Clay Pigeon Food & Drink — Restaurant in Fort Worth

We were looking for a mid-range, but elevated date night experience and Clay Pigeon NAILED IT! Overall a thoroughly enjoyable experience and would highly recommend!

We were able to easily make a 7:15pm Friday reservation the day before (on Thursday afternoon) via Resy (though I wouldn't be surprised if you need to do so farther in advance for popular occasions). Upon arriving, the restaurant was about half capacity and we (a party of 2) were sat at a very small table against the wall; we felt a little claustrophobic and asked the hostess if we could switch to one of the slightly larger 2-seated tables - she happily accommodated. The atmosphere is relaxed and homey, with a slightly modern industrial appeal. The service is impeccable! Everyone is very friendly and you are waited on by multiple individuals. It's the type of restaurant where you receive new utensils between courses and they fold your napkin for you when you rise (nice touches like this always leave an impression). The restrooms also featured individual hand towels for use, to toss in a hamper when done - much more elevated than paper towels or dryers.

We were sat around 7:05pm and left around 8:45pm for a very casual and enjoyable dining experience.

We each ordered two cocktails: (2) extra dirty vodka martini with blue cheese olives, which was made quite well (1) "Spice Up Your Life" (Woodford Reserve, Cherry Heering, Ancho Reyes, Tempus Fugit Crème de Cacao) A little sweeter than expected and very strong, but overall enjoyable (1) "Kentucky Hug Sour" (Maker’s 46, Lemon, Sugar, Egg White) delicious and well-made whiskey sour with a perfect combination of sour, sweet and froth.

For appetizers we shared: Grilled Bone Marrow: Parsley & Fennel Salad – Sourdough. Absolutely buttery and delicious. We loved the pickled onions. Definitely a must! Burrata Salad: Green Garlic Pistou – Snow Peas – Asparagus – Speck. This was probably my favorite thing we ordered. Wonderful proportions and so fresh tasting! I'm trying to figure out how I could replicate this for dinner parties at home.

The entrees and side we shared: Grilled duck breast: Roasted Mushrooms – Fennel Soubise – Cherry Jus. The duck was cooked perfectly! And the cherry jus was what made it perfect in my opinion. Fresh Catch (red snapper on our visit): Green Garlic – Roasted Artichokes – Snap Peas – Charred Lemon. The fish was so brightly flavored and cooked perfectly. Between the burrata salad appetizer and this entree, I have GOT to research green garlic. Sauce was perfection! Side of Mac N Cheese (no bacon): we love trying macaroni and cheese at nice restaurants. This one did not disappoint. Creamy with a rich flavor, wonderful spiral pasta and a touch of breadcrumbs

Dessert we shared: Chocolate coffee pot de creme: Basically mocha mousse. Small proportion visually, but we were already stuffed and it's so rich that it was just the right amount. Nice way to end a delicious meal.

With four cocktails, two appetizers, two entrees, one side, one dessert + tip: our meal was between $200-$300, as expected since the prices are available online - which I always appreciate. It was the nicest dinner we have been on in a long time, and we'll definitely be coming back. Between the atmosphere, the food and the service: the evening felt...

My husband and I decided to give Clay Pigeon a try yesterday evening for a date night. We like to sample new (to us) restaurants in the DFW area and find ourselves gravitating to Fort Worth more than Dallas. The food scene in this town is ever expanding and quite good. Clay Pigeon's location is up and coming as the White Settlement area is changing. The ambiance is super - clean decor that's very inviting to the patrons. I personally like the semicircular booth with table. It's nice to sit directly next to my spouse in an intimate place setting. The server was prompt, attentive, and knowledgeable of the menu. Since it was a Thursday evening, the restaurant was not even half full at the 7pm hour. We took our time and ordered drinks (cabernet for me and "What the Chef drinks" TX whiskey with orange and cherry bitters). The whiskey drink was very tasty, and my husband ordered three throughout the evening. We started with the Fire Roasted Bone Marrow and Baby Spinach Salad. I appreciate when restaurants split the appetizer or meal for us when we indicate we are splitting, which is how the salad came to the table. It was very light and tasty. The roasted bone marrow was phenomenal. I'm still thinking about it. Like a party in my mouth it was that good! Served with toasted sourdough, this dish was easily our favorite throughout the night. For the main dishes, we ordered the eye of ribeye medium rare served with whipped potatoes and brussel sprouts and the fresh catch of the day (bass) served with mushrooms and a tasty sauce. I have to say, and this is partly why I gave a 3 star review, the eye of ribeye was disappointing. Not only because it did not, IMO, live up to its nearly $50 cost. It was cooked right (med rare) but the cut was tough. It was not tender and left a bit to be desired in way of flavor. In this town, gosh in Texas as a whole, finding a good cut of steak (let's say ribeye) is easy. There's a lot of competition in that arena. This ribeye does not compete, and is not worth the $50 cost. If I want red meat (preferably a ribeye), I will go to Bob's or Capital Grille or Ruth's Chris or heck, I'll go to H3 ranch in the Stockyards. Mind you, I'm leaving off many many other restaurants that hands down serve a better cut of steak than Clay Pigeon. With that said, the whipped potatoes and brussel sprouts were good. The bass was a tad tastier all the way around. Should we return, I would not order these dishes. I would try the braised pork shank, grilled duck breast, or daily pasta offering. We split the pear cobbler with vanilla ice cream for dessert. This was excellent. Not too sweet, not too dry. Just right. Kudos in the dessert area. Lastly, as it's a smaller sized restaurant, the chef appears to be out in the open moving about. As a firm believer in quality customer service, it would have been nice to have him visit our table to inquire about our meal. I'm thinking Jon Bonnell style..oh well, perhaps customer service isn't this chef/owner's strong suit. To recap, for a $225 night, we MIGHT return. We would certainly have the bone marrow again and would be willing to try...

Booking a reservation here as the finale to a wedding anniversary trip as a surprise to my husband was the perfect cherry on top. The atmosphere was perfect, a wonderful fire place going to add some warmth and charm, the exposed brick, beautiful floral bouquets, and a gorgeous wine room along the back. The from scratch menu had just enough choices without being too limited or too crowded - I will say the cocktail menu does lean towards the deeper darker elements and as a fruity fun vodka girlie I did end up having to lean into the wine menu instead, which was a tad disappointing because I do love to experience a truly unique cocktail during special occasions. My husband and I split a wedge salad, the pickled onions added a nice brightness to the salad and can I give a huge shoutout to whomever chose that blue cheese because it had all the funkiness and flavor that I LOVE from blue cheese but some people shy away from. I ordered the Grilled Duck Breast - beautifully presented, packed full of flavor and overall a delicious plate of food. My husband ordered the Pan Roasted Chicken - I enjoyed taking bites of the apples that accompanied his dish and the chicken was nice and juicy. No proper celebration is complete without dessert and because we’re both sweets lovers we decided to order two different dishes. Desserts were accompanied by a complimentary glass of wine graciously given from the staff to celebrate our anniversary. The Chocolate Coffee Pot De Crème was super rich and decedent and definitely designed with chocolate lovers in mind! I loved the cheesecake which added a nice fresh creaminess between bites of the Pot De Crème. If you’ve got a big appetite or have a love for all things sweets, it might be in your best interest to order individual desserts per person due to the sizing being a bit petite but thankfully we ordered two so we could share and try two different flavors and still be fully satisfied. Our server Doug was very kind and all the staff was very friendly. This dining experience was my favorite from our trip out to Fort Worth and if I could uber eats that Pot De Crème from here in Frisco… I’d order 3 right now with a nice glass of red wine and call it girl dinner at...