Brennan's of Houston menu

Petite and Grand Platters Sizes Available

Includes the following: Blue Crab Ravigote, Zatarain's Jumbo Shrimp, Creole Lobster 'On a Stick', West Indies Crab Claws, Des Allemands Smoked Catfish Dip, Louisiana 1/2 Shell Oysters

Freshly Shucked Gulf Oysters

1/2 Dozen and Full Dozen Available

Petite and Grand Platter Sizes Available

Includes the following: Blue Crab Ravigote, Zatarain's Boiled Jumbo Shrimp, Creole Lobster 'On a Stick', West Indies Crab Claws, Des Allemands Smoked Catfish Dip, Louisiana 1/2 Shell Oysters

Freshly Shucked Gulf Oysters

1/2 Dozen and Full Dozen Available

Creole Diver Scallop

Crudo style with pckled vegetables, candied chilis, satsuma and toasted walnut

Jimmy's Grilled Oyster

Pecan wood grilled Louisiana oysters with jalapeno cornbread crumbs and seaweed flakes

Chef's Fowl Playground

Dirty Duck Croquette, Cuck Pate Cappuccino, 36 Hour Gizzard Croustade, Sprng Radishes and Smoked Pickle Okra Chow Chow

Blue Crab & Green Tomatoes

Jumbo lump crab, buttermilk fried tomatoes, lemon Ravigote sauce and pickled okra chow chow

Lafayette Frog Legs Almondine

Cornmeal Crusted Over Baby Spinach Toassed in Warm Andouille Vinaigrette with Brown Butter Toasted Almonds

Breaux Bridge Crawfish Enchilada

In Corn Tortilla with Tomatillo Salsa, Chayote Pico de Gallo, Jalapeno Cheese and Mezcal Crema

Shrimp Remoulade

Shrimp Boil Vegetables, New Potato, Baby Arugula, Preserved Lemon and Chilled Remoulade Dressing

Froberg Farm Strawberry Salad

Texas berries, spiced pecans, baby spinach, red onions, Lone Star chevre and Steen's sugarcane vinegar

Jimmy's Grilled Oysters

Pecan wood grilled Louisiana oysters with jalapeno cornbread crumbs and crushed seaweed flakes

Louisiana Crawfish Enchilada

In corn tortilla with tomatillo salsa, chayote pico de gallo, jalapeno cheese and mezcal crema

Shrimp Remoulade

Shrimp boil vegetables, baby arugula, preserved lemon and chilled Remoulade dressing

Louisiana Frog Legs Almondine

Buttermilk & cornmeal crusted over baby spinach tossed in warm Andouille vinaigrette with brown butter toasted almonds

Jumbo Lump Blue Crab & Tomatoes

Buttermilk fried green tomatoes, lemon ravigote sauce and pickled okra chow chow

Jimmy's Grilled Oysters

Pecan wood grilled Louisiana oysters with jalapeno cornbread crumbs and crushed seaweed flakes

Froberg Farm Strawberry Salad

Alvin Texas Berries, spiced pecans, baby spinach, red onion, Lone Star chevre and Steen's sugarcane vinegar

Louisiana Crawfish Enchilada

In corn tortilla with tomatillo salsa, chayote pico de gallo, jalapeno cheese and mezcal crema

Crispy Oyster "BLT"

Brennan's bacon mousse, cherry tomatoes, baby arugula, French bread toasts and Creole mustard glaze

Dirty Duck Beignet

Chicory coffee, braised rohan duck , bacon stewed mustard greens and foie gras fondue with mayhaw syrup

Creole Smoked Salmon

Deviled egg salad, crispy chips, Texas greens, red onion marmalade and Choupique caviar

Shrimp Remoulade [add $3]

Zatarain's shrimp boil vegetables, baby arugula, preserved lemon and chilled remoulade dressing

Turtle Soup Au Sherry

a brennans classic spiked with sherry

Texas Creole Seafood Gumbo

Toasted garlic Jazzmen rice and Chef's blend File

Soup Du Jour

Made fresh daily using the freshest seasonal ingredients

Soups 1-1-1

a demitasse of all three soups

Froberg Farm Strawberry Salad

Alvin Texas Berries, Spiced Pecans, Baby Spinach, Red Onions, Lone Star Chevre and Steen's Sugarcane Vinegar

