Best Restaurant in SA for Anniversaries

[SequSpur]

Sup?

[The sone]

griffs...

[ShoogarBear]

Yeah, just 'cause she forgot your birthday, you damn sure better not forget this.

[scott]

Henry's Puffy Taco.

[SequSpur]

I am thinking something a little less crowded than Henry's or Griffs or Burger King.

Something a little cheaper and less formal like Ruth Chris, Alexanders, Grey Moss Inn, etc. etc... You know, shorts and wife beater attire.

[TOP-CHERRY]

Jim's.

:D

[atlfan25]

Jim's.

:D
:lmao

[SequSpur]

How bout the bowling alley? That's pretty cool, right?

[TOP-CHERRY]

What kind of food are we talking about?

[Princess45]

I've always enjoyed Las Canarias at the La Mansion hotel. A little pricey though.

[SequSpur]

Money is no concern, i am looking for something else besides the usual fancy restaurants.

[TOP-CHERRY]

Have you been to Rosario's?

[CharlieMac]

It doesn't get any better than Pappadeax's. I used to work there and I miss the discounts.

[SequSpur]

Have you been to Rosario's?


Yes...

Upper Class Taco Cabana....

Try again.

[hussker]

Though outside of SA, The Vineyard...

[SequSpur]

It doesn't get any better than Pappadeax's. I used to work there and I miss the discounts.

Great for lunch. Not anniversary material.

[The sone]

Henry's Puffy Taco.


isnt that a dirty movie???

[Tres_Till_it_MHz]

Yeah man La Mansion is nice, although I feel like I should be working when there.

The atmosphere and patrons are classy fo sho!
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/5706/moshgirl7sr.jpg

[The sone]

how far are you willing to travel? i know of some great austin locales...but i know thats a bit out of the way.

[The sone]

Yeah man La Mansion is nice, although I feel like I should be working when there.

The atmosphere and patrons are classy fo sho!
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/5706/moshgirl7sr.jpg


moshing is so easy even a caveman could do it!!

[CharlieMac]

Rio Rio!

Okay, I'm done pimping my employers.

[Princess45]

How about Biga...on the river

[blackbucket]

Acenar - Houston St

Silo - Austin Hwy

Circa - San Pedro

[Zombie]

The Curve Fucker! :drunk

[Princess45]

Acenar - Houston St


That's a good one. Nice atmosphere!

[SequSpur]

The Curve Fucker! :drunk

:lol :lol

:flipoff

[MannyIsGod]

Grey Moss Inn

[Shelly]

Aldos on Fredericksburg isn't too bad.

[SequSpur]

Now we are getting somewhere...

Is the Grey Moss Inn cool? What's it like? Also, the food... steaks? pasta??? what do they have?

[Shelly]

Grey Moss the place isn't fancy at all and they have a great wine list. I haven't been there in years, but it wasn't that good the last time I was. We also had a waiter that talked our ear off. Which is probably why we haven't been back.

But they usually have deer in the parking lot!

http://www.grey-moss-inn.com/

[SequSpur]

Grey Moss the place isn't fancy at all and they have a great wine list. I haven't been there in years, but it wasn't that good the last time I was. We also had a waiter that talked our ear off. Which is probably why we haven't been back.

But they usually have deer in the parking lot!


Okay, thats what I figured, that place is out.

Ok... whats another place?

[MannyIsGod]

Disregard my damn suggestion will you! :lol

[SequSpur]

http://www.grey-moss-inn.com/diners.JPG

This is the Grey Moss Inn? It looks like Abuelitas on the Southside. :rolleyes

[Shelly]

yeah, it's reeeaaaallly cramped in there.

[MannyIsGod]

Well, thats about as fancy as I get. Otherwise, I'd rather go to a place with good food. We went to Azucar a few weeks back and that place is incredible but I don't think it is Annivery intimate by any means.

[Shelly]

http://cityguide.aol.com/sanantonio/entertainment/venue.adp?sbid=109257228

[SequSpur]

Aldos sounds like a cool place. What about J. Alexanders in the Quarry?

[John T]

J. Alexander's is good. Dark. Pretty wood. We've always had really good service. Like a lot of nice restaurants, the menu isn't overflowing with options though.

http://www.jalexanders.com/

Carie

ETA: Their salad's (especially the Alex Salad) and croissants are wonderful!

