Silo Elevated Cuisine & Bar

Disappointed… thats really sums up my experience. Dined in at Silo on Valentines weekend. There was no mention of the preset menu on the website however when we got there the hostess informed us of such. Not a big deal however on those noghts the price is pretty hefty. $ 75.00 per person for a four course meal. And the choices are very limited. When I pay that type of money I greatly desire the service and food to be damn near perfect. Tonight it wasnt. The service was slow and inattentive (this was mentioned to the manager). Our plates just sat and sat under the heat lamp. I could tell cause we sat closest to the kitchen. The black beans were bland, the bisque was overpowering and the «desserts» were gross. We had both desserts as there were only 2 to choose from.
In the future I won’t fancy myself to even bother consider eating here. Especially for $ 75/​pp.

Very Good and Affordable Prices! Love the atmosphere. Definitely try the chicken fried oysters!

I came here for Sunday brunch. Probably the 100^th time dining at silo and I have to say the quality has declined compared to my previous visits.
I’ve come for dinner and for brunch before and usually even when the restaurant is very busy, the quality of food will be good. However, during brunch there were only 2 other tables of people.
I ordered french toast from the brunch menu and it was very underwhelming. While it is just slices of bread, I thought they would prepare it to be more appetizing.
My aunt ordered a crab cake and had to send it back because the crab didn’t taste fresh and they gladly made her a new one.
We also had their fried oysters and they were not as good as they had been previously. Usually the breading is crisp and balances out the noodles but this time is was soggy and chewy. Perhaps they let it sit before they served it but we just never experienced this before with Silo.

We went to eat here & now it’s my favorite place to eat in all of San Antonio!
I even have a few others that I love to eat at, but Silo Elevated Cuisine is a taste with class!

This place is always good. I don’t know why I haven’t written before.
We are here for the husbands birthday, which is tomorrow.
We had the duck spring rolls and chicken fried oysters for appetizers.
Then for salads, the husband had the wedge andI had the spinach with fried Brie.
For entrees, the husband had the chicken fried oysters with pasta and I had the Chilean sea bass with lump crab. Both terrific.
Dessert: husband the toasted coconut cream pie, me the creamer brûlée. Both delish.
The iced tea is flavored (black currant), so if you don’t like flavored, speak up. It’s really good, though.
Our server Barney and I compared our AIDS bracelets. He had the sterling silver and mine is the silver with gold ribbon. His mom gave him his and he doesn’t take it off.
We had a great time.
Addendum: we were both sick that night. I had the worst of it. The food item we had in common was the chicken fried oysters. Oh well, next time.

My husband and I went on Friday night to celebrate his birthday. Exceptional, charming service from a young lady who has worked there quite a while.
We shared the chicken-​friend oysters and they were delicious. My husband ordered the lamb which was perfectly medium-​rare. However, he felt that the lack of herb seasoning, such as rosemary, rendered it less tasty than he hoped for. I had Gorgonzola gnocchi for my entrée and enjoyed it greatly.
The meal’s great disappointment was the coconut cream pie. It was creamy as it should be, but the flavor was boring, in my opinion. Little vanilla in the custard and no taste of toasted coconut. I’m a huge fan of desserts and this one missed the mark for me.
We enjoyed the bottle of Malbec we shared and my husband, a wine importer, thought it fairly priced.

Wife and I went to dine here for our anniversary on a Saturday night. We did not have any appetizers, chose cocktails instead. My wife sent her mojito back it was to strong and not chilled enough. My old fashioned was good, a little on the sweet side, but tasty. Wife ordered the rack of lamb with a croquette of mashed potato’s and veggies. She liked it lamb was cooked perfectly and the mashed potatos were tasty. I ordered a prime rib that came with potatos au gratin and sauteed spinach. My steak was good but the sauce that they put on it took away from it rather than enhanced it. Service was ok, the waiter knew his food and was engaging. We had to sit and wait a while to be acknowledged. There are other restaurants in San Antonio that provide better service with great food.

I can’t believe I’ve never written a review?! When I worked in SAT biweekly, this was my favorite place! Over a three day period, I’d have dinner (day 1), then lunch (days 2 and 3!!) LOL
Also this was my go to restaurant for client events. Their wait staff is amazing, their food divine and they always worked within my budget (not like others I could name) …oh, and the food presentation and «size» was impressive.
Love.

