First timer! Incredibly friendly, knowledgeable and helpful service. The price was incredibly good, more than competitive. I will be back. read more

great selection, excellent customer service! The salesman was super knowledgeable and helped me with my purchase! read more

I drive by this store on a daily basis and always forget to stop by when I need any alcoholic beverages. While cooking dinner, I realized I needed sake and I did not want to drive all the way to Spec's so I called Chris' Liquor and when I asked the guy if they had sake he was so short and kind of rude by telling me "yay, we have two kinds". I was so put out that I remembered South Lamar Wine and Spirits, called them and the response was the complete opposite! When I entered the store, the guy remembered me, pointed me in the right direction and helped me decide which sake was the best for my meal. I was so appreciative and I noticed that they have a great selection of wine and spirits. I plan on going back to this store often. At least they appreciate your business. read more

I love north so I don't always think about spirit shopping down south. So happy to return to this place after about 4 years. As soon as I walked in I remembered why I liked it: great selection and excellent service. I was rum shopping and honestly, it's hard to find people with good rum recommendations, but these folks know what they're talking about. I look forward to sipping my rum and continuing on my journey to make the perfect mai tai read more

Popped in for a bottle of wine and was impressed by the selection available! Whether that's wine, liquors, etc. The store is organized and clean. The staff is very friendly and helpful if you are looking something specific. Easy place to get in and out of on South Lamar! read more

Awesome selection. Came in from Denver to visit friends and was floored by this place. Tons of beer from all over but this place really shines wine and liquor wise. Some old stuff and newer varieties and the prices are more than decent. Good local spot to get some beer or a nice bottle of wine for a friend as a gift. Limes and bottle openers up front if you are in a pinch. More of a serious spot for alcohol than a place to stop off and grab a case. Take your time choosing or ask a staff member but you really can't go wrong with their selection. 4/5 because the cashiers are a bit weird. You get wrapped up in weird conversations when you try and pay/leave. Awkward talks but the place still stands out. read more

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As a longtime resident of Central Austin, I have included South Lamar Wine & Spirits as a member of our local gems list. It was saddening to me this past weekend when I visited and found that this business is not adhering to the citywide pandemic mask mandate and is not requiring staff, vendors, or customers to protect one another by wearing masks. Going forward, I will prioritize wine stores that provide a healthy and protective environment for their customers and will not be returning to South Lamar Wine & Spirits. read more

I just recently moved down south, and let me tell you from personal experience I absolutely love coming to the store! The owner, Pete is such a pleasure to be around. He is always more than helpful with anything you would like to find in the store. It's not like twin liquors or other big chains, which I love. Prices are always fair and they have the hip liquor store type vibe at this location... they have been in business for about six years, and I believe they have another location in Oak Hill. Do yourself a favor, stop by and check them out! You will not be disappointed read more

This is a solid place for bar needs from beer to mescal. Every time I visit family in austin we stock up here. They're open fairly late, they're friendly and helpful, and aside from the booze and wine, there's a giant cooler full of great beer! Yay! One last thing I've never seen at a liquor store where I live... they've got lemons and limes at the register! How genius is that?! read more

I was too lazy to turn left off of Lamar on Friday night to go to Chris' Liquor and decided, instead, to run into South Lamar Wine and Spirits to get a bottle of wine to go with dinner. It was my first time there. What a mistake! While the wine I got was good, the experience I had was not. There was a man in the store without a mask who was impossible to avoid. I don't know if he worked there, was a supplier, a friend of the person working there -- I just know he was in and out of door and the aisles. and then leaned on the counter to the side of the cash register and talked to the (masked) employee while he was working. It was impossible to avoid him and the person at the cash register was clearly okay with it. And, it's a small space. What an unnecessary risk! Never again. read more

Shout out to Pete and Quintan. I had a gift waiting for me there and Drizzly was being a pain in the ass. They were extremely patient dealing w Drizzly support. read more

When your bubbly-lovin' best friends visit from San Francisco, you build a blood orange mimosa bar with prosecco in anticipation of their arrival. And before you serve those mimosas, roll out the red carpet by serving a glass of good champagne. South Lamar Wine & Spirits stocks an impressive champagne selection - I purchased a bottle of Perrier Jouet Brut for a fair price and some more affordable prosecco for the mimosas and bellinis. They do sell the famous flower-etched bottle but a Benjamin is a *bit* out of my price range. I also perused the extensive wine, spirits and beer selection... the store is cleanly laid-out and the employees are very helpful. A wine tasting was going on while I was in the store and it looks like they'll soon be adding specials to their website. Though this stretch of Lamar is usually really busy, the parking lot makes picking up your favorite spirits a breeze! read more

