Crush

I’ve eaten here many, many times. Most recently with friends. I ordered a fancy bar drink. It was very strong, which I appreciate when you spend 15$ on a drink. It SHOULD be strong. I WANT to like the food here. I really do, because the restaurant vibe itself is really nice. It’s probably the most popular upscale restaurant in Amarillo. There are patios upstairs and downstairs and they always have great live music. The broccoli raab was really tasty ( although the stems extremely tough). Blue cheese risotto didn’t taste anything like blue cheese. I had several friends try it and they all agreed. My husband liked his spicy tacos. I had a peach salad and it was fresh, but I wouldn’t order it again (too sweet for my taste) I’m mostly vegetarian so not much on the menu to choose from in that category. That’s ok though, because Crush will always be a spot I will choose for drinks and music.

Four things to know about Crush Wine Bar: 1. They have a nice outdoor patio AND they’re dog-friendly. They treated our boys so well. The chef even made them a plain chicken breast. 🥰 2. The food is good, but not great. Perhaps I ordered the wrong thing, though! My boyfriend loved his steak and shrimp yaki soba. My miso cod was only okay. The side of Brussels were good! 3. Super friendly staff. They were a bit slow, but they were definitely friendly. 4. Fun location in Amarillo! Lots of surrounding bars.

The red house wine was good!! The mussels were Soo good with the pesto!! The tuna tartare was something else.. so fresh and went well with the crispy chips ... The Les Pouches complemented it very well!! The service was excellent!! We will definitely go back! The New York strip is Soo good with the red sauce!!

What a great place! We started with Tuna Tartar as the appetizer.. Delicious! Ask for extra wonton chips to compliment the tasty bites! For entrees we had the quail duo and the duck. Both were fabulous!! The duck was perfectly seared with a pink center and an apricot brandy sauce that was decadent. The quail was a bit over salted, but still delicious and cooked to perfection. We selected a pilot noir that paired well with all the dishes, but especially well with the duck. Ashton, our server, had several tables to keep him busy, but he still gave us impeccable service with charm! Couldn't ask for better service. My only wish was for a larger wine selection since they advertise being a "wine" bar. There were only 2 or 3 choices of wine of each type. However, the wine we chose was of wonderful quality. We will be back! Next time we will save room for the decadent looking Creme Brule with raspberries that we saw being served to a neighboring table.

This place was awesome! Please try it if you're in Amarillo. We had the spinach and artichoke dip, then we had the Chef's Choice platter. It was amazing! It had a choice of meat, choice of 2 cheeses, olives, carrots, celery, 2 dips, fresh honeycomb, nuts, pickles, pickled onions, and toast. The wine was good as well.

Let me start off by saying that the food here was exceptional! I had the smash burger and it was very juicy the bun was crisp and the portion was generous. However my issue was with the service. First thing, after we ordered the waiter had asked us what kind of salad we wanted, insinuating that it was included with our meal. You can imagine our surprise when we had almost a $30 charge for salads that almost none of us ate. Our waiter seemed very inattentive with our table. Our group had to request most things we ordered three or four times before finally receiving it. It was a very frustrating experience. Especially with there only being about 6 tables in the entire restaurant at the time of service. Delicious food, mediocre service.