Shrimp risotto :) bf gets the filet. Love this place for a date night on the patio with a bottle of wine.

Great brunch spot! $1 mimosas & bellinis so was pretty much sold there! Warm, Tuscan atmosphere, and moderately priced entrees.

Eggplant Parmesan is really good. Maybe a bit too salty but still delicious! Caesar salad is excellent, Fiochi with pear was really good. Different taste but I liked it. The carbonara was not good at all!! I felt like It would taste better with butter and cheese from home read more

I can't think of anything better than washing away the memory of my Saturday morning walk of shame with a frosty $1.87 mimosa on a sunny patio in the heart of downtown Austin with my girls. Tavernas eggs Benedict were dripping in savory hollandaise, sunshine, and mirth. I give my highest stamp of approval. read more

Food was way overpriced for what we got. Small portions and a cramped space did not add to the experience. Risotto was good but meatballs were salty. Don't think I would return until I hit lotto. read more

This place is amazing. I came here on a Friday for an early dinner with a party of 5 and we were seated immediately. Everyone really enjoyed their meals and I would definitely come here again. I ordered this pasta with mushrooms and green and white fettuccini and chicken and truffle oil aioli (I don't remember the Italian name sorry) and it was SO GOOD. My friend swears by the eggplant Parmesan and orders it every time. My other friend ordered some chicken and potato and vegetable dish and loved it. My friends grandma got some risotto and really liked it as well. For appetizers we had baked artichokes and I personally don't like artichokes but everyone else with me praised them so. We also had some sort of bread with a balsamic and oil dip and that was really good. The service was nothing to complain about, and the atmosphere was very amiable. I would definitely come here again on my next visit to Austin. read more

Had the eggplant parmigiana and California pizza both were great. Service was amazing. The waitress got a jalapeño specially for my margarita and when I spilled on myself she had a tide to go pen and saved the day. read more

Pulled pork hash browns with a poached egg. Phenomenal. So god damn good. Ive only gone their for brunch a few times. So i have yet to comment on the rest. But definitely top 5 in austin brunch spots for me read more

Pretty average breakfast in a prime location. I got the hash with hollandaise sauce. It was heave on the meat and very rich. Great atmosphere with wooden and marble tables. Open style kitchen with wood fired. Great menu selection with seafood and pasta read more

Lauren the manager, tried to make it right. She refunded us for the meal but unfortunately that came shy of the hefty medical bills, antibiotics and lab samples that we had to cover. read more

Horrible service- just sat at their bar for a good 10 minutes without any of the bartenders looking our way once. They seemed to also be doing a good job of ignoring other patrons as well. Extremely disappointed- walked out and left. read more

Excellent date spot! Ate here for the first time on 11/6/09. Great downtown location, close to a lot of other things that you can go to after dinner. We sat on the patio, which has a covering, giving it a nice feeling. Heaters are out there as well, in case it's just a little cooler. Service was good. Our server came back frequently to refill our wine glasses from the bottle on our table, which I thought was a small but neat touch to the meal. The food was absolutely excellent. From appetizer to entree. I had the gnocchi and it was delicious. I will definitely keep this on my list of nice places to go in downtown Austin! read more

Just thinking about writing this review makes me hungry for Taverna. This is my favorite restaurant in town. The food is fantastic all the time....and I'm there a lot. The wine list is very good & at a very good price point. The pizza - hello yummy! Best of all, the staff is great & the people watching if you are sitting on the patio can't be beat. Don't miss it. read more

We have had dinner here 3 times and lunch once ...loved it every time. Love the patio atmosphere outside when the weather is nice. The Carpacio di Manzo was some of the best I have ever had anyhwere...Austin, NYC, San Francisco, LA, Dallas or Houston, the touch of Rucola and lemon was just perfect. Also we have tried 3 different types of the featured Risotto's and I have to say we are now spoiled as Risotto's at other restaurants don't nearly stack up. The wait staff is very friendly...the drinks are very nice and we love the relaxed neighborhood atmosphere that is casual, comfortable, welcoming and romantic all at the same time. read more

The brunch is great. Get there early to avoid the crowds. The hostesses don't seem to know what the hell they are doing because tables sit empty all the time when a lot of people are waiting. The $1 Mimosas and regular special item "Breakfast Hash" with chopped brisket, potatoes and poached eggs is amazing. We like to sit outside... inside is too loud. read more

My two favorite menu items: Fiocchi al Gorgonzola e Pera, and the Brunch Hash (usually on the specials menu, but always sells out). The food is always good, great wine selection, great atmosphere and great service. A must try! read more

