McCormick & Schmick's
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 236-9600
- Price:
- $$$
Editorial Review for McCormick & Schmick's – by Citysearch Staff
In Short
Upscale and sophisticated, this chain features art deco-inspired trappings such as dark wood, shiny brass and beveled glass. Servers clad in black and white weave through cocktailing couples and businessmen at the bar. The classic American, seasonally inspired seafood menu changes daily; specialties include starters of Dungeness crab cakes and oysters on the half shell, plus entrees like cedar plank-roasted salmon, sauteed lobster with scallops and rock shrimp, and seared yellowfin tuna with wasabi, soy and ginger.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasAll restaurant locations offer McCormick & Schmick's seafood cookbooks for sale, as well as gift certificates in denominations of $50 and $100.
Save MoneyDuring the mid-afternoon and late evening, nosh on burgers and appetizers like steamed mussels, chicken satay and calamari for dirt cheap in the bar area. Hours vary from location to location.
User Reviews for McCormick & Schmick's
02/27/2008 Posted by jasoni
Our first trip to M&S was on our anniversary in late April of 07; I made our reservation using opentable dot com and left a note that we were celebrating our 7th anniversary. When we arrive we were escorted to a private table with curtains and then were handed their menus with a note printed on top wishing us a happy anniversary. It was classy and my wife thought I had put a considerable amount of time into planning this dinner, but I hadn't. My wife and I wanted Alaskan King Crab Legs, but they weren't in season. Our waiter told us to try back next February, so we immediately thought we would come back on Valentines Day 08. Our Anniversary dinner in 07 was fantastic, all I really remember now is how good the service and oysters were. Lucky for us when we went on Valentines Day this year we had the same server, Jonesy, and again he delivered a truly remarkable meal to my wife and I. I am not a chef, but I have over 10 years of professional cooking experience and I highly recommend M&S; ask for Jonesy and you won't be disappointed.
Pros: Service, Food, Presentation, Preparation, Wine Selection
Cons: If you want cheap seafood, try Long John Silvers
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
11/26/2007 Posted by austinbydayandnight
Read the reviews giving this place only 1 star. They are correct. I'd never been, was counting on the 4, 5-star experience, and was sadly disappointed. The ambiance is nothing special. The elevator music, the "pre-fab" decor - pure chain restaurant fare. The food - mussels as an app were "fishy" and disappointing, the filet was chewy, but with a good flavor, and the stuffed shrimp left a bit to be desired. My boyfriend had the crab legs - again, we'd had far better. Worse yet, the waitress kept trying to shove the "McCormick and Schmick's" cookbook down our throats for the low, low price of $20. Ugh - what an ironic item to sell; the food is hardly worth replicating! The wait staff had that "corporate" up-sell mentality that doesn't know when to give up and just let the diners enjoy dinner. Absolutely not worth the time. If you're in the neighborhood, try Gumbo's and skip this overpriced slophouse.
Pros: Didn't get sick after I ate it
Cons: Didn't get a good meal either
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