Radio Rosewood — Restaurant in Austin

June 2025:

A tiny spin-off of radio coffee down south, this is a little satellite. Mostly coffee shop but also have mixed beverages and the like. And even CBD or THC beverages, mildly surprising! There's some snacky snack food and sandwichy sandwiches.

Had the: CAFE DE CACHAPA. $13 Amaras Mezcal, Elote Liqueur, RCB Cold Brew, Cream This was a delightful caffeinated beverage, not too heavy on the booze which was actually great for the moment. -- Excellent, cold brew, Smokey, delightful.

There were a couple of baristas/, both the guys seem chill and cordial.

Had a seat in the corner. It took them probably 7ish minutes to make the beverage, and sat and had a chill moment while enjoying the cold brew mezcal before moving on about my evening.

Parking is pretty easy as you're not in a stupid populated area, you can probably just get on the street or...

Really into the vibe here. It’s a great place to get some work done. I respect what they’ve done with the design, taking it over from Try Hard.

There’s a steady buzz of digital nomads in flight. Music is present, but not distracting. Radio’s design features a darker, more rustic color palate with slightly dimmer lighting; yet, enough light in the front and back to brighten things up.

Seasonal coffee menu is interesting - the spiced oat latte was on point, not too sweet.

The breakfast sandwich was good enough. I’d get it again just because the aioli was interesting, though not something I would crave and specifically come back for.

Service was solid, as well - friendly without being OTT. It’s early days, but seems they hire good people here in general.

Y’all should definitely give this...

Went to this place recently and it was pretty good. Nice menu and good cocktails. The reason I am giving it a 3 star review is because they charged us a “4% kitchen appreciation fee” which was pre tax. I am not sure if it was displayed clearly anywhere but it most certainly not told to us verbally or on the menu. I asked to close the bill without looking at what we were charged, and then got taxed on that fee and then tipped according to our total bill which included that fee. I suppose I could have done better and looked itemized reciept in its entire before paying and then would have taken 4-5% off of the tip. Just wanted to make others aware of this so it doesn’t...