We went 3pm on a Saturday & it wasn't too crowded. Sat outside, great weather, love the vibe. The brisket nachos were phenomenal, definitely would order them again. Quesadillas & patty melt were good according to my friends. Our waitress was great! She checked on us many times. Not sure what the vibe is during the college semester but we enjoyed this place. read more

This is a nice place inside good customer service unfortunately I order some wings and there were soft the The Taste was really really bad I also ordered chili con queso chip and chips and cheese was very salty I will not be coming back. read more

CRAFThouse - New American Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

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SOLID 5+ STARS. Took out of town visitors here for lunch. And we started with some appetizers: bobcat fries; brisket nachos; and potstickers All were huge portions and all delicious. For our main entree: a grilled cheese; a patty melt; and the bacon queso burger were chosen and all were served with fries, all were quite tasty. Our server, Lacy, was very attentive and very personable. When we return, we will definitely ask for Lacy! The vibe was chill college town hangout chic. Nice change of pace for the very bland atmosphere of a chain restaurant. read more

CRAFThouse - Brisket Nachos - New American Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

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If I could give this place a zero I absolutely would. The sausage came out with the packaging still on it. They have no knives so we had to use a plastic knives to cut sausage that was tremendously overcooked. They have no butter, had to bring out melted cooking butter. Our server was very nice. It was her second day, but I will never come here again absolutely horrible experience. read more

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I sat for 50 minutes waiting and not 1 person came to help me. I walked to the bar and asked the 1 waiter if I'm supposed to order somewhere else, he ignored me so i just stared until he said, yeah the bartender can help you. So i walk to the empty area of the bar and waited another few minutes for the bartender to take my order before i just gave up and left. There was female waitress (blonde) she walked around in circles doing nothing or playing on her phone. I've never waited 50 minutes in an empty restaurant before, was ridiculous. Never again will i return to this hole. See video for evidence of empty and picture of waiter just standing there on phone. read more

CRAFThouse - Server needs to be fired - New American Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

Unfortunately, our experience at the CRAFThouse left a lot to be desired. Despite the restaurant only having a few occupied tables, it took an unreasonably long time for anyone to even acknowledge our presence. We ordered water, a round of drinks, and an appetizer. The blue raspberry margarita was undrinkable -- it tasted overwhelmingly like rubbing alcohol with no hint of flavor, and we ended up sending it back. For the appetizer, we tried the fried mac and cheese, which tasted like it had been pulled straight from the freezer and deep-fried. It lacked seasoning, texture, and overall appeal. As for the chicken quesadilla, it was edible but bland -- definitely nothing to write home about. By the time we left, we were all joking (half-seriously) about whether we'd end up with food poisoning. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this spot based on our visit. The quality just didn't match the expectations. Not to mention they had tvs SO LOUD! We had to yell at each other just to engage in a conversation ... read more

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Wings were horrible, I've had other food here as well all food is a 4/10. Drinks are okay if you get the deals.

Only 2 of what i would consider craft brews, just because its not bud light doesnt make it craft. Burnt is NOT medium rare, waaaaaaay overcooked burger. Not great just edible. Service was pretty good. Chicken sandwich is chicken jerky. read more

CRAFThouse - Burnt medium rare burger - New American Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

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Alina was our server and she was the sweetest ever!! Will definitely be coming back and asking for her!

Don't get the queso it's trash and messed up my drinks. Bad queso, bad queso, bad queso. read more

CRAFThouse - Bad queso - New American Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

To go daiquiris! Mitchell did a great job serving us. The vibe was chill and you can tell it's a great spot to come hang out with friends. read more

CRAFThouse - New American Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

Food was awful! It came out cold. The only reason I wouldn't leave it less than 3 is because the bartender Taylor was great! He was hilarious read more

I was in town for a work visit and stopped here based on a quick glance at the menu. The service was great but the food was disappointing. I ordered the Hawaiian BBQ tacos and it comes with a side. The chopped brisket tacos came out with cold pineapple slapped on top straight from a can of pineapple chunks. It was meh. The brisket was ok but the pineapple really brought this down quite a bit. The pulled pork Mac & cheese was the side I chose. It was inedible. The Mac & cheese alone was bland and the meat on top was not great. I tried to add bbq sauce, but it did not help. I usually box all leftovers because I hate food waste but I left the Mac & cheese on the table. read more

CRAFThouse - Mac & Cheese (Side) Hawaiian Smoked Brisket Tacos (2pc) - New American Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

Food was gross, cold and not freshly cooked. looked like it's been previously cooked hours or days ago, didn't even bother to heat it up. I would've been better off eating at a McDonald's. Worst bar food I've ever eaten. Music on speaker was so loud even though place was empty, we had to yell just to hear each other. read more

Burger was awesome! Was a little hesitant after reading reviews, but they did not disappoint. Our server was great! I give her 6 stars!! read more

