Restaurant  Reviews

"located in an old general store with antique oak
tables, the restaurant is a cozy setting for a chic
country menu worthy of Provence"
Houston Sidewalk - Sunday Drive


"for the culinary surprise of your life . . . you
should visit the small town of Burton any
week-end and enjoy a meal at the Brazos Belle.
The promised surprise is a quaint French
Country bistro in a little Texas town . . .
both authentic to the hilt"
Linda Gillian Griffin
Houston Chronicle

This innovative restaurant (since 1993) is
housed in the old Steiner-Dallmeyer General
Store; a place where you could buy a spool of
thread or a three horse middle-buster, or most
anything in between!  A careful renovation of
this wonderful National Historic Register
Building (1875) has proven to be the perfect
setting for the Brazos Belle.


"owned by noted chef Andre' Delacroix, the
unpretentious Belle holds it's own with any
fine-dining spot in the state"
Carol Barrington for Texas Highways
"Chowing Down Near Houston - Forks in the Backroads"
Bienvenue  .  .  .  .
Welcome to the Brazos Belle!
"Picturesque La Bahia Road, also known as
Highway 390, is practically paved with
Texas history.  Stephen F. Austin led his
original colonists over it in the early 19th
century, and Sam Houston rode its rolling
curves when he took command of his Army
of Texians in 1836.  So, it is fitting that
Houstonians often drive the old La Bahia
Road.  Today, it links the small farming
communities of Washington, Independence,
Gay Hill and Burton to the county seat of
Brenham.  The road is often awash in
wildflowers and antique shops brimming
with vintage goods.  The Brazos Belle is
located on the Bahia Road, at the point
where it travels through Burton"

Nancy Etheridge
Houston Life Magazine