Roaring Fork

OK, if you are only familiar with this place in North Austin, you have no idea how much better this place is Downtown. The shaved beef tenderloin carpacchio with onions and crispy capers was delicious!!! The aged dried steak options are so good. The 8oz filet, cooked Pittsburgh style, and medium rare with caramelized onions and mushrooms is so good yo!!! I actually woke up this morning remembering how good it was 😁 . I'll keep keep it simple for you, if you gotta dine out downtown and eat very well $$$, this is the place to go!! It was worth every penny.

I dined in at this location once and got take-out once while in Austin at a conference. We LOVED the Green Chile Pork Stew (so much that we came back to get it for take-out the next day), Bacon & Onion Brussels Sprouts, Waldorf Salad, and mango sorbet. Super delicious and pretty good prices! The service was pretty different the two times we came in. When we dined in for lunch, the service was bland and robotic, almost arrogant. But when we got take-out the following evening, as we sat at a bench waiting for our food, the people at the hostess stand engaged in conversation with us and were so friendly and nice to talk to. I would definitely come back.

The food.was.fanTASTIC!!!! The drinks were delicious and beautiful as well. We got the beef fondue and each a bowl of the chicken tortilla soup. Not only was this the best chicken tortilla soup I've ever had, it's presentation was just stellar!!! The service was pleasant mostly, if a little stiff. The craft cocktails were perfect. I'd advise anyone to try it out!!!

Overall a pretty great restaurant the service was good and the food was cooked to perfection. The only issue I had with this place was on a note of cleanliness. A few spots here and there on the silverware, black fleck of something floating in the water that was just poured, and be careful if you decide to bring toddlers here because the storage of the high chairs is in a not-so pleasant place. (Photo) But as originally noted I want to reaffirm that our server was entirely delightful and knowledgeable, and the chefs are in a top tier class of professionals serving world class meals with elite presentations.