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2600 Travis St Houston TX 77006
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(713) 526-8282
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No other Texas restaurant showcases as many
species of Gulf Coast fish and no other Texas...

Expertly prepared seafood with Gulf Coast, Mediterranean and Asian influences reflects culinary sophistication never-before seen among Houston's high-profile restaurant scene. Imagine such delectable dishes as salted slow-baked salmon atop lemon risotto, crispy-skin snapper garnished by sweet and sour chard, grilled scallops aside truffle polenta and tempura batter-bronzed soft-shell crab...

Chef Bryan Caswell works his magic on seafood dishes with influences from around the world. Caswell – a Louisiana native who was chef de cuisine at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s now-closed Houston hot spot, Bank – grew up in East Texas along the waters of the Gulf Coast, and his work at Reef has won numerous accolades, including being named one of Food & Wine’s best new chefs of 2009. Reef, his...

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Chef Bryan Caswell, late of Bank at the Hotel Icon, re-emerges at Midtown's bustling Reef, a loud, showy seafood house packed to the gills with movers and shakers and their friends. Although the food is often a mixed bag, when it's good, it's great. Shrimp wrapped with bacon and stuffed with avocado; crispy-skin Gulf Coast snapper; and the jumbo crab cake served with taqueria-style pickled...

When a restaurant is lauded in the foodie press as one of the best in the country, it better have the chops to back it up on a consistent basis, but Reef continues to wow diners with inventive seafood dishes and top-notch service. Chef Bryan Caswell's kitchen turns out delectable dishes like slow-baked salmon with lemon risotto, grilled scallops with truffle polenta, and tempura-battered...

REEF Restaurant Review

Chef/co-owner Bryan Caswell knows his fish. Coupled with partner Bill Floyd’s wine expertise, these two Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurant alumni have created one of the best seafood establishments in Texas. The décor is sleek and minimal, with only a few swaths of foam green and soft blue as tip-offs to the fresh and inventive seafood on the menu. A towering glass wine wall, offering more...

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Closed permanently

Average Rating
100

When it was open prior to Hurricane Harvey, Reef was one of the top seafood restaurants in the city. My understanding is that the partnership between Chef Bryan Caswell and Front-of-the-House Manager Bill Floyd has been terminated, and that Reef will not re-open.
Bryan Caswell...

Reef has been closed since the hurricane

Average Rating
20

Please check before you go. This place hasn't been open since Harvey hit and only recently updated their website to include "plan to re-open by late November". We had a dinner planned in private room and had to find a new restaurant. Not sure how...

Always

Average Rating
100

Reef is the kind of place that meets all your expectations about restaurants in the Houston area. Fantastic food, service and atmosphere are always there for enjoyment. I would highly recommend the Reef.

You can't go wrong with the Reef

Average Rating
100

I have been to the reef several times and I never had a disapointed meal.oth food and service are great.

Fabulous Se Food

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100

It's the first and only Caswell restaurant I have been too, but if its any indication of the others (El Real, Jackson Street BBQ, Little Big 5) I would try them all. The menu is only fresh fish and caught from the gulf. The wine...

Business description (5)

Seafood: At Reef, diners dive into scrumptious seafood dishes featuring the freshest daily catches and deliciously distinctive flavor combinations. The chefs expertly prepare seafood with Gulf Coast, Mediterranean and Asian influences, with standout options including slow baked salmon, crispy-skin snapper and grilled scallops. Pair your meal with one of the restaurant's 1,500 hand-selected...

No other Texas restaurant showcases as many species of Gulf Coast fish and no other Texas restaurant so uniquely captures the diversity of this place ~ Houston, the Gulf Coast and Southeast Texas ~ as REEF.

Chef Bryan Caswell expertly prepares seafood with Gulf Coast, Mediterranean and Asian influences. Menu selections include roasted grouper, salted slow-baked salmon atop lemon risotto, crispy-skin snapper, steamed mussels, grilled scallops, ribeye, tempura batter-bronzed soft-shell crab, tilefish, triggerfish, wahoo, cobia, Rockport-caught tripletail, snapper carpaccio and Vietnamese coffee tart.

Expertly prepared seafood with Gulf Coast, Mediterranean and Asian influences reflects culinary sophistication never-before seen among Houston’s high-profile restaurant scene.Imagine such delectable dishes as salted slow-baked salmon atop lemon risotto, crispy-skin snapper garnished by sweet and sour chard, grilled scallops aside trufflepolenta and tempura batter-bronzed soft-shell crab...

Featured on Food Network's, "The Next Iron Chef" owner Bryan Caswell has made quite the name for himself at this popular eatery. Self-proclaimed as the "finest seafood restaurant" in Houston, Reef comes very close to its description. Offering customers a wide variety of seafood, the restaurant packs in crowds of people. Typically bustling with people during the major dining hours, customers can...

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