The Chopped Salad

Hearts of Romaine, Applewood bacon, pressed egg, parmesan cheese straw and cayenne avocado dressing

Brennan's Salad

Autumn lettuces, grape tomatoes, parmesan cheese and brioche croutons with red wine & ripped herb vinaigrette

Pecan Crusted Gulf Fish

Haricot vert, fire roasted corn, spiced pecans and Creole Meuniere sauce

Shrimp Chippewa - gluten free

Flamed tableside in Cognac with sun dried tomatoes over Goat cheese stone ground grits from Waco, Texas

Gulf Fish Pontchartrain

jumbo lump blue crab, j&j shrimp and crispy Texas oysters with fire roasted mushroom rice and brennan's creole butter

Hunter's Honey Roasted Duck - gluten free

Crawfish fried rice, sunny side up quail egg and Tangipahoa citrus and old fashioned duck sauce

Harris Ranch Strip Lyonnaise

Cast Iron seared over Boulangere potatoes, charred onions, and baby spinach finishes with roasted garlic butter

Blanca's Beef Tips

Seared in cast iron with charred peppers, crimini mushrooms and ripped herbs over buttermilk smashed potatoes

Pecan Crusted Catfish

Saute of fire roasted corn and French beans, spiced pecans and Creole Meuniere sauce

Shrimp and Grits

Goat cheese stone ground grits, marinated sweet peppers, parsnip chips and baby arugula with roasted garlic & sun dried tomatoes

Breaux Bridge Crawfish Etouffee

Creole spiced Louisiana crawfish tails stewed with Acadiana bisque over toasted garlic Jazzmen rice

Gulf Fish Pontchartrain

Jumbo lump blue crab, Jimmy's shrimp, crispy oysters, toasted mushroom rice and Brennan's Creole butter

Brennan's Jumbo Lump Crabcakes

Over Summer corn & leek cream crowned with chayote petite sprout salad

Apples & Cream Pain Perdu

Applewood smoked country ham, Homestead Sorghum granola, Creole cream cheese whip and Miller's Maple syrup

Applewood Bacon Wrapped Rainbow Trout

Over lyonnaise potatoes with sunny side up egg and charred lemon chimol sauce

Pecan Crusted Gulf Fish

Cursted corn maque choux, Creole spiced pecans, French beans and Oak Hollow Farm greens

Shrimp & Grits

Goat cheese stone ground grits, marinatedsweet peppers, mirliton, toasted garlic and sun dried tomatoes

Atchafalaya Crawfish Omelette

Louisiana crawfish & Andouille sausage stuffed over Brabant potatoes with charred tomato choron sauce

Whiskey Lacquered Hill Country Quail

Blue crab & cornbread stuffing, bacon braised red cabbage, sunny side up quail egg and Bulleit bourbon lacquer

Rocky Mountain Lamb & Eggs

Creole grilled lamb chop, lamb sausage hash, poached egg, mint pistou and Creolaise sauce

Oak Wood Grilled Filet Mignon

Harris Ranch beef, sweet potato & salsify gratin, farmer's vegetables and honey peppercorn glaze

Southern Grilled Redfish - gluten free

Over wood fired farner's vegetables with charred peppers and Creole beet puree

Harris Ranch Filet Mignon

Buttermilk mashed potatoes, green tomato & shallot jam with Tchoupitoulas steak sauce

Creole Mustard Crusted Colorado Lamb

Saute of sugar snap peas, spring carrot, Lupe's lamb bacon and garlicky lamb sausage with mint julep chimichurri sauce

Mojo Criollo Pork Tenderloin

Bacon stewed cabbage, spring radishes, petite sprouts and habanero mojo sauce

Pecan Grilled Redfish

Creole Marinated Shrimp, Covey Rise Collard Greens, White Kidney Beans and Potlikker Jus

