Adobe Cafe

Why has it taken my husband and I so long to try the grilled oysters divorciados?! Holy moly are…read morethey full of so many mouth bursting flavors! They were absolutely fantastic! I am definitely ordering this as a meal next time! Everything else on their menu is fantastic! I had the quesadilla this time and was surprised it's not your typical flat quesadilla. These are fried tortillas with the fixings of a quesadilla. Mouth watering, crispy and melt in your mouth meat! This place always is a great choice!

After a fun day at Schlitterbahn, we headed to La Cosecha with the family and arrived around 7:30…read morePM. The restaurant is beautifully decorated and has a more polished atmosphere than I expected. We were seated quickly, and our waitress was excellent--friendly, attentive, and especially kind and accommodating with our kids throughout the entire meal. I originally wanted to order the barbacoa, but our plans changed when we tried modifying the kids' meals. We asked about adding picadillo to their bean and cheese tacos and substituting fruit for the rice and beans. We were told adding meat would be $4 per taco and fruit would be another $6, which would have more than doubled the price of the kids' meals. Rather than doing that, I ordered the one-pound fajitas with chicken and Wagyu beef so we'd have plenty of extra protein to share with the kids. The kitchen was pretty slow, but thankfully the chips were excellent and they kept them coming. The salsa was served warm with a nice amount of heat, and my oldest son absolutely loved it. In fact, the chips were apparently too good. Between the long wait and unlimited chips, my 7-year-old managed to eat enough of them that he eventually threw up. That's entirely on him--not the restaurant--but perhaps the strongest endorsement of the chips I can offer. My wife ordered the sangria swirl margarita and enjoyed it, although we were surprised by how few flavored margarita options were available. I went with a mezcal cocktail that was delicious, well balanced, and definitely wasn't shy on the alcohol. Once the fajitas finally arrived, they were excellent. The Wagyu beef came out medium rare exactly as requested, and both the beef and chicken were flavorful and well prepared. Ordering the larger portion also worked out nicely for sharing with the kids. Overall, we'd come back, although probably more readily for an adults-only dinner. The food, cocktails, atmosphere, and especially our waitress were all excellent, and the staff was genuinely kind to our children. The biggest drawback for a family meal was the lack of flexibility with the kids' menu. Some reasonably priced à la carte options or easier substitutions would make this a much better choice for families.

Part of the dining room

Heirloom tomato salad

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Tequila Old Fashioned

Las Fontanas on Walnut

4.0(415 reviews)

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Our go to with the best food and margaritas! Awesome staff! Always friendly and attentive.read more

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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Tables inside seating

Shrimp quesadillas

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Bar area

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

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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.

Sunday, 5-31-2026: Huge family gathering here for brunch. (We were a party of 11). Our server,…read morePau, worked tirelessly for us, she was just amazing & patient considering that we were such a large party. Love the eclectic decor & the architectural details throughout the restaurant; very classy & unique with a touch of the whimsical. The lighting fixtures were works of art. Kudos to the designer. Quite a feast not just for your stomach but for your eyes, as well. Food was excellent! I was bad & ordered a Mexiccino drink from their brunch menu. I believe it consisted of brandy & cappuccino. It was strong but delicious. I had Lupe Eggs with beans and potatoes. Very filling that I had to take leftovers. We love Texas-Mex food! Wish these were in CA.

About 1/3 of the dining room

Hatch Chicken Enchiladas plate Sooo good!

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Herbert's

3.2(354 reviews)

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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!

We went here on a limb from Landa Aquatic Park (swimming) we went because there was a kids…read moreplayground. When we arrived (Sunday around 5-6pm) parking was easy and we were sat immediately. The pina colada alcohol drink was amazing ($14) On the menu there was breakfast, Mexican, burgers to choose from a very wide variety of food. I read "quickly" on the menu that with a party of 6 and up including children there's an automatic 20% gratuity, just a heads up. We ordered chicken enchiladas with Crema sauce and rice, birria tacos , steak fajitas and more. It was very good and worth the price it wasn't badly priced in my opinion the food was very good and the food was out very fast. There was mister fans keeping it cool since it was a hot day and people had dogs and children playing on the playground it was super nice in the afternoon with the lights on the trees and music playing! We will definitely be back

Interior seating

Borracha beans with plenty of meaty flavor

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Cantina del Rio

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Made a quick stop to get a Margarita and a quick snack during happy hour…read more Ambiance Very festive colors. Lots of trees. Busy during Happy Hour. Customer service was good. Margaritas are delicious and have at least a shot of tequila. Voted best margarita since 2012 and I cannot dispute that. Chicken nachos hit the spot. Ate light getting BBQ later.

