We came for lunch, had the beef bourguignon and the cheese flatbread. Neither were good. The flatbread was a bad pizza: soggy crust, cheap cheese and some really bad pasta sauce. The beef was only slightly better: over-salted, stringy bits of meat.
It's tourist food, prepared without care and passed off for too much money to people who don't have many options. The property is actually kind of nice, and if they took all the nonsense off the menu and just made actual food, this place might actually be decent.
Great Dinner! I'm not sure what all the complaints are about with the new management. Sure, it's a family owned place so our 17 year old waitress had a couple miscues, but the meal was outstanding. French onion soup was delicious and the filet was prepared perfectly. If I'm ever in Castroville again, I will certainly have dinner here.
Review Source:We were randomly in Castroville one night and turned to Yelp as always when in a strange place and needing dinner. The charm this place has will win you over the moment you walk in the door. It was a quiet night and we had a wonderful waitress that went above and beyond to make it a nice evening.
We started off with the French Onion soup which was out of this world. It was very rich and made with a wine base. It could have been a meal in itself. Â I don't remember exactly what I had since it's been awhile since our visit but it was something with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes but I remember it being good. My partner also enjoyed his meal. We split a bread pudding for dessert which was more than enough for both of us. We also had coffee with our dessert and it was nice and strong. The prices are a bit high. We spent around $80 for the night but that was with wine and a beer as well.
We very much enjoyed the food and hospitality.
I've been in Castroville since 2008 and have loved the Old Alsatian. Â This summer they changed management and menus. Â
We went here on 9/12 for my birthday dinner. Â The waitress was awesome, but I was greatly disappointed in the menu.
I had the grouper and raviolis. Â The fish was delicious. Â The raviolis were so-so. Â Not particularly warm. Â The sauce was good, but inappropriately spicy. Â
The garlic bread and pesto were replaced with semi-toasted bread with rock-hard butter. Â The bread was good, but the old bread & pesto were much better.
Gone from the menu was my favorite: Â The Old Alsatian Delight - Mussels steamed in an Irish whisky cream sauce. Â Also missing was the flounder livorno and many of the old menu items I really enjoyed.
Most notably gone - Tito. Â He made sure every visit was perfect. Â He remembered names, was pleasant, made sure the waiters/waitresses were taking care of customers, and said goodbye at the end of the night. Â His replacement last night was pleasant, but not particularly engaging or involved in the service.
I'm not sure how I feel about the place now. Â I'll give it another shot, but the complete staff and menu makeover was pretty stark, and really kind of disappointing. Â I'm not sure what was wrong with the old Old Alsatian Steakhouse and Ristorante, but the new I'm sure is...different. Â I hope they refine their menu and go back to some of the old items, especially the mussels.
We have eaten at this restaurant for years, and had (since our recent experience yesterday) really enjoyed the food.  The place was closed for a while this summer, and it has re-opened, apparently under new management.  Gone is the Alsatian focus on the menu.  The menu we were given only had 4-5 choices for dinner, and there was no board at the entrance listing specials.  The prices are quite a bit higher, and the food  that we had last night was nothing special--certainly not as good--or as varied--as it was under the previous management.  They also took away that great toasted bread with pesto.  No pesto.  With the changes and the higher prices, we do not plan on returning.  What a disappointment to lose a place where we used to eat several times a month.
Review Source:Where to begin...Chef Ramsey would be lost for words in describing the food here. First, we were confused on the inspiration of the menu, was this italian, American, German? There was no distinction until we asked the server & she said, with a confused tone, a little bit of german and French--ok, this could be interesting...I ended up ordering the jäger schnitzel and my husband the ribeye. We were first given a wheat roll with some kind of concoction of a green leaf oily dipping sauce which kind of reminded me of chimichurri sauce (so now a hint of Argentina?), the bread was sweet, soft and was good, the dipping sauce could have been presented a little better. When the meal came out, it was rather large in size and covered in 80s/90s style plating with parsley around the rim...the schnitzel had two different sauces, a red wine reduction & the other, i believe was a white wine cream sauce. Now, I like red wine but this sauce was overly sweet & had no business to be paired with a schnitzel--what part of Germany was this inspired from? The white cream sauce wasn't too bad and it was more edible then the side with the red wine sauce. In addition, the schnitzel was over fried and it was like eating a pork rind, almost burnt.. Both dishes came with the same sides minus the steamed veggies on my husband plate this included: roasted potato, red cabbage sauerkraut and carrots. The roasted potato had absolutely NO flavor, no salt, no pepper and it wasn't cooked thoroughly, the red cabbage (which I've made many times) was horrendous! I understand it's supposed to be sour but a little salt and sugar would have balanced it out perfectly & they have a heavy hand when it comes to the spices because all I could taste was a certain spice they use (couldn't figure out what it was), but that's all you tasted. The carrots were the star of both plates after dashing a little salt on them. My husband ribeye was cooked as requested, however how it had no juices when cut into was beyond us, and never had my husband had to salt (a lot) his steaks before...I believe he used half the shaker and to top it off, when he asked the server for A1 sauce she looked at him dumbfounded and said "what's that?" in which he replied, steak sauce...she looked bewildered again, and said that nobody has ever asked for steak sauce before and she will look--she came back and said they dont carry it...oookkkk...but they had tobasco sauce....keep your money & your taste buds away from this place!! if you want to have just drinks & enjoy the scenery then I'd recommend it. The ambiance is rather appealing...
Review Source:Castroville is an unexpected, charming Alsatian nook located in south Texas and this restaurant is a delicious reflection of the Alsatian culinary tradition. The Germanic/French influence is visible everywhere and the decor triggers bittersweet  memories of cherished time spent with  my German-descent grandmother in her kitchen decades ago. The service is kind, the ingredients fresh and the restrooms are, well, interesting.
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