Clementine

Fantastic. Relaxed atmosphere, for outstanding fresh food. Dario helped us from the beginning explaining the menu and was so prepared and friendly.
Every dish was bright and balanced. We focused on seafood and it was fresh and tasty. The fresh tagliatelle pasta was just right. Every sauce in the dishes was rich, without being overpowering.
The desserts are worth a special mention on their own. I appreciated the pairing of passion fruit with the bitterness of the cocoa nibs, the smooth creme brûlée paired with crunchy chocolate. My husband’s hazelnut dessert paired with clementines was perfect as well.
I am so glad I could swing by and we can’t wait to be back.

Food was ridiculous. Best meal of the year by far. Beets, mushrooms, feta, cavatelli were favorites. Chicken was solid. Would skip brussels next time but did enjoy them. They have a polished but not snooty vibe...everyone was cool...and if you have a late reservation, we noticed the music transform at closing time (10p) to Gin and Juice and Big Poppa which was awesome. Finished the night with the chocolate crunch bar - another winner!

This was such a unique and delicious experience. We were treated with complimentary champagne, ordered the steak and spicy beans, and left having tried all of the desserts they had. The service was absolutely perfection. 10/10 would return!

Wow! We had no idea that this hidden gem in San Antonio existed. A must place to visit if you love good food and wine. We started with the White Mushroom salad. You may be like me and think - what? It was so delicious and so different than what you might think. We followed that up with the Ricotta Cavatelli and Spinach Ravioli. Both fantastic dishes. Last but not least we had the Spanish Octopus. I wish I could remember the name of our waiter, but he was so good, and he is from Italy. He had great suggestions on wine pairing with our food. It was a great evening and we look forward to our next visit and experiencing something different.

Had the chance to stop by this amazing restaurant. The staff and the management were absolutely top notch. Friendly, knowledgeable and welcoming.

I had some truly good food, in the right portions, and timed perfectly.

I also ate outside, on a beautiful evening of October. My only complaint, and I'm truly being picky, is the music on the patio could have been better. But that's not necessarily a problem, as music tastes vary incredibly.

Also - they are super flexible with accommodation of dietary restrictions (vegetarian here). They modified each plate to suit my restriction.

Last - for what it's worth, one of the best desserts I've had in a long time.

All in all i strongly recommend Clementine.

Went there for our early valentine and anniversary. We tried a 6-course dinner for the first time. Amazing and unique experience. Those dishes were oh-my-goodness. We quite enjoyed and consumed each dish. They were perfect size. The reviews mentioned that hush puppies dish was a must. I was excited to try it. It turned good but was not equaled as a dish you could find in a seafood restaurant nearby water places like beaches. We hoped for a dish of steak, but we got a Mackerel instead. It was delicious any way! Staff were amazing, patient, friendly, respect, and polite. They were willing to accommodate our needs. We really appreciated it a lot. Enjoyable experience. A reservation in advance is highly recommended. Outside and inside are beautiful. Here are pictures! One is missing which is mignardise-cardamom thumbprints.

We walked in at 5pm on a Saturday without reservations and were quickly seated on the patio, which was a bit noisy with street noise but quite comfortable. The food + service were incredible (I’ve dined at 1-3 Michelin starred places), and they’re definitely deserving of their James Beard nominations and would likely sit at 1M star. We ordered the beet salad, flame tart (more like crack tostada!), broccoli pesto cavatelli, miso bass (yummy complex flavors) and the fried polenta with trout roe (definitely add it). I could not pass up the passionfruit crème brûlée and it was phenomenal; the chef also tossed in a complimentary cheesecake. Every single dish was better than expected and the service was attentive and relaxed, couldn’t speak more highly of this restaurant!

Braydon was fantastic!! We can’t wait to return for another evening of excellent food, fantastic service and exceptionally relaxing atmosphere. Thank you for making our day perfect!

The "Feed Me" option with wine pairings was absolutely fantastic!! This place should have a James Beard award if you ask me. The experience at this place was bar none and very easily comparable with a 1 or 2 M star place.
The wait staffs ia awesome Braden was knowledgeable about everything that came our way and he was extremely attentive along with being fun as all heck.
The seating in front of the kitchen was fun to sit at while watching kitchen operate in flawless unison.
Do not miss this place if you can get to it, I will flying back next week and will be doing everything in my power to get the dinner octopus option.

I don’t know how I’ve never reviewed Clementine, as it’s my favorite restaurant in San Antonio, and one of my favorites in the world. We eat here for every important occasion, we even had our wedding dinner here (a magical night.)

I’ve eaten at many Michelin star and James Beard winning restaurants, and Clementine often surpasses the quality of the most acclaimed places I’ve been. It seems so silly, because you’re in a strip mall in San Antonio. But the creativity of Chef John Russ, Chef Elise, and the team is truly next level. The combinations are always innovative and surprising. The menu is always changing, and I’ve never had a single dish that didn’t delight me.

I think if Clementine was on a busy street in Austin, New York, or planted in Napa Valley, it would be a household name. But here it is, just for us in San Antonio. What luck!

The great food alone would be enough to keep me coming back, but the service is top-notch, the wine list is thoughtful and well-curated, and the atmosphere is unpretentious.

The best thing to do is the Feed Me, but I am sure you will be amazed by any dish you select. The various fish dishes have always been my favorite, and the beef is a staple for my kid.

I hope that you try it and keep coming back.

