Somebody Help This Poor Boy: Quiet, Intimate Restaurant on Saturday Night

Posted on February 22nd, 2011 9:21am by Nancy Nichols
Filed under Ouiet Restaurants, Restaurant News, Silly Reasons to Celebrate

Tall order from a short reader:

I’ve been traveling for work quite a bit lately, and I want to take my wife to dinner on Saturday night.  I’d like for it to be nice, but more importantly it needs to be intimate.  We need to be able to have a quiet conversation and enjoy each other’s company.  Any suggestions?

34 comments

  1. Ask for one of the booths at Craft. Great food and you’ll be able to hear each other talk without others eavesdropping.

    @ 9:25 am on February 22, 2011

  2. Might I suggest Salum? It’s where my husband takes me for special occasions.

    @ 9:25 am on February 22, 2011

  3. If price isn’t an issue, Bijoux at Lovers and Inwood is tremendously good and very quiet, especially in the earlier evening. Select the tasting menu, and your meal will come with something like nine talking points built in.

    @ 9:27 am on February 22, 2011

  4. Salum is NOT intimate OR quiet. As with too many restaurants these days, nothing but hard surfaces, so sound just bangs around and, as they drink more, people talk more and more loudly. A quiet restaurant in Dallas is increasingly hard to find.

    @ 9:38 am on February 22, 2011

  5. Lemongrass in Deep Ellum. Great Vietnamese and very quiet.

    @ 9:43 am on February 22, 2011

  6. Adelmos

    @ 9:45 am on February 22, 2011

  7. The Grape (on Greenville Ave.) You will not be sorry.

    @ 9:46 am on February 22, 2011

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    @ 9:50 am on February 22, 2011

  9. Suze at Northwest Highway/Midway

    @ 9:53 am on February 22, 2011

  10. I would suggest Local in Deep Ellum or I’m with R.S., the Grape. My husband have had wonderful experiences recently at each. Both small, intimate, and exceptional food for price.

    @ 10:03 am on February 22, 2011

  11. Danielle Osteria

    @ 10:12 am on February 22, 2011

  12. The Grape or Cafe Urbano

    @ 11:16 am on February 22, 2011

  13. “Jessica” – Cafe Urbano is NOT quiet in the least. Good food but it is excruciatingly loud. Deafening in fact, as is Salum. Both Urbano and Salum are at the “Al Biernat’s” level (supersonic). I recommend Bijoux, Nana, Pyramid Room and Cafe Eden for truly quiet. Local is semi-quiet as is The Grape. When in doubt get outdoor seating.

    @ 11:53 am on February 22, 2011

  14. While The Grape is “intimate”, it’s also quite crowded on Saturday nights. On our last visit we were able to almost participate in conversations at 4 nearby tables. I have to assume they were also privy to our quiet conversation.

    I’m anxious to hear more recommendations. We’ve been looking for someplace quiet and intimate for five years.

    @ 11:54 am on February 22, 2011

  15. Tramontana

    @ 11:55 am on February 22, 2011

  16. The French Room! No other place in Dallas compares for what you are looking for. In fact, my wife and I are going Wednesday for our Anniversary celebration.

    @ 11:57 am on February 22, 2011

  17. Hotel St. Germain would be the next best place for quiet and intimate and romantic. We were just there for New Year’s Eve.

    @ 12:01 pm on February 22, 2011

  18. There are a lot of good restaurants in Frisco. Cheesecake Factory, for starters.

    @ 12:21 pm on February 22, 2011

  19. I would second both French Room and Hotel St. Germain, and then make the evening extra special by spending the night too.

    @ 1:02 pm on February 22, 2011

  20. Tei An

    @ 1:23 pm on February 22, 2011

  21. Citrus Cafe in SW corner of Preston Royal…great French and YEA! BYOB with a reasonable corkage.

    @ 1:34 pm on February 22, 2011

  22. Canary by Gorji FTW.

    @ 1:37 pm on February 22, 2011

  23. Grace, fort worth. Fabulous food, great quiet setting.

    @ 1:53 pm on February 22, 2011

  24. The Mansion Restaurant and request the Library. It’s perfect for you.

    @ 2:40 pm on February 22, 2011

  25. room service at the mansion

    @ 3:03 pm on February 22, 2011

  26. Daniela Osteria http://www.danieleosteria.com/dining/osteria.htm

    @ 3:15 pm on February 22, 2011

  27. Citrus is also good food but NOT QUIET.
    SUPERSONIC.

    @ 4:43 pm on February 22, 2011

  28. Addison Cafe northeast corner Montfort and Beltline. Small french cafe that is quiet and very dependable. Great salads, wonderful beef tenderloin and fabulous desserts including Cappucino Pie.

    @ 9:55 pm on February 22, 2011

  29. I would also cast a second vote for Local. It’s intimate, romantic, and the food is always delicious.

    @ 7:15 am on February 23, 2011

  30. So far I gotta go with Tr’s suggestion! Can’t get much quieter and intimate than that!

    @ 10:30 am on February 23, 2011

  31. L’Ancestral

    @ 2:25 pm on February 23, 2011

  32. I second Bijoux. Smaller restaurant with a nice atmosphere, wonder food and service.

    @ 5:45 pm on February 23, 2011

  33. Salum is both intimate and quiet – it’s the diners that can get loud. Why don’t we place blame where it belongs? I have been to Salum probably 20 or 30 times (great chef and restaurant) with the dining room completely full, even this past New Years Eve…some days it’s quiet and some it’s not…but it isn’t the restaurants fault.

    @ 7:06 pm on February 23, 2011

  34. Arthur’s in Addison – get a booth

    @ 12:23 am on February 24, 2011