Fat Cat Lounge and Cafe

How did Smithville get so lucky as to get themselves such a great restaurant? Fat Cat is a friendly, family-run place with a casual atmosphere, live music on weekends, and a one-page menu with apps, salads, sandwiches, burgers and a few entrees like ahi tuna steaks, along with a beer and wine selection. All that's great. But what makes it so uncommon are the amazing things they add to this formula that simply knocked our socks off. The salads are farm to table. The pork and beef are ranch to table (which makes their pork belly bhan mi and blue cheese bacon burgers absolutely outstanding). The proprietor owns the farm and ranch. Their beer selection has something for everyone and you can even buy it by the bucket. And without a doubt, they offer the best wine selection, the most wine-by-the-glass options, and the best prices on wine-by-the-bottle in the county. It's likely even better than anything you'll find in Travis County. Seriously, if you know wines, look at that wine menu and tell me I'm wrong. You can't do it! The three of us enjoyed a really nice Napa Vally Cabernet Sauvignon in the restaurant, and we got a $39 bottle of 2018 Pinot Noir from Sonoma's Russian River Valley to go that they would have been just as happy to open for us in the restaurant. Who does that at those prices? I'm seriously canceling my wine club membership and I'll just come here more often. Plus, the owner really knows her wines. She judges wine competitions in Houston and is more knowledgeable than many California sommeliers I've known (and I lived in California for 15 years). But she also knows old world wines and Texas wines very well. I'll post pictures of the food later. I'm coming back to Fat Cat for a pre fixe dinner - ribeye stake and snow crab with wine pairings included. The way they wine, dine, entertain and treat you, I feel like I'm the Fat Cat! And I can barely hear the music over the purring :-)

Food was delicious, we met the owner and manager they were both absolutely wonderful. I love the home time feel. I got the Nelson's grill cheese with bacon added, Husband got the cartintas-stated they were AMAZING but requests a Texas size portion. Lasagna was VERY GOOD according to my mom and my dad had the Blue Chicken Sandwich and was good. They were SUPER sweet to my little, he was the star of dinner. Try the Vampire Merlot very peaceful and homey.

Small but amazing wine bar with full service bar. One page food menu with 7 pages of curated wines!!!! Jazz and other delightful older music. Pictures of famous female singers on the walls. Stage for live performances. Delightful local favorite!! Great place to unwind after a hard work week. Farm to table/ from a scratch kitchen. Food features appertifs, Italian, seafood dishes, salads and burgers. Gotta love small Texas town cafes!!!!! Simple ingredients, well prepared so their flavors combine and shine. Oh...and you must ask for her speciality desserts!!! Ingredients from her garde, She makes them all!!!

My husband and I went out to the Fat Cat Lounge and Cafe today for lunch. Lemme tell y'all everything we had was amazing! We started with the trio dip appetizer (we chose Crack Chicken Dip, Spinach and Artichoke Dip, and their Hummus) all were freaking delicious! We had the special Watermelon Gazpacho Soup which was so flavorful and refreshing...we both finished it and wanted to lick the bowl clean it was so good! For our main meal I had the Bacon Jam Blue Cheese Burger with Chef Rob's farm raised beef. It was one of the best burgers I have ever had! My hubby ordered the Chef's Special a Pulled Pork Sandwich and it was so delicious! Probably the best pulled pork sandwich he's ever had! If you haven't tried Fat Cat Lounge and Cafe, you need to do it right now!! We will be adding this restaurant to our favorites and will be making regular visit to try out more of their menu! Just so you know everything on the menu is local farm to table! We didn't have time to get pictures of our food because we were hungry and everything was sooooo good!

An amazing restaurant! If you are traveling to Smithville or live close by this is a must go to restaurant! Mostly farm to table with handmade lasagna and even homemade curry soup! Wow! Out of this world. We will be back!! Fantastic wines and music on certain nights! The owner Lori is delightful!! You won't be sorry!!

Fell upon this place after a Thursday night basketball game in Smithville and fell in love! Great wine selection and fresh farm to table food was delicious! But most of all we fell in love with the live music and the ambiance of the night. Live mic night was just a special treat on Thursday night. The staff and owner do an amazing job! We will be back!

Outstanding gem in Smithfield! All the dishes are from scratch and excellent!! Luckily Shepherds pie was on the menu and best I've ever had. Salad very fresh all direct from the farm. This is comfort food at its best! The bread pudding was best I've tasted also. Give this restaurant a try. You will NOT be disappointed. We'll definitely make this gem a regular visit from now on.

In the past few months we have had several meals at Fat Cat Lonunge. We have been impressed with the atmosphere, service and the food. It is a place where you can have a quiet relaxing meal. The service is always friendly and prompt. We recently had a group of eight people from around Austin and the service and food was first class.. We highly recommend the Fat Cat Lounge.

I NEVER review but I felt it is time When looking for a new restaurant and come across a place that is trying to be something that is more then it is! It was OK menu limited, they over complicated with too much veggies, the dessert was not great, service really slow and compared to what we spent for 4 people NOT worth the $$$ I will say the Brussel sprout appetizer was good! I am from a very high standard f&b background so just saying! I guess I was disappointed! Running a restaurant is hard work I get it but come on do right!

Service is good. Food is extremely mediocre. Nothing to make me come back. Cute place. Great decor. Not farm to table as advertised. Desserts straight out of the freezer from Sysco. Nothing special about this place.