Everything is delicious. Love that they have high standards for their ingredients, and it shows in their food. My favorite is probably the boar lettuce wraps or the rueben. Truly can't go wrong with anything on the menu. Also love their butcher shop in the front! Grab a meal and grab some protein to cook up later! read more

Really amazing meats, appetizers, and side dishes. I love that they have fully committed to carrying only Texas wine. We enjoyed a Vermentino as well as a Tempranillo that were both great (not to be a snob but I am a sommelier from California so I know what I'm talking about). Fantastic service and vibe, though the location is very much not central. read more

Good. Not great. $35 for supper club fried chicken, mashed sweet potatoes and collard greens. Should have been $18 or less. This dish was not bad. But nothing to write home about. i would never order it again. Wild boar in broth was pretty good but still nothing to write home about and its not good enough to bring me back to this restaurant. Would not recommend this place. read more

Hidden gem on Manor rd! Delicious food always top notch quality! So much better than the other fine dinning spot on the block. Parking can be a hassle but thats fine with me! Plenty of street parking available read more

We came here for dinner last Friday. What a great meal! We (4 of us total) shared the following... Bottle of blanc de blancs: Light and perfect to start. Bottle of the Tempranillo (can't remember the name): Amazing! Perfect and flavorful with a brown sugar finish. Yum! Supper Club menu (seafood offering): The Fish Ceviche to start, and the seafood stew... The stew was AMAZING! Beef Tartare and Venison Ceviche: Both were very similar. Tender and full of flavor. Crispy Pork Confit: My favorite thing on the menu. Crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. SO SO GOOD! Get this for sure. We all LOVED our meal... we will definitely come back here again, and again! read more

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Great food, great service, great deal. This place offers all the fare necessary for the weary traveler, food blogger, or brunch crew. Complete with butcher shop, drinks, and unique dishes this is a spot that is sure to please. The space leaves a little to be dersired, but it seemes a but out of the control of the establishment. If you get time for something new put it on the list and don't forget the beignets! read more

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Staff- professional Brunch Beverages Tallow coffee- this is a spin on bullet proof coffee, and it's a delicious one, something you should drink on a cold day , but just as well good on a hot one , distinct flavor obviously animal fat , but delicious light smokey heavy bold flavor. Blueberry mimosa- more champagne then anything but quit sweet Horchata- home made , taste so as well, not to sweet, just right Entree - Hash was delicious and hearty I was starting to get full 75% of the way through. The beet Ketchup was yum . The venison in it was great, not too gamey. Very greasy -sourdough pancake Was more like a deep fried donut cake , all the same the sausage it's served with is definitely meant to accompany each bite. Heavier than your average hot cake ! - read more

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I love the idea of Dai Due, however, I'm not a meat eater so keep that in mind. I'll take you through our experience with a table for 3. Reservations on Open Table were easy, even on a Friday night. We tried earlier for a table of five, but none were available. Once there, we saw a lot of open tables, mostly small -- plus plenty of spots against a bar top, so walk-ins for a small table would likely be ok. I brought my brother who is a chef by trade -- so expected a great meal, though I think we could have ordered better. We started with the bread with garlic and tomatoes. It was described as "like bruschetta", but it was a single piece of sourdough toast smothered with a very garlicky fresh tomato purée. It was soggy, not appealing with zero eye appeal. I would rather have had a few slices of their crusty sourdough with traditional bruschetta topping, maintaining crisp texture-- or I should have ordered just a side of bread. Fellow diners agreed. Next time I'll try the veggie mezzo platter to share, but waitress talked me out of it as I expressed not being super hungry. For dinner I had the arugula salad. It was very good and filling, but there were few if any vegetables. I was expecting big chunks of parsnips, beets and or something extra. I also ordered the Bok Choy side dish. It was more than I could eat and too spicy for our small crowd -- it was left unfinished. Based on this experience, Dai Due could experiment more with vegetarian/vegan options. However, my carnivore husband had the Wagu hamburger-- which he said it was excellent. Recommend highly. My brother had the pork chop. He liked it it too, but I think the small was too small, considering it's a good amount of bone. Comes with zero sides. He ordered the fries, which were good, especially the crispy small pieces. For dessert we ordered the blueberry goat cheese ice cream, which had a nice tang for a perfect ending. If returning, and likely will-- I would recommend ordering more ambitious flavor combinations and get some crusty bread on the side. read more

