I have been to all the "five star" restaurants in Austin, and this one is at the very top of the short list in every category. Actual old school fine dining. Wait staff attentive but not intrusive. Forgot your readers? No problem. The house has a pair to loan you. Want a dish modified to your taste or special diet? No problem. The chef can and will actually do that without being insulted. read more

So, this is a place I have heard about often, but never have been. Until tonight that is. And honestly, I'm left wondering why it is talked up so much. Let me say first that the staff was excellent. Our waiter was a perfect balance of attentive and absent from the table. Nobody ever waited for a drink, but nobody had to divert their conversation to him for long stretches either. But the food...it was just normal "nice" restaurant food! My snapper was slightly overcooked if anything, and everything else was good, but nothing was blowing our minds. In fact, most of the food we could have easily made at home ourselves. For such a high price Jeffrey's should be memorable. It was, unfortunately, not. I forgot about the flavors once I put my fork down. read more

Best meal I've ever had in Austin! My new bride and I enjoyed a wonderful meal and incredibly attentive service at Jeffrey's for our wedding evening meal. Tom, our waiter, was exceptionally helpful, and the entire staff was gracious and friendly. Larry McGuire, the owner and head chef, came out to say hello, which was completely unexpected. We both had the Bluebonnet lettuces and grilled kale salad and the crab cake; she had the wood roasted fruits de mer; and I had the skate. All were absolutely incredible, down to the last bite. 5 star food and service, and top notch ambience and decor. I can confidently recommend Jeffrey's to anyone looking to enjoy amazing American cuisine! read more

The Jeffrey's before the renovation seemed to be much more focused on the food. The focus now seems to be elsewhere, I don't prefer the changes made nor the new focus. read more

Always a wonderful experience! Great service from start to finish and delicious food. Will come back for sure! Highly recommend.

Great spot for a one on one or group meal. Girlfriend and I spent our anniversary eating by recommendation and it did not disappoint. Brussels Sprouts were my favorite dish I have had in a very long time. Fantastic seafood, lovely atmosphere and small touches like the personalized card on our table made this my favorite date meal to date! read more

Forget the food, which happens to be exceptional. Any guests who have any moderate love of good design, decor, or an eye for the peculiar will be in heaven from the moment you hand your keys off at the valet to the eccentric wallpaper lining the washroom area. Everything is thoughtfully crafted and purposefully done. My next trip to Austin will most definitely include this spot. read more

Exceptional food and outstanding service. We selected Jeffery's for a special occasion and we were not disappointed. They have a creative and unique menu, utilizing many locally sourced ingredients, and they have perhaps the best wine offerings in Austin. I would highly recommend! read more

What a load of crap. The advertised hours are till 11 o'clock. We call and they say they're seating till 10:30. We get there at 10:15, and they want to only offer us a bar menu. We won't waste our time going back. don't go to this place unless you want to typical bad Austin service. What a shame. Used to be a place! read more

After a disappointing meal in the waning days of the previous administration, Jeffrey's fell off our radar until our daughter chose it for a celebration dinner. There were certainly aspects of our recent dinner that we enjoyed, but by no means did we feel it merited the exorbitant tab (over $200 for one cocktail, three apps, one entree, two sides, two desserts, one coffee and one tea). Husband's filet was cooked to his specification but was not served warm, much less hot. Highlights of the meal were a wonderful jamon tart, the beets, and the chestnut souffle with Armagnac creme anglaise. Server's recommendations were spot-on, and overall the service was more chummy than snooty. New decor is attractive, but the tables are VERY close together. Each time the waiter served the table to my left, I literally had to lean right to avoid having a close encounter with his posterior. My posterior is still recovering from the extremely uncomfortable chair, most unsuitable for lingering. If we return, we'll do so for happy hour -- the appetizers were the most interesting part of the menu, and the happy hour prices would make the check less painful. read more

Austin's Kardashian like restaurant. All sizzle and sassy and pretentious. But no substance or style. Menu is boring and overpriced. Signature seafood dish was a 4oz flounder that would earn a silver medal to your neighborhood Red Lobster. Side dishes are over oiled, over buttered and under achieving. The room is grand but the staff is all Kanye -- rude, immature, unfriendly and put off by any requests. They hold VIP bar tables for hours that sit empty while paying guests stand huddled like homeless around a burning trash can. Desserts would never add curves to Khloe...they are tiny and defrosted from the freezer. If you wanna spend $250 or more per couple and leave in search of a corner slice of pizza, this is your place. In a nasty red carpet sorta way. read more

