Unfortunately our server didn't seem to into our table. My mother arrived 5-10 minutes before us and was seated by Eva (who is absolutely amazing) my mother was given water and ordered the focaccia. We arrived and were sat. It took almost 15 minutes to be acknowledged by our server. According to my receipt her name is Ale R.... We let her know we were celebrating my Mother and Son's birthdays. We ordered some beverages and 4 appetizers asked for extra butter 2 times that never ever made it out. The mozzarella came out before our glasses water about 12-14 minutes later. My cocktail maybe 30-45 minutes after i ordered. Ive never personally experienced this as a week 1 customer with numerous visits to L'oca. We proceeded to order 5 dinner options one of which was my son's butter noodles. The expeditors were super friendly and all smiles with full descriptions of each dish. Ale R would stop by and ask us what were missing occasionally but its not my job to remember so i was already put off and this was just more to me of her absolutely not caring about our table. By 8:40pm my sons food had never came out and she asked about dessert but 2 hours in and 2nd cocktail taking 40 plus minutes (im guessing was never put in since was asked about 2 times) to get to us and my childs food never making it out i had to pass on dessert. She did give us a tiramisu that we took home with my sons noodles that came out at 8:45. Idk if her lack of service was because of the guarantee tip she didn't deserve and i hate saying that because i love this restaurant. Adam and Fiore are absolutely amazing. My info for the visit: Table 53. 11/7/25. 6:45. Check #30
Cecilia
Gran lugar local con menú especial, ideal para quienes les gusta algo original. A mi me gustan cosas nuevas pero mi esposo es más de lo clásico, así que la lasaña nos hizo la noche. Abraham nos atendió de maravilla, y los sabores son delicados y equilibrados. Es de las mejores lasañas que me he comido. El tiramisú sensacional y tienen un limoncello refrescante.
Marc
Arrived for an 8:30 dinner reservation and it was closing down. Very few Italian offerings and expensive for what it was. Regretful choice.
Vish
Some of the food items are good while the more expensive ones are mediocre. This is not as a fine dining experience with a fine dining cost. For an Italian restaurant, they were out of bread, which was not good at all. It was our kiddo's birthday, they asked if it was but there was no wishes or a dessert to celebrate. The eggplant parmesan was $32 and the eggplant was undercooked. On informing the waiter, he just said ok but no attempt to replace it. For 3 people they add a 20% tip and a 7% added fees for credit card not asking us if it was ok. I wish they had informed us about this before we started. Opentable and Chase Reserve should remove this restaurant from their fine dining list.
nathan
Outstanding staff; great food. The pasta dishes are a must try since they are all homemade and perfectly cooked
Alexandra
The apps are always good but I've never once enjoyed their pasta dishes. The flavor profiles just never do it for me.
Ryan
Restaurant was essentially empty when we arrived, yet our entrees all came out at different times. Mine came at least 20-30 minutes after the rest. The consensus of the party was that most if not all of the dishes were bland, tasteless, and not cooked well. Service started off well but we couldn't get a refill of water despite no one else being waited on aside from us. They tried to make up for the poor food/service with dessert but the damage was done. A very unfortunate experience as I had family in town and we chose to spend a dinner here, only to leave extremely disappointed.
Andrew
Food arrived very cold. When kindly alerted the staff and the manager gave us a look like we were crazy and did not make any attempt to remedy or apologize or even just be kind. Waiter was nice but the experience was not good.
Erin Contour
I booked a post-wedding ceremony dinner with L'Oca d'Oro for a party of 12 and had to do that remotely from Oregon via email mostly. They came up with a lovely option for the party and made it an incredible experience. They handled every question and request with pleasantness / professionalism and came up with suggestions of their own that made things even nicer.
We could not have had a better evening. The bride and groom had an amazing time. The staff was exceptionally attentive and we enjoyed seeing them watching as everyone ate... oooo'ing and ahhhh'ing over the flavors. We were able to have appetizers / drinks at the bar and then dinner in a more private room in back. They made cannoli tours for the 'wedding cake' that were _so_ fresh, delicious and beautiful.
The restaurant and staff have our gratitude forever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jesse
The food was awesome. The only complaint was when we were trying to leave and trying to get attention of the bartender. It is a very minor complaint as I was waving a few times and felt ignored. All that being said, the food was great. It is a great place for a fresh meal. Well worth it for a date night.
Terrible service. The waiter would disappear thirty minutes at a time. Managed to get the bill after asking for it twice and sitting there for twenty minutes. A hidden ~3% credit card fee that they don’t tell you until after and 20% gratuity is included. No wonder service is so bad! The food on the other hand was fine. The bread is tasty!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Linda
Lovely food for celebratory experience. Great svce & food. Tad too loud for our conversation, but It was a Friday night after all.
KatherineS
The food is always amazing, the service is impeccable, and the ambiance is perfect. We love this place and found ourselves able to do an impromptu date night at the bar during restaurant week. It was perfect
Lilly Smith
So cute! Such a great find. The food is immaculate, the servers are so kind, and it’s a fun excuse to dress up and sit down and eat dinner with the people you love.