True farm to table heaven! Amazing food prepared with love, excellent and super knowledgeable staff (thank you Charlotte!), cozy & beautiful interior, gorgeous back patio dining area and literally 100% of the meal sourced from farms, ranches and vineyards across Texas. This is now in my top 5 in Austin...hands-down. I'll tell you about the food but since the menu changes often, you literally can't go wrong with any dish. Started with the empanadas with a creamy jalapeno sauce and a bottle of 2013 Parr Tempranillo from Lewis Vineyards (near Johnson City). Literally perfect pairing. Tasty as all get out. For dinner we both went with a small (11-15 oz) pork chop, butchered on site, brined for a day, finished with a pepper & honey rub and grilled to absolute perfection. The dish was delectable and I contend it was the best pork chop I've ever had. We also had two sides...the hominy & grits with cheese, jalapenos and bacon as well as an arugula salad. Both were so damn tasty, but the arugula salad paired with the chop was just over the top. Along with the wine, one of the best meals I've ever had in Austin. We generally try to leave room for desert and coffee, but the immense portion sizes and the perfect flavor combinations made it impossible to even consider...so that just means we have to go back very soon. Keep up the amazing work and thank for you a beautiful evening! read more

Everything was amazing. I had the breakfast sandwich, it was spicier then I thought it would be but so good. My husband had the Waygu burger which he insists is the best burger he's had in his entire life! read more

Disclaimer: The $20 Waygu burger on the menu is a scam. It looks extremely good in pictures, but as soon as you take that first bite you will be disappointed. The waygu beef is cooked beyond well done and WAY too salty. It's clear that Dai Due cooks it this way as we had 3 people order it at our table and they all came out the same way. I would say, the bun was good, the pickles in the burger were very good, but it was all ruined by that overcooked beef. It's sad because I feel like this can easily be fixed by cooking the meat medium rare to medium and using less salt. It's a HUGE insult to Japan to use the waygu name and cook it burnt to a crisp. Laughable, really. Someone who works at Dai Due needs to learn how to properly cook and season waygu beef, or just take this off the menu entirely. Seriously. read more

The burger is way better than Odd Duck! Caroline us super awesome! Happy new years yall read more

Dai Due - Thank you for the service. The burger is way better than Odd Duck! Happy new years yall - Butcher Near Me - Austin, Texas

Just finished dinner here after having wanted to try it for many years. Overall it was pretty underwhelming. The black drum was good, as was the red deer appetizer. The pork cutlet was not good at all and honestly tasted no different from a packaged ham you'd pick up from H‑E‑B, except this was $40 with a side of mashed potatoes. The menu options and portion sizes are both very small and, for $150 - which included two of the cheapest entrees, one appetizer, and one beer - this place is just not a good value. Glad I tried it but do not plan on returning. read more

If you serve a 45 day dry aged ribeye for $70, why on earth would you slice it before serving? I understand that's a kitchen trick to ensure cooking temp and to add to presentation, but you just don't do that with a steak like that. Giving 3 stars because my fiancee's salad was excellent according to her. read more

What do you get when you combine a butcher and a restaurant? A meat forward place to eat. Amazing food unless you are a vegetarian. Sour dough bread with whipped lard. Yum. Don't knock it until you try it. Steaks. Chops. Big crazy giant beef rib to share. Great sides. Great starter boards both the meat and veggie. They also usually have a very nice fish entree as well as a nice variety of small plates to start. I don't know about desert as I'm always too full to try it. All the beer and wine is from Texas. It's a great place to scope out some wines if you've never had a decent Texas wine as they have a nice selection. read more

For starters, our food was totally delicious. We were at Dai Due on a Thursday night when the restaurant was offering their wagyu double cheeseburger on special for their anniversary. We decided to each get one, my husband polished his off without trouble and I could only eat half. The burger was great! It even tasted good reheated the next day. I loved the potatoes and the beet-based ketchup was good but a little strange to me, despite loving beets. I thought it was too sweet and earthy. We also got the okra starter. This was my first time having okra, not fried, and it was top notch. I loved the fried onions on top. We had arrived at about 5pm and despite the restaurant being completely empty (aside from 1 table seated) we were told we could only sit at the tiny bar or outside. The hostess was not at all friendly. We opted to eat outside which ended up being ok even though it was quite hot out. The canopy on the patio is really pretty and provided good protection from the heat along with a misting fan. Our waitress was also only moderately friendly. read more

