thank you to our Devin for the great menu recommendations and thank you to the kitchen staff for preparing us an outstanding dinner!“
“Menu is great! Not just your average burger and fries! I included the specials menu in photos. We had the 'Big Tree Burger', the 'Goose Island' burger and for myself the 'Smokey Chedar Bacon Burger'. All were great. Especially great was the appetiser (yes we had this on top of burgers!) 'Tachos' tatertots done like nachos (photo included). We devoured those!Local and awesome. Place has been around for 25 or 30 years and survived hurricanes.Kid-friendliness: They have 2 pool tables and dont mind the kids gaving a game or two. Lots to look at. They also regularly have locally sponsored raffles for kids item (kids rifles, etc).“
“Harlee was my server, and did a fantastic job. Very attentive and the place was standing room only. Tables were bussed quickly, and people were seated quickly. The food was absolutely perfect. I built my own omelet, pepper jack cheese, chorizo, green pepper, onion, and a hand full of Jalapeño. The hash browns were burned up crispy as requested with a side of buttered toast. My compliments to the cook, couldn't have done it better myself. Very reasonable, excellent variety on the menu. Keep up the great work, and loved the homey "Mom and Pop" atmosphere.“
“We've lived in Rockport for a while, and finally got to try Cheryl's a couple months ago. It was fabulous, and we have missed out all these years! We came back for a second time and it was just as great. I love everything we've tried! There may be a bit of a wait when they get busy, but it's so worth the wait!“