Delicious Italian neighborhood restaurant. Good service, clean, and spacious. I am so happy this restaurant opened and has remained because it is so good. This has become one of my sister's favorite pasta spots. Cocktails are great as well. Presentation of food is well done. read more

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Unfortunately, I was sorely disappointed. I came in and ordered a drink and an appetizer, pork belly. The pork belly was good, but it was way too busy with sweet potato puree, pickled onion, and a blueberry compote. The biggest issue was the wait, though. An hour wait for spaghetti, and basically a cacio e pepe w/ scallops. My drink order took 10 to 15 minutes per glass of wine, even though the bar was 9 feet from my table. This place has the potential to be awesome, but the front of the house and wait staff were seriously lacking, and the back of the house is obviously understaffed. I drove 30 minutes to this place, only to realize I will never return. I'm on for giving second chances, because everyone has an off night, but this is ridiculous. As I sit here an hour after I ordered my entrée, it still hasn't arrived. Also, I didn't get the second glass of wine.. Update: I just gave up. I won't ever return nor will I recommend anyone else come here! read more

I went to Salt and Sugar Gastro Bar with my sister on a Saturday afternoon around 6 PM. We made a reservation, although it probably wasn't necessary since they weren't very busy. We were seated in a cute little two-person booth, and our waiter was kind and friendly throughout the meal. I genuinely have no complaints about the service. The issue was the food--or more accurately, the availability of the food. My sister and I came specifically wanting to try the Dolce Pera pizza. We ordered our Italian sodas (which were delicious, by the way) and placed our food order. A couple of minutes later, our waiter came back and told us the pizza dough wasn't ready because it hadn't risen yet. This was especially confusing considering it's an Italian restaurant that opens at 11 AM, and we were dining at 6 PM. Being told there was no pizza dough available at dinner time was definitely frustrating. No problem, I thought. I switched to my second choice: the Five Cheese Tortellini. A few minutes later, the waiter returned again to tell me that dish was also unavailable. At that point, I was honestly ready to leave, but it was pouring outside and I was hungry, so I settled on the lasagna. When it arrived, it felt like a bowl of tomato sauce with a piece of lasagna hidden somewhere in the middle. To be fair, it didn't taste bad at all--the flavor was actually pretty good--but there was so much sauce that I found myself digging through it just to find the pasta. My sister ordered the carbonara, and that was pretty good. We also had the Strawberry Tiramisu, it was lack luster. Overall, the experience left me with mixed feelings. The service was great, the Italian sodas were excellent, and the carbonara was good. But having my first two menu choices unavailable made for a disappointing dinner experience. I've been meaning to go back and try the pizza because so many reviews rave about it, but I've kept putting it off because I'm not eager to make the drive only to find out there's no pizza dough available again at dinner service. read more

I was really excited to try this place, we made reservations for Friday at 7pm. The restaurant is beautiful inside with live music that was fantastic! We ordered a caprese salad, and pork belly for appetizers. The cheese in the caprese salad was fresh and delicious. The pork belly bites were also delicious! We ordered the coco mint soda, it was sweet and refreshing. We ordered panne be mare (seafood bread bowl) lasagna, lemon salmon, and the lomo steak with mashed potatoes. The Salmon had a good flavor, but was brought out cold. The panne seafood dish did not taste good at all, the seafood wasn't fresh and the tomato sauce wasn't good either. The lasagna was ok, but nothing special, it had the same tomato sauce as the seafood dish. My husband didn't like the lomo steak. Very overpriced food for the quality you get. read more

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My family decided to stop in one Saturday afternoon. My partner has passed it several times and was curious, so we thought we'd give it a try. It was fairly empty upon arrival, but the staff was pleasant. We were asked where we'd like to sit and after choosing a booth by the window, the host lowered the shade since the sun was shining directly on us. The interior is beautiful and intimate. Our waiter was very knowledgeable and patient with us taking the time to explain dishes. My favorite was the appetizer which is sliced raw beef that's been marinated in a citrus juice and topped with arugula, pesto, and mushrooms. My toddler even liked it! We ordered the lasagna and pesto pasta with chicken. I was very pleased overall. read more