There are lots of reviews/comments about the price, about the attitude, clients, service, etc. This review is only about the steak (which I think is the #1 issue for a steakhouse). At a high-end steakhouse, I have never had such a poor cut of meat and such a poorly prepared steak. Very simple review: I ordered my steak medium rare +, and it came out red and raw 90% through- only the char on the outside of the steak was anything but red. I would've considered the cook "black and blue"- maybe rare at best. That high degree oven must be erroneously jading their touch/press test. I had hoped for pink with maybe the middle 25% red. Second, and more importantly, this was the most grizzled strip I have ever seen in my life. Disgusting! I'm not just referring to the outer cartilage, which is expected on a strip. The amount of tough ligamenture and cartilage connective tissue that was running through the steak was absurd. How they did not inspect this particular steak before cooking and throwing it out is a wonder to me. I hope someone in the kitchen saw all of the nasty grizzle that remained on my plate (about 50% of the volume of the steak) after I attempted to cut through the steak and eat what I could. However, no one commented to me on how poor the quality of this particular cut was. I say "attempted to cut through" because it was so tough that even the sharp steak knife provided could not cut through it without Herculean effort in some cases. I was actually paranoid that I would create a shrieking sound from trying to cut through the steak, lose control of the knife from the amount of pressure i was exerting, and scrape the plate, torturing the ears of fellow diners. The several bites I did eat were tasty but not memorable or anywhere near the best steak I've had. The bone marrow butter was super rich and delicious. However, I think ultimately, if you fail this hard on the steak, regardless of everything else, and you are positioning yourself as a steakhouse or unique steak sourcer and provider, you've got to deliver. In this regard, Jeffrey's was a zero. read more

I am extremely disappointed in this place! My boyfriend was excited since he is doing the burger challenge and left this one for us as a special night. He made reservations. We get there the hostess sat us in the main dining area. Our waiter took a long time to come over and drop off menus. As we order our drinks and appetizer, we decide to place our food order when my boyfriend tells the waiter he is doing the burger challenge he tells us that they are "out" we are like um ok. A manager who was extremely nice came over and moved us from the main dining area which was "romantic and very nice" to the bar and states that if we wanted to do this we have to sit in the bar. Extremely embarrassing to be moved and treated like 2nd class citizens because he was doing the burger challenge. The manager sat us, it was EXTREMELY LOUD and i couldn't even have a solid conversation with my boyfriend. Our drinks too a long time to come (on top of that they were terrible $12 for each and not good) they FORGOT our appetizers, then the manager had to come over and ask what i originally had ordered. I was so excited for this to be my first "downtown" experience in a new restaurant for me and instead we had a terrible time. Would not recommend. read more

Visited Jeffrey's on June 9; party of six. Everyone was very nice; waitstaff attentive and decor is welcoming. BUT the food is mediocre at best. After a recommendation by the waitstaff, I ordered the Halibut with yogurt sauce and a fried okra. The halibut was bland, yogurt tasted like it was plain yogurt straight from the carton (no excitement); the okra was the best part of the dish. Visited Yelp before making reservations, but really, this is a two star restaurant. If you are paying $40 plus per entree, you expect the food to be exceptional. With a tab of $100 per person, the food should have been out of this world. We visit restaurants of this caliber for special ocassions and expect the food to be fantastic. Have to agree with David W. read more

I was a regular at the original Jeffrey's (mainly because I lived directly across the street), and I love the new look they gave the joint. Detail is something they pay a lot of attention to here, down to the plates and even reaching as far as the valet's uniforms. This attention is not lost on the food, which is perfection. While I do admit the prices are a little intimidating, their happy hour offers half off bar food and slightly discounted drinks on most days from 4:30-6:30. (I'm pretty sure it's Sunday-Thursday.) We recently came in for wine and burgers, and had a lovely time. It does give the vibe that it's more so for special occasions or expensive dates, but I still find myself comfortable heading in alone to sit at the bar. read more

I can't say that I miss the OLD Jefferies, but was excited about the new one.... until we went. "Expensive" would be an understatement. The staff was very nice, but fairly clueless as to the menu questions. I thin it was an attempt to be way upscale and sophisticated, but it wasn't. One steak came out way underdone and the fish was so overdone it was hard. EVERYTHING was so expensive that I'm not sure they could make it "worthwhile". read more

