Glass Wall Restaurant

Great food, great drinks, great restaurant. Only complaint is that it can be extremely difficult to hold a conversation as the acoustics are not good. Cons: Acoustics more

My husand and I met his sister and mother there for a early dinner. We loved it and found our food to be excellent. It is small so during peak hours don't expect to get a table or to make changes or add to your reservation. The pork and crab cakes were great and so was a salad. Pros: Great food and wine Cons: Other than being small none. Small would be good it it wasn't so popular more

Lance's food continues to be very good. If you liked the food at his previous places you will really enjoy it here although the atmosphere is definitely more relaxed. Pros: Good Food, Nice Bright Atmosphere, Good Wine Selection Cons: Loud more

i spotted this place while driving around my new neighborhood and did not realize it was a restaurant and took a peek inside. last night i had dinner there with a couple of friends and we were amazed. great service, extensive wine list, comfortable atmosphere and the food was a symphony. we tried the ribeye, market fish and pork tenderloin and all were superior as were the desserts. i highly recommend the black forest cake and apricot tart, can't wait to go again. more

The evening started well with prompt (almost overly so) and polite service to get our first drinks and order taken. The starters arrived in due course - crab cakes were great; the goats cheese terrine not so much. What we did like was the wine recommendations by the glass to compliment each dish - which actually worked very well. Pros: Good wine recommendation, decor and atmos Cons: Food and service erratic more

If you like Shade, another place to get good food in the Heights, you will like Glass Wall. They do run out of things since business is hopping so if that worries you make your reservations earlier and dine before 7:30 PM. Recently when they were out of the duck I didn't mind because I had a great steak, and they gave us a free appetizer for the inconvenience. We like to go with a group of friends starting with drinks at the bar. Try the mac and cheese, yummy. Pros: Great menus for both food and wine, Heights location, Valet parking Cons: Sometimes run out of things later in the evening. more

Reserved table was ready, but two dishes was unavailable, already at 8 o?clock... more

Once again, my wonderful boyfriend of now five months chose Glass Wall for our Valentine's dinner (we decided to have Valentine's Dinner the Friday before since I was scheduled to travel). After such a great dinner, I realized that I'm going to leave him permanently in charge of picking our dinner locations. We made reservations, were seated right away, and had a great and attentive waiter. It was busy and a little noisy, but we had no problem having a conversation without raised voices. The bread choices - hard to say which was best as all that I tried were yummy. The ribeye my boyfriend had was wonderful, and the macaroni and cheese - WOW. Everything, including wine and dessert - was perfect. Our first Valentine's Day dinner together was just about perfect. Pros: Great atmosphere, service, food. Use the valet - it's easier. Cons: Can't think of any. more

We made reservations about a week in advance. We arrived and were seated at our table immediately. We treated ourselves to some champagne that was recommended to us by the manager and it was a great suggestion. The restaurant decor is simple and modern and yes, its loud but so what! It made you feel like you were in the middle of a great party! Just know right now that this is not for the romantic. Its for those who love great food, period. The appetizers of crab cake and dry scallops were both really tasty. The main entrees--which change every month--we tried were the pork tenderloin with kahula baked beans and the river trout. I have never tasted better fish or sauce ever. The dessert was a little bland and the service at the end was slow. I would have liked ice in my water and herbs in my olive oil for the bread. But those are minor issues. Yes its pricy--but worth it. Pros: awesome food, lively atmosphere Cons: minor issues with service more

My husband and I eat out at least 2-3 times a week and tend to stick to our favorite places. We sample new ones but haven't found any places to add to our regular list for a while. Glass Wall may just make it on the list, though likely for a week night until they handle the noise level (remember Monica Pope's T'afia before she tried to quiet that place down). The food is simply fantastic - fresh, beautiful, well balanced, and essentially yummy. So far we have focused primarily on the fish. The wine list has some great boutique wines and harder to come by wines from some of our favorite regions. The noise level on Saturday night is almost unbearable - you could not sit at a table of four without screaming, I imagine. With two, it was OK. But, Wednesday night was a great experience. We also watched the end of an Astros game at the nice bar and had a grapefruit martini after one meal. So, you can tell we didn't want to leave. Pros: Fish, wine list, ambience Cons: Loud on weekends more

Somehow, shouting, in order to converse with your table-mates, has become a new art form. Is this due to the acoustical nerve damage inflicted during ones' recent past??? As a youngish, senior citizen, I find the noise level in the Glass Wall unacceptable. The good food, impressive wine list, and above average service cannot overcome the painful noise level. ...... What has happened to managable, polite, low level conversation???? One might expect a little more consideration, when paying top dollar for an evening out. Until I'm certain a change (in an unaccaptable auditory assult ) has taken place, I will consider my 1st encounter, my last. Pros: Food, imaginative menue, wine list Cons: Noise level.........lack of menue prices... more

Great food, great atmosphere. Very nicely done place. It has very quickly become my favorite nice restaurant in Houston. Modern yet classy. They have a nice bar area separated from the eating area by the glass wall. I believe you can sit and eat in the bar if you'd like. The place is small which is nice but it also means you have to have reservations or you probably won't get a table. That being said, we arrived around 9:45 on a saturday night, and although they told us they had stopped serving, they gave us a table anyway. They were extremely accommodating. Pros: Food, Ambience, Service Cons: Need reservations, run out of items more

