Albert Dance Hall — Attraction in Blanco

Ain't no place that I'd rather be when up in the Hill Country. Albert Ice House is where it's at. Great food at the Cowboy Cantina food truck, and the menu changes consistently. It's also the home of one of the best Oak trees in Texas. She's huge and has a wide span, no place is better to be than sitting under that big old oak, drinking a tall cold drink and having a slight breeze blowing by. The people watching is off the hook and as quickly as people show up, they leave, so the audience changes often. Live band playing on stage every weekend and make sure to tip your bartender. If your dog is jerk, keep them in your Yukon XL. We don't need to have your drama here. Say hi to the Mayor,...

A disappointing experience. Not like the traditional old dancehalls. Great Band, Bob Appel, but the rest was sub-par. Doors were supposed to open at 6pm. Didn’t open until 7pm. People stood in line for an hour. As the doors opened the Band started to play (on time); yet people were backed up getting in and at the bar for at least 30 min. I’ve never experienced this at traditional old dance halls like Twin Sisters, Anhalt, Kendalia. Although some reviews mentioned a food truck there was no food truck. Drinks were overpriced. There needs to be significant improvement before we...

Great venue. Very historical. Not a lot of seating, but a great dance floor. Pretty small place so nothing is too far from the stage. Only food available is a food truck, but it's good. No bathrooms in the dance hall; they're in a separate building a little way from the dance hall. I don't recall anything being paved, so if you have accessibility issues you might want to think twice or at least call ahead and get more information. But, all in all, we...