Fig Italian Kitchen and Bar is an upscale casual Italian restaurant with sleek modern interior and lively vibes with friendly and welcoming staff. The outside patio is perfect for pleasant Austin evenings or sit in style in the spacious and sleek dining area. Ask to sit at the coveted Chef’s Table for 2 to get a birds-eye view of what’s happening in the kitchen and watch as the stellar handcrafted pizzas are being made and fired in the gorgeous pizza oven. The elegant bar is well-stocked, long and spacious so you and your friends can enjoy a glass of Italian wine or one of their many hand-crafted cocktails and appetizers for happy hour or while waiting for your table.
Our group of Austin Food Bloggers were invited to experience the menu, cocktails, wine and ambiance of this modern Italian restaurant on South Lamar. We were treated to a feast of appetizers and entrees including house-made soft and fluffy dinner rolls finished with crunchy salt and truffle butter, fresh beef tartare with housemate potato chips, spicy mussels in a bouillabaise broth, salmoncrudo as well as hearty plates of pasta with pappardelle, rigatoni,,pizza,,branzino, crispy pork tomahawk milanese, casoncelli and dessert. Delicious and delightful well-crafted cocktails and wine were enjoyed by us all and the house-made pastas and wood-fired oven made awesome pizza! We were so full but did enjoy gelato white chocolate gelato.
*Don’t forget to experience the signature cocktails including Fig Old fashioned made with fig syrup and the white chocolate gelato filled brioche finished with sea salt olive oil.
Below, I have included lots of photos for you to see just what we dined on and the fun we had photographing!
Every single dish we had was amazing and everyone had their favorites! My absolute favorites are the Rigatoni, Pork Tomahawk Milanese and the pizza!
They are open and ready for you! MANGIA!
Outdoor seating is ample and inviting especially for more temperate weather and evenings in Austin
Each cocktail was expertly created by the bartender and each cocktail was as delectable as it was visually appealing!
Fig has a great selection of wines including Italian wines. This unoaked chardonnay was crisp and refreshing and would pair well with the pizza and pastas.
My mouth was watering just watching the pizza being created. Their pizza was absolutely delicious.
Chef Philip – Garde Manger
Sit at the Chef’s table for two and get a bird’s eye view of the open kitchen
I got there a little early to the restaurant and enjoyed hanging out
Photos before dining. We had a lot of food but it was still hard to share because the dishes were so delicious! This is what Austin Food Bloggers do!
The Fig Old Fashioned was absolutely hands-down one of the best Old Fashions I have ever had! if you are a bourbon lover, you must try this!
Mezcal infused cocktail
Cucumber Martini
I told you the cocktails were are delicious and refreshing as well as gorgeous !
Espresso Cocktail
Super Tuscans always pair perfectly with pizza
Beef Tartare folded into a Tonnato Sauce
Mussels in Bouillabaisse OMG! Sooo delicious
This Spicy Italian pizza was perfect! So full of flavor and a soft and crispy crust
Although the crudo is rotated with a selection of the day’s fish, we enjoyed the very fresh Salmon Crudo,with a tart and tangy sauce of house vinegar, Prosecco granita, smoked trout roe and peach.
Wood-fired mushroom arancini was soooo amazing! We loved them
Joey and Dave expressing their delight in the spread we were served. What an amazing way to experience the menu!
Pappardelle is one of my favorite types of pasta and it’s even better when its house made
AHHHH! The rigatoni and the crispy pork Milanese were the shining stars of the night for me!
Fish cooked this was is the best! Whole Branzino lightly pan-seared with an umami broth and my favorite -farro!
Casoncelli is stuffed pasta with braised pork, gorgonzola, apple and topped with crispy chicharron.
Must have dessert ! Not just a bowl of gelato. It’s gelato in a soft bread bowl with olive oil and crunchy salt!
MANGIA
