I've been to 4 locations (Albuquerque, St Peters, O'Fallon, and now Bentonville. We don't have any in So Cal). I've never been disappointed. I love the giant spud, the soups are great, and sandwiches are delightful. I look forward to lunch at McAlister's when I'm near one! read more

McAlister's Deli - Bacon Spud and iced tea. - Delis Near Me - Bentonville, Arkansas

I really wanted to love this place and my veggie sandwich was great until I picked up the second half o and noticed the bread was covered in BB sized mold. Ugh. The manager was nice about it and refunded the entire meal which wasn't necessary. How can someone make a sandwich, put the little toothpicks in each half and not see the bread is turning green? read more

Had the club sandwich and it was huge and excellent! Employees were polite. It was clean. read more

McAlister's Deli - Delis Near Me - Bentonville, Arkansas

Line out the door, service friendly and courteous. No selection of manual items really good iced tea very welcoming environment. I will be back. read more

TLDR: $20 to wait around for nothing. Appeared clean and staff tried to the best of their ability to be helpful. They got my order wrong, no big deal. I'll wait a little longer. it's a special needs person, so I'm ok being patient. The manager or supervisor comes out and makes the correction and gets a verbal confirmation. But, after waiting a while I'm asked to present my credit card so I can be charged the difference. My patience is done, I politely requested a refund. The supervisor walks off without saying a word. Other people come to the register and I state the issue multiple times. Finally, I gave up on my refund or food and went to the Greek place next door. read more

The potatoes in the potato soup were way undercooked, almost crunchy. The French dip sandwich was cold with lots of fat. All this plus tea for $21.62 read more

Had lunch there today. Cuban sandwich and chopped salad with iced tea of course. Excellent service!

Try there child's size Savanna salad with a dressing to die for...staff is accommodating with your choice of sides...I choose avocados. It will fill you up! Their peach mango tea is easily shared by two. Prices are great! It's our favorite place to eat!!! read more

This is a decent place to go if you're in the mood for a soup, sandwich, or stuffed potato. The menu is somewhat small, with the basic soups and club sandwiches . I ordered a "spud" and was happy to have something that wasn't greasy and fried. My only concern was that the spud did not have a lot of meat. You can choose to do a pick 2 and mix and match your options. This place is similar to Panera bread, with less options and no bakery. read more

McAlister's Deli - Delis Near Me - Bentonville, Arkansas

The croissant tuna sandwich was ok but the chili was the worst? No fats, tasted bland and looked gross?

This plc is great, good tea salads sandwiches & sounds & dessserts the only thing to make it better would be to have a drive thru like the newer McAlisters! read more

After a long day at work, I was so exhausted that I did not have the energy to heat in the microwave leftovers and to wash dishes. I decided to just take out something, but I was too lazy to drive far. Luckily, McAlister is very near at my place, and it has been quite a while since I have eaten to one. I have never been to this branch, but I frequented the one in Little Rock during my younger years. So, with my nostalgia and laziness, I went and visited the McAlisters in Bentonville. I arrived at around 5:30. Not a lot of people eating there. I know pretty much what I am going to order since I looked up their menu online. I really wish all restaurants do this since it is very helpful and convenient unless a place is not confident about their food. Anyway, I usually get the Reuben before, but I decided to venture out and get the roast beef instead. For about $9, I got my horseradish roast beef sandwich and a mash potato and gravy as a side. I was so excited to drive back home, reminiscing the pleasure of eating a wonderful McAlister Reuben sandwich when I was younger. I got home, placed the Styrofoam container on the counter, and quickly took a picture. But, when I opened it, I was disappointed. Why in the world I paid $9 for this sandwich? I do not remember McAlister sandwich for being this small. It was a sad looking sandwich. First of all, the mash potato was okay. I am pretty sure though that their gravy is made from beef bouillon. It has that distinct taste. I would know because I use beef bouillon all the time. As for the sandwich, it made me feel so sad. For $9, I expected more. Unfortunately, I got less. The meat was nonexistent. I could barely taste the horseradish. They tried to make it pretty with the grill marks, but it was just there for the flair. Usually, grill marks means that it has some additionally flavor in it. For this one, I think drawing a grill marks with a marker would actually make it more flavorful. I was really deeply disappointed. If you have $9 to burn for a mediocre sandwich, try this place out. Otherwise, go somewhere else to have a better sandwich for your money. read more

