Satellite ATX Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Austin

My wife and I went for dinner with another couple. It was a little earlier than normal for us at 5:30pm. Hostess greeting was polite and friendly and we were seated right away. Our server was cheerful and friendly and provided us with excellent service the entire time.

My wife and I both had the prime rib with horseradish sauce, asparagus, and mashed potatoes, and both prepared the same way. I really dislike saying this but I have to, both entrees, the prime rib tasted like it was boiled in garlic water with large chunks of garlic pressed into parts of e steak. I have to admit this is probably the worst steak I've ever had dinning out. The asparagus was simply okay, boiled or over steamed. We could only eat the tips. The loaded mashed potatoes were the best part of our dinner. Absolutely delicious, thick and creamy with bits of chives, bacon, and cheese. In contrast, most likely the best mashed potatoes I've had in many years.

Our friends had blackened Texas Red Fish. I tasted the Red Fish and it was grilled to perfection. Very flavorful.

Appetizer was sauteed brussel sprouts with some sort of slightly sweet glaze which contrasted wonderfully with the grilled savory brussel sprouts. It was very good. For dessert we had the carrot cake and added a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. Traditional carrot cake with wonderful icing.

Also had the house frozen margarita, traditional flavor with just enough tequila not to overpower the drink. It was will balanced.

Between appetizers, entrees, and dessert we spent well over $200, roughly $50 bucks per person. Sorry, I was not impressed with much.

If we go back it'll be the Texas Red Fish for me and my wife wants to try a burger. If we ever go back that is.

Our server was wonderful and she was rewarded for her...

As a burger fan, I opted to get one of the two burgers that were on offer. Both looked great on the menu but the entire experience went downhill pretty quick.

From an atmosphere perspective, the menu was extremely dirty, as was the table. Anything put on the table stuck to it. The walls were bare to a point where the ghost like stains of the previous artwork that had been clearly taken town had left an eerie feel. I am unsure if this place had changed hands recently. The reviews previously were mostly great so I definitely was not expecting the contrasting experience I had with the place.

Tried two items from the menu; the burger which got sent back as it was the worst burger I'd ever tasted. The burger pattie seemed like it had been recently defrosted in the microwave and boiled before being placed in between the burger bun. The fries were marginally better in taste but the presentation was appalling as was the portion. For close to $20 for a burger and fries, there are 100 other places within a few miles that will run circles around this place.

The salmon salad was OK but it was interesting that I was asked how well I wanted the fish to be cooked. Since it is fish, I didn't think there was an option. I said well done and the server instead said they would do medium well instead. This was uncomfortable in many ways. Amplified by the fact that the fish ended up being under cooked. If I wanted sushi, I would have gone elsewhere.

In summary, I wont be dining here again. From my perspective, it would be better to forage for berries and at a push, lightly dust off and...

Been here a couple of times because it's in my elderly mom's neighborhood and she prefers something close by when we go out to eat. I've never been particularly impressed, but for what it is, it sufficed. I usually only write reviews when I am very happy with my experience or very unhappy. This is one of the latter. Today my family had lunch at Satellite and the service was so poor that if I hadn't been with my elderly parents, I would have gotten up and left. It's very frustrating when people on either side of your table are seated after you (by more than a few minutes) and yet have their order taken before you do (and worse, our waitress chatted for about 3 minutes with a woman at one of the table seated after us as she took their order. I finally motioned to her to say we were ready to order.) As the two tables on either side of us who had arrived after us were halfway through their meal, we still waited for our food. I finally got up and politely told the waitress what we were experiencing with her service. Soon thereafter, she brought out our food. It had obviously been sitting under a heat lamp. My meal was lukewarm, if that. Too bad my dad, who paid for the meal, is such a big tipper no matter what. If it had been up to me, I would have tipped her about 5% for moving her feet and bringing our plates to the table, no more. We decided right then and there that Satellite will no longer be on the list of places to patronize for our weekend family lunch. Oh, the food, as in my previous visits to this establishment, was just ho hum, nothing to write home (or a...