(713) 880-2166
1400 Allston St
Houston,
TX
77008
29.7961
-95.4
Neighborhoods: Central, Greater Heights
Hours:
By reservation only
Price:
$$
House In The Heights
What People Are Saying About House In The Heights
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
The Scene – Veteran chef Patrick Zone wears many hats in his laid-back venture--cook, waiter, host, busboy and sommelier. Zone, who takes customers by day-ahead reservations only, explains that service will be leisurely and a meal can easily stretch past three hours. Space permitting, each party is seated in a different room of the home. Sinatra and show tunes bubble up in the background and the faux-funky decor provides plenty to talk about. – – The Food – It's prix fixe with a selected appetizer and salad and three entree choices. Main courses may be brown,…
10/11/08
Nasty,nasty, nasty
by ladyspanky
They overcharge what they quote for pricing over the phone. Our dining took 7 hours, yes 7 hours. The owner was rude and the food was gross.
- Pros: Not a thing
- Cons: Everything
08/11/08
NEVER AGAIN
by NikkiR08
What was meant to be a celebration for a friend turned into THE WORST dining experience of my life by far. Our party called to make reservations and we were quoted a price of $35 per person by the owner/chef himself. We were informed that dinner would last about 3 hrs in reality it stretched on for over 6 hrs; 85 % of that time was spent waiting for our food to arrive. When the meal was finally served, we were starving and the food was mediocre and tasteless. Our party was informed that the price would be $45 per person instead of the quoted price only after we had been served. The over priced dessert was a stale store bought brownie with ice cream in a martini glass. The corking fee is a joke. At first, we weren't told about the fee and we uncorked our own wine with a cork screw we brought. We also had sparkling juice that we opened by hand. At the end of the night they tried to charge us for all the unopened bottles of wine, and the juice. The service was poor, the only time we really saw anyone was when they came in to count the wine bottles we had opened over the course of the night, and to occasionally bring us tap water in recycled wine bottles. Shabby, chic...I think not, just plain shabby. After tracking down someone on staff and much debate some of the charges were taken off which brought the total to about $1,020 plus a ridiculous tip they automatically added to the bill. To leave, we had to find the owner/chef to unlock the gate around the parking lot across the street where our cars were. We escaped the madhouse sometime after 1am and were made to pay a ransom just to leave. Our bad dining experience added up to be a little over $80 per person. When all was said and done, our bill was enough to pay the mortgage for a standard house in Houston. House in the Heights is considered to be a bad word in my circle of friends; we couldn't speak of this experience for months after it happened. At best House in the Heights is a highly effective money trap.
- Pros: None to speak of
- Cons: You name it ... poor service, long wait for food, corking fee, dishonest prices, parking
07/12/08
House in Heights
by kiraayden
The worst experience ever! I was in the restaurant industry for years and I am completely offend that someone would try to pass this off as dinning experience! Part of a dinning experience is to have good service which we did not, we had no service. Who is writing these good reviews are they just friends of the Chef's or what.
- Pros: No Pros
- Cons: Everything
The Details on House In The Heights
Know Before You Go:
Call and leave a message at least 24 hours in advance to reserve a table. The day-ahead reservations policy is sometimes waived on weekends.
What to Drink:
The Heights is dry, so it's B.Y.O.B., with a $6 corkage fee.
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Romantic Dining, B.Y.O.B., Quiet, Prix Fixe Menu
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