Jasper's

04/22/2008 Posted by afoodie2

Last night, Monday, 8 of us dined at Jaspers. We enjoyed the Happy Hour drink specials in the bar and then went into the beautifully appointed, serene dining room. Our server was Patrick and his years of experience were evident as he walked us thru the menu and specials. We sampled a few apps - the calamari, blue cheese chips and shrimp pizza. The chips were crisp and warm; the pizza crisp and flavorful with several - not lots - of nice size shrimp and while I did not try the calamari; however, it disappeared. Several ordered salad which were huge and either an entree size or sharable. The tomato and asparagus salad was enough for 4 and with truly fresh ingredients. Jaspers asparagus is hickory grilled and cooked perfect. For main courses there were orders for salmon, the ruby trout special, rib eye, baby back ribs, and sea bass. I had the salmon and asked for it cooked medium. It was perfectly prepared along with the asparagus and polenta which came with it. Everyone had the same comments on their dishes - fresh ingredients perfectly prepared with wonderful flavors. My friend who devoured the ribs said her favorite were the whipped potatoes along side it. She had wanted a substitution but was so glad she followed Patrick's recommendation as they were a true standout. Something else in common was all entrees were so large most everyone carried about half home, making Jaspers not only a great experience but fine dining at reasonable prices. Being a Monday night, and after reading other reviews, I was a bit hesitant to go, but am so glad I did. All experiences are different, but perhaps going during week and getting Patrick is the secret. All of us would go back and perhaps next time would sit outside to enjoy their wonderful patio.

Pros: Great food and service

Cons: None on the night we were there

04/21/2008 Posted by cappyde

I've had dinner at Jaspers on four seperate occasions. The first three were excellent, I had the award winning baby back ribs twice and they were fantastic, and I had the prime rib twice. The first time the prime rib was very good, so much so that on my fourth visit which was last Saturday evening 4/19/08. The prime rib at $41 for 16 oz. was auful, it was tough and tastless as were the other meals of my party of four. The Salmon was tastless, the sea bass was tastless. The evening, food wise was a disaster. Actually, I don't think the prime rib was prime rib at all. It was some cheap cut of meat you can get in the supermarket. Gone for good.

Pros: Good waitstaff

Cons: In-consistent food

04/06/2008 Posted by Austinnative72

Focused more on presentation and over-seasoning than simple taste and good food - such as "backyard" gourmet suggests. Appetizers are small portioned. Steaks were nice, but nothing special. Great salads and desserts, but that's the easy part. In short: decent service, mediocre food, dull atmosphere.

04/01/2008 Posted by msaustin

Food was a complete let down, mostly dry and flavorless. Cool ambience, I'd go back for a drink but thats about it.

Pros: Atmosphere

Cons: Food

01/31/2008 Posted by SHPANT

This past Sunday three of us had lunch at Jaspers in the Domain, bad choice. The food is extremely overpriced and not of the quality you would expect from a restaurant in this price range. The calamari appetizer was made with large pieces of chewy squid placed on top of a very salty soy sauce no other dipping sauce was offered. This small sized dish was priced at $14.00. Next, one us of had the Shrimp Caesar Salad, this was also a very small portion with only three shrimp and the Romaine was not cut or torn to small pieces, they had to cut it with knife. This dish was $15.00. The Cheeseburger was the only dish that was not small, but it was not cooked to the ordered doneness and was hardly worth $14.00. The service was only ok we had to ask for bread and butter. I think people might be catching on as North was full and Jaspers only had 4 or 5 tables with diners. The Four Seasons is a much better value than Jaspers. This is just my humble opinion.

Pros: Only Restaurant open in Domain for Sunday lunch not crowded

Cons: VALUE FOR MONEY, Food, Service

01/27/2008 Posted by Johnajr

Jasper's was a very big disappointment for all the hype, the food was at best marginal. Service was slightly above average and the decor was ultra modern and fit in with the style of the Domain. The dining room was cold, drafty and the music was to loud for the small crowd in the restaurant. The appetizers were wonderful we had the Crispy Calamari ($14) and the Jasper's Three Cheese Focaccia ($10). The portions were very small for the price but would diffently eat these if I went back. We also had the soup of the day ($5) and the Grilled Chicken Masa Soup ($6). The soup of the day was creamy potatoe soup that was of average taste and the Grilled Chicken Masa Soup had a very odd taste to it which made it not very palatable. The biggest disappointment were our entrees we had the Striped Bass ($26) which came with mashed potatoes. We were told the fish portion was a good size between 8-10 ounces and when it came out it was smaller then the serving of potatoes on the plate and the potatoes were very dry. Our second entree was their award winning Slow Smoked Baby Back Ribs ($25) with warm potatoe salad, this dish was far from award winning and I have had far better ribs at Chili's. Our last entree was a Texas Peach Barbecued Pork Tenderloin with creamed corn and twice-baked potato ($25) the pork was under done and the entire dish was luke warm. We had taken a 2 1/2 year old with us to dinner and they were very accomidating. He is a picky eater and he ordered the hand-cut french fries ($5) which interesting tasted the best out of all our dishes. They were hot, nicely salted and had a great taste. For dessert we had the Butterfinger Creme Brulee ($6) which was to die for. We were celebrating a birthday and the dessert came on a decorated plate with "Happy Birthday " written in chocolate. The martinis were some of the best that we had every drank. We hope their eats improve until then we will be going elsewhere.

Pros: Great Decor, Great Date Place

Cons: Marginal Food, Expensive