Bankersmith
Bar · Gillespie County
About Bankersmith
Bankersmith, located in scenic Gillespie County, offers a unique and memorable bar experience. Known for its lively atmosphere and friendly service, Bankersmith provides a delightful escape. Guests rave about the delicious food, including the popular prime rib night on Thursdays, flavorful sandwiche...
Bankersmith, located in scenic Gillespie County, offers a unique and memorable bar experience. Known for its lively atmosphere and friendly service, Bankersmith provides a delightful escape. Guests rave about the delicious food, including the popular prime rib night on Thursdays, flavorful sandwiches, and perfectly cooked buffalo wings. The bar boasts an excellent selection of beers and cocktails. Live music frequently fills the air, enhancing the vibrant ambiance. With its accessible facilities, outdoor seating, and even adorable goats, Bankersmith is a place where everyone feels welcome and can enjoy a taste of the Texas countryside.
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Bankersmith is a unique ghost town bar and restaurant known for its great atmosphere, live music, and friendly staff, especially Amy and Spencer. It's family-friendly with a playground and goats, offering a fun experience for all ages.
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Tip: Visit on Sunday afternoons for charming live music or check out the lobster bash event. It's a great stop in the beautiful hill country.
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Bankersmith is always our favorite place to come in Hill Country! The staff, Kelly, Melanie, and Spencer were the best and took great care of us at the bar and serving us crawfish!! Definitely recommend this laid back and unique experience!
We came here from Maine and what an awesome place. The crawfish boil was outstanding and our waitress kelly was great. If we come back to Texas it will be a must come back
We love coming out! The kids enjoy feeding the goats and running around. Amazing atmosphere. Most nights have live music. Lilly was absolutely amazing!
This place is a quiet and unique place to grab a drink and some great food from Sophia’s food truck! The small petting zoo is a am added bonus to the whole experience!
One of a kind experience! You will smile from the moment you park and see the bus with goats looking out at you to the live music you can hear from the parking lot. The additional enclosure with friendly goats and alpacas, live music and great drinks with a super friendly atmosphere. The dance hall has turned into an art studio with fantastic art that you can stay and talk to the artist Mike Rudd all day. Also four BnB rooms with a donkey braying outside. What a cool place ♥️
This place is a breath of fresh air! Leaving Fredericksburg and headed to see the bats at Alamo. Got the $20 T-bone, baked potato, and salad deal on Friday night. Amazing!!!!! There was a great band! The drinks were so delicious! The menu has whatever you want. My kids were so happy!!!! Goats, cats, playground, and space. The staff is incredibly friendly!!! I highly recommend this place. From Nashville, TN and definitely want to come back here.
Went for prime rib night which is Thursday. Prime rib is only $20 and you get a salad and your choice of fries, baked potato or loaded baked potato. Prime rib has a rub on the outside that was really good but could have been marinated a bit longer for it to sink into the meat. The horseradish sauce was amazing. Best we have ever had and tasted like it was homemade. We also had the philly cheesesteak with homemade fries. The philly had very little taste but the meat was very tender. If it would have had more flavor, we would have given it a 5 out of 5. The atmosphere is nostalgic and the locals are friendly. There was a band playing inside that was really good. We sat outside and enjoyed the music from there. We had a resident taste tester join us (cat) and after sampling a few bites, decided to just hang out and chill with us. We felt like we took a step back in time here. Very cool place. Plenty of parking. We would definitely go here again and try some more food and drinks. Prices are reasonable and you can't beat a $20 Prime rib. If you are in Fredericksburg, take the drive to Bankersmith to go here. You won't be disappointed.
My wife and I are staying in an Airbnb nearby and decided to stop by along the way. We ate The Original Pig Sandwich and Everyone’s Favorite Pulled Pork Nachos. The sandwich was great and tangy, not too messy. The nachos were also excellent, coming with a white queso. The atmosphere was cozy and the knick-knacks around the place were neat to look at, especially the Houston Astrodome seats!
This place is so cute! Like going back in time. Sandy was very personable and helpful. We had the hamburger and fries to eat. Very good! My husband had a blond shiner beer. He said it was very good. Two musicians were playing music. Was an awesome experience all around. Oh and we are traveling with our dogs and they were allowed in. Stop by, you won’t be disappointed.
The food is amazing. Love the buffalo wings they were cooked to perfection. The poboy my husband had was just as good as the one on New Orleans and he has been looking for one here in Texas. The goat cheese with garlic we love just would tell them next time no honey. Everything was amazing and will be back. Our new favorite place to go. Oh and the atmosphere was beautiful and cozy.
Great spot virtually in the middle of nowhere! A mix of bar/hangout and petting zoo! They also have a good menu (though we didn't eat). We will definitely be back! The alpacas have a bit of an attitu…
Great little bar with great food and great live music. Tonight we listened to an artist - named Bill Goodge - don't think he knows how good he is! Goats are the best added touch that you didn't know …
Cold beer excellent wings and great musician. What more could you want? Goats? Oh yea they've got those too! So unique great time.
