No rules. Just right. And some of the best steaks in the Brazos Valley! Don't forget to try Bloomin' Onion, mate.

The jazz bar at Christopher World Grille features live music every night of the week.

Fine Dining

BELL RANCH STEAKHOUSE

Location: Hilton College Station 801 University Dr. East (CS)
Phone: 694-4929
Hours: Sun-Thurs, 5 - 10 pm; Fri- Sat, 5-11 p.m.

In the tradition of the great cattle ranches of the Southwest, where friends and families came together to enjoy great food, warm hospitality and lively storytelling, we welcome you to the Bell Ranch Steakhouse. USDA prime beef, aged to perfection. A harvest of seafood fresh from the Gulf. A wine list longer than a steer’s horns. And sweet indulgences crafted in our kitchen for your final course. Your experience could well create a new story to tell!

CAFE ECCELL

Location: 101 Church Ave. (CS)
Phone: 846-7908
Hours: Daily, 11 am to 10 pm
Website: www.cafeeccell.com

Fresh seafood, certified angus beef and award winning deserts make Café Eccell a culinary gem for Bryan- College Station. Open and thriving for over 15 years now, Café Eccell occupies the former City Hall for College Station. Located at the corner of Wellborn Road and Church Avenue, one block north of University Dr.

THE CALVERT INN GOURMET BED & BREAKFAST

Location: 406 E. Texas St. (corner of Elm & Texas St.), Calvert, TX
Phone: 979-364-2868 (not long distance)
Hours: Parties of six or more with reservations.

Sandy and Frank Hudson have created one of the most elegant dining places in the Brazos Valley. Enjoy exquisite cuisine in romantic Victorian style, surrounded by period antique pieces. Standard dinner fare includes five courses, gourmet entrees and homemade desserts that make your mouth water. Appropriate for weddings, dinners, on-site catering, etc.

CENARE ITALIAN RESTAURANT

Location: 404 University Dr. (CS)
Phone: 696-7311
Hours: Mon- Fri, 11 am to 2 p.m and 5 to 10 pm; Sat, 5 to 10 pm

Cenare is a fine Italian Restaurant with an elegant and intimate atmosphere, but moderately priced. The menu includes homemade lasagna, fettuccine, chicken and veal specialties, fresh salmon and shrimp delicacies and much more. Cenare offers lunch specials, a dinner menu, and fresh, homemade pizza, along with imported and domestic wines and beer.

CHRISTOPHER’S WORLD GRILLE

Location: 5001 Boonville Rd /FM 158 (B)
Phone: 776-2181
Lunch Reservations: 11 am-2 pm (7 days a week)
Dinner Reservations: Sunday- Thursday,5 pm – 9 pm; Friday- Saturday, 5 pm 10 pm; live music daily; Jazz trio Fri-Sat 7:30 pm–10:30 pm
Reservations recommended

In six years Christopher’s World Grille has become the premier restaurant in the Brazos Valley! Certified Executive Chef Chris Lampo’s colorful, eclectic menu is fast taking its place among top restaurants in the world. Located in the refurbished, Turn-of-the-Century Andrews House, the newest addition is a stateof- the-art banquet room, which seats up to 140 dinner guests, or 200 for standing receptions. Lavishly appointed in New Orleans style w/outdoor porch, it features enormous picture windows, a fireplace and high-tech audio visual capabilities! Won first place in The Eagle’s Dining Guide survey, Best of the Brazos Valley, and local menu guides! Available for private functions ranging from corporate retreats to bridal luncheons and receptions.

GRAPEVINE RESTAURANT

Location: 201 Live Oak St (CS)
Phone: (979) 694-8463
Hours: Mon-Thurs 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 4 p.m.-9 p.m.;Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m, 4 p.m.-10 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

MADDEN’S CASUAL GOURMET

Owners: Peter and Tara Madden; Thomas Goerdel, General Manager
Location: 202 South Bryan Avenue, Corner of Bryan Ave. & 27th St.
Phone: (979) 779-2558
Hours: Mon -Wed 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Thurs-Sat 8 a.m.- 9 p.m.
www.pmaddens.com
Reservations recommended for dinner.

Madden’s Casual Gourmet is an elegant restaurant offering American cuisine in a warm and casual atmosphere. Set in a charming gift and home décor shop in the Old Bryan Marketplace, the food is all-original with creative dishes made from scratch. Certified executive chef and owner Peter Madden uses his skillful talents to design unique entrees with high quality ingredients and artistic presentation. We have a large wine selection featuring many handcrafted wines from small boutique vineyards. We also deliver room service to La Salle Hotel.

MESSINA HOF

Location: 4545 Old Reliance Road (B)
Phone: 778-9463, ext 31
Website: www.messinahof.com
Hours: Open Wed-Sun for lunch and dinner: Lunch 11 am to 4 pm, Sun noon- 6 pm; Dinner: Wed - Sat 5 - 10 pm; Sun, noon to 6 pm; Large groups hosted Mon-Tue w/advance reservations.

You’ll love the ambiance and unique setting of our incomparable Estate restaurant. We serve only the freshest and finest Vineyard Cuisine by utilizing the finest and freshest ingredients available, preparing hand-cut meats, and harvesting our own vegetables and herbs grown seasonally in the Vineyard Estate Garden. Every dish we create is made w/Messina Hof ’s award-winning wines. We even offer Bananas Foster and Cherries Jubilee prepared table side, just for you. Come visit us to see all we have to offer!

OXFORD STREET RESTAURANT & PUB

Location: 1710 Briarcrest (B)
Phone: 268-0792
Hours: Sun-Thurs 11 am-9 pm, Fri 11 am-10 pm, Sat 4-10 pm

Oxford Street won top restaurant to go to for a romantic meal and second place in The Eagle’s 2003 Dining Guide Survey for fine dining. Candlelight dining featuring steaks and seafood in an Old World setting. The restaurant features a special lunch menu, as well as it offers Early Dinner Specials, Mon-Sat, 4-6:30 pm and Sunday, 11 am to 6:30 pm

REMEDIES

Location: 4660 Raymond Stotzer (CS)
Phone: 260-1476
Hours: reservations only

Small, intimate fine dining served in a European manner. Their specialties are special tenderloin cuts of all meats.

SQUARE ONE

Location: 211 Wm. Joel Bryan Pkwy (B)
Phone: 361-0264
Hours: Mon- Thurs., 11 am - 9 pm, Fri - Sat, 11 am to 10 pm

Choose from specialty pastas, salads, and sandwiches on their lunch menu, or a wide variety of entreés on their dinner menu. Don’t forget about their homemade dressings and daily specials. Compliment your meal with selections from their wine and beer list, and finish off with one of their special desserts. Enjoy fine dining in a casual atmosphere.