Right off Parmer you can find a good, cheap place to sit down and grab a beer, play cards, or even some slots. Parmer Lane Tavern is a solid bar boasting cheap drink specials including $3 beers and shots on Tuesdays. It's very accessible since it's just off Parmer and there's plenty of parking out front. It was clean and the service is friendly which for some bars is a premium. One thing that stands out is there's more to do than most bars here in terms of activities. As mentioned before, there's a poker table and slot machines but they also have darts and pool as well. Definitely a spot you can kill a few hours at without realizing. They also have a good amount of TVs so catching a game here doesn't seem like it should be much of an issue. Between that and the cheap drinks there is more than enough entertainment to go around. One thing to be aware of is that they don't have beer on tap (bottles only) and they don't have any food to serve. They did mention you can bring in outside food or order it to the bar but just being able to order something small can be nice sometimes. Look, Parmer Lane Tavern isn't a Domain bar, and that's okay. It's a good, friendly, and very cheap neighborhood bar that is more suited for a casual weekday night or game day. If you want a bar with a more local or down to earth feel then this is definitely the spot for you. read more

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This spot is very musical and it's always amazing to be out here on a weekdays The bartenders are firm and respectful read more

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This place is a breath of fresh air for old austinites and all that disagree just don't like dive bars. I love dive bars. They are a dying breed and Colby the bartender or whoever is working, makes it happen. I came in super early and didn't even want to chat but ended up bonding with colby just off hospitality jobs and vibes. This place is vibey. Pool tables galore. read more

try to Go there regularly to play pool and listen to bands. BUT!!!!! THE MUSIC IS ALWAYS SO LOUD! I DON'T think the bands realize that the venue is small and that amount of VOLUME isn't needed. The sound bounces off the bar & that's too close for all that volume!! painful! we sit through the first music set & have to scream to talk with each other but then have to leave because it's so annoying & our ears hurt! a few less decibels would make it more enjoyable & pleasant ! great waitstaff , super friendly and accommodating . wish that they had food! read more

Well I'd noticed the overall atmosphere of this place changing but I'd never I'd be heckled by a bunch of " B" grade bar groupies who obviously forgot they're not to cool for school. One was making barfing noises about the fact that I like to play a game called golden tee and the two others were laughing like they are special needs . Of course Karma jumped out this night and one of them " Almost got slept by a swinging front door. This place has taken a back seat to the stupidity of others . Shame on you . I miss what used to be . read more

Absolutely legendary bar for local parmer lane residents. Only go if you're looking to have a great time for a extremely fair price. Warning: staff is very kind & welcoming & you will feel at home in an instant. Real Ballers Only Thank you Parmer Lane Tavern for the memories & great hospitality read more

Super cool dive with awesome bartenders!! Megan is so friendly and knowledgeable she listened to what I liked and made the perfect drink for me. The atmosphere is awesome with live music and pool. 10/10 would re read more

May and Anthony are fantastic servers!! Their focus on excellent customer service is unmatched. Looking forward to going back in August. Cheers!! read more

Great music, sweepstakes slots, pool tables, darts, poker on some nights!!! Nice friendly neighborhood vibe!!!

Pretty cool place! Came with my boyfriend on a Monday night. We were playing pool and having some drinks. A non smoking place which was a plus for me. They had a live band and they have them everyday except Tuesdays and Sundays. They are following guidelines for Covid like wear face masks and they even closed two pool tables to maintain the 6 ft distance. read more

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Great Rock & Roll in a Dive Bar atmosphere. The band was great! The wait staff was friendly & attentive.

Came here to have a drink on Sunday. Dead, of course, but the bar tender, Heidi, was wonderful. Took a few minutes to get my order in cause she was talking with another customer, but she more than made up for it with her attentiveness afterwards. Lots of pool tables and the stage is well positioned. read more

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Wow, I bartend, asked for a double vodka got a two and a half second pour, I know how to count..clearly, scratched the bottle off in front me me because it was empty after two counts ( a single is 4 slow, or 6 fast, a double is 8 to 12 depending ) and filled the GLASS with sprite. I asked and they clarified it's a double. WTF whatever. I walked away. Showed, and let my friends see the drink, it was not even a single they couldn't even guess the alcohol, they guessed G&T. So I put it too the side very upset, returned it too the blonde girl. Then as we're leaving they made fun of my friend, who's drink was on point (which I did carry him out). I'm very sober. As we're ALMOST at the door, the blonde girl goes "yeah, that's why we didn't give him a real double". I never yelp bad, ever, I'm in the service industry and I'm blue fire, upset. Like courtesy????? So I walk back to the bar (never left) to close out our tab and they charged me a double, that I never drank, too the bartender that I gave it back too on the patio, as she rolls her eyes, and say I'm not paying for this!!!???? DUDE OMG, not making a scene but for real? Born and raised in ATX and a manager in the domain, I HATE going to PLT, and tonight PROVES IT. I will never comeback. Still tipped $10 on $36 for Karma but DUDEEEEEEEEE. There stealing and drinking and looking you in the face like "What?" I've Bartended for 6 years, I can count too 10. Wish I could give less than 1 star, and I manage and work high volume. NEVER EVER RETURN read more

