Mr. Natural
Austin, TX 78702-4501
Phone: (512) 477-5228
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 8am-7pm
Editorial Review for Mr. Natural – by Joe K. Bevilacqua
In Short
Tucked between used-tire lots and auto-body shops in east Austin, this little treasure of a restaurant is owned by a couple who specialize in border Mexican and Tex-Mex vegetarian food. Home-cooked flavor seeps out of inexpensive, authentic-tasting dishes such as zucchini poblano, wheat-roasted carne guisada and sunflower-tofu tamales--making this a popular spot for a hip college crowd and health-conscious parents. The empanadas and cookies for dessert are often vegan and wheat and dairy-free.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasHome-packaged organic foods, including fresh-baked goods and natural supplements, are on sale in the aisles adjacent to the dining area.
What to DrinkSmoothies with names like Wake Up and Happy Digest go well with the lunch special.
User Reviews for Mr. Natural
07/22/2008 Posted by thewiz
if you like bland cafeteria food then go here. its worse than luby's. no flavor and the food looks nothing like the pic. highly over rated.
Pros: employees are nice
Cons: everything
12/13/2007 Posted by cancar
I can't believe Mr. Naturals is getting so many good reviews; it's got to be the worst vegetarian food around. Their pastries are dry, much of their food is under seasoned and lacks flavor; they seem to be scared of spice and heat. It's a lot more starch heavy than vegetable heavy - there's not much there that seems fresh. I can't really think of anything good to say about them. Tex-Mex could be made into delicious vegetarian food, but they don't pull it off.
Pros: they don't sell meat products
Cons: the food just doesn't taste very good
