Betsy's Billiards — Local services in Austin

The very nice tables do not make up for the short comings. I really wanted to like this place but will not be going back if I can help it. Some of it is due to going on a league night, but most is not.

It is echoey loud due to the lack of decor (some noise cancelling panels in the ceiling would do wonders). There are also unfinished areas. I know this place just opened and all but, really?

It was crowded and cramped on the few public tables they had. There was also a lack of seating and tables for personal affects. I counted 1 - 2' x 3' table with 2 chairs for every 2 public tables. There were stools not being used in the league areas (just saying). Also, where the league players were sitting made certain shots impossible and the players could not be bothered to move (yeah, real welcoming). This really made it impossible to relax and enjoy ourselves.

The table lights NEED COVERS!!!!!! I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH! Not a great experience to be blinded by EVERY table light in the place if you are not looking down.

Everything is served in a can, bottle, or disposable plastic cup. Really rounds out that hole in the wall feel. Even the entrance could use some love, it felt like walking into an inner city boys and girls club.

We were told it was $15/hour but there was a sign behind the person that stated it was $14/hour from 7 to 11. We got there around 8. Small thing but maybe learn your own pricing or update your signs?

It took an hour before any wait staff came around. By that time we had enough and were playing 1 last rack before leaving.

Really hope they can pull this place around. If they do I would be willing to give them another shot and revise my review. Until then, there are plenty of other places where I don't feel like I am compromising so much just to play on some 8'...

As much as I would like to compliment this place with the environment, aesthetics, and the overall housekeeping of the pool hall... I've got to say that I felt as though the wait staff tend to show a little favoritism. All the while I am shooting pool one-handed mind you, not arrogant it's a confidence thing, I saw the waitress that was serving me serving hard liquor to the patrons right next to me all the while I was being served IPA beer. I have worked several places, special events, and as well as personal security for some well-known celebrities and I felt as though I was not being treated fairly compared to the other patrons that might be living in the area or know the wait staff. It would have been more appropriate to have my waitress inform me that she didn't feel comfortable that my consumption of alcoholic beverages made her feel uncomfortable yet she was still serving hard liquor to the table next to me. I respect her decision, but I will not return to this place, or this venue as I don't feel that the pricing was good for great condition pool tables but I thought as though the wait staff were only interested in certain patrons that they knew. And I used to own a couple bars, dance clubs, and was a bouncer myself and I understand some of it to a degree, but ultimately I will not return to this place if you do not know who works there as far as I'm concerned it feels more of a favoritism pool hall than seeing the patrons that enter and leave with a great impression. I did not get a great impression...

I wish I could give 4.5/5 stars! Very clean, very friendly place with LOTS of tables! My husband and I came here after waiting over an hour at another nearby Billiards bar only to find out the waitlist hadn't moved at all, so we decided to leave that place and try out Betsy's. We arrived around 11:30 thinking we'd have until 2am to drink and play. When we arrived there were lots of open tables, the staff was super friendly and we were able to get a drink and a table right away. When they gave the last call just a few minutes later (just before 12am), we were a little shocked. Then the bartender explained that they just close the bar at midnight, but we can keep playing until 2am. I realize that they probably stop serving alcohol at midnight due to licensing or zoning. Now that we know that they stop serving alcohol at midnight we can be better prepared for our next visit.

We will definitely be back! This place was SO much cleaner than the other place we had just come from, and the staff was way friendlier. We also appreciated that the music was loud enough to enjoy without it blasting our eardrums out. As a woman, I personally felt safe and comfortable using their super clean restroom, compared to the previous billiard bar's super disgusting one. I really wish I could give 4.5 stars, because the alcohol serving time really isn't that big of a deal, it just would've been nice to know...