Extremely disappointed this neat little place has changed so much. They had a very claustrophobic tent covering the patio. As strict as they are with Covid rules here, you'd think they would remove these for fresh air. What bothered me the most was the fact that you have to order AND pay online. I don't like to enter my cc online anywhere! It's also annoying having to walk inside and talk to the staff about the different types of wines in a flight. There is literally NO customer service! I want the interaction of a helpful server. The cheese board tray was disappointing as well for $15. There was no hard cheese to go with the meats and there was more bread than meat and cheese. Overall, I think this place has gotten cheap and lazy. I gave it 2 stars only because I love the old charm it still carries. read more

House Wine - $45 for what's in this picture - Wine Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

What an amazing experience! The moment we walked in we were greeted by the host who offered a table inside or outside. The weather was beautiful, so we sat outside during our visit. We arrived for our "G.O.A.T. 101 Wine Class" which explored all high elevation wines. Our tasting came with 5-6 tastings and a cheese board. Our server was beyond intelligent and really made the effort to interact with us and make sure we were enjoying ourselves. Our tasting offered us 50% off a bottle to take home. We were able to chose our favorite of the wines we tasted (Tempranillo from Spain) and saved the bottle at home for a special occasion. Overall this atmosphere is great and the decorations are unique. The employees really make this place shine I must say. Would love to come back very soon! read more

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Went here with my friends bachelorette party and it was perfect! They treated the bride to a glass of champagne on the house which was so sweet! They offer glasses, bottles, and flights of wine. They also have some food options as well as a few wine cocktails. The atmosphere, especially outside, is sooo cute and cozy. When we went on a Friday night there was live music which was also enjoyable. The staff was super nice and very informative about the wine, but had fun with it. Blake helped us out a lot and made the experience so fun. I would HIGHLY recommend stopping here on your trip to Austin or if you need fun weekend plans read more

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Perfect place for a chill wine night with your friends! Small groups of 6 or less are recommended. No need for a reservation, even on Friday night. But I would recommend you get there before 7 just to make sure because it started to fill up after that time. Tons of outdoor seating in the front yard. Lots of little two and four top tables all around. And the outdoor area has a high fence to help separate from the street and other restaurants around. On some nights, they have a musician play for the patio guests. Huge wine list! You can get individual glasses, bottles, or flights. I recommend the flight so you can try different things. I got the perfectly pinot flight, but they have ones for both red and white lovers. Great staff there that can help you pick a good wine as well. As for food, two of us shared a cheese board and a veggie board. These are good for two people, so I would order multiple if your group is bigger. Definitely a perfect chill night vibe with great wine! read more

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Came here last night where there was four of us but the waiter brought one menu, two water cups. Made zero eye contact when discussing the one menu brought. I ordered the wine, yet when it was brought out they asked someone else at the table to taste it. The person that sat us did not take our order. The one who took the order did not give us the check. The place was not busy.. May try again in the future and hope that this service was unintentional. read more

I thought I posted this eons ago but here it sits in my drafts! Ugh. All still very true though! Blake is the best!!! I don't need to say more!! Good wine, good atmosphere, good snacks read more

My favorite wine bar in Austin! The patio is a little oasis, and I love the wine flights to try multiple wines. All the servers are super knowledgeable and friendly without an ounce of pretentiousness. They will lead you to something you like! The snacks and the table s'mores are so fun and tasty. Sometimes they have live music which is nice. I love coming here! read more

Such a cute and cozy spot - both the outdoor patio / porch as well as the indoor seating area. Feels like you're at a dear friends' home for a chill evening. The wine selection is really good - they also have a limited list of beers and some other non-alcoholic selections. The food is just OK. The outdoor patio often has live music, which adds to the ambiance. This part of town means parking isn't the easiest, but if you find yourself in the area, you should definitely take in the hospitality of House Wine. Cheers! read more

Super cute house-turned-wine bar with great vibes, excellent customer service & waitstaff, and a curated wine selection to pair with their selection of cheese & charcuterie. I'm so glad we checked it out! We're making plans to come back soon! Definitely a cute and comfy date night spot. read more

It's impossible for me to visit Austin without stopping by this wonderful special wine bar. Simple great vibe. Mostly outdoors. Impressive wine list and staff. DeShawn helped me last night. He was perfect, friendly, knowledgeable, and help me. choose some unusual wines to taste. They commonly have nice live music outside. Overall, just a very pleasant comfortable experience. read more

