Starlight Theatre - New York

They DO NOT welcome travelers. It's the wild west dont go expecting people to be nice. Locals workers and regulars do not want you there.

Such an iconic place in the ghost town of Terlingua, TX. Love Starlight, always a good time with great food and drink selection. The drinks here are unnecessarily expensive, but I get it most people are tourists I would imagine that come here. $12 $14 for a mixed drink while you wait for your table is just frustrating. Totally taking advantage of the situation. The food itself is always great. The tequila marinated quail is crazy good. Fried antelope has a bit of a sweet taste to it, which I've really enjoyed. The biscuits are always flaky and served fresh.Burgers here are massive and tasty. Be prepared to wait 45 60 minutes when you show up, but that's a bit of the allure of the place. Slower lifestyle, enjoy the pace.

So, Terlingua/Big Bend remains one of my favorite escape and decompress locations. While the area has grown in popularity, with many more visitors, the heart of 'civilization ' remains centered around the General Store and the Starlight. Unique among icehouses, here you grab a cold drink, sign the list and come sit on the porch chat with friends (old or new) or bring your guitar, banjo or just listen and enjoy the company, peaceful surroundings and fantastic view. Then when the Starlight opens, go and enjoy some of the BEST food you have ever had. The Starlight menu has some expensive items, yes, but many less 'exotic ' items are not and all are SOOO good.

After a 360-mile loop to Fort Davis on my motorcycle, I was looking forward to my dinner stop at The Starlight. I hit this place every time I 'm in Terlingua. It 's just become a have to stopping place. As usual for 5 PM, the wait line had started. I was doing a solo trip so I was able to skip the line at sit at the bar. I wasn 't REAL hungry, just ready for a beer a meal. I ordered the starters chicken fired Antalope strips. It has a dinner option that comes with 2 sides but I felt that was too much. OMG, the stripes dipped into the brown gravy was amazing ! That with an IPA on draft and it was perfect!

We ate at the Starlight tonight. We were all desperate for some veggies and protein so all three of us ordered the large salad. One with chicken and two with beef tenderloin. The salads were fantastic. Little bit of sticker shock on the 'market price for the tenderloin. They ended up with salads over $65. Yeah.