RedFarm

"Sea bass and soup dumplings were the best items. Crispy beef not enough meat/too much breading, duck noodles were a bit bland and 5 flavor chicken dumplings were ok."

"Red Farm Austin is a trendy new restaurant on 7th. If you’re not a fan of duck, Red Farm will turn you into a convert. The wild rice noodle with bbq Peking duck was delicious. Also, I’d highly recommend the Chilean sea bass. Happy Buddha, our vegetarian dish with lotus root and mushrooms was also excellent. It is part of their Lunar New Year menu so not sure how long it will last. I have had some wonderful Asian desserts but wasn’t excited with their options. Cocktails were great. Thanks Red Farm team for a wonderful evening."

"This NYC establishment recently opened in Austin with a ton of buzz and excitement. Very well designed interior with moody lighting and spacious seating. The food comes out as prepared, and the servers are meant to course it out for you - it may be new restaurant growing pains, but our food ended up coming out at very different times leaving us with awkward moments - like no rice or noodles to accompany our main dish. Regardless, the food was yummy! We ordered the spicy crispy beef, which is not too spicy and was delicious - dont sleep on those red onion garnishes it completely sets the dish off when you nibble on them between bites. The three chili chicken was very well flavored with a Sichuan spice kind of taste - I wish there was more of it! I'll certainly go back to try some of their dim sum and maybe the Peking duck one day!"

"Austin's newest restaurant is booked out for the next few weeks and to my surprise my friend and I were able to snag a spot at the communal table which was great. They start the experience with a caveat that the current menu is being expanded over the next few weeks as they are currently looking to hire more dumpling chefs and.. it is what it is there. When it came to the drinks my buddy got this one with a yuzu foam on top and that one was insane - I give them a lot of credit for how good it was. As for the food, there were some hits and misses. Misses: - Spicy Crispy Beef: not spicy at all and the flavor from the sauce was pretty mute - Three Chili Chicken: similar sentiments as above Hits: - Hot & Sour Soup with grilled shrimp: probably some of the best I ever had, this is a MUST get - Key Lime Pie: kinda sticks out on this menu, but it was damn good The last item that I feel conflicted on is the Peking Duck - great flavor and texture. Good amount of pancakes on the side, though there could have been more sauce! Now the conflict is with the price, I understand this is a higher end spot, but $115 for 10 oz.? A bit steep. All in all, I had higher expectations coming into here. They have some work to do and I would have wanted to give them a 4/5, but they couldn't quite get there on this experience. I do plan to give them another chance in the future and re-evaluate, but for now I rate em a 3/5"