Holland our waitress was awesome!! she made our stay extra special during happy hour. we ordered everything on the happy hour menu with my party and the drinks favorites were the salsa verde and the Brasas. read more

This used to be Top Dawgs Bar & Grill and Eastside Tavern. The space was renovated to be brighter, cleaner and nooks have tables nestled within them for more privacy. There's parking in the back, which is so nice. I came here to check out their happy hour. Portions are small, flavors are different and robust. For example, the beef tartare is stuffed within a baked roll open-ended on both sides. They were able to make a vegan version stuffed with walnuts for this dish, which was much appreciated for my vegan friend. I would say my favorite is the ocean trout crudo with these dense crackers that were slightly sweet. My friend's burger was flavorful, simple. Get the lemoncello donuts! I don't know if I could get full from the menu items without paying more than $80. The cocktail prices are $9-14 for happy hour. The space is great for catching up with friends and staff are diverse and attentive and came to let us know last call for happy hour. read more

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I need to start this review saying I rarely pick out Italian restaurants as my dinner choice. However, I have been intrigued about trying Casa Bianca and decided to give it a try for a girl's dinner date with one of my friends. I can say I was extremely happy with my pick. The restaurant itself is gorgeous and inviting. There's parking, though small, but that's a huge plus in my book. Our server was nice and had a few recommendations that hit the spot. My favorite dish was the branzino and the oysters all'amatriciana. I thought the blue cheese crackers accompanying the trout were an odd choice and probably an acquired taste, so liked the trout more on its own. Drinks were beautifully crafted. I'm a tequila/mezcal girl, so didn't venture to try other spirits but they have a vast selection to choose from. My friend didn't like any of her drinks which was a bummer, but the owner was nice enough to come over and recommend something different. They did forgot one of our appetizers and didn't bring it till the very end when we reminded our waiter. All in all, I was extremely satisfied with our dining experience. read more

Casa Bianca - Crispy Skin Branzino - Wine Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

I am honestly blown away by the good reviews here. My group of 5-arrived for our res 10/17 at 7pm and the place was empty. That should have been our clue. They don't allow you to try wines they sell by the glass. Why? "No tastings" she said. We tried: tuna cannoli, scallops, cooked & raw oysters, focaccia bread, cannellini pasta, risotto, afogato. How you make afogato mediocre is beyond me - it's espresso and ice cream. - The tuna = thumbs down all the way around with the consistency and flavor; scallop was good but the flavor combo with the mint was just odd; the oysters were fine, but nothing special for the $6 they are priced; focaccia was the star of the show (sad); the pasta was meh; risotto needs it's own review for how bad it was. Presentation of all was great. Service was good during our meal. Afterward we went upstairs to the rooftop bar because Austin was 65 degrees and beautiful! No red wine upstairs, but plenty of white. Again, why? Walked back down to the downstairs bar. After some back and forth the manager "allowed us" to order some red and take it up. I stood there for a minute waiting and the bartender specifically said, we will bring it up to you. Cool. Meanwhile upstairs (20-min later) someone from our party went looking for the wine and it's sitting there waiting for us (probably for 20 minutes). So, that was the last straw; we left. What a waste! This group I'm with - we do a monthly dinner every month. We are not picky eaters and we've been most places and we almost always walk away with a thumbs up, even if everything's not 100%. The last time we felt this way about a meal was Arlo Grey. So if you like Arlo Grey, try Casa Bianca. Otherwise, SKIP IT. Not even going to share food pics because they are deceiving as it all looks like it's going to taste good. read more

Casa Bianca honestly surprised me. I was expecting to be dissapointed, and for dishes to be too small. But I was completely wrong. Ambiance and service were perfect. We started off with two great cocktails. But the food was the show. The raw scallop dish was super inventive and delicious. The focaccia was incredible and a ton for $7. The pasta and main (pork belly) were both also very very good. The only let down was the crushed cucumber, but it wasn't bad, just not as great. Only complaint is the time between dishes was longer than we wanted, and especially at the end when we were getting too full. Overall, really delivers on its promise to be "weird italian", but importantly its just tasty, and you leave satisfied. read more

