Gristmill River Restaurant Bar

Haley our waitress was super sweet and very accommodating. Food was amazing as I remembered! Ribs were fantastic. The pepper filet was perfection! The Strawberry shortcake is my favorite and always delicious!

For this place being outdoors, it was very well kept and the food was very good!!

Great place to spend an afternoon. They have live music outside , big trees providing shade, a little area for doggies We ate onion rings as starter , Caesar salad (it was super fresh the blackened catfish with zucchini and yellow squash, Tomatillo chicken and top sirloin steak. Amazing food! Great atmosphere . There is no A/C , but they have fans and shade the windows . Thank you Kevin for the great service and the fish you caught : Definitely coming back!

Best restaurant in Gruene, TX. Heart views and great food. Parking: Big parking lot across the street

I discovered The Gristmill in 1977 so my perspective is one involving decades of watching the expansion of the restaurant and the explosion of Gruene. Until recently, I’ve been fine with it but it’s success is killing it’s charm. Too crowded to get service. Tables positioned without access to air-flow from the fans. What used to be delicious garlic mashed potatoes are now just bland mashed potatoes and, worst of all, NO SWEET TEA. This is Texas people and the fact that The Gristmill no longer serves sweet tea has me wondering exactly who owns the place.