Brennan's of Houston
Houston, TX 77006
Phone: (713) 522-9711
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- Stuart Street
- Best of Citysearch:
- Special Occasion Dining 2007, Group Dining 2006, Brunch 2004
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 11:30am-1:30pm, 5:45pm-9:30pm, Sat 11am-2pm, 5:45pm-9:30pm, Sun 10am-2pm, 5:45pm-9pm
Editorial Review for Brennan's of Houston – by Citysearch Editors
The Scene
You can't top the oak-shaded patio for jazz brunch or a romantic occasion. If reserved way ahead, dinner can be served at the chef's table, a snug, glass-enclosed dining room in the middle of the kitchen.
The Food
Talented Executive Chef Randy Evans has created a lighter Creole menu infused with Texas taste, along with traditional, ultrarich Creole cuisine. Start with the generous crab cake and shrimp remoulade drizzled with hot sauce and rich beurre blanc. Main course choices include Louisiana farm-raised rabbit and redfish court bouillon along with complex rarities like Grimud guinea fowl. Desserts are comfort creations: classic Creole bread pudding with rye-whiskey sauce and chocolate chip-bourbon-pecan pie. Don't dare depart without a complimentary homemade praline--now that's Southern hospitality.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasBrennan's famous jazz brunch is served on Saturdays from 11am to 2pm and Sundays from 10am to 2pm. Reservations recommended.
Look GoodPlan your next business event or special occasion in one of the seven private dining rooms.
Where to SitRequest a private table in the Terms of Endearment room, where parts of the movie were actually filmed.
User Reviews for Brennan's of Houston
03/27/2008 Posted by snipdoggydog
Easter brunch was a very pleasant surprise at Brennan's. So many good restaurants perform poorly on the major holidays when they are expecting large groups of diners and they want to offer a limited menu. However, the Brennan's Easter brunch was a great experience. We were a party of 5 and although we had a late reservation at 3:45 p.m., we were seated promptly upon arrival and the service was attentive during the entire meal. The Easter brunch menu offered a choice of appetizer, entree and dessert for $55 and there were at least 6 selections of each course. Everyone's food was delicious and they even accomodated one of our group that didn't think she could eat an appetizer, entree and dessert by preparing her entree choice and packing it "to go" for her. I was also pleasantly surprised that they offered one of their signature desserts, bananas foster, which is prepared table side. Brennan's has always been known for their excellent food and service, but I would also recommend it for major holiday dining events. They seem to have figured out how to maintain their food quality, selection and service at a very reasonable price for special occasions.
Pros: Excellent Food and Service
Cons: None
03/01/2008 Posted by z_man1025
My wife and I dined at Brennans tonight and I had to write my review imediately. The evening was terrible and we won't be going back. The service was atrocious and not something we'd expect from a restaurant portrayed as one of Houston's best. The service was slow, our waitress was very poorly informed and I even had to ask for the wine list a number of times before she finally remebered to bring it. I ended up pouring wine into our glasses most of the evening as the waitress was otherwise engaged most of the evening. She even huffily responded when we asked to look at the dessert menu (there was no way we were leaving to end her pain!!!). The food, which had been highly rated by Zagat's, was also bland and unimaginative - veal was dry, creole pranws were overcooked and the chocolate souffle was the size of a walnut and very floury with no chocolate centre. We definitely won't be going back and I would urge others to really reconsider their choice of restaurant as the quality does not justify the price.
Pros: Honestly can't think of any.....
Cons: Terrible service, average food and unjustified price
