Trace - W - Austin

Kind of a bummer this time. We got the same thing as usual: fruit plate with lemon curd for me and Greek yogurt with fruit and granola for my guest. It wasn’t awesome.

I asked for no honeydew on my fruit plate. While it didn’t come with honeydew, it also didn’t come with strawberries or cantaloupe like it usually does. Presumably they kitchen had those items, as the child at the next table was given a bowl of strawberries. It also didn’t come with any lemon curd, which is the best part. What it did have was very overripe (to the point of mushiness/verge of rotting) raspberries and soured pineapple.

The yogurt for my guest was fine but the granola was soft, which isn’t the norm. Not sure if it was stale or just under cooked, but it wasn’t a great texture. The flavor was good though. Also, no strawberries or any type of melon for her, but she also got the questionable raspberries.

It seemed to take forever to get our meal, despite the fact that nothing had to be cooked, just assembled.

I’m sure we’ll return, but this time was a bust.

1st time eating here and the food was delicious! Would definitely eat here again.

Ambiance great. Good food. Very attentive waitress. The “French toast” was actually banana bread, but whatever..everything was still tasty.

Somewhat surprised by this place as it had great lunch options with a good deal of creativity. Service was easily one of the best we’d had on this whirlwind business trip.

Everything was AMAZING! Highly recommend! Not just a regular hotel restaurant! So good!!!

We were in Austin. Made a last minute reservation here because it had at our preferred time. Food was delicious!

Always excellent, Trace never disappoints. Service is tops, food is delicious, solid selection of wines and cocktails. Just a terrific place for a thoroughly satisfying dining experience.

Best Lunch value downtown Austin!

Great food great service

Food was very good but, given all the amazing dining options in downtown Austin, not outstanding. The drink menu and ambiance was great and proximity to Moody theater can’t be beaten. Would go again.

Great eggs Benedict!

We attended before a show at ACL that is right next door during restaurant week. Our meals were delicious, half rack of ribs and corn risotto. Huge wine list and reasonably priced craft beer. Perfect! Pictured is an awesome dessert.

This was an amazing experience in dining! The food was outstanding and the staff was attentive and went above and beyond! I can’t tecommend it enough. We will be back and look forward to it!

This was my third visit to Trace in the last 12 months. One of my go to restaurants when I visit Austin. Service and Food are excellent. Always a great experience.

Food was tasty and service was attentive and polite. Portions are a good size and good dessert options.

I would definitely recommend.

The food was excellent but the waiter was not very attentive and it wasn't super busy. The restaurant was also pretty loud. I will give the restaurant another try because the food made up for it, but the Front-of-house needs work.

Pride brunch

The restaurant has a good atmosphere but the food was not very tasty and well over priced for the portion of food including the dessert.

We were the only table dining in the restaurant at 7pm on a Saturday. That was a red flag. The corn bread was great, burger was fine, and the peach glazed ribs were terrible. These ribs ranked as one of the worst things I’ve ever seen served at a restaurant. When they arrived in front of my husband I knew they were going to be dry. They looked like beef jerky and there was no glaze to speak of. When he bit into one, it was so tough I heard a cracking noise and it took all his force to tear the meat away from the bone and I could literally hear it tearing like jerky. I’ve never seen ribs so tough especially in a city proud of it’s BBQ. Normally, we don’t send back food, but these ribs fell way below acceptable so we had to say something. The waiter and manger were great and removed them from the bill. I see no reason to ever go back.

Friends birthday brunch

Excellent service.Food was remarkable.the restaurant and bar offer exceptional AUSTIN

Brunch and happy hour selection is A+. Recommend the donut holes at brunch. We will be back soon.

Love the room very laid-back service was good and my dishes were very good. The Mac n cheese was really tasty. Drinks were refreshing I had the jalapeno tea. Would go back for sure it doesn't hurt being right next to ACL.

Meet a new friend

Always awesom

Birthday, was lovely.

The crab cake was uninspiring, difficult to tell how much crab was in it. Liked the carrot dish small plate and the lamb. Service reasonable.

We had a wonderful time at TRACE for a post-birthday lunch. Prometheus was such an amazing server and even promised to make sure I got frosé on the next brunch

Trace is inside the W hotel, which is a bit of a maze if you don't come in the correct door. Parking can also be a challenge - just pick the public garage directly across the street. Food was good and we did stay and talk quite a while. We would have appreciated a little more water, but the waitstaff vanished after the bill was paid. Good menu and convenient for lunch downtown or a meeting after work.

On Friday, lunch is not served only brunch. Brunch is mediocre at best. The services is very slow so if you don't have 2.5 hours skip it. I ordered the Migas (they were really only shambled eggs with none of the good stuff added), my friend ordered the crab and avocado toast (it was so small, we needed to order more food), the sandwhich with eggs on tops not very good either. Pretty place, food is really no where near its price point. High price and no there, there. Skip it!

We really enjoyed our dinner. We made 7:00 reservations and were a little early so we got to enjoy the happy hour specials at the bar. Great drink specials and delicious cocktails. We were seated promptly at 7 and enjoyed an amazing meal!! Highly recommend this restaurant for any occasion to date night or just dinner with friends.

Wonderful lunch menu located in the W hotel. Would recommend and would eat here again!

Trace is in a great location, and the ambiance is very cool. They had a DJ outside, the decor is beautiful and it’s a great spot for people watching. The food was only so-so though. We ordered a brisket kolache that was really a loaf of bread smothered is meat and sauce (if you’ve had real kolaches, you’d be very disappointed). The toast for the crab and avocado toast was a bit tough and the dish needed salt. The chicken fried steak was tough, and my husband’s burger was tasty but undercooked. Nothing was horrible, but nothing was particularly special either. Great spot to grab a cocktail and chill, but many better places to eat in Austin.

Brunch menu was outstanding.

We moved to Dripping Springs in March and I've wanted to try Trace downtown. We finally got there this week and were pleased with the experience! We split a beet and spinach salad - both were quite good, and then split a burger! YUMMY! Best burger is a LONG time for me.

They are awesome with their service!

Too pricing for what you get. Food was fine but nothing to write about. Service was great! Ambiance was great! Very quiet. Nice place to go to talk.Parking deserves a mention here...I called..."Where should I park". The answer was we have validated parking at the W Hotel which is an outright misleading statement. While they validate, it's $9 with validating. Very mis-leading, which I did not appreciate.

Our server Prometheus is the best

We usually dine at Trace before going to a concert at the Moody/ACL Live as it is very convenient to the venue. While the music by DJ on the patio was a little loud; hard to carry on conversations with friends, the experience was great!

Trace is my favorite place for business lunches. The service is friendly and fast, the food beautiful and delicious, the ambiance upscale yet welcoming. And it’s even more affordable than many food trucks that come stop at our office.

For this lunch, our server recommended the kale salad with grilled shrimp. It was wonderful - with a creamy dressing that broke down the kale just right and perfectly cooked shrimp.