Austin Lounges

Good Drinks

1. The Creekside Lounge

Neighborhood: Downtown

Pros-  - pinball - cheap drinks! - great patio - hula hoop (makes for great people watching) - good location - clean bathroom - friendly crowd  Cons-  - really crowded for 11pm on a Wednesday night...

2. The Lobby Lounge at…

the night. And that chocolate martini- oh my goodness! It was like drinking pure chocolate- the best drink EVER for chocoholics! We also ordered a cheese plate for our table, which was very good as well...

3. Red House Lounge

Neighborhood: Cherrywood

and Western themed decorations. It was quiet when I got there, but it soon picked up. I had the pear puree Tito's drink--which was good, but maybe not $8.50 good. I followed it with a Michelada--tasty...

4. Rio Rita Lounge

Neighborhood: East Austin

fun, casual, mellow.  good selection of drinks - full bar.  cute casual outdoor seating, intimate. couches and settees inside, coffeehouse vibe.  you can bring your dog.  owned by randall & danya...

5. Longbranch Inn

Neighborhood: East Austin

jukebox.  A comfortable place to drink beer and have great conversations.  And whether I went there on a weekday or a weekend, I'd have an equally good time.  Up until last night I didn't have that bar...

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Nice Bartenders

1. The Creekside Lounge

Neighborhood: Downtown

island for less than what you'd get  across the street in all directions. Bartenders are surprisingly nice and patient.   A good time to go is on Sunday night, where other bars look depressingly...

2. Nomad Bar

I joined yelp JUST to say nice things about Nomad. I love the Nomad and the Nomad loves it's customers. That's all you need to know really. The bartenders are nice and the drinks are yum. I'm keeping...

3. Red House Lounge

Neighborhood: Cherrywood

Good drink, but it's expensive for Austin. A little yuppie-ish and seemed like it was loud even though we were outside. The bartenders were nice but took forever to recognize a friend and me. Yuck...

4. Bender Bar and Grill

This place is not what I'd call a dive.  They're almost a little too un-divelike for this part of Austin.  However, they have decent beer prices, nice bartenders, a fantastic juke box and an outdoor...

5. Rio Rita Lounge

Neighborhood: East Austin

the same 7-up sign outside of some shady hole in the wall years ago, when East 6th was not the safe yuppie-ville it is now.   The barrista/bartender was quite nice, and ran all over looking for a beer menu...

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