Oxbow 7 — Restaurant in Houston

We had a friend visiting from out of town, who was friends with one of the chefs, so for his last night in Houston, we visited here. Looking at the menu, it is never something we would have picked out for ourselves, and in fact upon arrival, we spent about 30 minutes perusing the menu at a loss before letting the chef pick for us. Everything that was brought out was wonderful. We started with the cornbread and marmalade, which was the perfect combo of savoury and sweet, and moved onto the gumbo--the broth was amazing. I usually don't like gumbo because it relies on a thick heavy roux but this broth was almost like au jus. Wonderful! I ordered the popcorn shrimp with roasted cauliflower and shared it with the table but 2 bites in I wished I'd kept it all to myself. We finished with the pork/pesto dish and the quail. The quail was good but the pork was the highlight of the night. They brought us three desserts to sample. The soju tart was good, but I really enjoyed the devils food cake mousse. All in all--not what I was expecting but I was...

If I could give this place a zero, I would. I ended up here because of a friend's birhday party, and I will never go again. Snobby, pretentious place, with absolutely terrible service. My grandma moves faster than the staff here. The food portions are ridiculously small and overprices as in any upscale place, which was no surprise. The surprise came when that same food tasted like feet. Only 4 entrees on the menu, and 4 desserts total. The wine list is comprised of 6 different versions of Merlot, so if you were hoping to drink some sweet wine, that's out of the window too. Oh yeah, and let's not forget the already included 20% gratuity for large parties that already gets included in your check as you walk through the door, even though you literally wait for about 30min just to get your drinks, not to mention the food. We left the place hungry and frozen, having paid $100 for the two of us, and all we had was 2 entrees and 2 beers and a cocktail. I wouldn't recommend this place to my...

I had dinner with a friend on a Friday night. I highly recommend getting in early. We got there a 6:00 pm and before we knew it, the restaurant was full of activity. The restaurant is located on the 1st floor of the Le Méridien Houston Downtown with floor to ceiling windows. The accent wall is full of vibrant color and was created by a local artist. The cuisine is colorful with robust flavors. I would highly recommend selecting a few items to share from 1,2 and 3. These are smaller portions that are easy to share. For my entrée, I selected the Aged Strip with Chorizo Rice and added shrimp. It was simple perfection. The desserts are decadent, and again, I recommend selecting a...