Best Restaurants for Handcrafted Cocktails in West Austin / Westlake

Best gnocchi and Italian ambience in town. Highly recommend.

Good food. Great server. The fried avocado salad was perfect

What a flawless experience. I was staying at the Viata for one night, so I booked a reservation for one for dinner at Laurel.  I feel like I was treated like royalty. I ordered the focaccia with whipped ricotta, potate frite, and a Bitter Italian salad, and it was all just delicious.  There was a musician in the lobby of the bar, and that just made the atmosphere all the more perfect. I recommended both dinner and a stay at the Viata to all of my friends.

Every part of the experience was top notch. Great cocktails, amazing service and the ambiance like no other. All the food we had was exceptional but must try the Hamachi and Carpaccio. Any visit to Austin should include Prelude. Could be a quick drink and small bite to start the night but we made it our dinner with lots of tastes.

My only regret was taking a table indoors instead of out on the patio because it was gorgeous evening. But that’s not anything they can control :-)