Unfortunately, what used to be a fairly good restaurant has taken a sharp decline in service and overall satisfaction.The quality of the food is less than ideal and definitely deviated from previous years. In addition, the entree I received was not what I had ordered.The wait time to order or receive food or water is rather long.To that end, I didn’t really feel like the staff was very attentive despite arriving when they opened for the evening.This was extremely disappointing as I had chosen to go here for my birthday one of which was a significant milestone.I’ll have to “redo” a celebration and I’ll probably avoid this establishment moving forward.
Jake Hewitt
The Garlic Press has great food. I wanted to treat myself with a nice meal while working in Midland and went here. I’m so glad I did! I ordered the jalapeño shrimp pasta, a glass of wine, and the crème brûlée. So good!
Dewey Rivers
Garlic press is a jack of all trades experience. My party of 4 had a 5:30 reservation, arrive about 10 minutes early, and were promptly seated. The server was at our table in seconds pouring water and offering other beverages. Food service was just a tad on the slow side but not too big a deal as we were all wrapped up in our conversations. Food was delicious! From our their signature garlic bread appetizer to our desserts, nothing disappointed. Highly recommend the Fried Okra Salad and Cajun Shrimp. They do have a fairly extensive wine list as well for those who care to partake. The atmosphere is small and intimate. Perfectly suited for a romantic dinner or, in our case, a dinner with another couple. As far as I can serve, the restaurant wouldn't be ideal for table over 4 but, they can accommodate with proper advance notice. This is my 3rd or 4th time here and they have been consistent every time. Spent a little over $50 person but, that included salad, entrée, and dessert (sorry, forgot to get pictures of desserts but, they were great). I definitely recommend checking this place out.Dishes Pictured: Boar Osso Bucco, Ribeye Lollipop, and Cajun Shrimp
Tyree James Shelton
Great food, can’t go wrong with the chicken romano or the steak two perfect dishes that this restaurant serves. The inside really clean and smooth and the art is wonderful and the roof is such a delightful touch. Prices might be more upscale but the experience is worth your time or your money and the wine with some of the dishes are too die for.
Vegetarian options: gluten options are great and the vegan meals delish.
Kid-friendliness: same as the adults just less portions which was perfect.
Matt R
We had a PERFECT experience at Garlic Press. From the moment the staff unlocked the front door and welcomed us in, service was superb. Our waitress was so friendly and knowledgeable about menu items as it was our first visit. Enjoyed the meat all appetizer. The bread was a lovely touch with the garlic and press. I had the Corvina fish. I've never heard of it but the taste was amazing. Risotto with pumpkin seeds was delicious. Can't wait to return and try the wine menu. Please visit this gem in Midland.
Bill M
My wife and I usually do not eat out for occasions such as Valentine's Day and Mother's Day because of crowds and limited menus. The Garlic Press is our favorite, so we decided to make a later reservation at 7:30. We were most pleased with our experience. The wait for our table was less than five minutes. The waitress appeared promptly and highlighted the menu. To our surprise the full menu was available. As usual, the crusty bread with butter, roasted garlic cloves, and seasoned oil provided a perfect start to a delicious dinner. My wife ordered artichoke hearts stuffed with shrimp. She pronounced it delicious. I started with the salmon terrine. I like salmon and have eaten other terrines, but never salmon terrine. It presented a delicate flavor and was most appealing. Her entree was the very flavorful vegan stuffed shells. I enjoyed the potato crusted flounder which happened to include two generous filets. Both plates included perfectly cooked, tender crisp, and delicately but distinctly seasoned vegetables. My only comment is that service could have been more attentive, but this was a very busy evening. We were pleased with our waitress's wine recommendation. The Garlic Press provided us a perfect, special-occasion dinner. We certainly will return.
John Darville
After decades Garlic Press continues to be at the top of my favorites. Food, wine, service is tops.The salmon and the jalapeño shrimp pasta were fantastic. Mexican chocolate cake and port wine was off the charts and the service we received from Micah was unbeatable.
Carla Miller
We had the worst service I have ever had in my entire life. We were seated quickly and our drinks brought out and our orders taken. It was downhill from there. 40 minutes later we had not received our bread or our salads. After speaking to the manager another server took our salad orders and it took 20 min to get them. She then brought us complimentary soup, 2 bowls for 3 people!!! 2 tables near us who arrived after us were already finishing dinner and we were just getting our salads. 40 min later our dinners arrived, lukewarm. After comping our desserts we were told they would also comp the drinks. The check arrived quickly and guess what. We were charged for the “free” drinks. Wow. 2 hours for a mediocre dinner at $200. Never again.
Parking: Terrible parking
chris carlile
Ok what’s the awesomeness about this restaurant? I guess the more you spend the better it tastes? I’ll admit it was good but won’t give it a great rating. Beautiful environment and atmosphere. Wait staff were more than helpful. I’d give them the great rating!
