Stella Sola
Houston
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011, 6:48 pm
Robert Finley says:
The restaurant was beautiful and upon entering we heared a lot of crashing noise from the kitchen so we opted for a table far from the front door. My first request of the waiter was to change the loud rap type music to something more fitting of a restaurant of this caliber. Unfortunately the waiter said it was "Pandora" but he would try. (I know that Pandora is very easy to modify) He was unsuccessful and the balance of the evening was listening to Zydeco and rock. My companion ordered a cosmo which came to the table with very little cranberry juice. We were told that they had run out of cranberry juice. There was also no offer for pepper or anything else for the table oil. There was neither salt nor pepper and no offer of ground pepper or salt by the wait staff for the entrees. The food was acceptable but eating with a background of loud obnoxious music made it less than pleasant. Finally the recommended dessert was little more than ice cream with chocolate syrup and carmelized pecans. Having eaten at other Casswell offerings I was not impressed, will likely not return or suggest to friends. Very disappointing.
Monday, December 21st, 2009, 2:59 pm
Ribbon Stage says:
David,
Kool-Aid???
Obviously you guys have never met, anyone who knows Caswell would peg him more of a trash can punch kind of guy.
Sunday, December 20th, 2009, 3:56 pm
Dorothy says:
David, I don’t even understand what "the mussels were too large" means.
I went last night with a party of five and we all enjoyed our meal thoroughly. The kicker was the value -- it was right around $70 per person including three bottles of wine and apperitifs. Wow.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009, 10:56 am
David W says:
I don’t even know where to begin. Six of us went there recently on a quiet night. We never shared any moment where any of us felt like this was close to being the best food in Houston. The only moment shared was the next day as all of us complained about how bad we felt. This despite the fact none of us finished our entrees. The mussels were too large and the broth lacked flavor. can’t remember the last time I sent away a bowl of mussel broth unsopped up by bread. The pasta was cooked to mush on the ragu (in fairness the ragu flavor was good), the short rib overly salty and ridiculously over priced. The shrimp and grits were dry and over cooked. The best items, and they were few considering the price tag, was the fried risotto doughnuts and some of the charcuterie. I have to give Jason Gould props for the renevations he did before being let go. The place looks much better than Bedford. Sadly the food is about as impressive as the former tennant. Please stop drinking the Bryan Caswell koolaid and evaluate him the same way you would other chefs.
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