Border Foundry Restaurant and Bar

9 Reviews on “Border Foundry Restaurant and Bar”

• Alberto Noguera

  My wife and I have been a few times at this restaurant. Our experience there were very good, from service suggestions to the food we ordered. I’ve had from steaks to a fish of the day (flounder) and they were to my satisfaction, and believe me, my wife and I are hard to please.

  January 5, 2015, 4:27 pm

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• DisplacedAmerican

  Border Foundry…Good God, NO…. We went to the Border Foundry Restaurant in Laredo, Texas for a friends Birthday. You know, it gets old being cynical and always having to ask ones self Why dont we see how Laredo can screw THIS one upWell, our night at Border Foundry went ahead and amazed us once again. First, our friend told us we had a table held for a party of 6 at 7:30pm. The Foundry does not take reservations but, theyll hold a table for us as long as were there within 15 minutes. Our friend agreed to this breezy, unbinding on their part, situation over the phone. Upon arriving, our table was not held, or anything of the sort. We were at that time informed that there would be a 30-45 minute wait. We were happy to sit in the waiting area and order drinks, which didnt come after 15 minutes of waiting. We, the men in our group, went up to the bar and procured the drinks and served them to our wives ourselves.The server who took our drinks came by a half hour after to stare at us, puzzled as to who brought us our drinks (Im sure another half hour was spent trying to track down the culprit to make sure nobody was horning in on tips instead of just taking the hint and getting in gear, but, whatever..). Our 30-45 minute wait turned into an hour and 20 minutes before one in our group actually went and complained. We finally got seated around 8:50pm.The Menu: Wow. They better have good food right? Well they have expensive food, if thats what youre looking for. Nothing under $16 per plate. Ah, but this is an upscale place..I ordered one of the specials. One of those that the waiter has to tell you about, its not on the menu. Its so special. I ordered the Redfish on Dirty Rice with a Shrimp Etouffee sauce. At this point, I cant tell you why I ordered a fish dish in the desert of south Texas, but I did. Maybe because I wanted something other than tacos…hmm.Anyway, my fish came out undercooked and rubbery. Undercook a steak any day and nobody gets hurt, undercook fish and youre headed for problems. The waiter was aghast at what the cook had prepared me and took it away. I refused a new dish, and the waiter assured me that the manager would come out to make a table touch as is customary whenever plates are served wrong, or service is poor. The manager never showed. The rest of our friends finished with their overpriced meals and we left.The portions are small, overpriced, and oftentimes not cooked correctly. Border Foundry is a typical example of Laredo, Texas letting its own Awesomeness get the better of itself, once again. Upon walking in, it looks like an upscale, classy, vogue New York caf bar, complete with the quintessential brick walls with the stylish accidental overly sloppy mortar running down. The bar is beautiful, but has a misplaced random buffalo head. Because, when you think of upscale caf bars and high-end cuisine, you think buffalo heads. Ah but, were in Texas. Where thereve been buffalo running around for the last 100 years… Whatever.Border Foundry is too small. Its cramped and has a forever wait time. The food is average and overpriced. The venue is simply a status place for locals to go and cram up on a Friday night. Everyone shows up, but nobody ever leaves. Border Foundry tries to replicate big city, high society class, charm and sophistication found in New York or Washington D.C. and the only thing it gets right are the prices and the wait time.If you really love and want to treat your friends, family, spouse, etc. to a night out (and it has to be in Laredo, that is..) take them to Chilis on Mcpherson. I guarantee a better experience.

  December 6, 2014, 12:01 pm

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