Harris Ranch Filet Mignon

Buttermilk mashed potatoes, green tomato & shallot jam with honey peppercorn steak sauce

Starter Options: select one

Turtle Soup, Gumbo, Soup Du Jour, Chopped Salad or Brennan's Salad

Entree Option: Whiskey Glazed Hill Country Quail

Duck boudin stuffed with Tasso braised cabbage, sunny side up quail egg and TX fig syrup

Entree Option: Texas Creole Seafood Bouillabaisse

Blackened Drum, jumbo lump blue crab, Jimmy's Shrimp, poached oysters, rouille crusted French bread and saffron shellfish broth

Dessert Options: select one

Bananas Foster, Creole Bread Pudding or Lemon Meringue Pie

Starter Option 1: Cauliflower Vichyssoise

Wood fire charred florets and Rio Grande pecan pesto

Starter Option 2: Early Spring Squash Salad

Pecan wood grilled zucchini & yellow squash with petite field greens, crumbled feta, watermelon radishes and ripped herb vinaigrette

Entree: Southern Vegetable Garden

Smothered Okra & tomato, poblano cheddar grits, stewed lima beans, charred onion braised collard greens, fire roasted beets and chow chow

Bacon Braised Collard Greens & Mustard Greens

Stewed Okra & Tomatoes - gluten free

Atchafalaya Crawfish Mac & Cheese

Roasted Beets, Blue Cheese and Pecans

Hickory Grilled Farmer's Vegetables

Beaucoup Roasted Mushrooms

Snapping Turtle Soup

A Brennan's tradition splashed with sherry

Soup du Jour

Made fresh daily using the freshest seasonal ingredients

Creole Seafood Gumbo

Toasted garlic Jazzmen rice and chef's blend of file

Soups 1-1-1

A demitasse of all three soups

Soup du Jour

made fresh daily, using the freshest seasonal ingredients

Shrimp & Okra Gumbo

Toasted garlic Jazzmen rice and Chef's blend of file

Snapping Turtle Soup

A Brennan's classic finished tableside with sherry

Soup 1-1-1

A demitasse of all three soups (add $1)

The Creole Cobb Salad

Tossed tableside with grilled shrimp, Applewood bacon, brioche croutons, grape tomatoes, Maytag blue cheese and cayenne avocado dressing

Sweet Tea Smoked Chicken & Spinach Salad

Applewood bacon, spiced pecans, Texas Feta, sunny side up hen egg and Steen's cane vinaigrette

Peppercorn Crusted Yellowfin Tuna

Over wood grilled Autumn vegetables with charred peppers and southern "boiled peanut" vinaigrette

Entree: Southern Vegetable Garden

Smothered okra & tomato, Lone Star chevre grits, stewed, lima beans, charred onion braised collard greens, fire roasted and pickled curtido

Dessert: Tangipahoa Naval Orange Sorbet

Pistachio biscotti and Lacassine Bayou Rum

Starter: Cauliflower Vichyssoise

Wood fired charred florets and Rio Grande pecan pesto

Appetizer Options (select one)

Turtle Soup, Gumbo du Jour, Soup du Jour, Brennan's Salad or Chopped Salad

Entree Option 1: Crispy Des Allemands Catfish

Pecan buttermilk biscuit, bacon braised collard greens, blistered pepper jam and potlikker jus

Entree Option 2:: Bacon Wrapped Rainbow Trout

Saute of jumbo lump crab, lyonnaise potatoes, watermelon radish and lemon chimol relish

Entree Option 3: Creole Roasted Chicken

Indian Creek mushrooms, sugar snap peas, roasted radishes and smoked garlic chicken broth

Stewed Okra & Tomatoes

Southern Fried Green Tomatoes

Beets, Blue Cheese and Pecans

Wood Fire Grilled Farmer's Vegetable

Beaucoup Roasted Mushrooms

Starter Option: Turtle Soup au Sherry or Brennan's Salad

Entree Option: Eggs Benedict, Eggs Sardou or Eggs Brennan

Your choice of Brennan's famous brunch favorites ~ 'Benedict 'on two english muffins with Canadian bacon, 'Sardou' an artichoke bottom with creamed spinach or 'Eggs Brennan', our two favorites 'Bened

