El Norteno Express

Verdura Enchiladas The perfect dish with veggies that won't…read morehave you stuffed! This was DELICIOUS!

Amazing service, super attentive staff. Ambiance is beautiful...classy and somewhat romantic but…read morealso inviting and welcoming if dining with family or friends. Restrooms are spacious and clean. Guacamole is served plentiful and with fresh, crispy chips in a nice wire basket with parchment type paper to absorb oil. Salted just right, the guacamole is served in a molcajete with a garnish of peeled grapes on a small vine. Those grapes had great flavor as well. The lunch specials were decent and we had a couple drinks which were tasty and visually appealing as well. I ordered the Enchiladas and to my surprise, when they were served, they were hot and cheesy. Took my first bite and was transported back to childhood, sitting at my abuela's mesa the surprise was pleasant and tugged at my heart strings. The plate comes with cilantro rice with a green color which was weird to me but very tasty. The beans were refried and had a great taste as well. We didn't get any tortillas so not sure that they serve them here. As the manager came around, I had to let him know that I was so pleasantly impressed at the transportation back to childhood. He verbalized his contentment at my experience when I simply came to celebrate my friend's birthday. Definitely will be back here again. 'lol

Part of the dining room

Heirloom tomato salad

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Tequila Old Fashioned

Las Fontanas on Walnut

4.0(418 reviews)

2.9 mi

Love this place. Their beans are so good! I just wish they had a bigger bar. We would go all the…read moretime and watch the football game as we live very close.

I've given this place so many chances but last night was the final straw. I came in with my family…read moreand we ordered two large mixed fajita plates at $52 each. What we received was a platter with six pieces of chicken and six pieces of steak with a handful of onions, a dollop of sour cream and a pinch of cheese. Tortillas that were hard within two minutes. I understand inflation but $52 for literally 12 pieces of meat on what you call a large platter is absolutely criminal. We don't complain much at restaurants, but we did last night. Giving two stars because the manager was very understanding and made us an entire third large fajita plate and when that one came out, it had significantly more meat on it, worthy of the $52 price tag! This place was my pregnancy craving four years ago and it has gone so downhill. The chipotle sauce, which really was the craving is now completely tasteless and has been for the past few visits. Ordering takeout from here is even worse. With 1000 Mexican restaurants in the area they could do so much better. Unfortunately, this restaurant has lost our business.

The dining room

Beef fajitas

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Adobe Cafe

4.2(379 reviews)

0.0 mi

The food was delicious and the staff so friendly. I thoroughly enjoyed the margaritas. I look…read moreforward to going back ASAP.

I visited Adobe Cafe with friends recently. On one hand, their vegetarian plate was solid. No…read moreissues, the food was exactly what I ordered, and it was fresh and tasty. The beans were amazing. They have chips and salsa for the table, and they were good. Their virgin Pina Colada was also the bomb. That's the good part, the best part of the afternoon. Unfortunately, things went sideways quite a bit for my friends. One of them eats dairy free and gluten free. It was extremely difficult for her to find anything to eat there. At some point, a manager told her he'd have to reheat her tortillas in the microwave. Weird and disappointing option. She ordered the dish anyway, and it was just nothing noteworthy. My other friend had the seafood, a shrimp dish to be exact, and she had an upset stomach a couple of hours later that lasted until the evening. She hadn't eaten anything else. So we're not 100% sure it's because of this place, but seafood is a common culprit so it's very possible that it was. I don't think she finished her plate, if my memory serves me well. My husband had the chimichanga. I think it was fine. But it was dunked in beef tallow, which he had been warned about. I thought it was a strange thing to do, especially since you can fry it in normal oil and open the menu to vegetarians as well. Beef tallow is so 1851!... Out of all of us, I had the best experience, but I can't say the same or the rest of my party. Let's just say Adobe Cafe showed us the good, the bad and the ugly. Now, which one will you get when you visit? Spin the wheel of (mis)fortune and find out...

Fajita Quesadilla and cheese enchilada

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Store front

Taqueria El Sazon Tapatio

4.5(333 reviews)

1.3 mi

This place is the best Taqueria we've found in NB. It has South Texas vibes, from the small bright…read moreinterior to the homemade lemonade to the fast, friendly service. They did everything well, from the Molcajete to the breakfast tacos to the quesadilla to the Pozole. The tortillas and beans and rice were all fantastic, and even the chips and salsa were solid. Will definitely be back!

Ambiance Small place in strip mall, very clean…read more Customer Service Asked for recommendations young server spoke no English so I winged it. She was friendly. Breakfast Carne Guisada Plate Generous portion. Beef guisada was very tender, however bland. Potatoes undercooked. Eggs and beans good. Looks like flour tortillas home made big plus. Modelo beer very cold.

Tables inside seating

Shrimp quesadillas

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Tacos y Tequila

3.9(123 reviews)

3.2 mi

Great service and always good food!! Love the asada fries. In the heart of Gruene TXread more

Went here for dinner yesterday and OMG the salsa and chips are TOP NOTCH!! The salsa is my favorite…read morenow! Their chips were fresh and served warm! So yummy! The service was great and friendly and polite! They were very helpful with making selections and had a hard time choosing! We sat outside because they have a great playground for the kids to run around so it was spacious and nice bench seating outside! This is one of my favorite places now! Second time coming

Bar area

Mahi Ceviche was fresh & tasty but missing lime juice, cilantro, and onion. ‍

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Tacos y Tequila Happy Hour

Guadalajara Bar & Grill

3.9(43 reviews)

3.0 mi

Family-owned & operated

Women-owned & operated

It was a good place and good food the service was good and friendly ! Always been at night but I'd…read moresay the environment is always nice and clean . Definitely a place to have a dinner date or just a family dinner.

