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Salt & Time

4.2 (159)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

1912 E 7th S, #A, Austin, TX 78702

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Innovative
Neighborhood gem
Good for special occasions

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Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary American, Steak, Gastro Pub
Hours of operation
Lunch: Tuesday - Saturday: 11:00am - 3:00pm Dinner: Tuesday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm Sunday Brunch: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Phone number
(512) 524-1383
Website
http://www.saltandtime.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Raul Chavarria

Location
1912 E 7th S, #A, Austin, TX 78702
Neighborhood
East Austin
Cross street
Chicon
Parking details
Private Lot
Additional
Beer, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Pickle Board$6.00
Selection of Housemade Pickles
Bowl of Olives$6.00
House Cured Texas Grown Olives with Housemade Flatbread
Whipped Lardo$6.00
with Toast
Chicken Liver Mousse$12.00
with Freigeist Gose Beer Jam on Savory Bread Pudding
Rolled Omelette$9.00
served chilled and stuffed with Mortadella, Coppa and Black Garlic Toum with Arugla Purée, and Radish
Cous Cous Arancini$7.00
Deep Fried Cheesy Pearl Cous Cous stuffed with 'Nduja
Salumi De Tejas Board$20.00
Our Signature Cured Meats reflecting the Terroir of Texas: Coffee Lomo, Chile Pequin and Desert Oregano Salame, N'duja Tejano, and Pecan Salame
Butcher's Board$18.00
Pâté Campagne, Pork Bologna, Mezcal Glazed Duck Breast, Prosciutto Picollo
Cheese Board$18.00
Artequeso Manchego (raw sheep), Spain, Colston Bassett Stilton (cow), Jasper Hill Landaff, (raw cow) Vermont
Odd Bits$5.00
Daily Selection of Offal

Crudo

Tartare Taco*$10.00
Angus Petite Tender, Queso Fresco, Onions and Peppers, Smoked Jalapeno Vin on a Crispy Tortilla

Entrees

Grilled Flatbread$11.00
with Cheese and Seasonal Vegetables
Pasta$13.00
Housemade Sonoran Wheat Vermicelli, Guanciale, Meatballs, Mushrooms and Parmesan
Matambre Arollado$18.00
August Ranch matambr stuffed with bologna, smoked olive tapenade, and swiss cheese, served with root vegetable hash and gribiche
Butcher's Burger$14.00
½ Lb Beef Patty of Daily Steak Trimmings with Aioli* and Sour Pickles on Brioche Bun, served with Beef Fat French Fries
Bangers & Mash$16.00
Capra Lamb Sausage with Lamb Fat Mashed Potatoes and Chutney
Cassoulet$27.00
Confit Duck Leg, Barracho Beans, Gremolata
Butcher's Cuts*
Daily selection of Steaks & Chops with Sautéed Seasonal Vegetables
- Mkt

Large Roasts To Share

Please Allow 30—45 Minutes

Peeler Ranch Akaushi Standing Shank Roast$45.00
Rubbed in Zataar and served with Crème Fraîche, Pickled Onions, Housemade Flatbread, and Grilled Broccoli
Half Roasted Windy Meadows Chicken$28.00
with Black Garlic Toum, Green Salad, and Candied Baby Carrots

Sides

Winter Salad$10.00
Raw and Roasted Beets, Gorgonzola Dulce, Bresaola, Pecan with Rosé Gastrique
Market Salad$9.00
Daily offering featuring produce from Austin's Urban Farms
Candied Baby Carrots$8.00
with Lardo
Grilled Broccoli$7.00
Green Salad$7.00
Beef Fat French Fries$4.00

