Crenshaw's Bar & Eatery

Review №1

Rating: 2

I visited this place with friends over the weekend, and while the location was beautiful and the food decent, the service was severely lacking. The food took an unreasonably long time to arrive, and we only saw our waiter three times throughout the entire meal. In fact, we saw the person cleaning up more frequently than our own waiter, which speaks volumes about the service we received. At one point, we even had to ask the busser to find our waiter, and yet he still didn t show up. I only managed to get one drink refill, and to make matters worse, our waiter neglected to inform us that the bill could only be split among three cards before we started ordering. This was particularly frustrating since I had already spent a significant amount at the resort for a three-day weekend getaway. I deliberately chose something inexpensive from the menu and stuck to drinking soda. Out of the six people in our group, I only knew two, and the others were complete strangers. Due to the waiters lack of communication, I ended up paying for more than my fair share, effectively doubling my portion of the bill. The others had ordered drinks and extras, which I ended up covering for people I didn t even know. To top it off, a 20% gratuity was automatically added to each of the three bills. Honestly, tipping should reflect the quality of service received. Given that our waiter was largely absent, hiding in the back and chatting with co-workers, I wouldnt have tipped him what he got from our table. His service was disappointing, especially considering the restaurant wasn t busy at all there were only two other tables when we arrived.

Date: a month ago

Review №2

Rating: 5

I have been to Crenshaws more times than I can remember. Out of all the restaurants, this one has the best vibe, food, service and price point. I love the view from the restaurant and patio, and everything that I have had on the menu is top notch. I cant say enough great things about the service. Everyone is always so friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone. If I can make a recommendation though, they need to do something about the HVAC system. The temperature doesnt seem to be regulated and over these past few months it seems to be very warm in there. The HVAC seems very comfortable outside of the restaurant and all throughout the building. But inside it has not been comfortable this summer. I hope they can get someone to address this soon, as it affects the dining experience. I have worked in the service industry before. It does seem like they always over staff there for the amount of people they get in the restaurant. From the outside looking in, it makes you feel for the staff. But they always keep a smile on, and provide great service.

Date: a month ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

A colleague and I had lunch today and the food, service, and views were fantastic. Our server, Rob, was friendly and knowledgeable of the menu and ingredients. We were very pleased with our experience. I will be returning soon!

Date: a month ago

Review №4

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №5

Rating: 1

This was one of the worst dining experiences my friends and I have ever had. The grilled cheese with brisket had the toughness of a hiking book sole and arrived after a 45 minute wait. We had a waiter who was excellent with one liners but didn t know how to use the POS machine. He told us it was broken and couldn t accept credit cards and when we pointed out that the other waitress was taking cards he replied he didn t know how she was doing it lol. My friend had no bacon in his blt. When the bill came we re were charged twice for service (20% tips were also included in the bill automatically) and no one could clearly explain the bill. I d give this place a hard pass if you wanna keep your sanity in Austin.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №6

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №7

Rating: 4

Date: 7 months ago

Review №8

Rating: 5

Crenshaws is the best! Located in the Omni Barton Hotel, super delicious food. Our Server Brian was awesome and super funny. The food not only looks amazing it tastes even better! Try them out for Yourself if youre in the Austin area. You wont be disappointed.

Date: 9 months ago

Review №9

Rating: 5

Date: 9 months ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

Really cool chill place to watch sports or relax after a round of golf. Watched college football there recently before heading to dinner. Very attentive waiter, good beer, nice snacks. A very approachable and relaxed spot in a nice resort.

Date: 10 months ago

Review №11

Rating: 5

Great for drinks and football games

Date: a year ago

Review №12

Rating: 5

Very nice restaurant with great tasting food, good service and beautiful views of landscape of Omni resort. Our server Hanna was very attentive and provided good information about the resort.

Date: a year ago

Review №13

Rating: 1

The bar opens only at 5 pm

Date: a year ago

Review №14

Rating: 5

Back nine bowl & baby spinach beet salad

Date: a year ago

Review №15

Rating: 5

Great restaurant with great views and food! Ordered a plethora of things and all were so good! Potato soup was surprisingly light and so tasty. Our server Max was so attentive and helpful as well!

Date: a year ago

Review №16

Rating: 4

Best redfish sandwich I have ever had .

