Where is the Best Breakfast in Austin, Texas?
I suppose I was expecting something spectacular in dining at Kerbey Lane for the very first time. While I lived in and visit Austin regularly, I never made it ’til this past Monday. We were seated quick enough, but, of course, we got there at about 1130pm, so I wasn’t too worried. Our server was nice enough, as servers go, too, but she wasn’t all that attentive. I had the migas, which, while they looked a little questionable, ended up being pretty solid. The place is super loud, though, even at 1130 or 12 at night, the crosses hanging everywhere are slightly unnerving, and the wait staff seems a little, well… untrained, maybe. As I stated, the waitress was nice, but she only came for a drink order, food order, and someone else delivered our food. Getting a refill was out of the question, and hot sauce for my migas wasn’t happening either.I’d probably go back if someone else was heading there, but it CERTAINLY doesn’t live up to its hype.Pros + Migas with black beans, I guess?
Overall the food is good, but the service was very slow. We were there for 1hr 45 min total arriving at 8am with the restaurant not being full, sat on the patio and took 10+min for someone to greet us. Other tables were sat after us who had drinks and orders taken. We waited forever for our entree and I had put a to go order in when we placed the order which was brought out much later after we finished our meal and was the wrong entree. I let her know and she apologized and took the order back and when she finally brought out the second to go order it was not correct. She apologized and went back to get the side order and came back to the table again and said they had run out. I was surprised that nothing was taken off the bill or that we were not at least offered a free dessert due to the service and slow wait time. I may try one more time, but there are tons of other great restaurants in Austin that take care of their customers.Pros + foodCons – slow service and mistakes
I find myself at Trudy’s at least twice a week. Sometimes I crawl in there in the morning for a quick plate of much-needed breakfast tacos. Sometimes I stroll up in the afternoon after work for happy hour. Either way, I rarely leave disappointed. The food is pretty standard Tex-Mex, the kitchen is cool about vegetarian/vegan options and both their red and green complimentary salsas are excellent. Drink prices are great and, if you can make it there before 5pm, you should have no trouble snagging a table on the patio. I’ve had one really bad service experience but I chalked that up to one particular server paying too much attention to a table of off-the-clock employees and not enough attention to our table. Trudy’s is not changing the way we think about food, but it is keeping us full and filling up our glass whenever we ask.
Strangely.. the espresso, pasta and desserts are just great at this place. However the ambience and lack of friendly attention from the owner makes this place terrible. The servers almost look like they work in fear. On more than one visit, I witnessed the owner publicly scold his employees. Talk about uncomfortable.. if there were alternative espresso options on this stretch I would not come back to 360..To be very fair, when the owner is not around.. this makes for a very nice place..Pros + Coffee, Desserts.. Classico PaniniCons – Owner’s bad attitude sets the poor ambience
This establishment either needs to change their name or take omlettes off the menu. Omelettes served “open-face” lying ontop of filling. Oh and the eggs are way over cooked (heat too high, eggs overbeaten). Stick with the daily-fresh-made soups and sandwiches. Expect bored, annoyed waitstaff (you would be too if your hippy patrons weren’t tipping well or at all) and long wait on weekends. Hey, this place is an institution—if you don’t like it, go to I-HOP, you sell-out…….Pros + Austin institution and inde-film set for Robert Rodriguez and Quentin TarantinoCons – Tough eggs, unconventional omlettes
