Reviews for Common Bond Bistro & Bakery in Houston, TX

We decided to come here for Houston restaurant week after stumbling upon the brasserie by chance. We've been to other common... bond locations for coffee and pastries but we had no idea they had a restaurant too! We're big fans of common bond so we knewthe flavors would probably be great. Spoiler alert, it did not disappoint. To be honest the whole reason we wanted to come backfor restaurant week was to try their dessert, the blueberry lavender cheesecake, which is a restaurant week only item. Forapps, we ordered the octopus and the asparagus. I would definitely recommend the octopus. It was packed with flavor and a goodvariety of textures. For our entrees we ordered the lamb and raviolo. The lamb was our favorite. And of course for dessert weboth got the blueberry lavender cheesecake and it was totally worth coming here just for that alone. I need it to be a regularitem. It was so light, refreshing, and creamy. Read more

Cute spot in downtown Houston. Actually a great location for lunch and afterwards, sitting out in the mezzanine area. We... started with mimosas, I had the traditional and my daughter had the hibiscus. Let's say we agreed to disagree. She didn't likemine and I didn't like hers , lol They had some nice choices for apps but we decided on the Brussel sprouts, yumm! They werereally good. Shrimp po boy- deep fried and tasty Banh mi pork sandwich was good. I loved the bread. So fillingthough... Service was friendly and attentive. We would definitely return. Lots of good options on the menu I'd like to try. Read more

This was my second time, celebrating my good friends bday this time. Both times the atmosphere was beautiful and staff was... friendly. First time I wasn’t too impressed with the food, I had the lamb chops, barely had any meat, with different sides andappetizers, crème brûlée and macarons were good. I will have to say this time, the food was better. I got the smoked duckrillettes, seared scallops that came on top of lemon herb risotto, oyster mushrooms, braised leeks, brown butter sauce, bothwere delicious!!! The passion mango chocolate bar was pretty good. Again, service was great! Read more

I was skeptical at first, but very pleased with the food and drinks. The corn chowder was bland but everything else was... delicious! Allegedly the kitchen lost our ticket, so it took 30 mins to get our food. We also stopped on the way out andpurchased some bakery items. I will go back. Read more

This place is stunning. I can’t wait to go back with my girlfriends. I took my daughter tonight before the ballet, and it was... the perfect spot to grab a bite to eat before the show. The food and drinks were delicious, and our leftovers were boxed upnicely. Every staff member we interacted with was so friendly and helpful. Skylar waited on us this evening, and she was great.Thank you for a lovely evening, Common Bond. I look forward to returning soon! Read more

Very nice, quiet and intimate setting here. Food was good and customer service was great. The portions are normally a lot... bigger but ours look smaller because we split the salad and main dish. Our waitress was so kind to have the portions splitwithout being asked to do so. The only disappointment was the Crème Brûlée because it had no flavor and there was no crackingof the top shell. Overall it was great food. Read more

We came here for dinner with friends. We usually go to the bistro in the heights, but found this location to be aesthetically... pleasing in photos. The sharable starters like the flat breads are only available during happy hour. We got a few side items asappetizers. They have the crispy brussel sprouts at all locations. They have a caramelized glaze on them that can make anyonelike brussel sprouts. Another hit was the spinach and artichoke pot pie. It was amazing! I would skip the fried cauliflower,it's basically just cauliflower nothing special, just a vehicle for sauce. For main meals I would recommend the lemon butterroasted chicken over the rack of lamb. Both were good, but the chicken was better because it came with garlic bread pudding. Ifyou want something on the lighter side the apple and potato bisque was pretty good too. Read more

We had lunch reservations for 6. One guest arrived well before the others and was attended to wonderfully. Everything we ordered... was cooked to perfection and tasted fabulous. There was a bit of a crowd so the manager, Jamie, let us know our food was comingand apologized for the wait. Our server was friendly and attended to our every need. I had the steak salad which was theepiphany of tasty health food and more steak than I could eat with one sitting. The combination of flavors was a party in mymouth. I would have prefered a little more horseradish in the dressing but my friend found it perfect. She had the salad withshrimp and her prongs were cooked beautifully. The bakery is insane! You can't go wrong with the monster sized cookies. We willbe back for happy hour and this may be a new regular spot. Read more