The wait is over: Jots and the Keystone Club, the signature bar and restaurant at San Antonio’s historic Gunter Hotel, debuted their full menus and hours on Monday, October 27. Guests can now enjoy the new downtown hot spots seven days a week after an extended soft opening.
The property opened Jots and the Keystone Club when it revealed its $57 million revamp in late September, but both have operated with limited hours. Now that the staff is fully trained, the hotel is introducing Alamo City to director of culinary development Sarah Myles and executive chef Hayley Unruh’s takes on classic American cuisine.
Jots, the hotel’s flagship restaurant, draws inspiration from the earliest days of The Gunter. Named after Jonathan “Jot” Gunter, a rancher and the hotel’s financier, the swanky restaurant pays homage to turn-of-the-century supper clubs.
Jots offers innovative takes on classic American fare.Photo courtesy of The Gunter Hotel
“The full menu at Jots tells a story — one that starts in 1909 San Antonio, the year the hotel was founded, and moves through generations of flavor, tradition, and technique,” explains Myles in a release. “From my father’s Cajun maque choux to executive chef Hayley’s family gumbo — complete with a hard-boiled egg — we’ve created dishes that reflect who we are and where we come from. The menu is bold, familiar, and entirely our own.”
Guests can expect riffs on comfort classics like duck confit Benedicts, French dip sandwiches, and grilled pineapple French toasts. Many of the dishes are reinterpretations of 1900s mainstays like a Waldorf salad reworked as a wedge and Oysters Gunter, a remake of Oysters Rockefeller with pimento cheese, pecan-smoked bacon, and chives.
Luxe club chairs set the tone at the Keystone ClubPhoto courtesy of The Gunter Hotel
The cocktail program at Keystone Club is more contemporary, but still winks at the hotel’s storied past. Crossroads, a nod to famous guest Robert Johnson, mixes whiskey, sherry, lime juice, simple syrup, and basil oil, while the vodka-based Ingrid is named after one of the two ghostly flappers purported to roam the halls. Revelers can also sip like a Victorian by enjoying a tawny port or digestif.
Both Jots and the Keystone are now open Monday through Sunday. Bar hours are 3-10 pm daily, and the restaurant is open for breakfast between 7-11 am and dinner from 5-10 pm. Patrons can still look forward to an upcoming brunch service at Jots.