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WHAT AN ESTABLISHMENT! I live literally around the corner and pass this liquor store everyday... however, i'm a beer girl, and don't find the need to buy hard liquor for the house.... so I haven't had the chance to make it in. I needed nice gifts for a few of my close clients and the two gentlemen were not only knowledgeable about tequila, sparkling wine, red/ white wine... they were BEYOND nice and helpful. We came in for Don Julio 1942... about $140 (they sold it for $114), and they suggested we go with another tequila that is presented better AND on sale for $87... JACKPOT... b/c I needed two! Then we moved over to the wine... where he equally knew what he was talking about.... BEYOND IMPRESSED! read more

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Great place to buy beer, wine and/or spirits in South Austin. I found the selection of wine and spirits quite good, but found myself wishing their Belgian beer options were more numerous. However, I was able to find quality Greek options, such as raki, metaxa and mastixa. The staff was very helpful and friendly as well, and I look forward to returning in the near future. read more

Inflated prices. Expect to pay at least a couple of dollars more for anything in this store. With that said, the staff is nice and ready to help. And the store is large and fully stocked. A good place to go in a bind, when you need something fast, but not some place that I would go to restock my bar. read more

South Lamar always has the best selections of wines and speciality beers! The guys working were extremely helpful. I was on the lookout for a specific beer and Will quickly found what I needed. I enjoy coming in because everyone seems to be having a good time with cheerful service. read more

Loved this store. We were in a hurry to get on the river and wanted some cold tequila to accompany us, but didn't have any at home. Pete was great and packaged up our tequila in a bag of ice for free!! Thank you Pete!!! 10/10 service highly recommend, will be back! read more

Look. The guys who own and run this joint are truly awesome. I am into craft beer and gravitate toward the hard-to-find, special beers. These guys are always looking out for me. They have access to a bevy of rare an difficult to get beers and spirits. Keep up the good work, guys. Thanks for being my number one shop in Austin! read more

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Do not order "it'll be there in an hour!" delivery from here. The last time I did, it took 2 1/2 hours. This time, it's more than 3 hours and counting. And there is no communication from them beyond the false delivery estimates. They have plenty of excuses when you finally call them, but no offers to cancel the order or make it up somehow. Are you missing the dinner you ordered the bottle for? Too damn bad. You're stuck waiting. read more

Found hard to find tequilas at South Lamar Wine and Spirits. Without any doubt I will be back to this location.

I collect single malt scotch and these guys always have the best selection in the city. They almost always get the rare and hard to find bottlings. The service is great, store is clean and well organized, and it's nice when follow through on special orders and such. If you're buying high end wine or liquor, I wouldn't go anywhere else. read more

Shout out to staff, William, who helped me pick out a great gift. I gave him some details and he ran with it and put together a great selection. Even suggested some new items to try. Great prices! William was nice and professional, awesome customer service! read more

The beer selection is pretty good but it's overpriced for the area. Go less than a block either way and you will find cheaper everything..from singles to six packs. I will give them respect for having a good sour selection. Still overpriced but you can find all of the stuff on the shelves at different locations. Basically drop the prices of all your bombers by 2, singles by 1, six packs 2-3 and 12 packs around 3-4. That is to just be equal to the block radius. The old guy behind the register is ok but damn he is slow. read more

This spot on South Lamar always has just what I need - whether that's a pricey bottle of something for a snobby friend or an $10 rose that wont take the enamel off your teeth. In this instance, I was in a bind. I needed some additional wine for a party and I needed it now! I was able to pull up, grab my booze, pay for said booze and get back in the car in under 10 minutes. The guys up front are ever helpful and they're always running some kind of killer specials. I appreciate the convenience and the selection and my impression (that might be wrong) that it's a local shop. read more

These guys are great. Awesome selection of wine, beer, and bourbon. Plus, they let all of their specialty bourbons, including Pappy, go first come first served to their Facebook and Twitter followers. This means the people who actually shop at the store get a chance to get these hard to find items. Trust me, I got one. IMG_5594.JPG read more

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Great service, will shop more frequently. Went in for a specific bottle of bourbon and left as a very happy customer.

This liquor store has a wide variety of craft beers, whiskey, tequila, mezcal, wine, cigars, etc. If you need a specialty liqour they have it, or will get it for you. They are like Disneyland for liqour, you can get lost in there for a while with their variety. Not to mention the staff is knowledgeable and friendly. They definitely make you feel appreciated as a customer. read more

This is a nice liquor store and a step up from Spec's in my opinion. They are a smaller store than your typical specs, but they have good selections. Wine selection was nice, had some local selections and had a nice whiskey selection behind the glass. Plus they have a walk in cigar humidor with tons of options. I also particularly like the way this store looks at night all lit up outside. The staff seems knowledgeable and they are super friendly. read more

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I visited the store on 4/21. I went in and waited in line, once I got to the counter "Will" turned away from me and did not knowledge me at all. He was very friendly with other customers. I then asked for a couple of different products that he told me they did not carry, that I then went and found both products on the shelves. I then asked about the smaller bottles of said products that are behind the counter. He blatantly lied to me AGAIN while standing right in front of the products saying "We don't carry those". The whole time he was talking about me audibly to a co-worker while I was shopping. I did reach out to the owners with no response. I believe that the guy is homophobic and refused to help me based on my sexual orientation. read more

