C-Boy's Heart & Soul — Restaurant in Austin

C-Boy's is everything I love about Austin. They have a lively spot downstairs with great music, a small dance floor, and good drinks. If things get too wild inside or you need some fresh air after cutting a rug, you can step out the back door to hang out on the porch. Video and music from inside is played outside, so you don't miss a thing. Or if you're looking for a more low-key evening, head upstairs to the Jade Room. Which is where we landed last weekend. Having been to C-Boy's in the past, I had completely bypassed the Jade Room during previous visits. Not this time! Upstairs offers a more laid-back environment with live jazz or blues, cozy booths, dark red lighting, and vibe that is unmatched. During our visit, we caught the tail end of Mel & James's performance. They are stellar artists, and our only regret was not arriving sooner to catch more of their performance. After the show we hung around to chat with Mel & James who were more than happy to swap stories with us. Can't wait to come back to Austin, C-Boy's, and hopefully catch a show with Mel &...

April 2025:

An excellent Austin music venue with consistent good music. A lot of blues and soul played here.

They do have kind of a weird system for charging cover. Example, if you go see one band, and You have already paid and you're in there, you'll have to finish your drink, go back outside and wait in line again to see the next band so that you pay separately for the second band or third. They just clear out the place, it's kind of annoying, but they going to get they money. I'm sure there's a better way to do this. The bands definitely should get paid, I just don't like the method. Thanks to management for being more clear on the method, that is helpful.

On South Congress, a bit of a Walk from other similar venues like the Continental club. But you can walk it. There is generally available parking here, but if South Congress is busy it might be tricky.

For popular shows, it's not a very large venue, so it can feel very packed in there. Take note of this if you're...

Insulted. Accused of trying to con the bar out of a $6 drink despite paying for several tabs and several rounds of drinks the three of us DID consume. Bar tender was hostile and aggressive, insulting, and just plain mistaken. Arieus. Was raising his voice and making a scene in front of VIP acquaintances of ours despite his being wrong. Could've had a nice time, but ended in quite a sour note. The attitude of this bar tender is a joke. Grow up. Learn to admit when you're mistaken and swallow the ego... On another note, the first bar tender we had with white hair was super cool, the door guy was cool, the sound tech was cool, and they had an impressive, antique vinyl jukebox pulling music for the venue

P.s. - you can see he responded below. Funny thing is, our party drinks mezcal and Jameson. Not titos. The rest of the drinks we ordered we accounted for in the itemized reciepts we got. Nice try covering your mistake. Still playing the same petty...