Crescenzo’s Brick Oven Eatery and Espresso Bar

Good food, good service and love the outdoor dining. But… While I understand that many folks still smoke, I really wish it was not allowed on the small outside dining deck. Right now 2 guys puffing putrid cigars… Disgusting

Extremely slow service. Took us literally an hour to get our appetizer. They have 2 cooks, and thats all their kitchen area can fit so it wasnt «just a bad night». I recommend avoiding this restaurant on weekends if youre actually hungry. The food is not great but not terrible.

Cold food, slow service, two hours a without a fresh drink. Truly not much more to say.

Fast delivery, but did not enjoy the pizza nor the wings. Other items on their menu may be ok.

The food was inedible. The mozzarella sticks were cold (and the server never came back to check how the food was), on our waiter’s advice we got chicken wings with their «honey hot» sauce, it definitely had honey, not much hot, very disappointing, and not all the wings were cooked the same amount, some were crispy, some were not. I got a chicken Caesar wrap. It was inedible. I had one bite, and if I could have politely spit it out I would have. The potato chips with my sandwich were borderline stale. Once again the server never came by to check. My husband got a Italian meats panini. It wasn’t even a panini, no noticeable cheese, not grilled or pressed, or anything, and the flavors were off. We will NEVER eat here again.

Took the waitress 3 times of us asking, to come back and take our food order. After we gave her our order, she came back later to ask our order again, because she forgot what we ordered! Ordered basic bar food, ordered a buffalo chicken personal size pizza, got a 12″ BBQ chicken pizza!!! Beautiful views from the bar, maybe just go for a beer & the views.

I stay at the Woodlands often and find that the food here is pretty good and also is very reasonably priced for a hotel restaurant. The pizza is brick oven and its very good. The sandwiches are good too. If you eat out on the deck where the bar is they have food specials that can be downright cheap, I think they post then on the hotels Facebook page. I’ll keep eating here.

If there was a «zero star» option, that’s what this would get. The pizza was undercooked and the service was horrendous. I literally had to get up twice to get my server: once to get silverware, the other to get a pen because she didn’t bring one with the bill. I don’t typically write reviews, but I was so shocked this place had three stars, that I decided to write something. I don’t know if this was just an off night, but I definitely won’t be going again.

Let’s start with the view: spectacular. We chose a corner table with a phenomenal view of the creek.
The food: it varied. The mozzarella sticks were crispy and the sauce was extra zesty (in a great way). These are probably the best I have had in this area. As for my boyfriend, he had the build-​a-​burger and really enjoyed it. I had the vegetable panini. It was a mélange of peppers, artichokes, and mushrooms … and not exactly edible. (My boyfriend actually laughed at me when I said it wasn’t tasty … he was like «Ummm, since I read the ingredients, I assumed it would not be very good.» I might have to take the blame on this one also). Unfortunately, there wasn’t much in the way of vegetarian fare … and this was like eating a sandwich filled with «toppings» but no substance and it displayed nothing that could be defined as a «flavor profile.» (I did tell the server that it was not edible … hopefully, they will revamp it or pull it from the menu).
Atmosphere: had pluses and minuses. As mentioned, the view was delightful. And, as a bar and grill, you can assume that the clientele will be adults. However, be advised that the quiet dining experienced can be «ruined» by the digital jukebox. We were enjoying our meal and listening to the news on television when three middle-​aged, drunk women set-​up a massive list of Pharrell, Pitbull, Drake, etc. So, the television was still on and competing with the music. An older couple at the table in front of us, walked out. (This may also be because the speaker above our table kept cutting in and out). Maybe if management were willing to forgo the few dollars that this jukebox earns them, they might find more clients spending more money (we left because the music was absolutely intolerable), staying longer (I would have ordered a replacement meal if not for the music), and actually willing to return.
If not for the broken speaker and the insanely loud «jukebox,» I would have been willing to return to try the pizza and enjoy those apps. But, the thought of being held hostage by blaring music is more than we can stand.
Not a «bad» experience, just not ideal.