Gabrielas South Austin: A Vibrant Mexican Cocktail Bar Experience

Absolutely loved everything about this place! The food was incredible—full of flavor, fresh, and clearly made with care. The atmosphere was upbeat and fun, perfect for a casual night out. But what truly made the experience exceptional was our waitress Esly- she was warm, attentive, and on top of everything without ever feeling intrusive. She added such a positive energy to our evening. Highly recommend—can’t wait to come back!

The atmosphere, the food, the drinks, the whole experience was great when we took our familia that was visiting. It's all very inviting and I would highly recommend it just solely for the great ambiance, but the food and drinks are the cherry on top. I've been to both locations and this one is my favorite. Clean environment, we went for brunch. Many photo op stations!

My first Torta ever, glad I came to Gabriela's for it! It was so tasty and filling, had leftovers for later. Will be back for birria on the weekends!

I had assumed this place was just one of those girly locations where they just pose and take pictures. Which it definitely is, however the food in both presentation and flavor is actually pretty darn good. The drinks are pretty and flowery but not too strong in fact we had to send two back because they tasted like straight pineapple juice. That being said, the remade the drinks with no extra charge. There was a DJ playing music and football on the TVs. Overall it was a good experience.

This was my first time here but I’ve wanting to try it for awhile. Came for brunch with my 3 year old. Loved that we were so close to a playground and shopping (South Park meadows). Service was great! Kids quesadilla was really tasty and really cheap. Chilaquiles was pretty good but came out room temp (probably was ready first and had to wait for quesadillas). Definitely would come back.

We were in the area visiting family, who recommended this place to us. As you can tell, they did a great job with the decorations and designs with the place. The music selection was excellent but the music was just too loud. It was not that busy when we arrived but it took almost five minutes to get seated. I’m not sure if the were short staffed but there were long pauses between service, almost Covid 19 type pauses. We ordered drinks, which were ok but it was hard to taste the alcohol. The salsas were great and I highly recommend the green one to people who love the heat. Our food arrived in a not so timely manner. One of us ordered chili verde and the meaty was fatty and sour tasting. Another ordered a torta and the fries were not crisp and looked and tasted like they were old or heated up in a microwave. My Mar, Cielo and Tierra came out really good. It was a lot of meat and the corn tortillas were good. Our waitress was Samantha C. And she was great about refills and checking in. It was just the long pauses. I would give this place another chance to redeem themselves. They got some things great but fell short in other areas.

Esly provided amazing service, super kind and even got my son an umbrella for his dr pepper so he felt included. Loved the service and the food. Good drinks as well.

Delicious, fresh, fast. This place has tasty food, cheese dip was tasty. , no sketchy ingredients. Staff are very friendly and service is fast. Chips and salsa were great, the fajitas order was delicious with very high tasting veggies (and plenty of it). The quesadilla was properly cooked and tasted very fresh. Restaurant had a great atmosphere. Very fair prices, will keep coming back