Veronica Toro

Review of Texas French Bread

The baked goods -- my favorite are the ciabatta an...

The baked goods -- my favorite are the ciabatta and bagels-- are excellent. However lunch here is all but average and the dinner, in spite of the relaxed atmosphere, the simple approach to food made with locally sourced sustainable food, is very underwhelming. Texas French Bread has yet to reach the the consistent quality for its dining experience that it has attained with its bread. The daily menu is really hit or miss. Most things I have had there are very memorable: from a very beautiful simple salad of figs, prosciutto, hot mustard greens with a drizzle of wild honey or a roasted garlic braised cauliflower soup to a tough and oily pork milanese (their knives could not cut through it) with a poorly prepared radicchio salad or excessively mushy and poorly cut tagliatelle with a weak and muted basil pesto. Although I often leave very unsatisfied (especially given that the experience does not justify the prize) I will occasionally revisit them for their endless bread, friendly staff and down to earth, even if often confused, approach to food.