Woodland
Austin, TX 78704
Phone: (512) 441-6800
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Tue-Fri 5pm-11pm, Sat-Sun 10am-3pm, 5pm-11pm
Message from Woodland
The Best Comfort Food on Congress!
- Serving Dinner Daily
- Happy Hour Specials
- Sunday Brunch
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Editorial Review for Woodland – by Margaret Myrick
The classic comfort foods of the South--meat loaf, Sloppy Joes and chocolate-peanut butter pie--become smart and chic when presented within the faux-earth confines of this restaurant whose decor includes a giant tree in the middle and thatched walls reminiscent of a treehouse. The small space is the brainchild of owners and chefs of the Austin favorite Starlite, making it inevitable that a long line of neighborhood foodies come for supper and stay for the pie.
High Marks
"...serves down-home comfort food with an equal attention to detail." (ek3113, Citysearch user)
"It isn't a fine dining experience, it's an upscale comfort food grandma's-kitchen joint. You have to try the oysters--some of the best I've ever had, and I'm from Louisiana!" (prettyasapenny, Citysearch user)
"The atmosphere is amazing, pretty pseudo hipster, real shishi swankster type of spot..." (jjhaterhurter, Citysearch user)
Low Marks
"...it was quite loud. The music was shrill- lacking any bass or substance..." (scopeloric, Citysearch user)
"The food was adequate, not bad, but certainly not worth the wait." (alienlovechild, Citysearch user)
"There are very few vegetarian options on the menu, two of which revolve around falafel..." (javaland26, Citysearch user)
"...ambiance is nice but the service was unfriendly and cold." (kge, Citysearch user)
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Insider Tips
Where to SitCome on a weekday and get a table by the window to people-watch.
What to DrinkNever mixed chicken wings with wine? This is the place to do it.
When to GoThe room crowds up on weekends, extending hold times to around an hour. Call ahead for reservations.
User Reviews for Woodland
07/23/2008 Posted by Veroniquecasal
I'm not one to write reviews good or bad on places I've been, but we had such terrible service at Woodland that I felt this necessary to report. The food is and has always been mediocre, and we ended up there because all of our other favorite haunts on South Congress were a long wait, so everything was fine, until our Rib Eye dinner plate arrived. It was a really bad and fatty cut of meat which my mother and I were sharing, and we basically had to cut around and find tiny little pieces of edible meat on this plate that ended up being more fat and grizzle than steak. So, naturally we called over the waitress, not necessarily to complain, but merely to show that our $20 some dollar entree was hardly edible. Her nonchalant response was that she would take it up with one of the managers who (according to her) on duty that Thursday evening, which I find odd.... but whatever and even more peculiar was that I knew that a manager was on duty, because I know who he is, but she basically lied to our faces, for whatever reason. Maybe she didn't want to bother him? At this point we realized that suggesting taking it off our bill MORE THAN ONCE and quite politely, was getting us nowhere. We kept being met with the "I'll let our managers know...". And what good is that going to do anyone once we have left? We didn't cause a huge scene, cause at that point we just wanted to remove ourselves from this place and continue to celebrate my sister's college grad weekend. But, seriously folks, if anyone from Woodland is reading this....SHAME ON YOU GUYS. I guess keeping the $24.00 bucks for a less than edible plate of food is more worth it to your establishment than return customers. Thanks for nothing, oh and by the way, at least we do our part....we are always steering people away from Woodland now thanks to that night.
Cons: Poor service, mediocre food,
Response from this business
06/06/2008 Posted by 78704
I went to have dinner with a friend of mine tonight and just got home. It was very pleasant. We had today's special and it was very tasty. On top of that, the customer service was really great. Our wait person was very attentive and nice. When we got the bill, we noticed that they forgot to charge one of the drinks we ordered earlier. We let out wait person know that and then the restaurant manager came to our table and thanked us for letting them know. He gave us $10.00 gift card for appreciation. That was totally unexpecting. We eat out a lot but we have never experienced something like this before and it was a very nice surprise. We will definitely come back again!!!
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