Stayed near here at a VRBO for South By Southwest. It was really the only place close by for breakfast, and after our first visit we decided to return each morning for 4 more days. I only had the breakfast tacos so I can't speak to how the rest of the menu is, but each combination I got was as delicious as the last. Also really liked the fresh chips and salsa that came with breakfast. Next time I'm in Austin I will go out of my way to return for a couple breakfast tacos. Note: I am by no means a "breakfast taco expert," having grown up on the east coast and now living in the Pacific Northwest, but all of my friends who live in Austin vouch for Maudie's breakfast tacos as well, so I take that as a vote of confidence. read more

I love Maudie's! But this location is just as awesome as the others. The guacamole is good (but is made with sour cream) so if you're not dairy friendly ask for them to get you the non-dairy version which is chopped up avocados with pico de gallo. OMG soooo amazingly delicious. Your mouth will be thanking you... you're welcome MOUTH! read more

Been there 3 times and a fan. They have gluten free chips that taste good! (just ask!) The food is good but nothing to write home about. We like to go because the food is good and we usually have at least 5 people (big booths). read more

Waiting 30 minuets for sloppy, frankly nasty food. Only once I paid with my platinum American Express card did he give us a second of his attention during the busy lunch hour. Felt very age/assumed wealth-discriminated -- shameful. read more

We love Maudies. The food is always fresh & I love that they use organic eggs and natural meats. We have never had a bad experience here! It's great for kids. Fave dishes are Skinny Cheryl's enchiladas, the Power Bowl, and the Mexican Special. All of the margaritas are great and chips & queso is a must. read more

Price was good and the food came out pretty fast, recommend to get the egg white avocado breakfast taco! The place is nice as you can either sit outside or inside. read more

We will certainly be going back to Maudie's! The chips are crisp and thin and the salsa is spicy. My bf loved the salsa, but it was too spicy for me. The Tacos al Pastor were amazing! Cooked to perfection and so rich and full of flavor. Maggie's Plate was great too. The chili con carne sauce on the enchilada was excellent. Dessert... Save room for their Tres Leches Cake. OMG. Perfect blend of creamy and rich and cinnamon flavors. Definitely worth it! read more

I've been going to Maudies since the laundromat was next door. My wife and I love them. It's our favorite TexMex . . . so that's why I'm taking the time to comment. Past two times we've been have not been good. Really slow service and not attentive at all. First time . . . yeah, sometimes that happens. Tonight was a two hour ordeal. Can't believe I was thinking of getting up and leaving. I really thought the waitperson must have checked out. To make it worse, we were seated outside and the ceiling heater was baking us. Way too hot (yeah, it sounds like I'm a complainer . . . ). I asked the waitstaff to turn down the heat . . . "we can't, it's wired in with the Christmas lights, I'd have to turn off the lights to turn down the heater". Huh? C'mon Maudies, please get back to what you used to be. read more

This is a must go place for people who love Mexican food. Food tastes great. I would have given 5 stars had the service and look and feel of the restaurant are at the same level. read more

Maudie's is my go to Tex mex. it's def. a once a week'r. The fajitas and green (beef fajita) and a large house marg on the rocks will have you in bed by 8:30 pm. So good ... ! read more

I am still looking for good Tex-Mex in Austin. And I feel stoopid saying that. Maudie's Cafe isn't it. The service was indifferent. In... out... buh bye, kthxbye. The margs were good, but $4.75 seems steep for the size compared to what I'm used to paying at my local haunts in Houston. And when I ordered a second, the server took my glass and disappeared even though it wasn't empty. WTF? The salsa. was heavy with chipotle and tomato. I'd like to see some cilantro, some tomatillo... It was like chipotle-Pace. OK, but pretty stock. We ordered queso and sliced jalapenos as a starter. The queso was actually beschemel sauce with cheese in it. I guess flour, butter and milk is cheaper than cheese. It was fine for what it was, but it was not queso. The jalapenos arrived in a bowl, with no plates or anything. The small slices were fine, but I wanted to cut up the bigger ones to make them go farther. I did that on the table surface. The server came by twice and saw me doing this and didn't offer a plate. Yeah, I could have asked... The flour tortillas were factory mass-produced, rubbery and perfectly circular. They felt kind of waxy and tasted bland. My wife ordered the shrimp fajitas, which were pretty expensive. She liked them. I thought the dish was heavy on bell peppers and that the shrimp were really unseasoned. But the shrimp fajitas were great compared to my chicken enchiladas. The verda sauce was tasty, and it's a good thing, because that was the only thing in the dish that was seasoned. The tortillas were the afore mentioned mc-tortillas. The shredded chicken was basically boiled chicken. No seasoning at all. Like I said, I'm still looking for good Tex-Mex in Austin. And judging from the reviews on Yelp, so are a lot of other folks. read more

