Came up to meet friends and check out the S. Austin scene so we come to Moontower Saloon. As you drive in, you'll have to provide a credit card to open a $20 tab to park that will be used to offset your drink tab (some are not a fan of this approach but oh well). The space is nice, pet friendly, has plenty of open-air tables, bar options and food trucks. I can see why this is such a cool place to hangout, especially in the summertime. The weather was nice with a cool breeze so we killed a couple of hours just talking and catching up. Overall, I really liked the vibe and look forward to coming back. read more

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I went one year after my mom passed away. I spent 200 -300 cash that day. They weren't supposed to charge me for parking that year. And end up paying $30 dollars anyways. What made my experience unpleasant is when I called manager to explain my situation she was very unprofessional and rude . Saying she wouldn't refund me my money . And this was on Cinco de mayo my dead mom birthday. So thank you moontower. I never spend another dime ar your business ever again . And I hope you kept that same bartender too or manager whoever she was . read more

This was easily the rudest service staff we've ever encountered at any establishment we have been. The bartenders acted as if they genuinely resented every customer who walked up to the bar, creating an unwelcoming and uncomfortable atmosphere from start to finish. We've been loyal patrons of Moontower Saloon since it opened in 2011, and it's incredibly disappointing to see the level of service decline this badly. After years of supporting this place, this experience was enough to ensure we won't be returning. Austin deserves much better. read more

I like that they got into the Halloween spirit. Lovely outdoor seating, and beach volleyball courts. Great place to come socialize, but service is average. read more

Moontower Saloon - Spooky season! - Music Venues Near Me - Austin, Texas

Last weekend was my first time back at Moontower since a crawfish boil a couple of years ago. Back then, it was a pretty chill spot during the day--great for sitting outside in the summer, drinking a cold one, and eating crawfish. But wow, I had no idea how amazing this place is at night. It's like it transforms into this magical little world after dark. There are lights everywhere--lanterns, string lights hanging from the ceilings, all in different colors. The whole vibe felt kind of festive and cozy, almost like a low-key Christmas wonderland, but without being over the top. It's just really pretty and atmospheric. The drinks were solid--nothing crazy fancy, but definitely good enough to keep you going. What really stood out, though, were the bonfire pits scattered around. It was a coolish night, and those fires were perfect for warming up while listening to the live band they had playing. Speaking of which, the music was a great touch--it added to the vibe without being overwhelming. read more

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The growing nightlife down SoMe has Moontower as one of its remaining founding fathers. It set the vibe and pace for what was to follow. Here you will find a rustic and cozy, full bar with a few video games, a covered patio dotted with tvs and ample sound for game watching, ample group seating under the trees, sand volleyball courts, grassy spaces for frolicking, and food trucks. On a cold, wintry night, order a hot drink, grab a blanket, order a slider or two, and claim a spot by the fire pits. They make a mean dirty hot chocolate! The parking in the area generally blows, so Moontower figured out how to ensure you get the best bang for your buck. Pay to park. But if you drink there, your parking fee goes towards your tab. Walk away to another bar, you just paid for parking. Personally, I don't see why you'd need to walk away. read more

Menchaca Road has slowly been transforming into a place where popular Austin hangouts have been opening new locations. I live nearby it and was time to see it again where my first place was the Moontower Saloon. I brought my wife during the day for lunch. The place had that Texas country feel with the gravel parking lot, rustic bar, outdoor seating under huge live oak trees, small stage, fire pit, food trucks and to my surprise sand volleyball courts. The place had a wonderful atmosphere. First we ordered food at one of the food trucks called Hot Texas Grills where the other was Fried Heaven but was not opened. While I waited for my Buffalo Chicken Quesadilla, I walked inside the bar to order a local beer. The bartender was nice and admired all the stickers behind her. This place looked like it had been here for decades with its old wood look almost like a dive bar. We sat outside on the deck checking out the place. The volleyball courts was located at the far end and was busy. This place was also dog friendly too. It was a very relaxing atmosphere to enjoy a beer and food at. read more

