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03-18-2009, 09:41 AM
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L'Etoile closes!
mysanantonio is reporting that L'Etoile has closed. This restaurant has been a favorite on the SA dinning scene since opening in 1985.
I'm as much to blame as anybody, as I have only gone 3 or 4 times in the last few years. The food was always very good, but the menu and space were certainly stuck in the 80's. The crowd was always much older. I can only speculate their refusal to "freshen" the menu and space lead to their demise.
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03-18-2009, 12:16 PM
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The Grill in Leon Springs is owned by the same person. Excellent food!
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03-18-2009, 02:44 PM
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"Food is life"
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: King William
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Frankly, after the Powerhouse Cafe scandal some years back, I'm surprised it didn't close sooner. L'Etoile WAS stuck with a dated menu, sub-par service, a target market that was dying and better eateries opening around town.
While I don't like to see anyone out of the job in this economy, I do think the more talented people involved will land on their feet.
BN
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03-18-2009, 05:01 PM
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I'm glad I'm not the first to say it....
Granted, we only went once, but we had no desire to go back. It was awful or anything, just not very good. I didn't notice the service to be poor, the food was just blah. However we had high expectations....
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03-19-2009, 12:38 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: San Antonio
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Great! I have a voucher for 4 that I was hoping to use soon!
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03-19-2009, 11:35 PM
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Service was poor, poor, poor. Plus, for the price, I had no desire to see people in sweatpants. The dress code wasn't enforced - if they had one.
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