Restaurants near Residence Inn by Marriott Houston The Woodlands/Lake Front Circle

We did not know a band would be playing. We were there on a Thursday night, and the website and reviews do not mention that. We were seated right in front of the band, who were doing sound checks while we had appetizers. But, the band stopped with the sound checks. Our appetizers arrived, and they were wonderful. My wife had something called Sopes de Hongos (mushrooms on top of a sort of bread with a sauce) which were truly special. The band started playing around the time we ordered our main courses. They were not as loud as I expected them to be, and were really quite enjoyable. Our main courses were superb, especially my Callo de Hacha (scallops). Desserts were also wonderful, and the Tres Leches with pumpkin whipped cream was another wonder. Next time I will call ahead and find out if there is going to be music, and I will request a table further from the band. I will note that the band was great, but we were closer than ideal.

We returned for another wedding anniversary, because we are always treated with superior service, excellent food, whatever you choose on the menu and even when the restaurant is full the ambiance is still like you are their special guest, not “another customer”. It is our special place for our special celebrations.

This was our second year to start the new year with The Audrey Restaurant & Bar on New Year's Day and we loved it.

Pepper ribeye was awesome, little more than usual fat but tasty.

Well it's weird but right off the bat my kudos first go to the Valet Parking. The traffic was horrible arriving at the restaurant. Completely stopped. But as we got to the front door expecting a horrible experience trying to find a parking spot we were right at the front door and there was the Valet Parking sign. We pulled into the dropoff spot and handed off our key to the Valet and went right into the restaurant. It would have been a chore looking for a spot to park but it ended up being easy peasy. The place is gorgeous !! We were immediately brought to a semi circle table for four even though we were only two. We talked with Jada (SP?) and Lidia. They were perfect! We chatted about our cocktail choices and our wine choices for the perfect pairing for our food choices. We got filthy Grey Goose Vodka Martins to start. We then went over the menus. 3 menus. One for whiskeys one for wine one for food. We chose a nice white wine and for food we got shrimp cocktail, quail knots, lump crab cakes, tuna sashimi, lobster bisque, twice baked potato, Brussels sprouts, scalloped potatoes, heirloom tomatoes, double pork chops, petit filet, chocolate sin cake, warm butter cake, pino noir, and a great bread basket variety basket. We brought a lot home because the servings were very generous so we couldn't eat it all. Not even close. The live music was so good and the surroundings were so nice. It was a fantastic experience! One of the best dining experiences we've ever had.