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Eddie V's - Arboretum
Eddie V's - Arboretum

Eddie V's - Arboretum Details

  • Dining Style: Casual Elegant
  • Website: http://www.eddiev.com
  • Phone: (512) 342-2642
  • Hours of Operation: Dinner: Sunday - Thursday, 5pm - 10pm. Friday - Saturday, 5pm - 11pm. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
  • Payment Options: AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: Seafood, Steak
  • Executive Chef: Jose Rojas
  • Dress Code: Business Casual
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Private Room, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Getting there

  • Parking: Valet
  • Parking Details: Complimentary Valet Parking
A word from Eddie V's - Arboretum
If you want seafood, the buzz in town is Eddie V's Prime Seafood. The Gulf Coast menu features lots of seafood - oysters, gulf snapper, fresh tuna, lobster, plus great prime steaks and chops. Expect a hip and high energy dining experience. Savor classic seafood starters like oysters on the half… shell and famous All Lump Crab Cakes. The extensive wine list features over 150 selections.Continued
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Awards voted by OpenTable diners
  • Diners' Choice WinnerBest Service
  • Diners' Choice WinnerSeafood
Diner Reviews
  • "I never give 5 stars, but in this case I mad an exception. The food and the service (we had Josh as a waiter) was phenomenal. This was our first time at Eddie V's but we will definitely be back."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "What has happened to my favorite restaurant is a crime. Eddie Vees has gone from a restaurant with near perfect food and service to just and average cafe.. We have been there twice since the new owners took over. It took some real idiots to destroy a great restaurant. The first of those 2 visits I knew something was not right 2 minutes after we walked in the door. We will never eat there again."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "My wife and I dined here in celebration of our anniversary and we're, as always, impressed. Great staff and fantastic fare. A little pricey with the a la carte but overall extremely well worth it for our special occasion."
    Dined on 2/22/2014
  • "Not a lot to say except that this was a memorable dining experience. Food was outstanding as was the service and ambience."
    Dined on 2/22/2014
  • "My husband and I celebrated our 20th Anniversary at Eddie V's and were pleasantly surprised by the outstanding service and food. We were presented with a card signed by the entire staff for our Anniversary an treated to a complimentary starter and desert! The food was amazing and the wine list was great!"
    Dined on 2/19/2014
  • "Still impressed with the service and quality of food, as I was the first time I visited. This is my favorite restaurant."
    Dined on 2/20/2014
  • "Roger and staff are always gracious and accommodating. The best seafood and superb presentation."
    Dined on 2/19/2014
  • "Outstanding food and selection of drinks. smoothness Martini I have the pleasure to drink. Outstanding service both at table and bar."
    Dined on 2/4/2014
  • "Excellent restaurant to celebrate a special occasion"
    Dined on 2/16/2014
  • "My wife and I dined here for Valentines 2014. Our experience was an overall success. The service was top notch and the food was there as well. One change we will make for our next visit will be to request no bench seating! Not concussive to a romantic evening."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Fantastic food, great service, nice atmosphere. Slightly dirty restroom, and over $100 for the both of us. Wife loved it. Happy Valentines."
    Dined on 2/15/2014
  • "Our server was RC, great job other than you could tell he didn't give it 100% bc we are young and most people our age don't tip well. I got the sidecar which was my favorite part of the meal, this is usually not the case. After that we got swordfish steak which was good but nothing amazing, I wish I would of tried it blackened. The au gratin potatoes and asparagus were amazing. Enjoyed eating here but if you saw the bill you would want blow your socks off great tasting melt in your mouth food. I just got good food."