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Heard it was a cool place so on my way home from work I thought I'd check it out. I only had time for 1 drink (I only drink one & drive anyway) 20.00 to park? That is the most insane thing. So I turned around and left. My drink wouldn't come to 20 so oh well, never going back. Plenty of other places that are more welcoming to one drink drinkers ‍ read more

Came on a Monday so they were starting some karaoke. They had a ton of picnic tables in the shade but we chose to sit underneath the oak trees. Even tho it was 97 degrees that day, they had fans blowing and shade from the trees kept the area pretty cool with minimal sweating from my group. I started off with a lemon gin drink that was light and refreshing. My 2nd drink was the frozen pina colada. Not huge on those but it heavy on the pineapple which made it delicious. It was perfect to enjoy outside. Someone in my group told me they charge $20 for parking but they give you a $20 drink credit to even it out but we did not encounter that probably bc it was a Monday. read more

Moontower Saloon - My lemon drink. Don't know the name - Music Venues Near Me - Austin, Texas

Met up with fam bam here on 4/4/24 after my cousin's wedding rehearsal around 4pm. The weather was perfect. Nice hangout spot. This bar had plenty of outdoor seating under a huge oak tree. There's a small stage, 2 food trucks, fire pit and volleyball courts. They even had huge jenga blocks on the table to play, I only played one round with my mom. I'm not much of a drinker but I did enjoy their non alcoholic version of the cucumber watermelon quencher. Overall, we enjoyed the food, drinks and music. read more

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I've been to moontower with friends several times, and even had my high school reunion here. It's got a very lax vibe with lots of outdoor seating, loud music (sometimes live), and they do cute events like trivia night as well. The drinks are reasonably priced, bartenders and fairly quick and helpful, and there's a big parking lot out back - I've never had an issue with parking. It's usually bustling with folks, but you can always find a seat - one of the nice things about south Austin compared to central! I also like the little pool tables and outdoor bar area. Overall it's a homely place - I like coming with friends and would rec a visit with yours! read more

Actually worst bar. The beer had hair in it, everything is dirty and disgusting. Got told by a worker to park my car in a spot and then they towed it. Must have a little kickback with the towing company read more

Lots of great options. Very kind staff and love that they have food trucks for food. The live music is always nice and they have fire pits for when it's cold out and space heaters. read more

Love it here. Fun lights, dive bar vibes at night, and beautiful exterior with big trees and fire pits. I'd highly recommend for a fun date spot to grab a drink, or enjoy with a group of friends. Great service and reasonably priced drinks !! read more

Moontower Saloon - Inside - Music Venues Near Me - Austin, Texas

This place used to be THE spot on Menchaca but I can def see why it's not anymore. Opening game day for UT football and the bartender seemingly hates the patrons for no rhyme or reason making typical orders with zero modifications/requests. Order food at the BBQ food truck and I've never experienced a more soulless ordering experience. You could tell the guy taking orders gave zero shits. No wonder it barely attracts anyone when Armadillo Den next door is packed. read more

We love Moontower! Walking distance to home, what's not the love? People are friendly, drinks are cold, food trucks are delish. We probably need to spend more time here, I'd really like to get involved in the cornhole tournaments they have. read more

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I've been coming to this bar off and on for a long time. Lots of activities to do and enjoy. The bar is inside and can take a bit to order a drink. I've found the wait staff limited. If you're sitting outside and expecting table service, you'll wait for a long time. Mainly picnic tables and Adirondack chairs for seating outside. There's a food truck to get some nibbles as well. Some fans are scattered around but it's still so hot in the Texas heat even after dark. Fire pit is nice in colder weather. There's beach volleyball courts as well. Corn hole is also available to play on the front lawn. On a busy night, you can end up parking in the boonies but there is parking but it's not paved read more

Moontower Saloon - Live music on their stage on a Saturday night. - Music Venues Near Me - Austin, Texas