Phenomenal food, exceptional service. I've been here several times now - birthday, lunch with the girls, Valentine's Day, promotion. It's AWESOME to have a nicer place right in the neighborhood. Don't sleep on the calamari! The parm risotto with red wine reduction and tenderloin is my absolute favorite thing on the menu, and let me tell you, there are no bad choices. Run on over to support a local business if you're seeking a fantastic meal and a place with an upscale but chill vibe. read more

Really enjoyed our dinner on a Saturday. The food was great! Would love to try other dishes. Staff were friendly. Would definitely come back and recommend to others. Pleasant atmosphere. I would call if it is late bc they did close the kitchen early and turned away customers. read more

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¡Absolutamente delicioso! Growing up a few hours from the Italian border, this meal took me back to childhood memories. Beautiful restaurant with friendly staff and Instagram worthy comfort photo ops too. Looking forward to returning soon to try that cheese wheel YUM! read more

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This place is a little gem, located in the middle of the neighborhood but definitely worth coming to. The staff is super friendly and attentive, the menu has multiple selections, and the bartender knows what he's doing!!! Lots of Italian choices, pizzazz, pastas, etc. we opted for the pasta, the waiter melts the cheese from the big block right in front of you, and is delish. The ambiance was pleasant, and is definitely a spot we'll go back to read more

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I think I would have given more starts if it didn't take forever to receive our food and if our drinks kept coming. We had a large reservation under 10. They provide bread for the table but one gave one, we had to keep requesting more while we waited for our food. The location is convenient and the ambiance was nice. The lighting made it another tricky to see but they had those small table lamps to help. They had a live jazz band that played softly to allow for visitors to communicate without shouting. The food was good. The menu had Italian and Indian style offering but no real fusion styles. It was this or that. The portion sizes are smaller for Texas, everything in Texas is bigger;) the flavors were decent. Great for a visit on a date night, wouldn't recommend for larger party as the food took forever to arrive to our table. read more

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its houston restaurant weeks! its $39 per person! I got insalata Cesare, risotto cream di gamberi, cannoli. insalata cesare - croutons were made in house, but not crunchy, and actually soft. the dressing was good, and the parmesan on top was also good! risotto crema di gamberi - forgive me, but it taste one step above instant risotto. the presentation however is beautiful! the shrimp was A+ cannoli: one side dusted with chocolate, other side has pistachios, the cream was not very sweet, almost taste like yogurt. but the shell was semi crispy, slightly soft. I ordered something the chef advised against, which was salmon al limone with pasta. they put this sauce on top that is brown that taste like balsamic vinaigrette that basically ruined the whole dish for me. so if you order salmon, ask for that sauce on the side, and thank me later boo. I wanted the pork confit, but they ran out, so I ordered the appetizer with eggplant instead, its like an eggplant lasagna, the tomato sauce was too acidic for this dish and the flavors did not balance out. Calamari - was very good A+ !!! but PLEASE order that tar†an sauce on the SIDE, I feel that I could eat that serving by myself, so if youre sharing, order 2! if you got anything from this review. get the tartan sauce on the side, and call your check early. they do take a while to bring the check, also order all your food in the beginning. it does take a long time for the check to come out, every friday 6-9pm, live music! check their IG for happy hour! enjoy! read more

I came here like 45 minutes before they were going to close. I wanted to get a quick bite but mainly a glass of wine. The service was great. I don't remember who my server was but he was the only one on the floor very attentive. very great service. I ended up not getting anything because all of the items seemed very heavy and also a little high priced for the quick bite that I was looking for, but I feel like it would be great for a date night. Looking forward to coming back with my fiancé for that risotto. I did end up having two dirty martinis and those were amazing. read more

