Ranch 616
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 479-7616
Fax: (512) 479-5979
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- W Sixth Street
- Best of Citysearch:
- First Date Spot 2008
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-11pm
Message from Ranch 616
Great Southwestern fare, no-cover live music and "cheap beer"
- Live music Thursdays
- No cover/cheap beer
- 20 premium tequilas
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Editorial Review for Ranch 616 – by Tara Hall
In Short
Ranch 616 stands out with an outrageously fun snake-like sign announcing its presence. Large plate-glass windows line one side, filtering daylight into the modestly lit restaurant. Notice the details, like iconic candles and mix-and-match light fixtures. Roomy circular booths and standard tables outfit the distinctive, intimate interior. The small menu and daily dinner specials provide unique choices, such as shrimp quesadillas, chicken-fried quail and gulf fish tacos heaping with shredded cabbage and chili lime aioli.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasCheck out live music on Thursdays, beginning at 7:30pm. No cover and cheap beer provide additional incentive.
What to DrinkLoosen up with a shot. There are more than 20 premium tequilas available, along with the usual bar basics.
User Reviews for Ranch 616
01/23/2008 Posted by SarahJ8375
Ranch 616 has a wonderful eclectic staff that took great care of my husband and I. The food was excellent. Our waiter Josh was very attentive and the manager Miguel Vidal made sure our experience was beyond what we expected. And to the writer of the review below this one, if you are too scared to send back food don't expect to get your money back weeks later after the fact. How can you give the restaurant or management a chance to fix a problem if you don't say something at the time. Overall , the Ranch is a fun environment that also happens to have exquisite food and service. We will definitely be back on a regular basis.
01/11/2008 Posted by sdproductions
This is the 4th letter that I sent to the management at Ranch 616. Still, four months later...no response. It's just sad to think that this restaurant and this manager, think so poorly of its customers. Dear Mr. Vidal: Let me begin by saying to you how disappointed I am with the fact that I have had to write four letters to try and get resolve of this issue. I sent two letters attention “manager.” I went to your website and sent an email asking for a refund and now I am writing the fourth and final letter. I will follow up with the bad reviews that Ranch 616 has been getting on City Search. I have enclosed the reviews with one from yourself stating that you “will ensure that you get a wonderful meal and dining experience.” Let me begin by complementing your waiter, whom I believe is named, Luis. He was extremely polite and very accommodating. My Wife and I recently moved to the Austin area from Los Angeles and have been searching out restaurants to try and one of our friends highly recommended Ranch 616. Well, needless to say, we were excited to try your restaurant and unfortunately had a very bad experience. We started out by ordering the fried clams and calamari appetizer, which were both barley fried and very soggy. We mentioned it to our waiter and he was very apologetic and ultimately took it off the bill. For our entrees, I ordered the special, which was Filet Mignon and Quail combo. I never realized that someone could mess Filet Mignon up. It was barley edible. The flavor was non-existent and it was wrapped in bacon that was raw. The Quail was average at best. I couldn’t eat either the filet or the Quail. My Wife ordered the Trout, which she could not eat because it was under cooked and cold. We felt so bad for telling our waiter that our appetizer was bad, that we couldn’t mention that the rest of our meal was not even edible.
Pros: Can't think of any
Cons: Manager is beyond bad...
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