Corinne at The Domain — Restaurant in Austin

Excellent Easter Brunch. It is more than likely my father's last Easter. I was trying to find a place to have Easter brunch that had something special, but not a buffet. I saw Corinne on Open Table describing their offering for Easter. The restaurant is located in the Westin in the Domain. That was a plus for us, as there is a ton of parking in the area, and I thought getting my father in and out of the place would be easy. They had a basket of eggs at the front, and they gave everyone an egg. They were filled with Jelly Belly jellybeans. One of them had a prize, but we only got the jellybeans. Fine with us, we love jellybeans. The staff was helpful in getting my father to the table and sitting us at one of them by the front, so he didn't have to walk as far. They helped with his rollator. This put us at the opening of the kitchen, and my father enjoyed watching all the food come out. My husband and I had our backs to it, but could hear the frustration of the chief trying to keep up with the orders. It was interesting listening to the workings of the kitchen. They had fresh tulips on the table and they were the perfect touch. Then they had a couple of specials. My father got the Bacon Benedict. My husband and I got entrees off the regular menu: the Eggs Your Way and the Wagyu Skillet. Our food was all prepared well. They also had a special of $1 for a bottle of bubbles with their juice flight. The juice was fresh and fun to share a bottle of bubbles. We also got a bunny tray. I mean, we had to on Easter. It was adorable. Came with three desserts: lemon tart, cannoli, and a truffle. Each of us has one of each, no sharing here. The best part was our server, Tammy. She was very attentive and friendly. She made us feel special. Overall, one of the better Easter brunches we have had. I was tearing up on the way home, and I think I was happy; a small part of Dad's last Easter felt so special. The prices were extremely reasonable for an Easter brunch. I am beyond grateful we came to Corinne for Easter. We...

I hate complaining, I really do. I try to give the benefit of the doubt in situations.

I rely on reviews a lot especially when I want to try something new. I picked this restaurant for my birthday dinner based on the amount of positive reviews.

We had a 7:30 reservation. It did not appear that there was a table readily available because the couple in front of us also mentioned they had a reservation however they were directed to the bar. Because I noticed this I requested to sit outside. I don’t mind sitting outside when the weather allows. The host, who we later found out was actually the manager was relieved by our request to sit outside. It was a Saturday night and they were visibly busy. My husband ordered the glazed half chicken. He enjoyed it, I had a bite. I thought it really lacked flavor. My brother and I ordered the wagyu burger. Requested medium well. Both of our burgers were VERY pink, but I decided to give it a try anyway. I wasn’t impressed. Then much to my surprise I noticed that I was eating paper. I assume it’s parchment paper that’s used, but you know how slices of cheese are often separated to prevent them from sticking together, well that was not removed and was cooked into the burger so I indeed ate a bite or 2 before noticing. I mentioned it to the waitress who said it would get taken off the bill. I at that point lost my appetite from the color of the meat to the paper so I didn’t order anything else. I was later brought a piece tres leches cake to make up for the mishap. I actually hate tres leches cake, but appreciated the gesture. We were leaving when the manager came out, that’s when I found out he was the manager and not the host lol. He did mention we could come back and he’d take care of us, but honestly I’m not sure...

We went to Corinne’s in the Westin (Domain) for Mother’s Day brunch — a group of six of us — and I really wanted to like it, but unfortunately the experience was disappointing.

We had a reservation for 9:30 AM and were seated on time, which was a good start. We ordered the biscuits and deviled eggs to share, and those were honestly the best part of the meal — warm, flavorful, and well done.

But once our main dishes came out, things went downhill. I ordered scrambled eggs with pork sausage, but got bacon instead. My sister had asked for chicken sausage and ended up getting pork. We had to flag down our server to get the orders fixed, but they were clearly understaffed or overwhelmed, because it took a while — and by the time my correct sausage came out, the rest of my food was cold. On top of that, the scrambled eggs were below average and had no seasoning at all — not even salt. There wasn’t any salt or pepper on the table either, and because the place was so busy, we couldn’t get our server’s attention to ask for any. So we just ate cold, bland eggs without seasoning.

One of my friends got the wagyu hash skillet and said it wasn’t anything special either — kind of just average and forgettable.

Overall, the food didn’t live up to expectations, especially for a special occasion like Mother’s Day. Service was polite but stretched too thin, and the kitchen mistakes really took away from the experience. I’d give Corinne’s 2 out of 5 stars — probably won’t be...