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Potato to go! This place is definitely all that AND the bag of chips. This location especially. ! What's not to love on McAlisters menu? The sandwiches are big and yummy. The potatoes are serious. The soups are perfect and just what you needed. I've been coming to McAlisters for a while. There's staples here that you just crave every once and a while. Sweet Tea with the lemon wedge! Loaded Baked potato ! Big chocolate chip cookie! read more

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So I Have Always Wanted To Try This Place And I Finally Did On 12/14/17, I Went In Around 4:30pm And It Wasn't Busy, I Ordered The Pick Two, Broccoli Cheddar Soup And Half An Italian Sandwich, I Also Ordered A Sweet Tea. You Order At The Counter And Seat Yourself They Bring The Food To You. The Food Was Really Good And In Good Portions And Less Money Than Panera, The Sweet Tea Is The Best Ive Had And It Comes In A Huge Cup, The Service Was Great From The Girl At The Counter To The Manager Walking Around And Collecting The Plates And Asking How The Service Was, I Will Be Back! So Long Panera! read more

McAlister's Deli - Delis Near Me - Bentonville, Arkansas

I unfortunately do not have any pics, but I ordered online and scheduled pickup. As soon as I pulled in on two different dates a associate delivered my food within minutes. Soups are wrapped a extra layer of plastic wrap helping no spills in transport and keeping warm. Foods such as nachos have the ingredients separated so they do not become soggy and of course their awesome Tea! I had not eaten here in a couple years largely out of convenience because I moved, but given my last few Grub Hub deliveries I will definitely be making McAlisters a frequent again. read more

Would've been 5 but didn't receive chips and had green onions on spud max even though I asked for no green onions. I would think they write everything down for the order so the people who make the food see everything, and maybe that's what they do, but it sure doesn't seem that way. Definitely felt like they were rushing even though there was nobody in line. read more

My wife and I usually love McAlister's and dine at the one near our home often. This one was a disappointment. The service was slow, slow, and the tea was nearly as weak as water. The cookies tasted about a week old as well. read more

Well, I hate to see a good restaurant in decline. I have not been impressed with McAlisters on the past several visits - dirty, lax service and meh food. I didn't bother to eat anything this trip. We walked in looking for dessert - chocolate cake in particular. Counter was empty - no employee. We could see several kitchen employees through the kitchen window - none acknowledged us. A girl was sweeping the floor in the dining area and after a minute or so approached (still sweeping) and said 'let me know when you're ready'. We asked 'do you have chocolate cake? It's not on the menu.' She replied, 'whatever we have left in the back.' No a very appetizing response in a restaurant. We asked what that response meant and she said she could go look for cake in the back ????? She returned with a sad, dried piece of cake on a plate covered in plastic wrap. How old was it and where 'in the back' was it hanging out? We opted to depart cake-less. Likely won't return again. read more

So so delicious. This was my first visit but I'll definitely go back. My husband and I both absolutely loved our food. I had the BLT+A and he had the crunchy jalapeño. The flavors and textures were just perfect. They also gave me a huge cup of water, which I hate getting stupid dinky cups and needing it refilled all the time. Can't wait to try more here. read more

I've tried some of their food before, but only from a pickup order rather than a dine-in until recently. The staff are friendly and the food comes out fairly quickly for the high quality that you get. I had the "Big Nasty" ( 1/2 pound of Black Angus roast beef, gravy and cheddar-jack on an open face baguette) along with the desert pear lemonade and my SO had the King Club and tea. While the food wasn't very heavy at all, it was extremely filling and such a nice change of pace, and I even had a few crispy grilled edges of the roast beef which made it even better. I highly recommend it along with their desert pear lemonade, and treat yourself to a fresh cookie by the register as well. I opted for the Heath cookie and it had crunchy edges with a very soft center. read more

McAlister's Deli - The "big nasty" open faced roast beef sandwich. I can gladly assure you that it is absolutely delicious! - Delis Near Me - Bentonville, Arkansas

Came here this past weekend for lunch with my family. PARKING/WAIT: It is located in a good sized parking lot and we didn't have a problem finding close parking during lunch time on a Saturday. You order your food at the counter and then find a seat. They bring you your order to your table. CUSTOMER SERVICE: It was good. Friendly and efficient. FOOD: The food was fine. Maybe in between fine and good. I ordered the chicken salad sandwich. I have been very spoiled to have grown up in a town with amazing (non chain) sandwich cafes in California. I think I'm tainted and it will be hard to find something similar. Overall, I would probably come here again... I think. read more

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The worst service ever and employee was a smart mouth! The place wasn't kept up to dine in.

