Américas

02/14/2008 Posted by jlynn26

I tried out Americas after a friends recommendation. We made reservations for 7:30 and we were seated right away. The restaurant was so different inside, it was beautiful! Our service was excellent, everything was served just at the right time and we did not feel rushed at all. The food was fantastic and the tres leches and cheesecake was the best! I was very happy with everything and we had a great night

01/19/2008 Posted by AdrianMarie

Still one of the best steaks, or churrascos, in town. We went on a Thursday night and were seated promptly. The steak was awesome as usual. My husband ordered the special with the lobster tail, while it was delicious, it was a bit on the small side. The salad, meat, veggies and tre leches were all great. Can't wait to go back.

Pros: great steaks, tres leches

Cons: cosntruction and parking

12/30/2007 Posted by z_man1025

This has to be one of the most inspirational designs of any restaurant my wife and I haev ever been to. in total, we've eaten at Americas about a dozen times in the last 2 years and have taken many visitors to the restaurant with the same "wow" expression from all of them. Our most recent visit was in December 2007 when my mother in law visited from out of town. Offsetting the magnificent decor is very average service. We have yet to be seated on time, despite always having a reservation adn always confirming the time in advance of our visit. On our most recent visit, we were left to wait in the bar for 45 minutes past our booking time - this was either incompetence or a very crass attempt at getting a higher bar tab!!! If it asn't already very late, we woudl have left for somewhere else. The hostess at the front desk was bordering on useless and very unhelpful - "what can I do" was the last response I had. Saying that, when we were finally seated, the waiters were professional and the food was it's usual good quality and well presented (we had the churasco and Ahi tuna on the last visit, both of which were excellent). The wine list is very good but not spectacular adn our waiter helped us select a good South American red. Overall, a great "experience" restaurant but not somewhere I'll rush back to - putting up with bad service when there are so many other options in Houston is not worth it.

Pros: Restaurant design is world class

Cons: Service is below average

08/04/2007 Posted by rwe0006

We had a reservation on Saturday night at 9:00. While waiting at the bar for our table, it was a solid 10 minutes before the bartender even appeared. When we asked the extremely rude host about our table at 9:45, he informed us not only that the previous party had not yet departed, but also that we wouldn't be seated until our entire party was present.. when we had all been there since 9. After finally being seated at 10, the service was great, although I felt a bit rushed. The food left some to be desired, but I suppose you pay for the ambiance.

07/19/2007 Posted by rachelle1980

My husband and I visited on the recommendation of a friend and were very satisfied. The service staff was amazing - our waiter especially. He was friendly, attentive and made excellent suggestions on sauces (my husband didn't like the dipping sauce served, so he brought him an excellent alternative) and dessert (the bread pudding is to die for!). The atmosphere itself is worth the trip out - unique and beautiful. We'll definitely be back and have been recommending it to all of our friends.

Pros: Food, atmosphere, drinks, service

Cons: none!

06/28/2007 Posted by jodimiles

I have NEVER had such a bad experience at Happy Hour! The food was in extremely small portions and was terrible, the drinks were not that good, and the waiter stopped by the table every 45-60 minutes at best. I would not recommend this place to anyone. They even served us a drink with an insect in it and the manager made us pay for it - and was extremely rude about us wanting them to take it off the bill. The waiters also got our order wrong every time and brought us drinks a few times that we did not order. Everything was screwed up on our bill as well. It was not incredibly busy, so there was no excuse for such terrible service. NEVER will I go here again!

Pros: None

Cons: Service, Management, Food, Drinks

05/24/2007 Posted by utlonghorn04

I went to Americas for happy hour earlier this week. While the bar was not too crowded (it was a Monday), the downstairs slowly started to fill up with the local business crowd. They had a nice buffet-style spread of banana chips, some sort of chicken wings, and a fish dish. The martinis were good - not too strong. Be sure to check out the restaurant area upstairs. The glass-mosaic ceiling is something to take in.

12/19/2006 Posted by mrchef

I recently ate here. I found the plate presentations, and flavors a bit confusing. I had the pork with goat cheese stuffed artichoke. it had tons of butter with the crab meat on top and then another sauce served on the side in a small ramekin on the plate??? Both sauces were rich and didn't balance eachother out. It would have been fine with just one or the other. Then the artichoke just seemed out of place. The dish was boring to my palet after a few bites...flavors were one demenitonal just rich folowed by more richness It was a busy night and service was a little slow but not bad, I like to not be rushed so it was not bad. Nice wine by the glass selections ambience was nice for a date. I may try again but doubtfull.

Pros: Ambience, parking and service

Cons: Food left something to be desierd

11/21/2006 Posted by missorenishii

the ambience is breathtaking, as if you're in the midst of something exotic ... the best way to explain the trendy decor is a cross between a rainforest and a volcano. a place with such attention to detail only hints at how expensive this place is. yes, the food is pricey ... really pricey ... but the quality of food is just as equally detailed as it's surroundings... and satisfying to the palette. great place for a dinner for 2 if you're willing to drop the cash. definitely a place to experience at least once.*

Pros: ambience, food

Cons: expensive!

11/05/2006 Posted by dbahry

In a word...Atmosphere. You will have a hard time concentrating on the dish in front of you because you will be taking in the design of the room.