This restaurant is located in downtown Austin, nea...

This restaurant is located in downtown Austin, near the center of everything, a quick walk to the nightlife on 4th St. The portions are very generous. It would be easy to make a meal on the appetizer menu alone. The wine list is eclectic, with some interesting domestic and foreign choices. Our server was intelligent, witty and her attention to our needs was just right - never neglectful, never intrusive. Everything that we ordered - calamari, shrimp, rainbow trout with southwestern corn compote, sweet potato fries, and fried apple pie with ice cream was spot on. Some of the choices sound chancy but our server really steered us right, with excellent explanations of preparation and seasoning of each item. I enjoy cooking for friends and often find myself muttering that I could and have done it better when dining at a new restaurant.