Food and atmosphere were great. There was some confusion regarding pricing of the five course meal. The manager came out and rectified the situation immediately. It was very appreciated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies
Mark Hellweg
What kind of place has all of the staff sign a birthday card and gives you a drink coupon for your next visit? This place! Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robert DeVos
A must place to go when in austin. We got the 5 course tasting menu. $ 84 pp. Worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies
Kathryn “Kami” Festi
very yum, much wine, lotta mmm?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicole Benedetti
Incredible!!! This place is underrated. Atmosphere was a dream, staff was so friendly and educational on all the dishes and the food was remarkable! 10/10 recommend this hidden gem! Sit on the patio for the best vibes!
I had dinner at Lenoir as part of a work dinner. The meal was maybe the best I have had in Austin. The service was personable and made it feel like we were having dinner at a friend’s house. I will go to Lenoir again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sudipti Dey
cosy place with good music but portion sizes are micro . Will need to head to another place after to fill your appetite.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Micha Rains
2024 review:Incredible food during Austin Restaurant week. We did one tasting menu (watermelon, socca, pork, and the most perfectly light peach dessert) and then ordered a la carte dining experience with the steak, Crudo, squash, and hush puppies. Exceptional experience!
2022 review: Sarah and the team at Lenoir were wonderful and from start to finish, the experience and food was fabulous!
Wonderful ppl, delicious food, great presentation, awesome service and felt welcomed by Zach and eveyone with incredible personal touch, stunningky charming atmosphere and ambiance. Penomenal hidden gem and cool chill and unique vibes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Small Plates
Lisa Ngo
I WISH I could give 5 stars.
Really looking forward to take advantage of the 1/2 off a la carte menu that is offered every Thursday evenings. We called around 4:40pm to confirm about this happy hour (it seemed too good to be true!), and were informed that the entire bar was open at that time, but nothing is guaranteed upon our arrival (as expected).
We arrived shortly before 5pm and were surprised to be informed that some people were just seated and the bar is currently full. We thought to ourselves “wow! How unlucky” but proceeded to grab a bottle of wine in the dining area to wait for a bar seat anyway.
The biggest disappointment as we sat across the bar was witnessing 2 parties hold off a total of 4 seats right before our eyes as we sat and waited for over 30 minutes. As first time customers, I felt extremely disregarded. I have to say, allowing people to hold off multiple seated was very unmindful based on the fact that the happy hour special occurs on a “first come, first serve” basis - and we arrived significantly earlier than the other 4 people who had the privilege of having their seats held.
For this reason, Lenoir should strongly consider only seating when a FULL party is present, and not permit individuals to literally hoard seats. It is even more disappointing as we had planned our entire week around this dinner and even anticipated the possibility of having to wait given the bar was ACTUALLY full.
Just to provide some additional insight, the bar is not big. It includes a total of 10 seats. So the fact that 4 seats were being held by other individuals for such a long period of time while my partner and I had to sit, watch, and wait, simply seemed unfair. This left us with quite a feeling of distain.
On the brighter side, once we were seated, we experienced a fantastic meal. The menu at hand was creative and well thought out. We ordered the crab fingers and had to get another - it was so tasty. Our steak was cooked a perfect medium rare with a delicious crust on the edges. I was skeptical about the crudo (blueberry ponzu - very interesting), but it came out fresh, bright, acidic (but not too acidic) and overall well balanced.
We couldn’t have asked for a better menu - the food is what is preventing me from providing anything lower than 3 stars but if we felt that the first come first serve rule was respected, Lenoir would undoubted score a full 5 stars based on food alone. Unfortunately, we left feeling that our prompt arrival and time was disrespected.
I highly advise the crew to take this into serious consideration, and I would caution customers coming in for happy hour to brace themselves for this type of wait if it ever happens again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Sophia Price Palmira
Lovely little quaint restaurant on South 1st Street. Everything we had there was amazing. The crudo and the steak were my favorites. Though those blue meza hush puppies were also chefs kiss. Highly recommend! Perfect for date night with amazing food and wine but relaxed atmosphere.
Vegetarian options: Squash dish and hush puppies. Probably others.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gulf Fish Crudo with Peach Guajillo Aguachile Pickled Ginger, Hush Puppies, Small Plates
Serg Reyes
It is not worth purchasing the 5 course meal. Paid $180 for 2 people to be served what I would say is food for 1 person. I felt like if I went by myself and ordered the same thing. I would get the same amount of food. The food did not taste that extravagant for the price. The chicken was over salted and I did not enjoy the watermelon. When we received our desert. They gave us ONE slice. If I’m paying for 2 people. I would expect 2 slices of desert not 1. For $75 per person, quality is low and it is absurd. Came here on a date just for it to be ruined by this restaurant. Do not recommend going here.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Shannon Kingrey
We sat inside because it was so hot, but there is a gorgeous patio that I bet would be fun to go to in cooler weather. The inside was also very cute, and our server was attentive with good recommendations. We got the ham and cheese croquettes, cucumbers, crab fingers, hush puppies, and striped bass. Everything was delicious. I will say, all the dishes had a lot of sauce (which I loved), but if you’re not a sauce person, it may not be for you.