The menu may be small but the choices are heavenly. Definitely something for everyone here. The wine list was just right, with many unusual/small vineyard options, but not too many options to prohibit reading it in its entirety. Our waiter was a delight and happily complied with my request for a cheese platter instead of dessert (no cheese on dessert menu--yet). Looking forward to going back soon and often. Pros: Service, creative sides, wine list Cons: Slightly noisy more

Our neighbors suggested we try Glass Wall as it is the newest addition to fine dining in The Heights. We made reservations for Thursday night for 4 people and were in for the surprise of our lives. We were greeted with complimentary valet(Thank God, I'm cheap and HATE to pay for parking). The hostess said our table was being prepped and would be ready in a few moments. The place was hopping. Some sort of Hawaiian version of ""Somewhere Over The Rainbow"" was playing. I asked the GM who sang it and he told me it was Israel followed by some Hawaiian last name I cannot possibly pronounce. Anyway, it was laid back and cool. The place is simply decorated, warm sunflower walls, draped fabrics, and a neat glass wall framed in smooth river rocks. The tables were nicely appointed with cream colored linens, crystal wine glasses and nice silverware.(I'm getting tired of bare tables, rolled up silverware, and crappy service at fine dining prices.) My wife and I both ordered crabcakes to start and our guests had a spinach salad and barbecued quail. I knew we were in the right place as soon as we tried the food. Two chefs were working furiously in the open kitchen, pans flying, I thought they were going to start juggling! For our main course we had Lamb chops with a braised lamb shank, black sea bass(very lite), thick cut Tuna filet with spicy noodles, grilled pork chops with cabbage mashed potatoes. Everything was amazing. I usually like my tuna cooked through, but my waiter convinced me medium rare was the way to go. Service was fantastic even though the place was packed. I can't remember another Houston restaurant where a waiter crumbed my table or held open the restroom door for my wife. I even liked the little chocolates that accompanied our capuccinos. Details matter. Last but not least, dessert. Carribean creme brulee(YUM). One of the owners came by and told us about his dessert special, shepherd's pie. Chocolate and caramel tart thingy with whipped cream. Deadly rich!!! Needless to say, we are ecstatic to have a new fun place to eat in the Heights 'Hood. I work in Midtown and hang at Ibiza alot. I like that the glass wall guys have a similar approach to wine pricing. I don't want to feel gouged when I go out. I payed $40 more for the same bottle of Altamura cabernet at a local steakhouse. You glass wall guys rock, see you soon. Pros: Free Valet, Reasonable boutique wine list, killer food and service Cons: Need reservations most nights more

My wife and I checked out the Glass Wall on a Saturday night with two other couples. The architecture was stricking with lots of windows to create a nice openess. Service was very good and attentive. However the meal was a major dissapointment. The menu is quite limited, and we were informed that many of the items were no longer available. The items that we did order were average at best. The place is pricy as well, definately not worth our meal. Pros: Atmosphere, Service Cons: Food, Selection, Cost more

We had reservations for two on a Saturday night at this restaurant. The uncaring hostess sat us at a table for two. Fairly early, a friend called to join us. We requested a table for three. Management stated that they could not comply with our request. We left and had dinner elsewhere. In response to my email, the Manager reiterated his positionall the tables were booked that evening, thus moving us to a larger table was not possible. Within his response, the Manager stated that he had years of experience in the restaurant business. However, it eluded him that the probability that all parties making a reservation actually show up is extremely low. Giving preference to people that made a reservation, rather than patrons actually at tables is unacceptable, especially for a new restaurant. Although he requested that we return as his guests, we chose not to. Pros: Good Wine, Excellend Crab Cakes, Good Ambience Cons: Poor Customer Relatio, Uncaring/Rude Hostess, Slow Service more

What I like to do when I visit the Glass Wall is sit at the ""kitchen bar"". There I can watch Lance and Jeff at work. It is amazing how they just wip those dishes out. Each dish is prepared almost from scratch, thats why the food is excellent. My friends and I are making our way through the menu, but its hard...it changes every week. It is a fun place to go..I especially like to go early enjoy a Pipline coctail and watch it just happen. We are very lucky to have two fine chefs cooking just for us...... Pros: changing menu, reasonable wine price, open kitchen more

Food - fresh ingredients, executed well, appropriately proportioned, lightly sauced and nice presentation Wines - Outstanding selection - well priced, smaller boutique CA wines (they had several of our personal favorites). Shepard has not selected the standard boring fare, nor is he gouging the prices. Example, our starter of Domaine Carneros sparkling wine was priced only $5 above the price offered through their wine club. Atmosphere - hip but yet somehow still a ""neighboorhood"" resturant Service - good, but not five star (small things like entrees being placed at different times etc). This may very well improve with time since they just opened. The owner/manager Shepard Ross made the rounds several times to assure satisfaction. Booking - we got in the after making a reservation the same afternoon however we noticed that multiple people were being turned away Overall - Well done! Pros: Excellent value, Strong wine selection, Not a place for kids more