Boiler House Texas Grill & Wine Garden

My husband and I went there for dinner Saturday night. For the first 5 – 7 mins there was no one at the front to seat us. Finally we got seated and got this waitress with such nasty attitude that my husband said let’s just leave. I asked to speak with a manager. While I spoke with the manager, she stood right behind him with a smirk on her face. At that time, I just walked. Will never go there again..

Showed up half an hour before close. There was no one to seat us. We tracked down a waitress playing with the POS. «Uhh. you can sit at the bar I guess.» We had to ask if it was okay to sit at a table.
Some other waiter asks if we’re okay as he walks by without breaking stride. No offer of drinks or menus. Finally we get a waitress, we say we’re not ready to order, and she says we should hurry if we want to order, because it’s last call. Guess she’d made enough money for the day.
Your business hours should reflect when you stop accepting guests, not the hours that you’d like to go home.

I was hesitant with some of the reviews on here, but I am very glad we went. Yes the service was not amazing, but they were friendly and helpful. The food was great. I split the tomahawk with a friend and it was amazing, cooked perfect and amazing sides. Our wives got the three course meals for Valentine’s Day and both got perfectly cooked steaks and great sides. They have an awesome wine list and even some great scotch/​whiskey. This is definitely worth checking out.

went on a Sunday night (valentine’s day), most of the appetizers are sold out, and a few entrees are not available as well.
The pork belly is moist and delicious. And the 3 appetizers we ordered had the same sauces for garnish.
The double cut pork chop was a little dry.
The duck dish has a leg confit and a pan-​seared duck breast. The duck breast came out undercooked, and my friend had to send it back. They just reheated and send it back out.
The cod and the sweetbread was ok.
There doesn’t seem to have any service. The server wasn’t very good. Silverwares were not replace after each course, and we ended up grabbing silverwares from the empty tables beside us.

Like many of the other restaurants in Pearl the interior of Boiler House is first class and was done to keep the historical elements of the original brewery intact. Two thumbs way up to the developer on the interior but with MANY dinners at Boiler House under our belts (including New Years Eve) the experience gets worse with every visit. On this visit we walked out before even being seated.
First, there’s nothing worse than a snooty hostess asking if you have reservations for lunch and looking around a seeing a dozen plus empty tables. Worse yet many of the tables had not been bussed from the last diners including one right outside the entrance. Frankly, the place looked disgusting. The hostess then escorted my wife to a «supposed» available table stuck way in the back while the rest of our party was wondering what the heck was wrong with the many empty tables within eyeshot.
While this charade was taking place I walked out the front door across the walkway to NAO and was seated at a great table before the hostess and my wife ever returned to the front. The Boiler House acts as though they don’t have any competition yet within 50 yards of the place there are fantastic restaurants (including NAO, Supper and Sandbar) that keep their tables clean, don’t sport an attitude, have great service and serve up amazing food.
BTW, our lunch at NAO was absolutely fantastic!

Let me start by saying the venue and food are good. However, the 3 – 4 people at the front and the organization is miserable. There are always tons of open tables but a 30 to 45 minute wait. Keep in mind, the over head of a restaurant isn’t that variable. Open tables with 40 minute wait times are simply BAD business for a restaurant, and these guys run their business poorly in that regard.
If you have time to wait, great. The atmosphere is really awesome and the food is great. Management needs to go across the way to the CIA to learn how to run a business.

The restaurant was extremely loud.
The server was not very nice or helpful.
The food; ugh. Bad. I ordered ahi tuna, which I typically love, and couldn’t even finish it. My boyfriend ordered duck, which was barely decent.
We decided to try dessert, in hopes of finding something good about the restaurant. No luck.
I will never go back.

I had dinner here on a Wednesday, with only a handful of people in the restaurant. Service was great. I had the bacon wrapped tuna, which was delicious. The sides that I tried were the quinoa and the grits (they have longer names, but quinoa and grits are the main ingredient), and they were also excellent. It was a great meal, and I highly recommend a visit.

Today my friend and I went there for lunch. The wait for a table was 45 min but we chose to sit at the bar… Strange thing though, there were two free tables
Anyway, the service was good. Our bartender was awesome! We had mimosas, which were really good. We then ordered the bone marrow, chicken pâté, beets and Brussel sprouts.
The marrow was a huge portion!!! Both me and my friend couldn’t finish it. Very generous with the portion.
The pâté was yummy and the Brussel sprouts were the best!!! It has chunks of salami and some cheese on the top. The beets were good and it wasn’t doused with cheese — thank goodness!!!
I would go back again!

I came here for Sunday brunch. We started with the chicken liver pâté/​mousse, it was served with grilled Texas toast. The pâté was smooth and delicately flavored. I had the verde pork and grits, which was delicious! I also had a Bloody Mary, it was good, it has horseradish in it FYI. My cousin had the French toast and really enjoyed it. It was a bit sweet for my taste but I prefer savory dishes for breakfast. The server was so pleasant and attentive! Overall the experience was great and I’ll definitely go back the next time I’m in Texas.

