We were for weekend brunch here and loved everything about this restaurant and the Commodore…read moreEstate. We sat outside and had a lovely view of the garden and fountain - the interior was beautiful has well. We had great service and loved everything we ordered. Some highlights included their bread and butter and the peach ice cream they do as well. We enjoyed walking the property afterwards - would highly recommend!

Really great patio and happy hour prices are pretty solid. Service was great too!…read more The food was decent for happy hour, but favorite thing was the ice cream & drinks. Would come again for the beautiful patio.

Some friends took us here for a birthday celebration, taking a chance because they'd never been…read morethere either. What a find! Rosé Gosé (note accents) is in an unassuming Airport Blvd location (right next to Jewboy Burgers, an Austin favorite). It is run by a couple from Belarus that came here right after Covid to open up a restaurant, with a sister in Minsk. Defying expectations, the menu is not Balkan at all. If anything, there is a strong Asian influence with poke bowls and a lot of seafood. But the menu also offers beef tartare on their raw bar menu, as well as a steak offering and grilled chicken. It's a diverse and adventurous menu, all the way from small plates to hefty mains and vegetable sides. For the dessert, try the pavlova, a meringue confection stuffed with coconut mousse and topped with lime sorbet and a grapefruit slice sidecar. Everything is superbly presented, and unquestionably fresh and healthy without veering into twigs and berries territory. The cocktail menu is also playful, with a lot of nontraditional glassware and slight spins on popular drinks; their version of a Paloma uses prosecco instead of a splash of soda. The servers are all dressed in rosé jumpsuits and very attentive. The space is amiable and elegant without being pretentious. The table spacing is a little close, so that conversations carry between guests. The table setting has some nice touches, like the little wooden bench that holds your fork and knife off the table. In European fashion, water can be asked for but it won't be served with ice. Plan on taking your time and enjoying course after course.

My hubs chose Rosé Gosé for my Mother's Day brunch location. In full transparency, choosing a…read morerestaurant is not his jam. However, today major shout out to the hubs. Rosé Gosé was a delightful Mother's Day lunch spot. It is a whole vibe, and it is uniquely French! When we walked in an artist was playing romantic music on his keyboard, which set the tone for the brunch. It is a small restaurant inside with a larger area of seating on the patio. Of course, our reservations were inside in the comforts of air conditioning. You immediately notice a wine wall hence the name Rosé Gosé. The restaurant has many windows which provide lots of natural light. The tables house miniature yellow roses and utensils sat in a small wooden block...very French. All the servers were dressed in mauve clothing that resemble scrubs from a hospital. If someone stepped out in a French beret, I would have fallen over. Our server, Sergey, immediately served us water and took our order. The restaurant was highlighted as a modern European bistro. The atmosphere was charming, elegant, and stylish making it ideal for a Mother's Day brunch. My hubby ordered a ribeye, eggs and French Fries. I ordered the avocado toast with salmon and egg whites. While I'm not a huge red meat eater, I tasted a piece of the hubs ribeye and it was nicely prepared. My avocado toast was yummy to the nth degree! Everything was perfect. The avocado was precisely cut and at the right level of softness. The salmon was chopped into tiny little squares and so enjoyable to eat. We could not be more pleased. With a name like Rosé Gosé you would expect their drinks to be superb. My hubby ordered a hibiscus tea, which was delightful. I ordered a mimosa that had high quality ingredients and was perfectly balanced...so smooth. We were also pleased with the drinks. This was the first time at Rosé Gosé, however, it definitely will not be the last.

We found this place while visiting Austin for the Formula 1 race. Renting a VRBO, we looked up…read moreItalian places nearby and found several, chose this one. We couldn't have made a better decision. The food was absolutely incredible, the service was first rate, the ambience was perfect and the decor with local artist pieces was intriguing. We will definitely return. The food we sampled was the Ragu pasta, alfredo shrimp, spinach ravioli, chocolate mousse cake, pistachio cake, caramel cheesecake and some of their excellent wine selection. Authentic family owned Italian - a gem in the Austin area.

