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Upper Kirby Bistro

4.3
4.3
669 Reviews
$31 to $50
Contemporary American

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2 people
10:00 PM
Booked 5 times today
  • Great for brunch
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Good for special occasions
Remember the good ole days of Corner Table, 1919 Wine & Mixology, and The Brownstone?

This Houston historical landmark venue is now open Tuesday – Sunday for corporate events, private and holiday parties! We are the perfect location with five unique venues for your special event or a weekly night out dining!

Five Central is an Events, Dining, and Entertainment Center located in the heart of River Oaks. Here we feature five unique concepts under one roof offering full-catering, food, and beverage service for events as well as a full dining experience in our restaurant Upper Kirby Bistro.! Your one-stop-shop for Events, Dining, and Entertainment!

• 15,000 total sq ft.
• 600 standing capacity
• Custom Theme Food and Drink Menus
• Full-Service Catering & Events Staff
• Meeting Facilities
• $10 Valet, arrangements can be made for private service
• Private breakout rooms
• River Oaks District
• Located Near I610 & I59
• Turn-Key Venue Experience!





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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–5:00 pm Happy Hour Tue, Wed 10:00 am–10:00 pm Thu, Fri 3:00 pm–7:00 pm Lunch Tue–Fri 11:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 3:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri 3:00 pm–12:00 am Sat 6:00 pm–12:00 am Sun 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (832) 353-2336
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive chef
    Albert Gamez
  • Private party facilities
    At Upper Kirby Bistro, we have several venues to fit your party. We specialize in large parties, celebrations, graduations, corporate events. Book a semi-private or private room now.
  • Private party contact
    Private Events: (832) 831-7489
  • Neighborhood
    Upper Kirby / Shepherd Corridor
  • Cross street
    Westheimer
  • Parking details
    Valet parking is available for a price and there is limited street parking.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cigar Room, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Smoking Area, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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What 669 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.3
4.3 based on recent ratings
  • 4.2Food
  • 4.2Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

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  • Houston

    Great for brunch

  • Houston

    Great for brunch

669 Reviews
  1. Joyce

    Houston

    7 reviews

    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Not a good experience. Was disappointed had to send my food and my guest food back for almost the same reasons. 1. Collard greens was horrible lacked seasoning and needed to be cooked more. 2. Lobster Mac and cheese tasted like something out of a box was so disappointed (I wanted to like this so bad). My guest had the same opinion on the collard greens. 3. Had dirty rice that taste nothing like dirty rice more like a spoiled boudin rice. PROS: The good thing was service was great! Very attentive and had no problem with exchanging our food. Peach tea was great and per usual the fried chicken was really good. I really like this restaurant they just need work on their sides. Really disappointed this was a bday lunch that didn’t go well!

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 28, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Absolutely awesome! The food is so darn good. Even the house salad was delicious! I’m going today and this will be my third time in three days. They have a great Houston Restaurant menu! Love the Coconut Curry Wings and the Sin City Egg rolls. Heck, I loved everything!! Tiarra and Mercy were excellent!!

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  3. Tina

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    2.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on September 14, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    I would not have gone if i knew they were not honoring the HRW menu on weekends. Service was poor and slow. Our appetizer arrived with our entree. It was so loud we could barely hear each other. We didn't bother ordering dessert. The only good thing i can say is that the fried pork chop was tasty.

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  4. Ashley

    Houston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 1, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great service, great food, and a very nice atmosphere

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  5. Margaret

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 1, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The majority of the food (everything except the cornbread muffin) was excellent. The service was exceptional, too. I love the Soulfood plate. It is my favorite meal - just the right amount of everything.

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  6. Cinee

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 25, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    It was great celebration for my mom’s birthday she enjoyed her food and the music!

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  7. Toni

    Houston

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 24, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Great staff. Great for food. But hated that the wine bar did not have jazz or separate music that went with the ambience.

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  8. saphinire

    Houston

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 24, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    The service was absolutely terrible. Dined here for restaurant week. The server was slow and was not accommodating. Waited way too long for drinks and food. Our desserts didn’t include icecream as stated on the menu. Spoke to the manager and she wasnt familiar with house items! Was also over charged for our dirty rice. I wont ever ever dine here again! A waste of money and time!

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  9. Brittany

    Houston

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 18, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It was a nice experience. Food was good. Gravy was a little too thick but still good. The cabbage was the best side!!! & the sweet tea is SWEET, just like I like it. 7.5/10

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  10. Angelia

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 18, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I tried Da’Fried rice really good different spin on fried rice.

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FAQs

Upper Kirby Bistro offers delivery in partnership with Postmates and Uber Eats. Upper Kirby Bistro also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (832) 353-2336.

Upper Kirby Bistro is rated 4.3 stars by 669 OpenTable diners.

Upper Kirby Bistro does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
10:00 PM
Booked 5 times today

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Google Map for Upper Kirby Bistro

2736 Virginia St, Houston, TX 77098

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Westheimer
  • Neighborhood
    Upper Kirby / Shepherd Corridor
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–5:00 pm Happy Hour Tue, Wed 10:00 am–10:00 pm Thu, Fri 3:00 pm–7:00 pm Lunch Tue–Fri 11:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 3:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri 3:00 pm–12:00 am Sat 6:00 pm–12:00 am Sun 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Valet parking is available for a price and there is limited street parking.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Albert Gamez
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cigar Room, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Smoking Area, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (832) 353-2336
  • Private party facilities
    At Upper Kirby Bistro, we have several venues to fit your party. We specialize in large parties, celebrations, graduations, corporate events. Book a semi-private or private room now.
  • Private party contact
    Private Events: (832) 831-7489
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