Extremely fun tasting experience and ambiance!Good:Fun tasting menu with extremely good food - I got a table on Resy so it was really easy to get seated.They had a really good 4 course menu and at the end we were stuffed. My favorite course was the pasta one since it was just solid pasta and had a great taste. But really all the dishes were so unique and enjoyed having a watermelon cocktail as well to help keep the palette clean. With 3 people you usually share 2 plates of the food so it's pretty worth it!It was also our birthdays so then we got two slices of cake with candles in them at the end and also cute birthday cards with coupons so it just felt really personal of an experience.Bad:There was this misting machine that sprayed us constantly which was great for keeping warm but also immediately blew our our candle which made me sad.Overall was a cute and aesthetic place especially as you witness the transition from sun to sunset and the fire comes on! Would come back and bring my partner.
The combination of flavors this chef has achieved is so special. The simplest of ingredients have been transformed into amazing dishes! I particularly enjoyed the braised rabbit spaghetti but everything was so good! Their menu likely changes seasonally and would be fun to try at different times all throughout the year. The wine selection looked great but we enjoyed trying some different vermouths.The outdoor seating area is very comfortable (and dog friendly), even in the heat with their misting fans. It’s important to have a reservation!
We came to have a birthday dinner for a friend. We had a reservation and were seated at the long picnic table with low hanging gaslamp light fixtures. I am not sure what to make of Lenoir. A lot of the dishes had some South Asian or Southeast Asian influences, very fusiony and new school, with some old school plates that look like they come from sweet grandma's cabinets.Kanpachi Crudo: very good, thick cuts of sweet, tangy fish, wish there was more of it for sharingHush Pups w/ aerated gruyere: good! little fried balls with fluffy whipped cheese.Whole Roasted Fish - Goan crab curry with herb & red kingdom salad: great! could have used more curry flavorWagyu w/ greens: not bad, pretty tenderLastly, the dessert tortes were pretty tasty, but more petite in size and not intended for sharing if you're planning to really sink your teeth into dessert. We ended our visit with drinks in the outdoor picnic area. Austin sure has plenty of relaxing outdoor spaces.
We had three small plates because neither of us were too hungry which kept the price to just $46. The plates included veggies which were pretty filling - we didnt even finish them because we were full.Everything was really delicious! The crab fingers in tiger’s milk and chili oil was slightly spicy and tasty. The cabbage was tasty and filling. The roasted beets weren’t good for me because I’m lactose intolerant and couldn’t eat the sauce they came with, but my friend enjoyed them.
loved my experience at Lenoir, quaint with amazing service, an amazing wine list, along with a great 5 course meal.very surprised with the subtle indian influences within the courses, I really enjoyed the experience of the Tuna Tartar I had. I have a sweet tooth and dessert was mindblowingly great hitting all of my palette at once at the end of the meal. went hungry and didn’t order anything extra, was definitely full by the end of the meal.loved it here and is a top austin gem :)
It was a truly magical experience !I would recommend this place to anyone !
Wonderful outdoor dinner with their Valentine’s Day pre fix meal and 1/2 price wine bottles under $80. The food was really amazing. I loved the tuna tartar and the pasta the most. The service was great. It was definitely an expensive meal but we felt it was incredibly worth it.
Absolutely perfect for a romantic dinner.
I go to many restaurants in Austin. This one is the most expensive for the least amount of food, and the food is just okay. We went for a special occasion and we ordered the 5 course meal, supposed to be the best dishes of the chef, and it was super disappointing. We only liked one of five.The first dish were 2 hush puppies, that were dry, second a salad that was good but not delicious, third a spicy cabbage that was the most disappointing dish because we were expecting something great after having two okay first dishes. The fourth one was a very good meat and the last one just a scoop of ice cream, not even a cake or a special dessert. It has been the most disappointing experience I had in Austin in five years. You pay a lot of money and then I got home and had to eat more food. I don't usually leave reviews, I am most of the time pleased with the restaurants, but I just wanted to let people know that it is better to choose other option in Austin. Sorry to leave this review, I am just being sincere...
Very bad dining experience. The food and wine pairings are definitely not worth what we paid - over 300 dollars for two. And it was super cold sitting outside. We ordered set menu and asked if we could pay an extra to swap the ice cream (dessert in the set menu) to a warmer one and the answer was a definite “No” given that we informed the staff that we felt really cold sitting outside. Dishes are either salty or hot without much complexity. Won’t go again and we do not recommend.