Huge windows offer stunning lake views at this grandfather of restaurants on the lake. The decidedly country-clubby menu gives a nod to Southern comfort foods.
Find all conceivable combos of menu items, plus specials such as chile rellenos, chimichangas, Veracruz fish, and steak tampiqueño.
Your "premiere bourbon and martini sports lounge" boasts 104 bourbons, as well as an inviting bar menu and comfortable patio.
At Vacancy Brewing.
Look out over Lady Bird Lake and transcend the usual hotel-dining scene. The focus is on unusual and creative preparations of appetizers, side dishes, terrific steaks, and seafood, with an extensive gluten-free menu. Dinner charms with romantic lighting and efficient service.
At this West Austin coffeehouse, the specialty dinner menu is Vietnamese and the live music is classical, jazz, and Christian.
Put yourself in the hands of an expert at the counter, and be guided through this menu. Composed of stews, salads, and kebabs, it is small enough that it takes only a few trips to sample its entirety. All meals come with hot tea and whatever dessert the kitchen whips up that day. These tend to be sticky and pudding-ish, but usually round out the meal in a pleasant fashion.
Here you'll find some of the best burgers and Tex-Mex in town, but it's the margaritas and Mexican martinis that keep us going during the occasional long wait.
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