Quattro
Contemporary Italian-American cuisine is the focus at Quattro, the ultramodern restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel Houston. After a makeover, the space features lipstick-red, leather-upholstered walls and vibrant, jewel-toned, stained glass-paneled walls.
Quattro was meant to be a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star restaurant — after all, it’s named after the Italian word for four. In all seriousness though, the word quattro is meant to evoke what the restaurant refers to as its four “faces,” namely breakfast, lunch, dinner and an antipasto bar.
Despite the buzz at the bar, the dining room maintains a sense of calm, and the food remains a top priority. The kitchen focuses on local, seasonal ingredients and the food is as visually alluring as the space.
Quattro was meant to be a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star restaurant — after all, it’s named after the Italian word for four. In all seriousness though, the word quattro is meant to evoke what the restaurant refers to as its four “faces,” namely breakfast, lunch, dinner and an antipasto bar.
Despite the buzz at the bar, the dining room maintains a sense of calm, and the food remains a top priority. The kitchen focuses on local, seasonal ingredients and the food is as visually alluring as the space.
Things to Know
- For breakfast, Quattro is open from 6:30 to 11:30 a.m., Mondays through Fridays, and from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Saturdays and Sundays. For brunch fans, Sunday brunch is served from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. And finally, the restaurant is open for dinner every night, from 5:30 to 10 p.m.
- If you find yourself jonesing for a pre-lunch snack from the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star restaurant by 11:30 a.m., you’re in luck — an antipasti buffet is open from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays, and lunch is served every day from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Quattro requests smart casual attire to complement its smart cuisine. Opt for a clean pair of slacks or a skirt and a button-down and you should be ready to dine.
The Food
- The lunch menu at the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star restaurant includes prosciutto and mozzarella as an antipasti, and baked macaroni and cheese with smoked chicken.
- Brunch includes a seafood bar, omelette station and significant entrees like pan-seared quail.
- For breakfast, there are some tips of the cowboy hat with some Texas favorites like biscuits and gravy, huevos rancheros and creamy grits and gravy.
- Dinners include zuppa di patate baccala e caviale (chilled potato and leek soup with shredded cod and caviar) for antipasti; first courses like risotto frutti di mare (risotto with lobster, shrimp and scallop), and for the second course, the primary entrée, options such as branzino del Meditterraneo (Mediterranean sea bass) abound.
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