Porters Dining + Bar

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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Antonio2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great place to celebrate a birthday. Service was great and food was great.
   

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   Jesus VIP

   Houston7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 2 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great casual lunch in a quiet environment with great service.
   

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   OpenTable Diner VIP

   Houston3 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 28 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Repeat customers - look forward to our trip there each year - but it has lost it’s luster The food was sub-par…poorly seasoned and sides were cold - very unpersonal approach from the management which is probably the biggest disappointment
   

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   Jenny Turner

   New Orleans2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 16 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was ok… over priced for the amount and quantity. Drinks were good, but very overpriced for the extras.
   

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   Laura

   Western NC3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great experience. The food was delicious and service amazing.
   

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   Joaquin

   Central Texas1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Really good experience, great service, and great food!
   

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   Anna

   San Antonio5 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on 14 February 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Steaks were undercooked there were 3 of us and two steaks were not cooked correctly Soda drinks were flat Cornbread was cold Mashed potatoes got cold waiting for steaks to be recooked thank goodness the service gave us new potatoes
   

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   Lisa

   Dallas4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 14 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   This is the second time we were disappointed with our meal. For $53 premium cut steak half of it was marbled fat and not rendered or seared. My son’s lobster was completely raw, Very disappointed. Our server was wonderful.
   

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   Ted

   Cincinnati4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 14 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Went to Porter’s for Valentine’s dinner yesterday and had the special menu. The food was good, but not great. To start, they didn’t bring dinner rolls or bread to the table, but a very sweet cornbread - more like a pancake. Pretty good, but it didn’t pair well with the rest of the meal. The fried oyster app was very good. Had an extra app of fried calamari - great sauces, calamari a little rubbery, could have been crisper. The ribeye steaks were cooked just right, roasted potatoes nice and hot but not real flavorful. The chocolate mousse was delicious. The ambience here is very nice, but - the chairs were the worst we’ve ever sat on at an upscale restaurant - basically folding chairs with a hard wooden seat. After a three course meal they were quite uncomfortable. The service was good and our server was pleasant, but rather forgetful. We usually have about half our meal left to take home. The server boxed it up but forgot to bring it to us. As we walked out the door we realized this and went back in for it. Our server brought it from the kitchen, but when we got home there was only one meal in the bag! We called to ask about it, but when we talked to a manager he said she insisted she’d put both meals in the same box. Kind of implied we hadn’t looked in the bag well. Well, she hadn’t put one in and we said so. The manager then kindly offered us a $50 gift card for the mistake. We said we’d just rather have our take home meal. But he said it had been thrown away. So we said we’d take the gift card and just get a carry out steak to replace that one. One other thing - don’t know if this was due to the server or someone else, but our bill with meals and drinks should have been about $350. But when she brought the check it was for $86! We kindly pointed this out, and she was appalled and very glad we did. This was our first time at Porter’s. Good, but not great. Possibility try it again.
   

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    Danny

    Central Texas2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 14 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    Although we had to have Valentines dinner at 3pm due to no reservations at 5-8pm, it still went extremely well. Staff was great, food was excellent!
    

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