We arrived in Shiner last night for the Picnic weekend…read more Stopped in for some grub after the drive Daughter 1 Cheese burger was fantastic I had some Bang Bang shrimp which was really tasty Daughter 2 had chicken strips They were more batter than meat but waffle fries were good Great service She forgot the drinks and then had to adjust the bill bc she left one on bill but she was still good Live music was ok, last time was more enjoyable but she definitely tried Ambiance is really cool Old guns animal mounts pictures We enjoy this place a lot You have to stop in when you are in Shiner, Tx!!

Where did we start? The service was amazing, prompt, paid attention to our needs, and had…read morepersonality. The food was hot, chicken fried chicken and fried green beans were excellent! Will definitely come back!

Cool little burning history--the building that houses The Pearl (The Blue Pearl) was built in the…read morelate 1800s; 1895-1896ish and has always had a bar in it. Interior stone walls transcend you back to that period of dirt streets, horses hitched out front, & America coming into its own. In the heart of historic downtown Lockhart, this live music venue also offers scrumptious food options from its restaurant as well as ice cold brews and elevated cocktails. Can't beat a Sunday Funday brunch with live music, drinks, and food.

Having traveled from our home to this town, we had checked into our inn and now wanted some…read morerefreshments and mirth. We happened upon a bar that had a teller of comicdic stories and his helper and thought this to be perfect. The name of said bar was The Pearl and the storyteller a Mr. Daryl Felsberg. We ordered our alcohol. My wife and traveling companion got me a white chocolate Martini, it came with a pearl and a cherry. and I got her a cocktail called Emily Morgan. Both were very good. The service was friendly but only two people running the whole thing and one was the owner or manager who was mostly the greeter. She was friendly but the main bartender was doing most of the work and while impressive I felt sort of bad for him. The set up is you can sit at the bar, then there is a walkway all in a line from the door. When you enter bar is on your right. To the left are tables of various sizes. Right in front of the stage is a table with two comfy chairs. Right past the bar is a small seating nook with comfy chairs. Not a bad overall setup. Bathrooms are through another set of doors. No food but there is a popular pizza place nearby and you can bring that in to eat. The comics were both funny. We bought a CD and T-Shirt from the main guy. The one thing that did go wrong was the stage lighting. It just randomly would switch colors, brightness, sometimes turn off completely. This was their first comedy show there but they have live music so not sure what happened. You got your own water from a glass dispenser which was not the only place that did this. It was a pretty popular option. We also had a shot of peanut butter whiskey. The overall price wasn't bad. It was a nice place, they had live music coming after the comic but we had other plans. This was our only visit to The Pearl on this trip but it was a pleasant rest stop for weary traveller's in need of quenching our thirst and merriment.

Great service, excellent menu selection, very well prepared food, small town local businessread more

Casual Sunday drive through the Beautiful Texas Countryside, brought us to this place. From the…read moreoutside, 1st impression, it was packed, good sign, and it was an old historical marker previous hotel built in the 1800's. Everything about this place, esp if you like history was neat. Our server, can't remember her name, was new but spot on, funny, knew her stuff, hard worker and kept busy. She recommended several dishes and was spot on. I did the Steak / Mushrooms "add baked potato" and my guest enjoyed her Chicken Fried Chicken couldn't finish the Potato herself (but I did) :) I'd love to try other things here in the future. Definitely a must try. Enjoy!

Love love love Mity Mite's! The owner Michael is so friendly and the bar is full of history. The…read morestaff is so kind and the drinks are great! Definitely stop by and say hi if you're a local or visiting firm out of town!

The waitresses are very helpful and will make whatever drink you requests. There is dancing at…read morenight to various playlists. They have a room you can rent that seats 50 but can hold 80. A fun place with friendly people.

