Diners' Choice: Great for outdoor dining restaurants in Austin

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Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for the best restaurants that are great for outdoor dining in Austin? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Josephine House

4.8

4.8 (1325)

$31 to $50

American

Central Austin

About the restaurant

The sister restaurant to Austin fine dining institution Jeffrey’s, offering breakfast, lunch, brunch, happy hour, dinner & Monday night steak frites. The Clarksville cottage features a small marble bar for coffee or cocktails, intimate tables in the dining room, shady nooks on our patio and a grassy front lawn for lounging. Serving an eclectic daily menu featuring the best locally sourced products.

Learn more about McGuire Moorman Hospitality and their family of restaurants at www.mcguiremoorman.com.

Top review

FernVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Always wonderful…best pancakes in town. Love everything about Josephine House.

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Experience

Steak Night at Josephine House

Aba - Austin

4.8

4.8 (1180)

$50 and over

Mediterranean

East Austin

About the restaurant

Aba, meaning father in Hebrew, is a Mediterranean restaurant with a California influence. The menu features Chef CJ Jacobson’s modern approach to Mediterranean cooking and the beverage program showcases spirits and rare wines from lesser known Mediterranean regions.

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Te'ombre

Dined 2 days ago

The food was flavorful! The atmosphere is beautiful! The service was quick. 10/10 highly recommend!!!

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4.7

4.7 (536)

$30 and under

Tex-Mex

Central Austin

About the restaurant

Welcome to El Chile. El Chile Cafe y Cantina offers a combination of Tex-Mex and Interior Mexican cuisine. We will hold all reservations for 10 minutes past reserved time. We run seasonal specials and have a great brunch menu for the weekends! Come sit at our bar to enjoy a game or just relax having some of our great drinks options we offer! We do apologize, but our patio is not pet friendly. Service animals are welcome. We appreciate your patronage.

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David

Dined on Dec 21, 2024

Perfect before football game day at DKR. Easy parking and expansive menu!

The Grove Wine Bar & Kitchen - Northwest Hills

4.7

4.7 (147)

$30 and under

American

Northwest

About the restaurant

The Grove is a labor of love, centered around the simple notion that great food and wine are for everyone to enjoy. We’ve built a delicious menu with something for every taste, and our accessible, yet sophisticated, wine program has all your favorites along with cool finds you’ve never heard of. The amazing Grove staff brings this great concept to life every day. For nearly two decades, we’re proud to say the Grove has earned a reputation as one of Austin’s cult classics. It’s a food and wine haven where our neighborhood regulars and out-of-towners alike come to meet, visit, celebrate or just grab a casual drink and bite to eat.

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KELLIE

Dined on Dec 23, 2024

This is the closest restaurant to my office, and I have to exercise restraint to not eat here several times a week. Pizza is shockingly good. Go Wednesday for the special chicken parmigiana.

Culinary Dropout - Austin

4.6

4.6 (2386)

$30 and under

American

Northwest

About the restaurant

At Culinary Dropout, raise your glass to friends coming together. A place where food and music are life. Join us at happy hour for ice cold beer and our famous soft pretzels with provolone fondue. At dinner, a signature cocktail and slow braised 36-hour pork ribs are a perfect pair. While you and your crew enjoy damn good food and drinks, a local band plays live for great vibes. Come hang out and stay a while.

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MikeVIP

Dined 7 days ago

My friend and I had a great dinner at Culinary Dropout on an unseasonably warm December day in TX. We were seated in the outdoor area and the staff turned on the heaters once it became cold outside. Great food and service

Old 290 Brewery & Restaurant

4.6

4.6 (349)

$31 to $50

American

Johnson City

About the restaurant

Equal parts rustic and refined, Old 290 Brewery & Restaurant combines Hill Country craft beer with hearty, Texas-inspired cuisine. Our gastropub style restaurant emphasizes fresh, locally-sourced ingredients, along with our craft beer and our award-winning wines from Carter Creek Winery. Our Old 290 Brewery is also open for weekend breakfast and casual menu options. Hours vary for the smokehouse and restaurant.

In true Lone Star State style, this brewery and restaurant also features a stage for hosting local musicians, check the calendar of events for upcoming live music, dancing, and more.

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Shirlyn

Dined on Dec 24, 2024

Great experience! Excellent service and delicious meals. We were very pleased with our meal after wine tasting next door

Bangers Sausage House & Beer Garden

4.6

4.6 (81)

$30 and under

American

Downtown

About the restaurant

The name really says it all. With 202 beer taps and over 20 house-made sausages we have one of the largest selections in the country. We are equally committed to quality, serving up the most delicious sausages we can make and the best craft beers we can source. In addition to beer and sausage we also operate an onsite smokehouse with a variety of offerings centered on slow smoking and open fire cooking.

At the end of the day, Banger's is all about being a wonderful place to eat, drink and hangout. Not too rowdy, not too laid back, just a good old fashioned good time.

Top review

Katy

Dined on Dec 8, 2024

We had an amazing experience at Bangers. Our server was attentive and quick. The beer selection is out of this world! And the food….oh my gosh the sausage was amazing! We didn’t get to sit outside because of rain but it seems like a really great atmosphere. The inside dining was also great!

Bureau de Poste at Tiny Grocer

4.5

4.5 (338)

$30 and under

French

North Central

About the restaurant

Located in Hyde Park, on the corner of 43rd and Speedway in the historic former post office building, Bureau de Poste at Tiny Grocer is a neighborhood French bistro offering classics with a modern twist. Open for daily dinner and weekend brunch. Indoor and outdoor patio seating available. We were featured in the Texas Monthly issue of the Best New Restaurants in 2023 as one of only 2 restaurants in Austin to receive the honor. We would love to have you join us!

Top review

Libby

Dined 5 days ago

Amazing! We enjoyed every bite and the service was top notch. Can’t recommend highly enough!

Quince Lakehouse

4.4

4.4 (812)

$30 and under

International

Austin

About the restaurant

Quince is an upscale casual, indoor/outdoor restaurant where all demographics and generations come together and enjoy a dining experience beyond normal expectations. People may initially visit for the terraces with exceptional views, but the food and the overall “Quince Experience” is what keeps them coming back. The "crave-worthy" and "global collective" menus & the team’s attentive and personal service are mixed with carefully-curated happy tunes which altogether create a positive-energy experience rarely found in a restaurant. This is how Quince in San Miguel de Allende (SMA), MX became rated top of its class and is the “# 1 rooftop restaurant in the world.” and the "#1 rooftop destination in the world" by Robb Magazine.

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Sam

Dined 5 days ago

Favorite brunch spot in Austin. Good vibes, tasty food and great staff.

Goodall's Kitchen

3.9

3.9 (368)

$30 and under

American

Downtown

About the restaurant

Goodall’s Kitchen offers a playful take on refined Texas cuisine served in an intimate setting within the distinguished Hotel Ella.

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Anitra

Dined on Dec 10, 2024

I met up with friends for a long lunch. The staff was friendly and accommodating. There was no pressure to turn the table in their beautiful indoor dining room. I loved my salmon Caesar. I also recommend their cozy Parlor Bar!

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