Maudie's on Lake Austin Blvd is a Tex-Mex Mecca for the locals. Get there early on Friday night and enjoy Happy Hour til 6:30. $1 off appetizers and $ off margs and beer. Also get there early on Friday/Saturday nights or wait in line for an hour or more. It's a small place with good food at decent prices. Also, it's a pre-game hang out for the UT alumnis. And offers Happy Hour on Sat. and Sunday 10-2. Cheese enchiladas are a little on the spicy side - so is their salsa. Vegetarian options available. Parking limited - you may have to park on the street. I recommend the frozen margarita with salt - add a floater called Paula's Orange $6.25. Queso $4.25 and chips FREE! Regular Dinner Plate(taco, 2 cheese enchiladas) with rice and beans $8.25. Enjoy, ya'll! read more

I eat at this place once a week and rarely get tired of it. I mostly order food to go, which is clutch when you just want something off of their breakfast menu to fend off your Sunday morning hangovers. For that, I highly recommend the chilaquiles. Eat a plate of their red chilaquiles with black beans and fajita meat and even the worst hangover is gone in a matter of minutes. The only thing that they need to tweak in my opinion is the way they make their beef enchiladas. The beef itself tastes a little bland - almost like the way that lunch cafeteria taco meat used to taste back in the day. Everything else about the dish - the sauce, cheese, tortillas - is perfect. Speaking of perfect, their salsa is easily the best in any restaurant in Austin. I sometimes order chips & salsa to go just so I can have it in my own kitchen whenever I want. I really think the owner should consider selling it in stores. For how loud and crowded it can get in there, I'm amazed at how the people who take my order over the phone have not once made a mistake. When I eat there in person, I usually go on a night that doesn't have much of a wait (Thursdays are usually perfect). When there is a wait, it's never very long (unless you're in one of those annoying over-sized groups). 30 minutes tops for a wait on a Friday night. I actually get annoyed at how popular this place has become because I have been going here since it was half the size it is now and I miss the old days when it was an undiscovered hole-in-the-wall. Also, I live in the neighborhood so I get annoyed about the parking pouring out into my street. Stop crowding my restaurant, people! Haha, just kidding. Seriously though, I'm proud of how this business has grown. read more

Great food good price perfect service definitely a good option highly recommended. [Spanish] Excelente comida buen precio servicio estupendo sin duda una buena opción es altamente recomendado. read more

Phoned an order in and the bi*chy brunette bartender (that's an alliteration!) took my order with an attitude. The poor attitude continued when I picked it up. An extra star was added for the thin employee, who was pleasant and helpful. read more

Slow on drinks, but told there was a new bartender. Good news, drinks were tasty once we got them! Good good as always!

This is a noble 3-star. They do everything they need to and nothing extra. The salsa is good, chips are okay. Bean dip is good, no beer on tap. The power-bowl was a nice option but under-seasoned. All in all, this is a pretty good, pretty cheap place for some base-line Tex-Mex. Wouldn't hesitate to stop in for lunch. read more

From the reviews, it looks like I am not the only person that feels this way, but this place is seriously overrated. The food is meh, the salsa is the consistency of pasta sauce, the drinks are expensive, and the service is terrible. My running group eats here post long-run 2 - 3 times per year (against my protestations). We are generally a somewhat large group (12 - 15 people) and end up on the outdoor patio (which is nice but not large). No one particularly likes the food, but it is convenient and has a wide selection of options that fit a choosy group of runners (vegan options, veggie options, GF options, etc.). My biggest complaint about this place is not the sub-par food, but the staff. On both of our visits this year, the waitress' first words to us (before saying hello, taking our drink orders, etc.) were "Wow, y'all are a big group. I do not split checks." While inconvenient and time consuming for us to split the check up ourselves, I don't generally care if the checks are split. However, if the waitress is openly hostile and makes it known at our first interaction that she simply won't do it, that's an issue. I have worked in customer service and understand bad days or frustrating tables, but it is simply unacceptable to be openly rude/disrespectful before even meeting your table. I will go to Torchy's from now on and let the rest of my running friends suffer. read more

This is my go to for tex mex. If you want a true experience go here. From tacos, to enchiladas, to breakfast and more, this is one of the best tex mex places in Austin. read more