I don't normally post a review unless it's to rave about a great experience. However, after giving…read morethis a lot of thought, I feel that's unfair to those looking to Yelp! for an honest opinion and experience. Additionally, Cantina del Rio advertising they have the "best margarita" made it all the worse that not only was it not the "best" or subpar, it was so bad half of us couldn't finish ours. And since I am being honest, locals warned me not to go to Cantina del Rio for the food, but the drinks were good. Taking that in consideration we have consistently avoided it until today, when all we wanted was a drink after a day in the river. I wish I could say at least the views were good, but after asking the hostess to sit us at the best seats in the house (it was late afternoon on a Tuesday so it was not an unfair request), we were sat outside to see the construction. No "rio". Not even a glimpse. I have to say we snacked on chips and salsa and queso and they were better than the drinks. It's such a cute spot and so disappointing that the margaritas were the "worst".

Beef fajita nachos

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Happy hour marg

Los Gallos Taco House

3.7(265 reviews)

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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!

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

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Muck & Fuss

4.5(1.9k reviews)

1.0 mi

Our server COOP WAS AWESOME. Very patient and consistent . He is an assets of the restaurant…read more Aloha Hawaii

On a lazy Saturday morning, the wife and I ventured away from the NB farmers market and saw reviews…read morefor Muck & Fuss. We got there 15 minutes before they opened but they quickly sat us. It filled up quickly. Our waiter Roman was spot on. We ordered a guacamole and queso appetizer, which was really, really good. The wife ordered a classic burger and I ordered the boneless wings that were being advertised. The wife really enjoyed her burger and the wings were good. Next time I am going to order one of their specialty burgers and possible one of their shakes. We are looking forward to them opening another site off 1604 & Bitters. We will definitely be back.

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Jamie S.

7 years ago

I am sad to say that I made my last visit to Adobe Cafe after 20+ years of being a loyal customer who recommended them often. This is thanks to the awful treatment I received from the general manager Justin Zercher this evening. My husband reached in and picked up a tortilla from the warmer and to our surprise, there was a hole in the middle and two bites taken out of the edge of the tortilla. I immediately picked up the warmer with the tortilla and went to the front to seek a manager. A gentleman came up and asked what the issue was and I showed him the tortilla and asked for new ones. He was very apologetic and advised he would bring us some fresh tortillas. Instead, our new tortillas were brought by Justin Zercher. He told us to enjoy and I replied I would as long as there were no bites taken out of these. He told me emphatically and repeatedly that he was certain there were no bites taken from the tortilla. He said they were brittle and that is how they came off the grill and I told him I saw the teeth marks. He proceeded to argue the point and kept repeating there were no bite marks but after each time would say "I'm not trying to argue with you " I asked him to bring me the tortilla and I would show him that there was a hole torn in the middle and two bites taken out of the edge, but he refused to bring me the tortilla and insisted it was just how it was cooked. I quit eating my meal (I had eaten less than a third) because I wasn't comfortable eating food from a kitchen that would send out used food. My husband and mom were not affected by this and continued to enjoy their meal. I waited for our waitress to come over and picked up my late and handed it across the table to her and said "please take this and remove it from my bill as I will not be paying for it". She asked me why and I told her I wasn't going to eat food from a kitchen that sent out tortillas with a bite out of them. She left and Justin Zercher returned to our table with our bill which did not have my plate removed. I looked at the bill and told him he needed to remove it because I wasn't paying for a meal I did not eat. He told me the tortilla wasn't bitten and I had eaten part of my meal so I had to pay for it. I told him there were bite marks and I saw them and I wasn't paying for my plate. And for the record, I agreed with Justin and told him I did not feel as if anyone in the kitchen took bites out of this tortilla and put it in the warmer to serve us. I told him that I felt we got a used warmer off another table. He told me that was impossible and ridiculous and could not have happened. Then his reasoning for not giving me a refund was that "you shoved your plate in my servers face". He then told me he would split the difference and I refused. I told him the bite marks were there and I would be happy to show them to him but he refused to bring the tortilla back. He then said, "do you really want it because I'll go get it." I told him I did want it so I could show it to him. He did bring it and again doubled down that theses were not bites, just the way brittle tortillas cook. I took a picture at this point which I am posting, so you be the judge. He walked away and returned with my check with my plate removed. I was very frustrated because I did not feel my request was unreasonable. All I asked for was for my plate of food which I did not get to eat and enjoy after the tortilla incident be removed. I had every expectation to pay for all the other food and drinks at the table. Had Justin Zercher just stayed away from our table I would not be writing this review and more importantly, I would still be a loyal Adobe customer. Mistakes happen in every industry, it's all about how you handle them that determines whether or not a customer will overlook it and give you another chance. Justin Zercher made it very clear that he does not value me as a customer. Edited to add that most people seeing the picture all agree this is not bite marks but indeed caused by the cooking process. While I am relieved to hear that I was not served used tortillas, I am keeping the 1 star rating due to how poorly this was handled by the manager. read more

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12 years ago

Since my last review 6 months ago, I have been continually satisfied with the food quality at Adobe. I love the carnitas, moist, tender, and flavored perfectly, and I love the fajitas (shrimp, beef, and chicken). The shrimp they use here for all the dishes are huge, fresh, and grilled just right. Their tortilla soup is a welcomed necessity in the winter. Adobe has refreshed their menu and now has many more True Mexican dishes instead of Tex Mex. There are too many to name, so visit the website. I am glad that the owners have established a Yelp business account and are responding to their customer's comments. read more

Marieli D.

