"For the last 70+ years, people from all over Austin have come to Mattie’s for Sunday brunches, wedding receptions, Thanksgiving feasts, and close encounters with the peacocks that roam the property. It’s a beautiful restaurant set on even more beautiful grounds, with plates of food that look like the best versions of themselves. Most of that extends to the fried chicken. The meat can be a bit dry, but it’s perfectly seasoned and fried so crispy you can hear it over the sound of the cocktail shakers." - nicolai mccrary