Chez Zee American Bistro

09/10/2026

Thursday night plans? We’ve got dinner, w**e, the kids AND dessert covered. 🍷

Tonight’s seafood special is a beautiful fresh fish filet served with mussels, roasted tomatoes, potatoes and a rich, savory sauce — come hungry!

THURSDAY AT CHEZ ZEE
✨ Kids Eat FREE — ages 12 & under
🍷 Date Night — $36 — Chef’s charcuterie for two + a bottle of house w**e
🍾 W**e to Go — look for specially priced bottles on our takeout & delivery menus this week
🍰 SAVE ROOM FOR DESSERT! Chez Zee has the largest dessert menu of any independent restaurant in Texas, with desserts made from scratch in our in-house bakery.

Make it a night out, take dinner home, or have Chez Zee come to you.

Book a table • Order takeout • Get it delivered

We’re saving a chair for you! ❤️
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09/10/2026

🦐 Today’s Lunch Special at Chez Zee!

Jumbo shrimp stuffed with lobster, breadcrumbs, bell pepper, green onions & Jack cheese, topped with roasted poblano coulis and served with creamy celery root purée and sautéed asparagus.

$29.95 — available today for lunch!

Come enjoy it with us, or order it to go. And save room for dessert—we have the largest dessert menu in Texas!

We’re saving a chair for you. 💛

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09/09/2026

Make Wednesday night a Chez Zee night!

🐟 Dinner Special: Seared Halibut with shiitake mushroom risotto & asparagus
🍷 W**e Down Wednesday: House w**es just $5/glass or $20/bottle
🍔 Blue Plate Special: Shiner Bock Bacon Burger

And save room for dessert! Chez Zee has the largest dessert menu in Texas, including our signature Lemon Rosemary Cake (pictured).

✨ Dine-in dessert special: Buy one dessert, get the second half off!

Dine in, order takeout or delivery, or book your table and come see us.

We’re saving a chair for you!

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09/05/2026

🍳 WEEKEND BRUNCH SPECIAL: Sweet Potato Prosciutto Benedict

Brunch is getting a sweet, savory and slightly spicy upgrade this weekend at Chez Zee!

Our Sweet Potato Prosciutto Benedict starts with sweet potato cakes made with kale, carrots and red cabbage, layered with prosciutto and topped with two perfectly poached eggs and sriracha hollandaise. Served with grilled baby zucchini.

$19.95 | Available during brunch this weekend
We actually have ten more benedicts for you to choose from!

Come hungry, bring your brunch people, and maybe add a mimosa, Bloody Mary or Bellini while you're here. 🥂

Brunch Saturday & Sunday | 9 AM–3 PM
Dine in, take it to go or order delivery.

We’re saving a chair for you. ❤️

09/04/2026

🏈 Welcome back, football season! Tailgate Packs are here at Chez Zee for pickup or delivery this Saturday and Sunday.

Choose from:

🍔 Sliders & Fries Pack
🧀 Quesadillas Pack
🍖 Baby Back Ribs Pack
🍳 Migas Brunch Pack

Order ahead for pickup at chez-zee.com or call 512-454-2666. Prefer delivery? Find us on Uber Eats, DoorDash or Grubhub.

Get in the game—and let Chez Zee handle the food! 🤘

Iconic local restaurant in Texas - Indoor & Outdoor Dining. Voted Best of Austin Weekend Brunch, gourmet cuisine with Southern flair, world-class desserts, full bakery in-house, happy hour, dog-friendly patio, live music, unique event venue

09/04/2026

Chez Zee has the largest dessert menu of any independent restaurant in Texas, with every dessert made from scratch daily in our in-house bakery using whole ingredients. Nothing frozen. Nothing trucked in.

Along with signature favorites like Lemon Rosemary Cake, Chocolate Decadence Cake, Coconut Tres Leches Cake and Strawberry Palooza Cake with Strawberry ice cream, we introduce new featured desserts every few weeks.

Just in time for Labor Day weekend:

🥥 Coconut Cheesecake with a graham cracker crust
🍫 Chocolate Chip Vanilla Cake with chocolate-chip frosting and chocolate ice cream
🍑 Plum Galette with lemongrass ice cream

Right now, dine-in desserts are buy one, get the second half off! Enjoy yours in our newly renovated dining room or on our beautiful covered patio. You can also order dessert for takeout or delivery.

Planning something special? Whole cakes and pies—including custom designs—are available to order.

Come see why Chez Zee was just named Most Loved Locally Owned Business in the Best of ATX Awards by readers of the Austin American-Statesman and Austin Monthly.

