I recently enjoyed a pecan kolache and the flavor was incredible. The soft and tender dough was the…read moreperfect compliment to the delish pecan topping.

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This has been on my list for awhile and finally stopped in. Was a Saturday midday and they were…read morebusy! There is lots of outdoor seating and inside can eve a bit tight. Parking was ample as there is a side parking lot which it was full. Once inside the line wrapped around and there were many options. Ended up with a game and cheese kolache and coffee. They heated up the kolache before serving. As this was done before leaving the ordering area, it made sense why the line took a few to move. Service was friendly and great recommendations. I'd like to go back to try other kolchaes and they have a couple food trucks in the outside area if you wanted something more substantial.

Quick bite to eat and tea (yes tea! Going off coffee again) before a business meeting nearby…read more Grabbed their famous and most popular jalapeño kolache. It is a bit spicy...but I had to try it. Probably will not get that one again. The place is large and spacious (indoors and outdoors) and could be really great for groups. It has a large patio in the back that's used for Live music. They also have food trucks, one of which, is Paris BBQ. Therefore, you could listen to Live music have dinner or just have a adult beverage. They also feature comedy shows which is pretty cool. Their monthly calendar is posted on the wall. In addition, it is important to note they are on the pricier side. Sam, my server was super friendly and joyful. He steered me the ideal selections. Definitely will return in evening...

Even though it says Italian, it has Serbian dishes and Turkish coffee in the menu. Very…read moreMediterranean! The place is clean and welcoming, super cute inside and out. Friendly staff and peaceful atmosphere. My friend and I shared the Balkan mixed plate. The meat was seasoned nicely and the pimento sauce was an excellent addition. We had to get Turkish coffee. So pretty the way it's served. I was curious about this place for a while and I was very pleased. I'm coming back to taste their pizzas!

I am delighted I stopped. A true find. Lovely staff. Very welcoming and helpful. Sure the facility…read moreis a bit older, but it's very clean. I mean very clean. Dinner consisted of Cesar salad, cheesy bread and lasagna. Salad was spot on with an interesting tanginess. I enjoyed it. Just don't think about it. Get it... I'm referring to the cheesy bread. I usually don't like marinara sauce on the side. This with the bread was outstanding. Let's talk about the lasagna. The marinara was a tad bland. But the components of the lasagna come together very nicely. To be honest a very good meal. Not the best in the world. But worth having. So get in your car and give this place a chance. I've often said a server makes the meal sing. That is definitely true here. Enjoy: the fat man did!

I checked out Ovenbird for breakfast while visiting Austin. It's a great South Austin spot to grab…read morea coffee, fresh baked goods, and a tasty meal from this scratch kitchen. I did all three. I started out with a Franzbrötchen, a German style cinnamon roll, and a cortado. Both were a great start while waiting for one of the best breakfast sandwiches I've had in a while. The sandwich I chose comes with bacon, beer cheese, fluffy eggs, and Russian dressing on a beautifully toasted Bavarian croissant. I also had to try a side of their duck fat potatoes, fried golden brown with smoked duck fat, whipped confit garlic butter, and fresh thyme. This was an excellent meal with great service, and I would highly recommend checking them out if you're ever in the area.

We visited Ovenbird the Monday after the recent ice in Austin. The staff was beyond friendly and…read morethe ambiance calming. The London fog on their menu is what drew us in. We ordered the breakfast sandwich, French toast and breakfast plate. The syrup on the French toast was phenomenal..you will eat every last bite. As for the sandwich it had a fresh pesto and sausage to die for with a perfectly cooked egg. The London fog was the star though. Its flavor was packed and every sip a journey. I recommend stopping by and just taking some time to enjoy it all.