It's better than Guero's. That's not saying much. Probably on par with Trudy's. I like Polvo's or smart'a El Rancho when it comes to this type of Mexican food. Good drinks and a great location on Lake Austin Blvd. are the positives. I am in the neighborhood so get it to go some. I prefer more authentic stuff. I am from South Texas, Corpus Christi, where there is a taqueria on every corner and none of the California fusion Mexican food. A taqueria or taco stand beats this most times. read more

Good queso and enchiladas. Old time Austin favorite. Margaritas are usually pretty good. Their airport location is awful though. Kind of gives maudies a bad name. read more

Solid service. Decent chips and salsa, average queso. Good fajitas, weak, blandish margaritas on the rocks. Prices are about average. Not a bad tex mex spot, but not one to wow you with anything in particular. Enjoyable every once in a while. read more

Best chili con queso I've had in a long time. Despite a very "quirky" waitress, we enjoyed the atmosphere, the food, the service, the chips and salsa, etc. We went to during happy hour and got cheaper appetizers and margaritas, which is a definite plus. I will most certainly be visiting again soon. Yay! It'd get a 5 if it weren't for our weirdo waitress. read more

I have eaten at almost all of the Maudie's locations throughout the years. Food is always pretty good, drinks are good, and service is usually solid. Every now and then, something is off - but not enough to keep me away. And then.... I had a business lunch there with two coworkers. One of the coworkers used his business card and turned in his receipt as a business expense. Low and behold, $1 had been added to the tip when it hit the bank . Not such a big deal, unless you consider that $1 is getting added to all your tips and the coworker had already left a more than 20% percent tip. After several phone calls and having the store's copy of the receipt faxed to me, management's solution? Refund $1 to the card. At least tell me the server will be written up, or send me a gift card, or comp the $10 meal... something. Nope, here's your dollar. Now I know how much they value my business. read more

Maudie's always reminds me of those people you date that you keep in the wings - they don't blow you away, but they're not terrible, either, and you just really don't know what you want to do with them. Do you want to commit to a relationship at some point? Not particularly, but maybe things will get better? Maybe they have some trick up their sleeve? Except they never do and things just... continue steadily on with occasional dips into "I'm just really not that interested in you" territory. Until one day, you realize that they are kind of boring and you only kept them around as an option because you didn't know how to politely tell them no because there wasn't anything necessarily wrong but there just wasn't anything right, either. I've kept Maudie's around for a few years now and I think it might be time to permanently purge that number. The first time I came to Maudie's, I was straight up, 100%, not impressed. The salsa was gross, the food was bland, and everything was just boring. Then, in my typical fashion, I decided that maybe I'd been a little too harsh on Maudie's - maybe they'd had an off day, surely things had to be better because they were always so busy, etc., etc. The second time, I was absolutely blown away - that salsa was the best salsa I'd ever eaten. I loved it so much that I asked my waitress if I could have a bowl to take home with me. Was I remembering my first visit incorrectly? No, because I went back with the same person and they made the same remark - Maudie's had gotten her shit together. Then I entered that skeptical phase - what is Maudie's really like? She's been hot and cold, so surely she exists somewhere in the middle? She knew I wasn't impressed the first time, so she pulled out all the stops the second time, but we both knew she couldn't pull that off every single visit. Maudie's wasn't even the "one trick pony" type, because I knew her salsa wouldn't be that good always; Maudie's was more like a "once trick pony" type, meaning she could only do it once and then you'd forever chase after that first high. (You know how everyone says the first time you do a drug is usually the best time and people become hooked, constantly searching for that first high? That was me and Maudie's salsa, except without the nasty addiction and the whole, "I've really fucked up my life and now I have to pick up all the pieces" bit.) We can just skip that whole trainwreck, Maudie's - I know how this story ends. So we parted ways for a little bit - I stopped working in the area, I moved to North Austin; we just sort of faded out of each other's lives. I moved back to South Austin and wanted some tamales one night. I've only ordered the Tamales El Jefe at Maudie's and sometimes it's good and sometimes it's merely okay. I still haven't found good tamales in Austin - why is that so difficult, Austin? I know people in this city know how to make them and I could buy some homemade, but why can't I find any in your restaurants? (Is this a metaphor for my dating life? That what I seek is to be found elsewhere? I really need to quit with the food/dating metaphors.) I ordered my food to go and dug in. The salsa was okay, the chips were a little stale, and the tamales were about what I expected. Nothing blew me away, but it's not like it was necessarily bad. It was just a little... boring. Now we begin the fading period redux. "Oh, I'd love to hang out, but I'm just so busy this month!" "Oh, sorry, I totally forgot to respond to your text. I've just been so caught up with work." Until eventually... silence and the wondering of what happened, what went wrong, and why weren't you more interesting? read more

