Fernando’s Restaurant

I have to say that if you are not looking you will miss Fernando’s. I think we drove by it about 6 or 7 times before I even realized it was a restaurant. You have to appreciate that the whole town of Castroville can be missed if you blink a few times, so to say we drove by without noticing is saying much more than it would say in San Antonio or Dallas. This little restaurant is very deceiving though so don’t judge by appearances alone. The staff here is very good, the portions are enormous, and the prices are straight up cheap. The food is actually much better than we expected. We will gladly go back. We enjoyed our T-​Bone and chicken fried steak. The gravy on the CFS could have been juiced up a little more for our liking, but overall the meal was great. If you are cruising through Castroville, first slow down or you will miss it and second stop and try Fernando’s for a quality inexpensive lunch that will leave you happy. That is unless you are looking for healthy light portions of the less meaty variety. If you are looking for that, good luck in Castroville.

Good food. Very nice people. One thing that could improve is the cleanliness of the food prep areas.

Disappointed in this restaurant, salsa tasted spoiled, non homemade tortillas, and food was ok… place seemed dirty and unorganized

We found Fernando’s as we were driving through Castroville. Based on the reviews on Unilocal we thought we would stopped. It was definitely worth it! My husband had the chicken fried steak. It was HUGE and tender! I ordered the grilled chicken. It came with 2 chicken breast. It had a great flavor! We will be making the drive out from San Antonio again for sure. The portions are huge for the price. Our plates were about $ 8. Service was great!

Fernando is an awesome guy and makes great food, with generous portions at a great price. Must get the chicken fried steak!

Great food, great prices, friendly, excellent service! I had the ribeye and shrimp special and the steak was grilled perfectly! The fried shrimp were large and delicious. Even the homemade tartar sauce was great. My Honey has the largest chicken fried steak I’ve ever seen. It was as delicious as it was big! Very tender with great homemade cream gravy.
I can’t wait to go back and try their other food (they have a good variety).

We were passing through Castroville and decided to stop for lunch. I had been craving chicken fried steak so when I saw the reviews for Fernando’s we decided to stop. Before I go on I must issue a warning, do not order the chicken fried steak unless you have someone to help you finish it because steak this good should not go to waste. At Fernando’s the CFS gets its own plate. A very special plate just for this beautifully cooked tender piece of meat. Your sides come on a separate plate. This CFS is crispy on the outside, smothered in homemade cream gravy and fork tender. Fernando gets the meat daily, fresh never frozen. And the whole thing is cooked to perfection. My hubby had a bacon cheeseburger. A little over done, but the bacon was crisp, yummy and plentiful. Bread was a little dry but condiments would help. Overall, very satisfied with his burger. We both recommend checking out this great little dive.

Fernando’s is good home cooking at a good price love it.