Cafe Rabelais

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   christineg

   Houston

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Mom’s 84th birthday.

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   MarkW

   Houston

   3 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food4service5ambience5

   A steady force in classic Bistro French cuisine, this never fails to deliver the food and experience we’re looking for. Great wine list and ambiance. Wish the moules came in more of a wine sauce than the cream one, but that’s how the French do it……

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   DSenior

   Houston

   51 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   51 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Mussels starter excellent, French onion soup excellent, trout good, nicoise very good.

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   Westsider

   Houston

   33 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   33 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall3food3service2ambience5

   Food was hit or miss. Would not order the duck rillete or fois gras again. Red snapper and mushroom soup were excellent. Service was slow.

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   andrewj

   Houston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Food was really delicious! The service was excellent!

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   AngelaB

   Houston

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on 14 May 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Loved it! Food & wine was outstanding! Can’t wait to come back

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   Gourmetgirl

   Houston

   40 reviews

   5.0

   40 reviews

   Dined on 14 May 2022

   overall5food4service5ambience5

   The escargot, mussels and fries were excellent as always. I have eaten there for 30 years. Their food and wine selections are excellent. My Pinot Blanc was perfect with mussels.

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8. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Houston

   1 review

   vip
   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 12 May 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   A rice village gem! The food and service was impeccable. A wine lovers paradise.

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   MerrickW

   Houston

   6 reviews

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   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 11 May 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Nice place for a quiet conversation over lunch. Excellent wine list.

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    JackS

    Houston

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 9 May 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Have been going to Cafe Rabelais for over 20 years and it is always a great evening

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    RichardC

    Birmingham

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 9 May 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Memorable. We will return.

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    Houstondiner

    Houston

    15 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on 8 May 2022

    overall3food1service4ambience3

    Cafe Rabelais has been a mainstay for us for probably 20+ years. This experience, though, was just not good. All 3 of us ordered the snapper. It was so overcooked that it was inedible. Mother's Day was price fixe only (not clarified on OpenTable). There was one choice for appetizer, soup and dessert. My wife (who was our Mother's Day honoree) would never have ordered the one choice for an appetizer given a choice. Smoked salmon is not her thing. Bottom line, $300+ for a mostly inedible meal for 3 people. I am not sure we can ever get over this experience and go back. Which is a huge disappointment. Houston restaurants come and go and Cafe Rabelias was the one place we could count on.

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    KellyB

    Houston

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on 8 May 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We went for Mother’s Day. It was a price fixed menu but we can’t wait to go back. Everything we ate was exquisite!

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    CityGuy

    Houston

    67 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    67 reviews

    Dined on 8 May 2022

    overall1food4service1ambience1

    I initially asked to be outside, but when the weather turned to be extremely hot, I called twice to change to inside. Both times I was assured that I would have an inside seating. When we arrived they still had us sitting outside in 90+ degree heat. I had to go in ask for water as the help forgot we existed outside. I will not go back.

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    AlbertoC

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 8 May 2022

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    While food was very good, the service was very slow and poor. After we got our first course, the third came 45 mins later and the second (soup) was skipped. This in unacceptable on a day (Mother's day) where there is set menu. The manager did not take responsibility..... which talks very poor of a restaurant

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    HeatherA

    Caribbean

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 8 May 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience3

    The set menu was not great. The dessert was runny and had multi colored marshmallows out of a bag they lightly burned. Not melted burned on top. The steak had an odd fruity sauce. The service was very slow considering there was nothing for people order except drinks.

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    JTorres

    Dallas

    50 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    50 reviews

    Dined on 6 May 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Really good service, nice ambiance, good menu. Outstanding wine list (all French). Loved the bread. Appetizers (escargot) and dessert (profiteroles) were superb, but disappointingly, the entrees were hit and miss. Entrecôte was exquisite. The duck confit was delicious but a tad dry. The boeuf bourguignon was good but not great; hardly any vegetables, and the plate was more of a beef stew on tagliatelle than the French creation - still good quality, but not what I expected. The tagliatelle aux palourdes was more basic than expected. It's an awesome place that I will return to and try a variety of plates.

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    RichardK

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 6 May 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food, never disappointed when we dine here; definitely worth the money. Great wine selection as well.

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    RonW

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 5 May 2022

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    Overall rating is excellent aside from the price of the wine and food. Lower end wines are expensive and quality is mediocre. Food is very good but is about $10 a plate overpriced.

