Is Gristmill River Restaurant & Bar Still Open? Food Paradise Update
Food Paradise, Season 10 New Braunfels, Texas
Current status
As of October 2026, Gristmill River Restaurant & Bar is listed open on gristmillrestaurant.com, reviewed by our team on September 21, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: Business's own website (gristmillrestaurant.com), reachable 2026-09-21 with an article-modified date of 2026-06-12, lists current hours, a live waitlist widget, and recent (June 2026) Instagram posts, though the footer copyright still reads 2025 as previously noted. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 10, Episode 2
- Address 1287 Gruene Rd, New Braunfels, TX 78130
- Website gristmillrestaurant.com
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What happened after Food Paradise?
The episode featured the Gristmill's Texas-style steaks and river-view dining, highlighting the restaurant's grilled entrees and rotating specials menu. Housed in the historic dance-hall district of Gruene on the Guadalupe River, the restaurant has operated since 1977 and offers a dedicated gluten-free menu alongside regular live-music programming, according to its website. It remains active today: the restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-08, showed a working online ordering system and a current specials and gluten-free menu, according to the site. The site's copyright notice read 2025, and it continues to promote gift cards, private parties, and live-music bookings alongside its food and drink menus, according to the site. The site also maintains an email newsletter signup and active Facebook and Instagram pages, according to the site.
The episode
Also in Season 10
Season 10: 64 of 96 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 1Bacchanal Buffet
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Ep 2Fukuburger
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Ep 2La Taqueria
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Sources we checked
- gristmillrestaurant.com https://gristmillrestaurant.com/
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Record fp-0659 · checked by Cal Marchetti.