Great atmosphere! There's a lounge area, a library with high top tables, an upstairs area and an…read moreoutdoor patio. There's a great selection of whiskey and cocktails. My husband said his Old Fashioned was great! I had a lighter cocktail with white whiskey, cucumber and mint. I'm not a whiskey drinker at all but this cocktail was good. I'm also a lightweight and adds more ice and water Bartending staff is friendly and attentive. We asked about the name, and Andalusia was actually the name of the sheep farm they used to occupy the property. They just decided to keep the name! You can do tours of the whiskey operations at 1pm every day.

Fantastic bartenders. Friendly staff. We did a tasting and…read moredecided for us, the cocktails were the way to go. As a bourbon drinker, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked their gin. Had the Cats Meow and it was wonderful. The chef on site created this gin and you can really taste the time and effort that went into this product! They had live music and plenty of seating inside and outside. We hope to go back in October and take advantage of their brunch.

Cute and good …read more.. Service and atmosphere: Friendly and helpful staff members. The restaurant is quiet, quaint and well decorated. They have small bar area too. Food and drinks: Good selection in both areas. The food we ordered arrived well plated. The food tasted good, was seasoned and flavourful. The side of grits was especially tasty. The restaurant also makes its own version of ranch dressing and ketchup. It was super tasty. We didn't try any cocktails but they looked good. Pricing: $$/$ - worth the experience.

Excellent food - pricy, but you get what you pay for. I forgot to take photos of the main dishes…read more‍. Duck Leg Confit was mouth watering - duck fat kohlrabi, crispy mushrooms, arugula, lemon, roasted sunflower seed. Mushroom + Spring Pea "Ragù" served over fettuccine with parmesan, parsley, & preserved lemon zest - the plate was completely cleaned this dish was so tasty!

This place has good drinks and atmosphere. The bartenders are good and the owner's well you can't…read morefind a better couple.

Everything the reviews said it would be! Great old fashions, great bartender! Thanks for the…read moreconversation! Good times!

My wife and I were in town from Houston for a weekend away. Stopped in early evening for a drink…read moreand a snack. Sat out on the patio full of fans keepin' in cool. Our server Dee had the personality and energy that would have us coming back as regulars if we were local. My Aggie hat drew the attention of what turned out to be the owner Justin. We proceeded to have a wonderful conversation on the state of college football while we waited for our pizza. Which was delicious! And a cherry on top for me, a little live music. Glad we got there early because they get busy. I can't see myself ever going to Bastrop and not stopping in.

This isn't just a place to grab lunch or dinner. It's an experience. Nestled behind Chestnut st in…read morehistoric Bastrop, overlooking the Colorado River, you will find the best meatball you've ever had in your life. I was with a large party and we were seated on an outdoor deck area that overlooks a lovely greenbelt and the Colorado river. I was uncertain about outdoor seating in June, but they had lots of fans that dispense a light mist to help cool the area. The drinks were excellent, I had a margarita on the rocks with tajin rim and it was tasty and refreshing. The food was fabulous! I highly recommend the meatballs. Everyone in our party could not get enough of them. I will be back to try the wings, they looked delish. Misty was our server and I am still in awe over her. She went out of her way to make sure everyone in our (very large) party was taken care of. There were dozens of us and I'm not even sure how she managed to do it but I realized afterwards, I never waited long for anything. Misty was always nearby and so kind and attentive. Im not sure how she took care of so many people at once, it was amazing, honestly. Ive never seen such efficiency and I don't know how she did it. I hope I'm lucky enough to see her again when I go back to sample those wings!

This Distillery is located in Downtown Bastrop area and is a great bar to have amazing drinks and…read moreenjoy a good cigar with friends. The place has inside and outside seating and the atmosphere has a rustic vibe to it. There is a small stage for live music and I recommend the various selections of Old Fashions at the Cigar Bar. The customer service is great and the business is always clean. So if you are looking for a great spot for drinks and good quality time then look no further.

Driving back from a family weekend and needed to get out of the car and stretch our legs. Bastrop…read moreis such a fun little town for a walk about. I was pleasantly surprised to see this place open on Easter Sunday so we popped in! Great spot! Friendly staff! Cozy little outdoor patio with rocking chairs! We didn't see have any food here, but a nice little taster of bevvies it the flight! Highly recommend you check it out!

