The Old Alsatian Steakhouse and Ristorante

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.

Hearty food that is sublime: chocolate cake or bread pudding!

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.