Donald Melchert
This was the best dinner experience I've had since moving to the Permian Basin! The service was great, the food was excellent, and after realizing we weren't ordering meats, they offered a special plant-based menu for us. On top of that, their beer selection had our favorites.
Vegetarian options: Vegetarian and vegan options.
Dietary restrictions: Menu could be tailored to fit.
Great service and the atmosphere is great also. I ordered the chicken and waffles it was delicious a bit spicy but overall a great meal. David is a great server very attentive and knowledgeable about the menu and the food. A great place definitely recommend it!
Sweet-E's
The Garlic Press is a nice little restaurant to enjoy a different type of food and flavor! We enjoy heading to the GP for our Anniversary Dinner choice. Theres always something on the menu we want to try or love. Never a disappointment for us! Today we started out with Calamari and the bread. Great taste! For our main course we had the Ribeye Steak and Halibut Dinners. The Yams and the Risotto Cakes are delicious! Do not skip out on dessert! Our all time fave is the Creme Brûlée but today we decided to order a Flourless Chocolate Cake and a Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding to go. Amazing!!! Yes...I forgot to take a picture of the meal but here is the best part!
Kandace K.
We've heard good things about this place since we've come to Midland, and I'm actually pretty impressed with Garlic Press. All the staff were very nice and attentive, we came during dinner rush on a Saturday and our waiter never missed a beat. Everything came out at a good time. Everything we ordered was very fresh, well seasoned and constructed. Scallops were cooked perfectly, and delicious. Risotto was out of this world. The banana pudding cheesecake was hands down one of the best cheesecake I've ever had. The only things that we didn't like were just preference things, but everything down to the flavored oil and bread tasted great. They even had really good water. and yeah it's expensive... But I'd say it's worth it for a special occasion. Look forward to coming back and trying more of the menu.Edit: their brunch is fantastic too!
Amber Poff
This place came highly recommended and we were so disappointed. We didn't even get to eat the meal we ordered. I would have given 1 star except once we got the appetizers they were really tasty and the manager was pretty cool in dealing with the situation.* Our server wouldn't make eye contact* Brought our drinks without ice* Appetizers took 45 minutes* server forgot to put our order in. After an hour of waiting for the main course we had to go. Paid for the one appetizer and left.We won't be coming back
Dan Benedict
I expected the food to be good from the pricing and atmosphere but when the food arrived,but wasn't just very good, it was surprisingly good.Our waiter was also dealing with being spread out a bit and running back and forth but also the credit card machines went down in an internet outage. Many waiters would have been subpar trying to cover all the bases but this guy doubled down and preformed on an impressive level.My wife and I's first experience there but we will definitely be back.
Unfortunately, what used to be a fairly good restaurant has taken a sharp decline in service and overall satisfaction.The quality of the food is less than ideal and definitely deviated from previous years. In addition, the entree I received was not what I had ordered.The wait time to order or receive food or water is rather long.To that end, I didn’t really feel like the staff was very attentive despite arriving when they opened for the evening.This was extremely disappointing as I had chosen to go here for my birthday one of which was a significant milestone.I’ll have to “redo” a celebration and I’ll probably avoid this establishment moving forward.
The Garlic Press has great food. I wanted to treat myself with a nice meal while working in Midland and went here. I’m so glad I did! I ordered the jalapeño shrimp pasta, a glass of wine, and the crème brûlée. So good!
Garlic press is a jack of all trades experience. My party of 4 had a 5:30 reservation, arrive about 10 minutes early, and were promptly seated. The server was at our table in seconds pouring water and offering other beverages. Food service was just a tad on the slow side but not too big a deal as we were all wrapped up in our conversations. Food was delicious! From our their signature garlic bread appetizer to our desserts, nothing disappointed. Highly recommend the Fried Okra Salad and Cajun Shrimp. They do have a fairly extensive wine list as well for those who care to partake. The atmosphere is small and intimate. Perfectly suited for a romantic dinner or, in our case, a dinner with another couple. As far as I can serve, the restaurant wouldn't be ideal for table over 4 but, they can accommodate with proper advance notice. This is my 3rd or 4th time here and they have been consistent every time. Spent a little over $50 person but, that included salad, entrée, and dessert (sorry, forgot to get pictures of desserts but, they were great). I definitely recommend checking this place out.Dishes Pictured: Boar Osso Bucco, Ribeye Lollipop, and Cajun Shrimp
Great food, can’t go wrong with the chicken romano or the steak two perfect dishes that this restaurant serves. The inside really clean and smooth and the art is wonderful and the roof is such a delightful touch. Prices might be more upscale but the experience is worth your time or your money and the wine with some of the dishes are too die for.
Vegetarian options: gluten options are great and the vegan meals delish.
Kid-friendliness: same as the adults just less portions which was perfect.
We had a PERFECT experience at Garlic Press. From the moment the staff unlocked the front door and welcomed us in, service was superb. Our waitress was so friendly and knowledgeable about menu items as it was our first visit. Enjoyed the meat all appetizer. The bread was a lovely touch with the garlic and press. I had the Corvina fish. I've never heard of it but the taste was amazing. Risotto with pumpkin seeds was delicious. Can't wait to return and try the wine menu. Please visit this gem in Midland.
