This place was amazing!! The brisket Hash is absolutely fantastic-it's a must have and the BBQ sauce just makes the dish! My son had the chicken and waffles which he said were incredible. I had the apple Brie burger which was phenomenal. I added some bbq sauce from the hash and it was even better. Great service - the staff was very attentive!! read more

The food is honestly pretty bad, but good drinks and fun atmosphere. Karaoke every Thursday night, so that's either really fun or really terrible depending on your idea of fun. read more

The manager was extremely rude when I asked her to do something very simple. I was very polite and thanked her graciously and instead was met with sarcasm and hostility. It was my first time here and I won't be returning. On the plus side, Shannon was a great waitress. read more

Garbage lol... from out of town and was recommended to go here. Food was subpar and service slow.

Probably one of my worst experiences at a restaurant. I went before COVID and was seated, only to be completely forgotten about. Granted they were busy, but my waitress came to take my drink order and never came back. When asking her if we could finally get service she told me she "just forgot" and that the kitchen was closed so there was nothing she could do. No manager help whatsoever, and I was offered cold chips and salsa to make up for it. Never again. read more

We always love coming here!! The chicken and waffles are my absolute favorite to get here!! Our waiters are always so great and so nice that's why we keep coming back here! read more

Been here 4 times now and I really want to like the place but there are a few issues. First, it always takes an exceptionally long time for a server to greet us. Maybe that's a function of the "seat yourself" policy. Second (and probably the most egregious in my mind), the music was waaaaaay to loud and the genre of dance-pop makes no sense for this place (or really any restaurant, in my opinion). I could tell the other patrons felt the same way. I mean, is this a restaurant or a club? It's not fun to have to yell your conversation at the dinner table. And then the final straw for me, last night I ordered tacos and they were cold when they got to the table. They do have a good beer selection, some really good dishes on the menu (elk burger, street tacos), and I really like the look and feel of the place.... but after my last visit, I'm not sure I will return anytime soon. Similar to what another reviewer said: this place needs to get their act together. read more

Our waitress forgot about us so we went with unfilled glasses, waiting on the check for 45 minutes. She was busy laughing with the other waiters. The food tasted microwaved, don't let the pictures fool you. I had higher expectations. I have been multiple times and it has not gotten better. read more

The chicken smelled bad (like the grill never gets cleaned and whatever was cooked before was left on my chicken), lots of flies, overpriced. I would not recommend this place. read more

I usually go for happy hour and it's always THE BEST!! However, I went for dinner tonight and we received horrible service. We waited for someone to come greet our table for 25 minutes. We then ordered and it was a long while until our food and drinks got to us. I understand it was a little packed but no one even said "hello I'll be with you guys shortly" for 25 minutes. The food was amazing though and the prices are good! read more

Good, but just so loud!! It's hard to even have a conversation. I also find the service pretty slow. Bearable, but not ideal if you're in a time crunch. Quality burgers. read more

Sunday evening. Stopped for a takeout order. Got back to the hotel and the "bacon queso burger" had queso but amazingly no bacon or burger. Lol. Just lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion on a bun with a side of queso. Only go to this place if you want to have some drinks and don't really care about eating. read more

We went to the CRAFThouse yesterday for a late lunch (about 1:30 pm). The service was absolutely horrible...very slow, inattentive and inconsistent. I heard someone say that they only scheduled 2 servers but I think I saw 3 servers and maybe the bar tenderer was trying to help. And, every table was occupied albeit at reduced capacity. Compounding the short-staffing, the workers made the bad worse by being very inefficient. For example, tables were partially bussed and someone else would have to then come back to finish the task. The table where we sat was partially bussed 3 times before the task was complete. Our drink order was taken reasonably fast but the drinks took a long time to be delivered. We then immediately ordered our food, but before we even got our food, a party the same size as ours that came in after us had eaten, paid their bill and left. When our food was finally delivered, you guessed it, it was all cold. It would be unfair to comment on the quality of the food since I know it was at a disadvantage (cold), but suffice it to say nothing seemed great, just expensive and yet typical bar food. We were at the restaurant for over 1.5 hours, mostly waiting on the server. BTW, the table next to ours...after the first party left, a couple waited for the table to be bussed and then sat at it. After about 10 minutes, no one had gone to their table so they left. And the next table over, the woman went to the bar to get their drinks after having waited too long for the server to get to them. So, will I be back? Probably, maybe, but a repeat performance will end our "friendship". read more

The food was absolutely awful. The hash browns tasted like they were cooked a week ago and had been sitting under a heat lamp. The brisket was basically beef jerky that tasted like dog food. It was awful. Don't go here to eat. -6/10 read more

Had some tacos. They were alright for pub fare, but as pub food typically is, very overpriced for what you get.

always ask for victoria when you go!!! she is the most amazing server ever & is so attentive!! I will be coming back for bobcat cheese fries too they're so good! read more

Awesome place, same owner as Louie's. The man knows what he's doing, simple as that. My favorite breakfast item is the brisket hash and for lunch I'd recommend the chicken club, add some cheese! Overall good location, great atmosphere, and awesome food! Oh and try the screw the moon and some nachos.. read more

I wish I could give 0 stars... I have never had to ask twice to get a waiter. Once I did he was busy hanging with his friends instead of working. We had to ask multiple people for refills and silverware. When we were leaving the waiter screamed at us across the street for not tipping enough. I couldn't have had a worse experience. Please if you are considering going here try any other restaurant in San Marcos. read more

Love this place. Great drinks and food. Only thing that is uncomfortable is the servers don't wear their masks over their face.

