Aemon's Austin Reviews

Spacious and inviting inside. I don't always like Bloody Mary's (I don't love vodka), but I had to try this one with 'bacon infused vodka' and a garnish of peppered bacon. Was glad I did! The bacon was fresh off the grill, crispy, oily, and the Mary itself was nicely balanced with worcestershire and hot sauce notes coming through along with the alcohol. Erin's cinnamon roll. Unfortunately came out a bit cold. She said it was fresh though, and the piece I had was pretty good. Nice decorative disk of cream cheese icing on top tho! Erin's avocado toast. Nice soft bread, fresh avocado, drizzled with yuzu juice and sprinkled with pumpkin seeds. Wft is a Yuzu? It's a Japanese lemon. This was really good. My b-fast. The butter was pre-warmed! This is such a simple thing that even fancy restaurants get wrong. Nice job, Caroline. The bacon was peppered and yummy, the eggs were ... eggs, and the potatoes were very crispy. The quantity of potatoes caught...

Josephine House looks like an adorable New England bed and breakfast. The inside is small but didn't feel cramped. Service was snappy and friendly; our food was out in less than 5 minutes. Erin ordered a fresh squeezed grapefruit juice and I was like, "I'll have one, too!" You only live, once am I right? And boy was I right: this little mother-cusser was perhaps the highlight of the meal -- and that's saying a lot because the rest of the meal was quite good! Erin got a cinnamon roll. This wasn't just any cinnamon roll though. The pastry was thin and layered like a croissant and baked in butter and sugar so that the papery layers were almost like baklava. Really cool spin on a classic. Here it is folks. I scanned down the list of breakfast items for the most expensive thing and what do you know: king crab avocado toast. Obviously ordered this thing. But went one step further and upgraded with a poached egg on top -- put an egg on it! yeah, yeah! That egg se...