[Hook Dem]

Po Po's in Welfare.

[Shelly]

J. Alexanders is really good, but it's loud in there because it's really open and it's a young wait staff

I read your post as you wanted places other than Ruth's Chris, GRey Moss Inn, etc.

In that case, go to Ruth's Chris. It's quiet, dark, intimate and excellent service (at those prices, it better be). I've never had a bad meal or experience there. And they don't try to rush you. It's way bettern than Mortons.

[SequSpur]

Ruth Chris does rule. That is probably at the top of the list, but I wanted to see what else is out there.

We've been to Mortons also, its a nice place to, the only problem was it was crowded, we were in booths, which I can't touch the ground when I am sitting, so comfort was a little poor, but it was pretty neat though.

[Shelly]

Well, then you should like Aldo's. I was reading the online reviews and they were all good.

[ShoogarBear]

The truth is out there.

[SequSpur]

The truth is out there.

:wtf

[Kdfelicity]

Sequ has a significant other? I'm speechless...

[Kori Ellis]

The food at J.Alexanders sucks.

We've been there a few times in the last few months and everything we've had was pretty disgusting.

[SequSpur]

Thanks Kori.

Alexander off the list.

So, it's Aldos or Ruth Chris...

Any others?

[Kori Ellis]

I've heard nothing but good things about Aldo's.

I've never been there before though.

[MannyIsGod]

I'd go with Aldo's.

But then again, I think steak is overrated.

[Vashner]

Mortons :)

[Vashner]

The Curve Fucker! :drunk

They have good warm salsa there..

When I worked at brooks we used to eat there all the time.

[Jekka]

yeah, it's reeeaaaallly cramped in there.

Yeah, it is pretty cramped, but the food was good when I went last year - and the wine list is impressive. We went when it wasn't that crowded though, and I think that helped.

[AFE7FATMAN]

Go to castorville

La Normandy




No Credit Cards
They will take checks.
Great Menu
No Smoking

[KEDA]

Bohanan's next to the Majestic


Better than Ruths Chris

Better than Mortons (very close)

Better than Bandera Bowl

probably the best place in town, get a seat next to the window and have a small wiew of downtown.

http://www.bohanans.com/


Barn Door is damn good as well (not the little red barn) but the atmosphere is probably not what you are looking for.

[MannyIsGod]

Dude, I say call up the vineyards and wineries out by Fredricksburg and try to set something up there, maybe even crash at a B&B.

[ididnotnothat]

Just go to your favorite place so you'll know what to expect.

[SpursWoman]

PF Chang's? :depressed :lol

[batman2883]

The best place to have an anniversary dinner in san antonio is Bohannans, its downtown, you have to make reservations and its the world

[Jimcs50]

The Barn Door, if you like a great steak, but not too romantic.

Ruth's Criss is way over priced and not worth it at all.

Morton's, downtown is much better IMO. Their slow roasted Prime Rib is orgasmic. If you have not been here, it is cool, because they present the menu on a cart rolled to your table and the waitperson displays and describes each menu item in appetizing and entertaining detail....it is not unlike foreplay. :)

It will set you back about $150 if you have drinks and dessert, but you are guaranteed pussy later. :)

I would vote Morton's, Sequ....trust me.

[Jimcs50]

Oh, I see you already went there and had problem with the seating. Ask for a table rather than a booth.

[batman2883]

Jim who are you referring to?

[Jimcs50]

Jim who are you referring to?




We've been to Mortons also, its a nice place to, the only problem was it was crowded, we were in booths, which I can't touch the ground when I am sitting, so comfort was a little poor, but it was pretty neat though.-Sequ.

[ObiwanGinobili]

Mortons
Perricos ( i just <3 them sooo much)
Boiling Pot in Austin (dig in, no utensil's elbows on the table... but soooo freakin good!)


these are the 3 places we've gone for the anniversaries we've had while living in this area. I was happy with all of them.

[sa_butta]

http://luigis-italian-cuisine.com/index.shtml

http://luigis-italian-cuisine.com/photos/gallery.html

[Kip Fanatic]

Perricos is good. That new Italian rest. at the Shops at La Canter is good. Its new and very nice. Afterwards, take her to Burberry or something.

