Tomalo

Name: Tomalo
Address: 44 East Ave 100, Austin, TX, United States, 78701
Telephone: (512) 517-1656
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 3.9

3.9

144 Reviews

$31 to $50

Contemporary Mexican

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2 people

17 Feb 2025

19:00

Booked 2 times today

Good for business meals
Good for groups
Great for outdoor dining

Tomalo is a worldly Mexican inspired restaurant, created by UrbanSpace Hospitality, that draws influences from various regions of Mexico and beyond. Tomalo anchors the ground level of the 44 East Ave. Residences, the skyscraper on the banks of Lady Bird Lake where East Ave meets Rainey St. We source and utilize local ingredients and a focus on community.

Reservations are recommended but walk-ins are welcomed any day of the week (closed Mondays).

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary Mexican, Mexican, Regional Mexican
Hours of Operation
Brunch Sat, Sun 11:00–14:00 Happy Hour Tue–Fri 17:00–18:30 Sat, Sun 14:00–17:00 Dinner Tue–Thu, Sun 17:00–22:00 Fri, Sat 17:00–23:00
Phone number
(512) 517-1656
Website
https://www.tomaloatx.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive Chef
Collective
Private party facilities
We have a beautiful mezzanine lounge on the second floor of our restaurant. There is also a semi private dining room. The Private Dining Room has can accommodate up to 16 people very comfortably. Full A/V hookups. The top floor also has a lavish agave bar with 100+ various tequilas and mezcal as well as a full bar. Perfect for any occasion.

Location
44 East Ave 100, Austin, TX 78701
Area
Downtown
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Vegan, Wine

Offers

Tomalo Happy Hour
Multiple dates available
Tue - Fri - 17:00 - 18:00
Please join us for Happy Hour at Tomalo on the shore of Lady Bird Lake from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Tuesday - Friday and 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Saturday and Sunday (*closed Mondays). Happy Hour Drink Specials Include: $2 off on our house made corn and flour tortilla tacos! $3 off Wines by the glass 50% off select bottles of wine $10 Margaritas $12 Mezcal Margaritas and Palomas $3 off all Signature Cocktails $12 Mezcal Flights $2 off Draft Beers

What 144 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.9

3.9 based on recent ratings

4.2Food
4Service
4.2Ambience
3.5Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Austin
Good for groups
Austin
Great for outdoor dining
Austin
Contemporary Mexican
Austin
Good for groups
Austin
Great for outdoor dining
Austin
Contemporary Mexican

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Tomalo offers a "fantastic" dining experience with "amazing" food and top-tier service. Guests appreciate the "upscale" yet casual ambiance, thoughtful meal explanations from the chef, and attentive staff. Outdoor seating is a highlight, along with creative dishes and a beautiful atmosphere. A "great find" for special occasions and repeat visits.

144 Reviews

C
Chase
VIP
Dallas
17 reviews
2.0
17 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 2
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Waiter was not attentive and for the money spent not worth it.
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Max
San Francisco
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
After an hour and a half, we’d been served one drink and a raw fish appetizer. We had an event to get to so we asked for our check and left. The restaurant was about half full. All we ordered was tacos. I had to find our waiter twice to get any service.
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Cecilia
VIP
Austin
25 reviews
2.0
25 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The only good thing was the service, very accommodating and did all they could to make us happy given the issues they had with the kitchen. We weren’t able to eat sadly because of the kitchen being backed up. We waited for our good for an hour and has to cancel due to having to get to another event. So, I don’t know how the food is…but the margarita and service was good
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Kevin
Phoenix
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
The kitchen and bar service were extremely backed up. 30mins to get our first drinks and took an hour just to get our chips and salsa and almost 1.5 hours to get our entrees. Our server was great and this was completely out of his control (ended up giving us 25% so we really appreciated that given the circumstance). The food was good, but not worth the wait.
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OpenTable Diner
VIP
Austin
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
It used to be better. The has totally changed and Now it’s just a good taco place.
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Jeremiah
Austin
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
Didn’t have any silverware or plates, server hardly checked on us, but the environment was good.
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Cristhian
Austin
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We celebrated Valentine's Day. It was an incredible experience. I recommend to visit this restaurant if you have the chance it. You will enjoy since the first moment with the attention and the food.
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Leonel
Austin
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Literally 10/10 5stars it was romantic quiet the workers were really nice and not to mention the food especially the queso fundado was amazing
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Jennifer
Unspecified
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was very tasty and I loved the margaritas!
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WILLIAM
VIP
Austin
12 reviews
5.0
12 reviews
Dined on 26 January 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
First time to Tomalo Grill. Great choice. Loved everything about the experience. Casual enough and (at the same time) a purposeful and intentional dining experience delivered in an upscale manner. Looking forward to trying it again once we move into warmer weather so we can also try out the outdoor seating. Highly recommend.
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Tomalo is rated 3.9 stars by 144 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

17 Feb 2025

19:00

Booked 2 times today

44 East Ave 100, Austin, TX 78701

Dining areas

Additional information

Area
Downtown
Hours of Operation
Brunch Sat, Sun 11:00–14:00 Happy Hour Tue–Fri 17:00–18:30 Sat, Sun 14:00–17:00 Dinner Tue–Thu, Sun 17:00–22:00 Fri, Sat 17:00–23:00
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary Mexican, Mexican, Regional Mexican
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Collective
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Vegan, Wine

Website
https://www.tomaloatx.com/
Phone number
(512) 517-1656
Private party facilities
We have a beautiful mezzanine lounge on the second floor of our restaurant. There is also a semi private dining room. The Private Dining Room has can accommodate up to 16 people very comfortably. Full A/V hookups. The top floor also has a lavish agave bar with 100+ various tequilas and mezcal as well as a full bar. Perfect for any occasion.

Tomalo

Make a booking

Dining areas

Additional information

Offers

Tomalo Happy Hour

Menu

What 144 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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Review summary

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