Market on Houston — Restaurant in San Antonio

Went to The Market on Houston for the first time on October 26,2023 before going to the Tobin to see Celtic Thunder. It was a party of three, myself, daughter, granddaughter. This will be the last time I visit. I'll go across the street to Jimmy John's before going back to The Market. We ordered waters ($0.0), chips and queso ($10.00), burger ($14.00), cheese for the burger (2.00), and a kids chicken tenders (8.00). Since we were going to the concert, we didn't want big heavy meals, so my daughter and granddaughter decided to share the burger, which they ordered almost well done. Chips and queso came out fairly quickly. In the slow (3 folks at bar; one other gentleman at the table next to us), our food was kinda slow coming out--but good, freshly cooked food, takes time. No worries. Well, our food came out. When the burger was cut in half, blood almost ran out. It looked like it was placed on the grill flipped, and then flipped on the bun. I cut the chicken, and the inside was a faint pink in the center, and a sour taste. Shiver However, the fries were to die for! So, my granddaughter ate 1/2 the burger (which she liked), and my daughter and I ate fries. It was getting close to the time we had to leave, so I tracked Rebecca down (our server) for the check. I found her consulting with I guess the manager on duty. I was informed they were working on a discount because of the food quality. Ok...very nice. Now remember, the only food consumed was fries, 1/2 a burger and chips and queso. The bill was $30.60 without tax. I would think that was a pretty hearty bill for chips and queso, fries, and 1/2 a burger. Their idea of taking care of a customer, was a badge, military discount of 10%, $3.40. Whaaaaa? I spent 20 years in customer service, and the first words out of my mouth would be "What can I do to make this right for you?" I can see The Market has a 3.5 Star Rating. Perhaps it is good, sometimes? I won't chance it again. $30 for chips and caso, fries, and 1/2 a burger is a bit, yea no.

I did give the server (Rebecca) a $7 tip (23%). None of this was here fault. Check number #912910086, Table 13 The...

My friend and I had read the reviews before heading here and they were predominantly good. When we arrived we thought the lack of patronage my be related to the fact that is was a little early or that it was close to Christmas. But as we soon discovered many of the other restaurants in the area were packed which really let us know what we were thinking halfway through our meal.

The Market pushes the idea of local but as we ate we it seemed as though they were using all of the trendy words without following through with their promise. We ordered the crab cakes which you get two, not quite golf ball size crab cakes for $12. Presented on a plate too large for the lack of cakes on the plate, the flavor was good but for the price we expected lump crab meat and larger cakes; what we got was back in meat and a lot to be expected from two morsels on a plate. We also ordered the candied pork belly sliders, but what we got was pulled pork on some plain buns. Where was the pork belly? Lies....all of it.

My friend ordered the Akuishi Burger and it was underwhelming. I ordered the Akuishi Ribeye and it was slighlty overcooked (I ordered mid-rare and got medium almost medium well) and again the dish was underwhelming. The veg on the plate was mostly tomatoes and potatoes with the carrots not cooked; they were nearly raw. I actually enjoy my veg to have a crunch rather than cooked through, but these might as well been raw.

The drinks weren't bad, but to go with the theme of things they were just a bit pricey for what you got.

The waitress did her job well, no complaint there. We did notice that with the restaurant nearly empty the manager made sure that every patron was sat next to the streetside windows so that the restaurant appeared full hoping to coax wayward guests within. And it worked, sort of.

All in all, the Market was overpriced in attempt to use buzz words to garner patronage from those looking for that. I guess we got taken this time.

It wasn't terrible, but we will never go again. Enjoy at your own risk, but there are far better restaurants in San Antonio for far...

My wife and I came here for breakfast since it was just down the street from our hotel. My wife had looked at the menu prior to arriving. When we got there, they gave us menu's which had been photocopied and were hard to read. When the waiter asked if we would like some coffee (regular hot), she told him that she wanted an iced coffee. He answered by telling her that they didn't make anything like that. That we would need to go the Starbucks across the street for that. She had seen iced coffee options on the menu online, so she was confused and told him regular (hot) coffee would be fine. After bringing the coffee he asked if we were ready to order. We both ordered the "Classic Waffle" (what was on the menu we were given). The menu we saw online called it a "Texas Pecan Waffle" (pecan stuffed waffle). I asked him if the "Classic Waffle" came with pecans. He looked confused at first and then said, "We could add some to it" (which they did). When the waffles arrived, they looked exactly like the Texas Pecan Waffle (Texas shaped) that we saw in the pictures, so we were confused. During our meal, we also experienced some "confusion" between our waiter and two other waitresses. They were almost arguing outloud close enough to our table for us to hear as to who was getting the next table. I'm guessing the restaurant is under new management based on the different menu and the confusion between the staff on certain things that I noticed. Anyway, breakfast and service was just okay. Nothing special. If you're looking for a delicious breakfast around the area, I highly recommend visiting La Panaderia just down the road. The food and service there...