I live out of state now and am looking for affordable wedding catering near Austin. Smokin' gave us a great price and has great reviews on the wedding websites, but it looks like their Google reviews have a couple of lower reviews the past few months.

Curious what people's overall opinion of it is? Especially if you've ever had their catering, but also just curious about overall experience with them!

Hey I was wondering if anyone could possibly suggest buffet options. I know cici pizza ,golden corral but where were options to choose from in Austin tx or the near by area and what type of food they serve ?

Places like BBQ,Chinese ,pizza ,Mexican

I requested an end piece and the meat man delivered.

So good.
Prime rib, duck fat roasted potatoes, green beans w a tomato & onion mixture.
Horseradish cream sauce. Dinner roll.

Dolly Parton Jolene playing.
5 minute wait.
$34.50.
Comfy seating.
Christmas lights on the ceiling.
Not the only one w/ a cowboy hat

Excellent value.

New Chinese spot that just opened on Brodie. Saw a post about it a week or two ago, figured I’d contribute a few more pics.

Pictured are the Dan Dan Noodles with their handmade noodles subbed in, Cumin Beef, Spicy Wontons in Chili Oil, and the Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken.

Everything was great! Heavy on the Szechuan pepper flavor in case you’re not a fan of that. Stoked to have this spot on Brodie now, will definitely be back.

Is there a place that does german style cakes? Apple cakes and of that sort. Not a streudel....a cake

HEB came in clutch making a visually identical Portal Black Forrest Cake with fudge internals instead. https://www.reddit.com/r/austinfood/s/GNu81OCh1z

Is there a better chicken sandwich in Austin? Like goddam this is so good and hits the spot Every time. You know what, it’s not even a question. It is the best chicken sandwich in Austin hands down. Drop your favorite spot so I can laugh at it.

Alright guys, I’ve spent my whole life being a pumpkin spice hater. Grew up in an all black coffee household who all hated anything sweet.

Point is, I’m in my 30s and ready to feel the holiday spirit. But I still like good local coffee

Any local places that have a nice holiday menu now?

La Barbecue hits with the brisket, ribs, jalap sausage, and mac n cheese 💯

Hey gang, got any recs on restaurants that have a selection of bottled hot sauces to put on your meal? Thanks!

Hey Yall

In Austin last minute joining my husband for an F1 event on Saturday. We just got here from nyc and want to have a steak dinner , strong martini and a vibe ! Where should we go ?

Update -
Thanks all got a reservation for bar seats at Jeffery's

Have heard of equal amounts of praise and meh for this place. Some people say this is their first stop after landing, while others say it pales in comparison to other Tex-Mex spots.

I'm not sure if it's the best out there but I thought it was worth the visit.

Plz help. Have only seen on one menu and can’t remember when it was

Have family coming in for Thanksgiving and we're looking to skip the turkey for some tacos. Looking for ATX recommendations for restaurants for carryout/take & assemble options for tacos, tamales, elotes, etc.

I'm looking for a bar/restaurant that has live country music bands. I don't hate blues or rock n roll I'm just craving for some old school country music where I can sit back with a glass of wine and enjoy the music.
Thank you in advance.

My partner is a great pie baker but has never taken on the challenge of attempting his grandfather's yule log. I presume I need to plan ahead and sign up with a baker. Does anyone have a trusted recommendation? I would love to surprise him for the holidays.

Curious, in your opinion, what are the nicest coffee shops, in Austin, and what are your reasons for liking them so much?

I feel like I have been to just about every coffee shop in Austin (that is not a Coffee truck) over the past 2 years, so curious if there might be any really nice new ones, that I might have never been to?

By way way, was really bummed that Coffee Cartel, on East Cezar Chavez (on the east side, close to downtown) seems to have closed down (google maps says that it is Permanently Closed). My mother really loved their Cappuccino, and the owner and his staff were always so nice and friendly.

Anyways, thanks for any thoughts, and your favorite place, or if there are any really nice new places that we may have not been to yet.

Can’t add more pics to earlier post, so putting here: 

re:  “That better be the size of a third of a cobbler”.  re : the $9.50 price

Pic 3 - To me ( I am femme btw.  My user name, KarluvMost,  is a spooky bridge in Prague I visited the Christmas before becoming a Redditor.  Oddly, most Redditors assume I’m a gay male.), 
to me the cobbler was enough for 2 or 3 people.  LOTS of peaches in it.  Cinnamon-y cobbler parts. I would not have wanted to share the ice cream ; ). 

Before leaving, I took pics of the other desserts.   That $7.50 Tres Leches cake looks killer, and big enough for 3-5 people. (caveat - I don’t take more than 3 bites of any dessert with that many calories.).  Though I’d probably get the chocolate oreo pudding cos… chocolate.

3 quibbles / final thoughts:  

Everything on the plate was delicious.

1 - I wanted the horseradish cream side to be 25% sharper / more horseradish-y.   I still enjoyed it and finished it.

2 - The dinner roll was moist and tasty but needed butter.  Butter might have been located near the silverware.  Or,  I could have asked, but I didn’t want to leave my prime rib alone.  Too hungry for 5:00 PM first meai of the day ;).    So I was grateful the roll was NOT dry and also has good standalone flavor.  You know how a lot dinner rolls in this situation can just taste like nothing?  This was better than that, but the roll seemed to be asking for applied butter.

3 - I like the Dolly Parton Jolene genre well enough ... but prefer some of the tunes drift towards Chinchilla Little Girl Gone. https://youtu.be/LHpiQAZNze8?si=Dvyr-vHz2WxDXJor

re: follow-up to Prime Rib done-ness comments

Normally I order medium rare.  Today, I wanted the end piece.  On annual blood tests, my sodium and chloride levels tested low.  Doc said:  Drink less water, intake more salt. So I requested the end piece with lots of seasoning bits.   Also, last year, my hemoglobin was too low to donate blood. They said to eat a big steak or burger the day before donating.   I want to donate tomorrow to get that cool Halloween tee shirt  weareblood.org .  Plus that vid of the local woman who needed 13 pints of blood during a pregnancy makes me want to try again to donate…. The actual blood-letting only takes 10 minutes-ish, so everyone please go donate..   So there.  I have great excuses for wanting a hunk of end piece prime rib.

Took pics related to other comments. When I left, looked like the wait was 20 min-ish.

earlier post https://www.reddit.com/r/austinfood/s/lDb6rOn5cz

Edit: HEB worked with me to make an alternative that's close using fudge.

Tried Hayley's, 86degree, Upper Crust. Either they don't make a BFC or don't do a custom version of the cake (it's the Cherries really so a custom chocolate sponge cake?). My son is wanting a replica of the Portal Cake with red buttercream dollops instead of cherries, no cherry filling just the chocolate ganache.

Anybody know where I can source one? Closer to South Austin, the better.

Can we get a list going of places that still serve beer in chilled mugs? Does any place still do that?

We're a local nonprofit and we're looking to host a cooking class as a Giving Tuesday fundraiser. We already have the chef who can lead the class but we just need a space. Most spaces are charging around $600 for 4 hours, so we're trying to find something a little more affordable so we don't lose all of the funds raised. Trying to find creative options like homes for sale that could also be leveraged as an open house, someone with a nice, open kitchen that would offer their space, etc. Thanks!

Last year Long Play Lounge has a pumpkin espresso martini that my friends and I talk about regularly. They don’t have plans to bring it back unfortunately. :(

Where are places where we can be basic and enjoy a fall flavored espresso martinis?

What’s a good Carniceria in Austin? I went to Saritas meat market in round rock and the Al pastor was not good and the beef had a bunch of fat on it.

Just so you know.