Bar 508 Mezcalerita — Restaurant in Austin

Crispen. To quote from the great literary work Lolita: [Crispen] light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul..." Upon entering 508 Tequila Bar as a fresh Austinite, excited about the prospect of quality tequila, Crispen entered my life. He will forever be the Best bartender, the one who welcomed me into the Austin bar scene, who gave my mother and I a free margarita. I will forever be in debt to his hospitality and friendly nature, which made me realize that Austin is the Best City in the World. Aside from great bartenders, 508 Tequila has a great selection of wonderful margaritas & other cocktails, Jenga, hula hoops, an outdoor seating area with a wonderfully large tree, and again, JENGA! The best game to play while drinking. My favorite drink at 508 is the extremely strong University of Texas-themed margarita, which is bright orange and so tasty that you'll want to have an endless amount (beware: the limit is two). The bar also offers a respite from the scum of nearby dirty 6th. So go here. Say hi to bartender Crispen. And prepare for your life to...

Funny (peculiar) bar arrangements, with the menu for the cocktails only available at the restaurant next door, that this is a Mezcal bar, but other basic drinks are available. Mikel was a superb host. A mixologist, proud of his craft, he offered a special concoction of his own, after asking if, as a new customer, I trusted him. I let him mix a special drink, very fairly priced, and was delighted with the result, to henceforth be known as "Scott's Drink." I told him of the legacy the Vieux Carre enjoys, first served at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans in a bygone era of very different social media for building upon such things. The Bar 508 Mezcalarito could, in 100 years, may well have borne such a treasure on this early September visit. ASK FOR this elixir, by name. 🙂❤️🍹.... or just go to enjoy a good mezcal in a simple, down home, dive bar atmosphere with friendly service, adjoining the Pelon Tex Mex restaurant, whose fare we thoroughly enjoyed in the dining...

Was here last night. Its rare for me to do reviews but here we are. I went with my boyfriend and was blatantly ignored several times at both bars. The bartender at the wrap around bar ignored us and several others for upwards of 20 minutes. We left and went to the other bar where they again ignored us for just as long. Because we’d already put our names down we decided to stay. We went back to the first bar and was ignored again… so we left and went to Charlie’s. This is my first time in Austin. Maybe it was a busy night (though it didn’t look like it at all. Seriously)… but I’m not sure if this place is terribly friendly to LGBTQ people....