10 Best Restaurants for a Romantic Dinner in Austin

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Chez Nous

Item: Chez Nous
Author: Shelley Seale

Cuisine: European, French

Price Range: $$

10Best Says

What more romantic place could there be than a cozy Paris bistro, with lace curtains and fresh flowers in wine bottle vases? At Chez Nous, you can be transported to the City of Light for the evening, with old-world charm along with authentic French food from the Parisian owners. After you are shown to your table and enjoying some wine with a basket of freshly baked baguettes, share classic bistro fare such as housemade paté, escargot and poisson meuniere (fish of the day in butter, parsley, and lemon juice). Chez Nous doesn't have to cost a fortune either, with their daily three-course prix fixe menu du jour, which is considered one of the best fine-dining bargains in town.

Address:

510 Neches St
Austin, TX 78701
512-473-2413

Hours:

Tue-Thu: 11:45pm-2pm,; 6pm-10pm
Fri: 11:45pm-2pm,; 6pm-10:30pm
Sat-Sun: 6pm-10:30pm

Website:

cheznousaustin.com

EXPERT TIPS BY: Shelley Seale
Austin Local Expert

Romantic Dining: "Go for the daily prix fixe menu for a good deal on a fine French meal."

Best for Romantic Dining Because: Paris is the city of romance, and at Chez Nous you can be transplanted there for the evening.

Lunch Menu
- Hors D'oeuvres
  Soupe du Jour
  
  soup of the day ($7.50)
  
  Pâté Maison
  
  housemade pâté selection, cornichons, niçoises olives ($8.50)
  
  Assiette de Fromages
  
  four cheeses, fresh fruit (assortment subject to market availability) ($16.00)
  
  Assiette de Charcuterie
  
  assortment of housemade pâtés, dry cured sausages, cornichons, niçoises olives ($16.00)
  
  Chèvre Chaud Sur Canapé
  
  baked goat cheese on baguette, cracked black pepper, extra virgin olive oil ($9.50)
  
  Escargots de Bourgogne
  sauteed snails, button mushrooms, persillade butter, white wine
  
  6 For: $9.50
  
  9 For: $11.50
  
  12 For: $13.50
- Salades
  Salade Verte
  
  mixed lettuces, fresh herbs, grape tomatoes, champagne vinaigrette ($6.50)
  
  Salade Lyonnaise
  mixed lettuces, grape tomatoes, bell pepper, green onions, poached local farm egg, dijon vinaigrette
  
  $7.50
  
  Add Lardons: $8.50
  Salade de Crudités
  
  shredded carrot and fennel salad, chickpeas in herb vinaigrette, marinated beets, mixed lettuces ($9.50)
  
  Salade du Marché
  
  baby spinach, grapes, cherry tomato, roquefort, champagne vinaigrette ($9.50)
- Viandes et Poissons
  
  Truite Meunière
  
  sauteed rainbow trout filet, beurre noisette, parsley and lemon juice ($15.50)
  
  Poisson Rôti à L'anis
  
  roasted atlantic salmon, braised fennel, pernod fumet, crÈme fraiche ($17.50)
  
  Bifteck Haché
  
  ground sirloin and ribeye steak, pomme purÉe, beurre maitre d'hotel, salade verte ($15.50)
  
  Steak Frites
  
  grilled angus sirloin bibb steak, bearnaise sauce, pommes frites ($19.50)
  
  Confit de Canard
  
  housemade confit duck legs, apricot ginger compote, red wine gastrique ($17.50)
  
  Saucisse aux Lentilles
  
  housemade grilled pork and garlic sausage, le puy lentils ($17.50)
- Crêpes et Sandwiches
  Crêpes aux Epinards
  two stuffed crêpes, stewed spinach, mushrooms, bechamel
  
  $9.00
  
  With Grilled Chicken: $10.50
  Crêpes aux Fruits de Mer
  
  two stuffed crêpes, mixed seafood, spiced sherry and cream sauce ($10.50)
  
  Crêpes au Sarrazin
  buckwheat flour crêpe, grilled ham, gruyere, bechamel
  
  $9.50
  
  Add Egg: $10.00
  Croque Monsieur
  
  grilled ham and gruyere sandwich, bechamel, salade verte ($9.00)
  
