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James S.

We popped into King William Wine after seeing it on my social feed. My wife and I fell in love with this place for the atmosphere, wine, cocktails, the food menu and the staff!! The secret ingredient are the proprietors, Jill (the sommelier) and Juan, who clearly have a passion for what they do. The decor is quite beautiful while not being pretentious. They have lots of seating, including outdoors, and a private room for about (4) people. The menu is very much progressive, including a brunch menu with lobster Benedict. As you would expect, their wine selection is solid, featuring European and South American wines at reasonable prices. Special kudos to the staff, including Max, who made sure that everything was to our expectations. Highly recommend trying it out for dinner, brunch or just some wine or specialty drinks (they have a full bar).

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Kenneth H.

Oh oh oh my Different level Different experience Elevated experience You feel the vibe Wine club options with different locker options. Or join the give me two bottles of wine a month, all the perks and yes I will drink one of the bottles on location - wine club!!!! Higher in membership, private tasting and social room. Great wine selection Full bar Great food.... GREAT A twist on some classics, example - Crema Catalan. Spending 3-4 months in Spain I appreciate the Chefs twist on this Classic. The owners (Husband and wife team) check in on you routinely. If they are trying to make you welcome and part of the family accomplished. This a dream and new lane for them. Funny they stated they don't have restaurant, bar, or hospitality back grounds. I'm going to respectfully disagree. You can't teach love in what you do, pride, pure family type customer service. That is planted in your DNA and it shines with the owners and has a trickle down effect to management and the team. Chef Sandra Maldonado- Lord the food! Gracias Operations manager Liz, you would think she is the daughter of the owners. Bar tender manager Jack. I have followed him around SATX - Example at Texas Jazz. Great pick up! Polished and does those little things that separate him from others. The rest of the team, polite and on point. Must go, For a unique and different San Antonio experience and more importantly the MEMORY Higher end $, but well worth it. Congratulations on your opening, personally we will frequent monthly, adding it to our routine. The Wine Bar at King William https://share.google/SKFlSXAKeeBo7tSej

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Hope A.

We will always visit this fabulous restaurant. Never, ever, a disappointment. This past visit was over the top. A special night to enjoy a visit from my daughter from Fort Worth and my DIL from Weiden, Baveria. We were treated like royalty. Goodness, the food was amazing. The drinks exceptional. The service was way over the top. Highly recommend. It's a very special place. The atmosphere is wonderful. We love this place!!!

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Joseph E.

Heard about the latest brunch spot at the Blue Star complex and had to come check it out for myself and glad I did. They do take reservations, and they are recommended as this spot is not too large and seating is limited. They do have a small outdoor patio for outdoor dining as well. As you walk in you notice the vintage decor and furniture that add a touch of elegance to the motif, but they also play modern music in the dining area to keep things lively. After looking over the menu, I go with the heritage lamb hash and the Chef's Bacon Experience because why not. The bacon comes out first and you get three differently flavored bacons offerings. I don't recall the different profiles, but they were all distinctive, flavorful, and not overly salty. The lamb has comes out next and it smells great. It comes with a crispy potatoes with a poached egg in the middle. The lamb was moist and flavorful with no gamey taste. The poached egg was perfectly made. During our meal the owner came by to check in on us and our meal which was a nice touch. The staff was super friendly and worked well as a team. Overall, I really enjoyed my first time here and look forward to coming back and try more of the menu.

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Kevin G.

Our small group had the pleasure of being the first customers to ring in the New Year of 2026 with brunch at King William Wine. We were met at the door and explained the history and careful thought that went into the overall layout and decor throughout the space. Our group of 5 shared the Bacon Experience, Champagne Brunch Tea Tray and they Butcher's Brunch Board and it was more than enough to leave us all full and satisfied. The service was top notch and we even had the opportunity to speak with the owner's and understand their vision behind the space. Everything we had was top notch and, although full, we had to try the Gemutlikuchen dessert cake which came out in a large enough portion for 5 people to share. It was absolutely amazing. Because we went on New Years Day, there was a limited menu, so we are excited to go back and get the full brunch experience. One last note - they have an extensive wine list. We are not big wine drinkers ourselves, but you can tell the owner's have a passion for wine and talked us through some of the wine tasting experiences and classes they will have in the future. Super cool place. KG Recommended!

Happened upon this gem on a lovely rainy Sunday afternoon, right before closing time. Stunning and welcoming and cozy from the minute you step inside. Ashley graciously provided us with the story of this place, and the wine, and the intention of it all. We were seated at the bar underneath vintage chandeliers, sipping champagne and treated like family. It was truly hard to leave. With the start of Sunday Suppers, and of course their Bubbles and Bacon brunch... needless to say, we will be back!

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a great spot in the blue star area. the service was excellent as was the food. a definite spot to try. prices were reasonable.

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The food was excellent, and the atmosphere and ambiance were truly outstanding. We will be back.

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It was great to chat with owners Jill and Juan at the bar, and all their staff are friendly and welcoming.

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The Esquire Tavern

The Esquire Tavern

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Daniel is AMAZING! thanks for the help and making me laugh!!! Love the atmosphere/vibe.read more

Update to first review below, rating updated from a 3 to a 5 star (drinks & bartender would get 10+…read morestars if we could rate that high): Saturday night: Went back for after dinner drinks at the Downstairs (a "speakeasy" throwback, look up the history of the place to see why). Drinks were AMAZING! Bartender Rob made the best Negroni I've ever had. I asked him to use whatever gin he thought best--result was an artistic smooooooth full-bodied drink. Told him when I was done I'd lick the glass if it wasn't considered so uncouth for a 'mature' lady like myself to do so Hubby's Buffalo Trace bourbon old fashioned was also outstanding. Rob was the bartender last night who did such a great job, and his work was even better tonight. We highly recommend The EsquireTavern for excellent cocktails. We love the long wood bar and high copper ceiling upstairs, but love the intimate speakeasy atmosphere downstairs even more. We'll definitely be back every time we're in San Antonio! First review, Friday night: Drinks were great (Manhattan and Bourbon Old Fashioned). REAL drinks, no complaints at all about those. And the bartenders were very friendly and helpful. Those aspects of the Esquire get 5+ stars from us. But the appetizers were not good, close to inedible. It was about 8:30pm or so, so maybe they were getting ready to close out the kitchen but the chalupitas with chicken tasted like rubber, and no flavor at all. The seafood platter had something in it that was breading with shell inside, but no meat of any kind. We couldn't figure out what it was supposed to be. The shrimp was good and the fish was good but those other things... We'll always love the drinks, the long wooden bar, and the ambiance at the Esquire Tavern, but we'll eat somewhere else and come here for before or after dinner drinks. (See update above to this review for when we returned the next night for after dinner drinks.)

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