We came here for my fiancé’s birthday. He ordered the prime centercut ribeye. It was delicious! Cooked and seasoned to perfection! I ordered the pan roasted chicken which was also very good. Next time I’ll order the ribeye because I had some serious food envy! For dessert we shared the crème brûlée which is a must! Everything was delicious! I would have given a 5 star review but I felt like the it was a little too dark and crowded. It was also a bit loud due to the close proximity of other tables. It didn’t feel intimate at all being that I could barely have a conversation with my fiancée because of the noise level.

Nice atmosphere, great service. Meals were good too. We ordered fried oyster, duck, chicken and crab cake– duck was fantastic and crab cake with saffron rice was good! Loved them. chicken and oyster was just a little above average… still enjoyable:)

The elevator ride to the dining area smelt musty and old. Upon entering the dining room it was very romantic but The noise level was extremely high. The calamari was good the sauce that accompanied it tasted A little off I don’t know if it was rancid but it didn’t taste good, The salad was good with the walnut vinaigrette. The salmon had no taste either did the risotto both were bland.
I split a piece of coconut cream pie. The crust was so hard I couldn’t even cut it with a spoon. It mainly cream with little pie. The service was excellent (lily)
I did use a Groupon which I was supposed to get $ 60 off my meal they only took off $ 39 when I got home and noticed the mistake I did call and left a voicemail. The manager call me back almost immediately and credited the additional $ 21. Overall the dining experience was nice the food was mediocre

Came here with a group of people for happy hour. I had a cucumber martini that was outstanding, very refreshing and the group ordered a variety of appetizers. My favorites we’re the duck spring rolls and the curry chick peas. I later ordered a raspberry cranberry cosmo and a dish off the Nosh menu. It was a black squid ink pasta with seafood. Exceptional. I would definitely come here again. Happy hour prices are very reasonable as well.

My husband and I went here for our anniversary dinner about a month ago. I can’t say enough good things about Silo. The food was delicious, customer service delightful, and the ambience is romantic. This is definitely the place to have a romantic evening or just to grab a tasty meal. We will definitely return!

Drinks and food are 5 stars. Atmosphere 4.5. Service is meh. Not sure how many stars meh is. It’s not a lot.
Apparently if someone reserves the bar area ahead of time the staff will only tell you 15 minutes prior after you have been there an hour. And then there is nowhere else to sit so it basically is an invitation to leave. Would have been nice to know when your group sits down. Every party sitting at that portion of the bar was basically given an invitation to leave because someone had that area reserved. Gosh that sure makes me want to come back and spend my money.
If you are a risk taker then please enjoy their excellent drinks and food. Just keep in the back of your mind they don’t care about the customer. They care more about a group that brings in more revenue. Besides you already spent your money. You may be forced to leave even though you could have been warned when you got there so you could choose a space that was open then and won’t be open when they finally tell you to move.
Also bartenders will be quick to ask you to close out once they tell you of said group.
Beware.

Casual, conversational service that still upholds their «elevated dining» atmosphere. Perfectly paired-​down menu with some innovative dishes like duck egg rolls and fried oysters, but still includes fine dining staples like featured lamb loin and perfectly cooked salmon over lemon black pepper risotto topped with lump crab. Generous portions, artful and flawless execution. Great date spot or YOYO. Delicious, elevated American comfort food.

Bad service on parents night out. Waited a long time to initially get served and didn’t get any other service other than to take our orders and drop off the food. Only reason this place got two stars is because of the food. I’ve been waiting 14 minutes for this waiter to pick up my empty plate. Was going to order desert but definitely passing now. Have I been asked if I wanted another drink? No! Just get me out of here to never come back again.
— Still waiting for my check

I emailed the business after our experience last weekend, but never heard a response. Surprised? Nope.
This was a special dinner for a loved ones 21^st birthday. We made reservations in advance for around 10 people. The waiters name ?? He never told us. His smile? Never saw it. His clear annoyance, spot on. Our 3 ½ hour dinner was met with delicious food, terrible service and a promise to never return. I would like to elaborate but I’m afraid this will fall on deaf ears, just as the email I wrote a week ago.

Fantastic meal! And some of the best service ever. Our waitress was super knowledgable and attentive and bubbly without being overly so. The wife and I went there for a celebration night because we had a free babysitter. We always see it on groupon and I am cheap like that.
I had the five spice duck that was absolutely the best duck I have ever had. My wife had the surf and turf with tenderloin and scallops and loved both of it. I loved the scallops and thought the tenderloin was great — but the Carmelites onions I think overpowered it. The wife enjoyed it and it was her meal. Both dishes came with lots of tasty sides, especially the risotto with my duck. We both started with salads — I was unimpressed with the Ceasar, considering how awesome everything else was.
Also we finished with a dessert each, ended up as way too much food, but we were celebrating and forewent drinks.
All in all fantastic meal and a great value, especially with a groupon.

