Welcome to The OASIS on Lake Travis

First, let me preface this with I do not understand this place at all. It's like a theme park with no rides or a place that was going to be something but then it just didn't become anything. All of this to say, it's weird. A lot of weird statues and buildings for no reason. The decor inside and outside is confusing - no real theme, too much of everything. BUT - there is a great outdoor view of lake Travis and at least when we went, we had great, fast, friendly service (shout out to Wyatt!) and we got exactly what we wanted. We were looking for a lake view restaurant with queso, chips and coke. And that's exactly what we got for $14 total. Can't beat it. Again, crazy atmosphere, super confusing decor but if you go in just wanting something snack-y with a view, it's great.

Fun place with great Tex-Mex food! We got there on a Friday at 5:00 pm. Got seated immediately. Sat right on the balcony edge over looking Lake Travis. Rachael was our server. She was great! Super attentive and always a step ahead of what we needed! Chips and salsa were super fresh. Queso also tasted great! I got the steak and chicken fajitas. SO GOOD!! My daughter got the chicken quesadillas. She loved them. Quac was fresh and her avacado slices were as well. After dinner we walked around and checked out all the sights and the gift shop. This will be a place I go to anytime I'm in Austin, TX!!

My coworker was itching to revisit this place. I had heard that you go to The Oasis for the views and not necessarily the food. We decided to visit for lunch since we had the time. It was a late lunch for us, so there weren't many patrons there when we got there. We chose to sit outside, even though it was a bit chilly out. However, the Sun was shining bright so it wasn't too bad. Everyone was right - the views are awesome. It almost seems like you're NOT in Texas. It has vibes of when I visited Italy, even though the food was Tex-Mex. I ordered a simple lunch of soup and a chicken wrap. The soup was a chicken tortilla. It wasn't that bad. My wrap was pretty tasty but I've had better. Like I mentioned, people go for the views. What I found interesting was the amount of "love" locks all over the restaurant. It was an epic amount!! There are locks left behind by "lovers/friends" on railings and wall decor in the outside courtyard and most definitely on the patio. We sat on the main level. The higher levels were closed but I could imagine that there were plenty of locks up there too. This is definitely a place to come to if you want all the feels of being out of the country. I just may visit again when I'm in the area.

Common knowledge says that you go to the oasis for the views not for the food. I have found that to be the case in the past, but when a group I'm a member of had their lunch there I went today. On this cold windy day, the decks were closed so we were seated inside, which was a first for me. I've always been on the decks before paying more attention to the lake than the food, which is usually a good bet. But today I found the interior pleasant and warm, and we were seated at a big round table, which was very nice--once we moved this huge ugly thing in the middle of the table that prevented us from seeing each other. The most pleasant surprise was that I ordered a Festival Bowl-- basically a taco salad in one of those big fried bowls, and it was good. The fajita chicken was not the freshest or the best, but it was edible, and the other components, including the fried tortilla shell, were actually very tasty. But who can quibble about the food when you've got that view of a deep blue sky, a super low lake Travis, and all the weird shit artwork sculpture strange things they have around? I had fun and a good lunch.

As a tourist visiting the area, I thought the lake view was stunning at this restaurant. It overlooks Lake Travis and 100% recommend outside seating. We had a cocktail each that were nice to have while chatting and enjoying the scenery and some nachos to share. There's a couple other restaurants and bars in the same location. There's an accessible parking lot out front. Service was adequate no complaints. I recommend to come here with your friends, families and dates for a good time.

I am giving this four stars instead of five only because of how disorganized they were with getting us a table. We had a party of seven and they walked us to one side of the restaurant (very long restaurant) to seat us and when we got to the table it very clearly could not fit seven people. So we asked for one that would fit our party. We were guided to a different table that would fit our group only to find out a few minutes later it wasn't available for seating (weird). Then we were taken to the other side of the restaurant upon which we were told by the hostess "oh the table they said was available is only a two-top." And then they finally cleaned off a table that would fit us and we sat down to eat after walking around the restaurant and waiting in the middle of tables for a while. But after that everything was great! Very good, yet simple food and the cocktails were top notch. Our server was nice but also a little sassy, which was a lot of fun! I recommend the pomegranate margarita and Hawaiian burger to eat. Burger was cooked perfectly for medium rare, which restaurants often get wrong.