The Gristmill Reviews

They have a good variety of food to choose from and the steak is awesome. The people who work there are fast and curtious :)

First of all the table we ask for 10 people was too small them 3 of us didn't get what we order! We told them but still got it wrong! Nd some food was cold we never go back! And place is way to small inside.we were not happy customers!!!!!!

Great food that's not too expensive and a great atmosphere of the river.

Had the pulled pork sandwich, which I think was the special for the day and not on the regular menu. It was awesome along with the staff.

Place is super convenient to any of the places you rent tubes for going down the river. Literally right around the corner.

We unfortunately went for midweek lunch and will need to come back for dinner/weekend since the outdoor setup looks amazing.

Great food and atmosphere! Ariana was a good server ! Just needs to watch where she is going lifting high chairs. Doh!

Excellent food friendly service, beautiful location!!!

The gristmill is my favorite restaurant of all time. The chicken fried chicken and homemade gravy is better than your grandmas country cooking. The staff is very friendly and helpful in making recommendations. You seriously can't go wrong here. Also this restaurant is huge, and has great views of the river. Gruene is my happy place. The gristmill is just one of the perks.

Large, I mean large portions. Great tasting food. The. Best.
Chips. I've. Ever. Had. And a wonderful atmosphere. I got a little dizzy because the fire and the people took away some of the air, but there are several rooms to sit in.

I love this place!! The food is always great. Friendly staff. The outside wait area with live music makes a long wait tolerable.

Great restaurant with a view. Stop by Gruene Hall afterwards to hear some live music.

Texas Torpedoes and Lone Star Beer. Great views of the river and good service. Always fun.

The food was good, atmosphere was great and our waiter Mario was phenomenal!

It was my first time there. We met an old Army buddy from our time Korea and his wife. We loved everything about the Restaurant and the town!

This place is so good we ate here both nights we stayed in Gruene. This is a must for anyone staying in the San Marcos/New Braunfels/Gruene area.

Great pulled pork sandwich. Fries were potato slab slices we hadn't had before.

Well known eating establishment. good food, nice scenery.

The food is amazing and a great location for any occasion. The decorations and employees are very helpful and quick.

Amazing food. Great service. Such a great place on the river.

La Di da. EXTREMELY OVERRATED!
OK food, just paying for the view and to feel good for saying you went. Basic burger and fries, soda 17 bucks easy.

I had the Texas Tornados and the Peppered Filet and both were amazing! As always our waitress was super friendly and helpful and everybodys food was prompt and prepared perfectly!

The Gristmill is a must when visiting Gruene. The atmosphere is quintessential Texas. The food is delicious. We recently went with a large group a friends late in the evening near closing time and were seated within ten minutes. Jordan, our waiter was spot on. Our drinks were always full and he took care of every request we had. I had the Acapulco chicken, a grilled chicken breast with warm pico de gallo and sour cream on top. I'm not much of a tomato fan but this was some of the best pico I've tasted. It complemented the chicken quite well. Be sure to try the onion rings as an appetizer or for a meal for that matter. They are the size of doughnuts and incredibly tasty. The size of the side dishes are very generous. I couldn't finish the cole slaw (which was fantastic) that came with my chicken. Overall, a great restaurant in a quaint Texas setting that you won't regret!

Great Food and atmosphere! Always a fun time when hanging out in Gruene.

Great food and atmosphere, but I hate the crowds and sitting outside in the 100 degree heat. I'll wait for better weather...

Great outdoor seating available. The atmosphere here is amazing!

Have a mojito and you will come back again and again. Food is fantastic and great service.

One of my favorite restaurants in Texas! Always a good place to bring family and friends.

I love the views as well as the staff. They are always very attentive. The food is fire! Ribeye, to the pepper filet, to the chicken fry (chicken or steak, they are both great!).

Beautiful place .. but the food was very plain.. known for their chicken fried stake and it was nothing spectacular. Bottom of hamburger bun soggy and lettuce and tomato old. Long wait too.

My favorite restaurant in all of Texas! I love the food but mostly I really love the atmosphere. There are huge tall shade trees outside every window and the whole place has a very old lodgey feel.

The rating is for the issue we had waiting for our table. We were told that we could NOT wait in the vast area with open tables because of the rules, but then the manager started letting people into the waiting area while we stood there, so I was a little upset, especially because the wait was about 40 minutes. Food was good and our server was wonderful. I don't love fried food, so not sure if we will go back and wait so I can eat a salad and my family could eat hamburgers, as we could get those almost anywhere else.

Terrible experience. They switched our servers on us about 3 times, food took an hour and a half. The servers were so rude to us and we don t know why. Since the second we sat down, they treated us poorly. They refused to serve us a beer and told us we were cut off. WE ORDERED ONE DRINK. Do not recommend this place, id rather go to a restaurant with excellent service & where we are actually treated with respect.

The food is okay. It's not the best food, just on par. The atmosphere is amazing. The spinach dip is awesome, if you like spinach dip. Definitely worth a visit for the atmosphere. The onion rings also are crazy big.

