There are more details to be admired about this space, too, like the slatted ceiling, sound-absorbing tiled walls, wide-angled view overlooking an artificial lake and stylish drink coasters. Pop in for lunch and catch the bossa nova organ stylings of Walter Wanderley and Eumir Deodato, classic tunes from the Buena Vista Social Club, Parisian accordion serenades, the Dave Brubeck Quartet, flamboyant harmonica solos and, just to mix things up, classic American country. Windmills' stereo cranks out hit after hit from past decades, from a collection that might be called "Mostly Latin Retro Bops" or maybe "Songs My Hippie Elementary School Teacher Played During Reading Time."
When there's no live performance on, prepare to be serenaded by one of the most eccentric playlists in Texas.
Alison McLeanOn the main floor, the tables are arranged in diamond-shaped booths, so when a show's on everyone can crowd around one side to watch. If you find yourself with some time to spare at Windmills, help yourself to the library. One day, I swung by the bar for a snack and a pint and became absorbed in the library, picking up still-shrink-wrapped volumes on Nordic baking and Mexican haute cuisine, wondering if I was allowed to open them. The lower dining area has more bookshelves, this time with all real books, many of them coffee-table art volumes and high-dollar cookbooks from the world's swankiest restaurants.
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On one side of the balcony, a row of windows looks out into the brewery's production space.
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The main dining room is a concert venue floor with a balcony, bar and a wide stage with a Steinway and, along its sides, shelves full of both real and decorative books. A lot of good food and beer gets served in a mesmerizing space. This restaurant is trying to be a million things at once, and it mostly works.
Windmills is a craft brewery, jazz club, Indian restaurant, art book library, cocktail bar, steakhouse and picnic spot all packed into one building which declares itself, accurately, a "Total Environment." I'm at the combination chaat cafe and brewery.Īnd that's not even half the story at Windmills, the Dallas area's most eclectic new venue for eating, drinking and, well, everything else.
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