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went out for lunch with coworkers and had a quail salad. loved their salad mix and how they cooked a quail. I just wish that they put more sweet potato puree. KeyLime and butterscotch pudding desserts were super delicious ! not too heavy so it was a perfect finish! read more

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So our night started of by our server telling us that basically they were out of half the menu. And half the menu means all of the red meat options (aka the wagyu ribeye) which is what we went there for. We would have left if we had a good backup option. I'll note that it was 7:30 pm (not near the end of service) and the server told us they started out with half the normal amount that they normal do...we were ready to walk out then (because their menu is already so limited before things run out. So that left us with pork chops or fried chicken. I don't go to restaurants for pork chops because no one has been able to blow me away with them...ever. Add to that, I don't pay $34 for fried chicken no matter how good it is...it's chicken for crying out loud. There were a couple (like 3) other things on the menu but they weren't up my alley. I ordered the pork chop and I am thinking to myself that this pork chop better blow me away or the dinner gets the thumbs down (the others in my party agreed). Well, the pork chop didn't blow me away. It was good, but it wasn't memorable. Add to that the sides are a-la-carte and I paid $44 for a pork chop and some green beans. The green beans were awesome but certainly not enough to salvage the meal. Add drinks, appetizers and tip to that and I paid $70 for what, to me, was a $45 meal. Then, on the way out, we check the butcher counter and there was wagyu steak sitting in the display case. WTF? You're out of it on the menu because you under-ordered the beef hoping you could rook everyone into having your extremely over-priced fried chicken but won't dig into your butcher counter to add another menu (this one being sirloin) item because of the early shortage? Get out of here. I was so hopeful about this place but was left sorely disappointed. I won't be going back. read more

It was our first time here- we came for brunch. We shared the donut- it was fantastic. Then we had the house meat plate. I was impressed by everything. All well seasoned and balanced. Would have liked more mustard though. I ate the dai due breakfast my wife had the sope. My grits were under seasoned but as a whole I thought it a pretty good meal. My wife liked the sope- I had a few bites of that too and it was really tasty. Just a heads up though, if you sit outside you will get swarmed by flies- really bad. Not sure there is anything they could do about that. We will go back and we would recommend dai due to friends. read more

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I was very excited to bring my meat-loving family to Dai Due for the first time after hearing about their exotic meats, local game, and Austin pride. They're from out of town, so I really thought this would be THE place to go for a nice dinner together to celebrate. I have to say, it did not live up to the expectations. First of all, their prices are outrageous for what you get. A bowl of mushrooms and three slices of toast , a meager cheese board - all massively overpriced and underwhelming. Portions on the burgers are a bit better, and did seem tasty. My dad and I decided to split the 90$ wagyu ribeye, and it came out cold (pre-sliced) and crazy bland. Our server was great, amazing- in fact- but then right before dinner comes out she says she's handing it off to another server so she can go home (totally fine) but then this server was downright awful. Super awkward, uncomfortable, and not knowledgeable at all. It was honestly SO disappointing for how much my family spent on a nice dinner and a bottle of wine. I regret not going to a more popular steakhouse for a decent steak, and I think we'll have to leave Dai Due to lunch specials where they belong. I hear the fish and chips is great. I just wish their dinner lived up to the hype, and feel like we wasted a lot of money and a nice dinner on mediocre quality and a shitty $100 steak :( read more

Overhyped and overpriced. Service was minimal. Also pretty uncomfortable tables. Food is unique for sure but their vibe is actually pretty snobby. You can order ice tea but no low-sugar sweetener. It has the look of a comfort food place but the comfort and service weren't there for us. read more

Overall, this is a really nice place. The Centex Mezze board was a no-brainer and will be enjoyed again. I base my review on my meal alone: the 8oz wagyu burger. I love a good burger. Heck, I'll even love a bad one under the right conditions. So, when I pull up to a place than focuses on quality meats with big, beautiful brioche buns bandying about, you can bet on the words that will leave my lips once the waitstaff arrive. In the end, two of our party ordered the half-pounders to be cooked medium rare. Mine arrived cooked just over medium well, and over seasoned, with an overly forward salinity. My cohort's burger was raw along the midline, indicating that the meat was perhaps too cold before grilling. Given the difference in the two, I imagine that my patty had already assumed room temperature at the time of cooking, with only the other being tested for doneness. This phenomenon of raw-being-served-as-rare is not unique to Dai Due. In fact, it only ever seems to happen at premium places. But, I've had many $10 burgers that were properly cooked, as are my own, so it's well within reason to do so. For a $20 burger, this detail of doneness simply cannot be overlooked. I will no doubt return to DD and will, no doubt, have improved experiences. However, I will no longer be seeking my sacred allotment of bunned patties here; they simply do not have the chops. read more

