The Wine List Nobody Asked For
Southwest Waco / I-35 corridor · Waco · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 16, 2026
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You flip past the margarita section and the bucket-beer promos before you even find the wine list — and honestly, that tells you everything. It's a short column of names you'd recognize from a gas station cooler, wedged between the appetizers and the dessert add-ons. Wine is clearly not why anyone drives out to La Salle Ave.
The list tops out around 15-25 options, and the heavyweights are Barefoot, Sutter Home, and Woodbridge — three brands that belong in a grocery store endcap, not on a steakhouse wine list. California is the only region represented with any consistency, which makes sense for a chain playing to the broadest possible audience. There's no depth here: no single-vineyard anything, no interesting appellations, no attempt to reach beyond the mass-market shelf. If you came hoping to find something to stand up to a ribeye, you're going to be disappointed.
Six to ten pours are available by the glass in the $6–$10 range, which at least means you're not committing to a full bottle of Woodbridge Chardonnay. The rotation doesn't appear to change — this is a set-it-and-forget-it program designed to move volume, not to spark any kind of interest. The staff knows the margarita menu cold; the wine pours are an afterthought.
Barefoot Cabernet Sauvignon — $7
At this price point, it's the least offensive option on the list. It's not good wine, but it's not overpriced bad wine either — and that's the ceiling here.
Woodbridge Chardonnay
It's not a gem by any stretch, but if you're eating the fresh-baked rolls and want something cold in a glass, it gets the job done for under $10 without embarrassing itself.
Sutter Home White Zinfandel
Sweet, pink, and roughly $7 — there's no scenario in a steakhouse where this is the right call. Order a margarita instead and spend those calories more wisely.
Barefoot Cabernet Sauvignon + Hand-cut sirloin
Cab and steak is the oldest play in the book, and even a mass-market Barefoot Cab has enough dark fruit to hold up against the char on a sirloin. It's not poetry, but it works.
The Bottom Line
Texas Roadhouse is a great place for a hand-cut steak, cold beer, and line-dancing servers — but the wine list is essentially a placeholder. Come for the food, order a Lone Star, and leave the wine ambitions at home.
Central Waco / Richland Mall area · Waco · American gastropub / brewery fare
BJ's wine list exists because it has to, not because anyone loves it — this is a beer destination first and everything else is an afterthought. If you're here on a Wednesday during happy hour, grab the $5 Dark Horse and call it honest; otherwise, just drink the beer.
Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
Central Waco / Loop 340 · Waco · Casual Chain Italian-American
Olive Garden Waco's wine list is a corporate afterthought dressed up with Italian flags — gouge-level markups on supermarket bottles, no staff expertise, and zero ambition. Order the cocktails, drink the endless coffee, or BYOB if they'll let you. The breadsticks don't need wine anyway.
Grocery Store
Gouge
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Central Waco / Valley Mills Drive · Waco · Steakhouse
Outback Waco's wine program is what happens when a corporate chain treats wine as a line item instead of an experience — overpriced grocery store bottles with zero staff expertise and zero reason to explore the list. Order the beer, order the cocktail, or BYOB if they'll let you.
Grocery Store
Gouge
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Central Waco / near Richland Mall · Waco · Steakhouse
Saltgrass is here for the steak, and the steak is genuinely good — but the wine program is an afterthought wearing a price tag. Order the ribeye, split a bottle of Decoy if you must, and don't expect anyone on staff to help you think beyond that.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Woodway / Marketplace area · Waco · Steakhouse
135 Prime is doing more with a wine list than Waco has any right to expect from its steakhouse scene, and the weekly specials show genuine curiosity. Just keep your guard up when the dessert wine list arrives — that's where the house cashes in.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
Waco · Waco · American, French
One Thirty Five Prime is the best wine list in Waco and it's not particularly close — a knowledgeable sommelier, a well-kept California cellar, and a room that actually respects the bottle. Just go in knowing you're paying steakhouse prices for steakhouse selections, and you'll have a great night.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
· Atlanta · Steakhouse
Hal's delivers a competent, Napa-forward bottle list that does exactly what a steakhouse wine program is supposed to do — just without much surprise or value mercy. Send a friend here if they want a reliable big-red experience; warn them to leave the credit card breathing room.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Houston · Steakhouse
Perry's is a reliable steakhouse wine list — nothing that'll make you rethink your palate, but enough to drink well with red meat if you know where to look. The fortified and dessert wine section is genuinely worth your attention; the rest is competent but forgettable.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · Steakhouse
New York Prime's wine list is exactly what it needs to be for its audience — safe, recognizable, and priced for expense accounts. If you know what you want and don't mind paying for it, you'll be fine; just don't come looking for discovery.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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