[Austin] Green Pastures restaurant

[freek007]

did a search and couldnt find any obvious threads about this restaurant.

drove by yesterday, very picturesque, lots of peacocks, even an albino one!

but i dont know anything else about it.

Prices? Cuisine(Quaility too)? Wines?

Any input appreciated, good and bad.

[joiei]

did a search and couldnt find any obvious threads about this restaurant.

drove by yesterday, very picturesque, lots of peacocks, even an albino one!

but i dont know anything else about it.

Prices?  Cuisine(Quaility too)? Wines? 

Any input appreciated, good and bad.

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I just looked at the menu and it seems to be awfully expensive. I don't ordinarily drop that kind of change on just any old place.

[Kent Wang]

I believe it's only worth going for their Sunday brunch, which is typical American style with a hint of old Southern cuisine (high-brow, not the low-brow fried stuff you usually think of). Brunch comes with a bottomless milk punch for some nominal fee. Milk punch is another Southern tradition, kind of like vanilla ice cream spiked with booze.

Overall, I think the restaurant is quite unique and good for taking out-of-towners. The ambiance is very Old South. If you go there and Lola's, you'll have eaten the entire range of Southern food, an exploration of contrasts. Evaluating it in a vacuum though, it is quite expensive for what it is, and the food is only so-so.

The peacocks are cool. I haven't seen the albino one before.

[jscarbor]

I've never been here but th menu looks pretty tasty. The problem I would have is spending this amount of coin at a place named Green Pastures?

[joiei]

I went back and read through all the menus and they do not really strike me as being southern. They seem to be much more new American with some Texas touches. And yes, the menus do read well. It was apparent the chef was trying to source local when he could and that is good and very positive.

This menu has more southern influences to me than the one at Green Pastures. Quite possibly, the setting and the level of the service staff are what creates that atmosphere a person would think of as old south.

Maybe I will have to give this a try the next time I am down that way. Thanks for the heads up on it.

[freek007]

http://greenpasturesrestaurant.com/page/1a...s/Peacocks.html

for a pic of the albino peacock in full form

thanks for all the input guys. if anyone else has been there, please add your experience.

Edited October 22, 2007 by freek007 (log)

[millersus]

I went back and read through all the menus and they do not really strike me as being southern.  They seem to be much more new American with some Texas touches.  And yes, the menus do read well.  It was apparent the chef was trying to source local when he could and that is good and very positive.   

This menu has more southern influences to me than the one at Green Pastures.  Quite possibly, the setting and the level of the service staff are what creates that atmosphere a person would think of as old south. 

Maybe I will have to give this a try the next time I am down that way.  Thanks for the heads up on it.

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I would agree with the new American, not Southern take on Green Pastures. Granted they do have a sprinkling of Texas South fare, and of course the bread pudding with Jack Daniels sauce. It does look like a fresh ingredient driven menu. The prices are a bit much, even for the freshest ingredients.

[Kent Wang]

I think you're correct about the cuisine. The ambiance, however, is rather Old South, especially the house and grounds.

Judging from their website, a lot of organizations have large group dinners there. I think it's a great venue for that.

[slo_ted]

I think you're correct about the cuisine. The ambiance, however, is rather Old South, especially the house and grounds.

Judging from their website, a lot of organizations have large group dinners there. I think it's a great venue for that.

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My remembrance is just that. Southern ambience. I never dined there, but I attended numerous parties and wedding receptions, including my own, at the place and it was a very nice place for a gathering.