After waiting quite some time for our table, even though we had reservations, we were finally taken to another bar area in Josephine's, a restaurant next door to wait. I finally called and they said that they were almost ready - just had to put silverware on the table, but even then it took another 15 minutes (yes, there was lots of silverware!!) I ordered a spinach salad to start with, but was more potato fingerlings than spinach, but salad was ok. I also ordered a Beeman Family Ranch Yoakum Texas, usda Prime, all-natural Akaushi "Kobe" & Angus Cross 8 oz centercut tenderloin filet for $50. Sorry, but the steak my husband cooked last weekend from Sams was much better and more tender. The steak was served on a plate all by itself - looked a little lonely on the big plate with absolutely nothing else on the plate. The steak flavor was just ok and not really all that tender. Of course, the sides and salads were all extra. We were offered a slice of bread, but after waiting for so long, we were very hungry, so my husband suggested they leave the entire platter of bread rather than each of us getting only one piece. The service was good, but seemed like forever to get the lonely steak to our table. We were finished with our meal at 11 after having been seated at 9:10, so just wanted to go to bed, so didn't take the time to try their dessert. I say save your money and go to a standard steak restaurant for a steak that would be tender and tasty and much less expensive. read more

I was pretty excited to try Jeffrey's for the first time, and especially since it was a monday night and they do happy hour all night in the bar area. There were gonna be 3 of us for some snacks, and I got there first at 9:20, and the hostess told me a 30-40 minute wait, which I was perfectly okay with. So I went outside to wait, and she comes and finds me 5 minutes after quoting me a wait time and tells me that they're getting my table ready and they were just changing the linen. So I gave them a minute to finish cleaning the table, and I come back inside and she told me she gave that table to a table that was waiting in the dining room for a bar table.. I don't mind waiting for a table, but don't come and bother me and tell me mine is almost ready, and then just give it away. So 10:15 comes around and I see a waiter and hostess whispering to each other and she tells me that the kitchen closes in 15 minutes at 10:30. She explained that all of the tables were camping and that some were working on dessert and asks me if I wanted to continue waiting. Like what?! I just spent 55 minutes waiting for a table, and you NOW tell me that I might not even have a chance at ordering food. It says they're open until 11 online but doesn't say anywhere that the kitchen closes at an earlier time. I'm a server at a high end restaurant that will serve customers even if they walk in one minute before close, and we won't even do a last call for them either. Our 3rd person decided to leave because the wait was becoming too long for him and so now there were only two. My friend then saw a two top table and asked if that was available and the host says "yeah, you can go in" while she continued to play on her phone behind the hostess stand. Like cool, we would've sat ourselves at any table earlier throughout the night because clearly weren't paying attention to the floor, you were on your phone the whole time I was waiting. So we sat down, and the server tells us that the kitchen closes in 5 minutes, when it was 10:20 and we told her we knew that, but we still needed to look at the menus. Comes back literally 1 minute after she had already asked us and said "What can I get y'all?", doesn't even bother to ask if we have questions or give us time to decide. We had a couple things in mind already, so we gave those to her, and she says "anything else?" and my friend had just asked for only 1 more minute to decide our last dish, and the waitress responded with "I'll do a lap around the floor and come back.". Like please just give us time to decide and quit being so rude. We felt very rushed and angry at this point with the service we were receiving for such a nice restaurant. Food was okay, I wasn't a fan of the foie gras sandies, and I usually love a sweet foie gras bite. It was a thin piece of foie gras stacks on top of like a vanilla oreo with a lot of filling. By the way, nobody described any of the dishes to us, they just dropped them off on the table and just walked off. King crab bisque was served ice cold and that was a weird to us. I don't recall reading in the menu that it was a cold soup, but we did not enjoy it. Croquettes, souflee, king crab avocado toast, and wagyu burger were decent, but the service put us in a bad mood where we didn't even want to eat the stuff we ordered and we couldn't enjoy the rest of our time there. I hope a manager sees this review and does something about the hospitality there because that would never be allowed at most fine dining restaurants. Terrible first impression, and I won't be back again. read more

Bad food and bad service. Austin has good restaurants so don't waste your money here.

