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Lonesome Dove Western Bistro Austin

4.6
4.6
1427 Reviews
$50 and over
Contemporary American
Lonesome Dove Western Bistro Austin is Chef Tim Love’s second location for his flagship restaurant. Open since 2015 it has become the go to place in Austin for wild game and creative dishes.

In order to serve all our guests in a timely manner, we ask that you arrive on time. A 15 minute grace period will be given to all tables. Unfortunately we are unable to seat partial parties.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 27 times today

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Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Elegant

  • Cuisines

    Contemporary American, Wild Game, Steak

  • Hours of operation

    Lunch Fri 11:30 am–2:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (512) 368-2821

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Business Casual

  • Executive chef

    Tim Love - Chef de Cuisine Josh Neises

  • Catering

    Please visit: www.timlovecatering.com for more information. <br />

  • Private party facilities

    Host your next event at Lonesome Dove Austin! We offer a variety of private and semiprivate spaces. For more information, menus and pricing please visit our website at http://lonesomedoveaustin.com/private-dining/

  • Private party contact

    Private Dining Coordinator: (512) 271-2474

  • Neighborhood

    Downtown

  • Cross street

    5th Street

  • Parking details

    Valet available Monday through Saturday $10/vehicle

  • Entertainment

    Texas Tuesday -- Live Music 6pm-closeHappy Hour all night in bar/lounge

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 1,427 people are saying

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

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Austin

    Contemporary American

  • Austin

    Contemporary American

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  1. OpenTable Diner

    Austin

    15 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    George was our amazing server for girls reunion. Food was excellent and drinks by Jeremy were delicious. It was very cold by the restaurant bar where we waited for the rest of the party to show up and throughout the rest of dinner.
  2. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Great food. The waiter could have a come a little more often but overall excellent experience.
  3. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful meal and our server was wonderful at suggesting the right choices for our meal . Definitely be back.
  4. LeAnnP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was wonderful. Started with the lobster hush puppies which were very good, need to try them for they are more of a lobster dip surrounded by a hush puppy, so crunchy on the outside and a pillow of goodness on the inside. We also got a side order of the brussel sprouts which were lightly crispy and very good flavor. For my main course I had the rabbit ravioli, which was in a cream style sauce. Very tasty, the pasta was delicious and the filling tasted wonderful, pillows of goodness. We also got the tenderloin which was cooked to perfection. The only suggestion we would make is to the waiter, he spoke toooooo fast, rattling off the dishes and you could not understand him well. We asked him to slow down, which he did. I think it is a habit for him.
  5. OpenTable Diner

    Austin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent in every way
  6. chrisl

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The service was awesome and the food was amazing! Can't wait to go back to try some other things out.
  7. MaJa

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had an amazing dinner at Lonesome Dove last night to celebrate our wedding anniversary. The food was delicious and the service incredible. George was our server and made the best recommendations, we followed all of them and was not disappointed! Merill helped us with the wine selection and the staff signed a personal anniversary card - sweet touch! We recommend this place highly and look forward to coming back soon!
  8. VickiC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Loved the wild game choices, as well as the normal steak and seafood. Very convenient to all the downtown businesses/and hotels.Texas Capital proud!
  9. Stephen

    Dallas

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on March 4, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Good food and great service . Pricy for amounts but very different food offerings
  10. TristanC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We love the lonesome dove, the food is amazing, great service and very knowledgeable staff. We just went for our anniversary and will definitely be celebrating many more with them.
  11. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Probably overpriced, but food was extremely delicious. Drinks are also impressive. Only complaint is somewhat confusing menu and pricing was a tad excessive. The lobster and crab appetizers were good but definitely not worth the price.
  12. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 2, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Love this place
  13. Nadja

    Boise

    30 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    30 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Their menu is excellent. Have one of their smoked cocktails and go for the elk. Absolutely fantastic. The pork chops were a delight.
  14. MicahP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Absolutely incredible experience. Merrill (the manager) went out of his way to make our dining experience special and made us feel like such valued guest. Cannot recommend this place more, you must visit if your in Austin. Huge thank you to the staff and to Merrill. We will be back again!
  15. EuniceG

