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 thefiletin spite of the person sitting directly next to me agreeing with what i said i ordered. thefiletlooked 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.

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 largerfiletmignon with asparagus for my entree. wonderful food and ambiance. i'll be back.

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 thefiletcooked 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 ozfiletmignon with creamy chipotle sauce

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 thefiletmignon 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.

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. thefiletwas way over cooked, not juicy and barely hot. never going back.

very good. the food here is very good (not the best), i had afiletwith mashed potatos, and veggies. the service was also very good.

disappointing food and service. my wife and i visited austin land and cattle last saturday night. considering that alc charges $30+ for steaks, we were looking forward to an experience such as that at ruth's chris, sullivan's, and the like. we were disappointed.

at first, we were impressed. the atmosphere was cozy and warm. the dining areas are in small rooms, giving you the feeling you're eating in a comfortable ranch house.

we soon realized that service was going to be slow that night. twenty minutes after we sat down, our waiter arrived for our orders. it was hard to fault him, though. just within our eyesight, we noticed he had 11 tables including a private party room. this seems a bit much for a restaurant in this price range.

the meal began with a bang: the sweet potato clam chowder. it was delicious, with just a hint of sweet potato. my wife liked her spinach salad even though it was heavy on the bacon.

but then came a series of disappointments. a man whisked by our table and delivered our two entrees. by the time my eyes delivered the synapse to my brain that my order was wrong, the man had vanished. instead of a filet, there was a ribeye. and this was the first steakhouse i've ever visited where the server didn't ask me to cut into the steak and check the color. after a 10-minute delay, our waiter arrived and i sent back the dish. in the meantime, i got a taste of my wife's sautéed trout. this was perhaps the fishiest tasting fish (in a bad way) i've ever had at a restaurant, and the accompanying rice was dry and bland. the man-blur blew in once more to deliver myfiletand aptly disappeared. i cut into my steak and-no surprise at this point-it was rare (i had ordered medium). i was too hungry to complain. the steak was average and a bit tasteless, certainly not the juicy cut of steak seared to perfection i find at the higher-end steakhouses. i would even rate outback higher than alc.

the waiter did offer us a free dessert because of the entrée mix-up, and we ordered the tiramisu. i thought it was too sweet, but my wife enjoyed it.

finally, a minor point about parking. there's very little near the front of the restaurant, and there's no valet service. we had to park two blocks away and hope that our car didn't get towed. thankfully we were able to drive away with some sense of relief.