It's sad how far this chain has fallen. I used to think it was nearly at par with Jason's, Atlanta Bread and Panera, but those days are gone. This isn't my first choice for dinner. Meanwhile, at 8:30 pm and needing to get back and do more work I figured this was a quick, safe bet. Unfortunately, the food didn't match up to the friendly service. A few years back (when I visited this chain for lunches across the country) their bread was fresh, warm, crisp and inviting. The meat was a solid average, too. Meanwhile, tonight's half sandwich was pitiful. The size of the half collapsed. The bread tasted like something you'd buy on the grocery store's three day old clearance and the turkey was worse than packaged stuff you'd find on aisle 3. I took a few bites and left, instead choosing to drive to Chick-fil-A and salvage the evening. The half Savannah Salad was poor, too. The cucumbers were mushy. Half of the lettuce was starting to brown up and nothing tasted fresh. Everything on my plate resembled something from a food distributor: nothing tasty, nothing fresh, nothing made on site. Couldn't have been more disappointed - and wouldn't return. read more

McAlister's Deli - Delis Near Me - Bentonville, Arkansas

I really love this location! The baked potatoes are awesome, they really load them up... (highly recommend) and the kids that work here are really friendly and helpful. Hard to find these days. 10/10! read more

McAlester's is my "go to" for a great French Dip sandwich. Delicious! Wonderful employees. Clean atmosphere.

Once a great place for lunch, but that was before the last 200 restaurants opened. I think there are now much better options. I ordered a chef's salad, which should be safe. First dilemma, "we no longer have blue cheese dressing". What?? I'm here with others, so I can't just walk out. Salad came out fast, but probably helped by lack of stuff. A few croutons, some cheese and I'm almost positive there were at least 2 pieces of bacon. Don't remember any eggs anywhere, minimal tomatoes, and again, no blue cheese. read more

This is a fast food type place where you order at the counter, then food is delivered to your table. We did take out so I can't comment on the done in service, but the food we got for take out was pretty quick! The food itself is just okay, not anything spectacular but not awful either. I got half of a sandwich which was a lot of bread and half of a spud... which was more like a regular size full potato. So the portion was definitely not lacking, but the flavors were missing. The potato was really overcooked and dry so luckily I had some sour cream at home to add to it. One good thing to know is that all of their drinks are free refills and they have really good unsweetened tea. I know that's a strange thing to be really good, but it is! read more

Love McAlisters but HOW DO I EAT SOUP WITH A FORK?!? Very counter productive ..... other than that it's pretty good! Wish I had a little more Caesar on my wrap but not terrible :) will be back and will check that I get a spoon instead in my Togo. Honestly nothing I ordered required a fork... I just need a spoon!!!! read more

McAlister's Deli - Delis Near Me - Bentonville, Arkansas

We did their curbside pickup and didn't realize until we had gotten home that we didn't receive our bowl of soup. I called and the staff and management were more than helpful. I drove back to pick it up and they went above and beyond to correct it. Never had a bad experience at this Mcalister's and this solidifies that they are a great place to go! read more

Regular Saturday @ 6:35 pm... Placed an order online for pickup. Order accepted and credit card billed. Showed up to the restaurant to pick up my order. Restaurant lights are off, building is locked up. No note, no one answering phone and no answering machine with a recorded message. Very unprofessional and wasted my time. I better get a refund later... read more

Decided on the Big Nasty. An open faced roast beef sandwich was okay and quite a lot of food. Not bad for a chain and not sure if I'd be back. read more

