Las Brisas

Very nice place, tasty food, and has gluten-free options. Creme brule is very nice!

We were told Las Brisas is the nicest restaurant in town, and I'm inclined to believe it, even if it's the only one I visited while in Lubbock. Let me start by saying that I have hashimotos, which requires me to be totally gluten free. Most of my reviews center on bringing that info to the growing number of people who have to be careful at restaurants given their own health diagnosis. Las Brisas is somewhat sympathetic to gluten free diners, even given it's in a more rural town. That is pleasantly surprising and I am glad I was able to get a meal that I could eat besides a salad, but it's obvious they are still learning how to accommodate that. I warned our waiter at our arrival that I was strictly gluten free and he informed me that he would bring the gluten free menu. However, I had to remind our waiter that we still needed the menu a while later, so we didn't have as much time to consider our options as everyone else did. Our waiter was knowledgeable about what menu items were gf and which weren't which was nice. He was also very kind and prompt with all of the rest of our service. We ordered an appetizer sampler with one option that was gf for me to eat and different fried foods for everyone else. Unfortunately, it was covered in the not gluten free breading of the calamari it sat right next to on the plate. It would have been really lovely to have been given the consideration to plate the gf item separate. I'm sure no one thought about it twice, but it did mean we spent $60 on an appetizer I couldn't have a bite of. The food varied a bit in quality for the price, but by and large it was very good. We ordered the appetizer sampler with stuffed shrimp, crab cakes, and calamari. Though I didn't eat any of it, I was told it was good. The calamari and crab cakes were everyone's favorite. I got a side salad with blue cheese that was lovely and the Las Brisas salmon which was also good. I wanted the salmon to be more seasoned underneath the cream sauce, but I like my fish to be well-seasoned. It was very yummy and the salmon was cooked very delicately. My partner ordered the raspberry filet, which is also on the gf menu and it was To-Die-For. It was absolutely worth the price with pecan encrusting, raspberry sauce on the side, and the creamy mashed potatoes. 10/10 Entree option. I wish I had ordered it myself. All told, Las Brisas was a lovely restaurant with good service and several good options for gluten free diners.