REVIEW: Austin Food Works

Self-proclaimed as a server of true southern food in Stockholm, I paid a visit to see what this American, BBQ-focused restaurant was all about. 

COCKTAILS

I started off with a Blueberry Aviation cocktail, that included liquor such as gin, blackberry liquor, blueberry liquor and lemon which came together to a purple cocktail with a maraschino cherry inside of it. You could definitely taste the alcohol in it. There was quite a lot of it. It is best appreciated if enjoyed slowly, as it might get too heavy otherwise. Overall, it was a good cocktail. The restaurant is also very focused on cocktails. They have an extensive bar, and a wide assortment of cocktails available. I’d give my cocktail  4 out of  5 stars. 

ALL IN BBQ PLATTER

This was a good meal including a lot of different items which kept it variated and exciting throughout. Sausage might, however  not be the most exciting type of meat to include in a dish like this. There could also have been a couple of different dips along with the dish, instead of one very spicy dip. The potato salad was a bit spicy too, and the coleslaw would have been better off without ginger. The other types of meat were great, I am unsure as to what it was, but it was delicious. Overall, this meal was good, but it could have been great with some of the mentioned changes. I’d give it a 4 out of 5. 

RASPBERRY SMORES DESSERT 

This is ordered as a dessert for two, and it’s among the best desserts I’ve had at a restaurant in a long time. It’s super indulgent with soft chocolate  brownie at the botton layer, then warm raspberry sauce, and marshmallows on top. It came out scorchingly hot, but was perfect only after a few minutes. This dessert is enough reason to visit this restaurant alone, and I will be trying to recreate this at home. I’ll give it a five out of five. 

THE VENUE

I’d made reservations about a week ahead, (which I’d recommend as places in Stockholm can get quite full during weekends), but this place was actually pretty calm for a Friday night. It was about 2/3 full and the staff were almost too attentive. They asked us many times if we wanted refills of drinks and such things, like before we even were finished with our first ones. Some may call it good service but I found it annoying, and a bit excessive. Other than that, I was really happy with the venue, I also appreciated that they had a care kit with toiletries in the bathroom where you could borrow hairspray, perfume, tampons etc,. Overall, I’m quite happy with the visit despite the servers being a bit too much, and I would be happy to go back. I’ve read good things about the brunch at this place, so I might go for that next time.