  Croque Madame
  
  grilled ham and gruyere sandwich, fried farm egg, salade verte ($9.50)
  
  Croque au Saumon Fumé
  
  grilled smoked salmon sandwich, herbed neufchÂtel, dijon, dressed spinach ($9.50)
  
  Tartine Campagnarde
  
  open-faced grilled sandwich, country bread, bacon, goat cheese, roasted tomato, salade verte ($9.50)
Dinner Menu
- Hors D'oeuvres
  Soupe du Jour
  
  soup of the day ($8.00)
  
  Pâté Maison
  
  housemade pâté selection, cornichons, niçoise olives ($9.00)
  
  Assiette de Fromages
  
  four cheeses, fresh fruit (assortment subject to market availability) ($17.00)
  
  Assiette de Charcuterie
  
  assortment of pÂtÉs, dry cured sausages, cornichons, niÇoise olives ($17.00)
  
  Chèvre Chaud Sur Canapé
  
  baked goat cheese on baguette, cracked black pepper, extra virgin olive oil ($10.00)
  
  Escargots de Bourgogne
  sauteed snails, button mushrooms, persillade butter, white wine
  
  6 For: $10.00
  
  9 For: $12.00
  
  12 For: $14.00
- Salades
  Salade Lyonnaise
  mixed lettuces, grape tomatoes, bell pepper, green onions, poached local farm egg, dijon vinaigrette
  
  $8.00
  
  Add Lardons: $9.00
  Salade de Crudités
  
  shredded carrot and fennel salad, chickpeas in herb vinaigrette, marinated beets, celeri remoulade, mixed lettuces ($11.00)
  
  Salade du Marché
  
  baby spinach, white grapes, cherry tomatoes, walnuts, roquefort, champagne vinaigrette ($10.00)
- Entrées
  
  Assiette Végétarienne
  
  provenÇale tomato, seasonal vegetable, pommes dauphines, chickpea and carrot, goat cheese canapÉ ($16.00)
  
  Truite Meunière
  
  sauteed rainbow trout, beurre noisette, parsley, lemon juice, haricots verts amandine ($23.00)
  
  Noix de St. Jacques aux Pleurotes
  
  pan-seared scallops, oyster mushrooms, cider cream, butternut squash purÉe ($30.00)
  
  Saucisse aux lentilles
  
  housemade pork and garlic sausage, le puy lentils, mezclun ($22.00)
  
  Escalopes de veau panées
  
  breaded veal scallopini, beurre noisette, lemon juice, vegetables ($30.00)
  
  Confits de Canard Aux Abricots
  
  housemade confit duck legs, apricot ginger compote, red wine gastrique, braised pistachios, vegetables ($30.00)
  
  Entrecôte Béarnaise
  
  10 oz grilled ribeye steak, sauce bearnaise, frites ($38.00)
  
  Côtes D'agneau Manon
  
  four grilled new zealand lamb chops, white bean ragout, herbes de provence, vegetables ($36.00)
Dessert Menu
- Desserts
  
  Crème Caramel
  
  homemade caramel custard ($7.00)
  
  Mousse au Chocolat
  
  the house chocolate mousse ($7.00)
  
  Crème Brulée
  
  vanilla custard with a caramelized sugar crust ($8.00)
  
  Crêpe Normande
  
  homemade crepe filled with apples stewed in calvados, crème fraiche, caramel sauce ($9.00)
  
  Ile Flottantes
  
  poached meringue islands, crème anglaise, caramel sauce, toasted almonds ($9.50)
- Fromages
  Brie
  $7.00
  
  Small Cheese Plate (2 Cheeses): $10.00
  
  Large Cheese Plate (4 Cheeses): $16.00
  Choices for the Menu du Jour
  
  other desserts available with the menu du jour at an additional charge of ($2.00)
- Cafés et Thés
  
  Regular Coffee
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Decaffeinated Coffee
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Expresso
  
  ($2.50)
  
  Double Expresso
  
  ($3.50)
  
  Café au Lait
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Cappuccino
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Hot Tea
  
  ($2.00)
- Vins de Dessert
  
  Port Wine – Warre's LBV 01
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Muscat St Jean de Minervois
  
  ($7.50)
  
  Sauternes
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Pineau des Charentes
  