They put a hold on my credit card for about ten days. It lasted over a week after the charge went through. Been drinking at bars for almost twenty years now and never had that experience. There was some mean old grumpy loner woman with a nasty attitude sitting at the bar alone talking sh*t with her foul tasteless tattoos. The bartender was cool though. read more

Parmer Lane Tavern (or "PLT", as it is affectionately known) is a bar located in a strip center. There are pool tables, shuffleboard, darts, a dance floor, a jukebox, a DJ booth, televisions, arcade trivia...basically a mish mash of everything you need to make a bar a bar. It's decorated with vinyl beer signs supporting the Longhorns and Cowboys, and the carpet looks like it came with the building when it was built many years ago. That said, PLT is a good time and a fine place to fall in and have a beer or two. The clientele is almost always friendly, as are the bartenders. With very little effort you can easily strike up a conversation about the aforementioned football teams, cars, REO Speedwagon, or the rising price of gas. PLT is a simple bar for simple folks who drink regular beer and enjoy regular life. read more

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Cons: rude bartenders that add $ to the tip section of receipts (i.e. They steal), small dirty restrooms, weak drinks unless you're a regular. Pros: pool tables, dart boards, live 80's alt rock cover band, outdoor patio, multiple TVs, mixed crowd Advice: Pay with cash. Cool place to hang but you should predrink so you don't have to deal with the bartenders / shitty drinks. read more

PLT is the quintessential local bar and dive bar...all in one. This place is most often frequented by regulars, some of which are there daily. However the regulars and bartenders welcome newbies with open arms. The place is dark, but offers ample lighting to play pool. The also offer live music and DJ's on most weekends. Kudos to the bartender (forget her name) who makes excellent Jello shots. They are some of the best I've ever had. read more

I have been a regular of PLT for over 8 years. It is one of few places in Austin where a person with a professional engineers' license, MBA, real estate license, and multiple business functional experiences can sit beside a plumber and have a great conversation. A meaningful and fun conversation! I once sold a rental property and spent all the profits on friends and regulars at PLT. Fully open bar and it was still less than a grand! Laurie is awesome and I hope I did not misspell her name. She has been there for as long as I can remember and has great stories. PLT is a dive bar where a high class scavenger like myself is proud to hang his hat. Www.70sparty.com come see us once a year at the best costume disco party in Austin! read more

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I absolutely love this bar. My go to for a chill night or a funn night with live music!! Awesome, friendly and bad ass staff that do the most for you!! Def on the top of my go to bars! (: read more

Nice older crowd. I was disappointed that the waitress said they don't have karaoke here. It comes up when you search in the area for karaoke bars. However, there was a live band, and the crowd was closer to my age than the other nearby karaoke bar. They had a decent non-alcoholic beer so I sat for a few minutes longer even though there was no karaoke. read more

The staff bent over backwards to be helpful and friendly. They noticed I was wearing a sports team shirt (go pens) and changed multiple TVs to the game. Speaking of which, they have lots of TVs here. It's a great place to watch a game... but it's also so much more! There is live music. There are poker tournaments. There are Super Smash Bros nights. Pool tables, darts, you name it. This bar is fun as hell. It's really one of the only friendly neighborhood bars in the area with laid back vibes. The drinks are cheap, and there are nice specials. I went on a Tuesday, and they had great deals. I wish it was closer to me. read more

A true neighborhood watering hole, sometimes complete with a flickering or dead letter in their sign illuminated out front. A place with old wooden stools and tables that you expect to be sticky, but surprisingly are not. Waitstaff on the ball. Decent drink prices, the best part being Happy Hour until 9pm! YES! AND their "wells" include popular name-brand (within reason--not Grey Goose, so don't get greedy). I usually scramble in right before 9 to set myself up with a drink and Jell-O shots (green is tequila; all other colors are vodka) for Chris Max's start at 9:30pm on Wednesdays. He is normally joined by a bass player and drummer...sometimes even bongos!...and is very generous with other musicians wanting to get some playing or vocal time in. Meanwhile, for those wanting further entertainment, Parmer Lane offers pool, shuffleboard, poker...and you can still hear yourself talk. read more

I found myself sitting at the dark bar with a couple of old guys, a douchebag talking very angrily and loudly on his phone, and a cougar. Then I thought, "What the hell am I doing here?" I had a quick drink and left. They only serve bottles and liquor, and I've never paid more than $7 for Herradura until now. They did have fresh limes, though. Fresh limes rock! read more

Ventured into this place last night for the first time with my neighbor. It really wasn't what I was expecting as I was pleasantly surprised with the interior. Plenty of places to sit and watch the games and friendly bartenders and waitresses. Tough place to categorize as a variety of music was playing and the clientele followed suit. One thing for sure is that I really liked the vibe and look forwarding to returning. read more

Omg! So we were celebrating my cousins birthday!! And the bartender was so unprofessional and rude to us!! I'm not sure why?? We just wanted to have a good time and spend money!! So anyways she was rude and We will not come again!! Bad customer service! read more

