Stone Oak has a brand new culinary hotspot that’s elevating pub fare in a difficult location that is seen a number of eating places open and shut in fast succession. Stacey Robinson, proprietor of Stone Terrace Gastropub, mentioned the staff hopes combining an upscale menu with an easygoing ambiance will go over properly with people looking for a well-rounded expertise.
“We mix a enjoyable, informal atmosphere you’d anticipate at your native watering gap with the craft cocktails and glorious meals you’d anticipate at your favourite date night time spot,” says Robinson in regards to the restaurant, which opened the weekend of August 9.
In terms of entrees, Stone Terrace doesn’t skimp with choices reminiscent of mini-Beef Wellington, garlic truffle burgers, steak and truffle frites, bruschetta rooster, and spaghetti pomodoro.
Stone Terrace additionally entices diners with that it calls “home specialty meals flights,” exhibiting off samples of varied plates. One is a seafood flight, which consists of a half portion of the Korina shrimp risotto stack: three bacon-wrapped shrimp with truffle frites, one crab cake, and a charred Caesar salad.
The restaurant has loads of different non-traditional choices, together with quinoa bowls, connoisseur sandwiches — like chipotle honey mustard rooster on ciabatta — and pasta plates. It additionally serves brunch from 9 am to three pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
Up to now yr, two different culinary-driven ideas have preceded Stone Terrace in the identical expansive retail strip area above the Inexperienced Lantern bar area. Nightclub and restaurant Ace of Steaks and restaurant and poker site the White Rabbit have each rapidly come and gone on the similar handle. (The White Rabbit confirmed to MySA that solely the restaurant portion has closed, whereas the poker site continues to function.)
Nonetheless, Robinson voices confidence that her idea will succeed, acknowledging the previous turbulence.
“Sure, there’s all the time a priority whenever you go right into a location the place one other enterprise has did not thrive. We have now accomplished that previously with some success, but it surely positively takes some additional homework to search out out why they didn’t make it and what you are able to do in another way,” says Robinson.
“In a approach, it may be useful,” she explains. “On this scenario we have now some information and a few details about what didn’t work for the neighborhood. That info can information us to a sure extent.”
Stone Terrace is positioned at 20626 Stone Oak Pkwy., working from 11 am to midnight on weekdays and 10 am to 2 am on weekends. Extra info is out there on Fb.