Had to drop a star, not because it got worse, but because there is another taqueria that is just a…read morebit better just down the road a couple of exits.

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Lupe Tortilla Mexican Restaurant

3.5(197 reviews)

3.3 mi

A fraternity brother of mine lives in San Marcos, and a year or so ago we decided to start having a…read moremonthly dinner. Long story short, I've now been to this location half a dozen or more times over the last several months. The service and food have been consistently good- no complaints. In all of those visits, only once have we experienced an issue, and it wasn't that huge. My friend ordered a certain sauce for his burrito but they were all out. It really wasn't that big of a deal for him, he just chose something else, but the issue prompted a table visit from the manager. Manager just wanted to apologize again for the inconvenience. I thought that was a pretty decent move. Was just there this past Wednesday, and let me tell you...of your bot ordering off their seasonal hatch green chile menu...you're missing out. I had the hatch grilled chicken...which was fantastic. The chicken was moist enough to cut with a fork alone. Do I think the fajitas are overpriced for what you get? Yes. But that's my only real gripe. Everything here seems consistent and orderly. We'll be back again in October for our monthly dinner.

Our server was nice and attentive. The appetizers were better than the meals for sure. Liked the…read moreguacamole for sure! It's very loud so not easy to talk to one another.

About 1/3 of the dining room

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Herbert's

3.2(362 reviews)

2.8 mi

Our food and server Kaylee was amazing. Such a wonderful Sunday morning. highly recommend this…read moreplace for breakfast.

My husband and I recently moved to New Braunfels from San Antonio. During our many trips back and…read moreforth bringing our belongings, we noticed the crowds during lunch and dinner at Herberts. After a particularly long day, we decided to give them a try for an early dinner. We are so glad we did! We both decided to give their enchilada plates a try. I had the cheese and my husband had the beef. Both of our dishes were great! The food came out piping hot and plentiful. Our server was very attentive, but not intrusive. She checked on us regularly and even offered to bag up our chips and salsa that we didn't finish. They seem to have a very nice outside eating area with a playground for the kids. Since it was over 100 degrees that day, we chose to sit inside. We will definitely be adding Herbert's to our list of places to go when we're craving Mexican food!

Interior seating

Borracha beans with plenty of meaty flavor

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Cantina del Rio

3.3(428 reviews)

3.1 mi

Second time visiting here haven't been disappointed either time beers are cold good prices between…read morehappy hour service is great location is ideal but not much going on here on Gruene but a great little place to visit and take a break while walking around will return when I'm back in the area you must stop if you're here, to get a good meal in a cold drink

I hadn't been back to this restaurant since the early 2000s, and my husband had never been, so we…read moredecided to give it a try last weekend. Unfortunately, we never even got the chance to sample the food. After finding what we thought was a great parking spot across the street, we walked over to the restaurant. The entrance process was a bit confusing, but we eventually found the walkway leading to the host stand, where a sign instructed guests to wait to be seated. We waited patiently at the reception area and noticed a few guests already seated outside, others being served inside, and a bartender nearby preparing drinks. As time passed, several more parties lined up behind us. During the approximately 20 minutes we stood there, multiple staff members went in and out of the main dining room entrance, and the bartender was clearly aware of guests waiting. Not a single employee acknowledged us, offered an estimated wait time, or even said, "We'll be right with you." We understand that restaurants get busy, and we certainly weren't looking to cause a scene or demand special treatment. A simple acknowledgment would have gone a long way. Instead, after standing there for what felt like an eternity without anyone checking on us or the growing line behind us, we decided to leave. Sadly, our return visit ended before it even began. We headed over to our reliable favorite, the Gristmill, where we were promptly greeted and seated. While I can't speak to the quality of the food here, the lack of basic customer service and guest recognition left a very disappointing first impression. I hope management takes a closer look at the arrival and seating process because no guest should feel invisible the moment they walk through the door.

Beef fajita nachos

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Happy hour marg

Los Gallos Taco House

3.7(265 reviews)

2.0 mi

Start of the meal with a bowl of chips and red/green salsa sauce…read more Going for the Super Taco.... Bacon, Egg, Cheese and Chorizo. Told it was huge so I am going to take it upon myself to see how big it really is as delivered. Who Dang that's a good taco

service was bad saying this because we had to keep asking for the bare necessities, fork napkins,…read moretortillas that should come with the meal. Flour Tortillas are so thick and no flavor basically a large pita bread. The breakfast plates that come with pancakes - we had to ask multiple times for the pancakes, then they brought them with no syrup or butter. The red and green salsa had too much vinegar and was not spicy at all. The menudo was not flavorful, very watered down. This place was good years ago and i'm so disappointed today. Left speechless!

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Karma R.

3 years ago

Great food and great Jugos! It's best if you come and sit in! Wait staff was on top of it and service was great. Felt like I was back home.

Carlos H.

10 years ago

I order the tacos here and it is very well done. The food is made a 100% from scratch

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