This place is amazing! Simply the best food and ambience in Austin bar none. Have had many great experiences here and the staff and presentation never ceases to amaze me me read more

MMH... You let me down last night. This was by far the worst experience I've had eating out at an MMH restaurant, let alone eating anywhere in Austin in months. I've had good luck with all MMH restaurants honoring and understanding my dietary restrictions over the past several years, but last night was TERRIBLE. Our server ended up providing (or did he? I'm feeling quite sick this morning), but not without making me feel stupid in the process, while I had to clarify many things when ordering. His condescending attitude at my many questions was not appreciated. His cadence when coming by to check on us COMPLETELY interrupted dinner conversation and made the table awkward many times. He also really struggled with splitting our bill, and if you use Aloha, is it really that hard? My table was basically shooed out at the end of the night, on top of everything else. I won't be dining with Jeffrey's again, and I doubt I'll be using this restaurant group for future special occasions. Josephine House and Elizabeth St used to be my go-to's when entertaining guests, but I'm very unhappy with the service I received last night. I'm done with them for now. Second star because the steak was good-ish... Arugula salad was ok. Desserts were fine (two gluten-free options, FYI). Environment was awful. Bottom line: don't trust this restaurant for special occasions, expect them to not understand dietary restrictions, middle-of-the-road food. read more

I had an absolute wonderful time. Me and my boyfriend came here for our anniversary and we were greeted warmly and they had a note card with happy anniversary and our names waiting for us at our table. It was so cute. We even got a free champagne glass right when we got there! The food was FANTASTIC, both our steaks were perfectly cooked and seasoned. The Yukon gold mashed potatoes were fabulous. Would definitely recommend. read more

I heard about Jeffrey's for a long time but never made it before graduation night, and I have to say, I have rarely been better taken care of. We had a reservation and unfortunately were sat a little late because the table before us simply did not want to stop eating, but the manager and our server (he's Irish, though I don't remember his name) made up for it completely, providing incredible food and some of the best service I have ever experienced. We had been pre-ordered some appetizers--the lobster and caviar was my favorite, and those were probably the best deviled eggs I have tried--and a delicious bottle of champagne, and every bite was better than the last. I've always loved popovers since my grandpa used to make them and they stood up to the best home cooked popovers I have had. I had the lamb for my entree and enjoyed the bites of quail and short rib I stole from my family's plates, but god I want to go back and try that steak finished in a 1200 degree boiler. So thank you Jeffrey's more making my graduation night special (and putting up with me when I was a pain in the ass earlier in the night). Our dinner really fulfilled all expectations, which is incredible considering this was the first restaurant I was told to go to when I arrived in Austin three years ago. Twas great and I can't wait to go back. read more

Wow. supremely disappointed with the new Jeffrey's. Been in Austin for a long time and took my wife there for our 15th. 830 reservation, showed up at 815 and sat In the lounge (best part of the evening). 845 came about and I requested our table--seated at 9 pm. To make a long story short very slow service and got our meal close to 10. Waitress almost nonexistent, and when she did exist was extremely aloof. Not the Jeffrey's I remember, they should change the name. Part of the problem may have been a VIP table next to us (SXSW weekend)--table of 6 seated after us, served before us, left before we were even served our entrees. Manager came out to see how they were at least three times. And to be honest--the food was underwhelming. I had the veal, the Milanesa was soggy and flavorless. I was not expecting this to be the same as the old Jeffrey's. But I did expect great or at least good service. Will not be dining here again. read more

Best food I've ever had in Austin Texas. Great service, amazing food flavors, and nice romantic lighting. They give tastes of different dishes and wine also half glasses. Also on birthdays they make a card for you and all the servers know about it and are very polite. COME HERE !!!!!!! read more

Great restaurant with pleasant staff. Ambiance is lovely, sophisticated and comfortable without being stuffy. Popovers are delicious. The waitress even gave the popover recipe to my mom because she liked them so much - so thoughtful. read more

The renovation from the previous Jeffrey's is remarkable - a pleasant, quiet, and elegant atmosphere. The service was attentive and personable, and every need was anticipated. The food was superb, beginning with our sharing steak tartare, with capers, parmesan, and truffle slices, to a tasty salad course of Kale Caesar, and entrees of a "Kobe" style steak and grilled pork that were perfectly seasoned and cooked and melted in our mouths. Probably the best steak I've eaten compared the many exclusive restaurants I've dined in most major American cities (e.g., Per Se in New York). It lived up to the price that had made me pause for some time before ordering it. We'll be looking forward to returning in the future, although the price will limit it to being our special occasion restaurant. read more

