Roaring Fork

Austin deserves better. Reservation was for 8:45 PM. We checked in and sat at the bar at 8:20 PM. Bar tenders were checked out, don’t know alcohol or drinks when asked for a refreshing vodka cocktail that’s not too sweet. Received a text the table was ready, closed the tab then went to the hostess stand to checkin within 3 minutes. They are confused and ask us to wait because “we didn’t respond”. We sat down to eat. The waiter was initially patient and understanding. The queso was served like water. We were confused but they quickly replaced it and it grew on us. The chorizo with mussels was okay. We thought this was an entree place, we were terribly wrong. There is no excuse for the quality, presentation and service we experienced. The entrees and drinks took a while, some strange latency after the appetizers. The fries were salted pieces of rubber. The steak was chewy boiled fat on a bed of oil and water carelessly thrown on a plate. The worst presentation ever of a $50 steak. The st

I would add this place as a must try in Austin. The food was fantastic overall, and great ambiance. We had the spicy meatballs to start. Awesome! Super tasty and moist. We had the longbone pork chop and short ribs. The pork chop was tasty, but I won’t get it again. The ribs were super tender and tasty. The grits were hands down the best tasting thing we had. It came with the ribs. For sides we got the truffle fries and street corn. The fries were fine, but the corn was the major disappointment. It looked good but lacked serious flavor. I was really disappointed in the corn. Needed more sauce and cheese maybe? For dessert we had the flourless cake. It was solid and I would recommend it. I had the banana old fashioned and I really liked it! I was surprised, and the banana was very subtle. The presentation on every dish was fantastic. I will definitely eat here again!

Great restaurant, I had the big burger, my wife had the streak and it was delicious. The Mexican corn was really good but the mashed and fries were very salty though but our waitress was very nice about it and provided a solution for us. It was a little dark in the restaurant but once again it was delicious. If I'm ever back in Austin I will definitely check it out again.