One of my favorite restaurants in Austin. Their food is top notch. My favorite thing to order is their Centex Breakfast meal. Also don't hesitate to try their coffee with tallow! It will change how you drink coffee! read more

This review is for the butcher part only I made a special trip because I heard they had a butcher shop. Well they sort of due. They only have a VERY limited selection so if you are looking for a real butcher don't expect a selection of meats. Would have been nice if this information was on the website before I went for steaks. read more

Definitely an Austin favorite!! All of the menu items are excellent! The service is very friendly and welcoming and the setting is relaxing and enjoyable. read more

Off-the-hook amazing!!! Was my first time eating here, will not be my last. It's worth a drive from anywhere (like even El Paso! I'm lucky I only need to drive from G'town). It's a butcher shop/restaurant that practically oozes cool the minute you step in... but the kind of cool that's not trying for cool or trying too hard. Just cool that feels right, unpretentious, and warm. And then, don't even get me started on the menu! So creative and unusual and everything is made there and as local as they can possibly get it to be. I wanted about 7 different things but had to finally choose (a special shout-out to Maxx for superb service and for helping me choose the pastrami sandwich). Easily the best pastrami sandwich I've had anywhere (& I've had many, many)-- each element is beautifully perfect and wow, put all together it's nothing short of divine. The sauerkraut, the dressing, the cheddar, the MEAT. Ah, sweet bliss!! (Remember that old Joan Osborne song, "What if God was one of us?" Well, if she was one of us, she would eat here every day, y'all.) My brain, belly, and taste buds have all been supremely stimulated and satisfied at this gem of an eatery. Highly recommend it! Thanks for all your hard work and serious talent! The world needs happiness now more than ever. So thank you! read more

Visited mu sis-in-law for my husband's birthday and she took us to this fabulous eatery in east Austin. We got there early because we hadn't made a reservation and my sis-in-law was afraid we couldn't get in without one. So glad we arrived for 'happy hour' and got half price house wine (the red was great) and a half priced cold meat board - charcuterie at its best. Cold smoked meats, pates, sausages with pickled tomatoes and fresh toasted bread. Perfection! They serve only locally sourced food - so wild boar was on the menu and I loved it. Grilled with a perfect crust and hot tender center my chop was great. Seasonal veges - last night was cucumber salad and stewed okra. Both were picked and served the same day and they tasted it! Cannot say enough about how much I enjoyed the ambience, the food and, of course, great company. I hope to repeat this on a future visit to Austin. read more

I feel this place is a little bit overrated. I was really excited to check out this place after reading reviews online. But was disappointed about their food. We went for brunch as a group of 6 on sat morning. Pros: great service and good ambience. Cons: the food was just average. Among 6 of us, we ordered different dishes off the menu and it came out 4 dishes all had similar food like sweet potato, eggs cooked in the same way in 4 dishes... not enough varieties. the brunch tasted ok... my biscuit was really dry and too crunchy for me. read more

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Best pork chop I have ever had! Damn good fries too. The chicken hearts were pretty good. I look forward to going back. Do yourself a favor and give it a try. read more

The restaurant part recently reopened with a limited menu and limited seating in a cozy back patio under a canopy of grape vines and sour orange trees. A lovely setting for a beautiful meal. Their menu changes seasonally so I don't want to give specifics of the dishes we ate since they will likely not be available soon thereafter. However, we ordered most of the items from their menu that day. And as usual, everything was delicious. It is obvious that there is a lot of thought and inspiration behind every dish. And they are executed to perfection. read more

From NJ, first time in Austin. Lyft driver recommends and we owe him a larger tip. Better than described. Tracy and Caroline were the best. Tracy very knowledgeable about the menu and wine list. She truly enhanced the dining experience for the 6 of us. The app boards were amazing and the dinners can't be beat. Rib eye was fantastic. Wrapped up with the salted caramel and peach cobbler. A must when you are in Austin!!! read more

Wow I am in Austin 1 time and my Airbnb is next to this butcher shop / supper club / not a supper club but actual restaurant. I walk in and saw all the amazing food fresh and cared for the right way. The butcher shop had some interestings meat choices. So I picked up the menu and I was so impressed. I wanted the rib eye but I ate so much BBQ instead I chose the roast chicken with mashed potatoes and greens. It was toasted right after I preserved it and I could taste the freshness and it was so juicy. The food was so farm to table fresh amazing. The restaurant has such a great vibe and everyone is pleasant and glad to offering you this food. read more

