Foxy's Proper Pub — Restaurant in Austin

Edit: 03/25/22 Unfortunately, I have to remove a star. The kitchen was closed and the Guiness wasn't poured right. I know that sounds ridiculous but Guinness needs to poured a certain way for the right flavor. Without food it's not a pub just a bar. The people were nice though the familiar faces are gone. It's sad the place went downhill so quickly. I'm hoping they can return to a properly Irish inspired menu and train their bar tenders on how to poor a proper pint of Guinness. Prior to shutting down their kitchen they were straying further and further from Irish food. Though they did get rid of corned beef which is not Irish! To improve the menu you need creamy rich soups, wheaten bread, boxy's, and lamb. Soften the music, pubs are places where conversation is encouraged. Finally get some Irish musicians, there are plenty in this city! (They even have a Facebook group!)

Edit: 12/19/21 From my previous reviews you might assume we are regulars, you'd be right. Why do we keep coming back to the same pub? Because this place cares. 2 weeks ago we got married and had our after party at Foxy's! It was fantastic. We felt attended to and everyone had a great time. The beer was cold the cocktails fantastic!! We had such a great time that I forgot my bouquet there. I thought all was lost certainly they wouldn't keep it. 2 weeks later we showed up for some pints and they gave me my bouquet which they kept alive in a fridge for me! I was able to take it home and preserve it. This place is top notch.

Edit: 10/24/21 This place gets better and better. They updated the menu to include disco fries. The most Irish bar food you can get, french fries covered in gravy and meat! It's also a breakfast food. The biscuits and gravy some how got better. Idk all I can say is, if you aren't eating and drinking here you are making poor life choices.

Original post: sometime in July 2021 The food here is absolutely the best in Austin! The Irish Toast should be experienced by everyone before they die. The biscuits and gravy are the best in the world. The fries with curry ketchup are a delightfully unique taste sensation you can only experience here. The fish and chips are the best in Austin for sure. Finally, the party melt will melt your hangover away. It's all good. We haven't had one thing we didn't love here.

As for the bar all the cocktails are delicious. Try the velvet vixen!!! Also the mimosas are top notch and they have Guinness and Harp on tap. If you are Irish this is your spot!!

My husband is from Ireland and gives this place his stamp...

Luck of the Irish

It was St. Patrick’s Day and search all over downtown Austin for green beer until a bouncer said come on in we have it. I never been inside Foxy’s Proper Pub where from outside looked small but it rather big inside. One problem before entering was it looked packed but decided to venture inside like an explorer. I was navigating shoulder to shoulder through people mostly 25 years younger than me where most were holding cups of shiny green beer. I ended up at a long bar under a chandelier made of green Jameson bottles. This room resembled a two story library out of Harry Potter. Lots of of iron, wood, and character, but no wands.

As I finally got the attention of one of the many bartenders serving thirsty folks I got my green beer and those behind me were marveling at it. It tasted like a golden ale beer and enjoyed it.

Besides green beer looks like on a normal day Foxy’s serves a very wide range of authentic Irish mixed drinks, beer and food. It’s really a cool place to checkout where I was impressed by what I could see in the massive crowd. There was patio, bar and indoor balcony seating. There was also what looked like a private area seeing a few going through a curtain unless it was the green beer talking.

In hindsight the green beer made my day in celebrating St....

I wanted to start by saying I was in the service industry for 7 years so I get it when someone has a bad day but this girl completely ruined our experience and we will not be going back. However, we would go back if she wasn’t there. The brunette bartender working last night was bubbly and sweet and has nothing to do with this review.

We came in last night for the first time with a group and it was pretty empty. Right off the bat we get bad vibes from the blonde bartender as we shuffle around looking for a cocktail list. First off, she makes great drinks I’ll give her that. Other than the drinks, she was probably the worst service industry worker I’ve ever seen. Not attentive at all, and when she finally saw us after waiting patiently while she stood around for like 10 minutes, I asked her smiling if I could order some drinks from her. Remember it’s extremely slow, there were probably 4 other people at the bar besides our group. She turns around not smiling, not welcoming, and just says what’s up. In the middle of me ordering she literally turns and walks away. I was annoyed, everyone was annoyed.

Save yourself the time and go next door to cedar door. We’ll try you again sometime in the future, Foxys, so...