Eden - East York
1625 Bayview Ave, East York | United States, M4G 3B5Client Reviews on Eden - East York
- 4.2 / 5.0
35 Reviews
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Eden East is a great concept and well executed. The restaurant experience and the food is probably not for everyone, but if you are interested in very casual perfectly Austin in attitude dining, and well prepared fresh food, you will enjoy this. the menu is limited, and we had two choices. their fresh quail and greens were excellent. the Beef did not have rich taste--too fresh actually, and as i am not a collard green fan and the preparation was not unique, i would have passed. overall it was very good. the price is quite steep, but the labor is loving and the food very fresh. they do serve alcohol but only as a gratis cocktail of their choice. byob.
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Eden East is a farm, that also happened to serve food. Dinner is less white tablecloths and christals, but mixed match utensils in a barn - picnic table, benches, and hay underfoot. (There's also a cat that roams around the barn.)It's a prix-fixe menu, but you get to choose the main entree (out of 3 choices). All the dishes features vegetables and spices/herbs grown right on the farm. Beef and lemongrass soup (just the broth) had a nice flavor, though the carrots it came with were more crunchy than I had expected. Salad was a huge plate of green things.... Some where more over powering than others, and the big leaves could be cut into smaller bites. Entrees were both delicious. Red snapper was perfectly cooked and seasoned. Again, one herb in particular overpowered the fish.Dessert was a very rich vegan chocolate torte, and comes with candied grapefruits that helped cut the richness of the cake. The tahini puffs was rich in flavor with a fun crunchy texture. Definitely more of a dining "experience" than anything else. Bring Benadryl if you think you'll be sniffling at the end (due to the hay or the cat, or both).
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Y'alllll, I love this place. I've been a couple times now, both for the full experience, but also for Thursdays on the Farm and I have yet to be disappointed. First off, this is a great date spot. Come around sunset and do a quick walk around the farm before dinner. The full dinner is especially great for a celebration ($$), whereas the Thursday night might be better for a casual night. Second, the food and service is great. All the service staff were super friendly and every dish we tried was delicious, farm to table goodness.
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We went to East Eden for it 1 year wedding anniversary and it was perfect mixture of rustic and romantic! Having the farm right there next to the seating area transports you out of the city limits and takes you country side. Since we went during the evening we had the 4 course dinner and everything was delicious! I will say though, my husband was still wanting more to eat after the dinner since the portion sizes aren't exactly generous but nothing a pit stop at the food truck for slice of pizza didn't fix. I would love to come again and see what the chef has put together for the winter.
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Y'alllll, I love this place. I've been a couple times now, both for the full experience, but also for Thursdays on the Farm and I have yet to be disappointed. First off, this is a great date spot. Come around sunset and do a quick walk around the farm before dinner. The full dinner is especially great for a celebration ($$), whereas the Thursday night might be better for a casual night. Second, the food and service is great. All the service staff were super friendly and every dish we tried was delicious, farm to table goodness. No, it's definitely not an all-weather location, but they were nice enough to give us hte option to bail without a charge when a cold evening swept in in early spring. We chose to stay and they provided us with some nice blankets that definitely helped! Oh, and be sure to bring a bottle of wine or cooler as this place is BYOB, and enjoy!
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Had an amazing dinner here a few weekends ago, the atmosphere is perfect as long as it’s not too hot and you can also walk around the farm as well. The dishes served are simple and straightforward but everything is incredibly fresh and put together well. It’s also BYOB, which I enjoy because you end up saving a lot of money on wine at dinner!
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I was really looking forward to our dinner at Eden East, but ended up disappointed. The price of the food didn't even come close to matching the quality of the food. I'll start with the good: The atmosphere is nice. There's a unique feel to the outdoor, small farm style that you can't get at many other restaurants. On a beautiful day, Eden East could be a nice spot for a date or a fancy family get-together. And now the bad: First and foremost, the food quality was far from great. The tenderloin I ordered was so tough that I had to cut it into tiny pieces so I didn't have to spend the whole night chewing. Everything was just a little overly seasoned and, while the flavor choices were certainly unique, everything tasted just a bit off. In particular was the overuse of mint. I love fresh mint, but there's something a little off-putting about having mint in my salad, on my steak, AND in my desert. It made the taste run together. By far the most disappointing part was the freshness of the food. At a farm-to-table restaurant asking for such high prices, I expect every course of the meal to be as fresh as the last. The salad was wonderful, but it only went downhill from there. For desert I had the shortcake, and the tough, chewy texture gave the impression that it had been made the day before and left out.Overall, Eden East is just not worth a visit unless they address the issues with their food quality or lower their prices to match the quality that they're currently capable of. I am aware that this restaurant works out of a limited kitchen with limited, seasonal ingredients, but I've been to similar farm-to-table restaurants elsewhere and have had much better experiences.
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Awesome atmosphere. Neat farm to peruse. Not worth eating at. Everything was either too bold or very, very bland. My “New York strip” unfortunately tasted like an over cooked hamburger. The oysters seemed a little iffy and they put mustard seed on everything and it wasn’t really flavorful.The worst part was that it took 3 hours to get through the meal. Usually I love that, but it just left us hungry. Portion sizes were too small for the price.Honestly, go splurge at Whole Foods and make what you really want at home!
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The food is really good. We had a wonderful company lunch here. I dont know the prices on everything we had, but I think even if it was $50 a person it would be worth it. I thought everything was really flavorful and cooked perfectly. The chicken was not over done and the potatoes were crisp and delicious. The desert was a little...unique. it was good but not very sweet. I still liked it but I think a lot of people might want a sweeter desert.
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Went here for mothers day brunch, it was such a delight and glad we came. The atmosphere and what this restaurant stands for is every bit of what makes Austin a special place. They are very creative with the food (the grits tasted like a curry almost, the biscuit included a sauce that blew my mind), and I applaud that. We need more of that in this town. It was expensive, but it also included bottomless mimosas/bloody marys, as well as multiple courses of outstanding food, not to mention really big portions. We couldn't finish! The service was top notch, they really make you feel at home and welcomed. Very attentive. The workers seemed happy to be there, it was clear they wanted their customers to have a great experience. They pay attention to every detail, all the way down to the music. They had a live duo that fit the vibe perfectly without being a loud or distracting. In a way, it almost felt like a really quaint outdoor wedding reception. Loved it.Thanks for making our first mothers day one to remember Eden East! Will be back for sure.
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