Visitant Social Club — Restaurant in Austin

Speakeasy craze has Austin in a chokehold as of late and Visitant is not one to be missed! I really want to keep this place a secret but it is just too amazing of a sensory experience not to share. Literally stumbled upon this secret bar during my daily cold brew and bagel run at Progress Coffee + Beer in Cherrywood. (Bonus: Progress is a coffee shop with a full bar and home to food trucks, Pueblo Viejo and Lil’ Nonnas pizza!) Visitant is hidden in plain sight, parked amongst the food trucks on a spacious patio. If you can’t score a reservation….just ring the bell on the stairs and you will be greeted by a lovely host. The moment you walk in you are transported in to another dimension! Once you’re seated, the menu is verbally given and they take your order. The charismatic bartender is not only dreamy but engaging while he quickly gets to work on your cocktail! These are some of the most creative and mind blowing cocktails I have ever had! My description will not do it justice, but you just have to trust me and try the Avocado Margarita…and anything else that catches your attention, because they change the menu constantly. I could go on and on about this place, but I want to leave some of the excitement and mystery for you to experience for...

It was amazing but a bit pricy! I can see why it’s so expensive, you can tell a lot of thought and care went into every aspect of the bar but it was a bit of a shock! Their drinks were very creative and better than most other high end bars I’ve been to in Austin. Everyone was really friendly, the music was great, and the design was super cool.

Be forewarned they do charge for water, $2 per person. It is very fancy water but I wasn’t expecting that when I said yes when offered. If I remember correctly our price breakdown was about $25 a drink - $18 a drink + tax + water + 20% tip so we paid $100 for 2 people to have 2 drinks. I wanted to write a quick review since the only price estimate we could find said $20-$30 per person.

In my opinion it’s very much worth the cost, you can tell a lot of the money goes back into running the business. It’s a super cool experience, there’s a very creative personal touch to it that’s hard to find in...

It’s pretty uncomfortably hot, but to be expected when it’s 9-10 people crammed in a trailer.

The cocktails were good! $18-20 per cocktail, seems to be a lil bit of a robbery compared to what you get from other places in Austin, considering that all their drinks are pre-batched.

Finally, service was just weird. Besides the hostess’ confusingly hostile (?) attitude, she gave us no privacy while we were filling out the tip screen. In addition to that, the reservation gives you an hour in the trailer and we were reminded after closing out 30 mins in that “there were guests waiting outside.” As we left, there was no one outside, so not sure what...