    Dined on 2/15/2014
  • "My wife and I went to Eddie V's for valentines day dinner and were quite happy. The service was fantastic, we were seated right away and our server was attentive throughout, a first for valentines day which normally means long waits and sub-par food. The food overall was very good, we both had seafood which was obviously fresh and well prepared. The only complaint was that the lobster tail in my wife' seafood trio was overdone and a little dry. I would definitely recommend the crab fried rice as a side, delicious! While we will definitely go back for the food I don't know if we will have another valentines day there, the restaurant was at full capacity and the architecture is full of hard surfaces so the noise level uncomfortable."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Chilean seabass we excellent. The sides were great. Drinks were very good as well. Only complaint as the ribeye. It went as juicy and flavorful as I expected. A little tough. Slightly over priced but that was expected. Overall a good dining experience."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "The food and service were exquisite. The price tag was hefty but well worth all that was received! Service, ambience were also world class! I would eat here everyday if i could!"
    Dined on 2/15/2014
  • "Great food and excellent service made for a perfect birthday celebration for my daughter"
    Dined on 2/13/2014
  • "Had a great dinner here to celebrate a friend's retirement! Food was wonderful and our fine waiter's recommendation of wine was a big hit. The service was attentive yet non-invasive and we all had the best time ever! Many thanks to our waiter, Ken. At the end of the meal, they even provided free dessert in honor of our celebration! Can hardly wait to go back!"
    Dined on 2/11/2014
  • "I have dined at this location several times and its always a pleasure but this time it was not so. Although there were courses that stood out - the steak and lobster was unimpressive Our order was for the bone in Ribeye - which our waiter recommended - he went on to say "get it medium rather than medium rare, because it gets more rare as it gets closer to the bone" Then he brought out a filet and insisted it was what we ordered. This was over an hour since we received our bread so we sucked it up and ate a $300 meal that was not what we wanted. Pretty shocking. I tipped him $50 although he didn't deserve it. Regardless, I will make it a point to never visit again."
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "My husband and I wanted to celebrate an early Valentine. I recommended to him Eddie vs because a lot of my friends love it. We are so happy...everything was fantastic! Our waiter Mark was great, salads fabulous, total experience the best. We will be going back soon."
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "Eddie V's again did an outstanding job in both Food and Service. Also, they followed my Open Table request to the letter. We love eating at Eddie V's in the Arboretum. It is always our special occation dining."
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "Our reservation was honored on time and we were seated as soon as we arrived. The service was outstanding. Menu selection was great. We were a group of eight for a late dinner and the staff was very accommodating. We never felt pressure to leave even after the doors were closed for the evening. We will be back!"
    Dined on 2/5/2014
  • "Enjoyed perfectly prepared food and excellent service. We were seated in a private booth, but disappointed that the noise level was quite high for a Monday night early dinner (6) I had to move to sit beside my guest in order to be heard and not have to raise my voice. Parking is an issue at later times (7 onwards) and I'd use valet rather than cruise the lot or parking far away on the street."
    Dined on 2/3/2014
  • "Distracted waitstaff. Too much time waiting for next course. Missing waiter most of meal excellent when he visited us. Is this because of Darden purchase of business?"
    Dined on 2/2/2014
  • "My wife and I dined at Eddie V's for our anniversary last Friday. I made reservations a few days in advance. When we showed up for dinner, we were immediately seated in a very romantic area. The food and service were excellent. Josh was our waiter, and he was very attentive without being pushy. Overall, we had a tremendous experience, and will be returning."
    Dined on 1/31/2014
  • "We celebrated our first anniversary here and Loved it!"
    Dined on 2/1/2014
  • "Glad I selected Eddie V's for my wife's Birthday Celebration. They made everything perfect- service, drinks, fine dining and atmosphere, excellent in every way. We were made to feel very welcome and appreciated. Our waiter was outstanding!"
    Dined on 1/28/2014
  • "Your service staff used to be 5 stars, but now that is slipping, IMO."
    Dined on 12/27/2013
  • "What you'd expect from a high dollar place. No disappointments, but you pay to play."
    Dined on 1/23/2014
  • "This place is top notch, but you do pay for it. Service and food very good. The only thing is that's a noisy dinning area. Great for special occasions but it's so so for a romantic setting. I was there for wife's 50th and they treated her very well"
    Dined on 1/22/2014
  • "Great as always - this is the go-to place for consistently great service, ambiance, and food."
