The Carillon Restaurant

Oh, Carillon! Our family loves you so much. We are locals who enjoy eating here before events at UT. Now that our daughter is a UT student, we loved making Carillon a part of her ring ceremony celebration. Date nights are such a treat here because it’s an elevated meal at a reasonable price (3 courses for $45!). One of the things I love most about Carillon is the ambiance. It’s a beautiful space, with high ceilings with very low noise. It’s a quiet place for great dinner conversation and the service is attentive without being intrusive. Love this campus gem!

My mother was visiting me for the first time after moving to Austin and I wanted to take her somewhere nice for lunch. Since I'm gluten free, we planned which day we would go based on the weekly menu that's published for the buffet. There isn't the quantity of food that we'd typically see at a Vegas buffet, but the price, quality and presentation of the food more than made up for it. We ate until we couldn't eat any more, the staff was very friendly, and the signs clearly posted which items were gluten free. I believe there's no parking validation for lunchtime but overall it's still cheaper than going to Vegas to meet for a buffet lunch.

We dined at the Carillon for Breakfast and Dinner. The ambiance and food selections were nice. The customer service was excellent! Shout out to Elliot, the manager, who took good care of us!! Not only was he present during our dining experience, but he was at the bar, Gabriel’s, when we returned for an evening nightcap. Even though the kitchen was closed, he sent out chips and salsa to accompany our drinks, made by Tess—one of the best Old Fashions that I’ve tasted. Additionally, our servers, Sandy, Benjamin, and Frankie were also great. I did find the some of the breakfast buffet items lacking in flavor. Specifically, the pancakes were burnt, eggs overcooked, and sausage was just ok. Despite the few unfavorable points mentioned above, I would definitely come back for the service, dinner, and drinks!.

The Carillon is one of Austin’s hidden gems! Great value and service. The French mule: it was good Goodenough sour: it was good Old fashioned hook them: it taste like old fashioned, didn’t taste like rum. It had a bitter after taste Apple crush: ok, had a bitter after taste z Hamachi Sashimi: the fish was semi cooked or torched, it was ok Waygu beef carpaccio: excellent, so fresh Berkwood farms pork belly: excellent, the sauce was so good Seared sea bass: the sauce was amazing!! Excellent Shiner bock chocolate mousse cake: delicious! The crunchy stuff was amazing!!

Dinner here Saturday was truly Otherworldy in how delicious and satisfying every single bite was! My partner and I had a great evening filled with so much rich flavor that it was intoxicatingly divine! We started with the Berkwood Farms Pork Belly, which was the BEST pork belly I've ever had! We also had the Hausbar Greens Salad, tasty and texturally pleasing! For our main courses: I had the Marfa Meats N.Y. Strip, which was decedent and perfectly cooked. My partner had the Seared Sea Bass served with little neck clams and, oh my goodness, so tasty! Last but not least, our desserts: the Shinerbock Chocolate Mousse Cake, which was heavenly and rich! Sean got the Apple Cranberry Crisp, and it tasted like the holidays served with ice cream! This was honestly one of the best meals I've ever had! Ended the night with some hot Jasmine tea, and had an Apple Crush Cocktail!

My friends and I went tonight for the first time to celebrate a friends birthday. The atmosphere was exquisite, staff was impeccable, food was amazing and the Manager Elliot was so awesome!!! For the dining experience we had, they should be charging 2-3x more for their food and we would gladly pay it. It is a small restaurant so reservations are needed to make sure they have availability. I highly recommend The Carillon Restaurant, it’s truly a gem. We will be back very soon 😋

Wow, this may have been the best meal I’ve ever had! The staff was incredible and personable with flowers on our table for my birthday and the food was beyond. The culinary staff here deserve a ton of recognition and if you haven’t been here or are on the fence, go! You absolutely won’t regret it. From the cheese and meat board to the hamachi starter and then the NY Strip and Texas lamb shank… I could go on for days!!! Kudos to this team!!! I’ll be dreaming of this meal forever!