alc steaks

i ordered the ribeye and they brought me the filet. usually i order the filet, but i was in the mood for ribeye last night. when i mentioned it to the waiter he argued with me and said that i had ordered the filet in spite of the person sitting directly next to me agreeing with what i said i ordered. the filet looked good so i gave in so as to not take away from my nephews birthday. the steak had great flavor but instead of medium rare, it came out very much rare. i liked it either way so i didn't mention that to the waiter and i already knew that he apparently doesn't make mistakes so what would the point be anyways. the service was quite slow and wasn't nearly as efficient and on spot as it used to be here. overall, i would be fine coming here once every couple of years when someone else chooses where we will go but i will probably not be coming here anytime soon of my own accord. i used to really enjoy alc as a place to have great steaks without the pretentious atmosphere that a lot of other good steak places seem to have. hopefully last night was just an off night for austin land and cattle as there are now many good choices in austin for a great steak and good service.

visited the place with my office group to have a goodbye dinner for one of the member who was leaving the group after 1 year. excellent steaks, i had ribeye with fries . the service by the place was great we had a lovely time. must visit when in austin.

my wife and i went there and had the best steaks of our lives. we both were excited to learn to cook steak at home and learn to hold in all that flavor and moisture. it was the best meal we’ve ever had!

the restaurant serves great food and the server michael was enjoyable and made you feel welcome. relaxed atmosphere, which i like unless i'm putting on the ritz in my tuxedo.

excellent! i have been waiting to go here for many years. the interior was surprising, it wasn't a stuff up scaled typical steak house. it was a really cool place with a very cool vibe. awesome wine selection. i had 2 glasses of the j. lohr syrah and it was great. great service and great food. i had escargot for an appetizer and the larger filet mignon with asparagus for my entree. wonderful food and ambiance. i'll be back.

horrible, enough said ..... ribeye steak had zero flavour, the first one i had to send back because it was still kicking.
ice cold potato and overly peppered spinach. one of my worst restaurant experiences in a
city i really like with fantastic people.

great service and very good food. the food came a little out of order and the fries needed to be reordered so they were hot, but we really liked the place! the waiter was great, they had ipads on the table to preview the wine list and a buffalo lamb appetizer that was my best bite in a long time (it should not work, but it does). my wife had the surf and turf an the lobster was great and the filet cooked rare as ordered.

austin land & cattle company is a prime example of what austin cuisine brings to the world…steak! a family owned restaurant for over 19 years, alc serves up huge, sizzling steaks with delicious salads, seafood and appetizers such as shiner bock battered mushrooms. try their 12 oz filet mignon with creamy chipotle sauce

great date night!. good was fantastic, server was very knowledgeable and the beer was cold. only downfall to entire night was the volume of the crowd. good thing for a busy business not so great if you were looking to wind down after a long week. i say you must go!

it's good, but.... i'm a little unorthodox in my thinking, so alc fans might be offended at one very important point i'm going to make about this place. but, first, to the review.

the food
austin land & cattle co. serves up a wonderful steak. i ordered a 22 oz. bone-in ribeye, cooked medium. it came out perfectly cooked, with nary a spice blend or evidence of marinating -- which is how a good steak should be served. it is served with a lightly sauteed portion of spinach and julienned carrots. the spinach was crisp tender and delicious. same for the carrots, though they seemed to have some additional sweetener (brown sugar, maybe?). the baked potato was just that -- a baked potato. it was fine.

the service
i've seen several reviewers mention that the servers are upscale, and so on. i didn't get that feeling, other than they all wore black pants and white shirts. our server was humorous and good-natured. she was not overbearing in any way, allowing us to enjoy our dinner, with occasional stops to see how we were doing. i couldn't get over how much she looked and sounded like food tv's rachel ray. fortunately, she didn't use corny catchphrases like "sammies," so all ended well.

atmosphere
it's nice. linen napkins. tile floors. a little dark, which is fine, and possibly romantic. there are various black & white screen prints scattered throughout the place ... mostly western. the atmosphere is definitely fancier than texas roadhouse, but it's not exactly the petroleum club.

bottom line
i would come back here in a new york minute. the service was impeccable. the atmosphere is nice. and the food is superb. -- but ... if i were to take a blind taste test between the bone-in ribeye at texas roadhouse and the one served here, i would have a difficult time distinguishing them. if you are on a tighter budget (than the $38 alc charges for the bone-in ribeye) and are in the mood for beef -- and don't mind cheesy waiters yelling 'yee haw' when someone comes in to celebrate a birthday ... the texas roadhouse is not a bad substitution. - - - if you want to impress a client or a dinner date, you need to come to austin land & cattle co.

fantastic food, drink, ambience, and service. we went to alc for our anniversary dinner and were not disappointed; service was wonderful, dinner was exceptional! the ambience is refined, but somehow still kitchsy and fun. our ginger server was knowledgeable and kind, and even comped our choice of dessert for the occasion!
i got ordered the filet mignon with bernaise sauce and was blown away--if i never eat anything else for the rest of my life, i'd still die happy after that meal! it was tender, flavorful and the sauce was a perfect compliment. the steaks come with sauteed spinach and julienned carrots, and they were both fantastic, too, which is not something i usually say about veg. we got the fudge brownie pie dessert, which was decadent and the perfect end to a great meal.
one weird thing was the price to add shrimp to your meal, which says $4.00 each on the menu. that's the price for one shrimp. to be fair, they're gigantic, but $4.00 per shrimp feels expensive and seems like a weird way to put it on a menu. the do give you several options to prepare your solitary $4.00 shrimp, so that's cool.
the wine menu is diverse and includes some choice stuff. try the petite petit!
i cannot speak highly enough about alc; everything was spot-on.

1st of all, not even close on the price. we went here specifically because urbanspoon listed the place at $15-25 per entree. it's an expensive vacation and we were trying to be reasonable on the food budget the lowest option on the menu is $20 chicken fried steak. the porterhouse is $44. once i got over the sticker shock and decided to just stay, i was pleasantly amazed at the yummy mushroom appetizer. and the quality of the meat and perfection of the even cooking on my medium rare $32 sirloin. it was worth the price after all and i highly recommend, but only if you are in the market for a $50 dinner with appetizer.

service started out great with a very attentive waiter. i ordered the braised duck, our table also had kabobs,pork chops, and sirloin. all the food was excellent. after the food was served, wait staff disappeared. no drink refills, plates were not cleared, :( i noticed two other tables akng for the manager or wait staff so our problems were not qniue

tried the place recently for the first time and was totally underwhelmed and disappointed. the place is dated and not very comfortable, the service was functionary and the food was bad. the filet was way over cooked, not juicy and barely hot. never going back.

near hotel and never dissapoints - brocholi is goid side item