Aemon's Austin Reviews

Plenty of elbow room and a great friendly atmosphere. Erin brought me here for my b-day dinner and I had a great time!  Our server had a really nice color gradient on his beard and sat down beside Erin on the bench as if to say "Phew, my dogs are barking!" -- we all had a chuckle about that. Other servers had mohawks or novel skirt-short combos. We speculated that they each had a "thing". We got these salt-babies to kick things off. Honestly, I would be content just ordering two baskets of these and a couple cocktails. So good! We debated a bit about whether larger salt crystals would be preferable -- I think I came down on the side that they *would*... but I'm a salt fiend. The pretzel itself was pillowy perfection.  Start with a classic: an old fashioned. Really good! not as good as the one at Bartlett's but the pretzel/drink combination here was awesome. Entreeeeeesssss! Yeah! Here's Erin's. Looks great, right? WRONG. She o...

Olive and June is an "elegant yet casual" Italian place just across 38th Street from Kerbey Lane. Spoiler Alert: I really liked it. We started off on the right foot with a comfortable booth facing the courtyard and its huge oak tree. Temperature was just right. Acoustics were terrific. I think they use some kind of sound dampening because even though there was music playing and other patrons talking, I felt like I could whisper to Erin and be heard. Not having to shout to your dining partner is a big plus in my book! Service was friendly and helpful. Never kept us waiting long. Granted we were dining at 5:45... but still is appreciated. Alright,  let's cut the BS . How was the food? They kicked us off with some bread, oil and cheese, along with my drink: Mezcal based cocktail. Mezcal is my new favorite thing! love the smokiness. This one had just the right hint of sweet to balance it out. For starters, we ordered Crustini and Pork meatbal...