  ($7.50)
  
  Banyuls Les Clos de Paulilles
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Rivesaltes 59
  
  ($17.80)
- Champagnes
  Carousel Blanc de Blanc
  $22.00
  
  $6.50
  Cremant d'Alsace-Rosé
  
  ($48.00)
  
  Delamotte
  
  ($51.00)
  
  Louis Roederer Brut Premier
  
  ($75.00)
  
  Pol Roger
  
  ($95.00)
Wine & Aperitifs
- Vins Maison
  Domaine Guillaman – Côtes de Gascogne
  $22.00
  
  $6.50
  Ardèche – Louis Latour – Chardonnay
  $24.00
  
  $7.00
  Rosé – Routas
  $30.00
  
  $8.50
  Moulin de Mallet – Meritage 2012
  $28.00
  
  $8.00
  Saint Roch – Pinot noir 2012
  $28.00
  
  $8.00
  Chateau Teulon- Rhone Style 2014
  $28.00
  
  $8.00
  Cahors – Malbec 2010
  $38.00
  
  $10.50
- Alsace
  
  Pinot Blanc-Hugel
  
  ($32.00)
- Bordeaux
  Chateau de Cranne – Bordeaux Sec
  $38.00
  
  $10.50
  Graves – Domaine du Seuil
  
  ($48.00)
  
  Chateau Pitray – Castillon 2012
  $38.00
  
  $10.50
  Chateau du Hâ – Haut Medoc 2012
  
  ($42.00)
  
  Chateau de la Coste – Margaux 2012
  
  ($65.00)
- Bourgogne
  
  Chablis – Gerard Tremblay
  
  ($52.00)
  
  Pouilly Fuissé – Marie Antoinette
  
  ($48.00)
  
  Meursault – Marchand
  
  ($95.00)
  
  Rossignol – Pinot Noir 2011
  
  ($36.00)
  
  Beaune – Clos l'Ermitage 2011
  
  ($65.00)
  
  Pommard – Parent 2013
  
  ($105.00)
- Loire
  Vouvray- Chateau Moncontour (Demi-Sec)
  $32.00
  
  $9.00
  Muscadet – Domaine de l'Ecu
  
  ($42.00)
  
  Sancerre – Bourgeois Monts Damnés
  
  ($58.00)
- Rhône
  
  Rasteau – N.D des Pallieres 2013
  
  ($40.00)
  
  Mortars – Aurelien Chatagnier 2014
  
  ($48.00)
  
  Saint Joseph – Lionel Faury 2013
  
  ($62.00)
  
  Chateauneuf du Pape – Les Saumades 2012
  
  ($85.00)
- Pétillants
  Carousel Blanc de Blanc – Brut
  $25.00
  
  $7.00
  Frizant rose de Daumas Gassac
  
  ($48.00)
  
  Jean Pernet
  
  ($58.00)
  
  Taittinger – Brut la Francaise
  
  ($68.00)
  
  Pol Roger Extra – Cuvée de Réserve
  
  ($95.00)
- Apéritifs
  
  Kir (Cassis and White Wine)
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Kir Royal (Cassis and Champagne)
  
  ($7.50)
  
  Banyuls – Domaine Saperas
  
  ($7.50)
  
  Lillet
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Sauternes – Petit Guiraud
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Port – Warre's Tawny
  
  ($11.00)
  
  Muscat – Beaumes de Venise
  
  ($12.00)
  
  Macvin du Jura – Domaine Gravenat
  
  ($13.00)
- Bières
  
  Kronenbourg Blanc (White), France
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Kronenbourg 1664 (Lager), France
  
  ($4.50)
  
  Maredsous (Dark Ale), Belgium
  
  ($8.50)
  
  La Fin du Monde (Blond Ale) Quebec
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Clausthaler (Non-Alcoholic), Germany
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Chimay (Blond Ale), Belgium
  
  ($25.00)
- Eaux Minérales & Soda
  Perrier
  
  ($3.50)
  
  Evian
  33 Cl: $4.00
  
  75 Cl: $7.00
  Badoit
  33 Cl: $4.00
  
  75 Cl: $7.00
  Orangina
  
  ($3.50)
  
  Iced Tea
  
  ($1.50)
  
  Cork Fee
  
  ($20.00)

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