Labor Day, game day, date night or simply a serious sweet tooth—we’re saving a chair for you. ❤️
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09/04/2026

Today’s lunch special features four portabella ravioli and two jumbo shrimp tossed with tricolor bell peppers, onion and spinach, all topped with a creamy blackened Alfredo sauce.

Available today for lunch for $26.95—come enjoy it while it lasts!

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09/04/2026

Your Labor Day weekend starts Friday at Chez Zee—one of Austin’s truly beloved neighborhood icons, just outside downtown with free parking. 🎉

Happy hour starts at 3 PM, so kick things off—or end your evening—with your favorite martini and fries. Create your own martini-and-fries combo, starting at just $14.

Friday night’s menu also includes:

🍽️ Grilled New Zealand lamb chops with mango chutney
🥩 Smoked prime rib dinner
🍕 Papi’s Primo Pizza, topped with smoked prime rib, caramelized onions, pesto and mozzarella

Add a bottle of house w**e—red, white or rosé—for just $10 with Papi’s Primo Pizza. We’ve also added a selection of choice w**e bottles to our weekend To Go menu.

Be sure to look for our Tailgate Packs all weekend on the To Go and delivery menus, perfect for game day, gatherings or an easy meal at home.

And don’t forget dessert: Chez Zee has the biggest dessert menu in Texas, and we’ve been voted Best Desserts many times over our 37 years.

We’ve also been voted Best Brunch in Austin many times.

Whether you’re visiting for the UT game, headed to BatFest, seeing the Brandi Carlile show or simply enjoying the long weekend, start your Labor Day weekend at one of Austin’s favorite neighborhood spots.

Dine in, take out or order delivery—and don’t forget our covered patio is open to friendly dogs. 🐾

Book your table at chez-zee.com or call 512-454-2666.

We’re saving a chair for you!

09/02/2026

When you order a custom cake from Chez Zee, it’s made from scratch, right here in our in-house bakery—with real, whole ingredients. No frozen cakes. No store-bought shortcuts. Just the kind of premium celebration cake you expect from a longtime local favorite.

And yes, our Custom Unicorn Cake can be made just for you! ✨

Choose your favorite accent colors and your favorite Chez Zee signature cake flavor, and our bakery will create a unicorn that’s uniquely yours.

🎂 Planning ahead? Specialty custom orders require at least 48 hours’ notice.

🎂 Need a cake today? Call us! We always have fresh-baked cakes and desserts in our bakery case. We may not have a unicorn waiting for you, but we can tell you what’s available and often customize one of our freshly baked cakes for your celebration.

Birthdays, showers, celebrations—or just because somebody deserves a really great cake.

Chez Zee makes some of the best cakes in town, and every one starts in our own bakery.

Order at chez-zee.com (click on bakery) or call 512-454-2666.

09/01/2026

It feels early. It isn’t. Holiday party dates are booking now. 🎄✨

For decades, Austin has gathered at Chez Zee for good food and special occasions. Let us make this year’s holiday event easy.

Choose from private and group dining spaces, custom menus, cocktails and w**e, our famous desserts, or bring Chez Zee to your office or home with holiday catering.

From company parties and client dinners to family and friends around the table, we’ll help you create something that fits your group.

📅 Popular November and December dates fill quickly. Get yours on the calendar now. chez-zee.com

08/31/2026

Brunch Before the Horns 🏈🤘

UT football is back at DKR! The first home game of the season is Saturday, September 5, with kickoff at 2:30 PM.

Make brunch part of your game-day tradition at Chez Zee. Start with complimentary croissants and strawberry butter, then choose from favorites like Crème Brûlée French Toast, Chicken & Waffles, Biscuits & Gravy, Eggs Benedict, migas and more — plus mimosas, Bloody Marys and mocktails.

🍳 Brunch 9 AM–3 PM
🏈 Kickoff at 2:30 PM
🚗 Free parking + complimentary valet

Game-day brunch fills up. Reserve now to get the time you want. We’re saving a chair for you!

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08/30/2026

🏆 AUSTIN, YOU MADE US FEEL VERY LOVED. ❤️

Chez Zee has been named Austin’s Most-Loved Locally Owned Business in the 2026 Best of ATX Readers’ Choice Awards!

And there’s more to celebrate — you also voted Chez Zee one of the Top 3 Best Brunches in Austin! 🥂🍳

For 37 years, we’ve had the privilege of being part of this city — celebrating your birthdays, first dates, anniversaries, Sunday brunches, family dinners, business lunches and all those “just because” desserts in between.

