Excellent food, great atmosphere and great wine. All the food we had was great and the portions perfect...not to much nor to little. My favorite....the German Chocolate Cake Ice Cream Sunday! It was awesome and I wanted more but it was the right amount. A great place for a dinner date on its own or before/after trip to Museum. I highly recommend Bistro Menil and will eat there again next time we are back in Houston.
Goat cheese appetizer and Valentine Rose wine a fabulous pairing whilst sitting on the patio. A Devine experience
Had the chicken and artichoke crepes again! Love 'em! Also enjoyed great service and friendly staff. Holiday crowd was hip and happy!
Fabulous food and great service! I highly recommend stopping in and enjoy their fabulous menu!
Jeannie Jacobs Hathorn
+5
Clean/fresh food so yummy! Ambiance was great. My children enjoyed the food. Service on point.
Lovely place.great food and wine.
Nice staff. I had a great time.
Fabulous restaurant. Love their brunch. Crab quiche, mushroom galette, crab cakes and white sangria are not to be missed.
Lots of gluten free options. I like the sask wine
The menu at the Bistro Menil includes a variety of specialty dishes. I had the Duck Salad which was exquisite! The ambiance is causal yet elegant. Service is first class!
Love bistro menil which is why we came here for my birthday. Ambiance is nice. It's understated. And excellent food. Only wish they had more reasonably priced better quality wines. It's one of my faves in Houston!
The service is superb and the food is even better. I confess that I have never had duck before, and now I am afraid that if I had it again, somewhere else, I may be disappointed. It was moist, tender, and incredibly tasty.
Really nice atmosphere and service. Although we had to wait for a good five minutes to be seated. We went there for Afternoon Tea, and to be honest, I expected better food and pastries. I loved the fact that there was a lot of variety and you could taste a decent number of different finger foods and pastries, but I think the quality should have been better for the price. Overall, interesting experience, but for me not worth a second try.
Every single thing we tried is delicious, amazing quality and freshly made.. The fried calamari, the eggplant fries, the watermelon cucumber salad & the Amalfi pizza are highly recommended. For dessert, the Tuscan Almond torte was a perfect balance between sweet & citrus.. Allan, our server, was very friendly, and every single thing he recommended was on point. We are definitely coming back! :)
A group of 4 of us visited here as part of a 20 year college reunion. What a delightful treat. We started off with champagne, then a beautiful 3 tiered platter came out with finger sandwiches, crab cakes, crème brûlées, lemon tarts, raspberry cakes. Then we each got our own pot of tea! It was such a fun highlight of our trip. My favorite finger sandwich was the little BLTs. The crab cakes were small and cute and delicious. My favorite dessert was definitely the lemon tarts. This experience was so worth the price!
I went for brunch today and enjoyed my experience more than the first time I visited. The food was great and so was the ambiance. I especially recommend the Avocado Toast with Lox. Also recommend their Blood orange Mimosa and Irish Coffee. Will definitely visit again.
The food was just amazing! Flavorful and with stunning presentation; great attention to details. The server was very courteous and appropriate, giving us enough time between courses without rushing us. The atmosphere was a little too crowded but not impossible to bear.
The price was high for a single course and a shared appetizer and dessert. To be realistic, it should be advertised as five $ signs ($$$$$).
Overall, it was very good, but be ready for a large check.
Relaxed & fancy. You can visit museum and end with lunch here. Then go for a walk at gardens around…Make reservations ahead… specially on weekends. They speak spanish and have parking lot!
Great food and service! We were a party of three for tea service (we added the third person the day of which they kindly accommodated). The portions were ample. The offerings were classic and well made. The tea selection super varied and well brewed! (Each person gets their own pot!) Our waiter was very kind and even brought out a candle for my dessert since it was my birthday!
Definitely will be back!
One of my favorite brunch spots! Great ambiance, great service, great location, and most importantly fantastic food! Take a tour of the Menil museum then follow up with brunch - it's a blast for a date or to bring the family.