[Jimcs50]

I used to go there all the time when I lived in SA in the early 80's. Nice.

[Shelly]

Both my husband and I have had to send steaks back at Mortons because they were cooked correctly. Mine was here and his was at their restaurant in Baltimore. When I ask for medium rare, I don't expect it to come out just browned on the outside.

Ruthie has gotten it right every time.

[Notorious H.O.P.]

The Alsatian in Castroville is pretty intimate and the price is right. It pretty much feels like you're walking into someone's house to eat.

If you're mentioning all the steak joints, then The Palm deserves a mention.

[batman2883]

Medium Rare is basically brown on the out side and red on the inside...its basically only turned over once and your done....cooking it

[Shelly]

Medium Rare is basically brown on the out side and red on the inside...its basically only turned over once and your done....cooking it

This was rarer than rare

[Kip Fanatic]

Since we're on the subject of anniversaries, why start another thread. I don't mean to take away anything from Sequ, but where is a nice hotel in downtown Austin that is going to set me back? It will be our third in a couple of months and wanted to stay in a hotel in downtown Austin for the weekend.

[BigDaddyMatty]

Fig Tree Rest. Downtown...Very good food and a great atmosphere.

[Jimcs50]

Fig Tree Rest. Downtown...Very good food and a great atmosphere.


I went there on my honeymoon. Beware, I always drink about 5 glasses of tea at dinner in the Summertime. They kept asking me if I want more tea, so I said yes, as always, so betw my wife and I, we had 7 glasses of tea. They charged me for every glass( 2 bucks a glass), the dirty bastards, and I was a poor dental student....so it hurt.

[ObiwanGinobili]

Since we're on the subject of anniversaries, why start another thread. I don't mean to take away anything from Sequ, but where is a nice hotel in downtown Austin that is going to set me back? It will be our third in a couple of months and wanted to stay in a hotel in downtown Austin for the weekend.


crap. I had the name of this great place right on the tip of my tongue.. now I'll have to look it up.
anyway - rachel ray stayed there on her $40 bucks a day austin edition.
It looked like and awesome hotel , gaurenteed to set you back a bit, but well worth it.
I'll look and [post a link if I find it.

[ObiwanGinobili]

I went there on my honeymoon. Beware, I always drink about 5 glasses of tea at dinner in the Summertime. They kept asking me if I want more tea, so I said yes, as always, so betw my wife and I, we had 7 glasses of tea. They charged me for every glass( 2 bucks a glass), the dirty bastards, and I was a poor dental student....so it hurt.


:wow DAYUM! :wow

and that place ain't cheap.. you'd think they could afford free re-fills!!

[ObiwanGinobili]

Kip Fanatic

this is the one that racheal Ray had stayed at ...
http://www.driskillhotel.com/

here's another option.
Stephen F Austin (romance package)
http://www.austin.intercontinental.com/ausha/offers_02.html

[John T]

John and I got married at the Driskill, we loved it. The governor's suite is pretty cool. If you go, make sure you roam around the second floor, very pretty.

Carie

[Kip Fanatic]

Thanks Obi. This really helps. Thanks for the second opinion John T.

[pseudofan]

The Barn Door, if you like a great steak, but not too romantic.

Ruth's Criss is way over priced and not worth it at all.

Morton's, downtown is much better IMO. Their slow roasted Prime Rib is orgasmic. If you have not been here, it is cool, because they present the menu on a cart rolled to your table and the waitperson displays and describes each menu item in appetizing and entertaining detail....it is not unlike foreplay. :)

It will set you back about $150 if you have drinks and dessert, but you are guaranteed pussy later. :)
I would vote Morton's, Sequ....trust me.

He's married to me foo..... he's not trying to take out his mistress jeez. He's gauranteed just for mowing the grass! :lol

[Kori Ellis]

He's gauranteed just for mowing the grass!

:lmao

[Jimcs50]

He's married to me foo..... he's not trying to take out his mistress jeez. He's gauranteed just for mowing the grass! :lol

He told me in PM that he was going out with some hottie he works with...my bad....I thought it was her he was taking, not you.





:)

[pseudofan]

That's not a very nice thing to say on my anniversary crackah...

