The Common Table, a casual brew and eatery

We came here on a Friday night for dinner to tune down and end the work week with some good drinks and FOOD!  This was our first time and it was quite pleasant.  The patio is a nice place to just chill and chat it up with good friends.  To be honest their drink selection is not as wide as Meddlesome Moth, but they still serve up some pretty excellent choices.  Tip:  check the menu ahead of time, they change their menu often.

We started out with some cocktails.  Their Moscow Mule was awesome!  The proportions for their mix was perfect, good quality ginger beer, hint of lime, and very smooth vodka.  This was delicious so we had 2.  Honestly if we didn't have to drive, we would've drank more.  The other cocktail was also tasty, but I forgot the name, but not tasty enough obviously if I can't remember it.

We ordered three appetizers to curb our hunger.  Fried calamari, crab cakes, and a peppered strawberry salad.

The fried calamari is just how you would imagine it, crispy and tender to the bite.  The batter was a tad too thick which overpowered the calamari.

The crab cake was one of the better ones we have had before.  They made it with an abundance of crab meat.  Quite tasty we would say.  We would have liked it to be a little bit creamier on the inside.

The peppered strawberry salad was pretty special.  Have you every had peppered strawberry?  We haven't!  The salad was lightly dressed with a tangy and light dressing.  The pepper did not cover the sweetness of the strawberries at all, in fact, it brought out more of the flavor and gave the salad a great contrast.  One complaint, the piece of goat cheese on top was difficult to separate.  If the goat cheese was spread out, and split up into bite size pieces, it would have incorporated into the salad a lot better.  (We did this part on our own)

For our entrees we ordered the house smoked quail and the prime time sandwich.

The house smoke quail did not wow us.  The quails preparation was a little bit lacking, there was no textural difference.  Although it didn't have crispy skin, the meat was juicy and tender.  The flavor was not very special just a normal smoky flavor.  The grits was cheesy and we loved the cranberry touch to it.

The prime time sandwich was amazing and the highlight of the night.  The bread was crusty, soft, and held up to the cheese and yummy meat.  Everything about the sandwich was perfect, it blended so well, and it made one delicious bite!

Overall the meal was average, we loved the atmosphere, and the Moscow Mule was fantastic.  We would rate this place 6.5 out of 10 for price, execution, and atmosphere.

The Common Table
2917 Fairmount St

Dallas, TX 75201

(214) 880-7414