Well, I have officially moved back to Texas and it is onward toward finding new wonderful restaurants to review! This is exciting for me to explore the many places that didn’t exist when I first lived here. Today, we will be looking at McCallister’s Deli in New Braunfels, TX.As it is my usual approach, I always start with the “As Delivered” photos. The first photo presents how the food arrived, and on the next four I took a photo of each of the items, which will include the Kid’s Ham and Cheese Grilled Cheese, The French Dip, Kids Broccoli Cheddar (also has Chicken in it), Steamed Broccoli, and Mac n’ Cheese. Following these photos, you will find three of the Kid’s Ham Grilled Cheese plated and the French Dip plated as well. No onto the review!I will first start with the Kid’s Grilled Cheese. This thing was great and yes, I took a bite as who can resist a grilled cheese! I always order for my Dog as he is my “kid” so he found no offense at me taking a bite of his sandwich. I used some of the sides that I ordered in plating it and decided to go with the Steamed Broccoli and Mac n’ Cheese. I will cover the sides independently a bit further down. The bottom line with this sandwich is that I found it to be very tasty with the ham complimenting their cheese selection beautifully. It passed the “melting test” as I like to call it and I may consider ordering a couple of these for myself!Now for the pièce de résistance…the iconic French Dip. As most of us know, it is either right or it is wrong. No in between in my mind where this is concerned as I’ve been eating them since I was five and in preschool. Hands down I will safely say this is in the top three that I have ever had! The reason I say this is the way it was done as I have never had one presented to me with such a unique taste. Picture this, smoked and charred thinly slice Roast beef. By itself the taste was just amazing with that slight char on the meat and the smoke flavor. I could eat it without the Au Jus if I wanted to, but where is the fun in that? The Au Jus was what I was hoping for and that was great! We all know that sometimes you get some Au Jus that simply seems like it came from a watered down can or something. This was an excellent dip and most importantly, it was an outstanding compliment to the smoky flavor of the sandwich itself! Well worth a try if you are a fan of French Dips like I am.I enjoyed all the sides, but the one that really shined the most was the Kid’s Broccoli Cheddar! I was happy to see that it had Chicken it and that the chicken was good quality Chicken as that is one of my big things with Chicken pieces. The taste was simply pleasurable, and I found myself wanting a lot more of it, so like the Grilled Cheese I may consider ordering more of this the next time. It almost kind of makes me think a bit about King Ranch Chicken Casserole for some reason and that is a good thing. The Mac n’ Cheese was homemade and I found it to be pretty good. I’m not a Mac n’ Cheese fan but the dog is so he got the larger portion of it. The steamed Broccoli had a very light seasoning and I found it to be just right for something that a child could eat. All the sides were good, but as I mentioned above that Kid’s Broccoli Cheddar is the clear winner!Final Thoughts:This place is an excellent choice if you’re looking for a wide variety of items to choose from that have quality ingredients! I even spoke to the store and their customer service is excellent. Stop by this place if you are from out of town. You won’t regret it. Plus, you can get some grocery shopping done in the same plaza!
Offering no explanation, I was told the dinning room was closed and that I could talk to a manager if I wanted to. At 6:30 in the evening I didn't want to and just left.
I always like the food and really rarely have a bad good experience. Service is always hit and miss. Today the young man was wonderful. ??
The food was good but service was extremely slow. It took 40 minutes for us to receive our order.
I love McAlister. I try to eat at one any time I see one. This one did not disappoint.
Best sandwich I've had in a long time. 10/10. Friendly service too!
3 things1. French dip2. Broccoli and cheese soup3. Sweet Arnold Palmer
Always fresh and deliciousExcellent customer service too
Second time trying this place and disappointed again. Obviously under staffed which is to be expected right now, but totally missing my online order and having me wait 20 minutes longer than the pick up time and didn’t check into it until I interrupted them making other orders that came after me. If there is not enough people to keep the place opened, close it down or at least the online order option so people’s expectation is fair. Wasting time and money is going to lose customers and reputation.
Friendly, Employee Cleaned the takes with Disenfectant and then washed her hands before she mad my food. That was Great to see.