07/14/09

Amazing!

by jen113

My boyfriend and I were celebrating our anniversary and were looking to a special place to do so. At first we had a little trouble finding the place so I made a call to the restaurant and they were more than happy to help me find my way. We quickly handed over our keys for the valet and found one of the managers waiting out in front for our arrival...To make sure we found the place! (If that is not great service I don’t know what is) Moving forward, my boyfriend let them know that we were celebrating a special day when he made the reservations... In the restaurant we were lead to a cozy little table tucked away in the back of the restaurant ... Candle light and warm with a simple curtain to close us off and way from the others in the restaurant. Our server was amazing... she was sooo friendly and started off the dinner by congratulations us on our anniversary. We had the salmon nachos as our starter and it was to die for. (Yes it was pricey…if you worried about price than go to get fast food). For our main dish I ordered the Steak (13 oz I believe) BUT the side items I wanted was on another dish....NO PROBLEM at all... our lovely waitress did a switch and kept on going... My boyfriend ordered the Duck (Asian inspired) and was over whelmed to how well the dish was brought together (he said he can never eat duck again because he is sure it will never be better prepared) For desert we had some sort of chocolate peanut butter thing...Can’t remember exactly what it was called but it too was amazing... To top our amazing dinner off she asked in honor of our celebration if she could bring is two glasses of champagne to toast! I don’t know how anyone could have a bad experience at Biga. Every aspect ...the decor the people the view...it’s all amazing! Some people you can given the world and they still wouldn’t be happy (I’m assuming the negative comments come from those who have negative cognition about everything) I will most defiantly come back, and am even thinking about planning my wedding reception at Biga! Loved it! Must go!

• Pros: great customer service

08/30/08

Good but take your chances

by deebles

We were celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary and spending the week-end in San Antonio. Our primary dinner reservations were at Morton's Steakhouse (see that review) and we were looking for a 2nd night of dining. We found an article that stated that Biga on the Banks was rated the #5 restaurant in TEXAS by Gourmet Magazine, so we thought WHY NOT? We had no reservations, so we took our chances. We were seated right away on a Friday night at 7pm...(I guess the economy at this time really was having an impact)...so anyway...we were greeted by friendly staff. The decor in the restaurant was wonderful, but the chairs were uncomfortable....90 minutes later & we couldn't wait to leave. So onto the dinner. Our waiter Arturo, was friendly & helpful, but had a very thick accent & spoke too quickly so was difficult to understand. His recommendations were: The sampler apetizer ($10.00 per person for 3 bite size treats)was a veritable delight for the palate. The best was the wild game lettuce wrap YMMM spicy/sweet oh sooo good. The salmon tortilla square was boring...the chicken fried oyster was ok......For dinner, Arturo recommended a rib eye, so my steak loving husband ordered that....this was a miss...it was cooked to perfection...(rare) ...but lacked any real flavor....13 oz boring steak....$44.00....the accomanying vegetables: garlic braised green beans (YUM) were amazing in flavor..the garlic mashed taters (MISS) were not real...so they were gummy YUCK. I ordered the duck which was wonderful (YUM - $39.00) cooked medium the breast was tender and flavorful, the leg was tender and fall off the bone - the whole dish was asian influenced and just thinking about it I want more. The total cost of dinner was $124.88. I would go back...to eat the YUM foods and maybe try dessert, other reviewers say dessert is great...so something to look forward to... So do I think this is the #5 restaurant in TEXAS? no Was it good? yes Was it expensive? YES, so choose wisely

• Pros: Nice decor, friendly staff, good service
• Cons: Food cost varies a lot...some things were worth it..others were not.

05/12/08

Poor overall

by tour2

Good food and wonderful waiter service. However as visitors from England we were astonished when the Manager allowed a screaming child disrupt diners enjoyment. The Manager was appraoched very politely about the problem, but stated the money from the childs family was just as good as any that of any other patrons. We asked to speak to the Owner, and we were told he had left the premises. Once again the Manager showed us how much he valued customers who had suffered through such interuptions by rudely slapping down both his and the owners business cards on our table. I presume we were to follow up our complaint through e-mailing the Owner. We have eaten in many wonderful restaurants in the U.S.A., however Biga on the Banks does not rate as one of them. If you are looking for somewhere to eat in San Antonio, go elsewhere.