*Hamburger Review* - It is criminal that the meatloaf burger IS NOT DRESSED at all besides a flavorless relish. Needs an aioli, cheese.. Anything. One of the blandest burgers I've had. Felt like I got one of the last burgers at a pool party and they were out of condiments. Our third time in again for happy hour, previous times were excellent. $1 oysters are tough to beat. read more

Honestly wasn't that impressed based on the good reviews. Went for happy hour. Service was pretty bad for being at the bar. Felt like our waiter could have cared less about us. Oysters were good. The pork belly pasta for 28 wasn't that warm and was sooooo small. We split it between 2 people but still was hardly much. The wings came with 3 and were really good but were hard to eat. Not sure if I'd come back for a normal dinner. Wasn't worth the price for a happy hour. read more

Absolutely one of the most underrated restaurants in Austin. Great menu, knowledgeable staff, top notch cocktail and wine list. Go for happy hour or a date night. Oysters there are a favorite as are the desserts! read more

It's a pretty space, and has a lot of potential. But the food was really lacking. Nothing to write home about or warrant a future visit, unfortunately. The service was nice read more

First time going to this place last night and the experience was phenomenal! Great bartenders, amazing hostess and not to mention our waitress was so polite and accommodating, she frequently came by our table to ensure that we were taken care of. And the food!!! The food was sooo delicious! The depths of the flavor and ingredients were top tier! I had the pork belly and it was fantastic! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS RESTAURANT! read more

New spot on the eastside with modern spin on Italian dishes. The crabmeat toast had great crab flavor and savory thick crunchy toast that worked well. The oysters amatriciana was a little watery and the oyster texture a little soft. The panzerotti with minced clams was more like 2 dumplings than a panzerotti but the flavors were good. The Caesar salad was nice with slightly bitter greens mix. The branzino was perfectly cooked with crispy skin. Lamb ragu was good with nicely al dente cavatelli but the dish came room temp and it needed to be served hot so this was perhaps a service issue. The cassata cake was mediocre for us but the Mille feuille was nice and raspberry with fresh cream and crunchy pastry layers. Overall service was attentive. It is a loud place so be prepared and the waitress asked if we wanted to split the bill with the other couple and then she attempted to split based on what we each ate including 1/2 dessert etc. which didn't work well. This is only the second time this method of.splitting has been done for me at a restaurant so it may be a new trend. Total price with 2 cocktails was $150 incl tax tip. read more

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Service top tier, ambience 10/10. Didn't get to try much only the happy hour oysters. Next time I'm in Austin definitely coming back

Excellent seasonal menus. Amazing ambience. Informative staff base. Food spread was exquisite pair with an elevated culinary dishes.

Food is snack food. Not a lot of it. Very small portions. Drinks are lovely. 10/10 Service was a bit slow. They server knew he forgot to ring in our food and instead or acknowledge it he ignore us for a whole. Lovely place though. They have a beautiful patio as well. read more

Came expecting to order a pasta dish, bht the three options available centered around meat (don't eat red meat). However, all dishes and drinks we tried were very good, especially the fried chicken with crepes. Sat outside but the restaurant had a good ambiance. read more

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We went for a snack @ cocktails on a Saturday late afternoon before the dinner crowds. The hosts and bartenders were attentive, professional and well rounded. The items we had were the crab&artichoke toast (Yumm) fried olives(Yumm) potato's (delicious) and wings. We finished with a gorgeous pastry dessert, you have to enjoy no exceptions! Thanks for a lovely evening, Casa Bianca! read more

