{"id":982676,"date":"2026-08-05T16:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/982676\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:37:17","slug":"audrey-hepburn-inspired-restaurant-steps-into-the-spotlight-with-houston-debut-heights-river-oaks-montrose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/982676\/","title":{"rendered":"Audrey Hepburn-inspired restaurant steps into the spotlight with Houston debut | Heights &#8211; River Oaks &#8211; Montrose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officials with the Audrey Restaurant &amp; Bar rolled out the red carpet on Aug. 5 for its new Houston location, officially welcoming residents into the heart of the Hollywood-inspired concept.<\/p>\n<p>The 5,480-square-foot restaurant features Tiffany blue interiors, a lively bar, an outdoor patio and the &#8220;Secret Garden&#8221; private dining room, with a menu that highlights sophisticated dishes such as Beef Wellington, handmade pastas, premium steaks and fresh seafood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How it happened<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Omar Khan, president and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.culinarykhancepts.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Culinary Khancepts<\/a>, the Houston-based hospitality and restaurant group that owns the Audrey, said in a July 23 news release that opening a new location in Houston has always been a part of his vision after the success of its flagship location in The Woodlands.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The response to our Woodlands location confirmed what we hoped\u2014that guests were looking for a restaurant where exceptional food, genuine hospitality and timeless design come together naturally,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Audrey Hepburn represented elegance, warmth and kindness, and those values continue to inspire every detail of the guest experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1785947836_450_.jpeg\"   alt=\"\"\/>The Secret Garden private dining room pays homage to Audrey Hepburn&#8217;s passion for gardening. (Courtesy Ben Brown)<\/p>\n<p><strong>The details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Audrey is located inside <a href=\"https:\/\/aspirepostoak.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aspire Post Oak<\/a>, a luxury high-rise apartment near Uptown and River Oaks. It can accommodate up to 163 guests across the dining room, bar, semi-private lounge, outdoor patio and private dining room, per the release.<\/p>\n<p>The interior showcases Tiffany blue accents, sparkling crystal chandeliers, gold accents, floor-to-ceiling windows and a custom Audrey Hepburn-inspired mural.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the menu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Restaurant officials describe the menu as &#8220;contemporary American cuisine with fresh coastal influences.&#8221; Highlights include the three-tier Hepburn Grand Plateau, an expansive raw bar, handmade pastas, steaks and seasonal dishes. Some signature dishes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuna Mignon<\/li>\n<li>Pan-seared Seabass<\/li>\n<li>Boneless Half Chicken<\/li>\n<li>Truffle Mushroom Ravioli<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Desserts, which are created by Luis Robledo Richards of Mayahuel, include Chocolate Cake, Mascarpone Cheesecake and Coconut Panna Cotta. For beverages, the bar offers a Rose Water Lemon Drop, Cucumber Thyme Spritz and a WhistlePig Old Fashioned finished with hickory smoke.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1785947837_235_.jpeg\"   alt=\"\"\/>The WhistlePig Old Fashioned is finished with hickory smoke. (Courtesy Ben Brown)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check it out<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Audrey will operate Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sunday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Per the release, the Audrey will also serve weekend brunch on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Officials with the Audrey Restaurant &amp; Bar rolled out the red carpet on Aug. 5 for its new&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":982677,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5130],"tags":[42199,28577,394408,4345,394406,78699,18293,113934,50,163087,394407,31684,358,394405,3187,20812,17008,12211],"class_list":["post-982676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-brunch","tag-community-impact","tag-culinary-khancepts","tag-houston","tag-houston-location","tag-is-it-open","tag-near-me","tag-new-restaurants","tag-news","tag-opening-date","tag-post-oak","tag-river-oaks","tag-texas","tag-the-audrey-restaurant-amp-bar","tag-tx","tag-update","tag-uptown","tag-where-to-eat"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117043887402707838","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/982676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=982676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/982676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/982677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=982676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=982676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=982676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}