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Emmer & Rye, Austin, TX

Emmer & Rye

4.7
4.7
3374 Reviews
$50 and over
American

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 33 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Good for special occasions
  • Great for creative cocktails
  • Innovative
Emmer & Rye is a restaurant designed around the farmer’s haul, featuring a menu that changes daily with a focus on seasonal and local cuisine. Heirloom grains are milled fresh for house made pastas, breads, and desserts, whole animal butchery is done on site, and an extensive in house fermentation program captures flavors at their peak and preserves them for the off season.

We accept reservations 60 days in advance. For event inquiries, please visit our website.

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    American, Tapas / Small Plates, Contemporary American
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Tue–Thu, Sun 5:30 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:30 pm–11:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (512) 366-5530
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive chef
    Kevin Fink
  • Private party facilities
    We have a semi-private dining space perfect for special occasions and business dinners, which seats up to 14 guests. We can also offer patio and full buyouts for larger groups - please see the “Events” tab on our website www.emmerhospitality.com for more information.
  • Private party contact
    our Private Event Coordinator : (512) 366-5530
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Cross street
    River St.
  • Parking details
    Street Parking is available on Rainey Street and East Avenue, which runs parallel behind Rainey, and at the Mexican American Cultural Center which is caddy corner to us, at the traffic circle.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

  • Breaking Bread: Emmer & Rye x Distant Relatives

    Sep 12, 2024 only
    Join us as we “break bread” with celebrated chefs from Austin. Our next guest chef is Damien Brockway of Distant Relatives. He will be serving up some special, one-night-only dishes alongside our standard dinner menu. No preset menu or payment required in advance.
  • Breaking Bread: Emmer & Rye x Leroy & Lewis

    Sep 26, 2024 only
    Join us as we “break bread” with celebrated chefs from Austin. Our next guest chef is Evan Leroy of Leroy & Lewis. He will be serving up some special, one-night-only dishes alongside our standard dinner menu. No preset menu or payment required in advance.
  • Breaking Bread: Emmer & Rye x Lenoir

    Oct 10, 2024 only
    Join us as we “break bread” with celebrated chefs from Austin. Our next guest chef is Joey Attwater of Lenoir. He will be serving up some special, one-night-only dishes alongside our standard dinner menu. No preset menu or payment required in advance.

What 3,374 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Austin

    American

  • Austin

    American

3,374 Reviews
  1. Tom

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great service,very good food and very nice ambiance

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  2. Laura

    Austin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Hailey and Leon (sorry if I’m misspelling!) took great care of us for my birthday dinner. I told Hailey I missed the Omakase style dining and she volunteered to coordinate a “Server-kase” experience for us. It was fantastic! Emmer and Rye always sets the bar for hospitality for us.

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  3. Julie

    Orlando

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 2, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fantastic! What a wonderful experience sitting at the Chef’s counter! All the hard work preparing the delicious food was hustled and bustled by a professional staff right before our eyes. Sarah did an outstanding job as our waitress. She was kind and helpful providing a thorough knowledge of the menu amd assuring a great dining experience. You can’t go wrong choosing this restaurant. We will be back.

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  4. Gabe

    Chicago

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 31, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Nice experience, we specially enjoyed the crudo, grouper, oysters. You can skip the bread service and the gnocchetti. Drinks are good - waiter was kind. Nice overall experience and will come back at some point once the menu seasonality changes.

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  5. melissap

    New Orleans

    30 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    30 reviews

    Dined on August 30, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The pastas are incredible. I could’ve just eaten multiple plates of pasta. The carnitas main was good but just not really the flavor profile I prefer with pickled squash and a bbq sauce with a little heat. The dessert was very interesting and yummy with the chocolate potato chips and ice cream something mushroom and peanut butter flavor. We sat outside with our dog and the ambiance was lovely with the music and candles. Our server was very friendly and attentive.

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  6. Marika

    Chicago

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 29, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great experience. Delicious food, great service! Was the perfect place for our date night!

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  7. bernie

    New York City

    18 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on August 28, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    two out of five plates were excellent. The rest were just OK lacked acid and flavor. Some were way over salted . The very casual and unattentuve service was not the best.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on August 25, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We flew into Austin to eat here for our anniversary. It lived up big time! The service, the food, the entire experience was wonderful. We loved it. We could definitely taste the passion and all of the energy put into their product. We were so happy! Highly highly recommend!

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  9. Jake

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 25, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I try to dine here every time I’m in town. Leon was great, my thanks to the team for another memorable dinner!

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  10. Emily

    Philadelphia

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 24, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Ambience, service and staff, food, presentation, menu, drinks, speed, everything was perfect. Really nice environment/ambience. Our waiter Trey/Tray (?) was amazing! Very attentive, informative, funny

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FAQs

Emmer & Rye offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (512) 366-5530.

Emmer & Rye is rated 4.7 stars by 3374 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 33 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Emmer & Rye

51 Rainey St., #110, Austin, TX 78701

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street
    River St.
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Tue–Thu, Sun 5:30 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:30 pm–11:00 pm
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    American, Tapas / Small Plates, Contemporary American
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking is available on Rainey Street and East Avenue, which runs parallel behind Rainey, and at the Mexican American Cultural Center which is caddy corner to us, at the traffic circle.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Kevin Fink
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (512) 366-5530
  • Private party facilities
    We have a semi-private dining space perfect for special occasions and business dinners, which seats up to 14 guests. We can also offer patio and full buyouts for larger groups - please see the “Events” tab on our website www.emmerhospitality.com for more information.
  • Private party contact
    our Private Event Coordinator : (512) 366-5530
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