Houston's Original Lodge Restaurant Featuring Seafood and Wild Game


Tuesday through Sunday - 5:00pm until 10:30pm

Join Us For Casual "Sunday Suppers" Every Sunday Night
In Addition to Our Regular Dinner Menu, We Have Comfort Food Specials from $15
Not Available for Holiday Parties



To Start

taste of the wild ...
a rainbow lodge classic featuring a tasting of wild game and fowl  14

venison carpaccio, garden herb aioli, pickled chanterelles, toasted black cumin  13

lump crab cakes, sweet corn maque choux, house made tasso  12

pan seared sea scallops, fennel & white bean puree, tomato pistou, shaved fennel  15

fried green tomatoes, pancetta crisp, sunny side quail egg, country gravy  12

slow smoked duck gumbo, andouille sausage, wild rice pilaf  7

honey sweetened local goats cheese, walnut bread, fig jam  9



Salads and Charcuterie

butter lettuce hearts, chef's duck ham, bailey hazen bleu dressing, toasted hazelnuts  9

south texas heirloom tomatoes, chef's fresh ricotta, bagna cauda vinaigrette  11

classic caesar salad  7

mixed baby leaves, citrus vinaigrette  8

charcuterie ... house cured meats, salumis or terrines with traditional and untraditional condiments  12



Local Beet Salad


Precious Fruit from Our Garden


Early Summer Entrees


Fish & Shellfish

maine lobster and bucatini pasta, hand crushed tomato sauce, basil, garlic & red chile infused olive oil  39

cast iron seared gulf snapper, lump crab, saffron & asparagus risotto, caviar butter  28

crispy rainbow trout, caramelized onion and dried tomato orzo, pine nut brown butter, herb salad  21

pan roasted early season halibut on a fricassee of spring peas and beans with wood duck farms pea shoots  27


Lobster Hoppin' John
Lobster Hoppin' John


Bison Duo



Meat, Fowl & Game

pork tenderloin, homestead gristmill blue corn grits, sweet corn, grilled peach and fennel salad, pasilla peach sauce  26

grilled veal t-bone, young onion risotto, fried baby artichokes, veal demi  30

filet of beef tenderloin, crushed yukon potatoes, arugula, walnuts, maytag bleu cheese, asparagus  32

lemon & oregano rubbed bryan farms chicken, wilted spinach and chard, texmati rice, morel mushroom cream  25

duck breast, english peas, chanterelles, duck fat pont neuf potatoes, summer cherry mustarda  27

overnight braised lamb shank, parmesan polenta, baby spinach, green olive, orange, radish  28

grilled nilgai antelope, fava beans, white asparagus, truffled wild mushroom & foie gras ravioli  36

mixed grill of venison, game sausage, texas quail & wild boar chop potato puree and game sauce  37

 

Our Food & Wine Safari

Chef Mark Schmidt's Tasting Menu

Truffled Farm Egg Salad, Chive Aioli, Foie Gras Torchon

Seared Diver Scallop, Sweet Corn Risotto, Toasted Pistachios, Chorizo Oil

Crispy Veal Sweetbreads, Lobster, Watercress Puree, Heirloom Tomato Chutney

Seared Duck Breast, Ras el Hanout, Pickled Ramps, Fig Cous Cous

Antelope Striploin, Crushed Confit Fingerlings, Creamed Peas & Wild Mushrooms, Minted Hollandaise

Lavender & Cream Two Ways
Petite Honey & Lavender Creme Brulee, Lavender & Raspberry Mille Feuille

$79 food only
$114 with wine parings



Local Ranchers, Farmers and Artisans Drive our Gulf Coast Menu and Kitchen Team's Creativity


A discretionary gratuity of 20% will be added to parties of 8 or more.

There is a risk associated with consuming raw animal protein. If you are unsure of your risk, consult your physician.

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