Even though it is not the closest liquor store to me, I often make a special trip out to South Lamar Wine & Spirits because they always carry what I'm looking for. And if they don't have it, they almost always offer to order it especially for me or to keep it in stock from then on. After only a few infrequent visits, they already remembered my buying preferences. It is the kind of customer service you can only get at a locally owned store. I am primarily a wine drinker and I find their selection to be well balanced, with a strong emphasis on reasonably priced but very high quality wines. They also have an excellent selection of sparkling wines and the staff have never steered me wrong when making recommendations on what to get. My hard liquor needs are infrequent, and I typically try to buy nicer things. I like that they carry a large number of products from local distilleries as well as niche products like higher end absinthes. They also stock a good selection of mixers, bitters and whatever else you might need. The beer selection is extensive and includes a large number of craft and specialty brews, as you would expect in beer-crazed Austin. Also, although I'm not a smoker, I think it is pretty cool that they have such a large humidor. I don't often give out 5 stars, but that's only because it is not very often that the customer service justifies it. These guys are knowledgeable, friendly, and very helpful. Highly recommended! read more

There are much more affordable options in Austin. I wouldn't stop in here unless you're absolutely desperate to spend more than you need to.

Although I don't live in the neighborhood, I've been here several times now, partly because my neighborhood doesn't have anything but sleazy hole-in-the-wall liquor stores with lousy parking, and I find myself needing a drink after driving up and down South Lamar. At this place, we always get a parking spot in the lot. So far, my software engineer lover and I have found everything we've looked for here from the popular to the unusual (like local wines), except one particular wine... The owner was really nice when we asked about it and took down the info, he ordered it for us, and we got the wine within two weeks. The beer selection is extensive as well. read more

When I first arrived in Austin I shopped for booze at Specs, because I assumed they would have the best prices. I was pretty quickly turned off by their blasé attitude and corporate indifference. So I thought I would give the local guys a try and have been shopping at South Lamar for quite some time. I think I will move onto someone else. They are no more friendly than Specs, and are often out of 1.5 liter bottles of what I am looking for. So on to the next local purveyor of spirits! I think I will try Wiggys! read more

Great location on South lamar. Beer selection is decent. Great selection of wine & other spirits. The staff seem a bit cocky but knowledgeable about what they sell. Great selection of samplers & other miniature liquors. What gives them 3 stars, you ask?? Aside from the big flashy sign, there's nothing that special about this place. They're more of a 3 1/2 star but not quite a 4. SOLA Wine & Spirits are way better than the oodles of Twin Liquors that flood the streets of this city, but not as awesome as they make themselves to be *yawn* read more

Great knowledgeable staff who go out of their way to make sure your experience as a customer is as best as it can be... Great selection of wine, spirits, & mixers.... They stock the 750ml bottle of a particular brand of rum I was shopping for. I asked if they had the 1/2 gallon bottle, their reply, "No, but from now on we will" as he wrote it down on his to-do list... read more

Stopped by to check out the beer selection and to buy a bottle of wine last week. The craft beer selection is very good and the best part is that it is all refrigerated so it stays fresher, and is ready to drink on purchase, which is great. The downsides to this place are that there are very few single bottle sales for craft beer (as far as breaking up 6 packs) and that it is slightly on the expensive side for wine, as the bottle of Santa Margarita that I occasionally buy, is $21 here instead of roughly $17 as it is at my HEB. It is very clean, bright and modern looking inside and service is very friendly and helpful. Definitely a good spot to check out. read more

This place has a great convenient location for when I am staying at my buds place but their prices are a bit higher than other liquor stores further away. When I need a quick fix or don't feel like traveling too far, this place is great. Staff is always super friendly and quick to offer a suggestion when I need advise and the selection here is pretty wonderful. On top of all that I never have an issue getting in and out of the parking lot and the store is always clean. The only thing holding back a higher rating is the pricing, but hey, convenience comes at a price. read more

I will never shop here again. Head on further south to a different store. The clerk talked to other people in the store while he was checking me out. Never looked up just said "sign this" and waved my receipt at me. I said you're welcome to his non Verbal thank you. I told him how rude he was to not even acknowledge I was there and he replied that some customers don't want him to talk. Better places to shop read more

This is a nice, but pretty average liquor store. It's small, but the staff is always helpful. They have a good selection of liquor, but I feel like their wine prices are a bit inflated. I'd suggest it if you're in the area, but I tend to stick to Specs or HEB for wine. read more

Such an awesome store. Friendly staff, and they always manage to get interesting/hard to find stuff. I also love that it's right down the street from me and that I'm buying local. Follow them on facebook for updates when they get shipments of cool products! I do all my adult beverage shopping here now. Sorry Spec's! read more