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8212 Wine Bar & Grill
Categories: Food Beer, Wine & Spirits Nightlife Bars Wine Bars Beer, Wine & Spirits, Wine Bars [Edit]
8212 Barton Club DriveAustin, TX 78735
(512) 329-4000
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Best Nights:
- Fri
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
4 reviews for 8212 Wine Bar & Grill
4 reviews in English
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Review from Nicole S.
Austin, TX
2/8/2011 3 Check-ins Here
I would like to give this place 3.5 stars, but 3 is too low, so I'll go with 4.
My fiance and I live in Austin - close to the resort, so we decided to try 8212.
We had purchased a coupon certificate from http://Restaurant.com and dined here for our first time yesterday evening. We ordered the giant Texas margarita for 2 ($15.00). It was pretty good and it was the biggest margarita I've ever had, that's for sure!
My fiance ordered the Cavatappi pasta with chicken, he said he liked it but the sauce was a little rich.
I ordered the snapper in a coconut sauce and it was too sweet for my liking, but the snapper itself was cooked perfectly - moist and delicious. I really enjoyed the plantains and plantain chip that accompanied my dish. The beans my fish were served over tasted a little dry - like they might not have been just made...kind of a bummer for the price you pay!
Overall, the service was excellent. The food was 3 stars or a-ok, the price was definitely 1-2 stars because I strongly feel for the price they should up the quality of food. However, our server was incredibly attentive and on top of things, I also like the ambiance and view.
There is a lounge upstairs with happy hour 4-7, and they have a pool table and shuffleboard.
The atmosphere is kind of "upscale old dudes who golf" but my fiance and I didn't really care - we were having fun!
I do suggest to management they lower their entree prices, because I doubt we'd come back here over other Austin restaurants. I certainly wouldn't come here again unless it was with another http://restaurant.com certificate - which puts the price at where things should be. -
Review from Tara M.
9/23/2009
The Ex Mister and I had our first real date here since our split 2 years ago during Austin Restaurant Week. I honestly did not choose an ARW restaurant based on the fact that it was in a fancy resort HOTEL - I honestly chose it because it was the only upscale restaurant I had never been to on the list and it had a great menu I wanted to try:) Honestly, but it played out perfectly!
Driving up to the resort had me salivating in so many ways - the resort is just jaw dropping beautiful! I felt like I was on vacation a million miles away from home in a fancy shmancy resort!
We pull up and valet whisks the car away as we swagger in and are escorted to our dining destination by another valet.
The dining room is very upscale Texas with lots of hardwoods and leather and the service was spot on. From the looks of the other patrons they were guests and not Austinites there for Austin Restaurant Week - sweet because it was not busy and we got fantastic service!
I love Shrimp and chose it for both my starter and entree. The Garlic Seared Tiger Shrimp on a bed of Texas Ruby Red grapefruit, fried avocados and Ancho chilis was Freaking Fantastic! The Jumbo Shrimp and Grits was good but not 5 stars - too heavy on the butter and bacon for me.
The Ex Mister selected the Cherry Bourbon Glazed Baby Back Ribs served with Cheddar cheese grits and the Pork Tenderloin Al Pastor with pineapple chutney and refried black-eyed peas - both a fantastic 5 stars!
We both love love Mexican Vanilla Bean Ice Cream so we both went with the Fried Peach Pie with said ice cream topped with Amaretto Pecan Chantilly whipped cream for dessert. How could any 2 people still attracted to each other resist more after a dessert like that ? Tell me because I needed an excuse.
We ended our dinner at the Red White and Blues Bar and decided since we had both been drinking it was best to get a room. Oh, Yeah Great Idea!Listed in: Best Special Occasion…
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Review from Douglas P.
Austin, TX
9/30/2010
Ridiculously overpriced food, this "Grill" must cater only to captive business clientele who are visiting on expense accounts. The food IS good but not $35 an entree good. My family did enjoy our meal there as the place was serving only two other tables and we could easily talk and hear everyone at the dining table. A perfect dining place for the rich and hard of hearing. The resort of course is stunning as usual....
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Review from Sandra G.
Round Rock, TX
7/17/2009
The 8212 Wine Bar & Grill is located inside the Barton Creek Resort so it's pretty fancy. It's nice to treat yourself to a fancy dinner every once in a while. Whenever you expect to spend more than usual you expect good food and we were not disappointed. We decided to try the appetizers so we ordered the spinach and arugula dip and the chips and queso and by that I was able to tell it was going to be a good meal. I then ordered a salad with lemon vinaigrette dressing and it was pretty good. For the entree I order the special which was fish on rice and that was delicious. What I like the most about the meal was the dessert, I ordered the Warm White Chocolate Bread Pudding. Over all it was a good experience with good food and good company.
