If you're in Houston either on business or vacation, take time out to play the many fine golf courses there. Courses like Pasadena Municipal and Glenbrook have great greens, and their tees and fairways challenge you to use all the clubs in your bag. Undoubtedly, you will be hungry after so much exercise so indulge yourself and others in your group with dinner at one of the many French restaurants in the city.
La Colombe d'Or
The sitting area and the walnut-paneled bar are a few of the vestiges of a private mansion that became La Colombe d'Or in 1979. This restaurant has been the subject of rave reviews by both the local and national press. The voluminous menu includes such dishes as Texas quail that's stuffed with wild rice, roasted rack of Colorado lamb with herbs, and Muscovy duckling. Delightful are the restaurant's desserts such as palette de chocolat or a Grand Marnier-laced marquise. This restaurant is very popular so reservations are a must.
La Colombe d'Or
3410 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
(713) 524-7999
lacolombedor.com
Noé Restaurant & Bar
This restaurant in the Omni Houston Hotel is an offshoot of the famed restaurant of the same name in Los Angeles. What sets this restaurant apart from many others is the inventive fusing of French and Asian influences that results in remarkable fare. Its menu offers diners such dishes as roasted quail with celery-apple mashed potatoes, braised short ribs of beef, and yellow fin tuna served with tomato saffron truffle dressing and sweet corn and herb risotto. Its extensive wine list adds to the wonderful experience.
Noé Restaurant & Bar
Omni Houston Hotel
4 Riverway
Houston, TX 77056
(713) 871-8177
noerestaurant.com
Le Mistral
The very popular Le Mistral is a special romantic destination with its framed oil paintings, wine racks and warm colors creating an inviting ambiance. You will be consumed by the medley of textures and flavors from dishes that are prepared from age-old family recipes. Food is prepared as it is in Provence, including such hardy dishes as rack of lamb, seared Chilean sea bass with basil risotto, and a filet laced with a pinot noir and black cherry sauce. Match your order from the extensive wine list that emphasizes French wines.
Le Mistral
1420 Eldridge Pkwy.
Houston, TX 77077
(832) 379-8322
76.30.202.2/lemistral3/index.htm
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