My favorite place in Austin. Service is excellent. Bartender on tuesdays is awesome. Manager comes by to make sure all is well. Management staff is always helpful and listens to my concerns. Seabass plate is great. read more

I would give this place 5 stars, except for the mediocre service! The waitress was inattentive, slow to get us our check, just not up to standard with the yummy food. I ordered the risotto with truffle oil and parmesan, oh my, it is delicious! Highly recommend it, one of my table mates ordered the risotto special which she said had a little too much saffron, but otherwise was good. So all in all, I would try it again, hope for better service next time, as the food is worth the trip there. read more

This restaurant is suffering an identity crisis. It wants to be an upscale italian restaurant by night, and apparently a brunch place (really?) by day. It has 20 dollar entres, but really only clears the bar for an olive garden on quality. Yet there are no breadsticks. They tasetfully sell forty dollar bottles of plonk. Ah yes, the also have big tvs with football. None of this holds together, and the overpriced food isn't worth it. Two stars because we had great service at dinner. I hope our waiter finds a better job. Place was deserted on a friday night... read more

This review is only for brunch. The dollar mimosas were great. Just what everyone needs to kickoff Sunday Funday. We waiting 45 minutes for a table, and that was expected. The Food Not special. It was just ok. I had the crabcake benedict. The eggs were done perfectly, but the crabcake was mushy and the seasoning overpowered the crab. I did try a little of the stuffed french toast, and that was great. Price Expensive for what you get. For a mediocre meal, I'd like to pay a mediocre price. Atmosphere Taverna seems to be done in the Austin-style. A big, cavernous room with packed-in tables. It gets really loud in there. I felt like I had to yell to talk to the person sitting next to me. Overall There are better brunch places in Austin. Yes, it is nice if you have good weather and you get a seat outside, but that is the only thing that would make me return for brunch. read more

I think it is way too overpriced for the size of the dish. I've had better meals at other restaurants and paid much less. Basically I think you are paying for the location. When the waitress brought my plate to the table she just placed it next to me and did not even told me it was there. I was with a large group and was charged an 18% service charge and even after that, there was a space for the tip, which I think they did not deserved. That was the first time and last I go to that place. read more

We decided on an early dinner as we have a 2.5 year old. When we first walked in there was no hostess. After being seated we were greeted by a friendly server. All seemed fine. Our server told us that kids entrees are provided upon request. We ordered two salads, the menus says "served family style $4.95/pp" after eating our salads we asked what did family style mean and we received two plated side salads. We would of asked earlier but our server did not come back around until a bit after we finished our salad. While waiting we noticed other tables all had baskets of bread on the table. I was a little annoyed, we asked "does bread come with our meals and what does "family style mean?". We were told "oh would you like some bread and family style is the same portions as what we got separated in two plates" I guess it is supposed to be served in a bigger portion and you split yourself. The "pp" after the price is confusing, why not just put it as a "side house salad". Just so you know, if you see a young child at a table and bread is something you would "usually" bring out, please bring it out first as it makes for a more relaxing experience for everyone. I'm not sure if he forgot to bring it out or if you have to ask for it. We felt that because we did not order alcohol to drive up our bill we were being punished by lousy yet friendly service. Our server did come around a 2 times to ask if we were fine and we were at that moment when he asked as he brought out our bread and our entrees. But when our glasses of water were empty he was no where to be found again. It seems the place lacks good management as there were alot of staff standing around and no one working. The bathrooms needed attention and it did not seem that they were that busy with the 6 tables they had. Overall, we just felt that we were treated as a family that was not going to be a high dollar ticket and our tip reflected so. The shrimp scampi and spaghetti meatballs were average. Maybe brunch is better, not sure that I want to bother to go back. read more

This is such a great place to have dinner before a show. Nice wine list...good food. The Eggplant Parmesan was very delicious. Stacked up nice and high with lots of cheese, thick sauce and a little basil oil to finish it off. Super delicious. We, also, had a simple pasta dish with tomato and basil. Topped with some nice grated Parmesan, it was good. The house salad is enough for two to share. They are very prompt with their service, so we had lots of time to spare before the show. I allowed an hour and a half....an hour would have been sufficient. They always have a nice fish special, too. read more

Worst experience ever at this place. I joined a table and tried to get one of the waiters to take my order and none of them wanted to! It was like they didn't want to sell me anything! I then had to go inside and order from the bartender. The manager tried to offer our table free pizza to be nice and then took his offer back. It was so awkward! The waiters seemed so inexperienced and unfriendly. I ordered a pizza with extra sauce and well done and it hardly had any sauce on it. The dough was barely cooked! This place should just go out of business if it thinks they can charge these prices and give such terrible service. Horrible operations and management. Adjust and give good service or go out of business because your food isn't very good anyway. read more