Service was alright... besides the fact it took forever to get our beer, took forever to get our food. I ordered the breakfast platter, which came out COMPLETELY burnt. I asked for over hard eggs, which came out over easy. read more

Great wings and burgers, wings were made to order, nice and crisp, buffalo sauce was spot on

My husband and I came from Dallas and were highly recommended by friends and family to come to this place. We sat down and waited a bit long for someone to take our drink order. I ordered the patty melt and after biting into it, the meat was pink and not fully cooked. I also didn't get my fries because they were not ready so didn't come out with my food. After advising the waitress she took it back to the kitchen and gave us a new patty melt to go. The wait for food was long and did not go at all busy time. Only about 10 customers in the restaurant. While waiting for the to go burger, a roach crawled across our table. I was done at this point and ready to leave. The waitress never apologized for the food. Be advised that signs posted on the walls that electric cigarettes are not allowed. But yet our waitress was walking around, while waitressing, using her vape right in front of us. The staff sat at the bar, young kids, and was gathering playing amongst each other. Not caring that you had customers to serve. I do not recommend this place or will not return. read more

This is a college bar/restaurant and is exactly what you'd expect. The food was OK, the drinks were OK. Our server was really good and got this review an extra star. He was fast and came back plenty of times but not too much. They have a lot of frozen drink options just beware of massive ! I don't think we'll be back. Not a bad experience, just better options around. read more

CRAFThouse - and ! - New American Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

The table was disgusting, we asked to have it cleaned and he used bathroom cleaner and didn't even while thoroughly. We had to get the cleaner to clean the table ourselves and when we asked a server to use to cleaner she said go ahead instead of doing her job and offering to clean it. Everything we tried to order was unavailable and when we finally ordered something the celery was missing from the wings and the onions were raw in the patty melt. We let the server know and he just said "Oh they're probably just lazy." The soda was flat and we had to get our own napkins and silver wear as well. read more

Visited 08/18/24 around 4 PM I understand it was extremely hot weather that day, but walking into the restaurant it felt like a burning oven, As we Seated ourselves, it took about 15+ minutes for our server to take our drink orders, and even after that he was making us feel a little bit rushed, The first thing told us to please excuse the heat because the AC has been broken the entire morning and it's been hot all day. I spoke to my family and asked if they were OK staying since we are already there and they agreed that we will stay and try to make it enjoyable. He took our drink orders and we got our waters and two margaritas within 10 minutes or so. He took our drink order so fast that we weren't even able to order an appetizer. When he returned to the table, he wanted to let us know that we were not able to order hamburgers because they had ran out of hamburger buns, Also, we placed an order for potstickers, and he came back to tell us that they ran out of potstickers as well, I said OK let's order some wings and guess what he took 10+ minutes to come back and tell me that they're out of wings also!! Crazy right. At this point, I said you don't even bother. We're just gonna visit another restaurant and we would like To not pay for our drinks, He called the manager Clay who came to the table Who insisted that we pay for our drinks and the appetizers and right at that moment they brought out fresh potstickers even though the server said they were out and then he looks me straight in the eye and says well there you go here they are. Your food is out (appetizers) so you have to pay for them I said, but what's the point we can't order any burgers we can't order any wings it was a whole purpose of our visit and then he said well. The hamburger buns are on their way because we had to go buy them somewhere else and, he insisted that we pay for the items even though we had not touched anything everything was still on the table , He said I could bring over the owner if you like I said yeah great the owner his name was Hank. Hank came to our table, made us feel like we were at fault like it was our fault that he ran out of buns. It was our fault that he didn't have any wings. It was our fault that the AC was out and he insisted to tell us that the AC was not out even though we brought the server back to our table and said did you not tell us the AC was out since this morning and Hank said no no that's a lie. We've never had the AC out. It's just really hot outside. That's why it's super hot in here, making us feel really stupid , and then he said well you're not gonna leave until you pay for your drinks and food at least pay for your appetizers and I'll comp the drinks. I said why we haven't even touch them here they are. We're not happy with the experience. We're not happy with the service we would like to go somewhere else and he insisted that we were gonna pay finally I spoke to my wife and my wife said give them the credit card so we can pay so we can get out of here and then he said no it's OK. Y'all could just go extremely rude extremely unprofessional as a business owner and just made our entire experience feel like crap. , We drove five hours away because our daughter started school in San Marcos and the whole experience was terrible and I could just imagine why the server clay and the manager Jack had attitudes like that because they get it from the owner Hank directly and it's such a shame that we had to walk out. I pray you learn to be patient and I pray you teach your staff how important customer service is. read more

I would have given them 5 but the tea was old, service is slow, and restrooms filthy. The good part are the drinks and shots are amazing. We came for drinks and music. The band was good. Place was packed even patio. Tip order drinks at bar. Then find a table. If you want food QR code at table. read more