Best Italian in Southwest Austin impeccable service. Available art for acquisition wine and…read moreimported beer. Quiet enough to enjoy the ambience

Okay, this is my first review ever posting, so I might be a little harsh critic after just moving…read moreform L.A. where we have great food. It's been difficult finding good restaurants in TX. I had been seeing high ratings for Blue Daliah Bistro and my husband and I decided to give it a try for breakfast. The place is somewhat quaint, the server was attentive. As we were looking at the menu we didn't see much for good harty breakfast, mostly lots of sweets. We ended sharing the croissants with gravy and adding a couple of eggs, it was good but nothing special. We also decided to share their waffle with fruit, neither one of us cared for them at all. They were not hot, they were dipped in some kind of sugar coating, and with the syrup it was a sugar overload. In addition the butter that came with the waffles were hard and cold, I would not recommend them at all. I like hot waffles, hot butter and syrup. We paid over $50 including the tip, we both that it was a little pricey for what you got.

10/10 - Blue dahlia is one of my favorites. I was so sad when the Austin location closed. I…read morerecently moved out near San Marcos and when I realized this little gem was there, it's become my go to brunch spot. The open face sandwiches are delicious. They also make an incredible waffle on the brunch menu! They staff is kind, friendly, and fast! The vibe is European bistro in a historic Texas building. I love the exposed brick and local art hung around the room. Highly recommend trying this place out if you are in the area!

A destination Georgian restaurant…read more The best Eastern European food in Austin since the legendary Russian House on East 5th Street. Russian House was known for good Russian food and amazing infused vodkas. Sami Sumeli has amazing Georgian food and good infused vodkas. I am an infused vodka maniac - so I weigh the quality of infused vodkas very highly in my ratings. But the food here is so damm good, And because homemade infused vodkas that are actually good are hard to find (I'm talking to YOU, Buzz Mill!) I will take A+++++ food and B+ vodkas any day of the week. * * * It is possible to do Eastern European food or Caucasus food and do dumplings dumplings dumplings and dumplings. This is like going to Hong Kong and doing dim sum dim sum dim sum and dim sum. Sami Sumeli has plenty of dumplings. And yes, they are very good. In my humble opinion, covering food with dough often masks the taste of the fillings within. So, I tend to go for the naked dishes. The naked dishes at Sami Sumeli are outstanding. * * * Among the many stars of this fine establishment are: a) Awesome herring with awesome potatoes. Herring is an ingredient quality play, even if you are going to do the marinating yourself. Sami Sumeli serves the good stuff. If the potatoes are good too, that is a kitchen skill thing. b) Beet balls and spinach balls served next to each other. People don't cook enough beets or eat enough beets. c) Eggplant rolls to die for. Eggplant rolls ... you say. "What the heck are those?" Only one way to find out .... heh heh. But you definitely want the eggplant rolls. d) Kharcho soup which is a beef, tomato and noodle soup. There are many regional variations on beef soup in this part of the world. Russia House's beef soups were "that's nice dear". I had thought that the best Eastern European beef soup I have ever had was at Chayhana Oasis. This is a nominally Uzbek, de facto Russian establishment in Sunny Isles Beach, just north of Miami. Chayhana Oasis is an extraordinary restaurant. The Kharcho Soup at Sami Sumeli is even better. Believe me when I say Chayhana Oasis is a huge benchmark to beat. e) An equally outstanding braised and very wet chicken and tomato concoction. f) Rye bread to dip in that tomato sauce when you run out of chicken. Even better than the chicken because the rye bread is superb. g) Bird milk cake with chocolate on top. Milking birds is a unique Georgian skill. Most countries have no idea how to milk birds. They just roast the meat or scramble the eggs. Getting genuine bird milk is a treat, Which is why you have to go to Georgian restaurants. (Okay, before I get comments on this review from biology professors or the Audobon society, Georgian bird milk does not come from milking birds. It is slang for burnt milk or scalded milk.) That said, with enough infused vodka in you, Milking birds actually sounds reasonable. h) A honey cake to die for. Zero cloying - which is the traditional issue with honey cakes. i) An absolutely outstanding to-die-for chocolate cake. The house claims it is a chocolate apricot cake. I think that means they showed the batter an apricot before putting the apricot back into the fruit basket. But for chocolate cake this good, they can call it caviar chocolate cake or bird feather chocolate cake if they want. Just get me three slices of it, and I will think about whether I want a fourth. * * * A quick note on the infused vodkas. Russian House's vodkas were full of taste, but they were suave. You could drink long strings of them because each one was smooth and mellow. Sami Sumeli's infused vodkas are strong in both senses of the word. I suspect the alcohol content is higher. Intoxication hit quickly and lasted longer. The taste is also much much stronger And it goes down much much rougher. The champion thug on the list is the horseradish vodka. Russian House's horseradish vodka was a taste accent. This is like taking a whole tablespoon of horseradish in your mouth with every sip. The vodka picks you up and throws you across the room. The fruit vodkas don't put up as much of a fight, But they are still double strong the way the horseradish vodka is. The staff at Russian House used to argue that the best way to drink infused vodka was on ice to open up the flavor, and mellow out the drink. I always took my shots straight just on general principles. Here, I can really see doing these infused vodkas on ice. Russian House had over 100 flavors of vodka. Sami Sumeli has five or six. But with ice and in moderation, these can be decent drinks. * * * Or you can ignore the drinking and just go wild over great soup, great chicken and desserts to die for. Even if you don't live any where near Cedar Park, you have to get up here. This is one of the best eating experiences in Central Texas.

