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RANCHOLOMA

  • Welcome
  • GUEST CHEFS
  • MENU
  • RESERVATIONS
  • LOCATION
  • PRESS
  • PHOTOGRAPHY
  • COMMUNITY
    • RANCHO pizzeria
    • 410 Gallery
    • Black Cur Steak
    • Smokesmith BBQ

Press List


EATER

August 30, 2018

THE 38 ESSENTIAL RESTAURANTS OF TEXAS- EATER

"A tasting-menu restaurant in middle-of-nowhere West Texas that actually lives up to the romantic fantasy of such diversions."

March 7th 2018

This Texas Ranch Is Helping to Revitalize an Entire Town - Saveur

July 25, 2016

"In the teeny-tiny town of Talpa, Rancho Loma, a family-run restaurant, has been quietly attracting accolades and destination diners. Now its owners are setting their sights on something bigger..."

Texas Road Trips - Society Life

June 24, 2016

"Slow down and revel in the quiet, the rich air, and the sky brimming with stars..."

Channel Your Inner Cowboy at These Glamorous, Under-the-Radar Texas Ranches - Vogue

March 28, 2016

"A more modern take on the classic ranch lifestyle..."

Home on the Range - Modern Luxury Dallas

November 1, 2015

"Just three hours west of Dallas, in the middle of nowhere, Valera is an unexpected scene bustling with foodies and culture hounds from around the state. Call it the new Marfa, and you can thank Laurie and Robert Williamson for that...."

Texas travel: A girlfriends’ getaway to Rancho Loma - The Star-Telegram

August 12, 2015

"For well over a decade, this out-of-the-way restaurant in the original 1878 ranch house, remodeled and outfitted with a spacious kitchen, a couple of dining rooms and second-story family living quarters, has been drawing a steady stream of foodies hungry to sample the exceptional fare...."

Way Out West - Texas Highways

August 1, 2015

"Just a few hours into our first visit to Rancho Loma, it was clear that my husband and I were destined to return again and again. I told Marshall so, as we sat near the crackling flames of the fire pit, winding down with conversation and coffee after an extraordinary dinner at this remote ranch house restaurant. He nodded in happy agreement..."

2 for the Road - 360 West

February 1, 2015

"Go for owner Laurie Williamson's sublime cooking, served with sides of friendly chat by husband Robert."

The South's Best Bed & Breakfasts - Southern Living

December 1, 2014

"Laurie and Robert Williamson call their prairie ranch in Central Texas a 'Restaurant + Rest'..."

Rancho Loma - Eat, Stay, Love - Texas Monthly

November 17, 2014

"Rancho Loma, Texas’s version of the French Laundry, is three hundred idyllic, tree-dotted acres that will inspire you to shake off all digital preoccupations..."

Best Southern Restaurants - Southern Living

August 1, 2014

"What to Order: Multicourse prix-fixe menu that includes dishes such as smoked salmon rillettes, balsamic grilled quail with figs, and grilled Akaushi strip steak, a Texas-raised breed of Wagyu"

Rancho Loma Restaurant + Rest, Talpa - Texas Monthly

November 1, 2012

"The first thing I noticed as I pulled into this middle-of-nowhere retreat an hour south of Abilene was that I had no cell service (though Sprint customers should have better luck). The second thing I noticed was the achingly pastoral scene surrounding me..."

Food, atmosphere draw diners to Rancho Loma near Coleman - Abilene Reporter News

August 7, 2012

"To get people to try new things, Laurie is always on the lookout for ingredients others will fall in love with...."

Drive, Dine & Divine! - Modern Luxury Dallas

June 26, 2012

"The restaurant is in a mid-19th century farmhouse, but the inn is midcentury modern décor with subtle Texas touches. With cooler night air than in the city, big sky views and fine dining, there’s plenty to love about this country oasis...."

The Definition of Love is At Rancho Loma in Texas - FATHOM Travel Blog and Travel Guides

June 13, 2011

"Dear Rancho Loma,
It is agony to be apart from you. I long to sit on your porch, glass of cava in hand, taking in a pre-dinner sunset...."

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