San Antonio Downtown Dining for Lent/Easter
Here are a Few Dining Options to Consider for Lent and Easter:
The Newstand Coffee & Sandwiches
One of San Antonio’s favorite cafes, The Newstand will be offering a seasonal selection that’s light, flavorful, and completely meat-free. Named The Courant, this sandwich was created with the intention of incorporating produce within their upcoming peak seasonality. Layered with nutrition, The Courant combines deliciously complex baby heirloom tomatoes, soft straticella cheese, pesto, basil, fresh arugula, and rich olive oil on top of golden-brown sesame bastone bread.
The best part is that customers don’t have to wait until Fridays to enjoy as this premium stacker will be offered every day during the Lenten season.
Ostra at Mokara Hotel & Spa
For the Easter holiday, Ostra at Mokara Hotel & Spa will be providing a fine dining brunch menu. Available only on Easter Sunday, guests will be able to indulge in a $62 prix fixe three-course seafood fare. Beginning with Gulf Blue Crab Beignets, this appetizer features jumbo lump crab, shaved fennel & green apple slaw, lemon gribiche, before being lightly dusted with cajun powder. The second course showcases Soft Shell Crab Benedict from the Gulf which is then paired with soft poached eggs, crawfish & tasso ham hollandaise, charred asparagus, and toasted brioche bread. The meal will be completed with Key Lime “Baked Alaska”. The sweet delight incorporates a graham cracker sable, key lime curd, coconut gelato, torched swiss meringue, and passionfruit coulis, giving diners a vibrant taste of the best spring-forward fruits.
Four Brothers at Omni La Mansión del Rio
Across the Riverwalk at Four Brothers Southern Provisions, will be a tour of the best comfort food. Also available only on Easter Sunday, the upscale eatery’s $59 prix fixe menu begins with Deviled Eggs & Pork Belly. An appetizing starter with a complexity of flavors, this dish has thick cut maple bacon, truffled yolk mousse, hot honey gastrique, before being topped with the restaurant’s iconic jalapeno cornbread crumble. The main event is a hearty Short Rib Benedict, which highlights a 48-hour braised beef short rib and chorizo & lime hollandaise sauce on top of savory chipotle cheddar biscuits and duck fat hash brown cake. End the perfect holiday feast with “24-Carrot Cake”, a warmly-spiced cake that’s paired with cheesecake mousse, candied pecans, carrot ginger gel and garnished with an edible gold leaf, a gem that surpasses even the best easter egg treasures.
