The Traveler’s Table

Mar 11

Written By Rob Clark

The Traveler’s Table is located at 520 Westheimer Rd. Houston TX 77006. The concept of the restaurant is exploring the worlds dishes and flavors. At first thought, what a great idea, dishes from around the world, all in one spot. After a little more thought, I was wondering how do you execute this concept. Is one chef this good, or do they have a staff of chefs that specialize in different regions of the globe. Still a question I need to answer.

This was our first time to Traveler’s Table, we had heard great things about the execution of their menu, the dishes they offer and the overall experience.

When we go out for any meal, breakfast, lunch or dinner, good food is the biggest part of us enjoying the restaurant. But sometimes experience gets overlooked, especially in todays world. The interaction with the wait staff is the next big part to the overall experience of the restaurant. The waiter we had on our visit was outstanding, his knowledge of the menu, his attentiveness, his sense of humor, his patience with our indecisiveness all played a big part in us loving this restaurant and looking forward to our next visit.

We visited during HRW Houston Restaurant Week (month, all of August) . In the spirit of supporting HRW and its charity, we chose to make selections for dinner based on the HRW Menu offerings. We were not disappointed.

So, here we go, what did we order.

For appetizers we had - Pani Puri, Snapper Ceviche, and Crispy Pork Belly in Pasilla Sauce.

For our Entrees we had - Nigerian Suya Skewers, Jerk Chicken, and Northern Thai Jungle Ribs.

And finally dessert - Black Sesame Lava Cake & New Orleans Bourbon Bread Pudding (2 of each)

Rob Clark

Rob enjoys food, wine and whiskey. He is an avid home cook and also collects and explores wine & whiskey. He hosts a podcast he started in 2019 named Food, Wine & Whiskey. He is also the co-host on the youtube channel Into the Glass with Chris and Rob that launched in Dec 2022. They also co-host a podcast with the same name.

Rob loves food, wine & whiskey but enjoys them the most when he shares them with friends. He spends most weekends cooking and hosting friends for an evening of fun conversations and a little food, wine & whiskey.