Netflix alum Graham Campbell has slipped his Castlehill concept into San Antonio, opening a new bar-and-restaurant just off the University of Texas at San Antonio campus. The Scottish chef, known from Netflix’s The Final Table, is working out of a UTSA Boulevard address that pairs a cocktail-forward bar and lounge with a reservation-only dining room tucked behind a bookcase. Early menus and the layout are built to handle both late-night drinks and a more intimate chef’s-table style experience.
According to CultureMap San Antonio, Castlehill is now up and running at 5138 UTSA Blvd, with posted service hours and concept details available. CultureMap describes a front bar and lounge that leads, through a disguised bookcase door, into a private dining room called the Highland that looks directly into an open kitchen. The outlet also notes that the bar is slated to pour until midnight on Thursdays through Saturdays.
Campbell’s path to UTSA Boulevard runs through both fine dining and food TV. He earned early Michelin recognition in Scotland and later showed up on Netflix and Food Network competitions, according to The Edinburg Advocate. That résumé eventually brought him to South Texas, where he debuted the original Castlehill in Edinburg in 2023. Locals familiar with that first location say his Texas restaurants lean into approachable, bistro-style cooking rather than strict white-tablecloth formality.
Menu and Dining Options
The restaurant’s reservation listing highlights a menu meant to work for both bar snacks and full-on tasting menus. Current offerings include Waldorf and Caesar salads, chicken wings served with multiple sauce options, a bacon-and-truffle-slaw burger, and a seafood mac ’n’ cheese finished with a lobster emulsion, per the Castlehill menu on OpenTable. The same listing also advertises a prepaid, reservation-only Highland chef’s-table experience for guests looking for a structured multi-course tasting.
Layout, Hours and Late-Night Bar
The space is intentionally split so that walk-ins land first in a lively bar and lounge, while the Highland dining room, reached through a hidden bookcase, offers a quieter perch with direct views into the open kitchen, CultureMap San Antonio reports. CultureMap’s published hours outline staggered weekday and weekend service and call special attention to the Thursday through Saturday midnight bar close. With both menu and hours still settling during the early days of service, would-be diners are encouraged to confirm current details before heading over.
Castlehill’s debut comes as UTSA Boulevard keeps drawing more investment and new restaurant and retail projects, a trend flagged by the San Antonio Business Journal. That stretch of road has been lining up food tenants and mixed-use development, which helps explain why a chef with roots in both Texas and abroad would stake out a spot just steps from campus. The hybrid bar and chef’s-table setup is positioned to catch students, nearby residents and the area’s growing nightlife crowd.
For now, the restaurant’s official site still flashes an “Opening Soon” banner even as reservation platforms such as OpenTable list availability for the UTSA Boulevard location. The Castlehill website lists the address and a contact email, while OpenTable is already accepting bookings. For the latest word on reservations, menus and a formal grand-opening date, diners should keep an eye on the restaurant’s reservation page and its official site.
