michelle Green

Review of Russell's Bistro

My husband and I went for Mother s Day brunch ALON...

My husband and I went for Mother s Day brunch ALONE ( our five kids were at the sitters from the night before ). We got seated right away( it was 10am) Which was such a pleasant surprise considering the day. The mimosa carafe was 18$ and tasty and full. Now this place gets four stars for the food( I m being generous because I bet they can do better) My husband ordered the migas( BIG mistake to order Mexican food at a bistro) I ordered the sweet potato hash( no bacon add avocado) and a side of vegan sausage. We decided to share a blueberry pancake after seeing a buttermilk pancake delivered to our neighbors . I ll start with the bad and the migas were BAD. The cheese tasted powdery and didn t melt at all. I thought vegan sausage( 3$ for two small links) would be homemade or atleast local. It was probably boca . SUCH a let down. The pancake looked NOTHING like our neighbors and was more like a crepe. It also came with generic maple syrup. A place like this should use REAL maple syrup. Last our hot food was served in plastic dishes. WTH? Again, I expected better from a restaurant like this. My food ( once I picked the sausage out) was the best breakfast I ve had EVER. It was so freaking good! I would definitely go back for mimosas and that bowl but there s so many Choices in Austin that I probably won t. Get rid of the Mexican food, plastic dishes and fake syrup and this place would be A LOT better!