Parkside - Austin

Wonderful spot for happy hour! Great food and good service.

Unfortunately I found the food and service underwhelming. The service was subpar. Upon arrival to our table the server did not offer to get us drinks and when we asked on her second visit if we could order drinks and put our food in at the same time, one of our drinks was forgotten all together and the other arrived well after two of our appetizers. We saw three tables sit and leave while we were there because the service was so slow. We thought the menu could use 1-2 more options under most categories. The food was also unbelievably salty. We ordered the calamari to start which was good (but salty) among other apps and I could not believe how overwhelmingly salty the salad was. I would have liked to been able to add a protein option if available. We did end with the little donuts for dessert and the texture, sweet and salty combo of the ice cream were fantastic!!The creativity and quality of this dish seemed to outshine the rest. The pricing of entrees seemed to way exceed what you might expect based on the rest of the menu. Overall, I was not impressed with both food and service. While not usually a dessert lover, if I ever go back it would just be for dessert and a cocktail.

Very very salty food… from salty salad to salty calamari to salty aoli… I like salt, but this was almost inedible.

The food and atmosphere were fantastic the Caesar salad was very unique, with orange zest sprinkled on it! Quite tasty! You can enjoy a great conversation because the noise level is not excessive and the booths provide enough of a buffer from other tables that you can enjoy a relatively secluded meal in peace. My only quibble with the Parkside is that the mixed drinks and wine are grossly overpriced. I missed happy hour, so perhaps the pricing then is more reasonable. Nonetheless, a pleasant dining experience!

We have been at Parkside a couple of times. It never disappoints. Great good and drinks.