Madeleine's Kemah

We were invited to a couple's shower out in Kemah. And I'm all about trying something different. So in addition to support our friends' upcoming nuptial, we were there to try out the food too.

The place is literally in the neighborhood of the massive Kemah attraction. You can walk down there to save yourself the headache of going thru the traffic of the parking garage. Every Friday night in the summer, they are having fireworks. They were able to get around this because the water is just outside of the Clear Lake & Kemah's harbour. So, if you want some low key entertainment, that's a good spot to be.

The shower itself only provided cheese & cracker and bruschetta. The cheese selections were not bad. One of the ones several of us were hooked on was the one with nuts in the cheese and drizzled with honey. If anyone figured out what that was, let me know.
Since it was during dinner time, we all ordered our own dish. I ordered a 1/4 order of lamb because 1/2 order sounded like alot of food. It came with grilled veggie, potatoes and of course lamb.

For that 1/2 order, it was plenty of food. Granted, I did have to work a bit around the bone that came with my lamb to get the meat, but because we've been snacking on the other stuff, it turned out to be perfect.

The place is really a wine bar, they have a piano bar. Not a bar establishment that has a piano, but their piano has a bar built around it for people to sit there and interact with the pianist. But because their expertise is on wine, food is not on top of their priority. The menu is limited, and not as full as you would expect. That said, the food turned out great for a hidden place like this. They have the big items such as lamb and steak. Most of the items have big price tag on it. I would say a tad more than what we get inside the loop even. It's worth the cuisine, but it's not something I would go out of my way to eat. The place is unique and it's something you should try once, but seeing that there are so many eateries in the surrounding area, I'm not sure this is on top of my list for a revisit.

Madeleine's
707 Bradford
Kemah, TX 77565
713.385.8893
http://madeleinesbistro.com/