My wife and I usually do not eat out for occasions such as Valentine's Day and Mother's Day because of crowds and limited menus. The Garlic Press is our favorite, so we decided to make a later reservation at 7:30. We were most pleased with our experience. The wait for our table was less than five minutes. The waitress appeared promptly and highlighted the menu. To our surprise the full menu was available. As usual, the crusty bread with butter, roasted garlic cloves, and seasoned oil provided a perfect start to a delicious dinner. My wife ordered artichoke hearts stuffed with shrimp. She pronounced it delicious. I started with the salmon terrine. I like salmon and have eaten other terrines, but never salmon terrine. It presented a delicate flavor and was most appealing. Her entree was the very flavorful vegan stuffed shells. I enjoyed the potato crusted flounder which happened to include two generous filets. Both plates included perfectly cooked, tender crisp, and delicately but distinctly seasoned vegetables. My only comment is that service could have been more attentive, but this was a very busy evening. We were pleased with our waitress's wine recommendation. The Garlic Press provided us a perfect, special-occasion dinner. We certainly will return.
After decades Garlic Press continues to be at the top of my favorites. Food, wine, service is tops.The salmon and the jalapeño shrimp pasta were fantastic. Mexican chocolate cake and port wine was off the charts and the service we received from Micah was unbeatable.
We had the worst service I have ever had in my entire life. We were seated quickly and our drinks brought out and our orders taken. It was downhill from there. 40 minutes later we had not received our bread or our salads. After speaking to the manager another server took our salad orders and it took 20 min to get them. She then brought us complimentary soup, 2 bowls for 3 people!!! 2 tables near us who arrived after us were already finishing dinner and we were just getting our salads. 40 min later our dinners arrived, lukewarm. After comping our desserts we were told they would also comp the drinks. The check arrived quickly and guess what. We were charged for the “free” drinks. Wow. 2 hours for a mediocre dinner at $200. Never again.
Parking: Terrible parking
Ok what’s the awesomeness about this restaurant? I guess the more you spend the better it tastes? I’ll admit it was good but won’t give it a great rating. Beautiful environment and atmosphere. Wait staff were more than helpful. I’d give them the great rating!
This was the best dinner experience I've had since moving to the Permian Basin! The service was great, the food was excellent, and after realizing we weren't ordering meats, they offered a special plant-based menu for us. On top of that, their beer selection had our favorites.
Vegetarian options: Vegetarian and vegan options.
Dietary restrictions: Menu could be tailored to fit.
Restaurantji Recommends
Great service and the atmosphere is great also. I ordered the chicken and waffles it was delicious a bit spicy but overall a great meal. David is a great server very attentive and knowledgeable about the menu and the food. A great place definitely recommend it!
The Garlic Press is a nice little restaurant to enjoy a different type of food and flavor! We enjoy heading to the GP for our Anniversary Dinner choice. Theres always something on the menu we want to try or love. Never a disappointment for us! Today we started out with Calamari and the bread. Great taste! For our main course we had the Ribeye Steak and Halibut Dinners. The Yams and the Risotto Cakes are delicious! Do not skip out on dessert! Our all time fave is the Creme Brûlée but today we decided to order a Flourless Chocolate Cake and a Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding to go. Amazing!!! Yes...I forgot to take a picture of the meal but here is the best part!
We've heard good things about this place since we've come to Midland, and I'm actually pretty impressed with Garlic Press. All the staff were very nice and attentive, we came during dinner rush on a Saturday and our waiter never missed a beat. Everything came out at a good time. Everything we ordered was very fresh, well seasoned and constructed. Scallops were cooked perfectly, and delicious. Risotto was out of this world. The banana pudding cheesecake was hands down one of the best cheesecake I've ever had. The only things that we didn't like were just preference things, but everything down to the flavored oil and bread tasted great. They even had really good water. and yeah it's expensive... But I'd say it's worth it for a special occasion. Look forward to coming back and trying more of the menu.Edit: their brunch is fantastic too!
This place came highly recommended and we were so disappointed. We didn't even get to eat the meal we ordered. I would have given 1 star except once we got the appetizers they were really tasty and the manager was pretty cool in dealing with the situation.* Our server wouldn't make eye contact* Brought our drinks without ice* Appetizers took 45 minutes* server forgot to put our order in. After an hour of waiting for the main course we had to go. Paid for the one appetizer and left.We won't be coming back
I expected the food to be good from the pricing and atmosphere but when the food arrived,but wasn't just very good, it was surprisingly good.Our waiter was also dealing with being spread out a bit and running back and forth but also the credit card machines went down in an internet outage. Many waiters would have been subpar trying to cover all the bases but this guy doubled down and preformed on an impressive level.My wife and I's first experience there but we will definitely be back.
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