Le Reve
San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: (210) 212-2221
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- North St. Mary's Street
- Hours:
- Tue-Sat 5:30pm-10pm
Editorial Review for Le Reve – by Pableaux Johnson
The Scene
The key word here is intimate--the perfect balance between cozy and cramped. The minimally decorated room holds about 12 tables, with ample banquette seating and a few more secluded tables in the back. As you'd expect from a high-dollar contemporary French restaurant, pacing is leisurely and European.
The Food
Weissman creates well-presented, flavorful and exceptionally precise New French fare. Expect the dishes to artfully balance texture, continental richness and sculptural presentation. A deeply caramelized onion tart is topped with a creamy measure of goat cheese. Delicate New Zealand lamb chops with interlocked ribs are set over a bed of tender-crisp, bacon-enhanced puys lentils. The seared sea bass is absolute perfection--crispy skin with a near-creamy texture inside. Creme brulee fans can sample tiny portions of three rich flavors (vanilla, coffee, chocolate) or choose a full portion of one.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkTry one of the six wine flights--American red, champagne or chef's choice--for a taste of the varied wine list.
Know Before You GoIf your evening includes a show at the Majestic or the Empire Theatres, be prepared. The average meal here takes around two-and-a-half hours.
User Reviews for Le Reve
02/23/2008 Posted by KKL83
We had heard so many good things about Le Reve that we just had to try it. We had to make reservations 3 weeks in advance to be able to get a table. We looked at the menu online and the tasting menu was $105 per person (without wine pairings). So you would think it would have to be good, right? Wrong!! We were extremely disapointed. First, it took us a while to find the restaurant because they do not have any visible signs or anything that says "valet here". We got there and were seated and everything seemed to be just fine. Nothing spectacular, but good. I am not excited over the different color napkin based on what you are wearing like the person who wrote a review on here. Any good restaurant does this. They bring bread to your table several times before they start bringing out food. I guess that is to fill you up so that you won't notice that there is nothing special about the food. There are no spectacular tastes or anything. Most of the food that is served you think "I've had tastes like this before". Nothing special. Our bill was $254 (and we did not have any alcohol with our meal). We do not mind paying good money if the food is great . Our recommendation is...if you want great food in San Antonio with an awesome atmosphere go to Biga on the Banks. Bruce, the chef, is an awesome chef that actually knows how to prepare great food with an explosion of flavors. You will not be disapointed and will want to go back again and again. Plus the eight course tasting menu at Biga on the Banks is $85 per person. Much more reasonable and you get more and much better tasting food. Don't waste your time at Le Reve when you can experience Biga on the Banks. We learned our lesson.
Pros: You get good bread.
Cons: No great food. No signs pointing you toward valet parking. No "great" waiters. It took us 3 1/2 hours to eat when they say it will only take 2 1/2.
08/03/2006 Posted by emagenheim
Le Reve is a phenominal experience from the moment you enter until the moment you leave. My sister was visiting with me in Houston from New York City and brought the recent write up in The New York Times of Le Reve. A last minute cancellation at the restaurant enabled us to have dinner there. When seated, my sister was given a white napkin to go with her light colored dress and I was given a black one to go with my black slacks. With our water we were offered a choice of lemon, lime, orange or raspberry. I've eaten in many top ranked restaurants in many parts of the world and have never seen this much attention to detail. Many times in a restaurant of this stature the service is stuffy. Not so at Le Reve. Everyone was extremely helpful and very friendly. Each course was amazing. Since our dinner selections were quite different we ordered wine by the glass. The recommendations were excellent. Every guest was made to feel very special. With dessert we ordered the "ulimate coffee experience". I've never seen anything quite like it. The coffee started out on one side of the very elaborate coffee server and eventually winds up on the other side. It's quite the production. This wasn't just a good dinner it was a dining experience. We were so stuffed at the end that we couldn't eat the fabuous little cookies they served with the coffee. They put them in a beautiful gift box for us to take back to the hotel. I would go back to San Antonio just to dine at Le Reve.
Pros: Food and service are as good as it gets.
Cons: None
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