We’ve found just the
place for your next family or
romantic couple trip to Aus-
tin and the Texas Hill Country.
The Wayback Café and Cot-
tages in West Lake Hills, just
20 minutes from downtown
but a pastoral world away in
ambience.
The Wayback started as a café
specialising in made from scratch
food with a healthy accent. It grew
to encompass eight cottages
spread over three acres, each offer-
ing traditional charm with the ne-
cessities of modern life. Traditional
charm is in the fluffy bedclothes
and country furnishings. The mod-
ern necessities are such things as
powerful WiFi, large two-person
showers (in some cottages), and
entertainment channels streamed
over the Internet.
Best of all is that each cottage
is unique in its dimensions and de-
sign. No uniform box rooms here.
What they have in common is the
mature trees in which the whole
boutique cottage resort nestles. No
wonder it is a popular location for
weddings.
At the center is a reasonably-
sized salt water pool ideal for cool-
ing off on hot days. This can also be
booked for private events. Just up
the winding, crazy-paving footpath
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(these quaint footpaths tie the resort together) is the café. In the morn-
ing they serve arresting, roasted on-premise coffee and breakfast com-
prised of dishes such as an addicting bacon and leek quiche, a home-
made yogurt parfait and, for millenials, the obligatory avocado toast.
At lunchtime is a casual, light menu of salads (the Nicoise with
smoked trout is recommended), soup of the day, a formidable burger,