TL:DR: Service so awful that even the delicious food isn't enough to make me return. You know how you find this amazing place with awesome food and you go there a bunch of times then you invite all your friends and they fuck it up and you end up apologizing on behalf of the place? Thanks for letting me look like an asshat Dai Due. I had been here half a dozen times with my boyfriend and had a pleasant time every time and I absolutely loved the food, it's incredible. I have tried the venison biscuits and gravy, the hash and the sweet potato sope. Every single dish was spot on amazing. I talked this place up so much that I brought 5 friends with me on Friday for brunch. Two friends arrived quite early and were seated. It was pretty quiet in there, they had a drink and some water. The rest of us arrived between 15-20 minutes later, found our friends and sat down. Where we were promptly ignored. No drinks, out of water, zero service. Glaringly looking around for our server - who nobody actually knew who it was since it had been so long since they had seen her. We sat there for an additional 20 minutes, with an empty water pitcher and empty glasses all around. Still no service. Finally after about a collective 45 minutes the server arrives. We start with coffees and drinks all around. The drinks arrived about 15 minutes later, the coffee never did. Waitress took orders, at this point we had been here probably 60 minutes. 60 minutes, to even be able to order. I know what you're thinking, smooth sailing from here right? Nope. 3 friends order the venison biscuits and gravy. The server says "Oh I think we just ran out of that." So I say "Oh gosh, can you double check?" she says "I just now overheard them say 86 the biscuits" How the fuck do you run out of biscuits one hour after you open. Biscuits are literally water and flour, how do you run out of that shit? So they change up their orders and the sever toddles off, we're expecting that she'll be right back with our coffee, drinks and water. Nope. She has disappeared yet again. She only finally makes it back when our food is ready. Now I will say that my sope was delicious! But the hash my friends got was overcooked, charred and really disappointing. Considering that I had enjoyed that dish multiple times before, that was a major downer. We never saw our server again after she dropped off the food. We would have really liked more coffee and drinks but she just never came back.. So we just finished our food and then proceeded to wait 30 more minutes for someone to check on us and give us checks. No one came, we eventually just had to flag down anyone we could get to. She said "oh you started with a different server." You have got to be kidding me here. read more

A little too pretentious already? I don't even know what the food is like, I never even had a chance to get past the snobbery policing the front door. I made a reservation on Opentable for 3 people. I realize that the odd number is difficult with it being a small space. The only opening they had was 9:15 pm. I jumped on it and planned to go. I wanted to have a night out with a couple of girlfriends and had been dying to go for dinner. It's just a 4 minute walk away from my house, even more a reason to try it. I called to make sure 3 people was going to work with it being a late reservation. When I looked at Opentable a couple of hours before, I guess I fat fingered it and freaked out. It only said two. That phone call just set the tone for the entire evening. Never got her name, but boy did she make it a point to sound so inconvenienced. If it wasn't going to work out, I got it. I would have tried for some other time. She checked the books and came back and said that she could only do 3 at 9:45. She said they had a full bar when I mentioned coming up there prior to see if MAYBE a table would clear up. It was a breezy 102 degrees outside and she was insistent on seating us outside. I stayed strong. I wanted the dining room. We got up there. Now there were two hostesses, the bitchy resting face had doubled. The only place to wait was outside. Again, the persistence with wanting us to be seated outside. We said we'd have a couple of drinks and wait. Guess what? There was no full bar. Just beer and wine. Not only that, they only had counter space for those dining. So. You can't go to the bar and buy a drink, wait inside for a table or evidently have a smile on your face to be taken seriously. They sat us pretty quickly, after mentioning that we were here for a "pretty late dinner". The table was right in front of the door. That's not the problem though. It was right in clear view of the prying eyes of the big balls of sunshine who had been so "gracious" since the beginning. How uncomfortable. I was just in utter shock and wasn't about to drop any money here. So my friends and I just looked at each other with our deflated faces and just got up and left. Walked right out the door. I won't go here again. This is Austin. We eat, live and breathe community. Good luck. read more

One word: iiiiiiinteresting. My coworker and I came here and was let down by the entire experience. We ordered some drinks (a Texan beer and a cocktail) and both were iiiiiiinteresting (read: weird). #keepaustinweird Then we had the chicken liver mousse which was hard to eat. Then we had the wild boar which was nothing what we expected. EH. I'd give the restaurant another shot, but this experience was 2/5. read more