Extras

Aioli*$1.00
Gribiche$3.00
Citrus & Herb Butter$4.00
Black Garlic Toum$4.00

What 159 people are saying

Salt & Time reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.2

4.2 based on all time ratings

4.3Food
4.1Service
4.1Ambience
3.4Value

Noise • Moderate

157 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
Austin1 review
1.0
Reviewed on March 25, 2017
1. Overall 1
They showed on tv that they feed their beef a bunch of beer to make them have more fat. That should be illegal! If anyone caught you feeding your pets beer, you'd be up on charges for obvious reasons. Cows are animals. DON'T EAT HERE!
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Brian VIP
New York City18 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 22, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
If you live in or are visiting Austin, you really shouldn't miss this place. To start, the concept of a butcher shop restaurant is just really cool and Salt & Time pulls it off so, so well. The decor is just great--very casual environment. The menu is very carefully thought out and reflects some serious talent. Local ingredients--including Texas charcuterie (yes, it's a thing), "bits" and fresh greens are a great warmup for the true stars--every cut of beef you can imagine prepped and cooked to absolute perfection by a chef who very clearly LOVES HIS JOB. There are some solid choices for herbivores, too. And don't get me started on the beer menu. This place is more fun than humans should be allowed. Run, don't walk, to Salt & Time.
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BenK
Denver / Colorado8 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 19, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
My boyfriend and I were celebrating our first anniversary and had an amazing evening at Salt & Time. The salumi board was outstanding and highlighted what the restaurant does best for a totally reasonable price, and both of our entrees were excellent and served quickly and just as we finished our first course. Impressive beer list. We were surprised to hear that the kitchen sent over a complimentary dessert and two glasses of champagne to help us celebrate, which was a great touch. Our server was perfect: came around for the essentials and to answer questions or provide recommendations, but otherwise let us enjoy our evening. Overall, this place is a great value, and we will totally be back.
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OgitheYogi
Austin1 review
4.0
Dined on February 15, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Our experience at Salt + Time was exciting. The restaurant truly pays attention to the quality of the ingredients they use to construct their dishes. A couple of things to mention was the overuse of salt in many of the dishes, the pasta dishes of the week for Feb. 13th was extremely salty, which took away from the amazing mushroom sauce that was made for the handmade pasta. The pasta itself was well prepared except for the clumping of some vermicelli stands probably could try dusting with a bit more semolina flour. The seasoning on the burger was also excessive, and simply overwhelmed the palate. The best dish of the meal was the chicken mousse which was divinely silky and smooth. The pickle place was heavy on vinegar and could be more interesting if diversified with other types of fermentation techniques. The waiting staff could spend a little bit more of time explaining what's on the dishes especially the season plates with rotating options such as the pickle plate.
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OpenTable Diner
Austin5 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 14, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
The best steak in Austin because the onsite butcher shop can serve the best cuts. The local produce, tapas and cheeses are a fun taste treat. The restaurant is small so using Open Table is a good idea to ensure you'll have a seat. A good date place but not for large parties.
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OpenTable Diner
Austin1 review
1.0
Dined on February 12, 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Its great if you like over paying for terrible service and mediocre food.
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rlva
Austin8 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 12, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
If meat is your "thing" you have found your haven. I mean, come on, it's a freakin' butcher shop. The restaurant is attached to the shop and all of the meat comes straight from local Texas ranchers. It comes in as a whole animal and they use their amazing butcher skills to create amazing cuts of meat and age, cure, dry and smoke it themselves. The restaurant itself doesn't have a lot of seating so you can either make a reservation ahead of time or show up at 6pm and have no wait--that's what we did and within 30 min it was packed. Service was excellent. Our waiter was nice, attentive and new the menu up and down so he could explain and recommend items for us AND tell us what beer and wine would go well. We started with a cheese plate which is really only enough for 2 people. It was on the sweeter side with sweet raisin bread, honey roasted pecans and an orange basil marmalade. It was very tasty but almost seemed like an after dinner cheese plate. We also went for the large meat dish to share. It happened to be a very large beef rib that night and it was awesome. It bit more fat on the cut than desired but still really good and definitely enough for the both of us. All-in-all a great experience!
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kaitmcrhea VIP
Austin16 reviews
3.0
Dined on February 11, 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
We were expecting to have sandwiches when we went here but realized the dinner menu did not include their sandwiches as an option. Our entire party ordered the burger. While the meat was juicy it felt like it was missing something as it was only meat and cheese. Their fries were just okay and the homemade ketchup tasted more like marinera sauce. Service was fine and ambiance was super casual. I might come back here for lunch but probably not for dinner anytime soon.
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mm29
Austin20 reviews
2.0
Dined on February 5, 2017
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Had to switch gears when wait at another restaurant was 2 hours long - so we went to Salt & Time - which I've heard good things about. The menu looked promising, and the impressive butchery area we waited in prior to being seated was impressive. The food, however, was not. A nice cheese and salami board started the meal off well, offering house-cured meats and a nice selection of cheeses. For mains, a friend ordered "Cassoulet" which we were both excited about only to find it was a very non-traditional version with Chinese 5 spice duck confit (which was prepared well) and pinto beans where the cumin flavor was overwhelming. Taking a French comfort-food, complex dish like Cassoulet and putting a southern/asian spin on it didn't do it for me - and my chef-trained friend thought it didn't work as well. I ordered the 16oz Bavette Akaushi beef filet - which was cooked well (medium) but served with a miniscule amount of the veggie accompaniments buried underneath the large filet - I almost didn't notice them. I also ordered a side of the candied baby carrots with lardo, which were still hard and crunchy when they came out - although the flavor on them was nice. It was a very underwhelming performance overall. To top it off, my partner ordered the market salad which she was asked if she wanted first (as she was sharing the steak with me) and she said she would. It never arrived and it was taken off the bill. The server was chatty and engaged, but didn't really check in or attend to the table as needed. Another off-note was the server offering a "last glass" of a bottle of wine we just finished as there were no more bottles to purchase. Two friends split the glass, but when it got to the table it was clear from the mildew-y nose and taste that it was a completely different wine. When it was pointed out to the waiter, he agreed and removed it from the bill, but it was just an odd situation of offering one wine and getting another.
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OpenTable Diner
Austin1 review
3.0
Dined on February 4, 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
The food was great. We had a large bone-in roast for two and it was fantastic. The service was a bit, shall we say, lackadaisical? Our server didn't really care about our experience, seemed sort of annoyed and distracted, and at the end another server picked up where our first one left off and brought our check. I'd go again for the good but wouldn't hold out a lot of expectations for the service.
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Salt & Time is rated 4.2 stars by 159 OpenTable diners.

