Forthright Cafe - Austin, Texas

gordon D.

Nice breakfast spot. Decently priced dishes, good drink options.

We had chicken/waffles (which has debone dark meat), pork belly Benedict, breakfast burrito, and French toast.

Service was decent. Our server relied on the handheld order input more than what we actually ordered. Several things came out wrong and one thing never made it to the table, but everything was excellent.

Highly recommend for a nice breakfast spot.

Silas L. -. S.

We chose Forthright due to some good reviews based on brunch spots in downtown Austin. It did not disappoint. The signage is not the best and it’s off the beaten path, but it’s worth finding this gem. The host and servers were courteous and eager to help. The food came out quickly and all of our orders were correct. When asking for hot sauce for my potatoes, I received a suggestion for salsa. They brought 2 salsas and hot sauce to the table. The food was delicious and fresh. The prices were reasonable as we escaped with a $62 bill for four people and water to drink. The pork belly and poached eggs were excellent. Full of flavor and a cooked to perfection. The avocado toast was ideal for my wife who wanted something light and healthy. And the breakfast burger and burrito were enough to fill my teenage kids. Well done on all accounts.

Brie B.

Off the beaten path and definitely worth it. Food was delicious, and the service was excellent. My Bloody Mary was very good (add the bacon) and the water was very cold and tasted great (I’m kind of a water snob). I go the avocado toast, loooved the greens on the side! My husband got to pork belly benedict. Very reasonably priced. We will be back!

Angel M.

Came around noon and server seemed a bit snippy. Asked for a kids menu and got attitude about it how hard is it to say I’m sorry no we just have the one menu. And where’s the hospitality of many I recommend the American it comes with all the essentials I think that would work best. Ordered the basket of biscuits. They were small under seasoned and we were not given any additional plates. Blueberry jam was decent but seemed lacking something to make it stand out. For my entree I got the Benedict hollandaise was bland my English muffin was barely toasted if at all and my potatoes tasted raw in the middle. Pretty disappointing. My nephew said his eggs diddnt taste good and I gave a bite they were under-seasoned as well. There are simply better places to dine in Austin.

Orestis V.

The food was cold while coming.
The waffle was terrible.
Chicken was ok.
Burger was really bad. Potatoes, was one of the best I have ever tried.

Mike M.

Horrible service, horrible food. Party of 5 with a 6 year old. Wanted to try someplace new, Forthright comes up as one of the best places for brunch in Austin, so we were excited to be there. Hostess was rude, server was rude and condescending throughout our whole time there. Food was a 2 out of 10. They put a small bottle of water on the table when you get there, then ansk for your drink order. When my adult son said, “just water for me”, server said, “water is right there” as if we were the stupidest people in the world. Asked him for extra creamer, you would have thought we asked him to go make the cream. Asked for plates to share the tiny tasteless biscuits, he brought us one. Server acted really bothered to be serving us. Bacon was on the raw side, waffles tasted like they had been sitting there, on the eggs Benedict, the sauce was bland. I honestly would have just never come back but had to leave this review because of how me and my family were treated.

Dillon J.

Seated immediately on a Saturday morning by a friendly hostess. Sat inside, although they have a charming patio with lots of shade trees. The interior dining room was modern and well designed. Restaurant was full of happy customers. Food was delicious! Only reason for four stars is the tables were very sticky and unfortunately a fly found its way to our area and was annoying us during the meal. Not the restaurant's fault I suppose.

Becky C.

We had a great experience here at Forthright Cafe! From the get go we were well taken care of. We sat outside and enjoyed the cool breeze and it wasn't too loud from the traffic on the street either. We both couldn't pass up the chicken & waffles and so glad we didn't. It was yummy but could've been better. The chicken was a little burnt and didn't have that great of flavor/seasoning and the waffle was thinner than expected but overall it was good! The fresh lemonade was delicious & my friend tried the lavender chai and enjoyed that too! We would definitely go back and try the avocado toast!