COVID closed the 50-year bistro in 2020, but the owner of Sam’s Burger Joint is...
But a new ownership team, led by restaurateur Sam Panchevre of Sam’s Burger Joint and veteranis reviving the restaurant with a creative menu, cocktails and expanded riverfront seating. It’s set to open Wednesday.
The Phelps family opened Fig Tree in 1971, offering traditional upscale dishes that included beef Wellington, steaks, duck confit, short rib bourguignon and baked Alaska. A 2017 Express-News review praised the food, but subtracted stars for sloppy service and a stuffy, outdated decor.Fig Tree Restaurant & Cocktails at La Villita on the River Walk in San Antonio is reopening with new ownership Oct. 5 after being closed for two years in the wake of the pandemic.