Roost in Houston

I need to preface this by saying that I rarely leave reviews for anything - ever. I don’t get to come to Roost often, but lately I’ve been coming about once per menu change. I’ve celebrated my birthday here twice and I always tell people that it’s one of my favorite spots in the city. That being said, I had an incredibly disappointing experience at Roost last night.I was celebrating my friends birthday and we both had two glasses of wine, ordered two appetizers, and for dinner she ordered scallops and I got the duck breast. Her scallops were great, my duck was chewy and practically cold by the time it got to the table. Per the picture, the duck was sliced into three pieces and there were three potatoes. I ate ONE of the pieces of duck and half of that I gave to my friend to make sure that I wasn’t being too critical or imagining things. I texted a friend that owns a few restaurants & is an exec chef himself for a second opinion and he said that the little bit of pinkness was a good sign, but of course, duck can not be lukewarm. I told my waitress, she asked what I wanted to do, I asked if it could be comped, and after talking to the owner she told me that they’ll be mindful of the temperature, but because I ate half of the plate that that wasn’t possible. But I could get a free dessert! A picture of my plate at the table and the picture I sent my friend are below. Like I said, I ate one of the slices a...

Lovely atmosphere and friendly attentive staff. We started with the bread service which we really enjoyed. I had the fresh BOH pasta and my wife had the crispy fried chicken. I found the pasta over-cooked and lacking memorable flavor and visual appeal. My wife said the chicken was dry (I had a bite and can confirm) but the sides were good. The prices were a bit steep for the quality of the food and size of the servings. Overall it was good but not great. In a city like Houston restaurants have to bring their A-game. We will likely not return.

Amazing food excellent service cute little cozy restaurant