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Wednesday 11am - 9pm Thursday 11am - 9pm Friday 11am - 9pm Saturday 9am - 9pm Sunday 9am - 3pm

The Wayback

The Wayback is a casual boutique hotel in Austin, Texas. Cafe | Eight Cottages | Saltwater Pool Boutique Hotel and Cafe nestled in Austin's Westlake Hills.

Enjoy our farm to table cafe, coffee on the lawn or vacation in a private cottage on site! For information and event inquiries please email [email protected]

10/30/2026

Halloween eve, Wayback style 🎃🕯️ Fire crackling, blankets piled high, and a cottage stack of spooky-but-not-too-spooky favorites: 🧹 Practical Magic 🎃 Hocus Pocus 👻 Beetlejuice 🍂 It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Friendly reminder: every cottage has a smart TV, so you can sign in to your own Netflix, Hulu, Disney+ or whatever you stream and pick up your watchlist right where you left off 📺
What’s on your Halloween watchlist? Tell us below 👇
📍 The Wayback Cafe & Cottages, Westlake Hills

10/28/2026

They’re baaack! 🎃🍂

The talented Ashley Felton has returned to dress up our blue front door for fall, and we are so thrilled to welcome them back for a second install. Heirloom pumpkins, gourds, and all the Hill Country autumn feels.

The display is up through the week after Thanksgiving, so swing by for a coffee and snap a photo. 🧡

10/18/2026

Still dreaming about Art in the Garden 🎨🌿

Thank you to everyone who wandered the garden with us Thursday night. We had great art, great company, and that golden Hill Country light.

Huge thanks to our artists: Hunter Ash (abstract), Madison Popkess | Watercolor Artist (watercolor), and Jonathan Howard | Fine Art (oil). If a piece caught your eye, reach out to them directly.

Cheers to Illahe Vineyards for the tasting pours and Catedral Mezcal for the tastings in the cabana 🥂 And thank you to Jessica Schumaker | Austin & Central Texas Photographer for capturing the evening so beautifully 📸

Missed it? More fall gatherings are coming, so keep an eye out. Until then, join us at The Wayback Cafe for brunch, lunch, or dinner. It’s better out here ✨

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10/04/2026

Join us Thursday, October 22nd from 9–11am for a Big Bend Watercolor Workshop at The Wayback. We’ll paint the sweeping mesas, golden light, and wide-open skies of West Texas, all from the comfort of our little Hill Country hideaway.

No experience needed. Just bring your curiosity (and maybe a friend). All materials provided ✨

Spots are limited. Grab yours at the link in Madison Popkess | Watercolor Artist bio!

📍 The Wayback Cafe & Cottages, Westlake Hills
🗓 Thursday, Oct 22 | 9–11am

10/02/2026

Every neighborhood spot has its legend. Ours is Mr. Wayback
He comes for chef’s pickles and what he calls “the best coleslaw and meatloaf” he’s ever had, with a cold Birra L’IPA on the side. He never orders dessert, but his date always does, and somehow it never goes to waste. 🍋‍🟩
Come find your new usual. 📍 Westlake Hills

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we have some catching up to do

Meatloaffffff on a rainy day is 💯🌧️

Night vibes at lunch

Toasted to perfection. Not on the menu much longer

Chef called us back to try the new fall pasta. Buckle up it’s hands down the best thing I have had in a long time.

Address

9601 Bee Cave Road
Austin, TX
78733

Opening Hours

Wednesday	11am - 9pm
Thursday	11am - 9pm
Friday	11am - 9pm
Saturday	9am - 9pm
Sunday	9am - 3pm

Website

http://waybackaustin.com/

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