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Best Restaurant Not in a Major Texas City - Texas

I agree the restaurant it phenominal and underrated. Well worth the price. I hope it sticks around it's by far the best dining experience in this area

The Inn at Dos Brisas: Washington, TX

Just ate here on Sunday, I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned on here yet. I took my girlfriend to the Sunday brunch and the whole experience was well worth the hour drive from Houston. The food was phenomenal and the service was superb as well. On par with any of the great restaurants in the country. The food was very fresh (I was told it was picked that day) and the plates were original. Even brunch featured the amuse bouche and surprise courses that I love as part of a fine dining experience. I started with the Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon which was surprisingly good, the salmon didn't overpower the delicate egg. My girlfriend had a blue crab salad with mango puree. We're originally from the east coast and are usually wary of crab anywhere but Maryland. This was one of the best crab dishes we've ever had.
For our main course, I ordered the homemade gnocchi and she ordered the tilefish. The gnocchi was the most delicate I've ever had. It melted in my mouth. It was tossed in a parmesan cream sauce with mini vegetables (perfect ratio of sauce: gnocchi: vegetables) . Her tilefish was seared on one side, with a well seasoned crust and delicate white center. She raved about hers, we argued over who had the best order.
Lucky for us their new pastry chef had just arrived. In addition to awesome muffins, breads, croissants etc throughout the meal the desserts were killer. I had a crepe with dark melted chocolate in the center. My girl had a cannolini (sp?) which was like a thin sugary cannoli. It was filled with an orange marscarpone cheese. By this time we were so full but had to eat it all.

In addition, perhaps our favorite part of the meal was the cocktails. I'm a bloody mary afficionado and their version was awesome. Our other favorite drink was a lemonade with a creamy foam on top (not sure how they did it or what was involved but it was great).

Anyway, sorry I got a little carried away but I had to relive that whole meal haha. I'm interested in other people's meals or experiences here, especially dinner. We'll be making another trip out there for sure.

Their other menus are listed on their website (dosbrisas.com) as well as info about their rooms. Has anyone stayed here or know anything about them?