Went to eat lunch, ordered tomato soup and a grilled cheese with a tea. Tea tasted awful, old. Table was sticky and asked someone if they could wipe it and instead of just wiping the whole table they asked us to point out the spots that were sticky. Brought our food, cheeses on the inside of my sandwich was burnt. When I asked about my soup as the waitress was walking away she told me they were out. I said, well what other soup is getting substituted since I already paid for soup and she goes we have potato. No apology for being out of the other soup and it was like I wasn’t getting a substitute unless I asked for it even thought I had already paid for it. I explained to her that I wouldn’t have ordered the grilled cheese had I known they were out of soup. Never offered to make something else or replace the soup. My husband ended up ordering and paying for me another sandwich, a Reuben and it had so much gristle in the meat you couldn’t bite through it. Horrible experience and horrible customer service.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Traci Armes
This place has amazing food. We’ve had their chicken salad before, but can for breakfast today. The staff are super friendly and the food is amazing! I highly recommend!!
Amazing selection and tasty food. Always love coming here!Parking: Plenty of parking!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Southern Style Chicken Salad
Lana Farris
I liked this place. Fast service and delicious food. Large selection for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I recommend visiting this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad
Wren O
We’ve been here multiple times thinking we really want to support a local place, but this is the last time. There is always something along with the terrible customer service: it’s super loud, they are always out of something we want to order, they don’t bus or clean the tables when people don’t do their own, flies and the floor is filthy, and/or our orders are always wrong. We tried 4-5 times but won’t be back and can’t recommend to anyone else.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Krystle Perry
Delicious and priced right. The food was amazing and everyone was so friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Rooster Sandwich, Pancakes, Sandwich
Jasper S
The food is great, but the drive thru operation could use some improvement. It takes 10-15 min to receive your order sometimes - just a warning if you have places to be!
Robin Hecker
Amazing..had the ROOST outstanding flavor and huge.We will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Rooster, Sandwich
CYNTHIA SEIDL
What a hidden gem! We just moved to San Marcos and drive down to the Roost for breakfast and lunch. Great food, friendly staff and good service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Rooster, Salad, Pancakes, Reuben, Sandwich
Went to Roost the other day on a recommendation and have been thinking about it ever since. I got the Madilyn's Chicken Salad on Sourdough and almost died from how good it was. The bread was griddled in butter- perfectly crispy and uniform. The chicken salad was amazing too-the earthiness of the macadamia was complimented so nicely with a pop of sweetness from the pineapple. I graciously offered a bite to my grandfather and fiancé and they both really liked it as well. The staff was amazing too. I'm gonna get their names wrong but I think it was Brooklyn and Kindal? Great personalities and they helped me pay for lunch when my grandpa tried to box me out at the register.Not happenin' grandpa!Jokes aside- I was not expecting such high quality food in the middle of my day. Totally pulled me out of autopilot for a second. One of the best meals I've ever had and will happily go back next time I'm in town.
The sandwich was good. It's not what we expected. We thought it was going to be a full service restaurant. It more like a small sandwich shop that you walk up to the counter to order.They also have breakfast on the menu and salads. I though $14 for a sandwich was rather high, but the sandwich was delicious. Don't think I'll go back
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: The Rooster
Kevin K5KEV
Food was fantastic!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Toast
REACH VR
When I first imagined this place I envisioned a warm inviting place with various servings of unique chicken salads. Could not be farther from reality. Expect to sit yourself (on metal chairs or plywood booths) and counter order your meal. We had a few breakfast items that were decent in price. All drinks from bottle or fountain with no fresh options. This is either a front or the owners simply do not recognize the value of quality hospitality. Do not recommend.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
Laurie Vanderveer
Very happy with this restaurant! Great options and large portions. Had the 3 scoop chicken salad and hubs had the BLT. We will definitely be back to try different types of chicken salad!
Went to eat lunch, ordered tomato soup and a grilled cheese with a tea. Tea tasted awful, old. Table was sticky and asked someone if they could wipe it and instead of just wiping the whole table they asked us to point out the spots that were sticky. Brought our food, cheeses on the inside of my sandwich was burnt. When I asked about my soup as the waitress was walking away she told me they were out. I said, well what other soup is getting substituted since I already paid for soup and she goes we have potato. No apology for being out of the other soup and it was like I wasn’t getting a substitute unless I asked for it even thought I had already paid for it. I explained to her that I wouldn’t have ordered the grilled cheese had I known they were out of soup. Never offered to make something else or replace the soup. My husband ended up ordering and paying for me another sandwich, a Reuben and it had so much gristle in the meat you couldn’t bite through it. Horrible experience and horrible customer service.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This place has amazing food. We’ve had their chicken salad before, but can for breakfast today. The staff are super friendly and the food is amazing! I highly recommend!!
Really good chicken salad. Giant
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Southern Style Chicken Salad, Sandwich
Amazing selection and tasty food. Always love coming here!Parking: Plenty of parking!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Southern Style Chicken Salad
I liked this place. Fast service and delicious food. Large selection for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I recommend visiting this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad
We’ve been here multiple times thinking we really want to support a local place, but this is the last time. There is always something along with the terrible customer service: it’s super loud, they are always out of something we want to order, they don’t bus or clean the tables when people don’t do their own, flies and the floor is filthy, and/or our orders are always wrong. We tried 4-5 times but won’t be back and can’t recommend to anyone else.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Delicious and priced right. The food was amazing and everyone was so friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Rooster Sandwich, Pancakes, Sandwich
The food is great, but the drive thru operation could use some improvement. It takes 10-15 min to receive your order sometimes - just a warning if you have places to be!
Amazing..had the ROOST outstanding flavor and huge.We will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Rooster, Sandwich
What a hidden gem! We just moved to San Marcos and drive down to the Roost for breakfast and lunch. Great food, friendly staff and good service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Rooster, Salad, Pancakes, Reuben, Sandwich
Restaurantji Recommends
Went to Roost the other day on a recommendation and have been thinking about it ever since. I got the Madilyn's Chicken Salad on Sourdough and almost died from how good it was. The bread was griddled in butter- perfectly crispy and uniform. The chicken salad was amazing too-the earthiness of the macadamia was complimented so nicely with a pop of sweetness from the pineapple. I graciously offered a bite to my grandfather and fiancé and they both really liked it as well. The staff was amazing too. I'm gonna get their names wrong but I think it was Brooklyn and Kindal? Great personalities and they helped me pay for lunch when my grandpa tried to box me out at the register.Not happenin' grandpa!Jokes aside- I was not expecting such high quality food in the middle of my day. Totally pulled me out of autopilot for a second. One of the best meals I've ever had and will happily go back next time I'm in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Salad Sandwich, Sandwich
The sandwich was good. It's not what we expected. We thought it was going to be a full service restaurant. It more like a small sandwich shop that you walk up to the counter to order.They also have breakfast on the menu and salads. I though $14 for a sandwich was rather high, but the sandwich was delicious. Don't think I'll go back
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: The Rooster
Food was fantastic!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Toast
When I first imagined this place I envisioned a warm inviting place with various servings of unique chicken salads. Could not be farther from reality. Expect to sit yourself (on metal chairs or plywood booths) and counter order your meal. We had a few breakfast items that were decent in price. All drinks from bottle or fountain with no fresh options. This is either a front or the owners simply do not recognize the value of quality hospitality. Do not recommend.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
Very happy with this restaurant! Great options and large portions. Had the 3 scoop chicken salad and hubs had the BLT. We will definitely be back to try different types of chicken salad!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4