Visited this gem for my anniversary and had a fantastic experience. We were greeted with a candle-lit table and complimentary wine, which the manager immediately switched to non alcoholic champagne upon discovering we didn't drink alcohol. The manager (or who I assume to be the manager) was so very nice. Our waitress also did a great job at making sure we were comfortable all the time and also great and attentive. The food was great. I didn't want to take pictures because I really just wanted to celebrate with my wife. Most of the dishes seem to be tapas style and shareable. We started off with hamachi tiradito dish which was probably our favorite. The hamachi came in a plate soaked with some kind of sauce that was pretty good and left us wanting for more. We then got the lobster rolls. These were also pretty good and tasted a notch above other lobster rolls I have had. We then had the burrata which had an apple/pear jam that was really good. Then came the crab fried rice which was decent but we didn't really care for the peanuts in it. Finally we had the duck bao which slapped. The duck was tender and moist and the bao was also very soft and not chewy The location is at the bottom corner of what seems to be a new hotel. The ambience was cool with a very dim lit romantic setting and most people were dressed up in business casual or semi formal wear Overall fantastic time with great food and impeccable service. Would be back
Jacki
Group of 4 ate at The Kitchen this week and I am shocked that this restaurant isn't on every must try list in Austin right now. The food was varied and delicious, and the advice to order items to share was great. There were so many things we wanted to try it was hard to narrow the selection down. The service was attentive, without being either aloof or an all too obvious attempt at over familiarity which is common in other places in town. We sat close to the kitchen and it was entertaining to watch the chefs in action, yet it was not noisy or distracting. We did not sit at the bar area and it was not busy when we were there but it looks lovely so will plan to do that next time. Definitely worth booking, it might be our new first choice place.
Marc
Everything exceeded expectations and especially the food was extremely well executed. I recommend and will go back!
Maria
We went so celebrate our anniversary and we had special menu printed and also a beautiful sign and strawberries arrangement. We felt so nicely treated!!! And the food was amazing!! Definitely will come back to this place!!! It was a great memory for us!
Darren
Nice menu. Nice server. Pasta dish came out very late and nearly room temp. Drink was marginal.
Diana Dadoly
Came for the brunch to see Paul Val & special guests. The food was delicious and the music was great. Staff was friendly and attentive, definitely worth a try. We’ll be back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pamela America
I super enjoyed eating here. The presentation, the balance of the food (taste, crunch, seasoning), the gluten free options, and wow what a beautiful atmosphere. Excellent spot w ample space for hosting events, all design is well thought out (lighting, decor, dish/ glassware). Creates a comfort feeling w family portions but also elegant. Staff was lovely- plan to come back 💫
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Colleen
The best!!!! They made our dinner experience so special & memorable.. my friends from out of town absolutely loved it. We will be back.
kelli angevine
Ive had now three amazing meals st the kitchen and hosted my family for birthday party there . Absolutely fantastic. Pork chop amazing , the grouper is my favorite dish, the civiche, donut and chicken also great. They are making a huge effort on service too. Enjoy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mfour California
Amazing food and amazing service. Garlic fries, burrata, beets, and Caesar Salad were stupendous. 10/10 recommended. Jess and Stefan were awesome.
Service was attentive and informative. Food was excellent, every dish and we tried at least a dozen
Lori
Great service. The food was creative, varied and delicious as were the cocktails and excellent wine list. Our server was delightful. Brought our check before we were ready, but she dealt with that with grace.
Dorothy
Our waitress was excellent , friendly, attentive and informed about the food. Guests chose a variety of small plates to share . The mussels were okay , the Indian potato puffs delicious, but my Ceviche was really disappointing. It was drowned in marinade and I had to hunt for the fish. The restaurant is attractively decorated. Due to road works outside the building parking was a pain and we were advised to valet . The valet charge was surprisingly expensive and added a sour note to the end of the evening .
