Chez Zee American Bistro

Chez Zee has ALWAYS been one of my favorite places to meet friends with their true Austin atmosphere and amazing menu. I didn't even know they made wedding cakes, but they provided a gorgeous and delicious three layer cake that was less than half the price of other bakeries. This is a hidden gem of a resource!! Most bakeries use "wedding" to charge triple what they would in other circumstances. Chez Zee did not, and the cake could not have been better! Also, they were incredibly helpful in working with our florist since we wanted fresh flowers as decoration.

Honestly, if it weren't for my husband we wouldn't have even had a wedding cake. I was completely fine with little desserts; but alas tradition won out and on we went on our search for a wedding cake. We met with several wedding bakeries, tasted many different cakes---and each time, my husband and I just looked at each other and said, "It's just a cake? Why the hell does it cost so much." For some of the prices we were being quoted I wanted to respond that our cake better be frosted in gold. So on one of my many trips to Austin, we decided to have dinner at our rehearsal dinner restaurant. We had chosen Chez Zee on a whim and the location was convenient, but other than that I had never even stepped foot in there. So after speaking to our server and mentioned how we'd be having our rehearsal dinner there, in comes Chad, our event coordinator whom I had been speaking to for weeks. His attention to everything was great and when my husband and I mentioned how defeated we felt in search of our cake, he suggested we try one of their own. Holy yumness, this was like heaven in our mouths. No, Chez Zee is not a wedding bakery. They are a Bistro. But my husband and I loved the cake and didn't want any lavish decorations on it so we thought it wouldn't hurt to ask if they'd try and make our cake for us. Walking into our reception after getting married and seeing everything put together was nothing short of magical. And seeing how beautifully our cake turned out just topped it off. Chad was so sweet and even took an extra step by going out and buying fresh flowers to place around my cake. So not only did it look beautiful, it tasted divine. Who knew our rehearsal dinner restaurant would be the ones to remedy our cake problem?! So brides, do yourself a favor and stop by and try Chez Zee's Lemon Rosemary cake. It's fantastic and you won't regret it!

The Food was great! We loved the atmosphere! The waiter was extremely helpful.

Had my rehearsal dinner here. Loved this place!! Very cute and good atmosphere for dinner.