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    ATXgal

    Houston

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 5 May 2022

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    Our meal was so delicious, everyone was talking about it hours later! My elderly parents and I went around 11 for lunch. The onion soup, mussels, lamb and escargot were excellent! It was perfect preparation of French classics. Service was ok and my one quibble was the noise. Once the dining had more than 4 full tables, it got very loud very quickly.

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    ReneeD

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 29 April 2022

    overall5food5service3ambience5

    This intimate French restaurant is fast becoming my favorite, discovered through Houston Restaurant Weeks.

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    MarvH

    Houston

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 29 April 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great quiet place to meet with a friend. Stag is courteous and precise. Very much appreciate the combination of service and good French food!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 28 April 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food and service

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    DonC

    Houston

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 23 April 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We've been going to Cafe Rabelais for years and is our go to restaurant for special occasions.

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    DonA

    Houston

    3 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 22 April 2022

    overall2food1service3ambience4

    Beef bourginon was very poor. Meat not tender and gravy very thin

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    OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 21 April 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Delicious, as always. Service at the bar is great. Sound level last night was pretty low, although the restaurant was full. The staff is friendly, It is our go to restaurant in the Village.

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    JohnK

    Houston

    52 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    52 reviews

    Dined on 14 April 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Outstanding service. We enjoy the relaxed but attentive approach of the staff. The wine was excellent and the duck was very good. We are regulars when in the country and have yet to be disappointed.

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    MelindaM

    Houston

    86 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    86 reviews

    Dined on 9 April 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience4

    Food and wine was excellent. A couple of our wine selections they were out of but our server choose a very nice substitute.

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    Bellabayer

    Houston

    29 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    29 reviews

    Dined on 9 April 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Adore this restaurant and their wonderful staff! Everything on the menu is delicious so it's really a matter of what you're in the mood to eat. The quality of the food has been consistent over the years. Great wine selection! I like the intimate size of this restaurant. It tends to be a louder place so my friend and I typically opt to sit at the bar. Unfortunately, this particular evening there were two women behind us and one of them was extremely loud - crazy loud. It's hard for the staff to know what to do in this case and because it's always booked there was no where for them to move us. This was the only drawback on this particular visit. Otherwise, all was perfect. Highly recommended.

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    GordonM

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 7 April 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Café Rabelais continues its serial excellence in cuisine, service, ambiance, welcome, professionalism as one of the most romantic dining destinations in Houston.

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    BrianH

    Houston

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 3 April 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Everything was very good. I love this place.

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    LauraJ

    Houston

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 2 April 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Wonderful neighborhood restaurant. Love the ambiance. The food is very good. It was disappointing that they were already out of the ribeye on our last visit, especially since we had an early dinner reservation.

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    LauraS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 1 April 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Food was great especially the escargot and profiteroles. Service was helpful not overbearing. Pleasing casual environment. Overall really nice and didn't break the bank.

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    HeikEnergy

    Houston

    14 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on 31 March 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We went out for my retirement dinner and making 14-yr old triplets happy can be tough. They all enjoyed their meals and we had great service.

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    Aggie

    Houston

    34 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    34 reviews

    Dined on 31 March 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience5

    Cold potatoes. Slow service. But. Overall not too bad.

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    hayatg

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 26 March 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We loved everything about our dinner !! Great food great wine list and real French feeling !! We will be back as soon as we come back to Houston

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    Paula

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 23 March 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We have never been disappointed with Cafe Rabelaise. We love the ambiance. The food and wine selection are stellar, the service friendly and helpful. We love that we never feel rushed. We celebrated a birthday this visit and had the eclairs for dessert. Wonderful! Truly feel we had a mini visit to France.

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    Deborahv

    Central Texas

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 19 March 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We enjoyed having a date night at Cafe Rebalais while in Houston for the Rodeo. Food was wonderful and wine selection is huge! Our waiter was helpful in recommending a bottle of wine 🍷. It is a very lively, tight place so perhaps not the best for a quiet intimate dinner.

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    StephanieC

    Houston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 11 March 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Boutique wine-filled French restaurant. The food and service were fantastic, excellent wine selection, warm and cozy romantic atmosphere.

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    TerryA

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 10 March 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    Our party of 3 went to celebrate an 18th birthday. We included Cafe Rabelais in our French themed days and it did not disappoint. The mussels were plump and perfect, the pear dessert outstanding. Thank you for a memorable lunch!

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