Haywire Reviews

I recently went for an early dinner to Haywire at the Domain in Austin. I believe it a fairly newer restaurant in the Domain and it seems to be quite popular. The wait staff was very friendly and attentative, but I will say the menu is mostly very heavy southern food. I probably should have expected that but I do wish there were more seafood options. My dining companions both ordered the chicken fried steak, which both said was incredibly delicious. I had the ceviche (normally a starter) but I had it as my main and it was an ample portion and very well prepared. I do like that the majority of the ingredients are locally sourced and the quality of food is a major focus for this establishment. Prices are quite reasonable for most entrees and steak prices are as expected. I am not sure if I will return but this would certainly be a fun place to take out of state/country visitors for lunch or dinner.

My wife and I were staying the night at The Domain, and knew that Haywire had recently opened, so we decided to book a table for the evening. On entry it’s obvious there’s a heavy Western theme. There’s cow hide on the chairs, some of the servers were in cowboy hats and wranglers, longhorn’s hung on the wall…the whole nine. The unusual thing about the décor, is that there’s also shelves holding bits of old technology, books and toys. The external black brick and shaded yellow accent lights is a color theme I like a lot….looks very slick. The overall look is slick, with a casual yet stylistic atmosphere with nice mood lighting. Anyways, on to the food! We started with the Crispy Pork Belly Bites…they were good. The sweet honey glaze, pickled fresnos and charred mandarins give it a sweet, tasty and smoky flavor. For my main, I had the bone-in cowboy ribeye with charred broccolini. I asked for medium rare, but it came out more medium and I wasn’t that keen on the broccolini. My wife went with the petite filet and tallow fries….the fries were really nice. We used to cook our “chips” in beef dripping back in the day as a kid in England, which is essentially what beef tallow is. I finished off with the Whiskey Bread Pudding, which is made with crossiants and topped with caramel sauce, cinnamon sugar and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. VERY NICE!!! Everything is sourced locally, too. Service was fast and friendly, so I can’t fault them there either. It’s not cheap, though. Price-wise, it’s between Paul Martin’s and Perry’s Steakhouse. Overall, we enjoyed our time there and will be back again.

Our experience began with Parker. Our server, who was not only knowledgeable but extremely friendly. Not only with my husband and myself, but with our 7-year-old granddaughter, we ordered our food came. I must say that my farm bowl salad was probably the best salad I have ever eaten. That is saying a lot, as I have lived both here in the u. S in many states and in Europe for many years, with lots of traveling the flavors, the freshness Was unparalleled in anything else? I have ever had in a salad. Even my granddaughter said it was the best food she had ever eaten , which says a lot because she is a very young foodie. I wish we lived closer to a haywire restaurant.Because that would be my go to restaurant from now on.But since we live in north carolina , unfortunately , that will not be happening