Cute space, great wine menu. Yesterday was day 1 I think and I'm curious how things will be a few months from now. We ate at suerte a week ago which was beyond amazing so my expectations were a bit high but.... Not gonna lie I was a bit disappointed with the food. The menu gave me the impression that it would be slightly more elevated than a super casual dining experience. Banh mi eclair was good but heavy on the pate and mine had a really hard piece of skin I thought was a bone, think if the carrots were a bit more pickled like traditional banh mi's it would've balanced out the pate. The panzanella salad tasted ok. Would've preferred more tomato and peach over arugula being a filler. Pappardelle was a bit undercooked (coming from someone who loves a good Al dente pasta) but the short rib was tasty. Relative to other Austin restaurants I'd say elementary is pretty average food wise. Maybe I'm just not used to things in Austin yet but.... When the bartender (we sat at the bar) wanted to clear empty dishes she'd ask us to hand it to her which I thought was kind of unusual. Not bad just diff to me, I've never experienced that before. She was really nice and friendly and there were a few obstacles between us like cocktail ingredients and stuff but def a first for me. I guess based on the menu I expected a slightly different experience. Curious what their most popular dishes will be in time and would love to go back and try it again. read more