This place is good for Weekend Brunch, just make sure you get there early or the wait can reach into hour time frame. There are usually a large group of people around the bar area and standing outside waiting to be seated so plan to stand if you come after 11 while you wait for your table. They serve good food- breakfast, lunch, or dinner. They no longer serve the Polpettine pizza, although you can still find it printed on some menus. $1 mimosas and good specials. read more

Came here for the first time for brunch a few weeks ago and I fell in love. The food is so delicious and the restaurant is so classy and trendy. It definitely has a downtown feel, it reminded me of a New York City kind of feeling.The only thing some may find bad is that the place can get really crowded for brunch and there is not enough space to wait for your table so you just stand around and drink mimosas (which are $2 by the way. Great!!!). So if your not into crowds it wont work. But definitely will be going back more often. would love to see how it is for dinner and stuff. read more

Really good food and large amounts, service just wasn't up to par with level of restaurant it appears to be

We ordered the Fettucine Frutti Di Mare and the Salamino Piccante. Came here for a late night dinner on Sunday night. The pizza which is made fresh was delicious and savory, loved it. We split the fettucine and I don't order seafood pasta much but I did eat all of my portion. I would come back for more pizza for sure and also to try other items on their menu. read more

A must for Sunday brunch. The traditional brunch items were all very good. On the down side, your entire party has to be present for them to seat you. I wasn't in love with the beignets but I'll give them another try just in case someone was having a bad day. read more

Didn't think I could get good Italian food like I could in Chicago but I was wrong. This place is very good. I had pasta with a carbonara sauce and it was excellent...the antipasti was very good as well...burratta, prosciutto, mortadella, Parmesan, bruschetta, olives...also decent wine selection. read more

Visiting Austin we went to taverna place was good not noisy and the food was great and the staff very attentive , I ordered fettuccini frutti de mari was good but not excellent and also we ordered pizza which was fresh and yummy, I'll definitely come back to try other dishes read more

Seriously top notch brunch! $2 bellini's and mimosa's were delicious, food on point and our waitress was phenomenal. The Taverna Hash was so good, brisket was excellent. Hubby got the Calzone and it was even better than calzones I've had in Italy! Of course Eggs Benedict you can't go wrong. Will definitely be back to try dinner at this place. Grazie! read more

Went in while in town with my daughter. Food, service and wine were impeccable. Great food at reasonable prices!

Excellent service. Great bread. Pizza ok. Over priced for quality basic stuff nothing special

My boyfriend and I were staying at the Hyatt and wanted to walk to a nearby restaurant. After searching on Yelp, Taverna seemed like a great option because it was in a convenient downtown location and was pet friendly. The wine we ordered was great and the gnocchi I ordered was even better! Definitely a redo for another date night the next time we're in Austin. read more

Went to Taverna for brunch for a friends birthday and it was a great idea. First off, Taverna (at domain) is dog friendly, which is always good for me. The location was nice and our waiter was pretty fast, especially for Sunday. We went for brunch, so the mimosas and peach bellini's were $2 which was great. The peach bellini was my favorite- it reminded me of a peach slushy. I ordered the Paglia E Fieno, and it was pretty good. At first, I was taken aback by the green color, but it tasted amazing. I could really taste the truffle oil and the chicken was seasoned well and juicy. I liked the addition of mushrooms as a different texture. The pasta was expensive, but it lasted me for two meals. I also tried the New Orleans beignets, which were pretty good. The cappucino sauce was the star in my opinion, and was something that had both chocolate and coffee without one overpowering the other. The beignets melted in my mouth and reminded me of a fancier version of powdered donuts, but were not a replica of actual beignets from New Orleans, although I did enjoy them. Overall, the food was good! read more

Hit this place after a show at the moody. Landed at bar and ordered the "pizza al gorgonzola". walnuts, diced pear, gorgonzola mixed with mozz and topped with arugula after baking (no tomato sauce) -- awesome, new home recipe. Bartenders were friendly and attentive. Would have given it a 5 star but they ran out of my favorite beer--and i only had one. read more

Went for dinner last night and had a fabulous and decadent pasta with pears, gorgonzola, walnuts, and arugula. It was fabulous. SInce I'm staying at the W right across the street, I decided to head back for lunch again today. Had the pear, gorgonzola, walnut, and arugula pizza. Can you tell I'm a fan? I'll definitely head back next time I'm in Austin. Love love love. read more

Tried the Benedict Special...poached eggs over crab cakes! Delish! $1 Mimosas are always a plus too!

Legit Italian food. Good service. The temperature is always a little warm inside and their wine selection is not the greatest. Overall I really enjoy my meals at Taverna. read more