Postscript- went back a couple of nights ago after a killer first experience described in a previous review. Had the chevre souffle (and another one of those Beeman Farms rib-eyes that put most steaks to shame). My wife had a nice older Rioja by the glass. The lobster salad, with poppy seed dressing was perfection- light, tasty, fresh and not skimpy, given the price. This place is a winner. Not cheap, but few good things in life are. And, it is worth reemphasizing that the sound level in this place is civilized- most modern restaurants are an aural assault- whether it's loud music, or just the din of people in a crowded room shouting to be heard in a space that has ineffective acoustic treatment, this place is an oasis of quietude, even when busy. A civilized way to eat when you want to treat yourself. read more

I struggled to give this dinner three stars but there were too many positives with the meal to give it only two. This was my first time to visit the restaurant and not sure if I will return. Starting out the valet parking attendants were friendly and accommodating. Hostess meet us warmly and immediately took us to our table which is always appreciated when arriving on time for a reservation. Once seated, our waiter welcomed us and asked about preferred types of water. After which we placed a cocktail order which were excellent except the waiter did apologize for the bar taking too long because they were busy. That being said, there were several tables empty but eventually filled. I understand the bar at Jeffery's is a very popular venue and it was packed. My wife ordered one of their specialty drinks and I ordered a martini. Eventually popcorn and popovers were delivered which were excellent. This is where is started the downhill fall. When the waiter returned, he explained that once "we" were ready to order, he would only take the entire order at once. I said that I would prefer to order an appetizer now but not sure about my main meal and he just walked away. That was shocking at best because I feel like when a restaurant is considered great, greatness is accommodating everyone's needs. My wife ordered the ribeye med rare and I order the rack of lamb at $85 medium. After very good salads, the main course was served but clearly my wife's ribeye was medium plus and my rack of lamb was medium rare. There was never any offer for sides since the meals were served alone. Of course I should have thought to order a side but just forgot. At the end, my wife ordered a espresso martini and it came in an odd glass that was not a martini glass and was very small. Even the waiter apologize. I actually should have said something at that point but didn't want to make a big deal out of it with my wife and trying to have a nice dinner. The basic issue I had was with the waiter and is attitude and of course our main courses being severed incorrectly. I still tipped over 20% but it should have been no more than a 10-15 tip. read more

My husband and I recently visited Jeffrey's for a special night out. From the moment we arrived we had a wonderful experience. The food was phenomenal. The truffle eggs, chataubriand, lemon tart, martinis....they were just the very best! Can't wait to go back! read more

Not just disappointed, I'm angry. As it is my first time in Austin, yesterday I asked the Concierge at the W Austin to make me a reservation for my spouse's birthday. When she asked what type of food, I said, "It doesn't matter as long as it's fancy, and expensive". She called Jeffrey's and made a reservation for last night (Saturday 4/28/18) at 9:00pm and noted to them that it was for a birthday. Jeffrey's is not in the hotel area, so it was a $30 Uber from the Congress Avenue bridge. We arrived precisely at 9:00pm, and were told by the hostess that our table was being prepared, and that we could wait at the hostess desk, or in the bar. We made our way to bar, but were unable to sit, or get close enough to order a drink. We stood awkwardly as servers tried to move past us with plates and drinks. After a few minutes, the person I presume to be the maître d' directed us back to the hostess desk area, and then came back with a cocktail menu. At no point did anyone actually offer to take our cocktail order, seat us in the bar, or apologize for our table not being ready. Rather, we stood at the front door holding a useless cocktail menu, wondering how we were supposed to actually get a cocktail. A few minutes later we were directed to our table. Connecting the main restaurant to the bar is a pass-thru that was about 10'x10' in dimensions. It was a tiny, non-descript room, with nothing hanging on the white walls, and cheap paneling extending halfway up the wall. The tables were so small that the small floral vase (the only decorative item in the room) had to be removed to serve anything. In this cramped pass-thru room, Jeffrey's had seated 5 couples. It had a low ceiling so it was impossible not to hear every conversation going on in the room, and simultaneously, impossible to hear my spouse sitting 24 inches away from me. We were sandwiched between two other tables, and several times the women at the adjacent tables had to get up and exit the table. Each time we had to hold down the wine glasses and serving items because their backsides couldn't clear the narrow space between the tables. The wait staff were good, and solicitous, but I became annoyed as our waiter stood in this narrow space between tables for more than 2 minutes as we reviewed the wine menu. We would've ordered a cocktail before wine, however, the cocktail menu which had been handed to us at the front door, had apparently been cleared as we were seated. We both ordered the hamachi appetizer. It arrived within minutes. At that point we asked a server for the famous popover bread, and he said it was in the oven. So bread appeared after we ate our appetizer. In a fine restaurant the order of service should be impeccable, and bread should be the first thing on the table. Bringing things out in random order is inexcusable. For my entre I had the petite filet, and my spouse had the seafood risotto. They tasted fine, but the filet was nondescript, and the risotto came with surprisingly little rice. It made me wonder if the chefs actually know what risotto is. We ordered the baked pear for dessert, and it too was fine. Beyond a card on the table saying happy birthday, there was no attention given to the fact that we were celebrating a birthday. The bill came and it was close to $300. With tip and taxis this dinner cost us $400. I'm from New York, and I'm not bothered about an expensive meal, as long as I'm getting something worth the cost. The food at Jeffrey's was fine, the service was fine. But the small area that they stuffed 5 couples into was so uncomfortable that I've eaten on trains that were better designed and more attractive. There was absolutely no attention given to comfort, aesthetics, or acoustics in this cramped room, and for a restaurant that promotes itself as fine-dining, it was inexcusable. When you're paying these kinds of prices, you're paying for more than food, you're paying for the experience. Honestly, I would've rather celebrated my spouse's birthday at one of the local BBQ dives. It would've been more fun, more lively and frankly, it would've had more ambience than this place did. Locals might have known to ask to be seated in the main dining room, or alternatively, in the bar. However, it seemed that all of the couples cramped into this small pass-thru room were tourists to Austin, and this restaurant is very clearly a tourist trap. It's not convenient, very expensive, the service is only adequate, and the food is lackluster. read more