Julia
Everyone has to try this place out!! Everything from start to finish was amazing. Superb service and excellent eats! Everyone was so nice. We had the Indian puffy tacos, cabbage, crispy cauliflower, and savory donuts. My favorites were the puffy tacos and the cauliflower. The tacos were such a nice surprise. Starts off crunchy then a burst of flavor! The savory donut had meat butter. Tasted like elevated Combos. Anyone ever had those pizza snacks from the convenient store? lol. The cabbage was my least favorite. We also ordered the ice cream trio and mousse for dessert. They ran out of the mousse so the server recommended the churros. She gave us the churros dessert on the house since they didn't have the dessert we wanted originally. The ice cream trio was delicious with unique flavors. Brown butter whiskey pecan. Sweet corn blueberry and toasted vanilla. The churros were amazing too with coffee ice cream!! I was just pleasantly surprised by this place. I never had service like this before. Such a memorable experience and can't wait to go back and tell everyone to go there too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jonathan LaCour
I was in town for the F1 Grand Prix, hosting customers and partners, aiming to give them a top notch experience. We made a reservation for 10 at 6 PM, thinking that we'd easily make it back downtown within 2 hours.
After the race, we braved the (awful) traffic and realized we wouldn't be able to make it in time, so I called the restaurant and was pleasantly surprised by an understanding and accommodating response, allowing us to push things back by an hour.
When we finally made it to the restaurant, we were all pretty tired and hungry. Thankfully, The Kitchen gave us such a lovely experience. The decor and ambience are top notch and the service is fantastic. It was a little concerning that the restaurant was mostly empty, but it was thankfully not in any way a predictor of the quality of the food. I am guessing that most people wanted to head home after a long weekend.
Before we ordered food, the table ordered a round of drinks. The Old Fashioned was spot on -- not too sweet, with a exclusive to the restaurant bourbon, and a perfectly clear big ice cube. Others expressed that their cocktails were also on point.
The food was a very good surprise. The Kitchen is largely family style eating, where dishes arrive as they are ready, allowing diners to share a large variety of dishes. The Thai-style Crab Fried Rice was the first dish that arrive, and was fantastic. It was followed by a beautiful pasta dish, hearty bone marrow with braised lamb, mini lobster rolls (phenomenal), and more.
Visited this gem for my anniversary and had a fantastic experience. We were greeted with a candle-lit table and complimentary wine, which the manager immediately switched to non alcoholic champagne upon discovering we didn't drink alcohol. The manager (or who I assume to be the manager) was so very nice. Our waitress also did a great job at making sure we were comfortable all the time and also great and attentive. The food was great. I didn't want to take pictures because I really just wanted to celebrate with my wife. Most of the dishes seem to be tapas style and shareable. We started off with hamachi tiradito dish which was probably our favorite. The hamachi came in a plate soaked with some kind of sauce that was pretty good and left us wanting for more. We then got the lobster rolls. These were also pretty good and tasted a notch above other lobster rolls I have had. We then had the burrata which had an apple/pear jam that was really good. Then came the crab fried rice which was decent but we didn't really care for the peanuts in it. Finally we had the duck bao which slapped. The duck was tender and moist and the bao was also very soft and not chewy The location is at the bottom corner of what seems to be a new hotel. The ambience was cool with a very dim lit romantic setting and most people were dressed up in business casual or semi formal wear Overall fantastic time with great food and impeccable service. Would be back
Group of 4 ate at The Kitchen this week and I am shocked that this restaurant isn't on every must try list in Austin right now. The food was varied and delicious, and the advice to order items to share was great. There were so many things we wanted to try it was hard to narrow the selection down. The service was attentive, without being either aloof or an all too obvious attempt at over familiarity which is common in other places in town. We sat close to the kitchen and it was entertaining to watch the chefs in action, yet it was not noisy or distracting. We did not sit at the bar area and it was not busy when we were there but it looks lovely so will plan to do that next time. Definitely worth booking, it might be our new first choice place.
Everything exceeded expectations and especially the food was extremely well executed. I recommend and will go back!
We went so celebrate our anniversary and we had special menu printed and also a beautiful sign and strawberries arrangement. We felt so nicely treated!!! And the food was amazing!! Definitely will come back to this place!!! It was a great memory for us!