    Austin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This is such a wonderful restaurant high class dining for sure if you're gonna have a private party be sure to ask her Bridget she knows all the wine she knows all the steaks.
  16. NickyH

    New York Area

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Overall, we had a great valentine's meal. The food was really delicious and all the dishes and courses came together perfectly. Our waiter Klaudio was really friendly and made the evening fun. The only things I would mention is that the food seemed a little inconsistent (one of our pieces of pork belly was really tough, the other super tender and delicious. The raviolis seemed be cooked to different doneness) and that there was sometimes a fair bit of delay to get a drink or between courses. That being said, the food was so good, the ambiance was perfect and the service was friendly and helpful so we're very happy and will definitely be back.
  17. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 14, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    Valentines Day
  18. OpenTable Diner

    Columbus

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The service was incredible. They brought out each of the courses very timely and paid great attention to shallow drinks. I don’t think this place gets the recognition that it deserves!
  19. OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The meat dish before the first course was weird and tasteless but everything else was amazing!!
  20. OpenTable Diner

    Austin

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 10, 2023

    overall2food3service1ambience5
    We were the first table seated for lunch but somehow waited an hour for our entrees. Appetizers were great. Pork chop and burgers were great but the prime rib was very rare and was not seasoned at all. Odd. The restaurant filled up quick but they shouldn’t be seating so many tables if the kitchen can’t keep up. Most other reviews tell a different story though so maybe the dinner staff is more finely tuned.
  21. OpenTable Diner

    Austin

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 9, 2023

    overall3food2service5ambience4
    Great service and atmosphere. Hush puppies were fabulous. We ordered the "Wagyu" tomahawk ribeye. I'm skeptical if it was Wagyu, it was either a once high quality cut that was mishandled, cooked frozen or not Wagyu. It was well seasoned, but dry and VERY chewy. It was tough to cut. We informed our server who said they'd let the chef know. After tax and tip, our dog ended up with a $220 steak. Time for a better supplier or quality control. A $300+ meal for two needs to be outstanding at every level, unfortunately, LDB fell short this time.
  22. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 5, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Great good, great service
  23. AndrewB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 1, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Overall experience was great & food was excellent. A little more patience from the server would have been appreciated, but his service was overall good.
  24. RichardL

    Jacksonville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    So Great!! Great location, food and service. Go to place in Austin.
  25. OpenTable Diner

    Kansas City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great place. Great experience!!! Delicious food! Great service.
  26. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 29, 2023

    overall1food1service2ambience4
    I had heard rave reviews, specifically from my family about the restaurant so I couldn’t want to try it. I can confidently say I will never be back. First, we ordered the wagyu tomahawk as it was a celebration and figured we’d go all out. The tomahawk arrives, and I’m a bit puzzled because it does not look like waygu I have ever seen but a traditional steak. Then eat some of it and over half of it is medium well done and for a $200 steak I was extremely disappointed. My night turns when the GM comes over to commend us for taking the tomahawk on. My first response is “for my first waygu tomahawk it was extremely underwhelming.” He told me it’s not waygu, it’s USDA prime. Once I showed him the menu he went to the hostess then the kitchen and came back and told me it’s “Waygu Prime”, a special cross breed. I actually laughed out loud. How can you say waygu on the menu and then it’s a “special type.” Thats not waygu and COMPLETE false advertising. After that I explained the steak is extremely over cooked, after he noticed we had barely eaten it. He said “no that’s medium rare, look at the coloring.” I was more shocked he pointed at the meat that I was eating and told me it was good and what it was. He said the chef explained its hard to get an even cook all around. Excuse me…isn’t that his job? Finally, when the bill came the steak was $40 more than what we were told. The response was “oh yeah the chef said there was a little more tonight that usual” I’m not sure if they were having an off night but I won’t be back. Outside of the GM, everyone was very gracious and welcoming.
  27. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 28, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Food a little too salty Entrees took a long time to come out Food, wine and service was very good overall
  28. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was excellent
  29. Longonaustin