I had the opportunity to sit down and visit with Matt Sutton who works in sales and marketing for McAlister's. As well as met and talked with the owner Mike Means. Matt had invited me over to check out their location in Bentonville. Normally I like to do my reviews anonymously, so this was a bit different. But I want to assure our readers that this review is unbiased, and that the score that was given was earned. I have been to their other location in Fayetteville several times before this visit. And my experiences there mirrored my experience on this visit to their Bentonville location. I spent probably an hour and a half talking to Matt, and it was a great conversation. I got to learn quite a bit about them, as well as trying their food. For those of you that are looking for something that is between a fast food establishment and a fine dining establishment, here is your answer. You get the speed of service that you are used to in a fast food place, but with a quality of food and attention to detail that you would find in a much higher end dining establishment. When you walk in, the inside of the building is nice and neat. There are LOTS of decorations through out the establishment, I could have easily spent a couple of hours just checking out all the neat details there. The staff is very courteous, and while I was there I paid attention to how they were serving other customers. They stayed on top of keeping their customers happy and their drinks filled. On top of that, Mike's floor staff were keeping things nice and tidy. Each time I looked around there was someone cleaning a table, or sweeping up any sort of leftovers that were on the floor. I could tell they took pride in their facility, which was nice to see. A big difference from some places I have gone to, where they just don't seem to care. I tried their "Choose any two" which is a $5.99 meal, and I will tell you right now there is a huge difference in what you get here for $5.99 versus going to a fast food establishment. A night and day difference. I picked their "McAlister's Club" and "Spud Max". Their club sandwich comes with the following; Smoked turkey, hickory ham, apple wood smoked bacon, cheddar, swiss, lettuce and tomatoes. It also has their own McAlister's Honey Mustard, with some lite mayo. Everything on this sandwich was good and fresh, except one component. The tomato was just not real fresh, so that was the only detractor from this sandwich. The lettuce was crisp, the cheese fresh and the meats were superb. The spud comes with the following; Ham, turkey, bacon, cheddar-jack cheese, green onions and black olives with sour cream on the side. And not only was it delicious, it was HUGE. You definitely get your monies worth with this spud. Watching and listening to the customers around me while I was there, I could tell they were all enjoying themselves. And getting the chance to talk to Matt was great, because he really has a passion for his product. In talking to him I could tell that he prides himself in being part of an establishment that goes above and beyond to make their customers have a great dining experience. When you see that kind of passion in the eyes of dining establishments' employees, you know that the service and quality of food is going to be great. So for those of you in the area that are looking for a quick lunch at a reasonable price, that also just happens to taste great, look no further. Stop by McAlister's and give them a try, you will find it is not just worth the time, but the money as well. Read the rest of the review on our website. read more

I love McAlister's Deli! I was in Bentonville for a week for work. I went to lunch with somebody and she gave me some choices and McAlister's was one of them. I kept driving past it and noticed it was busy so I said let's try it. They have soups, salads, pizza, different sandwiches, and great sides. I first tried the Greek Chicken Pita and had a side of mashed potatoes and gravy. It was delicious! It was grilled chicken so I was able to get the healthy side out of it. You order your food, sit down with a number and they'll deliver it to you. It's the best of fast food with a sit down environment. It was so good I came the next day for lunch and dinner. For lunch I tried their Havarati Chicken Sandwich and got chips on the side with their sweet tea. I'm not a huge sweet tea fan, but I decided to try it. It's sweet tea, but I know many people love it. For dinner I tried their grilled chicken club with cole slaw. Really, you can't go wrong with anything at this place. Just be careful, it gets super busy during lunch. On my to-go order they did not put in napkins with my order. I'm not sure if it's an Arkansas thing or not, but it happened at different locations where I was not given napkins. I definitely would come back here again and again! read more

Queso is great. Soups and sandwiches are also good. I'm not crazy about their wraps. They have good chocolate chip cookies and sweet tea.

Very good soup. I had the autumn squash soup. The sandwich was really good too. I'm giving it 5 stars because it is fresh and flavorful and pretty quick. It's is a great alternative to fast food. The iced tea is also popular. read more

McAlister's Deli - Delis Near Me - Bentonville, Arkansas

I know, it's a chain, but it's a pretty stinking good chain. Get a sammich, soup or a spud as big as your forearm... Whatever makes you happy it's served up hot and fast. Order at the counter and grab your drink while you're there. My only complaint is that during lunch rush there's no one taking care of drink refills. I suppose I can cut them a little slack for that. ;) It's not fancy but it's good and it's cheap. It's A-Ok. read more

Wife went this evening to do pickup at the bentonville McAlister's and was informed they are no longer serving the French Dip sandwich. They have lost me as a customer. read more

I love the tea. Sweet is too sweet for me so half and half works just fine. I don't know, I've never been super impressed with the sandwiches at McAlisters. They are fine, average I suppose. I do like a big spud. Disappointed the Greek salad is no longer on the menu. I do enjoy that they come around and give you refills. It's an ok lunch place. read more

McAlister's Deli - Pepper jack turkey grill - Delis Near Me - Bentonville, Arkansas

Had an excellent Jalapeño crunch sandwich today!! Fresh sliced turkey on a jalapeño bread that was beyond run of the mill loaf bread--avocados, mayo, cheese and wait for it---------kettle cooked Jalapeño chips. This is a tasty sandwich and was zesty but not overly spicy. Now, I didn't expect this from a chain restaurant. This sandwich reminded me of food truck fare. Yummmmmy!!! read more

We just walked in to have a sandwich and we got what we wanted. The kids meal was also great. The salads were fresh and they customized the way we wanted it. Friendly and prompt service. If you are looking for a nice warm soup and salad. Go there! read more

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