This place is a gem. The outside patio has everything you need for an intimate date or a get together with friends. I hadn't been in awhile and noticed that they built a long bench along the fence which is a perfect addition. We had a bottle of wine and a charcuterie plate. Both were delicious. The weather was perfect to sit on the patio. They turned on the heaters as the chill came into the January evening. Live music started and it made the evening that much better. It was a cute young girl on an acoustic guitar. The crowd was small but appreciated her songs. Overall, a lovely evening. I'll be back soon. Give this place a go if you haven't already. read more

Enjoyed the sitting area outside, despite the heat on a summer evening, it was comfortable. Good service, good prices. When we arrived they had samples of a local winery. This was a nice touch. If you are looking for a place in the area to sit, talk or just relax, and have a nice glass of wine, this is the place. read more

We heard about the 1/2 on wine glasses of already opened wine bottles on Sundays until they run out. We decided to check this place out. We had about 2-3 drinks each. They also service cheese boards here. You can sit outside or inside. A lot of people sat outside so its hard to get a table. A lot of people come so there will be a line to order wine and snacks. They only got one menu for the opened wines in the front so it slows the line down. Very good deal for 1/2 off wine glasses! read more

House Wine - 1/2 off wine glasses on all available opened wine bottles! - Wine Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

Quaint. I took a date here and we really enjoyed the wine and the ambiance. I had the Cab Sauv and Cab Franc, both delicious. Keep an eye on your tab, it can add up quickly. Overall love the experience as it's literally a house, plenty of outdoor seating with mood lighting. I will definitely be back. read more

Loved this hidden little gem . I'm sure it's not hidden but it is a lovely find. The plates are super simple and pair well with the wines. My favorite was the s'mores . We also got empanadas and the sweet cheese plate. There was live music . Would love to return . read more

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If you like cafes in historic bungalows that still have 1930s vintage style architecture intact, try this place.

Love the patio space and great wine flights! Cool location. We got a charcuterie board that was decent but not sure about other food options here! read more

Came here for wine and a cheeseboard after long day. Got here 10 minutes after 9pm and they would not serve any kind of food because kitchen closes an hour prior to closing. I asked nicely for an exception and they would not budge. So sad. And I was so looking forward to going there. read more

Love this place! Super cute and there's option of indoor or outdoor seating. Grab some girlfriends and have a good night here! They also have happy hour before 6pm I believe! read more

another cute little date spot located in a great area! the indoor space is uniquely decorated and comfy. the outdoor space is very chill with small table, umbrellas and some cushioned benches. if the weather is nice, sit outside! you can hardly tell you are basically in the city. I will say the charcuterie was okay, I would prefer fewer vegetable and more meat or cheese options. the wine selection is great and our waiter seemed pretty knowledgeable about the selection! read more

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This place was so cute inside! Very intimate and cozy. Make sure to make a reservation if you want to sit inside though. The service was great-- our waitress had amazing wine recommendations for our different tastes. She was able to describe the wines well for us and was super friendly. The red earthy wine flight was not particularly my taste, but the crisp and clean white flight was exactly what I wanted. My friend left her bag there, and the staff helped us get it back so easily. Would make a reservation and go back again! read more

I really enjoyed my visit to this quaint wine house. There is cozy, unique seating inside and patio seating outside. We decided to sit out on the patio since there was a nice breeze that evening. We started with a bottle of Rose, followed up with some charcuterie with extra cheeses, and ended with a glass of Sauvignon Blanc. Everything we tried was delicious. The charcuterie was the highlight and I was able to add on the types of cheese I preferred, which I appreciated. The online ordering system is a little funky and takes a moment to get used to, but once you figure out how to pull up the menu, order, sign up as a customer, and then pay for your meal, you're good to go. Even though it was a bit complicated, I know they're doing it for the safety of their guests. read more

Very cute little wine bar. Quaint indoors and out. Reasonable prices, good selection of tapas and wines, and a generous happy hour.

Lookin for a fun place to wine n dine with the buds? This is the spot!! Not only is the wine divine, the food is suburb. read more

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Great place, atmosphere and wines. Love the staff (especially Gretchen, the manager).

First time here! I was craving wine and wanted to go somewhere for a few glasses and a bite to eat. I went in alone on a Friday night around 9pm and sat at a small table outside. They also have seating inside, but no bar, so I elected to sit outside and enjoy the fresh air. This is a very cute little house with a nice atmosphere in the front. They also had a guy playing live music. My waitress came to me immediately to take my drink order. I ordered a white wine flight and let her know that I would want to order food in a few minutes. A few minutes later, I received my flight. It was OK. I didn't love it, but didn't hate it either. I did love the presentation and I love the idea of a wine flight, so if I go back, I'll definitely try a different one. Unfortunately, it took at least 30 minutes for my waitress to come back and by then I had already gotten up to ask for help. I ordered the salmon plate, which sounded a lot better than it tasted. Another OK taste experience for me. Lastly, I ordered a sparkling rose' before leaving. This was the best thing I tasted, but still nothing special. Overall, I've been to better wine places in Austin, but the atmosphere is great for a cute date or quiet evening when the weather is nice. read more