I'm not one to give negative reviews. However, as many times as I've come I've find it hard to understand why they continue to run the way that they do. The food is good, the drinks are good. But the service is trash. I've waited over an hour for my food for it to come back cold. Ask for it to be taken back and what was bought to me after was half of my order. They have potential to be great cause they are a nice restaurant in a very college town but like the services is terrible. read more

First off, we waited about 15 minutes for them to clean a table for us to sit at. We got the Brisket burger and the Elk burger. The brisket burger was a great concept of you love meat, the burger itself was a little dry bit everything else was great. The elk burger was decent as well. The fried asparagus were constructed very poorly. As shown in the picture, you couldn't even bite through the asparagus, showing poor technical skill as a chef in general. Atmosphere was fine but overall will not return. Only plus is $1.50 lone stars. read more

CRAFThouse - New American Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

Food was very good. Burger was cooked great and the shrimp tacos were tasty! Only negative comment about the food was that is was labeled as spicy on the menu but had very little heat, other than that, great flavors. Hunter, who waited on us did a great job, very attentive and didn't miss a beat with drinks. Overall, would happily come here again for food and drinks. read more

We thought of pub food and a drink. The guacamole and beer pretzels were good. The rest of the meal was the worst food I've had in a very long time! The brisket was heated on a flat top and I wouldn't feed it to my dogs. Fried chicken sandwich was bad. Kids eggs looked awful. I would not recommend the food! read more

The drinks are the only reason I'd give this place any stars. First of all, we sat at our table for awhile before a server even noticed we were there. We started with guacamole, which was so bland I feel like all they did was mash up some avocado. Then our meal came out and the fried asparagus was horrible. Room temperature and super bland. Also it was a little odd how fast the food came out, as if it had been precooked and was just sitting there waiting for someone to order it. Then my boyfriend got the tuna tacos and they were so spicy he could not manage to eat them. Also the bell peppers were cold. So we told our waitress that we didn't like them and she just said sorry and took them off the table. Didn't tell a manager, didn't offer anything else in place of it. So we paid for tacos that had one bite out of it. Our waitress was nice enough but was hardly ever around. We never even got silverware. Thankfully we both had tacos otherwise we would have been out of luck! It's a shame because it could be a really cool place and the drinks are good, but if you're looking for half decent food this is NOT the place to go. read more

The food is excellent, my burger was exquisite. However they were very very very very slow with service. I don't know if they were understaffed the day of or just pure negligence of our existence however we spent a great deal of time waiting for service over anything else. Other than that the food was great. The rating definitely tells all read more

CRAFThouse - Empty like our service - New American Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

This place really needs to get it together. After two visits, the inconsistency is very noticeable. I hate the " seat yourself" thing. 2nd visit our group had to tour the restaurant looking for a table to seat 5, finally had to request a table to be cleaned. The staff clearly saw us trolling but no one ever acknowledged us or offered to help. Once seated, waitstaff came promptly, different from our 1st visit when it took forever to get waited on. Visit 1: finally ordered. Food came less the husbands fried asparagus. He was finished with his burger when his side showed up. My burger was good. 2nd visit: food came, two of us ordered the fried asparagus, it was stone cold. I could not even eat mine. I ordered the pulled pork & Mac and cheese, only to discover it was a grilled cheese sandwich made with pork and mac & cheese. I did not discern that from the description. Portions are small and prices are large. I don't mind paying if the food is wonderful but this is marginal at best. We are local, so very disappointed that we can scratch this restaurant off our list of choices. read more

I'll give them 2 instead of 1 because they're a new restaurant trying to figure things out. But - The first time I went with a friend, it took them a long time to notice us on the patio or even bring us water. The servers excuse was "we didn't know who's section this was." After waiting another 10 minutes and no server to take our food order, we decided to leave and walk down the street to Gil's burgers. Where they actually took our order in a timely fashion. Second time I went was with a group from work. The service was must faster this time but the food wasn't up to par. I ordered the Elk burger ($16). The fries were soggy. For the complimentary chips and salsa, the green salsa was disgusting. I asked the server for red salsa but she said they only served green. My co-workers and I agreed the green salsa wasn't good. Lastly, they keep the doors open which allows flies to come in. We were all pestered by the flies constantly. It was cold enough inside to have the doors closed. If you want to pay for over priced food and not-so great service, this is the place to go. read more