Date: a year ago

Review №17

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №18

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №19

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №20

Rating: 4

Enjoyed the burger! Appreciated the option to get half regular fries and half sweet potato fries. Views sitting on the patio were great! Only complaint of the meal was a very lackluster margarita, served in a martini glass, that tasted like warm mixer. Was hoping for a true margarita on my visit to Texas.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №21

Rating: 4

Good ambiance, nice menu

Date: 2 years ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №23

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №24

Rating: 4

Nice food, very crowded when I was there and wait staff a bit stressed but very pleasant. We sat outside which was good for us. Would have been very noisy inside to talk.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №25

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №26

Rating: 5

Cozy casual eatery located in the Omni Barton Creek Resort. Sports vibe with lots of seating outside to enjoy the view of the west hills. Great friendly service with filling delicious food.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Amazing service and the food was solid. The Austin Smash is a great drink! Laidback vibe with sports on TV and awesome background music.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №28

Rating: 1

Staff is extremely unfriendly. Food was not what I ordered. I didnt bother returning or mentioning as the staff were terrible. Do not recommend!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №29

Rating: 4

After a long day at a seminar, this was a perfect place to unwind. Such a beautiful hotel n country club! They even had a snow machine going on for the kids to play in. Super cool!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №30

Rating: 3

We were seated pretty quickly, but once we ordered it took an hour for food to get out (it wasnt really busy). The food was good, albeit overpriced (its in a hotel, so... ). My fries were undercooked (even though others in our party were fine), and the service was a little slow. Would I go again? I dont know. It depends on how much time I have and if I have extra money lying around.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №31

Rating: 2

Rating it two stars only because the staff were very friendly. After a round of golf this appeared to be the only restaurant open to serve mid afternoon? It s not really a restaurant, more of a bar so there is not ample proper seating to eat. We sat at the only spot left inside that featured 4 leather chairs and a very low table (more suitable for glasses). To make matters worse there was an uncleared junkyard of food spilled on the floor around this grouping. We ordered the golf balls devilled eggs appetizer which came with no cutlery but did come with two golf tees. We re we supposed to spear the egg halves with the tees? Main course of a club sandwich was unfinishable ( though kindly refunded) and Chicken-veg-quinoa Bowl that was served all cold which is unusual to say the least. The expensive renovations here are very nicely done but it will make no difference if the food experience is not up to snuff.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №32

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №33

Rating: 2

Ok. I m really rooting for these guys because I m a neighbor and we really want to have great places to eat nearby. They spent a ton of money renovating the Omni Barton Creek which was wanted and needed. However this is our second attempt at Crenshaw s and both times have been marginal. The one tonight was not so much the bar and staff which we actually liked. It was totally about the kitchen. The menu is pretty basic and uncomplicated. We ordered a grilled chicken sandwich and a red fish Po boy. These are not complicated entrees and we were hungry. So first attempt to get us food took 30 minutes. There was no shortage of staff with three people behind the bar + servers + kitchen runners, and it wasn t busy. The problem seemed to be in the kitchen. And then after waiting that long, the fries that came as a side were cold. We asked if they could at least heat them up in a microwave. They said no, we ll get you new hot fries. Sounded like a good story. Little did we know the replacement fries would take another 20 min a long time after it takes to eat a sandwich. We got tired of waiting so we called for the bill. As we re leaving the bar the (hot?) fries showed up, but they never even put them in front of us since we were already walking from the bar. They were kind enough to comp the entree with the cold fries. But there s clearly a problem when on a Friday night at least an hour before closing time, we get this kind of service from the kitchen. And then to add insult to injury we had to pay a $10 valet charge for such shabby results. The valet said we could get it comped if we went to the Bob s next door and got validated. But not for an Omni food venue. Does this make sense? Before the renovation, Barton Creek Country Club members did not have to pay for valet other than gratuity. now we do not an upgrade! So all in all, this was not a great experience. Once again I ll say, please Omni do something to fix this. I don t think it s that hard. You spent way too much money on the facility to deliver such a mediocre & disappointing experience. If nothing else, have some Austin pride and make this place something the locals can be proud of as you host so many out of town guests. We are still rooting for you, but I m afraid it won t be at Crenshaw s after our second bummer experience.

Date: 5 years ago