It’s the number-one restaurant day of the year (bigger than Valentine’s Day, even)! Sunday, May 12 is just two weeks away. Below, a guide to 25 of the best places out West to take Mom for her special day. Clicking on a restaurant’s name will take you to their special menu.
Fall Creek Vineyards 3-course seated luncheon on Saturday, May 12, with Fall Creek wine pairings and Lindt Chocolate party favors, $39 per person
The League Kitchen & Tavern Buffet brunch including carving station, mimosa and Bloody Mary specials, 10:30 to 2:30. Adults $25, kids $9
Plate by Dzintra Three seatings at 11, 3 and 6 offering a decadent four-course menu with choices, including lobster, beef tenderloin and duck breast with seared foie gras, $85 per person
Eleven Plates & Wine Special buffet brunch including ribeyes and omelet station, plus mimosa and sangria specials from 11 to 3, $34 per person
Hudson’s on the Bend Special a la carte Mother’s Day menu offered from 11 to 3 and 6 to 8
Lakeway Resort & Spa Mother’s Day buffet brunch overlooking the lake, including shrimp cocktail, grilled mahi-mahi and prime rib carving station, plus a petting zoo for the kids from 10 to 3. Adults $60, kids $20
Steiner Ranch Steakhouse Special brunch menu from 10 to 2, regular dinner menu served all day, live music on the hilltop
The Oasis Mother’s Day buffet brunch in the Starlight Terrace, including omelet and carving stations, from 10 to 3. Adults $38, kids and seniors $17
Nutty Brown Cafe Buffet brunch including steak and pork loin with live music from 10 to 2, balloon animals for the kids. Adults $20, kids $11
Trento A la carte menu of egg dishes, pizzas, waffles and French toast, with bellini, mimosa, sangria and Bloody Mary specials, 10:30 to 9
Iron Cactus Expanded Mother’s Day buffet brunch including prime rib, shrimp, crab cakes, omelet and waffle stations from 10 to 3, $20 per person, children $12
Jack Allen’s Kitchen Serving the regular buffet brunch from 10 to 2, $15 per person, with some dinner specials after 5
Fore Lakeway Special buffet brunch including smoked salmon, omelet bar, grits bar, and waffle station, served from 10 to 3. Adults $30, kids $13
The Bistro at Flat Creek Estate Two-course menu with choices and mimosa, served from 11 to 3, $35 per person.
Cafe Blue At the Galleria location, buffet brunch with prime rib, omelet station, shrimp, smoked salmon and more, from 9 to 3. Adults $30, kids $15
Rocco’s Grill Serving the dinner menu from 11 to 3, with additional steak and seafood specials
Artisan Bistro Mimosa specials and extensive Mother’s Day buffet brunch featuring eggs benedict to order, sweet and savory crepes, and rib-eye carving station from 10 to 3, $38 per person (children free)
Trattoria Lisina Serving the regular brunch menu with additional Mother’s Day specials from 10 to 9
Driftwood Estate Winery Three-course lunch with choices, including a glass of wine and live music from 12 to 2, $55 per person inclusive
Creek Road Cafe Serving dinner all day from 12 to 8, including ribeye and seafood specials
Cafe 131 Special hours from 10 to 3, and two-course menu including strawberry shortcake, $16 per person
Gumbo’s of Lake Travis Open from 10 to 9, offering special brunch and dinner menus, along with two special three-course options at $35-45 per person
Soleil Buffet brunch from 10 to 2, offering carving station, raw bar, omelet and crepe stations, build-your-own Bloody Mary bar, live music, $45 per person
Texas Hill Country Olive Company Four-course brunch by private chef Trish Martindale, 10:30 to 2. Adults $30, kids $12
Cho Sushi, both locations Special Mother’s Day menu with a variety of choices, including wagyu beef dumplings and crawfish tacos.