This place rocks! I had the most amazing dish I’ve had in a long time. No wait, got there Saturday around 10:45am. The server (think his name was Brett or Brent?) was great. He was very friendly, made good conversation and recommendations. My husband was a little undecided on what to order but decided on the hangover hash. He loved it! He mentioned to the server how we lived in NM for a few years and missed the green chile and our waiter was generous and brought out a few small bites of their green Chile dish for him to sample. Very attentive! I got the Krispy Kreme burger. AMAZING! I probably destroyed all the work I put in at the gym this week but I don’t care, it was so worth it. Enjoyed an orange mimosa with it that was delicious. Great place to try some unique food and great service. Will be going back!

I started writing this review as I was sitting at the table and regretting choosing to dine here. For starters I recommend you go anywhere except for here. I was staying at the hotel next door and was in the mood for steak but didn’t feel like taking Über to Boudro’s who makes an awesome ribeye. In all fairness I was here 1 ½ months ago with a group and the steak was good.
I’m speechless over the ribeye I received and the customer service left a lot to be desired as well. The 1^st ribeye was over cooked. I spoke with the manager and received a 2^nd ribeye which was extremely under cooked. I was convinced the chef that was cooking on Monday, 01÷18÷16 didn’t know what he was doing. The young lady who brought out my 2^nd steak had better customer service skills than the manager did. She was genuinely apologetic and while lost for words she wanted to make things right, however there was nothing she could do. The manager never returned and the clueless waiter brought me a check for poorly cooked brussel sprouts and the barely ok manhattan.
I was seriously spellbound by all of the things that went wrong and the lack of concern of the manager. I saw him and what appeared to be the chef looking over at me as the waiter brought the bill. The waiter didn’t even apologize for my terrible experience. This restaurant has the right location but the wrong manager and staff. I understand that everybody makes mistakes, but I do not understand is how a manager could be so dismissive.
Here is a tip for the manager or owner in case they read these reviews: The «great» Pearl location can attract a customer to your restaurant, however the customer’s experience is what determines if they will return and what they will share about it on sites like Unilocal.You all need to get it together because it is not ok to waste a customer time and ruin their dinner for the evening. The (1) star rating is for the young lady who brought out the 2^nd ribeye because she’s the «only» one who exhibited proper customer service skills.

There was a 20 minute wait for brunch but it was worth it. They text you when your table is ready to give you a chance to walk around the farmers market while you wait. Their brunch menu has so many creative dishes that made it unique.
I ordered the BLT Mac and egg which was a skillet of mac and cheese with bacon, topped with eggs Benedict. You can tell they use generous amount of cheese because when you pull some shells out, there are strings of cheese. It looks like a small portion but I had plenty of left overs.
My friend ordered the hangover hash which surprised me to be a really great dish. I expected a lot of potatoes with bits of meat but it was so much eggs, meat, and veggies piled on top of a layer of hash. It had a Mexican breakfast taste with all the bell peppers and spices. I was impressed.
We also tried from the spread menu, a chick liver and foie gras spread with toast as an appetizer. The toast, I could tell had some sugar which added an interesting flavor.

Hangover hash with good coffee was a great way to start he day. Asked for a side of toast and honey (fresh honeycomb honey), which was a nice compliment to the dish. Décor was very cool. Definitely will come back for dinner.

Most of the food we had at Boiler House was great. The location is spectacular. For all intents and purposes, Boiler House is a good restaurant. I’m giving it three stars because something about our meal convinced me that the hype just isn’t real with the pearl brewery and that the whole area might just be becoming a parody of itself.
I like that the restaurant has a focus on creating a distinctive Texan vibe that kinda meshes with the industrial environs of the pearl brewery. With items on the menu like Dr. Pepper Hog Jowls and Boneless Texas Quail, my family and I were pretty impressed with how creative the kitchen was. They also had a fairly extensive craft cocktail list, as well as a decent Texan beer list (Texan-​only by the way).
What was missing here was decent service and reasonable prices. We all shared four appetizers and one entrée and spent an exorbitant amount of time and money on the whole meal. Maybe as everything at the pearl starts to calm down, this place can amp up their game. All in all, the food was good enough for me to want to give it a second chance.

