Located across from the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, this seemed like an ideal place for my husband and I to share a post symphony dessert date. Before we entered the restaurant, we were warned by two guests sitting outside that it smelled bad inside. We ventured in to find out for ourselves that the restaurant does indeed smell weird, although I attribute that to the cigar room.
The section of restaurant we were seated in was all high backed booths, providing for a fair amount of privacy, which was nice. Our server was friendly, if a little inattentive. The desserts were amazing. The restaurant doesn't love water drinkers, as the glasses we were given were tiny (less than 8 ounces) and were never refilled. The prices fit what I imagined them to be: the cheesecake was $10 and the chocolate cake was $15.
Aside from the slow service, my only trouble with giving a higher rating is the club underneath the restaurant. The restaurant itself seems like the kind of place that would have soft jazz or piano playing in the background, and indeed it is so soft that you can't hear it over the talk of guests and servers. When the club beneath the restaurant started up, you could feel the base pulsing through everything in the restaurant. It definitely took away from what had been a nice, romantic evening. To avoid this, I recommend going earlier in the evening.
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