1011 Bistro

Reviews about 1011 Bistro

• 4 / 5

  By s. clark
  We were early for the dinner opening restaurant at 4:30, but we just wanted to have a drink on the patio anyway. After making our way to the upper entry that opens on to the upper terrace, we stopped just to enjoy the spectacular view of the Guadalupe river. It was what I had pictured after reading about this restaurant and seeing the pictures of the location on line. We made our way down some step steps to the main level and found the door to be locked. An employee noticed us and said that they were not yet open. We explained that we wee just here for a drink which he acknowledged and it was understood that we would be waiting outside for service upon opening.
  
  It was a short 10 minutes while we waited at a table on the edge of the covered patio overlooking the water with the gold and silver sheen of the sun reflecting off the water as the shadows grew longer on the tree lined shores. Several trees had begun their color change and were a magnificent fire brand orange as the sun lit their leaves from behind.
  
  The waiter brought drink menus and we could not find what their web site had touted as one of their usual line-up which was a Kir Royale. The waiter disavowed any knowledge of ever serving the drink as they have no liquor license, just beer and wine. A bit nonplussed, I finally found their web site on my phone and sure enough it contained the very drink I had ordered in their bar line up. "Whoops!", said the waiter and blamed it on the IT guy whom he said is not exactly current with his duties. We had a cold glass of Prosecco instead, no harm, no foul. The view was transfixing from our over-water perch and the calm waters mesmerizing. Just a few ducks and other water birds causing gentle ripples on the surface of the water.. We would just have to make the trip up from San Antonio to have dinner! Ah, would that it were closer.
  February 14, 2017