This is a very beautiful place!! Great prices too. The atmosphere is amazing too. Food is of a great quality!!

I live in Dallas and my friends and I road trip down here for the food!! I love the fried catfish and the best waitress Lizzie!!

It was our first time here and we absolutely loved it. Cameron our waitress did an amazing job from recommending to excellent customer service. The food was amazing and this visit to this restaurant made our trip a memorable one! Highly recommend!

Went to The Gristmill for our anniversary. Checked in with a party of two today, and was told the wait was 25 minutes. After checking to see where we were at in queue at the hour mark, we were told 10 minutes. A half hour later, we left.

Went to Montana Mike's. Got steaks drinks and appetizers.

Been there several times, food is good and view of river is great.

Wonderful restaurant just sad, that they have SO MUCH room for outside sitting and on the Patio where they SHOULD allow Dogs. So sad!! But they have awesome services and good food.

Great customer service. HAD THE GRILLED TROUT. All was worth it !

Overrated! Long wait, unorganized seating and mediocre food. The only thing great about the place is the history.

Great restaurant in the historic town of Gruene. Service and food were excellent.

Nice patio views of the river. Great place to have a beer or brunch on a warm weekend afternoon.

Excellent location and setting. Everything I've eaten here has been very good. Service has been very good.

The food was great but the best part was ambience with the river right there.

Be ready to
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Waited 70 minutes for a table and the waitress comes around to your table occasionally so you
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We ate there twice this weekend. Other than a two and a half hour wait time the food was excellent. Hats off to the wait staff they were working their tails off.

Good atmosphere and the waitress was great for a table of 14.

Excellent atmosphere on the Guadalupe River, nestled among the Hill Country in historic Gruene, Texas.

Great food and atmosphere, but this place is really popular so you should be prepared to wait. We went at 2:30 to "avoid the crowds" during Spring Break and left 2 hours later with 45 minutes waiting for a table and much the same waiting on the kitchen to get the food out to us. However, all of us enjoyed the sausage, chicken strips, burger, and fries.

Super nice place on the outskirts of San Antonio, delicious food and the atmosphere of the place A 10!

The atmosphere is awesome, the staff friendly, and the burgers are great!

It is a beatiful and romantic place,the service is excelente,but the food could be better,in my opinion. I Will try something else from the menu, next time.

Great food and fast service. I can't wait to go back.

Delicious food onion rings are the best around and love the antique scenery.

Environment wise, I'd give this place 5 stars. The place is amazing. You walk up to an outdoor seating area with a bar that's open for you as you wait for table. Even the wait system is unique. They ask for your first name and first initial, then write it on a giant chalkboard with your party size and table number when your table is ready. You are invited to enjoy the lovely weather and live music while you wait for your table. It's quite very inviting.

Service, yeah even the service we got here was 5 stars. See there was a mix up and the table that was assigned to us was already sat. So when the hostess walked us to the table she had us stand to one side while she then asked a manager where to put us next. This created our server to be triple sat. Then they proceeded to sit yet another table in her section right after us, literally one minute after us. Without skipping a beat she took charge and handled all four tables like a champ! Brought us everything we and the other tables needed.

What I wasn't pleased with was that our meal came out about 5 minutes after everyone else's. We were the last of all the food, even though we were the easiest meals (I looked, I used to be a server I know how timing works). The other thing is the condition of my food. I ordered a burger and it came out with a soggy bottom bun. The quesadilla my kid got was a block cheese with a little bit of tortilla. For the amount they charge for the burger the quality wasn't there. The chicken fried chicken was a bit dry. The plate was hot like it'd been left in the window for while. It's just little things that perhaps need to not be forgotten in the big picture. It's a great place and tiny details would really ruin the reputation if left unnoticed. Just general feedback. 2.5 stars for the food this go around.

If it weren't for those little things I would have given this place a higher rating.

Worth the wait, awesome live band playing while we waited to be seated.

The place looked beautiful! The food was amazing, and the waitress was very nice even though we had 12 people!

Awesome atmosphere, comfort food, drinks and onion rings!

Don't believe the hype! Restaurant grounds are nice and wait staff was prompt and nice. Tables were leaning and seats rocking. (Not that I expect much as far as comfort for an outdoor picnic table style seating) but the food was not good at all. The Ribeye and Filet came out very rare when ordered med rare. The beef literally had no flavor on either cut. The bacon wrapped on the Filet was raw as well. The potato fries things were soggy and they put lemon slices on everything. I give the food a zero!

I was here for a party and it was my first time. The atmosphere is great. It's right on the river and very romantic.

Came here for German food because Google recommended it, but it's not German food.
They have a "beer garden", but no beer on tap.
Ordered chicken fried steak (closest thing to a schnitzel), and it only came with ONE side....first time in 40 years I'd ever seen that.
Oh, and you can barely see the river from the venue.

Service was excellent. I enjoyed my Birthday dinner. Pictured is the dessert for my birthday. The food especially the potatoes were delicious. Don't forget to try the donut size onion rings.

Kaitlyn was our server and she went out of her way to make sure we had everything.