"To our knowledge, The Guest House is the only restaurant in Austin that employs a DJ seven nights a week. Despite how that might sound, it’s surprisingly relaxed inside this Downtown spot—lively without being clubby (though on weekends things heat up a bit). It’s dimly lit, and everybody looks like they’re trying to get cast in the next Gossip Girl reboot. Cocktails arrive under smoked-filled cloches, tucked away in little terrariums, or in tea kettles that leave vapor trails. This is where you go when you have a date you want to impress, or to meet one at the bar. Someone in a blazer and a crop top ordering a second round of caviar toast" - matthew jacobs, nicolai mccrary