We are still coming to TJs's regularly for the excellent food, service, atmosphere and weekly…read moreSA.brain brew trivia. It's an outstanding Bandera fixture and well worth a visit

Coming back from the Frio River over Labor Day weekend, we decided to take a more northern route…read morehome after driving through Uvalde on the way there Friday. We've tried quite a few restaurants in the area over the years, but somehow had never made it to TJ's. My oldest son was in the mood for steak, so this seemed like a good opportunity. We arrived around 5 PM and were seated right away since the restaurant wasn't overly crowded yet. Service throughout the meal was friendly and efficient. The restaurant was well decorated and we found ourselves trying to explain who Elvis was to the kids. My wife was a little disappointed to learn they don't have frozen margaritas, although they do rotate other frozen drinks through their machine. We tried the Key Lime Colada, which was excellent, along with an order of pickle chips while we looked through the menu. I ordered the steak salad, while my wife put together a vegetarian meal from the side dishes. My daughter chose the kids' spaghetti and actually liked it, which is always a win considering how picky she can be. For my boys, we found a pretty good ordering hack. They split the pizza burger that was on special, and we also ordered the steak-bite entrée for them to share. The steak bites were actually less expensive while providing more meat than ordering a regular sirloin, and the steak was excellent. Overall, everyone left happy with both the food and service. The steaks were particularly good, and there were quite a few desserts that looked tempting, but by that point none of us had room left. TJ's turned out to be a great stop on the drive home from the Frio. We'll definitely keep it in mind the next time we're coming through.

These burgers are the Bomb! Made to order by a couple of…read moreburger ninjas. Brought out by the lovely staff.

Just ate there. Got the Friday fish special. It was really good. Service was great, got a good beer…read moreat the brewery next door. We will be back!!

Great brewery. Service is good and friendly people. Lots of choices of beers, ciders and wines. No…read morefood but you can order at the hamburger place right next to the brewery and take it back to the brewery to eat and the hamburger I had was really good.

Found this on a mini road trip. Nice cold beer always hits the spot…read more No food service, but does have a few bagged snacks to purchase if needed.

This restaurant is located in an odd location behind a motel in Bandera. I got the chicken club…read moresandwich, which I really enjoyed. The Texas toast was fragrant, and the flavours of the sandwich blended very well together. My cousin got the fried catfish platter, which didn't have much of a flavour, but he said that means it's a river catfish. He is a catfish connoisseur and liked it. The jalapeno hush puppies that came with it were excellent. However, the coleslaw had a very odd flavour, and neither of us liked it. It tasted acrid to me. I didn't really like the fries because of the seasoning, but I still had a few. The server initially gave my cousin water instead of the sweet tea that he ordered. They served us our water and sweet tea in mason jars, which looked very nice, but the water was not pleasing to my taste buds as it tasted like unfiltered tap water.

We brought out of town family to Bandera and have always had good food at Bricks, so chose it for…read morelunch. Everyone enjoyed their meals! I had a mushroom swiss burger and onion rings with ranch...so yummy. Cons and the reason for the 3 stars...There weren't any clean tables and the menus were dirty...we saw that there was only one guy seating, getting drinks and serving. I'm guessing he was also the cook, because it took an hour and a half to get our food. Another guy showed up near the end of our meal and was helping take orders. They were obviously short staffed, but I was proud of the guys...they were hustling.

We stopped by here yesterday and tried the Tijuana, the Willie, turkey and Swiss and a potato…read moresalad. Everything was great. The lady at the counter was so sweet. We will come back.

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!…read more Every time I'm in Texas, stopping at Fatboyz Sandwich Shop in Bandera is a MUST!! This place is hands down one of the BEST sandwich shops I've ever been to!! The food is always fresh, packed with flavor, and the portions are generous!! Their sandwiches are LOADED and their salads are just as incredible You can truly taste the quality in every bite! But what really sets them apart is the service From the moment you walk in, they treat you like FAMILY ‍‍‍ That kind of hospitality is hard to find these days!! If you're anywhere near Bandera, Texas, DO NOT MISS this place!! I promise you... they NEVER disappoint!! Highly recommend!!!

