The Hill Country Steakhouse is a luxurious AAA Four Diamond-rated formal dining experience that overlooks the stunning Fazio Foothills golf course at Barton Creek Resort and Spa.
On this celebratory evening, the Chef has created a goat cheese leek spread served with homemade potato chips. The dip was really good, but the chips were the stand outs. Who doesn't love home made potato chips? In addition, we decided to split the crab cakes served with pickled cucumber relish. The cakes were light and filled with crab meat. The pickled cucumber relish was incredible.
The Hill Country Steakhouse uses only the top 2% quality USDA Midwestern beef known as “Prime Grade Black Angus,” and their steaks are aged up to four weeks for flavor and texture. The steaks are broiled to seal in the flavor. My husband ordered the 12 ounce New York Strip ($40) which he swears was the best steak he has ever eaten, and trust me, he has eaten a lot of steak. I ordered the 10 ounce Bone In Filet ($44). Personally, I didn't care for my cut even though it was well seasoned and quite tender. The problem was that the bone was the majority of the 10 ounce filet.
For sides, we shared the Wild Mushrooms which were sauteed in olive oil and herbs- they were good. However, the scalloped potatoes missed the mark completely- the potatoes were still raw, and the taste was bland and unimpressive. We were really looking forward to the potatoes since our server went on and on about how good they were- well, they weren't.
For dessert, we shared the Triple Layer Decadent Chocolate Bombe: Layers of black velvet cheesecake, milk chocolate mousse, and orange ganache. It was really quite heavenly. In addition, Barton Creek provided some chocolate truffles for our anniversary. They were really good, but don't ask the husband because he didn't get any!
Service was impeccable. Be prepared to drop some money. Actually, for that kind of money, I wish the Steakhouse was a separate dining area rather than the same large room where we ate breakfast. Overall, our anniversary dinner was very nice- so nice that my husband wants to come back again for that New York Strip steak.
Hill Country Steakhouse
Barton Creek Resort and Spa
8212 Barton Club Drive
Austin, Texas 78735
1-800-336-6157
www.bartoncreek.com
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