You wouldn't want to buy a cafe, would you? Maudie's Cafe had a couple of generations of history and featured home style cooking by the time Joe first met Maudie Hamilton Wilson. Maudie served home cookin to the Austin politicos, families, neighborhoods, and O'Henry students. Started in 1954, Maudie's Cafe was 810 sq ft of yum - serving biscuits and gravy, chicken and dumplings, and cold beers.
Maudie planned to close down her restaurant as she had become homebound, but as fate would have it, Joe Draker walked into Maudie's life looking to rent the house next door and walked out with a handshake deal to buy the cafe.
Maudie planned to close down her restaurant as she had become homebound, but as fate would have it, Joe Draker walked into Maudie's life looking to rent the house next door and walked out with a handshake deal to buy the cafe.
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Request A Party At Maudie's - At the moment we are not taking event reservations - sorry for any inconvenience. It was amazing! Perfect for what we needed it for, and so nice for clean up since we were having our wedding at the same place the next day! The food was delicious and the service from start to finish was excellent!
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Reviews (22)
Michaela P.
Jan 30, 2022
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Stephanie Wiesman
Dec 22, 2021
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Peggy B.
Dec 15, 2021
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Awesome Mexican fresh food great service. Seasoning is spot on. Wow what more can you say. This location does have limited parking so keep that in mind but it's worth it come enjoy. Just as good as the Bee Cave location which we have dined at before which has a bit more parking but this one is really close to Lake Austin. Just a great spot. Laid back enjoyable place.
Michelle A.
Dec 01, 2021
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Nice casual Tex-Mex spot in Austin that has a lot of locations throughout the city. I would put it on the same level as Chuy's for comparison.
My frozen raspberry margarita was good. This location has a little area off to the side where you can stand and drink while you wait for your table. It's a smaller location and they were fairly busy. They have cute Christmas decor up right now for the holidays, which I liked.
The menu is huge and most orders come with rice and beans. I ordered the fajita beef enchiladas. The meat was tasty and plentiful. It seems like their dishes have a lot
My frozen raspberry margarita was good. This location has a little area off to the side where you can stand and drink while you wait for your table. It's a smaller location and they were fairly busy. They have cute Christmas decor up right now for the holidays, which I liked.
The menu is huge and most orders come with rice and beans. I ordered the fajita beef enchiladas. The meat was tasty and plentiful. It seems like their dishes have a lot
Randall Wills
Oct 25, 2021
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Arantza
Oct 22, 2021
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Tessa N.
Oct 01, 2021
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After a long day I decided to come here for some dinner. I placed my pick up order but when I went to pick up, I was extremely disappointed by the immaturity and rudeness of the hostess. She acted friendly enough, however began making rude remarks in Spanish to her coworker about my appearance right in front of me because thought I couldn’t understand. The taco salad was good, but not worth it.
Mtrx
Sep 23, 2021
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Everything I've had there was really good except the watery salads. my gf ordered salad twice and both times it's was super watery. no more salads from them. first time i was like it's just a fluke, babe it's okay I'll eat it you can have my tamales. the second time she ordered salad and it was basically soup. she wasnt being critical, i checked it was legit floating in water. that's not salad. sorry. everything else though was amazing. 👍
Ralph S.
Sep 16, 2021
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We haven't been to this location for a long time. Mainly because it's rather far from the house. Anyway, the food was really great. We were there early enough to take advantage of their happy hour menu. The queso was great and the other appetizers were really good too. The staff was attentive and very pleasant.
Samantha C.
Aug 15, 2021
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We FINALLY found a place that has pretty good margaritas! They actually put Tequila in their drinks! I’m from California where they make great margaritas almost everywhere. Every other place in Austin we’ve been to puts like a teaspoon of Tequila and they are very sour! I applaud Maudies!!!!! Keep up the good work ❤️
Sarah Meyer
Aug 13, 2021
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They always get my breakfast tacos wrong. Then when it's missing an item, they charge me for a full side of that item. There will be no cheese or a half a broken avocado. When I ask them to fix it I get charged more. My thoughts.. Just have them remake it. Otherwise you'll be charged more for them to correct it at the table. This has happened the last 3 visits
Matthew Egan
Jul 24, 2021
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Ashley R.
