We’re in the area visiting Carlsbad and Guadalupe NPs and stopped in for lunch. Food was pretty decent however it took a while to get our food. It didn’t seem overly crowded when we were there. Overall a good stop for lunch but be aware of the longer wait time for your food.
Vegan Restaurant
McAlister's Deli
· $$$$ · carlsbad · Strict-vegan verified
Fully vegan
Editor synopsis · 0 reviews
Diners overwhelmingly call out the signature dish as the must-order. The vibe reads as vegan restaurant — service is consistently described as warm and unhurried. Common gotcha: queues form at peak times — go early or late.
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We’re in the area visiting Carlsbad and Guadalupe NPs and stopped in for lunch. Food was pretty decent however it took a while to get our food. It didn’t seem overly crowded when we were there. Overall a good stop for lunch but be aware of the longer wait time for your food.
We LOVE McAllisters! But I will say this location didn’t not make what we ordered. Husband ask for NO tomatoes.. he got tomatoes, so he basically had to deconstruct his sandwich and put it back together. I asked for avocado which keep in mind is an extra charge and I did not have it on my sandwhich.. very disappointed! Not to mention all sandwhiches come with pickles.. we didn’t get a single pickle! It also stated the correct items on the sticker that was on each sandwich. Which indicates workers are not paying attention to detail of orders!
We LOVE McAllisters! But I will say this location didn’t not make what we ordered. Husband ask for NO tomatoes.. he got tomatoes, so he basically had to deconstruct his sandwich and put it back together. I asked for avocado which keep in mind is an extra charge and I did not have it on my sandwhich.. very disappointed! Not to mention all sandwhiches come with pickles.. we didn’t get a single pickle! It also stated the correct items on the sticker that was on each sandwich. Which indicates workers are not paying attention to detail of orders!
I have never had such awful food from McAlister’s as I did tonight. I order Choose 2, soup and it was supposed to be Chicago style French dip, person put in for regular French dip. It took 35 minutes for my food to come out and they weren’t busy. My sandwich and soup were cool/barely warm. They took it back to warm up (of course in the microwave) which made the meat rubbery.