I really wanted to love this place as austin is in desperate need of fantastic italian food. Our table was not ready when we arrived so they showed up to the bar for a drink. I ordered something that should have come with a warning label. It was very odd tasting and I felt that the bartender should have asked me if I liked very strong drinks before serving it to me. This wasn't a problem though because when we sat down I let our server know that I didn't fancy the drink and she took it off the bill and replaced it with a new one. We started with the ocean trout alla puttanesca. The fish tasted like nothing. The only thing that had flavor were the crackers, which tasted ver spicy and over powering. The other parts of the dish were flavorless. We then moved onto the FOccacia with whipped carmel butter. Obviously, this was fantastic. Then we got the beef tartare cannoli. The pricing of these were insane but its beef tartare so I got over it....but there was barely any tartare. It was mostly cheese and nuts. literally didnt taste like tartare and the sze was laughable. THe least impressive tartare Ive ever tasted. WE finished off the meal with the Cavatellie and the Cannelloni. The cavatelli just tasted like lemon juice. SO unbalanced and tarte. THe Canneloni was good but nothing to write home about. Overall this place could use some improvements but im not upset that they exist. Also,, there is nothing spooky about the italian so that was dissapointing as well read more

This was a one and done for me. Nothing was exceptional, except for our waiter. The food was meh. We ordered the tuna cannoli (extremely disappointing..couldn't even tell it had tuna), oysters, pasta, risotto and scallops. My group of 6 all had the same opinion of everything....NOTHING was outstanding. Very, very average at best. The bread was the best thing, but that's pretty sad! We left and went upstairs to order another glass of wine and were told they couldn't serve us red wine upstairs. Only white. What??! Why? We'd been drinking red wine with dinner, and never did understand why we couldn't have red on the rooftop. We left. Overall, a disappointing experience. There are too many other great choices in Austin. read more

Tried at lunchtime. Small menu, but dinner menu looks better. Tiny portions for the price. Our entrees came out of the kitchen up to 25 min apart. read more

Casa Bianca - Trout with trout roe - 25$ - Wine Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

My wife and I dined at Casa Bianca the day after our wedding after having a little staycation and in Austin and it was so great! The food and drinks were phenomenal and they were quick with the service. The servers are very knowledgable about the menu and have suggestions for whatever you are interested in. They have only been open 4 months at the time of this review and they deserve more recognition, go check it out! read more

Great new restaurant. Cannot wait to come back and try more dishes. Definitely in our rotation!

Beautiful food and cocktails and an exceptionally lovely space. If you're like me and love plants and a charming patio, you'll love this restaurant. read more

Food and cocktails were unique, interesting, well balanced flavors and reasonably priced. The fried olives with Gorgonzola cream were one of my favorites, not something I'd had before and they grind the scraps from their focaccia bread to coat the olives so no waste. Service was fabulous and ambiance was lively but not so loud you could not even hear yourself talk. It was the best new restaurant experience I have had in a while and we will definitely go back. I highly recommend. read more

Amazing place - the mushroom lasagna is absolutely phenomenal! The service and ambiance are lovely as well. We typically sit at the bar and always leave very happy! Thank yall! Great team! read more

We happened upon this incredible place for their second lunch service ever. Everything was stupid good. The service was great, and the space was beautiful. If I lived here I'd become a regular for sure. Don't sleep on the meatloaf burger and limoncello donuts. I placed a second order while my boyfriend was in the bathroom even though I'd already had affogato and a donut. No regrets. I try not to order the same drink twice but couldn't resist with the scaribaldi. The shrimps were fat meaty bois with sauce on the side and on top. What a dream. read more

Casa Bianca - Earth shattering, devastatingly good donut. I am in tears. - Wine Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Cute ambiance, but the food was more than lackluster. Most dishes were either over salted or under salted. The scallops were overwhelmingly fishy and the pork belly dish left a lot to be desired. They served shrimp cocktail with what was basically a marinara sauce. Speaking of cocktails, the drinks were rough. The only redeeming dish was the ragu cavatelli, which was delicious and balanced. read more

Love this place. Great date night spot or dinner with friends. Food was tasty and with a unique menu.

Divine food, good service, enjoyed the ambiance. Checks all boxes, & we can't wait to return.

This place is delicious! Very unique, tasty food and had a nice glass of South African wine for $11. I thought the prices were reasonable for the quality and quantity of the food. I'd definitely go back! read more