Landrace — Restaurant in San Antonio

Ambiance - Check, Staff- check. This place doesn't warrant the high price tag it offers though. I love farm to table concept. I love food. Much of what is offered was over priced and under delivered. Bread service great. Appetizers taste and flavor good- price ok. We had the oysters. Our friends ordered the several and they were good. NOT GREAT good but good. Not signature either.

Signature drinks were good. However, never looked at the price tag for a drink of whisky, pinapple and rum in a 7 oz standard drink doesn't warrant a $12 price tag. Mix drinks usually in the $7-9 range. It was no locally small batched distilled liquor to warrant that hike in price tag either.

The pork chop looked like a TOMAHAWK steak $45. However, as you start cutting super pink in the middle. THIS IS A PORK SHANK/CHOP never served pink. My husband took home. Well it was a treat for our fur baby at home. Reheating a pink pork chop not healthy.

One friend ordered the Garganelli Pasta $26 not what was expected. That portion and what was plated looked like an appetizer and a soup not anywhere near a MAIN Entree. They took a few bites and went back to the appetizers. They said they didn't like it.

I ordered the Baked Spinach Lasagna Herbed Pasta $24, Mushroom Bolognese. I was told they baked over a wood oven. I was like OMG just like italy. SOLD. That was a horrible dish. I ate 1/4 of it as I WAS HUNGRY. Waiter even asked if I wanted to take it home. I said no thank you. The bolognese sauce comes on the side as well as the creamed ricotta/crema. So basically noodles with spinach baked over a wood burning oven meant that it was dry. The bolognese sauce portion is like that of a side sauce and it was SUPER SALTY.

The others ordered the chicken and the fish with no complaints. They were hearty and were tasty. Price point on point for that.

Side dishes ordered are all separate. Which means a side of Brocolli rabi and baby carrots will cost you around $7 each. On top of that hefty price tag on some of the dishes.

Lastly, I was thirty after that mix drink so I ordered a diet coke. Okay the price is $4. However, I did not know I was in Europe. The can was a MINI diet coke can. I understand not over eating and over drinking. However, $4 for a mini diet coke? Then I said maybe we were in europe water no ice.

Don't expect table linen. There is none. With that kinda price tag....hmm...It is the NEW Trendy spot. However, I would rather head over to the Palm or Boudros if I am gonna pay $140 for dinner for 2 people. This restaurant has great location. Great potential.

We had a great time! The staff was amazing! The food just fell super short. Do they have time to...

This restaurant is pretty underwhelming. With all the great food options in San Antonio & along the river walk…I would be inclined to go elsewhere. Just about anywhere, elsewhere.

I requested decaf coffee and was told, by the server, they didn’t have that. What fine dining restaurant (let alone hotel) doesn’t have decaf coffee? I asked about decaf espresso and the server responded that they didn’t have any decaf, only regular. I looked down at my 8 month pregnant belly and said that wasn’t an option since I’m pregnant. He then said I can make some for you. I was grateful.

We asked for recommendations on starters. He raved about the Cesar salad. It was, easily, the most underwhelming Cesar salad I have ever had. The lettuce was not fresh, cold or crisp but appeared to be browned bag lettuce. There were 3 greasy croutons and some grated cheese. No pepper offered & no pepper on the table. This is a restaurant that should have salt & pepper on the table. They are not in the “I’m so good, you won’t need to season my food” arena.

Telling the server about the salad was super awkward & it really shouldn’t have been. He asked me what I wanted to do & said he would give me time. I kinda just wanted someone to check/acknowledge that the salad was not the norm & reassure me the quality was off. They ran out of romaine…something? The server was pretty terrible at handling our complaint & just made it uncomfortable. The manager said she would tell the chef…okay? I’m like go look…which I actually said to her. Anyway, she did bring out the heirloom tomato and peach salad which was actually good. Much more in like with my expectations of a fine dining ($15) salad.

We also ordered the scallops…they were seared but way under seared. First bite of the outside was okay…but second bite was cold and raw. Internal temp certainly didn’t get high enough so, being pregnant, I couldn’t even at them. My husband ate them and said they were not terrible. He did joke about whether the pan was on the wrong burner.

The roasted chicken was the best thing we had but it was just okay. Again, with the prices…okay just doesn’t cut it. The little green salsa was good but there wasn’t enough of it. The avocado that came with the entree was brown.

We didn’t complain beyond the Cesar salad because we chose to continue and felt we knew better. We should have high tailed it out of there after the bagged salad experience.

I would not go back nor recommend. The convenience is nice but the food & service needs a lot of...

While looking for something different to try for my husband’s birthday, I came across the L2 Chef’s Counter experience at LandraceTx downtown at the Thompson. I made the reservation through their website and chose a 7pm seating with the 7-course menu. The menu is specially curated by the chef for your specific occasion with creative off-menu dishes prepared by Chef Omar. Being seated at the K-Bar (kitchen bar) allows you to see all the action in the kitchen- the regular restaurant fare and your own dishes, from preparation to plating, and the careful attention given to each plate. Alex, our server, took excellent care of us throughout the evening and made sure we had everything we needed at all times. Our courses were: Arancini with Italian salsa verde Butternut squash soup with brown butter poached lobster Tuna tataki with XO sauce and gochujang aioli Brussels sprouts salad with crushed Texas peanuts, dressed in a Dijon vinaigrette Blue crab tacos- a take on surf & turf with Wagyu steak and oyster dressing Lamb t-bone chops with tricolor carrot purée, black truffle Apple hand pie (think “empanadas”) with horchata ice cream and a bourbon cajeta drizzle

Everything was absolutely delicious!

A representative will contact you a few days before the reservation to discuss likes, dislikes, allergies, etc. The entire experience lasted just over 2 hours (maybe we’re slow eaters?) and towards the end we had a really pleasant conversation with Chef Omar and got to know a little bit about him and his family (and where he likes to eat in his off time!). Your place setting includes a printed copy of your personalized menu if you want to have it as a keepsake.

We would absolutely do this again and highly recommend this experience to anyone, both locals and visitors, looking to do something special and different. Keep in mind, each menu is unique so your menu may not look like ours, but it will be equally delicious, I’m sure!

It was chilly and raining, so we used the valet service at the hotel- if you do this, don’t forget to have your ticket validated by the restaurant for free valet parking, otherwise expect to pay $30.

Thank you, Chef Omar and Alex, for an exceptional experience...