    Austin

    5 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on January 22, 2023

    overall3food4service4ambience4
    Have always loved Lonesome Dove as their food never disappoints. But recent visit to their new location was very surprising, as the food, while still really good, is way overpriced. Just not worth it given all the other options of restaurants in Austin now.
  30. OpenTable Diner

    Dallas

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on January 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    11/10 Everytime we dine here. Best restaurant in Austin!!!
  31. Zach

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent dining experience as always! The prime rib is outstanding
  32. sdevans50

    San Diego

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The best service and best meal in Austin by FAR!!! A must go to restaurant when you are in town.
  33. Meltzera

    Austin

    5 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on January 18, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience3
    Our first drink came after the first course so just a lot of tap water for 40 minutes. A private party dominated the service staff and the rest of us got poor coverage.
  34. RandeeH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was fantastic! It was beautiful to look at and tasted divine! Our server Alexis was super helpful and explained the menu and took care of all our needs! If you’re a whiskey lover, order the Willy! The foie gras sliders and the rabbit and rattlesnake sausage are to die for! The garlic stuffed tenderloin, the bison ribeye and the elk with the hens of the woods-ALL FANTASTIC! The salads-AMAZING! And the ancho Chile chocolate cake…we know how he defeated the iron chef!! I wish I could give this restaurant 10 stars!!
  35. KariP

    Austin

    34 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    34 reviews

    Dined on January 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything was wonderful. The food was superb, and our server was great.
  36. AuntieE

    Austin

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on January 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Went to celebrate our friend's birthday (6 of us). The food was great - if you like lamb, you can't find better. Waiter recommended several first courses - hamachi was excellent, however, it was tiny (I'd say the value for this one is not there, but it was good). Lobster hushpuppies were great. Our meals were all excellent and our waiter was spot on with his recommendations and helped add to our celebration by being very personable. It helped that it was a beautiful evening outside for January, windows were open and ambience was perfect. Go enjoy and have a good time, while expensive, we enjoyed the experience and the food. Quite a memorable evening.
  37. WesB

    New Orleans

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 6, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience4
    Their lunch menu and pricing online do not match. if you are going to raise your prices substantially you should also do it on the website.
  38. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The food is expensive but very good. The Willie cocktail was outstanding.
  39. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was absolutely delicious and our server had the most upbeat personality I’ve ever met. We loved our experience and hope to return again soon❤️
  40. RandiH

    Sacramento

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Group of 8. Exceptional service. Amazing Martinis

Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Lonesome Dove Western Bistro Austin does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats.

Lonesome Dove Western Bistro Austin is rated 4.6 stars by 1427 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 27 times today

Order delivery or takeout

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Google Map for Lonesome Dove Western Bistro Austin

123 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78701

Additional information

  • Cross street

    5th Street

  • Neighborhood

    Downtown

  • Hours of operation

    Lunch Fri 11:30 am–2:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    Contemporary American, Wild Game, Steak

  • Dining style

    Casual Elegant

  • Dress code

    Business Casual

  • Parking details

    Valet available Monday through Saturday $10/vehicle

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive chef

    Tim Love - Chef de Cuisine Josh Neises

  • Entertainment

    Texas Tuesday -- Live Music 6pm-closeHappy Hour all night in bar/lounge

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Phone number

    (512) 368-2821

  • Catering

    Please visit: www.timlovecatering.com for more information. <br />

  • Private party facilities

    Host your next event at Lonesome Dove Austin! We offer a variety of private and semiprivate spaces. For more information, menus and pricing please visit our website at http://lonesomedoveaustin.com/private-dining/

  • Private party contact

    Private Dining Coordinator: (512) 271-2474

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