Restaurants near Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum

Moving from New York to Austin 2 years ago, Nido is five stars in comparison to any of our long time favorites in Manhattan. Fantastic food, atmosphere, and great people. Trenton is BY FAR one of our favorite servers in Austin. Can’t recommend enough.

We went to celebrate my wife's birthday, and the service went above and beyond! They were incredibly friendly, attentive, and helpful with recommendations for our order. The recommendations from our server exceeded our expectations, and provided us with a wonderful experience. My only qualm with this restaurant is how difficult it is to get a reservation. We almost were not able to attend due to our initial reservation being too late, but we were able to manage a last minute time change. Overall, an incredible experience! I look forward to our next visit.

These folks really epitomize what customer service looks like in what otherwise in Austin is a ton of restaurants who just want to rush you in, and rush you out. Thank you for making my 50th so special and for understanding when several in my group were late due to weather and wrecks!! The server had great food and wine recs and Karim (? not sure of spelling) was adorable, kind and so on top of it all.

The atmosphere, service and food were all top notch. You cannot miss out on the short rib hummus 🤤

Definitely a lively spot! While service was a bit slow at first, they made up for it despite the busy rush. I visited on Valentine’s Day, and luckily, my date was running late because the initial seating wasn’t to my liking. While I grabbed drinks at the bar, they found us a better table in the main dining area, which was much appreciated. Seating was a bit unique—you share a long bench with other guests, which felt a little awkward at first but wasn’t a dealbreaker. The food was excellent; we mostly indulged in appetizers and a few rounds of delicious cocktails. Conversation flowed effortlessly, and for the most part, the servers were prompt and attentive. I can’t recall our server’s name, but she took great care of us. Overall, it was a great night, and I’d definitely return!