Scotty & Friends Restaurant

We discovered Scotty’s by accident last year during our visit to the Round Top antique show and had a truly memorable lunch. Everything was great including being able to sit outside under that wonderful old tree — so relaxing and a welcome respite from the tent food and the lines and sand at Marburger. Even though the kitchen was challenged by the extra business the servers were pleasant and the food was great — very fresh, well prepared. We look forward to coming next time we’re in Round Top.

Avoid this place at all costs! We waited over an hour after we placed our order and still no food. They have one waiter waiting on about twenty tables outside and he was clueless! The owner obviously does not know how to run a restaurant. Every customer was complaining! We finally left with no explanation as to why we never received our food.

We visited here in December and loved our lunch. This place is adorable. The front porch is picture perfect. The food was yummy for our group of 7, served up quick and delicious. The service was very friendly. The building has a wonderful family history.
Round Top is too cute! We’ll be back and will definitely visit Scotty’s again.

Way better than we expected. The restaurant’s appearance inside gives off a local-eatery-out-in-the-country-don’t-expect-much vibe. Not fancy inside. The service was quick but coincided with the atmosphere. We found out they were out of all their steaks after my friend tried to order one. They were also out of some other assorted item that was supposed to come with one of our meals.
I ordered the «wild-​caught» salmon-​I dont know why. In retrospect it might have been a little risky to order fish at a place that looked like this. It was cooked to order too! I asked for medium and it came out closer to medium rare. I guess I was just hell bent on taking risks. But the piece of salmon looked like a high quality cut and, while lacking a little seasoning, was very good with the sauce they brought on the side. I also had the vegetable side-​sauteed cucumbers which were the star of my meal.
My friend ordered a chicken sandwich and he was also impressed with the bun and high quality ingredients on the sandwich.
Overall, a very good meal but I would not bet on consistency at this place.

Just stopped yesterday and had the terrific portobello mushroom (vegie) burger. Wow! Full of grilled peppers and the right amount of cheese. Who would have thought that the little town of Round Rock could offer up the best vegie burger I’ve had in years? (And, this includes Austin.)
The waitstaff was friendly and the service was good. Not too fast so we could enjoy the conversation and company.

Visited Scotty and friends for the first time today. Wasn’t overly impressed. The waitress was friendly, but it took a good 25 – 30 minutes to receive our food. I ordered a salad and the croutons seemed stale, but the chicken was great!
Just seemed too pricey for what you get and the quality, but maybe I’ll have a more positive experience next time.

Tried Scott and Friends on a Saturday night after the holidays. Should have been worried as the place was almost empty on a Saturday night.
The salad was pre-​made iceberg lettuce. Seared ahi tuna not fresh at all and I couldn’t eat more than two bites. Left without finishing our meal. Shame to charge people for food of this quality.
Even the magnificent oak tree out front couldn’t save this night.

My husband and I enjoyed a wonderful evening at Scotty’s, listening to old school German accordion music and eating delicious cabbage rolls, the specialty of the night. I make cabbage rolls myself occasionally, but always with rice in the meat mixture and a tomato based sauce. These had no rice and a delicious brown gravy. They were delicious. I have also eaten the Black and Blue burger several times on previous visits and they are equally tasty. We will definitely return to Scotty’s.

Love me some Black and Blue Hamburger with knock-​out, «REAL» freshly battered onion rings… Ask for Angie’s tables when dining inside or under the massive live oak tree outside… Rock on Scotty & Friends

It’s a quaint little place with a gigantic oak tree in front covering an outdoor dining area. I’m fairly certain the tree was planted by Adam and Eve. It’s that big.
Just a head’s up if you are in a hurry: service… might…be…a…bit…s-l-o-o-o-w. On a Sunday we perused the menu for at least twenty minutes before the one and only member of the wait staff made it to our table.
Not much gluten free fare («what does that mean?» inquired our server) so I chose a tasty catfish sandwich and slaw minus the bread. The Fried Green Tomato sandwich look marvelous and my huge glass of fresh brewed iced tea was wonderful.

The worst food I have ever eaten! Potatoes… ugh…reheated in microwave so tasted like rubber… salad was iceberg lettuce that was white and old thousand island… my gosh… what a cold mess! Disgusting! Stay far away from this place… saving grace was nice wait person… Shame on them for serving such horrible food and for me paying for this mess!

This might be one of the best hamburgers in the state!!! The Black and Blue burger is top notch. Sure they might take a bit longer than McDonalds but enjoy the time and order an appetizer

Went to Round Top this past weekend and ended up deciding to have lunch on the patio at Scotty & Friends. I won’t spend a lot of time on the details since no manager ever appeared and therefore one would assume a review is not going to matter much to them.
Suffice to say, «lunch» took three hours and consisted of a poorly trained (congenial, but clueless) server who ran around reacting to a patio full of requests for basic service. We were not alone in our experience and I find it astounding that we were never offered even a basic apology for waiting a ridiculous amount of time for drinks, food, etc.
Finally a rumor circulated that there were staffing issues going on inside, which certainly seemed to be the case (given the hostility between employees when I went in to see if I could find some water. After asking my sever five times for some with no luck).
I can’t even compliment the food since by the time it arrived we had waited well over two and a half hours so we were so hungry that cardboard would have been welcomed.
All of our unhappiness could have been at the very least mollified by an explanation and/​or apology, but as neither was ever offered I will simply state that I will never, ever return, nor could I possibly recommend it to anyone else.

