Leander Beer Market — Restaurant in Leander

Wonderful casual place to get a great craft beer. I liked the outdoor patio and the indoor of the bar had a good atmosphere as well, with a wall of different bottles from all over to choose from, as well as a really solid selection of draft beers.

The food was good, but not great. I'm sure after you've had a few beers, it would be amazing. I had the toasted ravioli, chef salad and pizza. The pizza was really crisp and pretty decent toppings, the salad was the usual just ok stuff (lettuce, mushrooms, olives and ranch), and the toasted ravioli was fried to perfection and crisp, but the beef filling was about half of what was needed and the beef was bland. Cut the size of the dough in half, add some seasoning to the beef and it would have been great. I'm from St. Louis, so I was super excited to see toasted ravioli, these just weren't quite up to par with what I am used to.

Also, the second building, with the coffee and gelato is really dimly lit. I came in when it was sunny out and it felt like a cave. Completely different feel from the bar area across the patio. It needs a few more lights to make it feel...

Reading the last review... It's a bar not a library and people go to them to laugh, drink, catch a game and have fun with friends. All the staff has to do is ask people nicely to either go outside or tone it down. Instead what they do is yell at them from across the bar. As you can read in other reviews the bar staff is most definitely not friendly and this place has been on the decline for some time mostly because of the new bar staff. The talking was never the problem, the problem is a bar staff that acts like they don't want to be there, lack of a good food menu, plastic cups, pours that depend on who you get at the bar, a very clear bias for certain regulars. There are some very bright spots such as Mary who is a clear hard worker and always welcoming. The outdoor area is also large and they have several tvs. Outside of those two things however, Maggie's across the street outshines them in every way particularly the service and their amazing way of greeting their guests and making them feel...

This hurts my heart to write, but Leander Beer Market has given up their beer selection for a booze selection that replaced probably 3 of the 5 big old beer fridges. I loved this place for the great beer, chill (and attentive and friendly and helpful) bartenders, and local crowd that made it totally okay to sit at a bar and have a few beers in the middle of a Saturday. Today, we walked in and were greeted by three yappy, worthless dogs (obviously not legit service dogs) sitting inside the restaurant, a whiny baby, and an apathetic and unhelpful bartender. Had it not been for the nice couple next to us, we'd probably have left a few sips in. What used to feel like a beer-based Cheers in the making now feels like a strip-mall Chili's. Still 3 stars, since that my be exactly what the owners and other clientele are looking for, but I'll stick to Dig or Pour...