Jul 05, 2021
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I've been here 4 times and keep coming back. Dinner, lunch and even breakfast has been really delicious. They actually have some of the best cocktails I've had anywhere around which caught me by surprise. They just build them well without making them too sweet or syrupy, etc. Cocktails are perfect here! They also have a "skinny" menu and I've ordered the power bowl twice for an under 500 calorie option.
Amy G.
Jun 01, 2021
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I've been to each Maudie's and each one is "pretty good." They're always consistent, but never something to leave raving about. Yesterday I tried the Marfa Stack for the first time, and it was my favorite thing I've tried from any Maudie's. It's cheese enchiladas topped with two eggs. My only complaint is that it had a bit too much onion, but I'll probably keep it at the top of my list to re-order next time I return.
Nicole C.
May 29, 2021
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I was worried about finding a good tex-mex place in Austin for my friends and I who are from Houston. Their quesadillas were SO GOOD. Actually some of the best I might have ever had. Margaritas are reasonably priced and delicious. I got a mango frozen for $7.50. My friends has the jalapeño marg and loved it enough to get seconds.
L. K.
Apr 23, 2021
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We used to like Maudie's, but today the hostess was incredibly rude and told us we had to wait out in the rain with many other people in an environment which was not COVID safe. You would think restaurants would be happy to have the business, but Maudies did not seem welcoming or friendly. We'll find another Mexican restaurant who is happy for our patronage. Goodbye Maudies...your food was never exceptional anyway.
Claire G.
Feb 08, 2021
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Tj M.
Jan 31, 2021
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Worst Mexican food I've ever had. Please avoid unless you like store bought beans, cold store bought tortillas and wet ground beef in the microwaved taco shells. Don't get me started on the "bean dip". There must have been a sale on Hormel Chili because the spicy version made an appearance the night I was there. Possibly the worst queso in Austin and I didn't know a restaurant could mess up queso. But Maudie's certainly found a way.
Anyways, please avoid and go elsewhere. Hula Hut isn't terrible if you want to stay somewhat near that area.
Anyways, please avoid and go elsewhere. Hula Hut isn't terrible if you want to stay somewhat near that area.
Judy S.
Oct 12, 2020
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I had heard from many friends about Maudie's and decided to give it a try. The best that I can say is mediocre. The salsa was meh and the lunch special, cheese enchiladas with red sauce were definitely processed american cheese or velveta. I ordered the jalapeno ranch dressing for my salad and it was so incredibly spicy hot that I could only tolerate one bite and I love spicy food!
The service was great and I hesitate to appear negative but given the build up from friends and this disappointing first experience, I probably won't be going back.
The service was great and I hesitate to appear negative but given the build up from friends and this disappointing first experience, I probably won't be going back.
Z.
Aug 14, 2020
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The food was great, as always. We had the plain cheese quesadilla and the Maru dip. The staff was friendly. The reason for the 4 stars is because it took a while to get our food, considering they were appetizers. We asked for a to go container for the queso and they gave us an aluminum one. Usually we get plastic container since you normally warm it up in the microwave.
Lisa M.
Jan 26, 2020
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Panfish Sam Sam B. Fishin'
Jan 22, 2017
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I can say this is pretty good food, for probably being the only Hispanic person in there besides the staff😁. But seriously the enchilada sauce is sort of how my grandmother made it and she owned a restaurant on S. Congress. The rice had flavor to it, beans were good, black beans are ok, the Al Pastor tacos were delicious. The meat reminded me of Tocino from the Philippines but still tasted good with cilantro and lime. The waitress was nice and helpful, other than that just a bit noisy but not as bad as other places.
