Otopia - Austin

The restaurant claimed to be closed due to the weather, but we did not receive any notification. We took an Uber to get there and ended up wasting our time.

We were sat in a corner and the server never returned. There was some event going on so that’s probably why but we literally sat there for 20min until I went to the bar trying to put in a drink/food order. Another 10min went by without a bartender even looking at me (they were insanely busy also) so we just went to the downstairs restaurant

We picked this place looking for sushi. No sushi. We arrived to the rooftop after having to be approved to go up, but that’s all it was an open rooftop with a bar. I could see how this would be popular on a summer night but not a weeknight in November. We didn’t even stay.

The service at this restaurant was quite poor. However, the female bartender was excellent - friendly and welcoming. Unfortunately, the rest of the wait staff was not as pleasant. The views are nice and it is within walking distance of Moody Center.

Not sure why Otopia is on OpenTable because when we arrived, the staff said they don’t take reservations. There was a large party that had arrived unexpectedly, but despite all that the staff was able to provide a spot that we could gather. View was nice and weather was fantastic, so good ambience. Do not get the shrimp cocktail.