Bludorn - Houston

I absolutely loved the squash soup at this restaurant. The flavor was amazing. Normally I wouldn't be a fan of cold soups, but I'm so glad we decided to try it because it ended up being the highlight of the meal. The burger was also delicious, but the potato wedges on the side stole the show! The creamed spinach and salmon were also excellent. I can't wait to come back and try their cocktails next time!

Pricey, but amazingly balanced flavor combinations. Best fried oyster I've ever eaten. Baked ones were too rich and overpowered the oyster. The shrimp cocktail had four shrimp that were poached straight and given just the right amount of sauces, horseradish, and garnish. Small pasta dish was amazing but very small...like four pieces of pasta in total. NY strip was cooked perfectly and had unique homey seasoning that reminded me of my grandfather's study. The bread and butter were worth going alone. Sazerac cocktail was textbook.Parking: This is valet only unless you want to look around for street parking in the neighborhood across Taft.

As for the food, the dishes we tried were either amazing or disappointing. The highlights were the stuffed squash blossoms, duck, and Ravioli. The Ravioli, especially, was a must-try even without the blue cheese sauce. On the other hand, the Yellowfin tuna was a miss as it came in a chunk on tomatoes, which wasn't a pleasant bite. The apricot salad also fell short with its lack of flavour and odd mix of seaweed and kale. In terms of drinks, the vodka chico had a refreshing spa-like taste, the Yuzu sour was delicious, and the nitro espresso martini was a great choice for a sweet drink that's not dessert. Overall, our experience at Bludorn was pretty good, with some hits and misses in terms of food and drinks.

Absolutely phenomenal. Amazing service and beautiful food.

Food was disappointing…. Extremely salty. Good vibe and service though, great cocktail hence giving 3 stars. But once I tasted the food it was salty, very very very salty all the way through every dish — my group all found it salty so it was not just me. It was even saltier than the saltiest bar food I have had. We ordered crab rice, beef tartare and others and once you took a few bites of those two, for everything else one tasted only one flavor — salty! It is surprising no other comments mentioned the salt level. Cocktails were good though. We went on a Friday evening and it was very busy and skipped dessert though table next to us said it was good.