This is not how you run a business. Worst service. & an awful Valentine's Day dinner because of it. Sat down at 10pm, ordered right away. Food appetizer & main entree came before the drink I ordered..the cocktail we had to keep asking for then ended up going to the bar to ask - keep in mind we were one of two tables in the entire restaurant. Servers were yapping, laughing, and not attentive. Both our water glasses were bone dry the entire night. Food was okay. Then after we asked for the bill, she brought it & tried charging us for two desserts that were never brought to us because she "forgot". The "romantic Italian dinner" they were advertising did not proceed until 11pm. The saxophone player packed up at 10pm before we got to our table. read more

Salt & Sugar Gastro Bar - Beef tenderloin was flavorless. Ravioli was ok. - Gastropubs Near Me - Cypress, Texas

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This gem of a place on West Road offers a good selection of appetizers, drinks and entrees. I had the Shrimp Risotto which is pictured. It is not a heavy dish, the shrimp was cooked beautifully and the risotto had a light flavor. My husband had the Frutti De Mare Crepes. Delicious. read more

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Do not order a panini. The brisket was like dried jerky and the "bread" was a horrible greasy cracker....inedible. Deeply disappointed as I was there with a group and served 10-20 min. after everyone at the table. read more

Great pizza (loved the crust). The sangrias were on point. The tiramisu was particularly good with a cup of coffee. Nice relaxed vibe. read more

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We wanted Italian food and we stumbled upon this place. We ordered a couple things and although everything tasted good it wasn't memorable and the portions were small. Not mention, it was pretty pricey for what you got. Service was slightly slow and not very attentive... I will say that the crawfish 4 cheese tortellini sauce was delicious. read more

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Food was good. Service could have been better as meals came out at very different times.

The ambiance is nice, the servers were nice, and the drinks delicious. Service was a tiny bit slow, not bad but not amazing like other places. Food portions were smaller compared to other places, we didn't leave full even with having the sides of bread. I shared a pesto pasta and tortellini with my sister and both were yummy but the tortellini was my favorite. I got the strawberry margarita which i loved, I'd come back to try more of their drinks. Place was nicely lit, wasn't crowded with tables so it's easy to move around which I appreciate. (Hate how some restaurants barely leave enough space for their waiters to get in between tables, not as issue here though!). Wasn't busy when we went in so it wasn't loud at all. Overall the music and ambiance was nice. read more

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The drinks are amazing the food is made from scratch. Greyson is awesome. Pasta made from scratch. Beautiful restaurant. Live music on friday evenings. read more

Salt & Sugar Gastro Bar - Gastropubs Near Me - Cypress, Texas

Really good food. I was super excited about the stroganoff in a bread bowl but I had to add salt to get some flavor. Might be the best lasagna we've had so luckily I got to try that as well. Service was great, attentive but not overwhelming. Great ambiance. read more

Beautiful restaurant- we showed up for an early dinner on Christmas Eve. The Carpaccio was good. The Alfredo also enjoyable with a little extra seasoning (aka salt). The interior is lovely so I would definitely go back for drinks one evening when they have music playing. read more

Complete dog water service, never recommend especially for a large party. Came for my birthday excited and got extremely let down. Crazy that they were the ones taking forever, brought out cold food and when we mentioned they forgot one last plate (that took an hour to come out) they made faces at us read more

No free refills on tea, no one told us and tea was $5. Slow service. Overpriced, small portions, definitely not worth the cost. Will not be returning. Much better options all over Houston. $50 for lunch with no alcohol and small portions. read more

It was a celebration for lunch so we had a reservation. The table was prepared. Menus and drink menus at the settings. The service was outstanding. We both had the steak with red wine reduction and blew cheese risotto. Perfection! read more

I was very impressed. Pizza was amazing service was excellent thank you ! I loved the restaurant itself so nice and inviting. We will be back. read more

Just come and try this place if you live in Cypress! Just very relaxed casual Italian food with great service. read more