Last night the gf and I went out to eat at silo elevated cuisine at the original location. And left knowing a couple things. 1) The service was excellent, Josh our waiter was informative, tentative, but not pushy and hovering. 2) The cooks can really cook great food, but maybe got distracted on a few dishes. 3) The manager, Joseph last night, strived hard to achieve customer satisfaction, and in my eyes it was well appreciated. So for last night we wanted to try soooo many things that we just kinda ordered tapas style, 1 entrée split, and some dessert. First up we had the duck rolls and chicken fried oysters. The duck rolls were light and crispy with a magnificent sweet sour glaze that accompanies it. Would strongly suggest them as well as the chicken fried oysters which were breaded nicely with sauteed spinach underneath and a mustard hollandaise above. Both were excellent. Next we got the bacon scallion mac n cheese, but the waiter informed us it was now green chili orzo, which was ok with me as long as it had bacon and scallions. I don’t understand why the menu hadn’t changed. We also ordered they’re garlic mashed potatoes. The green chili orzo was amazing and the added bacon and scallions provided a great texture as well. The mash they sent out arrived lukeworm at best, and was replaced with a hotter version of such. The potatoes were creamy and garlicky and really good. Oysters in the half shell was up next and it came with cocktail sauce, fresh horseradish and a mignette sauce which was really vinegary and tangy but went well with the oysters. We finally decided on the pan seared redfish and sweet potatoes yukon potatoes hash with asparagus and bbq style shrimp. Not gonna lie, I was very very excited by this dish when I read it. But the execution and performance did not meet mine. The asparagus was greatly overcooked, as was the potatoes, sweet potatoes, and the shrimp. The redfish was not «seared» at all and had no texture whatsoever. Joseph, the manager, however made the effort to make it right, and I appreciate that. We were then offered dessert menu and wine, I eagerly jumped for the coconut cream pie, while my gf got the cheesecake. The presentation on both was the exact same! Seems lazy to me and highly uncreative. For 10 $ slice dessert you should step your game up. The coconut pie was extremely lackluster and highly lacking the coconut flavor described as toasted. The cheesecake however was amazing, light and airy, not as dense as others that I have had. Yes there were mistakes and ya some flavors weren’t present that were described but the service and manager made it a great night and made me want to go back. Id give 3.5 stars, but rounded it up to 4

A lot of people have been asking me about my opinion of Silo and I would share my experiences with them. But then I’d also questioned why they didn’t just read my review. «Because you haven’t written one», they’d reply. Really?! So I checked and sure enough. No review from me.
It’s been a few months since I’ve been there. But in general, I thought Silo was just A-​OK.

The first time my husband and I went was for brunch. We ordered their famous chicken fried oysters and pulled pork eggs benedict special. My husband also ordered the cucumber kaiparasohka — made with vodka, lemon, simple syrup and cucumber. The meal and the drink were delicious. The service was also nice. Great first visit.
On our second visit, we brought along our out of town guests. There were 10 of us in all. We had a reservation for a Monday night. We thought that this would be a good night for such a large party. We didn’t want to overwhelm the restaurant and receive subpar service.
Well, as it ended up, we received subpar service.
Along with our table, there were only 2 other occupied tables. There were 3 servers and a few runners. But for some reason our waiter seemed to be the only one who was working while the others just stood around. I’m not sure why the others weren’t helping him out. He was pretty much taking care of all three tables. I even saw him mixing up the martini that my husband had ordered. I remember thinking why would he do that when there is a full bar downstairs??? I don’t understand how things are supposed to work at Silo. But I definitely saw our waiter prepare my husband’s drink and it was awful. My husband told him it was awful. But we were never offered a different beverage nor was it removed from the bill.
It took awhile to order our food and longer still for it to come out. The chicken fried oysters once again was a hit as well as the lamb dish and the 5 spice duck. Everything else was forgettable I suppose because I literally cannot remember what else we ordered. The fact that we GOT things we DID NOT ORDER and NOT GET things that we DID ORDER doesn’t help with this memory lapse. Usually I would take pictures and post. But it was such a crazy night. Besides, I couldn’t be rude and ignore my guests while I take pictures of food. So I don’t even have pictures to jog my memory.
Final tally = one good experience and one bad experience. Would I go back? Possibly… if someone else was paying ;) But I have no desire to return any time soon.