It was very 'meh'. The fries on all the pics look Brown and crispy and delicious. The fries I got came in a broken wicker bowl, soggyish and were the temp of right between cold and warm. I was hella hungry so ate them any way. Not a place I would rave to folks about. The server was cool. He did bring me those half ass fries though. They were playing the cowboy game.... That's the second star. read more

"farm to table", "homemade", "fresh", "made in house". Great buzzwords; none applied. Mediocre bar food, poorly prepared. If they work hard, one day they can hope to achieve the status of mediocre bar food, but that's the ceiling. read more

The service absolutely "SUCKS" so apparently it you are not under 25 or white you don't get service. Never got service, yet still order at the bar to try their cocktails. They sucked too, mood killer! read more

The food has been okay in the past, but I just went with a buddy and the food was so much better. I had the brisket and it was so much better. About an hour after, I was next door at Daiquiri Factory and the chef (Mark) came over and we were just talking and come to find out he is the new chef. I could tell something was different and Mark was obviously a great addition to the resultant. read more

Service was good, beer selection good, food OK. Spinach dip shouldn't be served cold. You can go to heb and get the same product. Hawaiian brisket taco; flavor was great, temp was cold. Cold brisket, cold tortilla. Who wants cold tacos? read more

One star is being generous. The service was absolutely horrible. Our waiter had the personality of a rock. Typical college frat boy. If I was judging by his work ethic I would guess daddy is still paying his bills. I mean what kind of waiter doesn't even have pen and paper ready to take an order?? The food was awful. This place didn't even have sweet tea. What kind of bbq establishment in Texas does not have sweet tea?!! My burger was disgusting and the ketchup tasted sour. Don't waste your time going here read more

Good luck finding the actual farm to table experience. When I think craft cocktail I think quality. This place threw some red dye with some rum and watermelon balls and called it a watermelon mojito. My BF and I went here once, we both ordered tacos, but get this the tortillas they were served on were COLD. I'm not much of a taco snob, but seriously at least warm up the tortilla before you bring it out. read more

A friend and I went to CRAFThouse for drinks and appetizers. We were extremely disappointed by both the food and service. The drinks were all right - not great but not terrible. We shared the brisket nachos and guacamole. The guacamole was very bland and the chips were all small crumbles. The nachos were OK but not worth the price. Our server rarely checked on us but was quick to rush us when it was time for her shift to end. A couple of days later when looking over my bank statement I noticed that she had added an additional tip amount on top of what I originally left her. My friend checked her bank account and noticed the same thing had happened to her. We both had our copies of the receipts with the original amounts included. I went CRAFThouse that day to speak with the manager who unfortunately did little to remedy the situation. I sat down at the bar and waited for 5 minutes before someone acknowledged me. At that point, they had no idea I was there regarding the receipt - I could have been there for lunch. The manager was behind the bar and was the one to finally say something to me. After explaining the situation she quickly apologized, gave me cash for what was added to my original tip amount and tried to use the fact that they had just opened as an excuse. The money wasn't what really mattered to me; rather, it was the fact that our server felt it was appropriate to steal from customers and that the manager tried to make excuses for her actions. read more

This place is always busy when I walk past at noon so Carrie and I tried it. We had a sidewalk table on the newly redeveloped North LBJ near Texas State. Carrie had the burger and fries which were well above average. I tried the pulled-pork sliders with a side salad. After we ordered I was handed a small salad bowl and pointed toward the salad bar. I hate salad bars. Not any more. The salad fixings are in a cold case with lots of choices for ingredients and dressings. The three sliders were served on toasted brioche buns. The meat had a nice authentic smoky flavor with bits of crunchy bark mixed in. The next visit will be for the unlimited salad bar. I can't believe I just said that. read more

We sat at a table when a server told us to sit anywhere. When no one had talked to us after 5 minutes we went to the bar which was not packed at all. We again were not acknowledged for another few minutes even though the bartender was right in front of us a few times and wasn't talking to any customers. We decided to leave and go to IHOP where the food was good and the service was quick and polite. read more

Was so excited when this place first opened. The food was good and different than other bar places. But it has quickly gone downhill. The service is slow and the food is just food. And now they have decided to add a service charge if you use a credit card but don't tell you. They just bring the bill and hope you don't notice. Seems to me the owners could cover the charge as part of their 800% markup on alcohol. But instead it just makes people mad and reduces the tip. read more

Meh. Had good beer mediocre food and poor service. One waiter. Two bartenders and very slow service. I guess if we came at night we'd be more satisfied, but the Taproom way outclassed this joint. read more

I'd like to like this place, but had a bad experience last Friday. I arrived to meet the other three in my party already seated and looking over the menu. After getting my drink order, I didn't receive my drink for about ten minutes. The food came out about ten minutes after ordering. I ordered the caliente burger, which has ghost pepper jack cheese. I will say that menu has some seemingly awesome offerings. However, when the food arrived all four entrees were as bland as a meal could possibly be. One person in our party didn't receive their meal until it was mentioned twice. So, thirty minutes later, their sandwich came out with bad presentation and incomplete. The waitress apologized, but that screw up warranted more than a mere "sorry." My friend is too nice to have said anything. I wouldn't have been. read more