Asado Seafood & Grill — Restaurant in San Antonio

Thanksgiving seemed to approach with the usual holiday swiftness that comes and goes with the speed of a freight train. We had found ourselves without a restaurant choice just two weeks before and most all of the popular restaurants were no longer taking reservations. We had thought to go to Asado several times so I called and was relieved to find an opening here.

The dining room has been redone since it former days as a mainly BBQ serving establishment. The interior is modern and inviting and with the spread we encountered as we moved to our table once inside, even more so. Many of the usual suspects for the brunch buffet with breakfast items of sausage, an omelet station, bacon, eggs benedict (more sauce please) etc., then turkey, prime rib, maple glazed ham for the main attractions. The turkey was juicy and tender, the prime rib (incorrectly sliced in advance) a little cold and rubbery,and the ham, nothing special. The poached shrimp with lemon creme fraiche would have been wonderful, but the shrimp were less than flavorful yet told that they were Texas gulf coast when asked. H-m-m-m? Many other items including salads, fresh fruits and sides to choose from.

Not until this point did we find out that the champagne was complimentary. A small oversight by our otherwise attentive waitress. In fact, I think we had 4 different waiters all making sure we had what we needed. They must have been given one hell of a "customer's always right" speech that morning as all the staff was exceedingly polite and attentive.

Now for the desserts. The chef spent 5 days preparing all the desserts that filled the multi-level tiers on rows of tables. The quantity and variety were mind blowing. Trying to decide which ones (yes ones plural. selection of just one is impossible) to try was sheer torture. If you have a sweet tooth, this hallway of dessert delights would be tantamount to a a five year old finding a room full of presents on Christmas morning all with his/her name on it. Key lime pie, chocolate and cherry ganache, pumpkin cheese cake, and so many others . . . this has to be the best dessert offering I think I have ever had the privilege of experiencing. It really was that impressive.

I almost hate to wax on about this restaurant and its Thanksgiving brunch as I would like to keep the buffet as uncrowded as it was and revel in the secret of such a find a...

Asado seafood and grill is in the Hilton hotel which is now a post covid restaurant. We have decided to go see how it is you seat yourself so we were told the restaurant is divided in two one part is from breakfast and lunch and the smaller section is dinner only. I assume most of the food is ordered by hotel guests as room service. We had the chef special which was Asian stir-fry Red Snapper. I was very good but I don't this this will be an everyday option on the menu. We also ordered the steak with mashed potatoes. It was not worth the 32 bucks I paid for it. It was tough even at medium rare. The other appetizer was fried spinach tasty but it just sautéed spinach and butter the good thing is the sides are not expensive like the over priced steak. All I can say is if your in the hotel and don't know the area and this is all you have then yes eat here but the Asado Seafood and grill will go on my one and done list of restaurants. The customer...

Sat in Asado for dinner. 5 minutes later my friend, Neil, sat with me. A few minutes later, a waiter shows up and asks if we were his VIPs. After some confusion, we realized this wasn’t a welcome. He then explained the tables were reserved (no signs) and that we couldn’t sit there. Neil then asked where we could sit and received a flippant answer about tables available on the other side of the restaurant.

We sat down and waited for another 5 minutes. Then the bartender yells to us from behind the bar that we would need to order at the bar. This is a nice steakhouse, not a honketonk.

The first guy should’ve apologized for the confusion. He didn’t. He also should’ve made a point of bringing us menus and explaining the requirement that we place orders at the bar.

Also, the bartender could’ve come out with menus and talked to us. “I’m sorry, but we’re short staffed (or whatever the reason) and I’ll need you to order...