From the Owner:
kalimotxo is a spanish restaurant and cocktail bar in downtown austin, texas.
we invite guests to our vibrant space where they can have a quick drink or hang all night with good friends.
we celebrate the spirit of the basque’s social bar culture with a flowing porrones, amazing craft cocktails, and a delicious small plates menu. enjoy our beautiful patio that overlooks shoal creek. our team’s hospitality provides the comfort of a local neighborhood bar in a space that invites to have a night out on the town.
Olives and Nuts
Mushroom Pintxo
Papas Bravas
Drinks- Most to least favorite (Left to Right)
If you like spicy drinks, you can get the Sandiarita extra spicy! I had one regular and one extra spicy, the spice was worth it.
San Sebastian had a very floral taste and had a very clean finish.
Sandiarita
Persephone Sour
San Sebastian
Palmera
Octopus Pintxo
Pan Con Tomat
Scallop Crudo
CURRENT MENU- (June 2023)
My Thoughts:
Overall this is a nice place to go. The view is nice and the area was low traffic (sits on end of street). They have some outdoor and indoor seating. My complaint about the indoor bar seating is that it is a little tight. The table against the window isn't much wider than the plate. Because most of the plate size is presentation, it would be nice if the plate size was reduced (since the food choices revolve around being tapas**). I felt like I was playing Tetris half of the time with the plates.
There is both street parking and valet parking (on the weekends) nearby. Valet closes 30 minutes after the restaurant so you don't have to rush to eat and get out the door late if you have a late reservation.
Reservations can be made on OpenTable.
Overall, I would go here again. However, I would likely skip out on getting the food (Unless the menu changed). For the price, it is not worth what you get. It is tapas at a full plate price.
I would come back for the good service, the drinks, and the overall atmosphere.
Biggest complaint, the website. The website is not very functional or updated. This can be very frustrating if you are somebody that likes to do a little bit of research before you eat out somewhere (like most). After seeing that there was not an updated menu on the website, I sent an email to the link on the page. I got a response back on the same day, but it would still be nice if they had a professionally managed site.
**Tapas: Small Spanish savory dishes, typically served with drinks at a bar