CRAFThouse - Bellini and Lina colada - New American Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

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I can't comment on the food because I never got it. Sat down for lunch and had to wait 10 minutes to order because they literally ran out of cups and would not serve us without first giving us water. The restaurant itself was extremely warm - low 80s at least in there When they finally took our order, the waitress was very friendly and apologetic. But after ordering it took 50 minutes for the food to arrive. When the food did arrive I noticed right away mine was wrong. I was certainly annoyed and let it show, but simply said that after that much time I'd think they'd get it right. The guy delivering the food said as he was taking it back that they can refuse service to anyone. At that point I had enough and left. On the way out I asked for the manager - none was on duty. As I did, the guy came to the front and wanted to argue with me, accusing me of cussing. I did not, of course - I don't cuss. Regardless I still left, not wanting him handling my food. The band was very good by the way. But not enough to lure me back. I've worked in food service much of my life and never seen such poor service and lack of professionalism. Do not recommend. read more

We were visiting our two daughters who attend TXST. We had planned to eat at another restaurant, but the wait was very long. So, we walked right into crafthouse. There was a reason there was no wait. First off, our waitress was wonderful. She was attentive and sweet. The food was TERRIBLE. We ordered a fried chicken sandwich, a couple burgers, a breakfast burrito, and brisket hash. The chicken and bread were soggy. The tomato and lettuce had wilted beyond recognition. The only decent meal was the hash. We definitely will not be back on our next visit to town:(. read more

Took a drive to San Marcos, found this place off the square. After waiting for a while finally our waitress came to take our order. We ordered chips salsa and queso. When she brought us the chips she told us they ran out of salsa and will take a while before it will be ready . We ordered our lunch. My friends Hawaiian tacos were good I ordered quesadillas and sweet potato fries. Food was ok not something that will make me go back. Service was very slow. read more

Yikes. Crafthouse is always crowded, but I was disappointed by my visit. I imagine the crowd is always here because they want to watch sports on the TV while they are drinking Crafthouse's meh beer. The service was not attentive, and the food sucked. I had the nachos while my boyfriend had some beer. The nachos were incredibly disappointing. It looked good, but it was practically doused in sauce. The meat was tasteless, the sauces were tasteless, and they all just combined in my mouth to make a salty mess. The beer wasn't good either when I took a sip. I don't recommend this place unless you're just out to eat bad food and beer while oogling the college aged waitresses working at Crafthouse. If you want good food and good drink, then please go visit the Root Cellar right across the street. The Root Cellar is great at everything that the Crafthouse fails at. read more

CRAFThouse - New American Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

Came back July 24. Wanted to get a quick lunch. We got the maroon and gold wings because our waitress recommended them. I'm glad we listened, they were really tasty. They have some dividers between all the booths outside, so now we can occupy all of them. I like that because it brings back a sense of normalcy. This is gonna be a pretty basic review. Good, simple food, with good daiquiris. Can't go wrong. read more

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I give it one star for ambiance. Wasn't remotely busy. Food didn't arrive for 40 minutes. Server gave us one excuse and manager gave us another excuse. When food arrived it was so salty we couldn't eat it. Manager was behind the bar watching TV. All servers were sitting at the bar on their phones. When people were coming in they couldn't find a clean table despite many open tables all were dirty. They didn't charge us for the food and we're apologetic but new management is definitely needed. This is the second chance we were giving them by unfortunately not much has changed. I'd be interested in talking to the owners about their books because they HAVE to be losing money. I would be interested in buying if they ever sold. Good concept, bad eexecution. read more

I had a work lunch with my team here this week, and really enjoyed the vibe of this place. It's your typical bar/kitchen in a college town. The food was decent-nothing to rave about, and the drinks were good. I enjoyed a Moscow Mule and it was tasty, not watered down. Our server was awesome, and was very attentive to our party of 9. Parking was a little tough to find, but I didn't have to walk far to get here once I found a spot. Good spot for a quick lunch/drink! read more

I prefer to give them 2.5 stars. I get that this is a college town but wow the service was sooooooooo slow. We had a table reserved for a party of 8 and the table was still dirty when they sat us. The server cleaned it off in sections even after I requested he finish cleaning it off. He had us sit with dirty cups and plates for a good while. This place host live music and if you are sitting anywhere near the stage forget about having a conversation with the people at your table. The sound system is so loud especially for the size of this restaurant. Despite my urge to leave I couldn't because I was celebrating my niece's birthday so as a good, loving aunt I stayed. I ordered the craft classic which is a burger. They have the option to substitute the patty for a vegan patty so I did that. I was also able to get cheddar cheese instead of American cheese. They don't have cheddar slices but they were able to give me shredded cheddar. The burger comes with a sesame seed bun, but they also offer gluten-free buns. The vegan patty was good, they cooked it just right. Overall it was a regular burger lettuce, onion, cheese, and pickles. I got a side of fries and they are the thick cut slices. Don't ask me how long it took to get the ketchup to our table.... read more

