Harvest at The Masonic

What Harvest at The Masonic does

Harvest at The Masonic is a privately held, single-location farm-to-table restaurant and event venue founded in 2014 and operating from a restored 1911 Masonic Lodge building at 215 N Kentucky St in historic downtown McKinney, Texas. The venue is organized across three floors: a first-floor main dining room, Chef Dre's Dining Room (a second-floor semi-private space accommodating up to 48 guests), and the Masonic Lounge (a third-floor live music venue and event space for up to 150 guests, marketed as the highest viewpoint in downtown McKinney). The restaurant operates Tuesday through Saturday for dinner, with Saturday brunch service, and offers live music Tuesday through Saturday. It employs 12 people and is led by Executive Chef Andrea Shackelford (Chef Dre), who also owns Water Boy Farms, the organic farm supplying produce, honey, herbs, and beef to the kitchen.

The business model is direct-to-consumer with two revenue streams: restaurant dining sales (food, craft cocktails priced at $12-$14, wines at $11-$16 per glass, and entrees at $18-$36 plus market-priced premium steaks) and private event hosting (intimate gatherings in Chef Dre's Room and larger buyouts in the Masonic Lounge). Distribution is concentrated through walk-in traffic, website and phone reservations, and a direct sales contact for private events; digital gift cards are sold through a third-party cardfoundry.com platform. Marketing runs primarily through Instagram, a website with menu and artist profiles, an email newsletter, and partnerships with local organizations. The business is affiliated with the Wells Group McKinney hospitality network, and received the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in 2026. No venture or institutional capital is disclosed in the available data.

Name

Harvest at The Masonic

Legal name

Harvest at The Masonic

Website

https://harvesttx.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Harvest at The Masonic is a privately held farm-to-table restaurant and event venue operating across three floors of a restored 1911 Masonic Lodge in downtown McKinney, Texas, serving seasonal locally-sourced cuisine, private events, and live music since 2014.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

McKinney

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining Sales: Revenue from food and beverage sales including dinner service, Saturday brunch, craft cocktails, wines, and beers. The restaurant operates Tuesday through Saturday with varying hours.
2. Private Event Hosting: Revenue from hosting private events including rehearsal dinners, bridal showers, corporate meetings, and celebrations in Chef Dre's Dining Room (up to 48 guests) and Masonic Lounge (up to 150 guests).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Harvest at The Masonic operates a single-location farm-to-table restaurant across three floors of a restored 1911 Masonic Lodge in downtown McKinney, Texas. The venue serves seasonally-driven cuisine sourced from local farmers, ranchers, and fishermen via its affiliated Water Boy Farms, paired with a craft cocktail and award-winning wine program, a private dining room, and a third-floor live music lounge hosting regional artists.

Product overview

Harvest at The Masonic is a single-location farm-to-table restaurant operating as a unified multi-experience venue across three floors of a restored 1911 Masonic Lodge building in McKinney, Texas. The core offering is the main dining restaurant on the first floor, supplemented by Chef Dre's Dining Room (second floor private dining accommodating up to 48 guests), the Masonic Lounge (third floor live music venue), and event hosting services. The restaurant partners with Water Boy Farms for ingredient sourcing and supports local farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and artisans. Additional offerings include a beverage program, a seasonal menu, private event booking, gift cards, and the Seed Project Foundation community initiative. The venue showcases local artists and musicians through its Artists & Artisans Program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Harvest at The Masonic Restaurant
• Chef Dre's Dining Room
• Masonic Lounge
• Private Events Hosting
• Gift Cards

Quantifiable outcome

• 70 cents of every dollar spent locally stays in the local community through the Seed Project Foundation philosophy

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Water Boy FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Water Boy Farms is owned by Executive Chef Andrea Shackelford (Chef Dre) and her wife Robbin. The farm supplies fruits, vegetables, flowers, honey, herbs, and beef to the restaurant. Directed by Chef Dre and worked by restaurant employees, the farm is central to Harvest's farm-to-table philosophy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Babe's Chicken Dinner House: Texas family-style restaurant chain rooted in locally inspired comfort food and community heritage. Comparable regional community-anchored full-service operator, though lower price point.
• Mexican Sugar: DFW-area upscale-casual restaurant with a strong craft cocktail and tequila program. Operates in the same North Texas premium dining set with overlapping guest demographics.
• Local Yocal BBQ: McKinney-based independent BBQ and farm-to-table operator with shared community-investment philosophy and overlapping local customer base. Comparable hometown independent with similar sourcing emphasis.

Direct peers

• Taverna Rossa: Texas craft pizza and beer concept with rotating local taps and farm-inspired toppings. Comparable upscale-casual North Texas operator with strong craft beverage program.
• Sixty Vines: Texas-rooted wine-focused restaurant concept offering an extensive by-the-glass wine program paired with seasonal menus. Comparable beverage-led, locally inspired upscale-casual positioning.
• Whiskey Cake: Texas-based farm-to-table restaurant group headquartered in Plano that emphasizes locally sourced ingredients, craft cocktails, and a similar upscale-casual positioning. Most directly comparable independent operator in the North Texas market.
• Haywire: Texas ranch-to-table concept with locations in Plano and other DFW suburbs featuring locally sourced beef, craft cocktails, and a similarly layered dining-and-bar experience. Closely comparable positioning and geography.

Broad incumbents

• Darden Restaurants: Large public multi-concept full-service restaurant operator (Capital Grille, Eddie V's). Eddie V's in particular competes in the same upscale, wine-forward, live-music-friendly Texas segment.
• Brinker International: Public restaurant operator (Chili's, Maggiano's) with comparable casual-to-upscale full-service dining exposure. Relevant for industry economics benchmarks rather than direct competitive overlap.
• Pappas Restaurants: Long-established Texas family-owned hospitality group operating a broad portfolio of full-service restaurants. Overlaps with Harvest's Texas full-service dining category but at significantly greater scale and brand breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/harvesttx
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harvestatthemasonic

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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