Our Tuesday brunch at Sunken Gardens:…read more Dude. Delicious is not enough to describe the food and drink. Here's how it works. It's a buffet style of delicacies but they charge by the pound. It was $7.99/lb. Put what you want on your plate. There's so much to choose from. You can have it to stay or there's to-go containers. There's cold and hot options and plenty of entrees. Dessert is limited to cobblers. I highly recommend the sweet and spicy beef, the catfish, and the jalapeño-cheese beefsteak. Same goes for the tuna salad, crab salad, and zucchini salad. The pasta salad I could give or take because it was al dente. Wife had the meatloaf and it was gooood. Same goes for the chicken strips. The sides were all freshly made (macaroni, rice, etc), and we weren't disappointed with any of it. The rolls were also good but not sweet or anything. They were basic, but that was a good thing because I didn't want anything competing with the food flavors. We also got some cobblers (one pecan and one blackberry, but there were others). I prefer crispy cobbler and this one was doughy and dense. Some like it that way though. I will say that the flavor was good and refreshing, despite being dense. Despite having indulged ourselves at the neighboring Friday's the night before (see previous review), we woke up famished. Having no food available at Shinerville Coffeehouse (see review because they were so nice and even pointed us here), we wound up eating at the Garden. It turned out to be a great experience. At $8 a pound plus $2 for drinks and a tip, we paid around $40, but our plates were laden from side to side. We greedily ate all of it. I forgot about the mozzarella spinach. Get that. Drink options were typical sodas and four ice teas, or (free?) fruit-infused water from a cistern. The teas were also in cisterns. There were four options: a red unsweetened eucalyptus tea that I liked, unsweetened, sweetened, and peach. We got the peach. There's only to-go cups and refills are free, so you're welcome to take some for the road. The atmosphere: Inside it was cool and crisp. The noise level was moderately low and they had good music. Blackbird was playing at one point. Being that it was such a nice day, we opted to eat on the covered wrap around porch that overlooked the Spoetzl Brewery. Btw (in terms of distance) with a good driver and the wind at my back, I could hit the brewery with a golf ball from the parking lot of this place. The restrooms were unisex, as you'd expect for a small establishment like this, and very clean. The people: Staff were excellent, accommodating and knowledgeable. The manager took the time to speak to me for a bit in between rushes, but a wave of people came in so I didn't hold her up. Back on the porch, a young male staff member engaged us in some more conversation and we spoke a bit about Texas history. He is very, very proud of our state and our history - both eager to share and learn. On our way out I met a cook named Mike (easy for me to remember). He was tossing a box with a cool dragon graphic and let me keep it. He also let me fill our carrying-sized igloo with ice. Mike is ex-military like me and it was fun swapping "war stories." He started cooking when he was in the military and is a native Shiner (I gotta figure out what they call the denizens of Shiner). The patrons were also very nice and easily exchanged pleasantries and held doors for one another, which is one of the coolest parts about being a Texan - but is especially so in Shiner. Friendly and unintrusive is the best I can describe. We left full and satisfied in many ways. The pictures are of some cool views I saw. One is their electrical boxes outside, which are painted uniquely, despite being outside of clear view. Just another example of the grooviness that's the prevalent, unspoken expectation of the township. It really speaks to the spirit of the town. We also took pictures of our food before we devoured it.

We stopped at Sunken Gardens for lunch on our way to Goliad State Park and were pleasantly…read moresurprised. The restaurant is cafeteria-style, with everything priced at $8.99 per pound, which we didn't expect but ended up working great for our family since everyone could choose exactly what they wanted. The food tasted homemade, and the salad bar was especially impressive with lots of fresh options. The chicken tenders were a big hit with the kids, and we couldn't resist trying the cherry cobbler for dessert, which was delicious. If you're passing through Shiner and looking for a casual, satisfying meal, this is a great stop.