The bar is nice & there's a great stage with good sound! This place is promising, but the food truck outside that sells barbecue & Mexican food is overpriced garbage. Not exaggerating when I say Taco Bell & Del Taco make better food (and at half the price). The folks running Moon Tower should have no problem replacing this trailer with a chef and food options that are actually good. After that, things will only improve for attendance & higher sales. read more

Last night was my first time at Moontower Saloon and it has got to be one of the coolest concepts I've ever been to! The saloon area has a couple arcade games, and there are plenty of giant outdoor games like Connect 4 in their massive outdoor patio along 2 food trucks: 1 bbq & 1 hotdog. At the bottom, you will fine 3 sand volleyball courts! Tips: they charge a $20 minimum and basically open up a tab upon arrival. If you spend $20+ dollars, they waive the parking charge. Please note, the food trucks are on a different POS System so validate your parking at the bar by showing your receipt. read more

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This is now my favorite place to hang out with the kids. The new rope area was really awesome. We had the BBQ food truck- the brisket nachos were amazing. Their draft beer selection was great! Misters outside keep you cool. I can't wait to come back. read more

To family from out of town here and really enjoyed it. We went through the day so we were able to take our teenage kids with us. Drinks were good and quick and reasonably priced compared to other locations around town. Food truck on site was absolutely delicious as well! read more

Moontower Saloon - Entrance to Moontower Saloon - Music Venues Near Me - Austin, Texas

The Moon Tower Saloon is a very cool venue! I love that it has an indoor bar with air-conditioning, an outdoor covered bar, and seating in the shade of oak trees. It also has some cool food trucks, and outdoor games including sand volleyball. I went there to join a Meetup group and listen to a band. The band was terrific, lots of people were dancing, and it just felt like a good time all around. There seem to be ample parking outback, but it might be because I was there very early. All in all, I think it is an excellent venue and you should check it out, especially if you live in the area. Who knows, it may become your regular haunt. Let me know what you think. read more

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Such a fun place to go hang out with friends and also play some sand volleyball! They have a good selection of cocktails and brew. TVs all around so you can watch the games if you're looking for a place to do that. They have plenty of parking spots, unlike the place next door. They often will pre-charge your card $20 just to ensure you're purchasing something from them rather than just parking there and heading to another spot. My first time here was during Halloween weekend and saw some interesting characters - fun vibes all around! read more

We love the energy & vibes at moontower! My fiancé & I played at a sand volleyball league at Moontower on Monday nights and had a blast. We also went to a trivia night they had there on Tuesday which was a lot of fun. They have a good amount of beers on tap, several NA canned beers, and solid mixed drinks too. They also have a food truck on site as well that has pretty good food. read more

Very cool spot! They are also very busy so if you're hungry be prepared to wait a bit for a table, but it's very worth it! They do have bar areas, an outside patio inside, and right before you enter where you can hang out which helps make time go by fast. We did wait a bit for our meals to come out but there was quite a few of us so the waiting was expected. They did enter yes with buckets of popcorn as we waited and of course our drinks. My burger was delicious and it's huge, but I managed to eat every bite. I definitely want to return try some of their other entrees and of course their moonshine flight! That was an experience for sure! read more

Moontower Saloon - Outside patio in case you're waiting for your table. - Music Venues Near Me - Austin, Texas

Moontower is the instigator of Manchaca's bar scene. It's cool. It's hip. It's somehow annoying.... Beach Volleyball - skill level inversely proportional to attire. Dog friendly. Kid friendly...sometimes? Not really sure. Lots of outdoor seating. They do have more parking than the newer joints, and are happy to charge you to park and walk. Bartenders move things relatively quickly (sometimes rudely). Beer, wine, cocktails. A couple of average yet overpriced food trucks on site. Live music sometimes. They also seem to have a lot of nebulous, ever-changing, and arbitrarily enforced rules I don't plan on keeping up with or adhering to. read more