Lovely, lovely spot. Easy to access from the museum parking lot. Set in a separate building from the collection. As expected, the place feels very well designed and artsy. The beautiful food matches the setting, and is also very good and creative. We enjoyed a duck salad, excellent ratatouille, and exceptional grain/vegetable bowl. Dining spaces include two rooms, a fenced patio, and an entry patio. Table service.
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Bistro Menil describes themselves as "European-inspired, American fare paired with craft beer, cask wine, and thoughtfully selected wines by the glass or bottle". This is exactly what I encountered when dining at Bistro Menil and wholeheartedly recommend you dine here. Greg Martin, chef and proprietor, is actively engaged in the day to day operations with him constantly making rounds asking diners about their experience during my visit. His enthusiasm is reflected in the service and quality of food.
I visited during Houston restaurant week and was able to try multiple items on their tasting menu. The octopus was perfectly seasoned and very reminiscent of octopus I enjoyed in Spain. The crab cakes were phenomenal with a perfect consistency. What Chef Greg seemed most proud of was his 12 hour short rib to which I can attest was phenomenal. It was tender, juicy, and complimented perfectly by the port wine and shallot reduction. Finally, the lemon tart and basque cheesecake were a delightful ending to an incredible meal.
I would also like to note the mixed vermouths on ice that have a very unique herbal combination that I have not found anywhere else.
In closing, I cannot recommend Bistro Menil enough. Chef Greg Martin's passion is evident and contagious. Bistro Menil is a credit to the Houston food scene and definitely worth your time.
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Art museum cafeterias and bistros are among my favorite places to eat. This one is my new favorite. Just across the street from the museum, the bistro is housed in what was once a bungalow in a leafy neighborhood. The atmosphere is lovely and the decor is appealing. My wife and I had lunch outside on the shadey deck. The waitress was perfectly attentive, giving us enough time to study the menu and reappearing right when we were ready to order. We started with the fried calamari, which had a thin crispy batter covering tender fresh squid. It came with a tangy chili dipping sauce with just the right amount of heat. I ordered the classic burger with bite-sized fried potatoes. The burger was cooked perfectly and came on a toasted brioche bun with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato and dijonaise sauce. The chili sauce was served with the potatoes along with a small cup of pickles. My wife got the crab crepes which were stuffed with crab meat. It came with a side salad and zucchini salary topped with sweet, savory bits of bacon. A wonderful meal and I can’t wait to go back.
The chef came and greeted me and this is my first time here. Its my birthday so I felt so special and welcome! The afternoon tea was delicious. Its not a white gloved tea service but the savories were delicious and the price was just right. The work put into their items shows and everything was fresh. The best dessert was the lemon meringue tarts!!
Randomly pick a restaurant for late lunch, and surprisingly there is a great restaurant that's I found here. The foods are tastes good and I really like the Irish coffee here.You might need to order your food at the counter before you take a seat on the table, overall there's great for all.
I couldn't let my favorite season pass without going. #HoustonRestaurantWeeks
Food: B+ very simple. Don't expect anything to blow you away on your palette but it's very good, simple American Food. Nothing disappointing but nothing that will bring me back.
Service: A- our waiter was so tolerant of me asking for a few pictures. However, my water glass was empty a few times. Otherwise, they are very eager to please. Let's blame the quarantine for the almost empty water glass...
Ambiance: A+ Tucked away and you don't hear a lot of street noise. Close to the Menil and a beautiful quaint park. You don't know you're right in the middle of a huge city. Enjoy the patio when the weather permits. Inside is very intimate.
The bonus is that there is free, self parking available!!!
We were there on an off night, as in it was a Saturday dinner but Beyoncé was in town so the restaurant was empty. It's usually pretty booked, always make reservations. On busy night you won't be hearing each other well, so no first dates, no serious dinners, just best for good times with friends and family.
The food is good. It is fresh and generous servings too. I remember the 12-hour Beef Short Rib, it was good.. The desserts don't disappoint either. Overall it was a great dinner.
If you are visiting the museum this s a great place to take a break and get some snacks during the day.
The attire in the evenings is a little more formal. Just beware. But it's Houston it's not like they are going to turn you down because you showed up in shorts.
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