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ideas for birthday restaurants - help!
Try Sazon on South Lamar. The (interior Mexican style) food is really good and they're usually able to handle large groups. Prices are low to moderate. They have a parking lot and their margaritas are good, too.
Anyone tried Segovia?
Thank you for the advice! I will definitely give it a try, the pig and the stew both sound delicious!
Anyone tried Segovia?
Hi there!
I'm pretty new to this board, but you all seem to know what you're talking about when it comes to food, so I figured this is the place to ask. :) Has anyone been to that new Spanish restaurant called Segovia in Oak Hill? The menu looks pretty good, and since I work nearby I'm thinking of giving it a try. I'm looking for recommendations on what to get, general experience, etc. Here's their website: http://www.segoviaaustin.com/
Thanks!
Cake
Yaya,
Just like you, I am an old-fashioned cake fiend who enjoys baking my own. :) My favorite cakes tend to involve chocolate so that's mostly what I've tried around town, but I've also found some excellent Italian Cream Cakes. FYI, I tend to prefer cakes that are not overpowered by sweetness, especially when they're chocolate. Here are my recommendations:
Magnolia cafe - I find the food here mediocre, but the chocolate cake is surprisingly great - usually moist (occasionally it's been a little dry though) with a nice real buttercream-y frosting.
1886 Cafe at the Driskill - a simple chocolate cake with chocolate ganache on top. The cake part of it is one of the best in town.
Central Market - Anthony's Chocolate Mousse cake in either mini- or slice-form is very good. I personally prefer the mini, but it's mostly mousse so I would go with the slice if you prefer mostly cake. Their Italian Cream cake is also really good; this one has a cream cheese frosting. The rest of the cakes aren't as good as these and tend to have icing made with shortening, bleh.
Sweetish Hill - Tasty Italian Cream Cake! Haven't tried anything else there.
Chez Zee - It's been hit or miss for me here. I do enjoy the lemon rosemary cake everyone else mentioned, and my husband loves their orange fluff cake. I don't like their chocolate cakes for the most part, but the ones that appear for a limited time on the "specials" menu are often a lot better than their old standards. Their Chocolate Gateau is particularly good but doesn't seem to show up often.
HEB, Whole Foods - I've never had a good cake from either one of these places. The icing, particularly at HEB, is usually shortening or whipped cream. At Whole foods, most of the stuff is too sweet for my taste, especially the chocolate.
Hope this helps!
