Detention

This is a private membership lounge with a menu that is well planned and limited to provide the exceptional quality that sets this restaurant experience apart. This is a no rush atmosphere where you are intended to stay and enjoy the meal. The experience started in the lounge where the bartender personally visited to get ideas about the type of drink you prefer. There is no ordering a drink that is just "ok", exceptional is what they strive for a achieve. You are also welcome to bring in your own wine for a nominal corking fee for 2+ bottles. There were 4 main dinner options, that I hear change monthly. We ordered the Indian spices and the steak, which was enough food to feed a table of 4. Each were prepared to perfection with flavors and spices that are thoughtful and pair well together. One meal (each had 3 separate dishes) came at a time so you could enjoy the dishes on their own. There staff are very attentive without being intrusive. The location was clean, minimally decorated in the dining area, slightly drafty but comfortable. Overall, a great experience and delicious food.

My first time here was about a year ago. Someone special brought me here for a date which I thought was super cute. It was busy and we got a two seater table by the kitchen. Portions were small. I had some wine with my food. They kept asking if our food was okay. Had fun on with this person here. Very cute and good times ❤️

Great food, and a great time. We called ahead and they were completely booked for dinner, but we tried anyway. They did seat us on the patio, which is just ok for a patio, the people watching and heaters made up for the lack of atmosphere outside. We had the option of sitting in the lounge bar or outside so we choose outside. We were asked about any food allergies before we got seated so that was a nice gesture. All the servers were very attentive and we got our drinks and food fast. The food was very yummy and full of flavor. Our server was lovely and very knowledgeable about her drinks, our first time ordering a negroni. I highly recommend this place for all things DTSA!

First time here and what an amazing experience. The service was absolutely wonderful. Elizabeth was a delight. She checked on us regularly and made sure every dish came out to our liking. I'm not a huge fan of alcohol, but I do occasionally like a very light and refreshing libation. When I asked regarding drinks that would be low in alcohol and refreshing to the taste, she made sure to have the bartender whip up something close to what I was looking for. I ended up with a pineapple coconut passion fruit concoction with just the right amount of rum where I could feel it, but not taste it. Her level of attention immediately jump-started our evening on a high note and it only kept getting better. My husband and I ordered the Hokkaido milk bread and butter and it was heavenly. The bread was crispy on the outside, warm and fluffy on the inside, and a creamy taste. The butter accompanying the bread was rich and creamy and had a sweetness to it that complimented the creaminess of the bread. We then ordered the slow-roasted Japanese yam, which was beautiful in flavors and in plating. Yams are incredible on their own, but the brown butter soy lime emulsion had a sharp refreshing flavor that balanced out the heavy starchiness of the yams. The gai-lan were tender and salted perfectly and added a bit of crunch for texture. Beautiful. For entrees, my husband ordered the mozzazo rigatoni. The menu described it as "if cacio di pepe and carbonara had a baby," and let me tell you, that baby was absolutely divine. It's probably the best pasta I've had in years. The creamy pasta was bursting with flavors and spices that just worked amazing together. For my own entree, I ordered the wagyu skirt steak lomo soltado. Now, my husband and I frequent a few Peruvian restaurants. Detention's lomo soltado just blew every single other one we've tried out of the water. The wagyu was cooked perfectly medium and the level of heat was perfect. I enjoy spicy food, but I also like to enjoy my food, so I don't like the spiciness to affect the taste of my food. They got that balance just right for me. My husband and I got our own entrees, but we split them half and half and neither of us could decide which we liked better. They were both amazing but their flavors were so wildly different we just loved them for what they were. And then there was the sticky toffee pudding. Holy toffee-loving heck. I have not put something that delicious in my mouth since my MIL took me to Addison's for my birthday. My mind was blown. The pudding itself was not sweet at all allowing for the toffee sauce to shine without overpowering the sweetness. The whipped cream they served with it was salted. SALTED!! So you get a salty-sweet flavor when you top your bite with whipped cream. The way they balanced the flavors in this one dessert was absolutely genius. You have a dense, spiced cake with minimal sweetness, a beautiful toffee sauce full of delicious flavor, and a bit of saltiness to cut the sweetness when it gets too intense. Overall, the experience was perfect. Excellent service and the atmosphere was great! I'm so glad they do not crank their music up so you can't hear each other. That seems to be a trend, but the music here was loud enough to hear, but not to overpower conversations. This place really checked every single box for service, food, and atmosphere. We will definitely need to come back here again.

We had an 8 course meal. I forgot to take a lot of the pictures because the food was so amazing I didn't want to waste time taking pictures. Honestly, seriously and sincerely some of the best dishes I've ever had.