Dive Bar Austin — Restaurant in Austin

"Ye olde Tyme" Dive Bar was my favorite spot in Austin, the only Bar outside of New Orleans or NYC I've ever graced with a 4 of 5 rating, which had shockingly little to do with it being ludicrously convenient, both geographically and psychologically, to my places of work, or that they just happened to open for happy hour just as I got off of the first job, and was again a pit stop on the bus route home from working the second job with a few hours generally left before last call/ last bus and had almost everything to do with the talented and personable staff, the eclectic mix of patrons that rarely left me in need or want of a drinking companion, the bar stock which was diverse in both variety and economic virtue. Outside of my hometown New Orleans, it was the closest I've ever felt to having a surrogate bar family where quite literally, everyone knew my name. Okay, so covid came and did us all over, but Dive Bar made their very best efforts to adapt and stay afloat in the myshigas that was the premature and mis/unguided reopening of Texas, but things being what they were, they soon enough took the same header off the proverbial cliff that so many other Austin institutions, some going back 4,5 generations, took and sadly and regretfully announced their permanent closing at the height of that psychotic summer of 2020. Many eulogies were made and we all started to adapt to the prospect of returning to a semi normal life but without a Dive Bar in the mix. Well, grumbling stirred the monied, and here were are about three(??) months after an unannounced and whisper quiet reopening under what is now the second new ownership (the DBA Dive Bar and all remaining and future so branded merchandise was purchased, not the property itself). While I've yet to firm up my feelings about what the thing is now, it's most definitely NOT the Dive Bar I came to know and love, but I'm warming up to it more and more. I've personally found the new staff to be friendly and welcoming, and while maybe not the same vibe is given off as before, said vibes are in the same general ball park. It's the clientele that are bumming me out. That and TW Samuel's having replaced Evan Williams in the rail. But it takes time to cultivate a good group of regulars, never mind the small army of dedicated pre covid regulars that had been raised leading up to the Ides of March 2020, and much like my own self,more and more familiar faces are showing up every week, so we'll let time tell on this one after a...

This is an outstanding bar and restaurant that everyone should visit when they are in Austin. My wife booked it as a last minute dinner after SXSW and we were amazed by the both food and the service.

The ceviche was one of the best we have ever tasted, and the Chicken Entree was excellent. The mocktails were brilliant - we both had one based on Lyre's London Spirit, which tasted like real gin, but better.

Best of all, our waiter, Jordan, was the perfect host and delivered just the right dose of Southern hospitality to make this a very memorable evening. Highly...

LaTonya did an awesome job….. then she got super busy on a busy Saturday. She was really struggling because she became swamped out of nowhere and Birdie showed up out of nowhere and the bar was able to satisfy unruly customers. I was so impressed at the two’s composer and upstanding customer service. Birdie totally saved the day and allowed Latonya to do an awesome job bartending. Great atmosphere, great service.

Owners should really prepare for concerts at moody to dump...