Esencia
300 East Travis Street, San Antonio, TX 78205
Menu
Kimchi Stone Pot
Wok fried veggies, green goddess, Texas Chinese BBQ sauce, hot oil, house pickle, toasted sesame seeds
Short Rib or Marinated Chicken Breast
Jasmine Steamed Rice or Egg Noodles
Peppers & Cactus
Wok fried shishito peppers, nopalitos, house chorizo, miso aioli, fried garlic, chili crunch compound butter
Tacos de San Antonio
Shrimp Toast
Head-on tiger prawn, masa sourdough, chili crunch compound butter, arbol chile, blistered cherry tomatoes, fried garlic
Quesadilla Negro
Squid ink & TX BBQ heirloom corn tortilla, Oaxaca cheese, braised short rib, sweet potato, green goddess, salsa macha, house pickle, queso fresco, shishito pico de gallo, mole amarillo
Smoked Seafood Crudo
Jasmine tea, smoked seafood medley, seasonal fruit ponzu, candied jalapeño, pickled fruit, roasted walnuts, salsa macha, rice paper
Beef & Broccoli
Asian spiced wagyu beef, beet tartare, broccoli mole, miso aioli, pickled red onion, rice paper
Bread & Butter
Masa sourdough, house accoutrements: red wine butter, garlic herb butter, & seasonal fruit spread
Farm Focused Salad
Local salad mix, chile pecan brittle, queso fresco, fresh fruit, pickled honeycrisp apple, lemon vinaigrette
Farmer Brown’s Beet Carpaccio
Local roasted beets, pickled beets, arugula, goat cheese, house granola, sesame yuzu vinaigrette
Chicken & Masa Dumplings
Herb chochoyotes, vegetable consommé, chicken confit, grilled corn, avocado
Shrimp & Grits
Tiger prawns, umami compound butter, salsa macha, house pickle, stoneground cheesy grits
Katsu Chicken & Waffle
Sweet potato waffle, umami compound butter, sticky sticky sauce, powdered sugar
Carne Asada (Torched Tableside)
Wagyu flank steak, potato pavé, avocado salad, Asian chimichurri, heirloom multi-colored tortillas (5)
“Al Pastor”
Thick cut bone-in chop, brûléed pineapple, sweet onion & pineapple reduction, stoneground cheesy grits, avocado salad
Arroz Con Pollo
Cornish hen ballotine, mole amarillo, huitlacoche & squash fried rice, wok-fried veggies, miso aioli, green onion
Pork & Apple
Apple & pasilla mole, signature house-cured pork belly, pickled Honeycrisp apple, apple compote, wok-fried veggies, leafy lettuce
Duck & Flower
Hibiscus & Texas pecan mole, Asian spiced sous vide duck breast, wok fried veggies, spiced pecans, jasmine steamed rice
Wagyu Steak Frites
Served with fries, Texas toast
6oz Filet Mignon
14oz Ribeye
Pan Seared Red Fish
Garlic herb compound butter, pan-roasted veggie medley, twice-fried papas
Bone-in Pork Chop
Garlic herb oil, stoneground cheesy grits, pan roasted veggie medley, apple compote
Pan Seared Half Chicken
Cornish hen, garlic herb oil, pan roasted veggie medley, twice fried papas, au jus
Piñajillo 43
Licor 43, Dos Hombres, house pineapple brûléed syrup, PULP espresso, hellfire bitters
Tinker My Bell
Rumhaven, yuzu, midori, lychee syrup
The Big Red Fizz
Gin, house big red syrup, heavy cream, fresh lemon juice, egg white, orange blossom water, topped with big red soda
Churro Bread Pudding
House-made churros, horchata ice cream, dulce de leche, cinnamon sugar dust
Seasonal Empanadas
House fruit compote, cinnamon sugar
Cake & Popcorn
Dulce de leche, caramel corn cake, spiced berry compote, caramel corn clusters, roasted corn chocolate ganache
Humita Dulce
Sweet polenta, spiced chocolate ganache, crème anglaise, dehydrated raspberry, vanilla cookie crumble
‘Nanas & Cream
House-made vanilla cookies, dulce de leche cremeaux, banana diplomat cream, candied pecans
Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée (Half Bottle)
Champagne, Champagne, France
Lanson Le Rosé
Rosé Champagne, Champagne, France
Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label
Champagne, Champagne, France
Lorenza Rosé
Sparkling Rosé, Lodi, California
J Vineyards California Cuvée
Sparkling Wine, Sonoma County / Russian River Valley, California
Carpene Malvolti
Prosecco, Veneto, Italy
Le Jardin de Petit-Village
Merlot, Bordeaux, France
Michele Chiarlo ‘Il Principe’
Nebbiolo, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy
Neil Ellis Wines ‘Stellenbosch’
Cabernet Sauvignon, Western Cape, South Africa
Bodega Lanzaga ‘LZ’
Tempranillo, Rioja, Spain
