Stephan Pyles - Permanently Closed

Stephan Pyles - Permanently Closed reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Dallas45 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 27, 2016

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

   Great restaurant that is closing as he opens a new one down the street. We wanted to go one last time.
   

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   DebraO

   Dallas16 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 26, 2016

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

   So glad we could experience this Stephen Pyles venue on it's last week before closing down. Wonderful food and service!
   

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   Carolina

   Indiana10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 17, 2016

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

   Wonderful evening and wonderful meal at Stephan Pyles. Attentive, yet not intrusive service. Lovely, low-light interior. Very warm and romantic. Delicious, lovingly prepared cuisine. Can't wait to return.
   

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   mlwarren1 VIP

   San Antonio9 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 15, 2016

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

   I'm so torn over this restaurant. The food was wonderful. No doubt. But everything took FOREVER to happen. A two hour meal like this is totally understandable. But this took well over THREE hours and we only had a few oysters, a salad and a steak. It's not like we were in a hurry, but I also didn't want to spend the whole night there. Again, the food was fantastic. But the painfully slow service really made me question whether or not I'd go back.
   

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5. OT

   OpenTable Diner VIP

   Austin14 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on April 15, 2016

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

   Not living in Dallas, I am not a frequent patron of this restraint, but since it has had such good reviews, I have tried it three times in the last few years and each experience has been more underwhelming than the last. The latest entre was red snapper that was almost inedible. This is a fish that in belter restaurants is seldom served fried, but Mr. Pyles did so anyway. It was dry and greasy at the same time, if that is possible. It was accompanied with a garnish of some type of pumpkin puree and a mustard sauce, but it simply couldn’t rescue the terrible fish presentation. I debated sending it back, and should have. I did have the lobster ceviche, which was quite good as well as an excellent chocolate cake desert. Service was mediocre, with a waiter filling our mineral water glasses with tap water from a pitcher so quickly that we couldn’t tell him to stop. Bread was served initially but we had to ask twice for additional bread service. The wait staff is clearly not trained to be very attentive to diners. This was particularly inexcusable as the restaurant was not even half full at 7:30 pm on a Thursday. All in all, this is a place that appears to be living on its past reputations, and in Dallas there are a lot better options.
   

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   Nannfc

   Dallas13 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 15, 2016

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

   Met friends at restaurant. Ordered the Ceviche sampler as appetizer and was delicious. The entrees were great, also. Recommend highly as a great dining experience.
   

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   tihan

   Dallas17 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 7, 2016

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

   Two couples went for a special birthday dinner this past Wednesday evening to Stephen Pyles where we had had memorable dinners previously. On the menu was a great red snapper entre whichever had previously had. All four of us decided to order it. About 15 minutes later we were informed that they had but two servings left and two of us switched our order to the delicious salmon. Another 15 minutes elapsed before they again informed us that none of the snapper was available! After the new orders were taken we finally got our entres which were delicious but quire tardy.
   

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8. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Dallas10 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on April 5, 2016

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

   Has really gone down hill.
   

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   DrFreeOne

   Dallas33 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 1, 2016

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

   Mr. Victor Rojas, the GM, stays on top of things and Peter is an all star pro as a server. The food, the ambiance, and the service is outstanding. If you are thinking about eating there, hurry up. They are closing at the end of April because the lease has ended and Chef Pyles is opening a new place down the street. You owe it to yourself to eat here -- this the Chef Stephan Pyles' namesake -- the one and only. EAT THERE while you can.
   

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10. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Dallas1 review

    5.0

    Dined on March 30, 2016

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

    I hadn't been to Stephan Pyles before (other than Stampede 66) and thought it was super high end. I found the lunch menu to be very affordable even though the food was not some scaled down version of the dinner menu. I will definitely do more lunch meetings there and can't wait to see the new location.
    

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