11th Street Cowboy Bar — Restaurant in Bandera

Oh what a night! I’m a native Texan and can now say I’ve been to the Cowboy Capital of the World! I recommend 11th Street Cowboy Bar Wednesday night dinner for a fun evening. Their website doesn’t have a lot of details so here is my takeaway for what we will do on our next visit. Reserve a table ahead of time. Call the week before and secure reservations. They will tape off a table with your name on it. We arrived at 6:15pm and had a hard time finding a table for the 6 of us. Admission is $2 per person. Side plate with baked potato and salad is an additional $6 per person. CASH ONLY! But they have ATMs available. Bring your own meat. We brought steaks, asparagus, and cheese & crackers (someone brought sausage to grill which looked delicious). We also brought bottles of wine (They now offer a full bar). While they supply paper plates, seasonings and grilling utensils, we opted to bring our own. They start the charcoal grills around 5:30pm. The grill was extremely hot so it took skill to cook without burning the steaks. We brought meat, asparagus, appetizers, extra napkins/paper towels, steak knives, plastic wine glasses, wine, wine opener, water bottles, tablecloth and grilling utensils. Their policy on what you can bring in might be different now. So be sure to check with them. Weather is super important. The majority of the seating is open air. I wouldn’t bother coming if it is raining. So here’s my schedule suggestion - Call the week before to secure a table. Show up around 30 minutes after they start the grills. Summer hours are different and begin after Easter. If you didn’t plan early enough to reserve a table I would suggest calling to find out when the doors open and arrive early. Find your reserved table, throw a tablecloth on it and enjoy the appetizers you brought while drinking wine/beer. Enjoy the band and dance on the sawdust sprinkled dance floor. After the grills are at the right temperature cook your meat and vegetables. Stand in the line to get your potatoes and salad. Enjoy your dinner. Be sure to talk with the people around you. We met a family from Australia who came to Bandera just for Wednesday night...

We have been to 11th street several times over the years and it is usually a good experience. However, they Really missed the mark on Saturday April 27th!! We had friends visiting from Europe and we were all excited to see Roger Creager perform. I reserved a table for eight at the cost of $698.00 after fees and taxes. The doors were to open at 6pm and the show to start at 7pm with Wynn Williams the opening band. We arrived at 6:30 and the doors were locked! We waited outside with many other people until after 8:00pm when they finally opened the doors! We went through and found our table clearly marked reserved with our name. But our table was covered with drinks and decorations for a wedding!! We waited for the table to be cleared and Finally settled in. The show started at around 8:30, it was hard to see and enjoy the show as we were surrounded by a very active wedding party! We found out that the 2 1/2 hour delay was because they had scheduled a wedding for the same time slot!! As we bought drinks throughout the evening we noticed that the drink prices varied by bartender!! One would charge $9 per drink while another charged $8 per drink!! Needless to say we spent nearly $800 that evening and were Definitely not provided anywhere near what we paid for! We are very unhappy that the establishment decided it was okay to take our money and deliver such a poor experience!! Not worth...

A very fun spot for country music lovers! They bring in great bands, have a great stage and dance floor, an outdoor environment that’s very comfortable (especially after the sun sets) and attracts a fun mature crowd of cowboys and cowgirls. We walked from the hotel, or you could ride your horse in.

We were there on a Wednesday night when you can bring your own steaks (or whatever) and cook them up over a hardwood fire. For a small cover charge you’ll get a perfectly baked potato and a simple salad on a paper plate and plastic utensils (a pocket or buck knife comes in handy) and you can cook and eat whenever you like. Folks brought coolers of their favorite foods and picnicked with big smiles. Most crowded around the fire when it was very hot for a nice char, or wait until the fire settles and cook yours more slowly.

Drinks are reasonably priced and quick at the bar - no table service. I don’t know about other nights of the week, can’t imagine it’s much more than country simple, but Wednesday is BYO food - this place isn’t about the food.

There was scant staff and they worked hard, the band was GREAT and the guests very happy. I’d do it again in...