    Dined on 1/21/2014
  • "We booked Eddie V's as it is our favorite place to indulge a little, and what better excuse then my mother-in-law's 80th birthday. The food, as always, was very good, but despite the fact that I included a note on the reservation that it was her birthday, nobody made reference to it, nor were we asked if we were celebrating anything special that evening, which is something others have asked in the past. Will I go back again - absolutely. I just hope that the service experience is more like we've come to expect next time around."
    Dined on 1/20/2014
  • "Everything was fantastic! Amazing lobster & shrimp bisque, crab & corn chowder, as well as incredible halibut & redfish ! Dessert (molten Godiva chocolate cake) was equally delicious!"
    Dined on 1/17/2014
  • "From the martinis (with blue cheese olives) to the after dinner coffee, everything was what we would have wanted it to be. We were celebrating birthdays and they brought us a special "Happy Birthday" dessert...awesome. The place was really hopping and things still went smoothly with nothing forgotten or mixed up. Our waitperson knew the menu well and made helpful recommendations. Everyone had seafood and we were all very pleased with the food. I would highly recommend Eddie V's to anyone who wants a special dining experience."
    Dined on 1/18/2014
  • "Not really for a date. The sitting for 2 people is not very welcome to open a conversation. Other than that everything is OK"
    Dined on 1/17/2014
  • "Try the corn and crab chowder. All of the food was top notch, but really - that chowder is outstanding."
    Dined on 1/15/2014
  • "We were a group of 8 celebrating 4 birthdays. The service was wonderful! Our waiter, Byron, was excellent. He had answers to all of our questions, was very attentive (but not smothering), and even gave us 4 birthday sweets (of our choice) on the house. The food was wonderful, as always, All steaks were cooked to perfection. My only complaint would be that you can't get the happy hour drink prices in the restaurant. They are only offered in the bar. So you're paying double for a drink when eating in the restaurant versus sitting in the bar area. This is definitely a favorite!"
    Dined on 1/12/2014
  • "Great food. Weird thing is going through the front door, you feel like you are intruding on people's dinner. It is not an obvious front door. Lighting was a bit low, so it made it hard to read the menu. Otherwise, service was great and food was delicious."
    Dined on 1/10/2014
  • "David M was our waiter and made excellent suggestions to accommodate our experience from apps to entrees to sides. Very knowledgable. Seafood is out if this world."
    Dined on 1/11/2014
  • "Eddie V's has been a favorite of mine since I first dined there: The ambiance is inviting, the staff if wonderfully attentive and knowledgeable and the food speaks for it self. Also there is an exceptional wine list. As the title states, my family and I dined at Eddie V's for my birthday where I was greeted by our server with a birthday card signed by the wait staff--a personalized touch. My youngest son immediately wanted a card for himself. Although I had dined at Eddie V's before, having never seen kids in the restaurant, I was pleasantly surprised at how kid-friendly the waitstaff was regarding families and children. There was even a kid's menu. Both of my children even asked when we would come back. In the near future, of course!"
    Dined on 1/10/2014
  • "What a place! Probably the best waiter we've ever had - pleasant, always there when we needed him but invisible otherwise. Outstanding red fish, sea bass, steak and scallop entrees. Side dishes of brussel sprouts and sugar snaps were uniquely flavorful. The only negative comment I can come up with was we seemed squeezed into out booth. A nice touch was a free Godiva chocolate dessert for our daughter-in-law in honor of her birthday."
    Dined on 1/7/2014
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Diners' Choice Awards
  • Austin Winners
  • Best Service
  • Seafood
  • Austin Winners
  • Best Service
  • Seafood
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Plan your next party here
Eddie V's offers private or semi-private settings that are ideal for family celebrations, business meetings, luncheons or … social gatherings. To contact our private dining coordinator visit our website at http://www.eddiev.com/Events/ Continued
Great for events up to: 40 40
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