Bonnell's Restaurant

We were celebrating our 4th Anniversary and made a reservation the day before our Anniversary dinner. When we walked in, we were greeted very warmly by Morgan and congratulated on our special occasion. We were seated and allowed to choose where we were most comfortable. The tables are cute and had a nice ambiance although the layout was a bit unusual. Jolene was our server throughout the night and was an absolute pleasure! She never let our glasses empty and had a great table side manner!! We had the Oysters Texafeller as our appetizer to share and we were pleasantly blown away!! The flavor was just delectable! The food was beautifully plated and the smokey flavor was out of this world! I ordered the Red Wine Braised Brisket while my spouse ordered the Elk Back Strap. For desert, we ordered the Tres Leches Creme Brule! And they gave us complimentary chocolate truffles to celebrate our Anniversary!! ❤❤ Overall one of the best Celebratory dinners I've ever experienced!!

Wow. We called at 10:00am for reservations and a human actually answer (yay). The service was exceptional from the minute we arrived (Thank You Jamie!!). We got the mixed platter with Quail, Andouille Sausage, Buffalo and Jamie recommended adding the Elk. Everything was delicious. We split the platter and it was more than enough for two, along with a salad. The whole experience was a perfect 10.

Let's start with reservation call. Short notice was going to put us in the bar area but Morgan put me on a short hold and made it happen in the main dinning room. Awesome #1 When we showed up the hostess was so gracious to let us move to a quiet table away from little kids. Awesome #2 Our server was funny and professional all at the same time! We stayed well after close but she made us feel special the entire night. Awesome #3 Food and atmosphere are just what you would expect from John Bonnell's creations. Awesome #4 Buffalo , elk, shrimp, red fish, burnt ends Mac and cheese... I can go on!

This was a place near us that we passed constantly, and each time, I always admired their wonderful lush garden. We kept saying we needed to go there w/o realizing what restaurant it was. However, my husband found it was Bonnell's and took me there for our recent wedding anniversary. The food was spectacular probably because it's100% LOCALLY SOURCED TX FOOD. The chef apparently grew up hunting and believes in using local sourced 👍👍. We had the mixed grill with Buffalo and the Elk backstrap. Wow, the ELK BACKSTRAP is amazing at medium cook! Fave! I loved the stuffed quail, fried quail legs appetizer, and the Brushetta with goat cheese was divine. The selection of wines was outstanding, and the digital presentation for selection made it quite easy for pairing. OMG, the mashed marscapone "yams"/ sweet potatoes are absolute DIVINE HEAVEN. Forget the Thanksgiving marshmallow style, I can't eat them any other way now. The deserts for me I can't speak to because there was only one dairy-free alternative of sorbet in a flavor I didn't care for. They need another alternative (almond, cashew, goat, etc.) for those of us with digestive dairy issues. My husband seemed to really enjoy the cheesecake, though, and they brought a few truffles for a wedding celebration gift. Staff were very attentive. Our server, Brenda was very sweet, kind, and attentive. Kudos to host, bartender for ensuring I had a comfortable wheelchair space for seating in the bar area of the restaurant when we came in. Very accommodating.. The only real negatives would be: ▪︎ Only 1 handicap ♿️ parking is available, and I need van access always, so we had to park in an adjacent lot since the only spot avail. was taken. ▪︎ need more dairy-free desert options other than 1 sorbet ▪︎SHARPEN YOUR STEAK KNIVES!!! DULL! 😂 ▪︎ the lighting seems to be a constant complaint. Ambiance is great, but when it's too dark to see the menu, you need to hand out flashlights or turn the lights up a bit more 😆 Overall, WE LOVE this place and will be back to try more of the menu & eat more Elk backstrap!

The cedar plank brie was great! The fried quail with buttermilk ranch was nuts! Watermelon salad was interesting, in a good way~ Burnt ends Mac & Cheese was insane! Veggie stuffed poblano pepper was super tasty! Of course the cornbread was super as well... Chocolate pecan cobbler was great! Service was good 👍 very attentive.

My hubby and I celebrated my birthday here and so glad we did! The staff was amazing greeting us to our waitress Melanie!!! Melanie was great at suggestions and letting us know exactly what we were getting! The food was beyond excellent! The Buffalo Tenderloin was as tender as sliding a knife through butter! And the smoked Brie...I mean need I say more? The atmosphere was romantic and quaint!! Definitely going again soon! My compliments to the chef!! Thank you Melanie for making my Birthday dinner so special!!