This place is AMAZING. Every star well deserved. We took a random jab at the menu and not one item disappointed us. The combinations and the marrying of flavors is genius. My absolute favs were The White Mushroom Salad, Lentils and Cardamom donuts with coffee ice cream and candied kumquats?. (See their menu for PC dish names) Read the menu and dive in. Our waiter Alejandro was the absolute greatest. His recommendations were greatly appreciated. This will definitely be a fav on the map.

Honestly one of the best meals I’ve had in San Antonio. Our group of four opted to have the “Feed Me” option which is a multi-course meal made up of off menu items selected by the Chef. Every single course was a hit with our group and by the end of the meal it was the perfect amount of food. We sat outside on the small but cozy patio, and although it was a cold evening they had blankets for guest which made for a nice touch. I believe our waiter was, Eric, and he was excellent from start to finish. It definitely wasn’t the cheapest meal in town, but it was by far the best, and we will certainly be back for more.

We’ve been here three times and each time it gets better and more impressive.
The service is on point and all of the food is amazing!
Very few places in San Antonio where you can get gourmet food like this at reasonable prices. Don’t forget the desserts, they are out of this world.

Highly recommended.

Absolutely blown away this evening with my first visit to this amazing restaurant!!!

Love the design/concept and the food was ON POINT! Sat at the "kitchen window", a bar style seat that faces the kitchen and watched as the chefs prepared each dish to perfection!

Chef Russ dropped by to greet us and bring us our "dessert before dessert " as we finished up our 6 course "Feed Me" option on the menu.

I enjoyed every minute of this perfect dining experience and look forward to returning soon ❤

Amazing experience- food, service, wine options. All around excellent. Unfortunately we weren’t super hungry so we didn’t do the feed me option (where the chef chooses your whole meal). But we made some pretty solid choices.

The onion tart had a mix of perfect flavors and the tart part was so light and crispy.

The real star was the life changing pasta - had a little ricotta, toasted pecans, Parmesan and something else but just heavenly.

The server was very attentive and knowledgeable.

So amazing. We just got married (courthouse wedding, simple) and decided to come here to celebrate. They were amazing and even brought us some rosé and dessert on the house to congratulate us. We ordered the "Feed Us" option and every course was delicious. The fish especially. The green beans were a bit spicy for my taste but the flavor itself was very good and paired well with the next citrus pasta dish.

Thank you all so much for the great service! It's very much appreciated and we will definitely be back.

An amazing dining experience without the stuffiness of some high end restaurants, really let their dishes speak for their quality. Super friendly staff and a wonderful place for celebrating an event. Their desserts are delicious! Finished the meal with an extra complimentary dessert and a card with two recipes on it. Truly a welcoming “neighborhood restaurant” as their parting card states. Definitely try the “Feed Me” chef choice menu. They are able to tailor it to your palate and at its price point, it can’t be beat.

This is my favorite set-course restaurant I have ever been to. Every single dish had the perfect blend of flavors and was "lick your plate clean" good. Of the 8 courses, I could not tell you my favorite. But I do dream about the caramelized onion tart with cherry tomatoes. I am from out of town and have recommended Clementine to everyone I know in the San Antonio area.

Stellar food, stellar service!! Don’t miss this place when in San Antonio. It is soooo worth venturing off the Riverwalk.

I have to begin by saying thank you to the Resy article I read about places one must try if visiting San Antonio, Clementine was fabulous! My love and I were visiting San Antonio for a much needed break, celebrating her upcoming graduation for her Masters of Fine Arts degree she's receiving from the University of Texas at Austin. We stayed in an amazing hotel and ate some amazing food but when we got to Clementine, this place blew us away. Everything was perfect our server Dario was amazing, the food was amazing, the atmosphere was incredible, a perfect neighborhood spot in a strip mall just like it's supposed to be. I could not say enough about everything we had so I'm going to go straight into the food. We started with the flame tart which is the most amazing crunchy light bread with really slowly sauteed onions it's exceptional order 2 if you're hungry it's worth it, Then on to the ricotta cavatelli you should definitely watch the video they mix it at the table for you. Every bite is just exceptional it's perfectly layered it hits on all your senses salt, fat, acid, umami, what a great dish. Then we lightened things up with the beat salad which was so delicious we were literally asking for more. Then we split the wagu New York strip it's perfectly prepared, perfectly seasoned, every bite exploded with flavor it was paired with an amazing red wine that I picked. We started with champagne then onto a white and then we finished with this amazing red. I think this food would be described as Italian but it was much more than that, it really complimented and had highlights of everything that makes food delicious they have a prefix menu that the chef will prepare a really nice course I would recommend it but we were not feeling that we needed to go that way we really just wanted to try some specific items and I'm glad we did. You definitely need to watch the video and check out the coffee creme breule with banana sorbet, it was absolutely amazing. I had the pleasure of having another amazing dinner with the love of my life, a woman that I have come to realized is someone I don't ever want to be without. This dinner was so good it is a reminder of all the wonderful things all the beautiful times, all the fantastic meals that we've shared and how when you're with someone who creates that warmth of energy inside you, everything is better, everything you put in your mouth, everything you touch, everything you see and smell is elevated, heightened! So the next time you have dinner with someone you care about put your phone down, look across the table and realize how important that person is. What they mean to you. How they make you feel you. You might just realize that the food just got better, mine did. Thank you for your love, you are my Sun, and I your moon. Love you forever and always. 🖤🖤🖤