This latest report over the wireless from Swamplot’s regular tunnel correspondent comes from a brief venture into nearby subterranean territory this weekend to scope out Conservatory Underground Beer Garden & Food Hall. The basement bar and restaurant collection sits in the former Isis Theater building on Prairie  St., just east of sister-facility Prohibition and Main St.-facing Moonshiner’s Southern Table + Bar. Several of the Conservatory’s restaurant tenants spent last week quietly testing out their setups on diners during limited hours; the shots and commentary below come from a Saturday morning jaunt through the venue:

The entrance is just east of Prohibition, under an awning sporting the marquee “Conservatory/Underground Beer Garden and Food Hall”. The lobby level has a stairwell leading to the main basement area:

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The stairwell opens into the beer garden  and food hall:

The lobby’s plant wall and wood paneling on the ceiling are also repeated in the basement:

Along the left wall are Myth Kafe (Greek food) and Samurai Ramen (which seemed to lack any signage or employees on Saturday morning):

The back left corner is occupied by El Burro and The Bull, a comida texana restaurant offering sandwiches and tacos:

The back right corner has a bar with a copious number of taps:

Rounding out the main section of the basement, along  the right wall, is Melange Creperie:

Per Buffalo Sean of Melange Creperie, the food hall will [eventually] be open 11am to midnight Monday through Thursday, until 2am on Friday, and until 3am on Saturday. Behind the bottom of the stairwell and to the right of Melange are 2 additional seating areas, featuring smaller tables and booths. The space under the stairwell is glass-walled, and serves as storage for both bar supplies and spare plants:

• Conservatory [Facebook]
• Myth Kafe Is Serving Lunch At Conservatory, Houston’s First Food Hall [Eater Houston]
• Get Ready for Houston’s First Food Hall, Opening Inside Prohibition [Eater Houston]
• Previously on Swamplot: Downtown tunnel coverage

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