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I love this wine bar! People were so friendly and the place has a really comfortable casual vibe. This is the type place that needs to survive covid!!! Everyone go here. My group was large so they just set us up in the side patio area. Love it. read more

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If you want a glass of wine close to downtown, ONLY go here! If you want a beer & a wine, ONLY go here! If you want a wine, beer, and a cheese plate, ONLY go here! Without writing a book about my multiple visits to House Wine, I'll simply layout in bullet point form: 1. My wife and I got engaged here with friends and family present for an immediate engagement party. House Wine service and ambiance was "ONLY go here" worthy! 2. For my wife's 40th birthday party, we celebrated with friends and family as well at House Wine! The service and ambiance was once again "ONLY go here" worthy! Thanks House Wine for being YOU! read more

I love this place and it has a special place in my heart as the spot of the best first date! Sitting inside, in the lofted building behind the main one or outside (I used to love going to listen to the open mic nights pre-COVID and can't wait for those to start again eventually!) any choice is great. While eating a to-go cheese board at home is not quite the same experience as enjoying it in the ambience at House Wine, we've been sure to keep ordering them when the craving strikes because we want this place to be here for a looooong time. Try the fruity cheese board and thank me later! This place is a true gem in Austin. read more

This place is adorable. I've been coming here for years and it was so very good. The wines were great, as well as the snacks and boards. The last couple times I've been here have been disappointing. The wines are not good and all went way up in price. The music is suddenly very loud rap music with expletives not conducive to the sweet ambience of the past few years. The hosts used to be so friendly and laid back. Not the case anymore with the rude uppity hostess that has changed the entire vibe. I'm so sad about this place no longer first on my list. Giving you three stars for past performance and hopeful you will go back to that original plan. It was lovely. read more

Good Space and vibe. Nice outdoor patio and it was nice to have music outside but we skipped to inside seating bc of the heat. Empanadas were delicious! read more

Super cute place. Definitely an Austin spot. I have had so many people speak highly of Wine House and I can see why. It is a little house ;) with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating and lovely live music playing outdoors on the patio. Great happy hour, too. Open bottles of wine are half off on Sundays. We also ordered a hummus plate. They have cheese plates and pizza, too...I really want to try the s'mores that everyone talks about! read more

House Wine - On the patio...hummus and wine! - Wine Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

One of the worst places I've been in Austin after 6 years of living here. It took 25 minutes for someone to come take our order. Once our waitress came to take our order, we were informed that the pizza we wanted to order was "premade" so we couldn't modify it. We ordered anyway hoping for the best. It took another 30 min for them to bring our appetizer of "marinated mozzarella" which ended up being the pre made balls of mozz from the grocery store with pre made dips AND it came without the chips or bread listed on the menu. Why did this take 30min to make? Great question. The pretzel bites then came out.... Clearly frozen. Then the pizza came. Y'all- this pizza was worse than Tostitos. Do not come here- so overpriced and waste of money. read more

My wife and I were in Austin to spend 3 days at the Austin City Limits Festival. We stopped at House Wine for an after concert drink and a snack and had the worst experience of our entire visit to Austin. The $15 glasses of wine were marginal and the $30 charcuterie board was a total joke. The tiny sample of meat and cheeses were served on a small ceramic plate with no imagination. A 3 year old could have served up a better and more worthy charcuterie board than this pricey letdown. My son passed by the kitchen only find them microwaving the other "culinary" offerings. The owner of this "wine bar" should be hugely embarrassed. Austin doesn't need a lame wine bar. What a disappointment. read more

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Cute location and a great atmosphere. The live music was great. We only got wine and the mixed nuts but the food menu looked tasty. Will have to come back to try the food. Staff were friendly. Dog friendly outside on the patio. read more

What a cool little place! Last night, I met up with some friends for a little wine happy hour. I remember going to a wine bar Downtown recently, and that place sucked ass. Soo, not being from 'round these parts, I was a bit skeptical about another wine bar offering. Lucky for me, this ain't a wine bar at all. This is wine raddness! (Not sure if that's a real word--probably not). I can't say I've ever been to a cooler place to sip vino. As the name of the "bar" states, it's quite literally a house... that serves wine. A comfy house, at that! I could probably post up and drink smashed grapes for hours on end... which could be a good thing, or a bad thing for the owners, as it's not a very large space. Of course, continuing with the theme of this wonderland known as Austin, Texas, there was a duo busting out folk songs on the front porch. I can't even explain to you how cool that is. I'm from San Diego, and constant live music like this just doesn't exist. Getting back to the wine--I didn't pay for my own, but I did notice some pretty damn inexpensive bottles behind the counter. A few were priced at $18. Not sure if that's a common occurrence, but I'm all for a tasty, but cheap bottle of red anytime. I imagine this would be a perfect place to begin a night of debauchery. Start classy, then end up drinking swill from some dude's empty can of Lone Star come 2:00 AM. read more