A warning: If you eat Weinerschnitzel in Vienna, you will be ruined for life on most of the…read moreversions you find elsewhere. But I was stupid, and hungry, and ordered what looked like the specialty of the house at Eve's Café. In fact, it looked like what they called a Wienerschnitzel was the basis for all sorts of schnitzel variations with different toppings and gravy. That should've been an extra warning for me. To be fair, the description on the menu said that what you would get was a pork chop, and that is what I got. It was a little bit tough, which I suspected in advance, watching the people at the next table, sewing on theirs. The breading was weird in a way that's hard to describe. It was somewhat over-seasoned, a little bit hard, and left an aftertaste that was slightly chemical. An even worse sin by Texas standards, it was small, as in the recommended meat portion size for healthy eating, about the size of my hand, minus the fingers. My side of onion rings had the same breading. And even though I am generally a gravy hog, I didn't especially care for the brown gravy that came with my meal. The German dill salad probably had some dill in it somewhere, but it was all drowned in so much mayonnaise-based dressing, I couldn't really taste it, and the whole thing turned into soup before I finished. This all really sounds terrible, but it wasn't actually terrible. I ate all of it except for the soupy salad, but it just never rose beyond competent, when I had gotten my hopes up for some good German food. As I looked around at what others were eating, I really wished I had ordered one of the fabulous-looking sandwiches, burgers, or bratwurst. Those are harder to mess up. The restaurant itself has a nice location on the Square in Lampasas, and a charming vibe. The Thursday lunch crowd was good sized so it looks like a popular local place. The service was very friendly and pretty quick--maybe little TOO quick, as if my schnitzel might've been waiting for me under a heat lamp. Once I'd finished, I was still a little hungry, and considered ordering a slice of their Black Forest Cake. But I have had Black Forest Cake in Bavaria, and I simply couldn't bear another disappointment.

So this place was recommended, so I had to go. The restaurant is a small establishment, with…read morewonderful vibes. The inside was old fashioned, kind of a western twist. Any ways the waiters was friendly and welcoming. She took our oder quickly and brought us libations. The food looked good and tasted outstanding! The meat was soft and the brown gravy was on point. Furthermore the restrooms are super clean and roomy. Looks like there is only one cook, it might take a minute for your order but worth waiting for. Stay hungry my friends!

Food is always amazing. Service is stellar. We love hitting up Alpine Haus!…read more I would say hands down the best authentic German spot around these parts. Thanks for always filling our bellies & the good times!!

Ach Du lieber ya'll ! In New Braunfels with its German heritage, you would expect a great German…read morerestaurant. Alpine Haus delivers in spaten! For our first time, we had the brie appetizer to start. Wowzers! An entire brie wheel, covered in almonds with beautifully soft marbled bread. It would easily satisfy a party of four. I had an excellent rouladen (exactly like my German grandmother made!!) Delicious!! and hubby had a tasty chicken Rahm Schnitzel (creamy mushroom sauce with chicken) which was devine. Our server was wonderful, friendly and so helpful. Great German ambiance. Small authentic German restaurant. Come hungry, come ready for an awesome treat.

Yesterday, Texas was under amber alerts for thunderstorms and heavy rains. In route from Austin to…read moreSan Antonio, TX I had to stop to get out of the rain (quite unusual for Texas). I stopped at Dos Gatos for coffee and also picked up a few sweet treats for later (wink, wink!) Dos Gatos, which I believe means two cats, is a shop for "on the go" folks...no inside seating and small space. The shop focuses on fast service, and fresh baked goods, with kolaches baked daily. Dos Gatos has a variety of items such as sweet kolaches with traditional fillings like apricot, poppy seed, strawberry, raspberry, and cream cheese. They have savory kolaches such as sausage and cheese, jalapeño sausage, chorizo, ham and cheddar, and vegetarian sausage options. The turkey sausage kolache was the standout...sometimes called a pig in the blanket. One downside of the sweet kolaches is they are rather small. I forget how small they were until my hubby mentioned also. A surprise bonus was their full espresso bar, which includes lattes, cappuccinos, mochas, chai, cold brew, etc. Pricing was at the low end of the spectrum. I purchased coffee, sweet and savory kolaches.