Amazingly good veggie sandwich– especially for the tiny country town of Round Top. It had a marinated portobello mushroom and a sweet yellow pepper (seriously sweet and perfectly caramelized) red onions (which were really important to balance the flavors) and some other goodies. Awesome sweet bread topped it off. I put ketchup on it but I’m sure if you like mayo and mustard it would go great.
It was also huge! Plus the side salad I got with it was simple but very fresh and lovely. I at half and then gorged on the rest pretty soon after I got home.
It was affordable and a total surprise. The chef in the kitchen really made a healthy, hearty country place that you don’t regret eating at when you look in the mirror at night.
If you’re on the road make sure to detour here. Also check out the random Russian architecture at Festival Hill on your way in.

Found on the way from Austin to new Orleans. Omelets were great not greasy. Biscuits were really really good. Hash browns were a disappointment. No crowd so service was great. A good find for breakfast. Worth gettin off the main road.

This place was my saving grace during a day spent in the boondocks with my dad. He has a place out in the middle of nowhere, Texas, and Round Rock is just a quick drive away. We headed here for lunch, and enjoyed a nice afternoon seated beneath the massive, ancient tree their patio is built on.
I had a veggie burger, and while it was truly tasty (exceptional, in fact, which is rare for something as generic as a veggie burger), the wait for our food was excruciating. But as my father says, this is the country, and you can’t put a city timetable on the way things move out here. So, I’m not gonna judge the place as harshly as I would a Miami restaurant. But I had to deduct a star because it was literally an hour wait for our food.
If you’ve got a lot of time on your hands, this is a lovely place for an afternoon bite. The atmosphere was charming, and the food delicious — plus the prices were amazing, $ 28 for lunch for two, plus my dad had two beers. Gotta love the country, at least for the prices. :)

Quaint, friendly little spot in historic Round Top. Try the Mini Me Burgers — absolutely delicious!

Its almost a sin not to stop in at Royers when in the area, however, I just wasnt in the mood for so much food and the price that comes with it, so we were looking for a place with a great menu that matched our casual mood. Located just down the road from the Square, Scotty hit the mark. We werent quite sure what we were in for when the young man that met us at the door said he would «tell our server we wanted to sit outside»…Perhaps it was a hassle to walk all the way to the deck or maybe she was in a bad mood, but Brenda Sue didnt let on to either. I decided on the Black and Blue Burger with onion rings and my best girl ordered the sliders with fries. Both came out absolutely perfect. If the fries and rings werent homemade, you wouldnt know the different. Right amount of batter and fried til crispy brown. The black and blue burger was a real treat with a great bun and very fresh purple onions, lettuce and tomato. At $ 7.95, I thought it was quite the gourmet bargain too.
There were lots of other choices that included rib eye, tenderloin, etc. We left plenty of other choices to try next time. The deck was dark and the metal furniture was comfortable. Great choice for a fall or spring evening.

We didn’t have a good experience, either food or service. The outside seating area is gorgeous and the weather was perfect so we chose to sit outside. We bought a bottle of wine from the bar to drink while waiting for our table, which only took about 15 minutes. I ordered the Raspberry Chipotle Pork Loin but what came was five slices of glorified Canadian Bacon with jelly on top, and that is no exaggeration. I ate three slices and stopped. Their vegetable was okra and stewed tomatoes, but it looked and tasted like it came from a can. We never saw our waitress again. The third time we asked for the check I was told we could go inside and pay there (which we did), and that’s when I got fed up. I never complain (I’m infamously passive) but I asked for the manager. A woman in an apron came out and stared at me blankly as I tried to explain our experience. She insisted she’d seen them smoke the pork herself, and it seemed futile to explain the expectation when you see «pork loin» on a menu. She asked if we just wanted our money back and I said no, I just wanted someone to know so they could fix it. Again, blank stare. She just started peeling out $ 20s so we took it and left, feeling like we’d just kicked a puppy.
I’d like to make the excuse that they were short-​staffed and it is their busy time due to the Marburger antique show. (She did complain she had no time for a cigarette break.) I’ve eaten at understaffed places before without receiving poor service, though.
I’ve heard from others that had a better experience, it’s just hard to imagine.

We had a very unique lunch and enjoyed it immensely …
It was Raspberry Chipotle Smoked Pork Tenderloin. It was served on a platter sized plate, 4 rounds of pork, topped with the raspberry chipotle sauce. Tender and delicious!
A fresh dinner salad and a choice of fresh vegetable accompanied it. I had grilled fresh zucchini and an extra side of snow peas which were fresh, crisp and crunchy.
I’d like to try their Rib-​eye next time we are over that way!
By the way, the Fried Green Tomatoes (served 6 to a plate) with ranch dressing was a wonderful appetizer!
Hats off to Scotty Lynch, Owner, Operator! AMEN! :)