Dear server Matt, we haven’t known each other long, but I trust you. You said the happy hour margarita is the best, and my new friend, I concur. Hostess leaves a little to be desired as well as the shorter, dark haired, young woman (x 2) one with rimmed glasses, one without, rolling their eyes at guests, news flash I SEE YOU. Babies & toddlers at the bar, strongly disagree (but it’s only 545pm) but Matt, the $ 5 happy hour margaritas & your exceptional service exceeds expectations & you are appreciated. Hope to see you soon!
One more thing, food arrived & OMG «»

Recently met with friends and family in San Antonio and decided to have supper in this establishment. First, if you haven’t please visit the Pearl Brewery area, is an extremely nice area with several restaurants and shops, a nice hotel with a Culinary Arts school in the premisses. In addition, is just by the Riverwalk as well.
Now to the restaurant. This is a very high end «steak house» with a nice and relaxed ambiance and EXCELLENT service. The menu is sufficiently diverse for most everyone to find a favorite. The concept is an entrée with extra side orders to share with the table. As such, is a pricy place to eat, but the quality of food certainly makes the final bill more palatable.
We started with a couple of appetizers, octopus salad and quail poppers. Both were nicely presented and delicious. For my entrée I picked a tuna steak wrapped in thick bacon, other choices around the table included the grilled pork chops, filet mignon and grilled ribeye steak. The meats were succulent with perfect seasoning and doneness.
For desert we all got their version of the «moon pie». Really good.
To give you an idea, for our party of five, with several three appetizers, five entrees, four sides, three deserts and several drinks, the final bill came a bit over $ 350. Despite the price, I must say the whole experience was great and the food was excellent.
If you are looking for a relaxed time with family/​friends or planning for a perfect date spot, this restaurant (and area) will score a big hit for both.

In the heart of the old Pearl Brewery complex this was a unique surprise with very delicious food. Very eclectic décor reminiscent of the past when it was the storehouse for the brewery.

Ok. Update.
So they’ve added booze, which in reality, gives everyone, including them, options. From what I understand, business has picked up.
Enough of that.
Ordered the charcuterie board for Charc Week 2015. Of all the ones I tried, this was the best one. Tasted like a flavor volcano exploded in my mouth. What they did was incredible. The board took you through a rainbow of flavors which all in the end melded together.
Service has been ok the times I’ve been here but tonight, as busy as they were, no complaints. Commendations for the staff as they were answering questions as fast as they were coming to them. A special shout out to the bartender, Elizabeth, who provided great feedback on whiskey and her attentiveness to every customer. Thanks Elizabeth!
Overall, good times were had! My new go to joint!

Meeting an old friend based in San Antonio after 17 years of not seeing each other, she picked Boiler House as our meeting place. In doing so, she reminded me how we were able to sustain our friendship despite the distance and the years.
Boiler House is located at the Pearl District, which is the trendy spot in San Antonio from what I gather. The building itself is quite trendy, preserving the original building with just a few stylish touches here and there.
For a group of ten, I called to make a reservation and they were very personable on the phone. When I explained that we were coming from Dallas, the lady said that it would be alright if we ran late as long as we call them to let them know. And when the other members of our party arrived a little late, they allowed us to order while we were waiting for the others. It was really appreciated as a five-​hour drive could make people very hungry and cranky.
Before this visit, I checked their website for the menu and was looking forward to the la parka porko. Unfortunately, the waitress told me that they do not offer it anymore. They were also out of the green chili pulled pork, but they allowed us to order a side of popcorn grits. The popcorn grits were great on its own, so I was really disappointed to have ran out of the green chili pulled pork.
The food we ordered were varying. We ordered the hangover hash, the crème brûlée french toast, the bacon Benedict, the grilled fresh mozzarella pine nut salsa verde, pancakes, steak and the David Lee Roth burger. Everyone was pleased with the food. My initial disappointment about not being able to try the menu items, which I was eyeing for the past few weeks prior to this visit, dissipated with every delicious bite.
The hangover hash was addictive and easily the favorite of everyone. It was spicy, flavorful, and hit all the right spots and left us wanting for some more. The french toast was decadent and felt like such an indulgence. It was perfectly made, neither too sweet nor soggy and the maple ice cream was just a great finish to every bite: it was consumed way too fast. The bacon Benedict was scrumptious and the bacon was not of the cheap, flimsy variety. The pancakes were finished by my friend’s picky son. On the other hand, the David Lee Roth burger satisfied a pregnant woman, which is always a good thing. The steak was delicious also, if my friend’s quiet while eating was any indication. The only disappointment was the grilled mozzarella. I am not sure what we were expecting. Although it was delicious, the cheese was difficult to eat as it solidified quite fast.
The service was just alright. Our waitress was hardly around when we needed refill or when we wanted to order other items. She showed up once, said «are you guys doing ok?» in a singsong voice, and pirouetted out of our table without really giving us a chance to answer. Lady, that was cute, but we were not looking for cute, we were looking for good service and more coffee. Thankfully, another waiter actually competently filled our absent waitress’ shoes. If not for him, the good food alone would not have been able to make our visit a great one, especially since when our waitress actually gave us her full attention, it was to imply that our dawdling was no longer welcome.
Despite the none-​too-​pleasing service, I would like to go back to Boiler House when I am in San Antonio. The ambience and the food are something that would make a regular of me.