I don't like you. :rolleyes

[jcrod]

J. Alexander's is good. Dark. Pretty wood. We've always had really good service. Like a lot of nice restaurants, the menu isn't overflowing with options though.

http://www.jalexanders.com/

Carie

ETA: Their salad's (especially the Alex Salad) and croissants are wonderful!


I wouldn't bother with this place, wasn't impressed with the food. Though I can't recommend one either.

[Shelly]

Aldo's. Aldo's. Aldo's.

[Jimcs50]

That's not a very nice thing to say on my anniversary crackah...

I don't like you. :rolleyes


you brought up the whole "mistess" thing pseudo.....you know he loves only you and would never even look at any other woman.....he is scared shitless of you.


:)

[Jimcs50]

Aldo's. Aldo's. Aldo's.

what...you get a commission or what? :spin

[scott]

If you are willing to drive a bit, Oasis on Medina Lake is great.

Le Reve downtown is good too if you like French food.

[Vashner]

I was gonna suggest Oasis too..

You know we live in such a great area.. I think some of the best food
and dining in the world...

[cherylsteele]

Olly's is nice.

Circa 1900 on San Pedro is upscale and not overly priced with good food.
Circa 1900 (http://www.cityspin.com/sanantonio/dining/edits/s701cir0.htm)

[SequSpur]

We went to Aldos and the place was very nice, but 2 tables down from us we had the most inconsiderate bastards that I have ever seen. Loud, obnoxious, laughing uncontrollably....etc. etc. etc..

The table next to us had another couple who were out together to and they were just pissed off. I thought I was at a damn bar. The waiter knew I was pissed but couldn't do anything about it, I guess. The food was decent but somewhat fishy., I tried the Campinelle Imperiale and Lorie had some type of chicken stuff with spaghetti.

We probably won't go there ever again, but thanks for the suggestions.

[CosmicCowboy]

You should have gone to BurgerKing...they have tables for little people so their feet can touch the floor and y'all could have got some in the big lake of plastic balls after dinner...;)

[Jimcs50]

We went to Aldos and the place was very nice, but 2 tables down from us we had the most inconsiderate bastards that I have ever seen. Loud, obnoxious, laughing uncontrollably....etc. etc. etc..

The table next to us had another couple who were out together to and they were just pissed off. I thought I was at a damn bar. The waiter knew I was pissed but couldn't do anything about it, I guess. The food was decent but somewhat fishy., I tried the Campinelle Imperiale and Lorie had some type of chicken stuff with spaghetti.

We probably won't go there ever again, but thanks for the suggestions.


I told you not to go there....you never listen to me, asshole.

[Shelly]

Ugh...sorry for your experience. I haven't been there in years so it may have changed.

[jcrod]

Sorry dude, we all know who's to blame.


Aldo's. Aldo's. Aldo's.

jk, :lol

[Jimcs50]

Ugh...sorry for your experience. I haven't been there in years so it may have changed.


You are giving advice on an establishment that you have not gone to in years????

That is not unlike telling someone that some girl you dated 20 yrs ago has a nice ass, and that he should ask her out.

:)

[Shelly]

The recent online reviews were good.

Besides, I totally disagree with you about Mortons :p

[SequSpur]

I told you not to go there....you never listen to me, asshole.


Yeah dude... I put some trust in Shelly's opinion about Aldos and the decision was made.

And now it was a few years ago?

WTF?

[Jimcs50]

Yeah dude... I put some trust in Shelly's opinion about Aldos and the decision was made.

And now it was a few years ago?

WTF?

Well, now you know who to listen to from now on.


:)

[KEDA]

Sequ, should have gone to Bohanons.



fellow bowlers listen to each other, kind of like lining up off of each other!

[scott]

Way to go Shelly

[Shelly]

awww....last time I was there it was good The only reason I haven't been in a long time is because the finally opened some restaurants near me.

I guess that wasn't reel classey of me :depressed

[SequSpur]

:lol

[Vashner]

Now I am hungry :(

[veruca]

I highly recommend trying the seared ahi tuna at ruth chris--it's SOOOO succullent! Plus you're full but not stuffed so you two can continue celebrating after your dinner!

[young_prosecutor]

I would make a day trip to Austin and dine at the Paggi House, its great, there are a bunch of Austin attorneys too.

[IX_Equilibrium]

Bin 555 on Bitters