El Alma

We went on a Friday late afternoon, just before the dinner rush, and we hadn't made a reservation. When we walked in, we had no idea there was a large outdoor seating area upstairs in the back of the restaurant. There were seats available both indoors and out when we arrived, and since the weather was great, we chose outdoor seating. We ordered margaritas, tacos, enchiladas, and the elote placero. All of the food was delicious, and the margaritas were OK. Would definitely go back for more tacos.

Wow. I can’t believe I didn’t come here sooner. Puts basically everything else in Austin to shame. Reading some of the negative reviews on here are hilarious, ignore those people. What a flipping fantastic place! Great servers, atmosphere, and food! I ordered too much and ate too much but heck did I enjoy every bit of it!

I loved the atmosphere of the inside; very relaxing almost dive bar vibe. Great place for a date of a chill drink with a small group of friends.
The drinks were amazing. Combined we had the Mexican old fashioned, classic marg, and avocado marg. Our favorite was the avocado marg. It had a rich creamy texture, kinda dessert like. Definitely wanna go back and try them all bc every marg option looked good.
The food was just as good as well. They had so many true authentic Mexican dishes that it was hard to choose from. I went with the arrachera steak. Sorry for the poor picture and presentation, but I forgot to take a pic before I dug in. It smelled too damn good! My wife ordered the tinga enchiladas and loved them. Even the side dishes were good. The rice had that sticky sushi like texture. It was awesome.
I highly recommend this place and I can't wait to go back and try other menu items.

Very good food, reasonable prices for the portions you are getting, the outdoor upstairs seating a nice vibe. Parking is limited but we went on a Monday afternoon so wasn’t too busy and found parking easily.

I had the duck relleno. It was okay. The duck flavor was sort of interesting, the sauce was just a normal tomato sauce. Not sure if it was worth the $25 price tag. Overall not a bad meal or a great one. This place has a lot of $25 meals, fewer $15 ones than usual.

Been here before and loved it. My wife and I winged some guacamole, empanadas, elote, duck enchiladas, and plantains with several drinks on the deck upstairs. I'm afraid we dug into things so fast, I forgot to take pics but I salvaged half a piece of corn and our chips and salsa w a great sandia fesca. Service was stellar, and everything we ate was so tasty. The patio is nice with fans, shade, and misters. 5 stars--I wanna return for brunch!

Went for dinner and sat outside. The outside seating area could be so much better, but it served its purpose. Drinks were ok. Appetizers were ok. Veggie enchiladas were ok. Server was very busy, but again ok. A little left to be desired.

Food is good. A couple of mistakes were made which is why I take a star away. Rooftop patio is nice. The waitress was okay.

Amazing tacos, great patio experience. 5 stars all the way around. I'd come back anytime

Tasty food, solid HH options, excellent mimosas that were not super syrupy like they usually are at restos today. Only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is that the prices are high relative to food quantity. We had to eat an hour after leaving, at home.

Also, the size difference of the queso is negligible. Hindsight, I would never pay extra for the “ large” size because it actually is almost the exact same size As the small.