A Georgian restaurant in Cedar Park? Who would've thought? -…read moreIf you're looking to expand your palate beyond Tex-Mex and BBQ, run, don't walk, to Sami Sumeli. For those who fondly remember the gone-but-not-forgotten Russia House in downtown Austin, Sami Sumeli is a more than worthy successor. - Georgian cuisine is known for its bold flavors, fresh herbs, walnuts, cheese, and bread, and it stands apart from traditional Russian fare. Sami Sumeli does an outstanding job showcasing these flavors, with a menu full of richly seasoned appetizers and expertly prepared entrées. _ On this visit, I convinced a Yelp OG and his lovely wife to brave the traffic and make the trek to Cedar Park for dinner. We proceeded to order enough food for six people, but here are the highlights. _ We kicked things off with flights of infused vodkas. The horseradish vodka definitely cleared the sinuses, while the cherry and sweeter varieties were smooth and surprisingly rich. Beware, these are stronger than they taste. _ For appetizers, we sampled the salted herring over potatoes with a touch of onion, eggplant rolls stuffed with cilantro, garlic, walnuts, and pomegranate seeds, and a side of sour cabbage that was much milder than expected. We all were impressed how the spices complemented the main ingredients. Nothing overpowered the dish. I would be remiss if I didn't mention the Khinkali. These oversized Georgian dumplings are filled with savory broth and your choice of pork, beef, or cheese and mushrooms. The proper technique is to pick them up by hand, take a bite, and sip the broth before diving in. - For entrées, we ordered the Beef Shashlik, featuring marinated and grilled skewers that were unbelievably tender, and the Chakhokhbili, a rich dish of chicken simmered with tomatoes, onions, herbs, and served with rice. Both dishes were easily five-star worthy. - And yes, we saved room for dessert, too much dessert. The Honey Cake, with its layers of caramelized honey sponge and sour cream frosting, was light and refreshing. The Bird Milk Cake combines caramel-honey cake, white chocolate cream, dulce de leche, and prunes for a delicious dessert. Finally, the European Chocolate Cake, a rich cake, with an equally rich chocolate glaze. _ If you're adventurous enough to try something different, you'll be rewarded. We'll be back for sure. Pro tip: They accept reservations

Amazing find in New Braunfels! Their bread and hummus is a must-have. Great wine selection. A great…read moreway to spend the afternoon.

We tried this tapas bar before a Brauntex event and the salmon and the shrimp dishes were both…read moregood. Definitely will return, but I was unhappy that they removed a dish that I was still finishing, assuming that since my wife was finished, I was too. And then made things worse by defending themselves. And finally, the payment device suggested tips of 20, 25, and yes, 30%. A sure way to get me to tip less! Trying to exceed customer expectations is just not on the agenda here.

Incredible food and coffee! Great outdoor seating and staff is very amazing and helpful. I highly…read morerecommend enjoying a new treat, breakfast or lunch!

Food , service is amazing as always . Ambiance is casual and…read morerestaurant is good centrally located.