New find for us living in North Austin. Fantastic bar staff that makes you feel welcome the minute you walk in. Nonsmoking, clean, great drinks, along with live music on Wednesdays. Overall just impressed in talking with both bartenders (terrible with names - male & female) that really enjoy being there and if you're a first-timer like we were, will give you a history of the bar that's been there for over 20 years. Suggest all you North Austin folks that are looking for a new cool place for a drink - stop by. read more

Hi! This is a message to the bartender working September 30th. I don't remember her name but she wears glasses. I was only in town for the weekend and it was my first time drinking since I turned 21 recently, but I just wanted to say that I am ok since I wasn't able to that week. Thank you for a great first experience to remember! read more

I lived down the street from here, and it will be my last. In the two years of visiting here, I have not been treated so horrible. Apparently tank tops aren't allowed. I've worn the same shirt in there multiple times, and wasn't treated like that at all. I came in on 6:00on a Tuesday. There is a proper way in telling someone that your refusing service. A simple "I'm sorry, but your wearing a tank top, for whatever reason we have a strict dress code. Please come back with a shirt that has sleeves, and I'll be able to serve you." Unfortunately this particular barehand is more into unprofessional mannerisms. Hissing at someone as your walking away from them "I'm not serving you" Then you whip around, charged at me with your finger waving too close to my face. Honestly, with her attitude, she should be working behind a cubicle, or for the DMV. read more

Oh man. I just love this bar. It's kept very, very dark inside, and I won't act like there haven't been a few occasions when I walked outside and realized I was too inebriated for it to still be this light out. They have $1 jello shots and $3 frozen margaritas that are surprisingly strong. There's usually a pretty eccentric mix of people too, which is what makes it so fun. They have a jukebox, but I've caught a few live shows there that were pretty good. No food, but there is a pizza place nearby that will deliver. read more

Wednesday's acoustical jam with Chris Max is fantastic. Chris pulls many of his friends in the local Austin scene on stage to jam. The regulars are all like family. read more

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Great live music! Staff is amazing and always seem to remember you even if you came in once! Service is always impeccable and from my experiences there is never a cover for shows! Great atmosphere and always a great time read more

We were excited to come here for the first time and see our friends band. Unfortunately the bartender and the door guy gave us the stink eye which turned us off and we left early read more

I love this place. The bands that they book are always good. Their drinks are okay. Could be better of course but that's not a huge deal breaker for me. I love that their pool tables aren't by the hour, but by the game. Great spot. read more

I'm an afternoon Pub, dart and conversation guy so this fit the bill relative to the darts and could be for the conversation aspect but unfortunately the music was too loud for daytime casual conversation. The friendly staff is a plus. Dial down the music volume during the day/afternoon and it's easily a 5 star relative to a Pub/Tavern experience. read more

On October 3rd I closed my tab out wrote cash in the tip and I have not left at this point from the patio and I had a member of the staff come out and make a scene saying how I always put cash in the tip space of the receipt and was yelling at me in front of everyone on the patio calling me very very rude derogatory names. It is true that I write that on the receipt because I put cash in the tip jar either the start of my tab mid tab or end of my tab it was very rude and embarrassed me as the customer I'm not sure if this was because she was intoxicated from doing shots while working or out of pure spite and very unprofessional...very disappointed read more

Parmer's Wednesday night is the best happy hour in town. $2.00 you call its. Literally, you call it. Want a tanqueray and tonic in a pint glass? Okay, 2 dollars. Want a weirdly huge Deep Eddys tea? 2 dollars. Seeing the pattern here? The live musician plays the EXACT SAME set list every week, but I can think of no better place than PLT for a great night of chilling with friends. read more

I will never step foot in this bar again. A friend of mine called the bar to ask if they could maybe put a few tables together with a reserved sign for a large group. They did and we had a good evening. A couple months later she called again and was told "You people need to drink more alcohol". Really? If we didn't go there they wouldn't have gotten any of our money. We also noticed that it wasn't so crowded that people were turned away. I understand they are running a business but we will take our large group business somewhere else in the future, I'm sure another bar will appreciate any money they make from us. read more

Oh lord. PLT. I work in the same shopping center and have dealt with their employees, patrons and entertainers. It is EXACTLY what I think of when I think of North Austin. It's a surprisingly large, dark, dank bar filled with neighborhood folks who've probably lived here for years. They have beers and liquor and both selections are pretty basic/standard stuff. I mean, I DID get a Woodford Reserve and DID get a Revolver Blood and Honey. This place is like Cheers if it smelled bad and lived on a diet of butt rock. read more

PLT is a good, very low-key time. The bartenders are very nice and friendly. The people there are pretty chill. There's a shuffleboard table (they really, really need a second one), a jukebox, pool tables, big TVs. The drinks are pretty moderately priced. Seems like a very "Cheers"-like establishment... wouldn't doubt that 95% of the clientele are regulars. Not a bad place to be, but not usually not my first choice. They do, however, get extra points for being right next to Delta's, who stays open late. Dive bar beers + greasy pizza = not a bad night. read more

It's a perfect dive. So... dive on in! Chill people, easy atmosphere, strong drinks, and just all in all typical awesome dive bar.