Van Horn's
March 10, 2026 for Dinner in Austin, TX with Max Kunik and Paul Kalka.
2.0
Score
Notes
Six month steakhouse embargo after this! So disappointing. People love the build-out. It's fine. The ambiance is dull. The service is nice, but not right for a steakhouse. Very reserved. I want exuberance and this was anything but. Also the entrees were the worst part! Why does this continue to be a theme at steakhouses?! Outside of J. Carver's, I don't know why we don't just go to Perry's.
Dishes
Appetizers
3 Half-Dozen Oysters
$24.00
3 Oysters Rockefeller
$21.00
noteWebsite says "East Coast" selection
Entrees
3 Thick Cut Bacon
$18.00
noteNot as good as I remember OCK's being.
2 House Salad
$14.00
ingrSeasonal vegetables, lemon vinaigrette
1 Porterhouse
$185.00
noteWhat an incredible waste of money. You're a steakhouse! How can you be bad at making steaks? Especially the $185 ones!!
1 Shepherd's Pie
$38.00
noteSlop. How are the two mains the worst dishes?!
Sides
3 Mac & Cheese
$15.00
ingrGruyère, fontina
2 Onion Rings
$15.00
ingrShiner Bock battered
Desserts
3 Chocolate Lava Cake
$14.00
noteI do like lava cake
3 Sal's Tiramisu
$14.00
Drinks
3 Carajillo
$15.00
2 Whiskey Sour 3
$48.00
noteMax and Paul had to send their first ones back because it tasted like cleaning agent
1 Daiquiri 3
$144.00
Totals
Subtotal$470.00
Tax$38.79
Tip$100.00
Total$608.79
Dishes sum
$565.00 (+$95.00 vs subtotal)