Greek Beet Salad
Grand Lux Cafe Austin

Grand Lux Cafe Austin

11506 Century Oaks Ter, 78758, Austin, United States

Cafe • Vegan • American • Vegetarian Friendly


"Came here for their soft opening and took my mother here for her birthday dinner. The location is gorgeous, they definitely did some great renovations with the place. They are a sister company of Cheesecake Factory, so there are a lot of similarities. The food portion is giant and you will definitely not be able to finish it all. You can share them most of time. They also have an extensive and diverse menu as well. They also do not take reservations, but the restaurant is pretty large and has a good amount of seating, inside and outside. I really love the chicken and waffles for brunch it's massive portions but also delicious. I would recommend that. The Pot Roast Cheese fries are a lot and the meat is tender, but my favorite would be the double stuffed potato spring rolls, it's like mashed potatoes in eggroll form. They are super good and probably not healthy for you, but worth a try. I wasn't too much of a fan of the french dip sandwich however. Their pastas are good and the fish and chips are good as well. The salad is too much for one person, I also wasn't too much of a fan of the southwestern salad, too much going on not much salad. The dessert is where it's at, the strawberry shortcake is amazing, and so is the butter cake. I would completely just come back for dessert. I enjoy the appetizers and the desserts the most each time. I haven't quite found a lunch/dinner entree that is parallel to the other foods."

Opa! Santa Clara

Opa! Santa Clara

2722 Augustine Dr Ste 130CA 95054, Santa Clara, United States

Beer • Greek • Bar-Lounge • Mediterranean


"Mediocre experience at Opa the other day. First of all, parking here is nuts. Be prepared to meet a bit of frustration dealing with antsy parkers. Secondly, the staff provided our main order in a takeout bag shortly after we finished our appetizers. I guess they were hoping we'd leave then? Because we certainly felt invisible for the rest of our dinner. During our dinner we were never really refreshed with water, we were ignored when we tried to call the waiter by a larger party, and ultimately, we were served the dishes that were wrongly placed in take out boxes lazily as they plopped it back onto plates. I came to celebrate my birthday early but it was just not the vibe with the middling service. We waited awhile to get our check or be noticed by staff until my sister just went up to the counter to take care of the bill. The food was okay. The peach cocktail was probably the only highlight of my meal. The lemon based soup was not good at all when it got cold and was a strange combo of creamy and tart that made me think of sour milk. The meat loaf I had was a bit better than average, as well as the falafel. The beef skewer my sister had was also tasty. Ultimately though it felt lacking for the amount of money we paid, like we could easily get these flavors at more inexpensive and less snobby Greek/Mediterranean restaurants. Middling experience. Will not return. This place is definitely not worth it given the parking and unfocused customer service."