The Little Gretel Restaurant in Boerne is closed.
This is a damn shame. I have been lucky enough to eat there twice: Mike took me there once for my birthday, and I took my mother there once for some significant holiday. It was an excellent restaurant, and I wish I had gone there more often.
I don’t know how hard they were hit by the late unpleasantness or if that had anything to do with it: the statement on their website says the chef is retiring after 15 years. Which I can understand…
Credit on this to Austin Eater, who for once actually covered a restaurant closing that wasn’t in downtown or central Austin. They claim that something called The Rill (“a family-friendly restaurant serving bar fare”) is taking over the space. I’m skeptical: The Rill seems to only have a Facebook page which I can’t view, and the descriptions does not excite me.
On the other hand, Little Gretel’s space was nice: you could walk across the street and watch the ducks, which was always fun after a meal. I may give them one shot and see how it goes.