Awesome food and great service other than a.proper napkin. Ask the waiter for napkin and gave me bar napkin, I was amused. The best Monday all night happy hour in Austin. read more

Simply put, one of the two or three best restaurants I have experienced in Austin. Great food and service.

The Pink shirted, khaki shorts on the valets should have clued us in to the East Coast Cape Cod atmosphere of Jeffrey's. Everyone seemed to be part of our party as they asked how "we" were and what "we"would like to eat and drink. Not at all bothersome and not a good clue about the high quality and inventiveness of the meal. My Kale Caesar was piled high with Bluebonnet lettuce and topped with grilled kale. The dressing was rich mouth-filling with a wonderful umami aftertaste. There were peppery crunchies throughout that sparkled the dish. The Iced Wedge Salad my wife ordered had a creamy blue cheese dressing and we enjoyed the bacon strips and avocado slices. Her Chateaubriand Au Poivre was tender and perfectly cooked. My Roasted Fruits de Mer, topped by pea shoots, was an ocean delight. Succulent scallops, Snow Crab claw, Gulf Shrimp and tiny clams covered the Blue Crab Risotto. Each item expertly prepared and complemented by the sea-sauce bathed Risotto. The meal ended with a rich multilayer Valrhona chocolate "birthday"cake coated with chocolate buttercream icing. A total delight. read more

Came here with a friend the other day. We were looking for a hole in the wall kind of place. The outfits of the Vallet were hilarious!!! Not in a bad way. They were very Abercrombie &fitch look. The outside doesn't look much but the inside we cute. It's a modern comfy lounge. Moving on to the food. We had the caviar out, and the froi Grau. Caviar pie comes with these tiny pancakes and French toast (mini) the goose liver was probably the best thing I've ever had in my mouth!!!! It's sweet French toasty glaze was mouth watering. If it weren't for having entrees I would have just peered another. The entrees we had were ribeye. And the filet minion. Both very impressive. We had a chocolate soufflé and almost died!!! It was almost as good as my mothers. (Whih is hard to beat) two bottles of rose to too it off. And thanks to our tip top waitress heather, we had a great night!!!! She was fabulous!!! Sweet and intelligent and spot on with timing. We will be back. Hungry for more read more

