The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. — Restaurant in Austin

I will preface this review in that the food and beer were on the 4 to 3-star level, respectively, but the experience of getting said beer and food warranted the 2-stars.

I have heard nothing but "how much this place rocks" and "how amazing it is", so I finally came to check out the hype for myself, and in my opinion it is just that.

The way they have it set up is you stand in a line to go up to the bar and order your beer and food from either their chalk-board offerings and/or their paper menu at the "start" of the line(s). There are apparently more than one cashier to take your order, but when you are all the way in the back of the loooooong ass line, it is hard for some of the line-standers to grasp the concept of two lines, leading to people griping about "line cutters" because they couldn't figure out to make two single files (but let's be honest here, queueing is NOT an Austinite strong suit...it is like it is a skill that should be very well honed in ATX, but somehow is not)...I digress. So, after you place your order, you are given a kitschy placard of the Gizmo or Scott Baio variety that you place on your communal long-picnic table seating option, which again, wouldn't be a hard concept to grasp if you lived outside of Austin, but people who have procured seating because they escaped the "line trenches" somehow, space themselves out like to come in contact with another human being would violate some sort of unspoken "Prime Directive"...it is like the people who parallel park downtown have somehow found a way to transfer their inconsiderate concept of space from parking spot to bench.

So back to ordering...after you place your order for, again, in my opinion, overpriced pizza, especially by the slice ($3.50 for a "specialty" slice and it is barely bigger than a slice you would get from a delivery establishment?!) you have the option to either close or open your tab. WARNING!!!!: IF YOU THINK THERE IS EVEN A REMOTE CHANCE YOU MAY WANT SOMETHING ELSE LIKE ANOTHER BEER OR FOOD ITEM LEAVE YOUR TAB OPEN! And here is why: YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE LINE HELLSCAPE EACH AND EVERY TIME!!!

My advice, order everything you want in advance and if you forget something, enact Zombie Apocalypse protocol and enjoy what you can and move on!

Now on to the actual food and beer. The pizza slices I got were pretty tasty, but like I said, I just wish that for $3.50 there would have been more of them to enjoy.

As for the beer, I had the Hell Yes, Summer Melons, and Big Mama Red, which were ok, but nothing extraordinary. I am a Stout girl myself, so I was disappointed they had no dark brews on their beer menu to speak of.

All that said and done, it was an experience, but one I do not see myself repeating in the...

Parking is a @$&@%@*#&@. Okay had to get that out of my system. They actually have more parking spaces than some other places I go. However once it's full good luck finding parking. I went into a neighborhood but no parking until after 8pm (fml) then I went across the street (after I got lost and had to find myself out of said previous neighborhood) but no luck/not willing to take a chance of getting towed (double fml). Last ditch effort would have been across the tracks in a different neighborhood but I saw a spot & no cars in the lot waiting. I zoomed across four lanes of traffic, into the lot & the spot. Felt like winning the lottery. Luckily the rest of my time here was not as dramatic or life threatening.

So to the real experience. I met some friends here for dinner on a Thursday night. I had never been and did not know what to expect. Upon arrival I saw that there was a lot of outdoor seating tables (picnic family style) and thankfully there were heaters. I went inside and there seemed to be a good amount of room inside. I waited for everyone to arrive while chatting with one person in our group. I wanted to grab a beer but I generally only like ciders. Well to my luck they had two. To my utter shock and disappointment, they were very expensive. $16 or $20 for a dang on cider! You have lost your mind... Matter of fact you may have never had it with those prices. It was for a decent size but still that is ridiculous! I'll take a diet coke for $2.50 instead.

Pizza by the slice. Special #1 which had meatballs, cheese and veggies (Sorry I can't remember the specifics). The crust was very thin and light. Also the ingredients felt light and fresh. Not your chain store pizza for sure. I had two slices but it didn't leave me full. I could've had another slice but I didn't. The pizza was good especially the crust but next time I may try a sandwich.

All in all I'd go back to this place. I'd have to find the strength to drive all the way south and pray that the parking odds would be in my favor. I could see it being a great place to kick back, relax, and socialize with friends. It is the right kind of...

This is one of those reviews where I want to give 1 star fir the food but then closer to 5 for the server response to the issue. So I settle on 4 which seems fair but at least making everyone aware...

Here goes. Started not great to begin with... The place smells like kibble to me (was it the yeast /brewing process as my husband wondered? But we have eaten at a 100 breweries and I have never smelled this before). There were only a very few beers on tap to choose from, 5. One ipa west coast style (no hazy or NEIPA or sours as are my preferences) but we went with what we could. We were hungry so the availability of some games/puzzles (missing pieces but what can you expect) helped keep kids occupied while waiting. The food came &this is where the real trouble started. The deviled eggs app was ONE egg! Usually, this type of dish includes at least 2 or 3 eggs cut in half. Also there was bacon on it which was not mentioned but this wasn't a huge deal bc the member of our party ordering that isn't the vegetarian. I am. I ordered specifically the vegetarian stuffed peppadews (which was listed correctly on our bill) but they came stuffed with prosciutto under the cheese! I was horrified. I reported this to the staff and initially they didn't say anything and I was preparing a. Nasty review. But luckily then a few minutes later one waitress came over to me and Apologized several times, and another stopped by to as well. They took that off the bill and reduced the rest of the bill as well, an appropriate move. The flies, the hair in my sandwich, the barely visible or tasted sauce on the reuben, the fact that the "frito pie" was literally a bowl of chili with Zero fritos solidified we won't come back. But the kind response of 2 of the staff prevents me from being nasty with...