I want to give 3.5 but it doesn't let me. Has the small town restaurant in Texas nailed. Had the…read morebacon wrapped shrimp and a the Trail Boss Burger. Exactly what I expected. Onion ring on top of a bacon BBQ burger. Hit the spot. Guests had the Country Fried Steak and Country Fried Chicken (they LARPED small town Texas on this trip). They enjoyed but didn't say it was amazing. The service and staff was (very) friendly and courteous but... 1) When we go sat, no one gave us cutlery. Even after the appetizers arrived we still hadn't gotten any. It took asking twice. And trust me the gap between sitting, asking 1x and then asking again was about 25 mins. At least. Our actually server recognized this and was apologetic (I think he got triple sat on a Friday night). 2) Our actual entree order was *probably* never put in originally because it took 50 minutes (and people who say after us ate and got dessert in the meantime) and when it came out it was hot. Which means it wasn't sitting around. Again our server recognized this and was very apologetic. Despite that, I'd go again. Vibe was perfect small town Texas and food hit the spot.

Had a good / bad experience Ordered the 8 oz filet mignon…read more The first time it came out more medium than medium well. Sent it back and figured out that the potatoes and the brussels sprouts were cold so ask him to take them back and just nuke. Instead, they said they were remaking them, which is fine but then they brought my steak out and wanted me to sit there and eat that why my potatoes brussels sprouts were being cooked I like my food altogether I don't know about anyway so ask a manager to remake the whole meal altogether and the steak comes out bloody rare instead of well done didn't ask if it was OK didn't come back and check on us. Absolutely the worst food experience ever poor management. (not good customer service at all) the bartender on their hand was amazing spot on with drinks and great

I did some researches on where to eat in Bandera. I found some good options which are more modern…read more I wanted to eat somewhere historical. I settled to try this place. We walk in and there were at least 3 waiters around looking at us confused if we should order at the counter seeing a line there or just seat ourselves. We finally decided to flag a waitress and ask her. As friendly as people are in this town it was not the case at this restaurant. The lady was short with her answers and almost felt like she is mocking our questions. I saw that the must try is the Texas Spud which seems to be a loaded baked potato. In general from what I know baked potatoes might include bacon and my friend doesn't eat bacon. The way she answered about it was such a turn off! We were about to have a full mean ended up opting to just try the Texas Spud and a side of onion rings since she recommended that The onion rings are old and inedible we left them. The Texas Spud when it came to the table I ended up having a full understanding of it by eating it. So basically it is a baked potato with chili on it (no meat) it feels it came from a can and cheese pickled jalapeño and sour cream decorated with tortilla chips around it. It was ok but I could say I have tried it. The restaurant itself is very old. I believe it is the oldest running restaurant in Bandera I got to see The John Wayne Room which is western-themed dining room. Decorated with memorabilia dedicated to "The Duke". Also they have a salad bar that looks like a wagon. Just take a picture of it from far away the veggies and everything in it looks very sad! Will I return to eat there? Definitely not! But I do not regret trying it out

This is a split review…read more I ordered a medium-rare ribeye. The chef delivered it on a hot platter that cooked the steak to well-done. The server offered me steak sauce. I told her "I hope not". Then she let me run out of tea and came around to drop the check. I do not recommend OST Restaurant. Another member of my party gave a thumbs up to the Chicken Fried Steak.

Fun local bar, with creative bartenders, friendly owners, food, & live music…read more New owners have made some good changes, & improvements. One of my favorite local establishments.

Decent food and they let me bring my dog. This is a well named restaurant because as soon as you…read moresit down you kickback and enjoy. Walk up to the bar and order a hamburger or a chili dog (my favorite) with a coke or whatever.

Ended up with terrible food poisoning from here on February 28th so I'd choose something else if I…read morewere you.

I tried to give it one more try at this location... nope! A simple order that could not be made…read moreright. Horrible restaurant!

Ordered a smash burger, got a regular burger extra dried out! No napkins in bag! It was good for a…read morewhile now going back down hill.

Slow service and overcooked chicken bites…read more The drivethrough here was hopping, which we should have taken as a sign to use that option. Instead we parked in one of the bays and placed our order the old-fashioned-way (a lot of bays no longer had ordering systems and there were several with mobile order signs). We waited so long we almost left. The runner was very nice and apparently the only one. Overall the food was fine except the chicken bites - they were hard and over cooked.