An Italian restaurant established in 2015, known for its Italian cuisine in Austin, Texas.
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Last updated: 7/29/2026, 4:08:31 AM
Key Information
Juliet Italian Kitchen offers authentic Italian dining with two locations in Austin, TX (Barton Springs and The Arboretum). It aims to bring the spirit of Little Italy to the neighborhood, providing a stylish atmosphere suitable for romantic dinners, brunch, and happy hour. The restaurant features indoor/outdoor seating with large roll-up doors and a spacious bar.
Customers generally praise the flavorful Italian dishes, with many highlighting the exceptional bread and the rich, balanced Butternut Squash Ravioli. The atmosphere is frequently described as gorgeous, stylish, and suitable for romantic occasions, with good outdoor seating options. Service is often noted as attentive and friendly. Some feedback indicates that certain dishes, like Chicken Parmesan or Pesto Salmon, can occasionally be under-seasoned or a bit dry, and portion sizes for some items might be smaller. While some consider it a top-tier Italian experience, others find it to be a more typical, mid-range chain restaurant.
Additional Details
Juliet Italian Kitchen has two locations in Austin, Texas: one at Barton Springs and another at The Arboretum. They offer a full menu including brunch, dinner, desserts, wine, and cocktails, along with an Italian happy hour.
Early evenings on weekends, such as Saturday, might offer a pleasant experience with less wait time. Sunday brunch can also be quiet, making it ideal for a relaxed meal. The restaurant is also popular for happy hour and cocktails.
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Full disclosure, Italian food doesn't normally rank very high for me. We went for our anniversary and this was the best Italian I've ever had. I had the scallops, she had the chicken parmesan. Our food came out very quickly, it was very hot, and loaded with flavor. The bread that was brought out before our food was also exceptional!
There is really good options for seating if you're wanting something more romantic. They have an indoor/outdoor setup where large roll up doors are apart of the restaurant. Theres a really large bar too if you're wanting drinks. I highly recommend this place
Visited on a Saturday early evening and was pleasantly surprised there was no wait. We opted for outdoor seating, which was lovely with the nice weather. Started with the Caprese salad (8/10), followed by the Chicken Parmesan (7/10), Roasted Garlic and Ricotta Ravioli (8/10), and Butternut Squash Ravioli (9/10). The Chicken Parmesan was slightly under-seasoned but still enjoyable. The Butternut Squash Ravioli was the standout; rich, flavorful, and beautifully balanced, though the portion was on the smaller side. Service was attentive and friendly throughout. Overall, a great dining experience.
I was invited to a business presentation last night so the menu was limited.
Atmosphere: this is a gorgeous restaurant. They took over an restaurant and benefited from an already creates decoration.
Food: our food choices, although limited, we're pretty good overall. A fresh bibb salad w red onions, candied Pecans and champagne vinaigrette was fresh and well seasoned. I chose the pesto salmon (grilles salmon on top of saffron risotto, pesto, and roasted broccolini) was good but a bit dry and lacking seasoning. I asked for fresh lime slices to add lime juice for flavor.
Other choices were: chicken Piccata (chicken scalloping in a white wine caper sauce over sautéed spinach and polenta) and beet tenderloin (hand cut tenderloin, 7 onion bread pudding, grilled asparagus and blackberry demi glace). I asked my table neighbors and they said their dishes were good.
Service: a nice young lady took good care of us.
Overall: I should go back and try their regular menu.
Chef Alain Braux
Solid restaurant. I enjoyed a nice brunch on a Sunday with good service and a tasty breakfast pizza while my daughter had a good ravioli. Place was pretty empty but it was nice to have a quiet meal. The rosemary bread was also pretty good. Will come back for dinner to try some other dishes.
The server and support staff were very friendly.
The restaurant is convenient for groups with ample parking.
The food was just OK. I was a bit disappointed in the butternut squash ravioli. It was more like dumplings filled with paste. The dumplings were a bit chewy and doughy. The filling didn't have much taste. I had to put a lot of salt on it. The bread that came with it was a bit greasy.
I probably won't come back. It's a typical lower end chain restaurant.
