On 90 acres west of Kyle, Sage Hill Inn Above Onion Creek has been a relaxing getaway for guests from across the nation for more than 20 years. It has only been since last year that the inn’s popular dining room has opened to nonguests.
The Restaurant at Sage Hill offers a three-course prix fixe menu featuring dishes such as Shiner Bock Rosemary Dumplings, Cobb Creek Chicken Pot Pie and Sweet Potato Bundt Cake.
Autumn Wallace, executive chef and dining room manager, said the restaurant takes pride in its fresh vegetables, which are picked from a garden a few steps from the restaurant’s entrance.
The garden salad is served with a variety of fresh vegetables picked from the restaurant’s garden.[/caption]
“The dishes that really highlight things coming out of the garden, people get really excited about that,” Wallace said. “And they taste great because they’re really fresh, and we pick it right before dinner service. Those are the prime picks.”
The garden features a variety of vegetables, including lettuce, carrots and radishes, as well as fresh flowers, which are placed in guests’ rooms daily.
“We are pretty spoiled,” Wallace said. “We have a really big garden.”
In addition to vegetables from the nearby garden, the restaurant sources its meat and other ingredients from a variety of local and regional producers. The beef from the restaurant’s pot roast, which is on the winter menu, is sourced from 44 Farms in Cameron, Texas. The restaurant’s coffee, served alongside desserts, comes from Independence Roasters in Brenham.
The restaurant is open to nonguests Monday -Wednesday, and dinner seatings take place from 6-7 p.m. The three-course prix fixe meal costs $75 per person. Beer and wine are available for an additional cost.
Wallace said she would like to host more weddings at the inn. The Hill Country setting makes an ideal backdrop, she said. In addition to hosting the wedding, the restaurant can provide catering.
“I definitely think this is a bride and groom’s dream spot to have a wedding, so I would like to do more of those,” she said.
The restaurant has capacity for about 45 guests, Wallace said. On “nice nights,” the outdoor patio, which faces the sunset, is also open to guests, providing additional seating.
“It’s a bit of a drive out here, but it’s worth it,” she said. “That’s for sure.”
The Restaurant at Sage Hill
4444 FM 150, Kyle • 512-268-1617 www.sagehill.com Hours: Mon.-Wed. 6-7 p.m. (dinner seatings for nonguests)
