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    The Butterfly Bar

    4.2 (184 reviews)
    ModerateLounges, Wine Bars
    Open 5:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Hipster
    Live music
    Outdoor seating

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    Sunny C.

    Nice bet to go to if you are on the way for some pasta. Bar tenders are fast. Drink prices are reasonable. And you might see a nice lacy black cat in there sleeping.

    Sangria
    Mariana G.

    The Butterfly Bar, as well as Patrizi's (Italian food truck and Austin staple), are both part of the Vortex, a live theater venue with extensive outdoor seating. The Butterfly Bar has an 100-year-old bar top, a small area for indoor seating, friendly staff, and plenty of clean gender neutral bathrooms. But I'm here to hype up their red sangria! It's very refreshing and has the perfect blend of wine and fruit flavors. And if you're feeling hungry, check out the pastas at Patrizi's!

    Milannie C.

    Best spring hang out so far! Half price wine glasses and bottles on Wednesdays all night long. If you're hungry, get some Patrizi's. The line is long after 6 pm, but so well worth it. Got to play dominoes, have great Italian food and sip on some bubbles. There's plenty of parking and chill vibes.

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    Kristen N.

    Servers were very friendly and I love how mission-driven the Butterfly Bar is. The inside has games to play and the patio has cats! I wish there was better price transparency, as prices aren't listed for a good part of their menu.

    Lots of outdoor seating and the bar inside also has minored seating. We had a big group and sat at this table.
    Lexi M.

    This place is such a great find. A bit strange on parking but it's also part of the vortex. You order food from the food truck with lots of yummy selections and go inside to the bar to order drinks. Friendly staff who were helpful and pleasant. Lots of outdoor seating and the bar inside also has limited seating. We had a big group and sat at a large table. The chandelier was ridiculously low so it was like one of those large table settings. You have to talk around to anyone on the opposite side of the table. Lol Lots of salads, pasta noodles, and various types of breads. All the plates and utensils are disposable. Plenty of water sources and cups to keep hydrated and the drink mean you as well thought out. Cocktails to cocktails. We went on Wednesday, which is half off of all the wine. Such a bargain! I should've gotten a bottle instead of a glass to share amongst us. It's such a bargain! The Bourdeaux is what I had and we also had the Pinot Grigio as well as some tasty martinis. It has a casual atmosphere and just enough eclectic vibe to keep coming back. Next time I'll take more pics of the food and more of the space. We were celebrating a birthday and all the pics were of our goofy selves.

    Holly D.

    This place is so cute! The drinks specials they have looked amazing, but since I was eating Patrizis, I wanted an Aperol Spritz. Despite it not being on the menu, they could make me one and it was amazing. I've had bad experiences with the ratio of aperol to prosecco at other restaurants, but this one did it so well. Plus, there's three cats on-site! The bartender was so friendly as well.

    Patio in August
    Steve C.

    Great outdoor venue with live music close to campus. Just go, have some drinks and good Italian food and hear local music!

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    Juliana H.

    Didn't have any food, we got there when they had run out of food, but their drinks are strong! We have live music playing outside, and the weather was great. Slightly packed, so we didn't get a seat to enjoy, but we stood in the back and listened without too much troubles hearing. Service was great, our bartender got our orders quickly and we enjoyed our drinks without a long wait.

    Tayo F.

    This is one of this bars where you just kinda sit around with your friends and hang out. And though you can do that at literally any bar this one feels like it was made expressly for that purpose, not much else to see but it delivers on that promise. The inside area is a bit small, the outside area was kinda cool looking but the wildly popular food truck made it hard to gauge what made this bar different. If anything, I feel like I would go back just to find out if the Italian food truck was as good as everyone made it sound.

    Sangria
    Krista T.

    Just got a sangria while waiting for my food, was pretty good! They are fast and will help you order if you are unsure what to get. Nice ambiance def recommend coming here

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    Kaitlin O.

    This review might be a bit biased because I don't really enjoy the taste of alcohol, but here it goes: I ordered the margarita and added the mango flavor for an additional $1. I couldn't taste any mango as it was all masked by the strong tequila. I'm not sure if all margs are like this, but it could have been because the ratio of tequila to everything else was off. My friends and I all agreed that the taste of alcohol was a bit too strong for a drink like a margarita. I did like the ease of ordering drinks. We were eating at Patrizis and I liked how you could order and pay off your phone and they'd bring it straight to your table within 5min.

    Amazing (and strong) mojito

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    Absolutely love the deck/patio and backyard feel, not to mention the fantastic food from Patrizi's food truck.

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