Cry Wolf

Everything about Cry Wolf was 5 stars! An intimate, elegant & vibrant ambiance set to a phenomenal music selection while being able to watch (at the bar) the kitchen work their magic on all of the fantastic dishes heading your way. Thank you Chef and staff for an amazing dinner and experience. Cheers to everything you have created! * See photo captions for more comments

I'm not sure how to feel about Cry Wolf. If you're like me you've spent months in the dark, hoping for a smidgen of information about the restaurant. Yet nothing ever came out, besides a post saying they'd be open today. I stopped in just to see what the deal was. The first thing you notice is it's old fancy, but more hipster than anything. The staff is dressed in nice clothes that don't match, but do, you know what I mean. The decor is wonky but fits the place, almost a petra and the beast vibe, the way they play music that suites their tastes and decorate based on a whim. The service was fine, I assume if it wasn't day one the conversations would be flowing, but everyone was quite friendly. The staff did help with the menu but it's tough considering they're the only ones to sample the dishes, making recommendations is always hard. I enjoyed the food. I wouldn't say it blew me away but it's better than most places in the city, especially on the first night open. The only hard part was picking what to order. Since the menu isn't coursed I had to guess at how large portions were. In the end I ate too much, but I did sample three diverse dishes. All in all, Cry Wolf is worth stopping in. If for one thing it's the price. I feel like most places charge an insane amount for each dish, while this place keeps it fair. I ordered three dishes and spent a little over fifty dollars. That's pretty good, considering two of them were quite large. If I come back I'm getting a dessert, I couldn't do it on the first run.

Been almost a dozen times now and each and every time, blows out the previous experience! Service is always above and beyond, cocktails are well curated, and the shear culinary imagination that resides in a constantly changing menu is pure inspiration in an edible for. Cannot stress enough how delightful it is just to even read the menu and then make the difficult decision not to order EVERYTHING on it! Bravo, Cry Wolf team. Bravo!

Bravo to the entire Cry Wolf team! IMHO, this place has catapulted itself into Dallas’s top 5 restaurants. Cry Wolf is for diners looking for envelope-pushing, creative and complex dishes. Don’t expect over-the-top foams or Instagram-worthy liquid nitrogen gimmicks, but do expect to be blown away by a surprising number of flavors that shouldn’t work, but just do. My favorite dish was a Walleye with candied pinecones and crispy morels…in Dallas, what?!? So unbelievably top notch. I love a sweet bite after dinner but rarely do I have room for dessert and this place goes the extra mile with a complimentary treat served post-dinner. Tonight was a lovely blueberry matcha situation. Service was also outstanding. It was a night of hail and pouring rain, but the staff ran out with an umbrella to get my husband so he wouldn’t be soaked after I selfishly took our only umbrella. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I saw cookbooks in the bookshelf behind us — Noma, French Laundry, Jacque Pippin, etc. Shoot for the moon, Cry Wolf and kudos to everyone involved in this establishment. You’re giving Dallas something to be nationally recognized for and proud of!

Small place but a gem. I got wagyu with potatoes so good ! My sister got the pasta with pork sausage it had a little heat to it ..so good and my other sister got the halibut it was so good . The watermelon salad was so fresh and tasty I just didn’t care for the fish asparagus salad . Idk what you call it . But overall it was nice

Such an amazing experience. Brandon is a wonderful bartender and the dishes are absolutely spectacular. Great ambiance, very small cozy so it gets booked up fast. Their menu changes often. Will definitely be back soon to try their other dishes.

Such a gem! Went for dinner. Tbh in the city of valet it was a fantastic start to self park easily in the adjacent lot and not have pay a valet fee or scramble for cash for tip. Then the interior! So cute. The dress of the patrons and the staff was very chill and refreshing - not the typical Dallas pretentious vibe. Started with sparkling wine and wanted to start with oysters - that my friends is my only negative - they request you order all apps and entrees at once and they course them for you. I prefer ordering a few apps to enjoy while I decide on the rest at a good restaurant, but (c’est la vie) whatever. The oysters were great. As was the rainbow chard salad! My friend found the salad too bitter but I absolutely loved it. Would eat that again in a heartbeat. The pear salad was good but too heavy for my palate. The octopus was the other standout small plate! Would get that again. For the larger plates, the tagliatelle pasta stole my heart - SO good. The cod was good but didn’t compete was the pasta. The check presenter in a book was cute - felt very royal Tennenbaums/wes anderson vibe. I know the menu changes regularly - but I bet it’s always a solid choice. It’s small (I read it used to be a Subway sandwich shop) but very cozy and a mix of hippie and hipster chic interior. Should have taken pics. Also service and hostess were wonderful - great hospitality.

What an outstanding dinner on every level. The food and drinks were spectacular, innovative and beautifully presented. The service was considerate and helpful in every way and the overall vibe of the restaurant was comfortable and fun. Dallas is lucky to have such a fantastic addition and it’s culinary scene. I’ll be back, for sure, the next my travels allow me to be there. Special shout out to the Line Caught blue fin tuna with chicken oysters (raw and cooked together in an beautiful combo). What a concept. The old story is that the boy who cried wolf fibs until the wolf really shows up and eats him. In this case, the wolf has already arrived and you’re lucky enough to get to eat there. I’d be back tonight if I could! Hurry up!