Downtown Restaurants

I have been a patron of Bruce Auden's Biga since long before it moved to the Banks. Last night I brought my partner in for his first time, and the drive from New Braunfels was beyond worthwhile. The Prix Fix menu had everything we chose. The mixed greens salad was a bounty of very fresh non-boring lettuce with many surprises (brie, walnuts, apple...) and a light vinaigrette that was not applied too heavily. The man's favorite salad is Ceasar, so I pointed out that the Ceasar dressing on romaine lettuce was made with red pepper. Very happy. I enjoyed the lamb chop rack medium rare, but the accompanying glazed carrots and cheesy grits also made the plate 5 star. My partner had the beef Denver and wondered why he had never had beef like that before before, even though it is glorified potroast. Melt in your mouth and not a bit dry. I was jealous that I cannot braise beef that way. The orange polenta cake was very tasty, though a little dry. But the creamy sause and teeny scoop of basil sorbet made it perfect. The sampler was not amazing, just good according to my date. They change much of the menu daily, depending on what's at the market, but even though I cannot come in every day, we will make that drive again soon.

The ambience combined with the excellent food and service makes this the BEST restaurant in SA…will definitely be back…want to hear the live music on weekends so we will definitely be back very soon…!

Great waiter! Made our evening!

Cool view. Distinct menu. Somewhat Fancy atmosphere. The people were very amusing.

Wonderful seafood and waiter! Excellent ! Loved it! Sea bass and snapper was very good…