Siena Ristorante Toscana

Available May 15–17 only.
Four specials this week, and summer produce is doing the work — peaches, sweet corn, and lemon all showing up across the menu. The kind of Italian food in Austin you want when it’s warm outside.

Peach Burrata Salad (Burrata e Pèsca) — fresh burrata with sliced peaches, basil, extra virgin olive oil, cracked pepper, and baby heirloom tomatoes. A clean opener, especially when the fruit is actually good.

Garlic Shrimp (Gamberoni all’aglio) — jumbo shrimp with Calabrian chili, toasted garlic, white wine, and butter, served with grilled bread. The chili adds heat, the butter rounds it out. The bread matters here.

Pan-Seared Hawaiian Blue Snapper (Dentice) — the fish is Uku, a blue snapper from Hawaiian waters, pan-seared and plated over a sweet corn and crab risotto with lemon butter sauce. The risotto makes this feel more substantial than a typical fish plate.

Lemon Linguine (Linguine al Limone) — homemade linguine tossed with fresh lemon juice, butter, Parmesan, and basil. The pasta is made in-house, which is the whole point of a dish this simple.

Pro tip: The garlic shrimp comes with grilled bread — order it as a starter and use the bread to get through the pan sauce before your entrée arrives.

📍 6203 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78731 | 📞 (512) 349-7667

Available April 30 – May 1 only.

The venison is the one to know about this week. Pan-roasted Venison Strip Loin (Cervo Arrosto) with a red wine blackberry reduction, celeriac puree, and charred baby carrots. Venison prepared this way has real roots in Tuscan cooking — it’s not a novelty dish, it’s a regional tradition. You don’t see it often at Italian restaurants in Austin.

The Tuna Tartare (Tartare di Tonno) is yellowfin ahi, diced and dressed simply — olive oil, lemon, shallots, green onion, crostini for texture. It doesn’t try too hard and doesn’t need to.

The lasagna this week isn’t what you’re picturing. Smoked tomato, shredded chicken, mascarpone bechamel, provolone and parmesan — it reads more like a proper baked pasta than anything from a red-sauce playbook.

Pro tip: If you’re ordering the venison, ask your server about a bold red from the wine list — a Tuscan Sangiovese is the natural pairing and worth the conversation.

📍 6203 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78731
📞 (512) 349-7667

Mother’s Day Brunch at Siena — Sunday, May 10, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Prix fixe $70 per person. Kids under 12 have their own $12 menu. Reserve at the link in bio.
Moms have been coming to Siena since we opened in 2000. Some of them have been sitting at the same table for 26 years. This one’s for them — and for everyone bringing their mom to an Italian restaurant in Austin for the first time.

Three courses, one choice per course:
Antipasti — Bruschetta al Salmone Affumicato, Smoked Salmon, Whipped Cream Cheese, Avocado, Soft Boiled Egg, Everything Bagel Seasoning, Capers, Red Onion (+$5) / Mozzarella di Bufala, Fresh Buffalo Mozzarella, Parma Prosciutto, Arugula, Grilled Peaches / Breakfast Meatballs, Breakfast Sausage Polpetti, Cheese Grits, Cream Gravy, Green Onion / Cotton Candy Crispy French Toast, Vanilla Whipped Cream, Maple Syrup

Primi Piatti — Raviolo di Aragosta, Fresh Lobster and Langoustine Ravioli, Lobster Velouté, Tarragon Oil (+$5) / Clam Chowder, Cream, Bacon, Corn, Oyster Crackers / Insalata di Anguria, Watermelon and Heirloom Tomato Salad, Honey Vinaigrette, Red Onion, Fresh Mint and Basil / Crab Beignets, Flash Fried Crab Puffs, Spicy Remoulade Sauce

Secondi Piatti — Tagliatelle alla Bolognese, Fresh Pasta, Meat Sauce of Bologna, Grana Padano Cheese / Roasted Half Chicken, Wood Oven Roasted, Black Truffle Chicken Jus, Roasted Potatoes / Filleto di Dentice, Blackened Redfish, Crab, Shrimp and Crawfish Topping, Dirty Rice (+$10) / Steak and Eggs, Marinated Grilled 8oz New York Strip, Over Easy Eggs, Homemade Hash Potatoes

Add a Dessert Trio for $5 — Crème Brulée, Chocolate Torte, and Strawberry Shortcake.

📍 6203 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78731 📞 (512) 349-7667