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Diners' Choice: Best Service restaurants in Corpus Christi / McAllen

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Updated 05 April 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best service in Corpus Christi / McAllen? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyses nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you book, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!


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Gabriela's Seafood + Tapas
4.9
4.9 (254)
$50 and over
Seafood
Rockport
About the restaurant
Located off the water in Rockport, TX, Gabriela's Seafood + Tapas brings you the freshest seafood sourced locally with various delicious tapas to choose from. Enjoy sweeping views of the waterfront from our 2nd story, chic and cozy dining area while enjoying fine latin-infused cuisine made fresh daily.
Top review
Debra
Dined 6 days ago
Great food and service and upstairs patio has a nice view with ocean breeze.
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Dodici Pizza and Wine
4.8
4.8 (278)
$31 to $50
Pizzeria
Brownsville
About the restaurant
Dodici Pizza + Wine serves delicious brick oven pizzas with a spectacular wine list to pair.
Neapolitan pizza, vegan and gluten free options. Garden patio seating.
Top review
Rahman
Dined on 16 Mar 2025
Lovely dining experience in downtown Brownsville! Delicious meatballs. Amazing pizza flavors. Nice wines by the glass. And the gluten free crust was better than most. Definitely a treat!
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The Republic of the Rio Grande
4.8
4.8 (165)
$30 and under
Steakhouse
McAllen
About the restaurant
A sumptuous, indoor-outdoor bar & grill serving Southwest menu, including steaks & pizza.

At the Republic of the Rio Grande, our attention to detail and the way we present a platter tells you that dining here is going to be special, no matter the occasion. We strive to create a sumptuous and exciting dining experience for all of our guests

Disclaimer: For Friday and Saturday reservations please call the restaurant directly. We recommend giving us up to a 24 hour notice if you would like to book with us due to possible low availability.
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KathleenVIP
Dined on 1 Apr 2025
The food was average. Steaks were good, the this flour tortillas are excellent. The service was pretty slow.
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SALT
4.9
4.9 (1390)
$30 and under
Contemporary American
McAllen
About the restaurant
SALT-New American Table, brought to you by the owners of McAllen’s house.wine & bistro. and Salomé on Main, Chef Larry Delgado and his lovely wife Jessica Delgado. The chef driven menu features local, organic and sustainable products, and a full service bar that boast beautiful, boutique wines, craft beers, and high end spirits!
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Giovanni
Dined on 6 Apr 2025
We’ve come here a couple times and we love the service they’re always great. The inconsistency of the food is what sometimes brings the experience down.
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La Doble M Restaurant & Bar
4.7
4.7 (43)
$31 to $50
Contemporary Mexican
McAllen
About the restaurant
Un restaurante de alta cocina en la cual nuestro menú, inspirado en la exquisita gastronomía del norte de México, conjunto a un servicio excepcional distinguen este concepto.
Esta propuesta culinaria combina nuestra cocina de brasa, los cuales ingredientes y texturas dan una experiencia memorable al paladar, con un fondo donde la música y decoración se entrelazan para crear el mejor ambiente al cliente.
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Ana
Dined on 25 Mar 2025
Excelent restaurant, the weitress, the hostess, all envoirentment, and the food excelent!!! I love this experience at your place!
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Tortuga's Saltwater Grill
4.7
4.7 (780)
$30 and under
Seafood
Port Aransas
About the restaurant
Welcome to Tortuga's Saltwater Grill! The premier seafood & steak restaurant of Port Aransas
Top review
Lisa
Dined 6 days ago
We ordered 4 apps and 4 entrees and loved all of them! Delicious seafood and the best crab cake we have ever had.
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Republic of Texas Bar & Grill
4.6
4.6 (2545)
$50 and over
Steakhouse
Corpus Christi
About the restaurant
The Republic of Texas Bar & Grill is one of Corpus Christi's top dining destinations. Located on the 20th floor of the Omni Bayfront Hotel, this multi-level restaurant offers diners beautiful panoramic views of the Corpus Christi Bay. Featuring USDA prime beef cuts, a wide variety of wild game and seafood selections. We acquired the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for having one of the most outstanding restaurant wine lists in the world in the past four years. We obtained the 2014 Diners' Choice Award for the Top 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America. Restaurant of the Year from the HOSPIS Award in 2023. Stop by and experience our lounge, it is open daily at 5 PM. Happy Hour from 5 PM to 7 PM Monday through Friday.
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JohnVIP
Dined 1 day ago
Excellent steaks and wine. Dessert was awesome. The service was amazing!
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Ambra
4.6
4.6 (329)
$50 and over
Steakhouse
McAllen
About the restaurant
AMBRA combines a globally inspired steakhouse and a chic lounge creating one electrifying dining experience. Inside AMBRA, every foot of space is filled with eye-catching visuals, varied lighting, contrasting materials and textures, lush plants, and a layout of space perfect for mingling, date night, and dining. Take a seat in one of our stylish dining rooms or enjoy al fresco seating in our outdoor patio while sipping mezcal cocktails until closing time, when you dine with us every experience will be one to remember.
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LawrenceVIP
Dined on 9 Apr 2025
Fantastic experience. Only problem was the music was too loud. We struggled hearing each other.
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Santa Fe Steakhouse and Cantina
4.7
4.7 (618)
$31 to $50
Steakhouse
McAllen
About the restaurant
Santa Fe's Steakhouse & Cantina is famous for it's award winning steaks, fine wine & handcrafted cocktails. Don't miss out on the Orange Roughy, a favorite. High-end destination serving steaks & seafood backed by a massive wine list, plus live music nights.
Top review
Ana
Dined 1 day ago
Great experience and great food. Good service. Bit noisy
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Dokyo Dauntaun
4.6
4.6 (301)
$31 to $50
Sushi
Corpus Christi
About the restaurant
Industrial-style destination dishing up sushi, bento boxes & craft cocktails, plus a take-out option.
Top review
Rene
Dined on 27 Mar 2025
Always love the cocktails and the ambience the most. Wish you had tempura boxes though.
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