Sent Mr R to the original store near opening time on a Sunday morning, but had backup choices on…read morehand because you always need to here. Just in case your favorite is still baking or sold out before you got here. Got my heart's desire of a cherry kolache and a ham and swiss for breakfast. Mr R selected a lone vegetarian sausage with cheese and jalapeño and we sat in happy silence consuming warm plates of joy. Breakfast for two adults $15

Wanted to try a different restaurant this past weekend and was craving a Pastrami Reuben sandwich…read moreso I looked on Yelp to find some good suggestions. Found this place, looked at the menu and checked it out. The place is very rustic, lots of wood and western-themed. We were asked if we wanted to sit outside or by the bar but I wanted somewhere quiet so we sat in the dining room off the main entrance. Lots of light flood thru. A musician was setting up outside but it was still a little chilly for me. We were the 2nd couple who was in this dining room as most were in the bar area. I passed by on my way to the bathroom and it was open towards the back deck so it had a nice vibe with college football playing on the screens. We were greeted by the waitress and ordered drinks--iced tea and Diet Pepsi while perusing the menu. We both ordered the Pastrami Reuben which came with a side. I chose the Warm Potato Salad to try it out and hubs got the Sauerkraut which was surprisingly warm and fresh. The waitress said "You've never had warm Sauerkraut??" And we hadn't! She also said if I didn't like the Warm Potato Salad, she'd give me something else. Our sandwiches came shortly thereafter and I'd say they were great! The meat was juicy and tender and a good portion, the rye bread wasn't too thick which was nice and just a little Swiss cheese was added and some Sauerkraut. I took some of my hubs' Sauerkraut to add a little more to 1/2 of my sandwich. He loved it and ate all the Sauerkraut with joy. I tasted my Warm Potato Salad which is a German style and the first 2 bites were okay. Then it got too vinegary for me so I just ate the bacon bits and just another bite of potatoes. I know where our next stop is the next time I want a Pastrami Reuben! I took photos of the building on our way out as it had lots of character.

Good things: Food was amazing. I had the pork medallions with mashed potatoes and they were…read moreamazing. My friends also really enjoyed their food. Our server was a lovely older gentleman, who tried to accommodate us despite issues with the kitchen. The weather was nice and we enjoyed sitting outside with live music. Not so good things: Sitting outside was nice, except the musicians had their music way too loud for the size of the space and it was a restaurant, not a concert venue. We literally had to yell to hear each or the server. The kitchen was backed up so it took forever for our food to arrive. The food was also pretty expensive. We don't visit Fredericksburg very often, but I think we'll stick with Auslander when we want German food.

Super busy at 9 AM on a Friday. We went in and got a cinninon roll and a peach danish…read more Those were excellent. The breakfasts we saw looked amazing a

We stopped by last Saturday for dine-in breakfast, and were seated after waiting almost an hour -…read moreit was busy. Our order took over 20 minutes to get to our table, and no, it was not worth the wait. The biscuit was okay, but the sausage (not really a sausage, more like a patty) was overcooked, as were the scrambled eggs. I have never had eggs as dry as those in my life. The coffee was mediocre, at best. So why three stars? Because we stopped by the following day, this time at their bakery counter, and the pastries we got were to die for. The jalapeño and cheese kolache we really wanted to try was sold out, obviously, so we got the pecan cookie and the poppy seed pastry. Both were spectacular. Had I not had such an abysmal breakfast on Saturday, I would have given this place five stars.

I had been looking forward to German food for a week. Challenge is there are several resturaunts…read moreand many options. Thus was the best of the 2 we tried. Service was so fast, I thought. Immediately upon being seated drink order was taken. She came back 2 minutes later and said she was letting my Autin IPA settle so she could top it off. She then took order. 2 minutes later the beers arrived, 2 minutes later the food arrived! We both ordered a Snitzel with warm German potatoes salad and red cabbage. Warning, this is a shareable meal! We loved it! We took home left overs and a piece of German Choclate Cake also shareable! We also sampled Fredricksburg Bier company. Go to Auslander.

We were sat immediately on a Saturday at 12:30. Not too crowded and very easy to pick our own…read moretable. I went with my husband and little kids - we all were able to enjoy just sitting around and pointing out the decor via an "I spy" game. The food was delivered and the portions are huge! We weren't able to finish our plates, but the food itself was satisfying and delicious. I was able to check off my "German food" craving for a little while.