Boar is on the menu today! They have a combination of breakfast and lunch items. French toast, sandwiches, biscuits and gravy, burgers and more. We started with a cold meat boar appetizer that had a variety of meats with slices of bread and home made mustard dip. Very unique, but worth the exploration ; All of the meats were tasty and not gamey. For my main entree, I had their Blue Plate (red beans and rice). It had quite the helping of beans, but overall a nice flavorful and filling dish. The Andouille Sausage was soft and juicy too. We were so intrigued by everything up to this point so we decided to have dessert. I had the butterscotch pudding and boy was it good! It came in a little mason jar that someone in my party described as 'cute'. Be on the lookout in this place, because you'll never know who will stop by. Franklin (Franklin BBQ) sat at the table next to us.. seemed like a swell dude. Waiters are friendly and parking is moderate in the back! read more

Holy Moly, what an adorable spot! I was so excited to try this brick and mortar and my expectations were met by their awesome service, incredible fried chicken & fantastic sweet potato pie(made by a local baker). We ordered the fried chicken (off the supper club menu), their queso (comes with warm tortillas) and their mushroom dish + a sweet potato pie. I was so impressed with how moist the chicken was on the inside yet crispy on the outside. Might be the best fried chicken I've had in Austin yet. If the sweet potato pie is still on the menu, get it! It was my favorite part of the meal. read more

I want to say I came here, got overwhelmed with the eclectic artisans menu, chose the strawberry sandwich desert, ate it, then went home. All the raving reviews got me excited to try a new restaurant. But it didn't happen like that. I came there, with a 2 week reservation for his birthday. Booth, I requested. I came, they said our booths were booked for larger parties. So we sat in the middle area, you know the place where you're sitting across from your romantic partner about to have a romantic birthday meal, and instead, you have better luck with your next door neighbors whose elbows you're practically rubbing at this point. I feel snotty today, ok? I don't celebrate my significant other's birthday every year.. just once every couple years, and this is the year. I asked the woman if we could have the empty booth ahead of us (there were two). She said they were reserved. She offered the outside seating. Awkward outside seating, feasting with flies in tropical moisty weather. Really brings out the romance of Austin. It's ok, at least now I can hear him. We order the Mediterranean appetizer and it's interesting. My favorite thing was the pita, which re-heats well. The sausage was made with yogurt. Interesting and not tasty like the preservative infused sausages I'm more acquainted with. I just ate grounded foliage for $22. Special occasions only. Wagyu tartare was most interesting. Then we shared the beef rib. I found out I don't like honey on my beef rib, not like that. I also don't like sopas. I also don't like sweet stuff on my savory. Then I had the ice-cream cake and all was well. Unfortunately, I had such an uncomfortable seating arrangement to begin with, despite the booking, that now I'm second guessing "reservations" in general. Food was a let down, and there was not much effort to creating an extra ordinary experience. All I asked Dai Due was just a little sparkle on his special day. Try it out if you're feeling fancy. I'll tell you that you might leave feeling not-so-fancy. It's unfortunate that it was such a cute place. read more

Let me start with a disclaimer: I am aware that Dai Due is a butcher shop, which of course by nature favors meat eaters. As a vegetarian, I know my expectations must take a drastic nosedive when entering the land of carnivores. But even still, a truly good restaurant caters to all of its patrons. And on this front especially, Dai Due ranked seriously unimpressive and ultimately left so much to be desired. Sure the atmosphere is trendy and the food is supposed to be "farm to table" style. A plus and a plus. But when I asked the server if there was anything vegetarian on the menu, or even if the chef could prepare a few vegetables, she gave me a very short and sharp "no," without consulting the chef or even recommending a salad for me. It was as good as a "go home, we have nothing for your kind here!" This was especially deceitful and frustrating because my company's dishes came with potatoes! And I'm wildly confident that if I poked my head around to the kitchen, I'd find a head of lettuce lurking in the corner at the very least. My party split a supper club meal and was also very underwhelmed with their course. Especially when taking into account that getting a reservation here is as infrequent as Halley's comet, I'd recommend elsewhere. read more

This may be my favorite restaurant in Austin. Everything on the menu is delicious, and the ingredients are as consciously sourced as possible. Every staff member is kind and very knowledgeable about what they are serving. Beautiful outdoor patio too. read more