Best Historic Restaurants in Barton Creek

We had a great time! This was our one-day-delayed Valentine's dinner and we had a great time. Our server was wonderful and the food was delicious. The food was straightforward - no upside-down, exotic, strange creations - but very nice and tasty. Ambiance was warm and wonderful. As for price? About 3x of Olive Garden, but about 50% of what we have had to pay for Valentine's Day dinners in Austin for the last several years. If you need dirt cheap, go to Olive Garden. If you can afford to pay more for a more polished and romantic experience, Quattro Gatti Ristorante delivers great value for the money paid. We will be back :-)

Seven of us had dinner to celebrate the birthdays of two of us. The service was absolutely outstanding and responsive. Appetizers (mushrooms and crabcakes) were great, and entries delicious. We were able to taste four different wines to determine which bottles of red and white we wanted. When we were cold, a heater was brought in to help. We had requested the garden room, hoping it would be quieter, and it was very nice.

Very reliable place to take family and friends. When are favorite table was taken we took to eating at the bar and still had a great meal and enjoyed our time. The manager was so great that not only did he acknowledge us but went to great lengths to make sure we were happy. Can't wait to go back!

The service was friendly, attentive and helpful. Food was creative and delicious. Only complaint was our table. Circular booth directly to the right when entering the dining area. We sat very close to one another on one edge of the semicircle. If we sat in the middle of the table we were staring directly at the couple next to us. Very uncomfortable. If you sat one on each end of the semicircle you were too far apart to have a conversation. Would definitely request a different table next time.

We had not been back to Red Ash since before the Pandemic. Shame on us! Now we certainly will make a new reservation as soon as possible, which will probably be a few months from now. Red Ash is so popular that it is that difficult to get a table. But the wait is certainly worth it. This evening we tried the Octopus a la Plancha at our server, Emma's suggestion. Octopus for our first time. It was wonderfully delicious and tender. For dinner we split Frutti di Mare, a wonderful selection of seafood laid on a bed of the best black and white sphagettini. Cooked perfectly! Emma was the perfect hostess and we were able to reconnect with Brand Favata, our favorite server from six years ago. It seems that very few few employees leave Red Ash. It is such a wonderful restaurant!! We'll be back very soon.