Rosie's Tamale House: Authentic Mexican Breakfast & Brunch Experience in Austin

An Austin classic. I can't say enough about Rosie’s. I grew up eating in it with my parents and now take my family. We always leave happy, full and satisfied! Staff is always happy and helpful. Even when they are busy they check on you. You never feel ignored here. And reasonably priced for a family dinner.

Great local restaurant to grab Mexican food. You can either eat in or call ahead for take out. The prices are decent for the area. The portions are typical American size (large). Each table is served with tortilla chips and salsa. The salsa is medium spicy for those who may not enjoy spicy salsa. The staff were very friendly and helpful with dietary restrictions. Several gluten free and vegetarian options were available. Washrooms weren’t that clean or modern.

Not JUST TAMALES! Excellent Mexican Restaurant. Rosie’s Tamale House is located on Highway 71 near Shops at the Galleria andBee Cave Sculpture Park. It is not very impressive to look at from the outside. We have seen the place as we drive by and decided to stop for lunch. It is a very large and clean establishment with very friendly staff. Joe who took care of us answered all questions and was very helpful. They have a lot more items than just Tamales. There is an extensive menu including most Mexican dishes and children’s menu as well. The chips were crisp and not oily. Salsa was nice and spicy. If you want even more spicy salsa, just ask . The Tamale plate was flavorful. Rosie’s Sampler plate had a variety of items and was quite enough for me. It was very tasty. We would come and recommend this restaurant highly.

10/18/2025 my first visit to Rosie's was in the mid 1990's, and as if frozen in time, it's pretty much exactly the same now as it was then. That is actually quite an achievement for a restaurant, as many do not even survive that long. The long term appeal is your first clue that Rosie's knows Mexican food, and people like it. Give it a try and see for yourself. I think it's great.

Rosie’s has been here for more than 50 years, and decades ago. I used to come here when I was in graduate school. It felt a lot different back then, back then it was a way out in the country and 71 was a two lane very quiet road, instead of a big highway with tons of traffic. It had a certain hole in the wall, country charm, the way the original Salt Lake barbecue did back at the same time. It is traditional Tex-Mex food, like a lot of Tex-Mex restaurants, but the appeal of driving out into the country to go here, Just like it used to be to drive to the county line. Restaurants is different now. I think that has slowed down their business a lot.

Great Texmex style tamales smothered with chile con carne that was like a wonderful gravy.

My daughter and I stopped here to eat on our way to Marble Falls three years ago. I alway order cheese enchiladas but my daughter never was that fond of them. My daughter tasted mine and ended up eating half . We talked about this place for months. My daughter is no longer with us but I’m hoping to get back in that area next spring. If so , I won’t heave the area til I stop for those awesome enchiladas .

One of the last old school bee cave/Lakeway joints. Good food. Nice people. Someone on here said the decoration is “senseless.” Everything doesn’t exist for your boring taste lady.