Came by on a sunny winter Sunday - live music, folks dancing & chilling or playing horseshoes. Parking lot free if u start a tab $15 Bartender recommended a beer, I sat outside at a picnic table & enjoyed the band. Restrooms are in like a trailer like thing but clean. T shirt actually pretty cool too, tho they ran out of M. Food truck avail that looked fabulous but I was too full to try it this time. Definitely will return! read more

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Fun evening with my husband's co-workers. All staff were friendly, courteous and prompt with the drinks. Sadly the gas line to our fire pit didn't seem to be working. Otherwise, such a fun place to hang out! read more

Excellent service and cold beer! Recommend it highly volley ball and other activities and pet friendly read more

Moontower Saloon - Back of the bar - Music Venues Near Me - Austin, Texas

This was one of the best places I visited during my stay in Austin. We went twice, on Saturday it was pretty packed and they had live music, they even have a volleyball field which was a great add on to the wonderful evening we were having, the drinks are super cheap, coming from Florida where they charge you $12-$18 from a single drink, I mean, it was heaven for us haha!.. Super chill, romantic, we came back the following night and it was almost empty but they had the same great service and food. 10/10! read more

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I'm updating you on two pieces of news for spring 2021. 1. You can see smiling faces and breathe easy here, if you know what I mean... 2. A new business has moved into their food truck. (It used to be called Triple Wide, and the old sign is still up.) I'm mad at myself for not getting photos of the menu or food, and not even remembering the name of the new business. What I remember is that they have really good melts and grilled cheese sandwiches. I got the grilled cheese, which is one of my favorite foods, but my appetite was off, and I filled up too fast, and couldn't finish the whole thing. The texture of the sourdough bread was just perfect, medium-lightly toasted, and the flavors were as expected. It was $7. I also got a side of potato salad which was of the mustard, pickle, and pimento variety. It looks like a small serving, but I guess it's fair for $1.50. I wouldn't have wanted a bigger serving after all. Their most popular sandwich is a brisket melt, with brisket, cheese, peppers and onions on sourdough for $9 or $10. At least 3 of my friends got it and liked it. Other items I remember seeing on the menu were tacos, wraps, chili dogs, chips, and maybe even nachos? It's interesting to note that their sign mentions that they employ deaf staff, and ask you to point at the menu to order, but the girl who took my order must have been one of their non-deaf staff members, and willingly took my request to customize the cheese to just colby jack instead of the advertised colby jack and American cheese combination. (No fake processed cheese product, please!) Other than that, I give Moontower 4 stars because it's got a commercialized-hipster vibe, and can just get too crowded. There's this bench with car doors stuck on the side that annoyed me more than it should. Do they really think that's clever or something? Do they think it's going to impress us? It's not like they even built the bench around a car seat. They just stuck on old car doors. I went on a Tuesday night, when it wasn't too crowded, but it often gets overwhelming. Our group had to move away from the patio to get away from the loud music, in order to talk. Parking can be a challenge to find. They've got volleyball courts, but I don't know if they sponsor a league, allow leagues to play there in hopes of generating business, or if they ever have the courts open for casual play. read more

Review Amended. This band Killed their final song. 5 stars earned tonight. 6. .21 to be revisited ****** Ok, I refrain. He Just Played Use Me by Billy Withers - I apologize for all previous words. ******* Come in guys. It's a Saturday night post Covid and you hired a band that sounds like Los Lonely Boys but doesn't play How Far is Heaven? A Saturday night band that doesn't play Any covers....... The V was good though. Hire right or we're goin' dillo. But at least Moon has working bathrooms. ****** I'll revisit momentarily... read more

Moontower Saloon - Music Venues Near Me - Austin, Texas

I went this afternoon and left my nice glasses on the bar after Arianne served me. After my sandwich, I went up to the bar and the another bartender said she had just seen my glasses at the bar. A moment later - Arianne looked at the other bartender (who had seen them) then looked back at me and snapped "they're not here." Not only was she rude to a local that is paying her but it looks like you should watch out for potential thieves behind the bar. Really upsetting and disappointing. I the owners read this. Best going next door to Armadillo Den or Lil Darlin over this place. read more