Great brunch! Love the outdoor patio.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies
Food and atmosphere were great. There was some confusion regarding pricing of the five course meal. The manager came out and rectified the situation immediately. It was very appreciated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies
What kind of place has all of the staff sign a birthday card and gives you a drink coupon for your next visit? This place! Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A must place to go when in austin. We got the 5 course tasting menu. $ 84 pp. Worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies
very yum, much wine, lotta mmm?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Incredible!!! This place is underrated. Atmosphere was a dream, staff was so friendly and educational on all the dishes and the food was remarkable! 10/10 recommend this hidden gem! Sit on the patio for the best vibes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies, Chocolate Lisbon Cake
Wonderful dinner and great wine selection!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies, Wine Pairings
I had dinner at Lenoir as part of a work dinner. The meal was maybe the best I have had in Austin. The service was personable and made it feel like we were having dinner at a friend’s house. I will go to Lenoir again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
cosy place with good music but portion sizes are micro . Will need to head to another place after to fill your appetite.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
2024 review:Incredible food during Austin Restaurant week. We did one tasting menu (watermelon, socca, pork, and the most perfectly light peach dessert) and then ordered a la carte dining experience with the steak, Crudo, squash, and hush puppies. Exceptional experience!
2022 review: Sarah and the team at Lenoir were wonderful and from start to finish, the experience and food was fabulous!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies
Restaurantji Recommends
Wonderful ppl, delicious food, great presentation, awesome service and felt welcomed by Zach and eveyone with incredible personal touch, stunningky charming atmosphere and ambiance. Penomenal hidden gem and cool chill and unique vibes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Small Plates
I WISH I could give 5 stars.
Really looking forward to take advantage of the 1/2 off a la carte menu that is offered every Thursday evenings. We called around 4:40pm to confirm about this happy hour (it seemed too good to be true!), and were informed that the entire bar was open at that time, but nothing is guaranteed upon our arrival (as expected).
We arrived shortly before 5pm and were surprised to be informed that some people were just seated and the bar is currently full. We thought to ourselves “wow! How unlucky” but proceeded to grab a bottle of wine in the dining area to wait for a bar seat anyway.
The biggest disappointment as we sat across the bar was witnessing 2 parties hold off a total of 4 seats right before our eyes as we sat and waited for over 30 minutes. As first time customers, I felt extremely disregarded. I have to say, allowing people to hold off multiple seated was very unmindful based on the fact that the happy hour special occurs on a “first come, first serve” basis - and we arrived significantly earlier than the other 4 people who had the privilege of having their seats held.
For this reason, Lenoir should strongly consider only seating when a FULL party is present, and not permit individuals to literally hoard seats. It is even more disappointing as we had planned our entire week around this dinner and even anticipated the possibility of having to wait given the bar was ACTUALLY full.
Just to provide some additional insight, the bar is not big. It includes a total of 10 seats. So the fact that 4 seats were being held by other individuals for such a long period of time while my partner and I had to sit, watch, and wait, simply seemed unfair. This left us with quite a feeling of distain.
On the brighter side, once we were seated, we experienced a fantastic meal. The menu at hand was creative and well thought out. We ordered the crab fingers and had to get another - it was so tasty. Our steak was cooked a perfect medium rare with a delicious crust on the edges. I was skeptical about the crudo (blueberry ponzu - very interesting), but it came out fresh, bright, acidic (but not too acidic) and overall well balanced.
We couldn’t have asked for a better menu - the food is what is preventing me from providing anything lower than 3 stars but if we felt that the first come first serve rule was respected, Lenoir would undoubted score a full 5 stars based on food alone. Unfortunately, we left feeling that our prompt arrival and time was disrespected.
I highly advise the crew to take this into serious consideration, and I would caution customers coming in for happy hour to brace themselves for this type of wait if it ever happens again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Lovely little quaint restaurant on South 1st Street. Everything we had there was amazing. The crudo and the steak were my favorites. Though those blue meza hush puppies were also chefs kiss. Highly recommend! Perfect for date night with amazing food and wine but relaxed atmosphere.
Vegetarian options: Squash dish and hush puppies. Probably others.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gulf Fish Crudo with Peach Guajillo Aguachile Pickled Ginger, Hush Puppies, Small Plates
It is not worth purchasing the 5 course meal. Paid $180 for 2 people to be served what I would say is food for 1 person. I felt like if I went by myself and ordered the same thing. I would get the same amount of food. The food did not taste that extravagant for the price. The chicken was over salted and I did not enjoy the watermelon. When we received our desert. They gave us ONE slice. If I’m paying for 2 people. I would expect 2 slices of desert not 1. For $75 per person, quality is low and it is absurd. Came here on a date just for it to be ruined by this restaurant. Do not recommend going here.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
We sat inside because it was so hot, but there is a gorgeous patio that I bet would be fun to go to in cooler weather. The inside was also very cute, and our server was attentive with good recommendations. We got the ham and cheese croquettes, cucumbers, crab fingers, hush puppies, and striped bass. Everything was delicious. I will say, all the dishes had a lot of sauce (which I loved), but if you’re not a sauce person, it may not be for you.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies
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