Love this place! Owners great! Bartender is sweet and professional thanks for a fun night!read more

Awesome experience! Bartender and staff are awesome, excellent service, the owner is down to earth…read moreand great to talk to and makes sure everyone is taken care of. The only issue I had was a random customer,, maybe a regular,, felt in titled and felt like he ran the place, try's to intimidate new comers by staring at you from the other side of the bar like a weirdo, very uncomfortable, seems like that's his thing, long story short , we decided to leave he followed behind like he was gonna do something, and instinctively I turned around and told him you want this smoke let's rock n roll , but he caught that pussy and said he needed to use the restroom. Very rude individual/pussy boy... besides that it's an awesome place. Maybe next time will be a better experience!

Absolutely love this place. Charming is not the word. It's that hidden local spot that you only…read morehear about in movies. Live music and local drinks.

This is the last vestige of old Austin. One night I brought an out of town friend to Sam's. Who…read morewalks in? Lana Del Rey and her entire entourage. The woman that opener for her jumped on stage with the band and says bunch of songs. Apparently after their show that night they wanted to experience old Austin. Sam's was the only/best choice. In fact, don't come...forget this review exists.

Great area. They have a couple pickle ball courts, coffee house, stage and mixology bar. That being…read moresaid...they miss entertainment. It's super odd bars around them have entertainment and crowds but not here. Seems like the guests mainly come for pickle ball, yet the stage mainly goes unused. If they can work out entertainment then they may have a great venue for guests.

I met some friends on a Saturday morning for coffee. I ordered a latte and blueberry muffin, both…read moreyummy. My friends got breakfast tacos from one of the trucks and gave two thumbs up. There are two nice pickleball courts, both in use. Lots of indoor and shady outdoor seating. All and all, a nice place to meet up with friends.

This has been a lunch favorite for years; however, recent menu changes eliminated my favorite wedge…read moresalad, a friend's veggie burger and added several new unappealing dishes. In addition we were charged a 20% gratuity even though there were just five of us. We would have paid at least that amount but did not appreciate the presumption. The service and management are usually steller but the waiter was a bit impatient when we pointed out the error.

I had the Gulf Shrimp shrimp tacos which were yummy, and a nice glass of Malbec. Everyone at my…read moretable enjoyed their individual meal, Greek Gyro Salad, Signature Burger, and the Mediterranean Harvest Bowl. They all enjoyed signature Martinis. Our appetizer was the Calamari and we topped everything off with the desert, Death by Chocolate. (True description of the desert!) Our wait staff were friendly, helpful, efficient and delightful, which made for a lovely evening. Thanks to RJ, Shay and Tatum for your great service!!!! Now, if Satellite will just bring back their Grilled Salmon, Fried Shrimp and Meatloaf, we'll all be sure to keep coming back!

My first job that took me down the path as a chef for a few years started at a hole in the wall…read morecalled Acme Bar & Grill in Mt. Pleasant SC, so I'm familiar with a low brow affair. On one hot Saturday afternoon I was looking to change things up a bit so google suggested Giddy Ups. I will confess driving up I was a bit apprehensive as it felt like a hole in the wall of a hole in the wall in the middle of nowhere. Upon arriving one will notice the parking lot is extremely worn with minimum upkeep while the facility wasn't that much fancier. Walking in you can feel the history and life. Everything is rustic and rudimentary as if the place was bought for pennies on the dollar. The outside has old fashioned 2x4 overhang with old plain wood columns, a huge red and obnoxious store front (but in a good way) and a tacked-on sheet metal shed. Inside, a half mannequin here, a thousand local artists in picture frames there all with dive bar tables and chairs make up the main area. Oh, there's a stage too if one can call what amounts to a step as a stage. The staff here are humble and nice. As for alcoholic beverages, if they got it, they're gonna make it for you. However, be warned the selection is limited, keeping in step with the bare bones mentality. Speaking of drinks, they're extremely affordable. I enjoyed my bourbon and diet coke just the same here as anywhere else while paying a fraction of what other places charge. In the side attachment or "shed" they have a number of games. One gripe I have is that they have the most disgusting bathrooms I've seen in years. No more elaboration needed. So what are my final thoughts? Giddy Ups is grass roots, simple but not for everyone. I like it and like the vibe but in my vast list of places to visit I just can't justify coming back especially if I'm looking to impress a date. It's not a bad place at all, just not my flavor.