Unfortunately our server didn't seem to into our table. My mother arrived 5-10 minutes before us and was seated by Eva (who is absolutely amazing) my mother was given water and ordered the focaccia. We arrived and were sat. It took almost 15 minutes to be acknowledged by our server. According to my receipt her name is Ale R.... We let her know we were celebrating my Mother and Son's birthdays. We ordered some beverages and 4 appetizers asked for extra butter 2 times that never ever made it out. The mozzarella came out before our glasses water about 12-14 minutes later. My cocktail maybe 30-45 minutes after i ordered. Ive never personally experienced this as a week 1 customer with numerous visits to L'oca. We proceeded to order 5 dinner options one of which was my son's butter noodles. The expeditors were super friendly and all smiles with full descriptions of each dish. Ale R would stop by and ask us what were missing occasionally but its not my job to remember so i was already put off and this was just more to me of her absolutely not caring about our table. By 8:40pm my sons food had never came out and she asked about dessert but 2 hours in and 2nd cocktail taking 40 plus minutes (im guessing was never put in since was asked about 2 times) to get to us and my childs food never making it out i had to pass on dessert. She did give us a tiramisu that we took home with my sons noodles that came out at 8:45. Idk if her lack of service was because of the guarantee tip she didn't deserve and i hate saying that because i love this restaurant. Adam and Fiore are absolutely amazing. My info for the visit: Table 53. 11/7/25. 6:45. Check #30
Gran lugar local con menú especial, ideal para quienes les gusta algo original. A mi me gustan cosas nuevas pero mi esposo es más de lo clásico, así que la lasaña nos hizo la noche. Abraham nos atendió de maravilla, y los sabores son delicados y equilibrados. Es de las mejores lasañas que me he comido. El tiramisú sensacional y tienen un limoncello refrescante.
Arrived for an 8:30 dinner reservation and it was closing down. Very few Italian offerings and expensive for what it was. Regretful choice.
Some of the food items are good while the more expensive ones are mediocre. This is not as a fine dining experience with a fine dining cost. For an Italian restaurant, they were out of bread, which was not good at all. It was our kiddo's birthday, they asked if it was but there was no wishes or a dessert to celebrate. The eggplant parmesan was $32 and the eggplant was undercooked. On informing the waiter, he just said ok but no attempt to replace it. For 3 people they add a 20% tip and a 7% added fees for credit card not asking us if it was ok. I wish they had informed us about this before we started. Opentable and Chase Reserve should remove this restaurant from their fine dining list.
Outstanding staff; great food. The pasta dishes are a must try since they are all homemade and perfectly cooked
The apps are always good but I've never once enjoyed their pasta dishes. The flavor profiles just never do it for me.
Restaurant was essentially empty when we arrived, yet our entrees all came out at different times. Mine came at least 20-30 minutes after the rest. The consensus of the party was that most if not all of the dishes were bland, tasteless, and not cooked well. Service started off well but we couldn't get a refill of water despite no one else being waited on aside from us. They tried to make up for the poor food/service with dessert but the damage was done. A very unfortunate experience as I had family in town and we chose to spend a dinner here, only to leave extremely disappointed.
Food arrived very cold. When kindly alerted the staff and the manager gave us a look like we were crazy and did not make any attempt to remedy or apologize or even just be kind. Waiter was nice but the experience was not good.
I booked a post-wedding ceremony dinner with L'Oca d'Oro for a party of 12 and had to do that remotely from Oregon via email mostly. They came up with a lovely option for the party and made it an incredible experience. They handled every question and request with pleasantness / professionalism and came up with suggestions of their own that made things even nicer.
We could not have had a better evening. The bride and groom had an amazing time. The staff was exceptionally attentive and we enjoyed seeing them watching as everyone ate... oooo'ing and ahhhh'ing over the flavors. We were able to have appetizers / drinks at the bar and then dinner in a more private room in back. They made cannoli tours for the 'wedding cake' that were _so_ fresh, delicious and beautiful.
The restaurant and staff have our gratitude forever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was awesome. The only complaint was when we were trying to leave and trying to get attention of the bartender. It is a very minor complaint as I was waving a few times and felt ignored. All that being said, the food was great. It is a great place for a fresh meal. Well worth it for a date night.
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Terrible service. The waiter would disappear thirty minutes at a time. Managed to get the bill after asking for it twice and sitting there for twenty minutes. A hidden ~3% credit card fee that they don’t tell you until after and 20% gratuity is included. No wonder service is so bad! The food on the other hand was fine. The bread is tasty!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Lovely food for celebratory experience. Great svce & food. Tad too loud for our conversation, but It was a Friday night after all.
The food is always amazing, the service is impeccable, and the ambiance is perfect. We love this place and found ourselves able to do an impromptu date night at the bar during restaurant week. It was perfect
So cute! Such a great find. The food is immaculate, the servers are so kind, and it’s a fun excuse to dress up and sit down and eat dinner with the people you love.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best Italian restaurant in Austin!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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