las brisas

finally a northwest texas steakhouse on par with chamberlain's, pappa bros., morton's, etc. not only fine dining but professional servers. over the past year we've found las brisas to be equal to any of the fine steakhouses we visit across the country. only negative is their smaller menu used on major holidays and the like. it gives new customers a wrong impression on therestauranteven if it does help the kitchen.

best thing about thisrestaurantis location. over priced quantity and quality of food is not upto mark as compare to prices.overall better to enjoy a cup of tea if you staying in this hotel.

let me first say. the food was decent as usual. service great. but last night at the bar area. the owners decided to ruin the night by showing the state of the union with loud volume. this was not only disrespectful to the customers in your establishment but the remarks were even more disgusting. the side eyes, clapping and laughing at the minorities who were being shown during the speech was sick!! it’s unfortunate because we do business events here but i cannot allow that to happen anymore.

i would rather not go into deep detail about what was being said out of respect to people who enjoy this place. all i know is myself, business partners and family will no longer be spending money here.

the owners should have thought this thru before they made more than just me uncomfortable in therestaurantlast night. i’m telling you the laughing and clear mocking at me and and my buddy was stupid. even the child stared at me. but this is not a surprise.

i hope they learn from this experience.

shoutout to craig the bartender. he was a 5 star.

new owners result in bad food. every since thisrestaurant(which used to be one of my faves) was taken over by the guys that own buffalo wild wings it has just gone down hill fast. my wife and i come here for special occassions and have always enjoyed ourselves. my favorite is the bone in ribeye. it's usually huge, juicy and seasoned well. the last time we visited it was none of the above...except still huge. after waiting over 30 minutes (with not much service - empty glasses and couldn't get a second glass of wine to save our lives - our food came. i ordered my ribeye mr and peppered. it came out almost well done and not peppered and very dry. had to send it back. also, the asparagus were hard, not really sauteed. it was like they forgot to make them and sent them out almost raw. my wife had the pork chop, again, dry and underseasoned. she ate it anyway. at this time we still have not received our second glasses of wine. after my ribeye came back (almost cooked correctly) we ate and left. never getting our wine and not ordering dessert (which we always order bananas foster). so dissapointed. i guess this is what happens when some guys that run a chain wing joint try to go into the business of fine dining.

still not good. this is my second review and the place still hasn't improved. my family and i made brunch reservations for 11:00. we ordered by 11:30. our food didn't arrive until 1:15!!!!!!!!! it took almost two hours!!!! we complained repeatedly and all we got was the excuse that the kitchen was "slammed" but everybody around us was getting their food quickly. i realize that everyrestaurantcan make mistakes but the kitchen is slooooooow - consistently. our server was busy and frustrated - i don't blame him. my ribeye steak was nice and tasty, but everybody else didn't finish their meals because the food was either cold or rubbery.


-----12 sep, 2011-----

yuck. i've been forced to eat here a couple of times because some people i know like to "be seen" since this is a fancy, junior league kind of place. my husband and i have never ordered anything that we were happy with and the food is totally overpriced. service is sloooooooow. i didn't like it when it was named firewater cafe and i still don't like it now. their parentrestaurantharrigan's is so much better.

fell short. for the type of people that thisrestaurantis supposed to cater to e.g. doctors, lawyers and that sort, the food isn't that great. at best i can say the food is slightly above average. we ordered an appetizer, two main course dishes, and a dessert. all of which were abysmal given the cost to satisfaction. i left therestaurantwanting something, anything that had some flavor.

a part of my life. thisrestaurantwas the first decentrestaurantmy wife and i found in lubbock. we had our engagement dinner there, our rehersal dinner there, we went there for our second anniversary and we have had lunch or dinner there every time i have come back to lubbock. the food is consistantly good and the atmosphere is great. i'll keep going back as long as their around.

reading these reviews is amusing. it is either the best, or the worst ever. the staff is the best i have ever been part of. very professional and attentive. of course, there are some weak links. but overall, the best hands-down. along with the steaks, ribs, seabass, and jalapeños. come judge for yourself;)


-----09 jun, 2011-----

i know alot of these bad reviews have been written by former employees who are simply speaking ill. this is by far the bestrestaurantin town! i have worked at 14 restaurants in my life, corporate and non. this one cares the most about it's guests, employees, and our owner is always improving the menu and property. come see what all the fuss is about! visit our amazing patio and have a black angus prime cut of the best steak in texas!

rip-off. the service was terrible; the wait staff is not trained or supervised. the medium filet steak i ordered was cold and raw in the center, it took 20 minutes to get another steak and by then my baked potato was cold. this is supposed to be an upscalerestaurantwith very high prices to match but falls far short. they have a "cook" and definitely not a "chief". a total waste of money, there are several good restaurants in lubbock that have owner involvement, this is not one of them. their manager does not have a clue what an upscalerestaurantis.