$$$$Price: Moderate • Mediterranean • South Austin
Each time I’ve dined at Cafe Malta before (there have been several) I enjoyed the delicious food, excellent service and cheerful atmosphere. This time was different. I felt like our table was crammed between the bar and people next to us. Our waitress was nice but she forgot my boyfriend’s cocktail, served cold bread (with what tasted like margarine not butter only when we asked for it) brought an extra salad by mistake (we were not charged) and overlooked our several attempts to get her to bring the check. It was a busy Friday night and I made our reservation last minute so I understand but it just wasn’t up to the standard of my previous dining experiences there. Café Malta is a gem in a wasteland of restaurants with mediocre food and bad service in Southwest Austin. I hope this was an aberration and I plan to go back. I really hope I wont be disappointed again.