La Piscina sits on the fifth-floor pool deck of the Austin Proper Hotel, split into two settings. The indoor dining room, with floor-to-ceiling windows and desert plants, leans into a Mexican-villa feel and carries the fuller menu — sizzling fajitas, ceviches, and lobster quesadillas. Step outside to the open-air pool deck and the menu narrows to small plates, raw seafood, and cocktails, including frozen margaritas and small-batch tequilas and mezcals, with downtown Austin views as the backdrop.
The kitchen grills seafood over wood fire, makes its tortillas on an open comal, and cooks without seed oils. Family-style platters, bright ceviches, and oysters are menu fixtures alongside the fajitas.
La Piscina has been named a city best by both A Taste of Koko and Austin Food Magazine. It's developed a reputation as a special-occasion destination, with regulars pointing to standout service from certain servers even as others describe the experience as inconsistent.
The kitchen grills seafood over wood fire, makes its tortillas on an open comal, and cooks without seed oils. Family-style platters, bright ceviches, and oysters are menu fixtures alongside the fajitas.
La Piscina has been named a city best by both A Taste of Koko and Austin Food Magazine. It's developed a reputation as a special-occasion destination, with regulars pointing to standout service from certain servers even as others describe the experience as inconsistent.