d’Arenberg ‘The Footbolt’
Shiraz, McLaren Vale, South Australia
Altocedro ‘Año Cero’
Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina
Vallepicciola ‘Chianti Classico’
Sangiovese, Tuscany, Italy
Bachelet-Monnot ‘Maranges Rouge 1er Clos de la Boutière’
Pinot Noir, Burgundy, France
Les Fortunes ‘Maison Chanzy’
Pinot Noir, Burgundy, France
Woodlands ‘Wilyabrup Valley’
Chardonnay, Margaret River, Western Australia
Cave de Lugny
Chardonnay, Mâcon-Villages, Burgundy, France
Château de Fleys
Chardonnay, Chablis, Burgundy, France
Craven
Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Bischöfliche Weingüter Trier
Riesling, Mosel, Germany
Martín Códax
Albariño, Rías Baixas, Galicia, Spain
La Légende de Saint Martin ‘Cuvée Prestige’
Sauvignon Blanc, Sancerre, Loire Valley, France
Elk Valley
Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand
Terlano Tradition
Pinot Grigio, Alto Adige, Italy
Casa Magoni
Sangiovese / Cabernet Sauvignon, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California
Santo Tomas
Tempranillo / Cabernet Sauvignon, Valle de Santo Tomás, Baja
Tres Raíces
Nebbiolo / Sangiovese, Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato
Palafox ‘Pionero Tinto’
Red Blend, Baja California, Baja
El Bajío ‘Valle de Bernal’
Marselan, Querétaro
Vinaltura
Chenin Blanc, Colón, Querétaro
Indómito
Viognier, Casa de Quesada, Aguascalientes
Casa Jipi
Sauvignon Blanc, Bruma, Ensenada, Baja
Caymus Vineyards
Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California
Martis
Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California
Januik
Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Washington
Klinker Brick ‘Old Vine’
Zinfandel, Lodi, California
Skyfall Vineyard
Merlot, Columbia Valley, Washington
L’Ecole No. 41
Syrah, Columbia Valley, Washington
Donnachadh Vineyard
Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills, California
Stoller Family Estate
Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon
Ken Wright Cellars
Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, Oregon
Rombauer
Chardonnay, Carneros, California
Amici ‘Olema’
Chardonnay, Sonoma County, California
Sandhi ‘Santa Rita Hills’
Chardonnay, Sta. Rita Hills, California
Massican ‘Annia White’
White Blend, Napa Valley, California
Long Shadows ‘Poet’s Leap’
Riesling, Columbia Valley, Washington
Kenwood ‘Six Ridges’
Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma Coast, California
Foris
Pinot Gris, Rogue Valley, Oregon
Flat Creek
Tempranillo, Texas Hill Country
Bending Branch Texas Tempranillo
Tempranillo, Center Point, Texas High Plains
William Chris
Cabernet Sauvignon, Hye, Texas High Plains
Skeleton Key
Cabernet Sauvignon, Hye, Texas High Plains
6th Generation Red Blend
Red Blend, Stonewall, Texas Hill Country
The Source
Sangiovese, Seminole, Texas High Plains
La Violette
Syrah, Lubbock, Texas High Plains
Texas Lovers
Red Blend, Texas High Plains
Fall Creek Vintners Select
Chardonnay, Tow, Texas Hill Country
Becker Reserve
Chardonnay, Texas High Plains
Flirt
Sweet White Blend, San Angelo, Texas High Plains
Pedernales Cellars ‘Texas Viognier’
Viognier, Stonewall, Texas Hill Country
Pedernales Cellars ‘6th Generation’
White Blend, Texas Hill Country
Grower Project ‘Albariño’
Albariño, Texas High Plains
The Chairman
Garrison Brothers single barrel anacacho coffee & cantina collaboration, house roasted corn cobb syrup, mole bitters, smoke
Piña Con Fuego
Mezcal, house-brûléed pineapple syrup, fresh lime juice, pineapple juice, hellfire bitters, Tajin foam
Esencia Ranch Water
Tromba blanco, Dos Hombres, yuzu, fresh lime juice, pickled watermelon brine, sparkling water
Hill Country Honeybee
Rum, house apple-honey syrup, fresh lemon juice, black walnut bitters
Steal My Soul
Herradura reposado, house gochujang syrup, fresh lemon juice, simple, Peychauds bitters
Lychee Me Tini
Empress gin, J.F. Haden's lychee liqueur, lychee syrup, fresh lime juice, house rose water simple
Cherry Blossom Sour
Garrision Brothers honeydew, sake, herring liqueur, fresh lemon juice, house cherry blossom honey, egg white, bitters
The Kimchi Mule
Cucumber vodka, fresh lime juice, kimchi simple, St. Germaine, ginger beer, house kimchi