J Carver 509 Rio Grande Street, Austin, TX 78701

"Excellent service and atmosphere. The food was exceptional, and the drinks tasty and original. Recommend the Passports and Pineapples as a delicious sipping cocktail, and the Maine Lobster Risotto was on point. All of the food was so delicious, I made myself uncomfortably full."

"Absolutely in the top 3 best meal experiences ever. We had many cocktails but our favorite was the Godfather. For presentation and experience, I would also recommend Rich Uncle Pennybags as a cocktail. We did family style for our party of ten. For appetizers, we had oysters, tuna tartare, crab cake, lobster bisque en croute, and the hamachi. For dinner we had the tomahawk, lobster risotto, and Dover sole. Also enjoyed several sides including the broccolini, gnocchi and fried rice. They give you a selection of steak knives to choose from. It’s that kind of attention to detail that make JCarver’s a must visit while in Austin. To finish it off we enjoyed bananas foster bread pudding and crème brûlée. I will request the lobster bisque and hamachi as my last meal on earth. Hope to visit again soon."

"I don't review many high end restaurants because I feel like people know how good they are already. However, with J Carver I couldn't help but let everyone know how great everything was. Friendly staff, amazing service and the food!!!! Omg the food was delicious. I consider myself to be a connoisseur of steaks and let me tell you J Carver does not disappoint. Cooked to perfection, and if you're feeling up to it a side of bone marrow to lay atop your steak......perfection. Over all amazing!!"

"I'm very sensitive to details and every minute detail was fine tuned for a great experience. Lighting, furniture, service, named card for the reservation on the table, floss in the bathrooms, amazing cocktails and of course, absolutely flawless execution on the food. Also, the chef (John Carver) is in the trenches, checking the food, serving the food even, you can see that he's on top of things! Great leadership! My new favorite place in Austin!"

"Went here with friend to celebrate my birthday and it did not disappoint! Servers were friendly and attentive, cocktails were delicious and the food was also amazing. The truffle short rib ravioli was a tad too strong on the truffle flavor and very rich but everything else was perfect! My favorite was the baked potato gnocchi side! And the chocolate layer cake was moist and not too heavy. Would definitely return!"