Dale's Essenhaus

We stopped in on Memorial Day after looking for another place down the street to find they were closed. Thankful that they were! This place was delicious, our server Alyssia did a great job. The food came out in a reasonable time frame for our large group, sodas are in cans and served with a glass of ice. I don't normally eat slaw of any kind. However they have a smoked slaw there that was delicious. My wife thoroughly enjoyed her meal as well as the kids. No complaints from any of the kids. Pricing g was reasonable as well. Will definitely need to stop back by and try more of it. Don't mind the photos we were hungry and didn't think to take photos till we started chowing down on it. One side note, waitresses and waiters don't forget to clear the table of plates that are empty. Empty appetizer plates along with dinner plates make it very crowded for the guests.

Best burgers in Texas!! And the greatest atmosphere and service in the Austin area. I waited tables at this place back in 2007, Dale is an amazing human being. Music events in the biergartnen feel like a family gathering every time. I absolutely love and recommend this place to anyone!

Best hamburger anywhere! ANYWHERE! This is a friendly restaurant in Walburg, Texas and the service is great too! On spring/summer/fall, Dale has local country bands playing on their outdoor stage for guest to enjoy while sitting outside and enjoying their food. This place is a throwback to the good old days! 👍

First time eating there and I am impressed! I had the original burger with onion rings and an iced tea, my boyfriend had the Baja Burger with fried okra and a lemonade. Everything was delicious! Waitress was friendly. Small town country place. Felt very cozy and welcoming. Can't wait to go back and try more from the menu!

We haven't been in years and the lady wanted some catfish. We arrived with plenty of seating available, but that filled up. There are large tables and large parties accordingly. Outside seating is available also. I hoped the TV was on to play some college football but it wasn't. I ordered a side salad and it was tiny and mostly lettuce. I had the fried shrimp and a bag potatoes. The shrimp were good but firm. The potato was perfect. It took asking three servers to get tartar sauce. The lady had fried catfish, fried okra and potato salad. She liked them all. We shared the shrimp and catfish. The catfish has a breading of flower and cornmeal and the fish was cooked stiff. I am used to Louisiana catfish that is cornmeal and the fish still has movement. Maybe the fish was previously frozen. Our bill was $41. I gave the sever $100. She brought back $9 and walked away. I almost just put it in the wallet. I had to go find her by the kitchen to remind her I gave are $100. She handed me new change and as I walked back to the table, it was $41. Um, she was gone. I had to find her again to tell her the change is $59. She brought the correct amount, and I have her $10 tip. Sheesh. Not a great experience.

Very good. This is my second time to eat here. Food was great. I had a burger again even though it was meatloaf day. We had the basket of onion rings. So good. I have to make a point of how wonderful the iced tea was!!! I live in far south Austin and we will always come here when we are in GTown.

Love this place. Burgers are always amazing, but tonight we had fried chicken and chicken & dumplings - delicious. Love the feeling and tastes of Home cooked comfort food. Always a great experience.

Highly recommend Dale's Essenhaus. Best burgers in the area and great comfort food especially the Catfish and the Chicken and Dumplings which are only served on Wednesday. The C and D are among the daily rotating specials. It's not too far to Walburg and definitely worth the trip.It's my favorite place to eat and it's a little slice of Texas.