Love Maudie's food. I try to bring to my parents ever few weeks to help them meet their Mexican food cravings! The only complaint is timing- we put in a time and we are usually waiting 20-30 minutes. I am learning I have to build the edit time into delivering the food to my parents. read more

My fav go to for migas! I order mine with egg whites and corn tortillas! Awesome staff, always so friendly, and great service. If you go on a Sat morning try to hit it up before 10 am or so or it can get a bit crowded! Pete's tacos are also a fan fave and the salsa is mucho bueno! Wish I could bottle it! read more

Very consistent and classic Austin Tex-Mex. Huge menu and breakfast served all day. Great healthy options available and they use antibiotic free meat. Any margarita connoisseur will be back for more "Gill's". I opt for jack cheese instead of yellow on everything. A 15min wait or distracted waiter is rare but worth it! It's casual so just relax. read more

They don't even make their own tortillas. Meat was meh - too salty. When I asked for clarified butter, they gave me packets of butter...

Recently I was diagnosed with celiac disease, and as a foodie this totally sucks. I was completely distraught that I could no longer eat some of my favorite things, like flour tortillas, and thought that when dining out, I would be forced to stick to friggin' salad. Fortunately, after some research, my boyfriend found that Maudie's had a fairly extensive gluten-free menu. It was awesome. They even had gluten-free chips! We ordered the combo fajitas for two with gluten-free tortillas, and it was absolutely delicious, and I didn't feel sick after the meal. Wicked cool. read more

I always bring friends when they visit for some laid back Tex-Mex. Get the Power Bowl with fajita chicken and jalapeno ranch dressing!

Been eating at M's since the days of Maudie herself... was water boy for Sledd Nursery's trees about a block away on Norwalk. Cuisine was smothered meat and cooked to death gum-able veggies... older limping waitstaff, HQ for many tradesmen... rock hauling, wood cutting, tile setting, deer poaching, etc. No other restaurants nearby then. Maudie tires of limping around cafe and offers it to Joe Draker who hires Jorge Arredondo an Austin enchilada icon to help with recipes and menu. Needless to say, the food is much more to my liking now... the jury is still out as to my preference of crusty tradespersons or current West Austin mix. Very good TexMex... My two favs are the Beef Fajita Tacos and the Cheese Enchiladas Perfecto read more

I live in the neighborhood and have gone to this location for several years. It used to be a good Tex Mex spot that had good service at reasonable prices. Must have had a switch to new management because they are now clueless. If you order online or by phone....forget it....it will be at least 30 minutes after they tell you to pick it up. This is one restaurant that should either find new management or go out of business. read more

Get the Fajitas Margs are Good and Chips Delish A Fun Spot for All read more

simple tex-mex comfort food at reasonable prices and consistency are some of the reasons why there is often a wait for this otherwise unremarkable restaurant. my wife loves the chicken soup, the kids and I enjoy the enchiladas and I rarely meet a mexican martini I can't get along with (theirs is a good one in the big shaker). their table salsa is just ok, we seem to have no problem making it disappear. another close to our home option that pleases the whole family. read more

Maudie's is a fun, totally Austin place. It's a little funky, very Tex-Mex, and always draws a crowd. This original location is still my favorite, although I've been to the South Lamar location a few times, and am pretty happy there. There is nothing really stand-out about Maudie's, but the food is always good, and the service is always pleasant. Plus, the margartias are always tart and tasty! Great place for a happy hour read more

Greatest, easiest, fastest service of good Tex Mex in da hood. Love that we are close enough to walk to this location. THE Original. Fast, friendly, consistent service and food. Especially fun to sit outside and enjoy your drinks & chips while watching a long-awaited rainstorm after the ZIlker Relays. :) read more

This location is definitely on the top of my list of favorite Austin restaurants. We've been going here for years and it's a family favorite when everybody comes to town. My sister could eat all her meals here when down from Ohio. read more

When in college, Maudie's was a favorite of mine for Mexican. Since coming back after grad school, I haven't been quite has impressed. They have, however, got back on my good list by creating a gluten free menu. Yea, safe Mexican food! read more

Maudies is, in a word, solid. It's always good, always fun, always reasonable. If you're looking for a good solid place for tex-mex, Maudies is a fantastic choice. Is it the kind of place you will dream about and crave for years? (a la Paco and John's Mexican Diner in Ft Worth...) ...No. But at the same time, Maudies will not disappoint. The margaritas are good (although, always go for rocks); the queso, ok, get the "queso diablo... something" it's got meat and stuff in it and it's fabulous. So yeah, Maudies is a SOLID 4-stars. don't avoid it. eat there. read more