I haven’t been to the recently opened Woodlands in Preston Forest, operated by Jack Baum, a veteran of the Dallas restaurant scene. Currently Mr. Baum is CEO of Food, Friends, and Company and Woodlands, his latest concept that he refers to as “somewhere between Houston’s and Jasper’s”, is also set to open another shop in Allen in June. A dedicated and disappointed Disher went for dinner the other night and files this report:
First of all, I hate to valet my car ten feet from the door. We parked ourselves and walked past the valet guy. He was not happy. We took our baby and asked for a high chair. We ordered a glass of wine. The waiter asked for our driver’s license. We didn’t have one. We got no wine. Fine. No problem. We ordered sparkling water. After we looked at the menu, we decided we didn’t want to eat there. Nothing sounded good. But the surly waitress came back with our water so we stayed. We ordered fingerling potatoes and chicken nuggets for the baby, a salad nicoise, and grilled tuna. They brought us food before they brought the baby’s food which is not a good idea. Instead they gave her a piece of peppery flatbread which the baby immediately spit out. Meanwhile, the manager was checking on every table but ours. The nicoise was covered in a vinaigrette dressing with no mustard. The tuna was boring. I ordered mussels and they were good. We paid $72 and left. Why the manager never came over to take care of a table that was not happy is beyond me.