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Think of House Wine (which I always call Winehouse) as your house. Except it is close to downtown and they have lots and lots of different kinds of wine AND there are people there to serve you delicious food. That said, I realize that some of you do live in this kind of luxury. To you people, I say, "Stay home!" To the rest of us, I say, "Let's go to House Wine!" I liked this place because: 1. The staff was very friendly. 2. When they serve you a cheese plate, they SERVE you a CHEESE PLATE. None of that two crackers and half an ounce of cheese bullshit. No, they serve oodles of food in a big wood bowl. 3. The place has really comfortable seating that makes you want to start with a glass and progress to a bottle. 4. No stem wine glasses. Yes, they are elegant, but when you are on glass number three and slurring your words grabbing that tiny tube of glass gets very challenging. Don't look at me like that. You know it's true. 5. P. Terry's is ac cross the street. Drunky hamburgers FTW! read more

I am shocked. Floored. Appalled. I've never written a review of House Wine? Innnnnnconceeeeeivable! I send people here all the time. Let's get to it. I love this place. I love it long time. It's got great wine, good happy hour specials, a check in offer, a fun and funky outdoor area, cushy chairs inside and out, cool art, excellent servers and all of this without that pretension you find at so many wine bars. It's like having wine in your backyard or a friends backyard but someone with better taste has made the selection. It's hard to express why House Wine is so cool -- it just kind of is. Come on a Sunday when they've got half price glasses and swirl your vino whilst lounging comfortably on a spring or fall evening in Austin. read more

My best friend and I visited this spot one our trip to Austin for the austin marathon. The vibes were immaculate. It's a quaint house-turned-wine bar. Unfortunately you do need to make a reservation to get a spot inside. We were able to sit outside under a heater. It was chilly but the heater made it okay. We got a red and a white wine flight. I only like one of my three red wines, but the white wine flight was much better. I unfortunately left my bag there, but the servers saved it for me and were so kind when I returned to get it back later that night. Overall, this is a cute spot that I would definitely try again! read more

Allow me to share a little basic math with you: Kimberly K + House Wine = Perfect Evening. In case you need a little proof for this assertion, let me back up a little. KK and I struck out on a rare cold Austin evening during the holiday season in search of a little cheer. After some machinating and ruminating, we finally settled upon a visit to House Wine. So glad we did. We arrived on the scene and co-owner Jay took our order. We settled upon the largest cheese plate (choose three of these: manchego, pecorino romano, gouda, extra sharp cheddar, and brie double cream); plus a scoop of their tuscan olive three cheese spread; a very generous portion of honey smoked salmon; candied spiced almonds; a handful of Colombian dark chocolate discs; and a large bowl full of wonderful whole grain crisps and crackers - all for $18.95. Despite the fact that the cheese plate was dinner for both KK and me, we could not finish it - the portion was gigantic. Everything was absolutely delicious and high quality. We also split a bottle of 2005 d'Arenberg Footbolt Shiraz ($30) recommended by Jay. Also wonderful; it paired nicely with the cheese plate and gave me a very nice buzz rather than putting me to sleep, which red wines often have the tendency to do. The decor and feel of this place is fantastic. Co-owner Kerry is a designer, and it shows. The space feels very much like somebody's home (somebody's fabulously-designed, yet totally comfortable home). There are four distinct seating areas plus a sizable patio, each one with its own personality, yet all gorgeous and somehow magically cohesive. The color scheme, the art, the furniture - everything works beautifully together and is perfectly conducive to anything from large, boisterous group parties to pickup jam sessions to intense, intimate conversations - all of which were simultaneously happening at House Wine while we were there and, surprisingly, none to the exclusion of any others given the small overall size of the space. On the contrary; the collective energy in the space was energizing and created a rather delicious glow. Both Kerry and Jay are really open and friendly and I immediately liked them both. The space they've created here is a wonderful offering that I hope Austin will embrace and support the way it so richly deserves. I do wish their food selection was a little more broad, but understand how challenging that would be without a kitchen, so despite this minor drawback, I'm giving them five stars. They do what they are choosing to do well, and that's important in my book. P.S. For those of you who weren't happy about the stemless wine glasses - wine glasses WITH stems are available on request. read more

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