Nice menu. Nice server. Pasta dish came out very late and nearly room temp. Drink was marginal.
Came for the brunch to see Paul Val & special guests. The food was delicious and the music was great. Staff was friendly and attentive, definitely worth a try. We’ll be back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I super enjoyed eating here. The presentation, the balance of the food (taste, crunch, seasoning), the gluten free options, and wow what a beautiful atmosphere. Excellent spot w ample space for hosting events, all design is well thought out (lighting, decor, dish/ glassware). Creates a comfort feeling w family portions but also elegant. Staff was lovely- plan to come back 💫
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best!!!! They made our dinner experience so special & memorable.. my friends from out of town absolutely loved it. We will be back.
Ive had now three amazing meals st the kitchen and hosted my family for birthday party there . Absolutely fantastic. Pork chop amazing , the grouper is my favorite dish, the civiche, donut and chicken also great. They are making a huge effort on service too. Enjoy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food and amazing service. Garlic fries, burrata, beets, and Caesar Salad were stupendous. 10/10 recommended. Jess and Stefan were awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Service was attentive and informative. Food was excellent, every dish and we tried at least a dozen
Great service. The food was creative, varied and delicious as were the cocktails and excellent wine list. Our server was delightful. Brought our check before we were ready, but she dealt with that with grace.
Our waitress was excellent , friendly, attentive and informed about the food. Guests chose a variety of small plates to share . The mussels were okay , the Indian potato puffs delicious, but my Ceviche was really disappointing. It was drowned in marinade and I had to hunt for the fish. The restaurant is attractively decorated. Due to road works outside the building parking was a pain and we were advised to valet . The valet charge was surprisingly expensive and added a sour note to the end of the evening .
Everyone has to try this place out!! Everything from start to finish was amazing. Superb service and excellent eats! Everyone was so nice. We had the Indian puffy tacos, cabbage, crispy cauliflower, and savory donuts. My favorites were the puffy tacos and the cauliflower. The tacos were such a nice surprise. Starts off crunchy then a burst of flavor! The savory donut had meat butter. Tasted like elevated Combos. Anyone ever had those pizza snacks from the convenient store? lol. The cabbage was my least favorite. We also ordered the ice cream trio and mousse for dessert. They ran out of the mousse so the server recommended the churros. She gave us the churros dessert on the house since they didn't have the dessert we wanted originally. The ice cream trio was delicious with unique flavors. Brown butter whiskey pecan. Sweet corn blueberry and toasted vanilla. The churros were amazing too with coffee ice cream!! I was just pleasantly surprised by this place. I never had service like this before. Such a memorable experience and can't wait to go back and tell everyone to go there too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was in town for the F1 Grand Prix, hosting customers and partners, aiming to give them a top notch experience. We made a reservation for 10 at 6 PM, thinking that we'd easily make it back downtown within 2 hours.
After the race, we braved the (awful) traffic and realized we wouldn't be able to make it in time, so I called the restaurant and was pleasantly surprised by an understanding and accommodating response, allowing us to push things back by an hour.
When we finally made it to the restaurant, we were all pretty tired and hungry. Thankfully, The Kitchen gave us such a lovely experience. The decor and ambience are top notch and the service is fantastic. It was a little concerning that the restaurant was mostly empty, but it was thankfully not in any way a predictor of the quality of the food. I am guessing that most people wanted to head home after a long weekend.
Before we ordered food, the table ordered a round of drinks. The Old Fashioned was spot on -- not too sweet, with a exclusive to the restaurant bourbon, and a perfectly clear big ice cube. Others expressed that their cocktails were also on point.
The food was a very good surprise. The Kitchen is largely family style eating, where dishes arrive as they are ready, allowing diners to share a large variety of dishes. The Thai-style Crab Fried Rice was the first dish that arrive, and was fantastic. It was followed by a beautiful pasta dish, hearty bone marrow with braised lamb, mini lobster rolls (phenomenal), and more.
I highly recommend The Kitchen!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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