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The food was just meh...clean and good service but everyone felt like it was bland. I had the table side cheese thing...it was not exciting compared to other places that do the same. read more

Service was ok. Food was GREAT! The drinks were good. I like the set up here, great location although this has been a few different things already. Hopefully they build a great rep. read more

I keep trying to like this place. The drinks are good. Agree the atmosphere is fabulous. The staff are nice but disorganized. Some of the dishes are good. Others are awful. Ordered the French Onion soup. It was completely tasteless. Sent it back. The carpaccio is very good. The bolognese is good. Went for happy hour today. This is an Italian place but they don't have any wine on the happy hour menu???!! read more

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The shrimp were insanely overcooked....so chewy and like dry? We ordered calamari for an appetizer and that was good. My husband got the pizza and said he enjoyed it. read more

I'm going to start by saying we hosted a party for 10 last night at this restaurant. They were very helpful in the area of reserving and welcoming. The hostess was very friendly. The owner stopped by to make sure we had everything we needed. She was very nice and accommodating. The place was decorated very nice and very modern. I plan on returning to try some other things. Let me just say the food was really good. Everyone enjoyed what they received. Please keep in mind, they have only been open 2 months and are still learning and tweaking things. I am not bashing or going to write terrible things. We did see areas that could improve in service. Some miscommunication between staff and the management. One of my guests spoke with the server and the manager and offered feedback and they gladly listened to her insight. This is a learning process when you open a new place. I am intending on returning and updating my review. I encourage everyone to come out and try this place. The food really is good and it's just the type of place our area needs. I am sending them good wishes on the future service times and I just know that this place has the potential to be successful here. read more

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It's expensive and the food isn't that good. We were told "we only have fettuccine pasta" so even the meat sauce would be over fettuccine. They only have one salad and it's Caesar. We got a pizza that had fresh prosciutto and a big amount of fresh mozzarella in the middle that were both cold, like really cold so it made the whole pizza cold. Another pizza that had pears and blue cheese. The pears were crunchy and there wasn't any blue cheese to taste? It's just a weird menu. The place itself is nicely decorated And the waiter was nice enough but that's about it read more

Had lunch with a group of five people total. Server decided not to tell us that a 20% "large group" gratuity was already included. Again, for five people and two checks. And there was no way for us to know as the tip options started at 18% and went up from there. So she made 40% in tips off our checks. And the food wasn't even good enough for this level of dishonesty. P.S. Clean your nasty bathrooms. read more

Love love l or the food here and the whole place is so pretty for a get together with friends. The drinks are delicious and the waiter was so nice and came to check on with us frequently to make sure we had everything we needed! read more

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Great place for happy hour! On the weekends they have live music in the evenings. Service can be hit or miss. We usually have to ask for things a couple of times. The drinks are always good. It's a great neighborhood spot. read more

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This is a hidden gem. I pass by this strip all the time and notice gastro bar. Did some research and found out it's an Italian restaurant. The vibe was vibinnnnnng. We came in late Friday night and they had a saxophone player. There was also a piano, maybe for piano nights. We were sat quickly by lovely host. The steak was divine , the mixed cocktail drinks were flavorful, strong and smooth. All appetizers were great as well. Bread was meh. Wish it was warmed up. We did ask for second plate of bread to warm up and the waitress did. Made it soooo much better when it's warm/fresh. They also recommended the homemadr tirimisu. Again, divine! I will frequent this restaurant with family and friends for often. Great for small events or gatherings as well. read more

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Food was fantastic. Service was meh. Had service been better I'd give 5 stars. Great environment. Will go again and give service a second try read more

Salt and Sugar in Cypress offers a refreshingly modern take on classic flavors, and two standout items--ALLA BURRATINA and the Black Margarita--truly showcase the kitchen and bar's creativity and finesse. read more

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The cheese wheel pasta is delicious! Service is great and the atmosphere is great once you get in the door.