To be named Austin’s Most-Loved Locally Owned Business by readers of Austin American-Statesman and Austin Monthly Magazine means more to us than we can possibly say.

And to be recognized among the Top 3 brunches in a city that takes brunch VERY seriously? We’ll happily raise a mimosa to that. 🥂

Thank you, Austin. Thank you to everyone who voted, everyone who has walked through our doors, and especially our incredible Chez Zee team who makes the magic happen every single day.

37 years local. 37 years Austin. And feeling very, very loved. ❤️

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08/29/2026

🍽️ TONIGHT AT 6:30 — THREE CHEFS, ONE NIGHT at Chez Zee!

UPDATE: Pre-Book Tickets are sold out but you can still make a reservation for dinner and request to be in the Three Chefs event.

Join us tonight for a one-night-only culinary celebration honoring the talent, creativity, and culinary excellence behind Chez Zee.

✨ Three Chefs, One Night features a specially curated menu created just for this evening, along with special desserts and cocktails you won’t find on any other night.

There is no cost to reserve your table, but reservations are required for this special event.

📅 Tonight
⏰ 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
📍 Chez Zee American Bistro
🥂 Special Menu • Special Desserts • Special Cocktails
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Come celebrate the chefs, the food, and the culinary tradition that has made Chez Zee an Austin favorite.

Learn more and reserve your table at chez-zee.com - there are a few seats still available.

One night. Three chefs. A menu created for the occasion.

08/29/2026

🥞 BLUE CORN PANCAKE PLATTER 🫐
Our Blue Corn Pancake Platter comes with fluffy blue corn pancakes, 2 eggs any style, your choice of protein, and golden potatoes with bell peppers and caramelized onions — plus a side of blackberry syrup for the perfect sweet finish. 24.95

Sweet. Savory. Hearty. And very Austin. 💙

Come brunch with us at Chez Zee and make a stop at the Big Happy Chair while you’re here.

📍 Brunch served Saturday & Sunday, 9 AM–3 PM

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08/27/2026

It’s a great night for cozy comfort gourmet at Chez Zee — and dinner service has begun!

🐟 Tonight’s Dinner Special: Pan-Seared Halibut
🥗 Thursday Blue Plate: Pumpkin Seed-Crusted Chicken Breast Salad
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Kids Eat FREE Thursday Night! Kids 12 & under enjoy a free kids meal with a drink — limit two free kids meals per adult entrée.
🍷 Date Night for $36: Share a Chef’s Charcuterie for Two plus a bottle of your choice of house red, white or rosé.

And if you’re getting an early start, Happy Hour began at 3 PM — so come settle in, order something delicious and make a Thursday night of it.

Whether it’s date night, family dinner, or you simply don’t feel like cooking tonight, we are saving a chair for you. ❤️

Make your reservation online or call ahead: 512-454-2666

08/26/2026

Lunch plans? We’ve got you. 🍋

Today’s lunch special at Chez Zee is Pan-Seared Redfish served with poblano relish mashed potatoes and sautéed asparagus, all topped with a rich, bright lemon beurre blanc.

$28.95 | Available today until 3 PM

Come enjoy it while it lasts — and save room for dessert. 😉

08/25/2026

Today's lunch special is our classic French Dip Sandwich with Fries and a savory aus jus. $19.95. Available until 3pm today for dine-in, take-out, and delivery. It's a local fav, come get it while we still have it. While supplies last.

08/25/2026

Join us at Chez Zee for Three Chefs, One Night: A Celebration of Culinary Excellence on Saturday, August 29 at 6:30 PM.

Our culinary team is creating a special one-night-only menu featuring exclusive appetizers, exciting entrées and unforgettable desserts — all designed especially for this elevated dinner service.

Prefer one of your Chez Zee favorites? Our regular menu will be available, too.

✨ Specially curated one-night-only menu
🍽️ Elevated dinner service
🥂 Regular menu also available
🚗 Complimentary valet parking
🎟️ No cost to reserve your table

Seats are limited. Choose your table and reserve your seats FREE on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/three-chefs-one-night-a-celebration-of-culinary-excellence-at-chez-zee-tickets-1997617332215

There is no minimum spend required. We do anticipate an average spend of approximately $80 per person, including drinks and desserts, etc.

Three Chefs. One Night. Saturday, August 29.
Come experience Chez Zee in a whole new way.

Join us for a special evening as our culinary team presents a one-time-only special menu, crafted to thrill.