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

1912 E 7th S, #A, Austin, TX 78702

Additional information

Cross street
Chicon
Neighborhood
East Austin
Hours of operation
Lunch: Tuesday - Saturday: 11:00am - 3:00pm Dinner: Tuesday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm Sunday Brunch: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary American, Steak, Gastro Pub
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Private Lot
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Raul Chavarria
Additional
Beer, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Website
http://www.saltandtime.com/
Phone number
(512) 524-1383

Salt & Time

About this restaurant

Permanently Closed

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Salumi & Antipasti

Pickle Board$6.00

Bowl of Olives$6.00

Whipped Lardo$6.00

Chicken Liver Mousse$12.00

Rolled Omelette$9.00

Cous Cous Arancini$7.00

Salumi De Tejas Board$20.00

Butcher's Board$18.00

Cheese Board$18.00

Odd Bits$5.00

Crudo

Tartare Taco*$10.00

Entrees

Grilled Flatbread$11.00

Pasta$13.00

Matambre Arollado$18.00

Butcher's Burger$14.00

Bangers & Mash$16.00

Cassoulet$27.00

Butcher's Cuts*

Large Roasts To Share

Peeler Ranch Akaushi Standing Shank Roast$45.00

Half Roasted Windy Meadows Chicken$28.00

Sides

Winter Salad$10.00

Market Salad$9.00

Candied Baby Carrots$8.00

Grilled Broccoli$7.00

Green Salad$7.00

Beef Fat French Fries$4.00

Extras

Aioli*$1.00

Gribiche$3.00

Citrus & Herb Butter$4.00

Black Garlic Toum$4.00

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