Dessert Option: Creole Bread Pudding or Bananas Foster

Starter: Gundermann Farm Cauliflower Vichyssoise

Charred florets and Rio Grande pecan pesto

Entree: Farmer's Creole Vegetable Omelette

Farmer's vegetables in egg whites with sundried tomatoes and Texas Lone Star goat cheese

Dessert: Tangipahoa Naval Orange Sorbet

Pistachio biscotti and Lacassine Bayou rum

Southern Pecan Pie Parfait

Layered with Rio Grande pecans, dark chocolate, warm caramel and vanilla bean ice cream

Froberg Farm Strawberry Shortcake

Alvin Texas berries on buttermilk shortbread with chantilly cream and powdered sugar

White Chocolate Bread Pudding

Crowned with dark and white chocolate ganache

Bayou City Beignets

Cafe Au Lait Creme Anglaise and Beaucoup powdered sugar

Bananas Foster

Flamed tableside with Puerto Rican rum and cinnamon over vanilla bean ice cream

Mississippi Mud Pie

Dark chocolate mousse filled candied pecan crust with Heavenly Hash candy and caramel popcorn

Lemon Meringue Pie

Limoncello blueberry coulis and candied lemon zest

Creole Bread Pudding

Toasted pecans, seasonal berries, warmed caramel and hard whiskey sauce

Bayou City Petite Beignets

Dusted in Texas powdered sugar with Cafe au lait Anglaise

Mississippi Mud Pie

Dark chocolate mousse, candied pecan crunch, caramel corn and Heavenly Hash candy

Robin's Favorite Lemon Meringue Pie

Limoncello blueberry coulis & candied lemon zest

Southern Pecan Pie

Rio Grande organic pecans, dark chocolate ganache, warm caramel and vanilla ice cream

Crispy Louisiana Apple Empanada

Calvados glazed Covey Rise apples, Imperial sugar glaze and Fat Cat brown butter ice cream

Traditional Bananas Foster

A tableside flambe of bananas with Caribbean rum and cinnamon served over vanilla bean ice cream

Classic Creole Bread Pudding

Served warm with toasted pecans, seasonal berries, dulce de leche and rye whiskey sauce

Venitta's Island Rum Cake

Soaked in Pusser's BVI Rum with painkiller ice cream, toasted coconut and sorrel syrup

Deep Ellum Blue

cow's milk, mild, earth and complex with a blue moldy exterior, robust flavor and creamy supple texture, aged at least 6 weeks

Cabot Clothbound Cheddar

cow's milk, natural-rinded traditional cheddar, bandaged with muslin and skillfully aged a minimum of 10 months at the cellars at jasper hill

Humboldt Fog

soft ripened goat chevre with an ash center from sypress grove, northern california

Saint Andre

cow's milk cheese, triple cream, 75% milk fat resulting in a soft buttery texture

Idiazabal

sheep's milk cheese, the cheese is handmade. it is aged for a few months and develops a nutty, buttery flavor

Zamorano

sheep's milk cheese, aged about 6 months, rubbed with olive oil, giving the cheese its caracteristic dark color

Comte

french cow's milk, relatively hard, flexible and is strong and slightly sweet

Morbiet

cow's milk cheese, a mixture of morning milk & evening milk, fruity and very aromatic

Texsas Gold Cheddar

raw cows milk, cave aged for seven months, very sharp and complex from veldhuizen family farms in dublin, texas

Cafe Brulot

Clove studded orange peel flameed tableside with brandy and triple sec

Biscotti! Biscotti!

Rich Brennan's coffee blended with Faretti Biscotti Famosi Liqueur di Italia, crowned with vanilla whipped cream & accompanied by Chef Danny's Biscotti ~ Salute!

