Hillside Retreat Guidebook
Food scene
Excellent Cuisine with farm-fresh food! It has a full bar and you can sit outside and enjoy the sunset. One of our favorites!
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Jobell Cafe & Bistro
16920 Ranch Rd 12Excellent Cuisine with farm-fresh food! It has a full bar and you can sit outside and enjoy the sunset. One of our favorites!
A thirty minute drive from Hillside Retreat but if you're into Italian, this is the place! It's totally worth the drive! Beautiful restaurant makes you feel as if you're in the heart of Tuscany!
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Trattoria Lisina
13308 FM150 WA thirty minute drive from Hillside Retreat but if you're into Italian, this is the place! It's totally worth the drive! Beautiful restaurant makes you feel as if you're in the heart of Tuscany!
A fave of ours located in San Marcos. Delicious food with a full bar. Asparagus fries are the best!
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The Root Cellar Cafe & Brewery
215 N LBJ DrA fave of ours located in San Marcos. Delicious food with a full bar. Asparagus fries are the best!
Lovely courtyard outside makes for a divine couples dinner. Very good food.
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Palmer's Restaurant Bar & Courtyard
218 Moore StLovely courtyard outside makes for a divine couples dinner. Very good food.
Several layers of deck outside all overlooking the river. The food doesn't disappoint either!
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Gristmill River Restaurant & Bar
1287 Gruene RdSeveral layers of deck outside all overlooking the river. The food doesn't disappoint either!
Another great Italian Restaurant. Go early and stop at Canyon Lake for a swim. Outdoor seating all lit up at night makes for an exquisite ambience.
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Gennaro's Trattoria
10018 Startz RdAnother great Italian Restaurant. Go early and stop at Canyon Lake for a swim. Outdoor seating all lit up at night makes for an exquisite ambience.
Indoor/outdoor restaurant with delicious food right off the Wimberley Square.
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The Leaning Pear
111 River RdIndoor/outdoor restaurant with delicious food right off the Wimberley Square.
Grilled food in a casual environment right on the Creek! Located in downtown Wimberley in Downtown Wimberley. Reasonably priced.
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Ino'z Brew & Chew
14004 Ranch Rd 12Grilled food in a casual environment right on the Creek! Located in downtown Wimberley in Downtown Wimberley. Reasonably priced.
Dairy Queen
14600 Ranch 12This is the closest fast food to Hillside Retreat!
Excellent pizza in a lovely outdoor setting. Grab a cold beer on tap while you're there. Located in the town of Wimberley so 10 minutes from Hillside Retreat!
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Community Pizza & Beer Garden
111 Old Kyle RdExcellent pizza in a lovely outdoor setting. Grab a cold beer on tap while you're there. Located in the town of Wimberley so 10 minutes from Hillside Retreat!
Breweries
Sit under the trees and have an ice cold beer 5 minutes from Hillside Retreat. Appetizers on the menu as well, and they do have a couple of wine choices.
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Roughhouse Brewing
680 Oakwood LoopSit under the trees and have an ice cold beer 5 minutes from Hillside Retreat. Appetizers on the menu as well, and they do have a couple of wine choices.
If you like beer, you're in luck! This one is a stone's throw from Hillside Retreat. They have food trucks on site.
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Middleton Brewing
101 Oakwood LoopIf you like beer, you're in luck! This one is a stone's throw from Hillside Retreat. They have food trucks on site.
Wineries
Tempt your wine palate here! Purchase wine to go or take a stroll around the beautifully groomed grounds.
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Wimberley Valley Winery
2825 Lone Man Mountain RdTempt your wine palate here! Purchase wine to go or take a stroll around the beautifully groomed grounds.
A 30 minute drive, but oh, so worth it! Sip on a glass of wine while enjoying the view at the top of a hill.
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Driftwood Estate Winery
4001 Elder Hill RdA 30 minute drive, but oh, so worth it! Sip on a glass of wine while enjoying the view at the top of a hill.
Inside Wimberley city limits, this wine bar usually has live entertainment. A ten-fifteen minute drive home to Hillside Retreat makes it attractive after a couple glasses :)
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Casa Vindemia Wine & Beer Patio
15555 Ranch Rd 12Inside Wimberley city limits, this wine bar usually has live entertainment. A ten-fifteen minute drive home to Hillside Retreat makes it attractive after a couple glasses :)
Really nice vibe here; one of our favorite spots. Do a little wine tasting inside or out. Located in San Marcos.
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Patio Dolcetto
322 Cheatham StReally nice vibe here; one of our favorite spots. Do a little wine tasting inside or out. Located in San Marcos.
Recreation
Great place to enter the river. Several different routes to float...in as little as 30 minutes. This one is a gem; only 11 miles from Hillside Retreat!
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Horseshoe Tubing Company
546 Riverside PathGreat place to enter the river. Several different routes to float...in as little as 30 minutes. This one is a gem; only 11 miles from Hillside Retreat!
Texas State Tubes
2024 North Old Bastrop HighwayAnother tubing entry...located in San Marcos.
Sightseeing
Live glassblowing demonstrations; detailed glass art for sale, 5 minutes from Hillside Retreat.
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Wimberley Glassworks
6469 Ranch Rd 12Live glassblowing demonstrations; detailed glass art for sale, 5 minutes from Hillside Retreat.
Lovely park where you can explore nature and take a boat ride.
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The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment
211 San Marcos Springs DrLovely park where you can explore nature and take a boat ride.
Shopping
Quaint little downtown just north of New Braunfels. Lots of shopping and fun to be had. Take the backroads from Hillside Retreat!
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Gruene
Quaint little downtown just north of New Braunfels. Lots of shopping and fun to be had. Take the backroads from Hillside Retreat!
Groceries, Gas, and Spirits
This is the closest grocery store to us...10 minutes, although there's a quickie mart/gas and liquor store about 1 mile away. Leaving Summer Mountain Ranch, turn left on RR12. It's located about a mile on your left.
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H-E-B
14501 Ranch Rd 12This is the closest grocery store to us...10 minutes, although there's a quickie mart/gas and liquor store about 1 mile away. Leaving Summer Mountain Ranch, turn left on RR12. It's located about a mile on your left.