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Okay, they get a B+ for food but a C- for speed of service. I understand that in a college town when all the college kids are away there are going to be fewer waitstaff to cover the floor. It still could have been less slow. We went here because I was hungry for a burger and the place up the block had abbreviated holiday hours. I asked for samples of two of the beers on tap. They did eventually arrive, but the request had to go through two people and I think that one of the sample glasses was incorrect (I asked for a sample of the pecan porter and the milk stout, and the second sample I got was *not* a milk stout). That said, the pecan porter I ordered was delicious. For food, I opted for the burger whose name I forget (and which isn't on the older iteration of the menu that's online), but which had brie, sliced apple, spinach, and tomato. The burger was good, but they could have put the cheese onto the patty for about a minute while it was on the grill so that it had a chance to properly melt. As it was, I don't quite think the brie and apple slices meshed as well as they could have. Still, the ingredients were quality. Quick summation: B+ food, C service, but still worth the visit. read more

CRAFThouse - The pecan porter was delicious! - New American Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

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3.5 overall. Service was friendly but slow at 7.30pm on a Wednesday; our food was good. The prices were not outrageous, but I can get similarly priced stuff with better service elsewhere. That said, they had a longer wine/martini list than many other spots and Mr R seemed really happy to have so many beers to choose from. He actually got to sample two before deciding on a pecan porter (I think; beer's not my area). They were out of mojito mix (?) so I quickly chose grapefruitini; looked shocking on arrival but when I discovered the rim was pop rocks I could only laugh and enjoy it. I got the jalapeño bacon deviled eggs as a starter for just $6, and we didn't leave anything on the plate but condensation. I like the fries weren't oversalted, and it was a generous portion of them in that little cup. Nice array of burger choices (I really miss Red Robin in that regard). As if an egg on top weren't enough, my Sunny Side Up burger also held asparagus. Asparagus can be problematic, but these beautiful fat stalks were well trimmed and cooked perfectly. The full dressed burger was structurally difficult and a little messy but 1. that's true of anything holding an over easy egg and 2. it was freaking delicious. There's music to keep you from burning out on one genre--the pattern seemed to be country, classic rock, acoustic cover of metal, repeat--but it can be a bit loud. Liked the porch seating. I was hungry to start, but couldn't finish my burger and even Mr R uncharacteristically left some fries. About $45 before tip for a starter, 2 entrees and 2 drinks from the bar. I'd happily try it again. read more

Been here a few times, only to use up our gift card (which I gave away the balance to a young couple when we left.) Always end up with the kids meal chicken tenders because it's all tacos and burgers, nothing at all healthy except the salad bar. My husband said his tacos were ok..Hawaiian type. Ordered a drink and they didn't have it so I ordered another off their drink menu...Nope, don't make those anymore either. Time to change your menu. Our waiter sat with his buddies' table and talked most of our visit. Came at a slow time, a hot Saturday afternoon. Ya think he'd be knockin himself out over us...nope! A college hang out maybe. Lots of beers and sweet drinks to choose from though. Oh well, we tried once again. Not impressed. read more

I enjoyed eating here for brunch. We had. Mimosa carafe for $11 on Sunday during brunch time. Our server was really attentive, the atmosphere was really casual, and the food was really good. This was my first time being there but I highly recommend. read more

The bartender was great & service was great! Frozen daiquiri were amazing! Will make this a must stop when I am back in the area

The service was fine- but they were out of "salad" and the ingredients for a mojito. the shrimp tacos were covered in a bbq sauce not listed in the description. The food here has really gone down hill. Overall ambiance is very college bar. read more

54 degrees, feels like 45 with winds, yet owners think customers should wear parkas or col weather gear.....gotta open the doors to blare music loud enough to be heard a block away at 3 pm read more

No AC. In 100+ degree weather. I asked for a beer on tap and saw her pour it from a bottle. Didn't care because it was so hot inside we just wanted to leave. Tables and chairs are sticky and dirty. Pretty gross place all the way around. read more

This place has gone downhill. This was the a Berry Martini and chicken tenders that weren't fully cooked. read more

CRAFThouse - New American Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

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Look, I get this is a college town but the covid precautions at this restaurant were unacceptable. Our waitress, Kaitlyn, was carelessly roaming around the restaurant with her mask pulled down to her chin. When she came over to our table she didn't put her mask and when she was taking orders from an older couple (30s) she put her mask on. Other times when she approached us she had her mask on but she started talking to us she pulled it down. It was very inconsistent and a violation of covid protocol. The tables were to not spaced out either. The food was overpriced and the service was terrible. I don't recommend this place to anyone looking for a good place to eat and feel safe. read more