Mockingbird

Went to Mockingbird for a friend's bday dinner...

Haven't been there forever, I used to love going to their wine dinner, even though I'm such a light weight.  The food is always excellent.

This time, instead of a glass of wine, I decided to try their Kiwi Mojito, it was nice since it's muggy out, it works out perfectly.

For amuse-bouche, they gave us some tuna tartare.  I wouldn't mind having a dish like that all to its own.  We did have to comment that a nice place like this, giving us a plastic spoon was a tad awkward, especially when they have put that spoon in the fridge to keep the tartare cold... it just was a weird mouth experience. 

We split the mussels together.  And it has a very delicious sauce that went with it.  You can taste the coconut in there, but not overbearing.  

We can't help ourselves and ordered the truffle fries.  Between the mussels and the fries, I felt like we had a Belgian meal or something.

We each got a bowl of onion soup... I'm not much of  fan of the soup itself, as much as the amount of cheese they put in there.   That's the part that draws me every time.  Not to say the soup wasn't good, but also not much to write home about either.

Comes the entree: Seared Scallop with celeric apple pureed and tons of tomatoes.  I can appreciate the tomato being there, but there were alot alot of them... do you really need that many on a plate?  I'm personally not much of a fan already, so when you put that many on one plate, I'm definitely not enjoying it.  The scallops themselves are good, not too fishy, and seared the right amount.  

We were so full that we didn't even order dessert, much to our waitress' dismay.  Since we were there to celebrate a birthday, they were really hoping a chance to sing happy birthday arise.  No worries, the table across the room from us had a birthday dinner too... it wasn't going to waste.  

I highly recommend you make a reservation.  We went on a Friday night and it was packed by 7:30p.  When they have several large tables, the room they set us in started to echo and you can't hear your friends.  If they're rowdy, then you can forget about it.  Hope you know how to sign to each other.  The price is to be expected, nothing out of the ordinary for this caliber of places.  And they do have a great wine list, if you're a wine-o.

Mockingbird Bistro

1985 Welch Blvd

Houston, TX 77019

713-533-0200

http://www.mockingbirdbistro.com/