Well-known classic in South Austin. The big backyard and the vendors are definitely a nice little addition. Typically there are bands there Thursday Friday Saturday where all members of the family will enjoy. Contracts are awesome and I love the quesadillas and the Big Texas classic melt. Always a good time with the very relaxed vibe but lately it has gotten a lot more congested and parking is difficult. read more

Moontower Saloon - Nice and easy outdoor patio - Music Venues Near Me - Austin, Texas

Finally made it out to Moontower Saloon all the way down Menchaca (formerly known as Manchaca) nestled between two other outdoor bars in this area now. Was super impressed to see so many people out here during the week as many were playing volleyball, hanging out and watching NBA finals, dancing to the background music, and waiting in line for some food from the food truck on site. Parking is $15 but unsure if this is a normal occurrence or just when it is at it's peak or weekends but be ready to hand your debit/credit card to the parking attendant when you roll up. Parking fee is no big deal as it basically opens up a tab for you to drink/eat with that credit. I believe you can pay cash as an option to park but would highly recommend using a card so you can get that credit at the bar as you know you will, at minimum, spend $15 for drinks or eats. Be ready to trek a little up a hill to get back to your car when you are done! I wasn't ready for it. Also be sure to wear some comfortable shoes even though there is a mulch path from parking lot to front parking lot. Heels will not be your friend here, ladies! Lots of space to spread out here and meet with friends and other friendlies. Many people bring their dogs to hang and watch the folks playing volleyball as well. Coming out of pandemic quarantine I was super surprised to see how many bartenders and staff they have here. All super friendly and drink service was super fast. I appreciate this as when we visited we were up against 4-5 people waiting in line to get a drink. Check the chalkboard behind the inside bar as there are some pretty good shot specials and drinks to have. Excited to come back and venture around again with some drinks in hand and friends in tow! read more

Hostess and servers were rude, food was terrible, drinks were too expensive, atmosphere was terrible don't waste your time

If you are on a solo business or pleasure trip- do not come here during the day or at all if your a person of color to be honest. I walked in, asked the bartender if I just sit down anywhere and was told yes- so I sat at a table and then awkwardly sat there for 10 minutes until I just walked out. Totally bummed, I was looking forward to happy hour and was enjoying the music as well during my awkward time here. read more

Great outdoor spot for easy drinking - beer list isn't extensive but they've got at least one of something a person would like. Price for parking is steep but if you spend $15 you get parking validated for free (and that's easy to do with just two drinks purchased). Dog friendly, fire pits and lots of different places to stand or sit. We went on a Sunday afternoon so there were plenty of seats available. Music selection not super great for an easy drinking Sunday but that's to everyone's personal preference (note: music got MUCH better/vibey) read more

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Very cool hang out space with good beer. I wish there were more vegan options from the food trucks besides chips and fries.

I just had a really disturbing incident with the man who's usually posted at the entrance to the parking lot. They charge to park there, but they usually don't if you're just coming in to get something from one of the food trucks. I've probably come here half a dozen times, explained to this man that I'm just here to get some food to go, and he lets me through (you would think he would even remember me by now). I don't even eat the food there or linger. I just get my food and go. Today the man was not at his post, so I drove on in and parked. It was early in the day, and I thought maybe they didn't charge until the evening or something. Well, as I'm walking to the food truck, this man gets in my face and starts berating me for not paying to park. I explained that I was only here to get some food and leave, and, besides, there was no one there to take parking money. But he wasn't having it. He continued to berate me for I don't know how long, and at one point he implied he was going to get physical with me. It was upsetting, to say the least. Here I am, just trying to do business with some people I've done business with before in the same manner I've done before, and I'm being attacked and treated like a criminal by some douchebag who probably flunked out of the police academy. I realize parking is a premium in Austin, but this place isn't even downtown, and it wasn't especially busy. Don't do business with a place that employs psychopaths. read more