I gave them four stars because the service was excellent. If I were basing my review on food alone, it would have been two and a half or three stars. We were a party of four for dinner. We were celebrating a birthday which was mentioned to the birthday girl (me ;-) when we arrived by the hostess, then again by the server, and a little note card with birthday greetings on the table. It was a nice touch. We had two appetizers, steak tartar which was very good, and fried oysters, which were not good. I had the cream of cauliflower soup which was delicious, but not hot enough. Our entrees were beef filet, roasted chicken, red snapper, and duck breast. The chicken entree was half a chicken...very generous portion! The duck was tasty, but too rare, and the sauce was entirely too sweet!! The red snapper was particularly good. We had flourless chocolate cake for dessert with caramel ice cream. The ice cream was the better thing on the plate. I thought the cake was below average. The wine list was good, and Sunday night is 50% off per bottle night. So, of course, we had two. The final point is that it was vastly overpriced. Vastly overpriced! read more

What a horrible experience! As a veteran of four and five star restaurants, this is one I suggest you skip! We didn't have a reservation but decided to stop and have a nice meal. We expected to wait but didn't expect the hostesses to be rude and uncommunicative. We waited over an hour and a half, had a cocktail while waiting in the hallway. They had tables open up but sat other walk ins first The hostesses weren't even cordial when asked about the wait and we only asked twice. Once seated, we sat for over 15 minutes before we were given a glass of water while others who were seated after us were already placing orders. The snob factor was ridiculous and the wait was not only uncalled for but rude. We will never go back, what a negative experience. We left when they brought the menus out of sheer frustration....I can't believe they have crowds, this is one of the most negative experiences I have had in dining or rather trying to dine. I can't tell you how the food is, the experience was so negative I couldn't stay for a meal. Good luck if you go here! read more

Their steaks are superb. Worth trying dry-aged one though it is more pricey. Also a wide selection of wine and other spirits. You will find a perfect wine for any occasion there unless it goes out of stock. read more

Jeffrey's has been on the list of restaurants that I have wanted to try since moving to the area. I am sorry that it took me so many months to make it in! Every aspect of the dining experience was pleasant, we were early, so we sat in the bar area for a bit and it was comfortable and we noticed guests ordering from both the dinner menu and a special bar menu. The dining room was lovely, yet not stuffy and the service was prompt and attentive. The guests were dressed nicely (it is nice sometimes to dress up for dinner, even in Austin!) and the dining room, although full, was not overly loud. The wine list had a wide variety of options available in every price point. But the real winner is the food! Every single thing we ordered was fantastic. Not one bite was less than extraordinary - even the popovers they bring after they greet you were incredible! You have some dining experiences that you walk away from satisfied with the nice meal - and then you have those dining experiences that are memorable and that you will dream about until the next time you visit - this is decidedly the latter. The appetizers and hors d'oeuvres were thoughtful and delectable and the entrees were both delicious. I had the halibut, cooked to perfection with a perfect sauce and some pureed yukon gold potatoes = to die for! My husband had the rib eye with a bernaise and both were incredible. (Tip: They do cook their steaks on the rare side, and even though the waiter warned us and my husband changed his order from MR to M+, the steak was still a pretty rare MR.) The valet after dinner took awhile and it was raining, so I definitely recommend requesting your car prior to finishing your meal to avoid standing outside for long periods of time - but it is wonderful that they offer valet! All in all an A+ experience and we will definitely be back! read more

I've been waiting for a special occasion and a special person to finally enjoy an evening at Jefferey's. Celebrating a big promotion, I went with the woman of my dreams and planned a romantic fun elegant dinner! All dressed up and we arrive right on time. The staff is polite and we are seated at a nice cozy round table in the big room! I'm thinking just perfect! She is so beautiful! I'm so happy! Then the large group of men show up! And what? They stand in the dining room next to our table and behind us and are loud and disruptive. The wait staff can't even get to our table so the wine is poured over the railing. Finally a seeet young lady makes it to our table. We ask "can we be moved or can you please encourage them to sit down and move away from us?". By this time we can hardly even hear each other. She understands and goes to get the manager. He never comes and no one ever says a word to us. We go about the evening and order. I will say that the service and the food are wonderful! That deserves 5 stars!!! The group of guys? They got seated and it was better but still loud. At the end we finally ask the waiter and he explains they couldn't move us so they gave that table of guys free appetizers to get them seated! What! We are being annoyed by them (as is the entire room) so they are given free food? I think the management needs to evaluate this thought process. So, great food, great service, disruptive group near us, and upon leaving no real sense of concern from the manager other than to explain that all the other small rooms were full.... sorry. (Which only happened because we stopped him outside while waiting for the car). Guys, it's Jefferey's! You can do better! read more