2 years ago

Fantastic Tacos, Enchiladas, and Mole! Adobe Café exceeded all expectations! The tacos were packed with flavor, the enchiladas were perfectly seasoned and smothered in delicious sauce, and the mole was rich, complex, and absolutely outstanding. The portions were generous, and every bite was a perfect balance of authentic spices and fresh ingredients. The service was warm and attentive, and the atmosphere made for a relaxing and enjoyable meal. If you're looking for incredible Mexican food in New Braunfels, this is the place to go! Highly recommend! read more

Tom H.

10 years ago

We recently moved to New Braunfels and love Mexican food. After trying several other Mexican restaurants, we found Adobe Cafe! We eat there very frequently and the food, service, and value is fantastic. We dine out 2-3 per week and have found the most consistent food quality and service in this area has been Adobe every time!! The management is hands on and that always is a positive thing in a restaurant and goes a long way to keeping it's staff focused. We have never been disappointed with the food, service or atmosphere here!! read more

Vern P.

11 years ago

Overall we enjoy the food, ambiance, and service at the Adobe Cafe Tex Mex Cocina and the Adobe Verde. As a local, it is nice to take friends and out of town guests to a place where the food is good and the experience is too. I will say the last time I ordered meals to go, the girl who answered the phone seemed distracted, and I had to go over the order more than once. It was correct when I picked it up. Also, I hear the margaritas are very good! read more

Teresa K.

12 years ago

The Adobie is a great place to take a date or even your family. It is always clean and the wait staff is to perfection. The food is most yummy. I took my own flowers in to put on the table for Valentines Day and they were most accommodating. I love this Restaurant, you should try it too! read more

Bev H.

8 years ago

I visit Adobe often and have never had a complaint of any kind. They have all my favorites, the entire staff is very friendly, service is prompt, no "hovering", but attentive, prices are reasonable. Love the thin fresh and crispy chips and the salsa. Always dependable. read more

Christine S.

11 years ago

We just love all the people that work there, on average we go once per week. Great food at at great price. They let you sit and visit with family and friends and employees - never rush us out. Great room for parties as well. read more

Joyce B.

9 years ago

We enjoy eating at the Adobe Cafe. Their food has their own flair and is delicious. Their servers are very knowledgeable and attentive. We would highly recommend this restaurant as one of the best in New Braunfels, TX. read more

Paula H.

8 years ago

They really have the complete package. Great food, great service and great facility. Always friendly service and well kept clean restaurant. Skinny Coconut Margarita is great...not so sure how skinny it is...haha! read more

Tabetha S.

8 years ago

This is absolutely my favorite TexMex restaurant in town. The service is always fantastic and the food is delicious. The atmosphere is friendly and inviting, great for a family party or a romantic date night. read more

Mary M.

9 years ago

Adobe's is my favorite restaurant for beef crunchy tacos the best I ever had. Keep up the good work. I would like to recommend my friends come to adobe's they won't be disappointed. I give adobe's five stars. read more

Andy D.

9 years ago

This place is great. Customer service is always 5-star and the food is consistently very good. My favorite place for good sit-down Mexican food. By the way, the chicken fried steak is one of the best in town. read more

Michelle M.

11 years ago

Our family always has a Great dining experience at Adobe Cage ~ from Delicious, Hot food to Friendly, prompt wait staff. Would definitely recommend for Tex-Mex, as well as a variety of other menu options! read more

Carol P.

9 years ago

Adobe Café has been our favorite Tex-Mex restaurant for years. The food is always good and the staff is helpful and friendly. It is nice to be recognized when we make a visit there. read more

Naomi M.

8 years ago

Great experience. We all enjoyed our meals, and the drinks from the bar were delicious! Every time we come the customer service is excellent as well! We will definitely be back! read more

Maria H.

11 years ago

Good food! Great employees. Eat here all the time. You can tell it's good by all regular customers that eat there. If they opened one in San Marcos would eat there every day. read more

Ann C.

10 years ago

Adobe Cafe is a restaurant we frequent often and a family favorite. Fajita's are good choice, deluxe nacho's along with the hot sauce, guacamole and fiesta queso! Ann C read more

Ron H.

5 years ago

These corksuckers will not take your orders over the phone. Rather, you have to order over the net or walk your ass into their establishment. How screwed up is that? read more

Mario G.

9 years ago

The food is excellent at Adobe. The wait staff is very attentive and friendly. Would recommend the restaurant to anyone looking for good food at a reasonable price. read more

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