Irish Coffee

Brennan's coffee and Irish whiskey topped with vanilla whipped cream

Cappuccino Brennan's

Traditional cappuccino generously fortified with Frangelico & Tuaca

Coffee Canadian

Brennan's coffee, Crown Royal Maple, and whipped cream from the Confederation

Cafe Marcelino

Pecan Street Texas Rum, Tia Maria Jamaican Coffee Liqueur and Brennan's coffee topped with vanilla whipped cream -- Sprinkled with bits of our famous Brennan's pralines

Italia Caffe

A lilting combination of Amaretto Di Sarrono, creme de noyaux & rich dark coffee...Buona Notte!

Non-Alcoholic

Cafe au lait, cappuccino, espresso, latte

Stidvent Basil Martini

Square One basil vodka, Fresh Lime Juice, basil leaves, Dolin Blanc & Simple Syrup -- A springtime event in a glass.

Midnight Melody

St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur, hibiscus syrup, brut champagne -- Sweet & Crisp

Devil's Cut Manhattan

Devil's Cut bourbon whiskey, vya sweet vermouth & Brennan's vanilla bitters -- A Manhattan with spurs!

Blackberry Lemon Drop Martini

A velvety marriage of Creme de mure, absolut vodka, blackberry syrup & fresh lemon juice -- A courtyard bar original

The Silva

A luxurious blend of Boodles gin, lillet blanc, cuarenta Y tres & peychaud's betters -- The new classic!

The Woodford Cocktail

Woodford Reserve Straight Kentucky Bourbon, Cointreau, Benedictine, Fresh Lemon Juice, & a dash of Regan's Orange Bitters #6

Elysian Nymph

Hennessy V.S. Cognac, Cointreau, Montefresco Prosecco

The Grand Snow Leopard

Crisp Snow Leopard VOdka, Grand Marnier Raspberry Peach Liqueur & a splash of fresh Orange Juice

Canadian Sunset

Canadian Club, Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry, fresh lemon juice, & a splash of ginger ale

Cecily's Smile

Don Q Cristal Puerto Rican Rum, pear nectar & lemonade...just a bit of sunshine

Fern & Fleur

Parfait d Amour, Seagram vodka & pineapple juice. Alluring & relaxing

Kentucky Peach Punch

Old Forester Straight Kentucky bourbon, peach syrup & club soda. Simple & refreshing.

Orange Blossom Special

New Amsterdam gin, fresh orange juice with a dusting of powdered sugar. To your health!

Smokey Mary

Chef Danny's infused Svedka vodka with smoked garlic & poblano pepper makes a kickin' bloody mary

What's In The Shaker

Something fresh & something new- Ask your bartender what we're making for you.

Carmina Prosecco, Italy NV

Bright & refreshing with a rich satisfying body.

Hanna Sauvignon Blanc, Russian River Valley, California 2014

Aromas of stone fruit and citrus. Zesty with a plump and refreshing mouthfeel.

Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand 2015

Crisp with tropical and citrus fruits. Subtle herbaceous notes.

Waterbrook Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, Washington 2014

Aromatics and flavors of green apple and key lime. Green apple & hints of vanilla on the palate.

Belle Ambiance Pinot Noir, California 2012

Soft & elegant with cherry, plum & slight cocoa flavors.

Honora Vera Garnacha, Calatayud, Spain 2013

Great aromatic complexity. Rich with minerals & blueberry notes leading to a savory spicy wine

Seven Falls Cabernet, Wahluke Slope, Washington 2013

Medium body with hints of blackberry, currant, plum. Long finish with elements of chocolate & mocha.

Crispy Oyster "BLT"

Brennan's bacon mousse, French bread toasts and Creole mustard glaze

Creole Smoked Catfish Dip

Poblano pico de gallo and crispy tortilla chips

Duck & Collard Green Spring Roll

Honey roasted rohan duck in crispy pastry with tasso pepper jelly

Jimmy's Grilled Oysters

Wood fired grilled Texas oysters basted with chopped garlic and seaweed flakes

Crawfish Mac & Cheese

Cavatappi pasta, andouille sausage and Creole spices

Southern Half Shell Oysters

7 Gulf oysters shucked to order with cocktail sauce, lemon, tabasco and crackers

Atchafalaya Crawfish Enchilada

Tomatillo salsa, jalapeno cheese and Mezcal crema