Our list of family-friendly places to eat in Austin, Texas. These restaurants are great for kids!
When we travel, we like to check out the best places to eat in the area. It's a hobby both Ben and I enjoy. When the kids are with us, though, there are some challenges. For example, we cannot eat at a restaurant that has a wait for more than 20 minutes. Judah would be fine waiting longer, but Simon is definitely on a very short time limit. He'd reach his limit before we're even seated!
So, when we have the kids we plan to visit restaurants that are family friendly, yet still known for serving exceptional food. If you're visiting Austin, TX with your kids and looking for enjoyable kid-friendly places to eat, then read on! Today I'm listing a few of our favorites where kids are comfortable, having fun, and enjoying the food, too!
(Click here if you are looking for kid-friendly hotels and things to do in Austin, TX.)
Family Friendly Places to Eat in Austin, TX
So, we ventured out to find just as great barbecue that doesn't also include the hassle of its popularity.
We found a couple awesome restaurants, one being Rudy's Bar-B-Q. We have actually been to Rudy's in Colorado Springs a few times and loved it, but since it is based out of Texas we wanted to go to one in Austin. There was hardly a wait, the atmosphere was most definitely kid-friendly, and we all loved sharing our meat and sides on the large community picnic tables. The meat is outstanding and don't even get me started on the creamed corn!
Sure, there may be many other restaurants in the Austin area that offer more gourmet burgers, but that's not what we're looking for, especially when we're with the kids. Mighty Fine Burgers, friends, is where it's at! Also boasting community picnic tables, the atmosphere is laid back and fun! The workers? Well, I think you can just take a look at the photo above and know that this is one welcoming and friendly restaurant! (I talk more about Mighty Fine Burgers here.)
When we walked in to Annie's, I was initially skeptical. It wasn't busy -- at all. When a place isn't busy, I start wondering why and consider that maybe it's just not that good. Then, I realized it was late morning on a weekday so we were between the rush hours of breakfast and lunch. No wonder! It was a perfect situation for us because we were seated right away and were able to sit far from anyone else -- so to not bother anyone with our rambunctious 1 year old. 😉
We were eating light since our next stop planned was donuts (see below). The kids and I shared an egg and bacon breakfast sandwich that I absolutely loved. Ben ordered a breakfast taco and we also passed around some zucchini bread. Coffee was definitely in order and we enjoyed every bite. Definitely recommend Annie's if you're in walking distance.
After Annie's, we headed to Round Rock, TX (just north of Austin) because we wanted to go to IKEA. Since we were in the area, we had to check out the popular local donut fave, Round Rock Donuts. The donuts here are world famous, and people will line up early to get their hands on a dozen... or more. We arrived at a good time where the line wasn't long, but we were passing people leaving with a few dozen donuts in their arms! This told me we were in for a treat!
There you have it. These are the places we have tried so far in Austin, TX and consider family-friendly where you shouldn't be concerned having your kids with you. Do you have other suggestions for our next visit?
Fabiana says
This is so helpful! finding kid frienly restaurants can be hard some times and it is hard to trully be able to tell if they are through the website.
Sheena @ Tea and Biscuits says
You've been to some fun places on your travels, and Austin looks like it has no shortage of great places to eat in, maybe I'll get to visit someday!
Nikki Gladd says
Hi Sheena! You definitely need to make it happen. One of our favorite cities for food! 🙂
Tina | My Life as a Mrs says
oh my word this makes me want to go back to Austin NOWWWWWW!!!!!!!! 🙂 Gourdough's...... swoon!!!
Nikki Gladd says
Let's go back tomorrow!! 😉 Gourdough's is definitely calling our name...