Reviews for Eberly in Austin, TX
Perfect birthday dinner . Austin and any visitors to my community, I took my wife for her birthday dinner. Used the online... reservation which worked perfectly, table for 2, I drink/she doesn't. I had a Bramble cocktail and then we split 3 dishes.grilled octupus, mussels and the Striped Bass. Pictures attached. Eberly gave my wife a small birthday treat (off menu) item andwe still ordered a desert which was the seasonal Rhubarb pudding. Amazing! Can't wait to go back! Don't forget to have adrink at the historic and world renown bar which was transported from Manhattan NYC! Read more
The service and staff are solid- Professional and don’t rush you. Drinks are better than the food. The food..are not great.... They are extremely over-seasoned. We were informed upon arrival that the restaurant had a new head chef. Great! And the new chefdoesn’t know what is the salt being worked with? Tbh I had low expectation before coming in. The menu is just boring to me.The presentation looks solid but can you re-think the ingredients that’s being used? Do they really enhance the flavor of thedish? Do they work well together? Are line cooks doing their job correctly? (Btw my uni pasta was undercooked) To me, lots ofwork needed to be done to catch up the beautiful interior design/environment this place offers. It’s doubtful I will returnfor the food anytime soon. Also, the pictures I took are better than the food itself. Read more
DO NOT plan a large birthday dinner here. I reserved a table for 12 to celebrate my birthday and the staff made me feel less... than welcome...probably the worst place I could've chosen to spend a birthday. The service was pretty much nonexistent, weplaced our orders and didn't see our waiter for about two hours until we received our food. They didn't think to check in duringthat time, nor the rest of the meal. For birthdays, the staff sign a card and throw it on the table in front of you withoutsaying a word, I think my head was turned and looking back, found the card with their signatures. In addition, they charge $4per person, if we want to cut our own cake in their restaurant. For a party of 12, wasn't worth spending almost $50 just to haveour cake there. Next time, I'd rather spend my birthday elsewhere to actually have a special time. The food quality was justokay, until we got to the main entrees. I ordered the short rib and this was so incredibly over-salted, it was basicallyinedible. Other people in my party said the same thing. I ended up saving it, so I could make rice later to drown out thesaltiness. Overall, the dining experience from food quality to service was extremely disappointing, especially for a restaurantso highly regarded. Based on my experience. the only thing Eberly has going for them is their ambience, they have a cool lookinggarden room that we were not able to reserve. Perhaps would be a better experience coming with just one other person. Gratuityof 20% is automatically included in the bill and there is complimentary valet parking. Read more
I'd probably give it 3.5 stars, but I'm rounding up because I'm feeling generous. We were here for an anniversary dinner, which... we let them know. PROS: 1.They have ambiance and a lot of cool seating areas. 2. Our server was great, attentive, but notoverbearing. 3. I was able to get an off the menu cocktail, which was delicious. 4. The starter came out quickly, and the timebetween courses was perfect. 5. The food was solidly good. The rolls: amazing. The salmon: very tasty. The Chicken: fine. Thebrussel sprouts: pretty good (some bits were very big, but it was cooked well). The special dessert they brought us was really,really good (blueberry pound cake). 6. Complimentary valet made it easy to get in and out. 7. Calling out separately because Ireally appreciated this: our server wanted to provide something special for the anniversary, but she wasn't sure if champagne ora dessert would be better, given that we'd ordered dessert and I called at one drink because I was driving. So, sheasked! CONS: 1. For all of the cozy seating options, we were sat directly behind the host stand at the front door, despite itbeing early, having a reservation, and it being a special occasion. This was probably the worst seat in the house (though I doenjoy judging everyone who comes into a place). 2. It was overly air conditioned, so bring a wrap. 3. It was expensive. Totallyfine, I love a good expensive meal, but it wasn't great enough that we'd likely go back, given the cost. 4. The chocolate moussewasn't a mousse (now like a crumble?), and it was not good. And I love chocolate, it's my proverbial jam. Read more
Delicious food! What to say? So starting from the beginning, the milk rolls were light, fluffy, and packed with flavor. The... oysters were a hit at the table. The croquettes hit the spot and the poke had really creative presentation with the flavor toback it up. I'd definitely come here again. Read more
Fun spot for a unique experience! They’re open for bunch on the weekends and it looks like they’re changing the menu on a... regular basis with the pictures of the bunch food. We had the Southern Style Benedict & monkey bread. The Benedict was only 1Benedict instead of the traditional 2 - the jalapeño bread was so delicious and the toppings was a great compliment. Monkeybread was just the right amount of sweet to balance out the Benedict. Great interior design with a speak easy feel! Loved allthe different spaces in the restaurant. Read more
beautiful and delicious. would recommend for a date night or people visiting austin. it’s a little pricey (dinner entrees in... the $20-$30 range), but the quality matches the cost. ordered the octopus starter and the mushroom pasta entree. both werebeautifully plated, perfectly portioned, and tasty. staff was friendly and attentive. sat at the back bar which is over 150years old and so pretty to look at. they have complimentary valet which seemed to be the only parking option. Read more
So over all we enjoyed our experience. Food was good but not amazing. The drinks were better but pricey overall. The ambience... was the greatest asset of this place. Service was good and the complimentary valet is a nice touch. At the end of the day we hadhoped for more, but were let down by the food. Just a few small improvements would have made the experience much better. Wewould still come back especially with out of town guests for the setting and the picture opportunities. It is a very“Austin” unique place. Read more