Typical Austin "hole in the wall" neighborhood bar with character. While we were there, many of the…read morefolks were regulars and knew the bartender. There is also a stage for live music but we left early due to the weather. Our party did order pizza and brought dessert so you can take your own food. LOVE places like this!! Pro tip - wasn't a fan of mixed drinks so I would order bottles or cans next time.

Our extended family decided to go on Friday. There were 14 of us in all. The staff were very…read morefriendly and worked with us so that we could purchase a 'package' and divide it among the 14. There was a variety of games from 'old school' to newer games and there was plenty for every age. All of the games except one were working, which is better than most of these types of places. My grandson played the Willy Wonka 'coin' game and managed to get all nine character cards and a golden ticket card which is a big deal. The few who get this have their picture taken and placed in the machine - a 'wall of fame' so to speak. When we asked the staff to add his picture they said they were out of film. We offered to purchase some (Polaroid) and they initially declined saying they couldn't 'accept' it. After having a good discussion with the manager, they agreed that if we went to Walmart to get film, they would take the picture and post it, which all occurred. Not sure how they 'ran out of' film, but aside from that, all went well. Folks who aren't grandparents won't likely understand what grandparents will do for grandkids!

I ordered their sampler platter of four Chicken nuggets was raw in the middle. They didn't cook…read moreit all the way through. The blue cheese dressing was so liquidly it looked like ranch dressing. The mozzarella sticks and the sliders with cheese were not very flavorful. Also, my Guinness was flat, they also got rid of the Margarita pizza which is what I came for tonight. I wish I would've went somewhere else. I won't be coming back here for a while... hopefully to get their act together. This place is always a hit or a miss. My husband said, he liked his chicken sandwich and fries and his Yingling in a can was good.

Came up to meet friends and check out the S. Austin scene so we come to Moontower Saloon. As you…read moredrive 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.

Went here for a friends late night bday bar hop. Bartender literally ran me down to make sure I…read moredidn't take the drink home (I was literally 5 sec away from drinking it all). He literally snatched it out of my hands it was crazyyyy. It's whatever but also just soooo rude he could've asked nicely but instead just decided to snatch the drink I paid for out of my hands. Was so lame and no one was there that's why we were leavingggg!!! Peace and love but noooooo!!!!

It's a rad bar with cold beer, music, and billiards. Staff was friendly and everybody seemed to be…read morein a good moon.

I want to mention the best workers…read more logan the door guy he makes you in the mood to be happy instead of just scary. And makes you in a good mood. Ready to play pool (eye q the dj and, da photos have the best music and get the bar in the best mood) And serina the bar tender(the best)/ gus the barback(is a people person) roshaun(ro/roe) the bartender are all very welcoming but also on top of the job and make this a spot i want to regular. (Also she wasnt here today but maykalya is also very good with people. Makes this spot welcoming.)/ A good after work spot/ you may spot people who are super welcoming. Regulars you should meet Chris is good at teacher pool and making you feel welcome he has the white hair and the picture i posted is of him. The nicest person i met and the person who made me feel most welcome is the guy with the chain and blue shirt is the best(ryan)

This is my first time here. We had a party at 5:00, arriving at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday for the…read moreCrawfish boil. We parked in the back in the dirt parking lot. We were able to score a table under the tent, not far from the fire pit so it was nice and cozy on a cool day at 50°. There is also a big screen TV nearby nestled above a stage. There was plenty of seating under the tent. Just outside of the tent was a little bar and more seating, there was another big fire pit outside of the tent as well. There's another bar in the main building and the crawfish boil ordering area is outside as well. It's set up really great with lots of seating outside and there's even seating inside where the bar is. The line to get the crawfish was not long we only had one person ahead of us. We did a build your own boil bag with 3 lb of crawfish, half pound of shrimp, half pound of crab legs, with 1 sausage, 2 potatoes, 2 corn & some little mushrooms. Paid just a little over $80 for that. The crawfish was good with really good flavor and spice, But most of them were still pretty small due to the season. The shrimp was good! The crab legs were not the best, a bit salty and fishy. I wouldn't order them again. Next time I would just order the crawfish and possibly shrimp. Seasoning really was good and just the right amount of spice! Anyhoo, This was our first Crawfish boil of the season, looking forward to many many more.

We came again to Willie's since it's close to our home and we had a heavy day. The weather was…read moregreat, they were setting up a stage for karaoke, I wish we could have stayed because it seems fun and I love karaoke The service this time wasn't as usual, nothing rude or bad drinks, the bartender this time wasn't an older gentleman that wasn't as friendly as the other bartenders we had in the past. We all go through ups and downs so we wouldn't blame him over anything. We will still go back because we like the ambiance and the drinks...cheers!