Great little bar with great food and great live music. Tonight we listened to an artist - named Bill Goodge - don't think he knows how good he is! Goats are the best added touch that you didn't k…
Great little bar with great food and great live music. Tonight we listened to an artist - named Bill Goodge - don't think he knows how good he is! Goats are the best added touch that you didn't kno…
Great little bar with great food and great live music. Tonight we listened to an artist - named Bill Goodge - don't think he knows how good he is! Goats are the best added touch that you didn't kno…
Cold beer excellent wings and great musician. What more could you want? Goats? Oh yea they've got those too! So unique great time.
We love coming out to Bankersmith, Texas! Always such a fun time -- especially on karaoke nights! The atmosphere is great, the people are even better, and we've met so many awesome friends here. It…
Great service with a smile! We are Harvest Host members so we stayed here in our RV for free at the winery. This is an awesome fun place to visit. You have a winery a bar a dance hall food great pl…
The vibe and live music is great! I love the feel of the bar- very rustic and cute for pictures
The vibe and live music is great! I love the feel of the bar- very rustic and cute for pictures
went there today and darn what a great place. Aimee was absolutely the BEST!!! \nWe are so glad we stopped for the goats but ran into the best menu and bar drinks.\nWorth the drive from Austin, TX.…
Drove from NB to our favorite bar for dinner. Thank you Amy for great drinks and food. Can't wait to come back
Drove from NB to our favorite bar for dinner. Thank you Amy for great drinks and food. Can't wait to come back
Drove from NB to our favorite bar for dinner. Thank you Amy for great drinks and food. Can't wait to come back
Spencer is the best bartender! food is awesome and there's always a great picker circle. It's my home away from home. Get here now!
Very cool little hidden gem!! Great food, drinks, and live music! Will definitely be back!!
Came for lobster bash event. It was a friendly and great vibe! Definitely returning here. Amy was superb! Excellent customer service.
Great drinks, great steaks & great music & great service! Amy was awesome! This place is a rare gem in Texas. Be sure to show up for some live music.
We love this place! Second time here. Food is great. They have snowcrab every Saturday and lobster, too. burgers are delicious. Look forward to next time.
Good food, service, and vibes. Will be back. Easy to get in and out. burger and fries were solid.
Great old Town atmosphere. Love it. Can't wait to come back. The testicles were plump and tasty.
Great happy hour. Live music daily. burgers, steaks, full bar service. Good stop in the beautiful hill country.
My family and I had a great time visiting Bankersmith! We enjoyed the bar and patio while waiting for our safari tour and visit to Grapetown Vineyards! So much fun and the friendliest people! We we…
Love this spot for my family with too many kids. Outside is so calm and kids friendly. Playground and goats. Food was good.
Love this spot for my family with too many kids. Outside is so calm and kids friendly. Playground and goats. food was good.
Love this spot for my family with too many kids. Outside is so calm and kids friendly. Playground and goats. Food was good.
Great hill country atmosphere! Shout out to Spencer and Amy! Great food and live music. Come and check them out today 12pm-4pm. Being your friends and family.
Great hill country atmosphere! Shout out to Spencer and Amy! Great food and live music. Come and check them out today 12pm-4pm. Being your friends and family.
Great hill country atmosphere! Shout out to Spencer and Amy! Great food and live music. Come and check them out today 12pm-4pm. Being your friends and family.
Great hill country atmosphere! Shout out to Spencer and Amy! Great food and live music. Come and check them out today 12pm-4pm. Being your friends and family.
This spot is one of a kind. Such a great atmosphere. We had the best night ever I can't wait to try karaoke next time we are there
This spot is one of a kind. Such a great atmosphere. We had the best night ever I can't wait to try karaoke next time we are there
We enjoyed a Saturday afternoon meal at the saloon, a special prime rib sandwich-so good my husband got a second one to go for the next day. We spent a quiet night at Camp Bankersmith nearby in …
Bankersmith is a cute ghost town bar and restaurant! Staff is amazing, the burgers are the bomb! And the live music on Sunday afternoons is charming!
Bankersmith is a cute ghost town bar and restaurant! staff is amazing, the burgers are the bomb! And the live music on Sunday afternoons is charming!
Bankersmith is a cute ghost town bar and restaurant! Staff is amazing, the burgers are the bomb! And the live music on Sunday afternoons is charming!
Love the place, crawfish was good when the kitchen wasn’t being rushed but had amazing flavor.
For my wife's birthday, I purchased tickets from Taste of Texas to eat snow crab, listen to a band, and apparently go across the road to a winery and exotic animal farm to take a tour. I didn't realize just what all I had purchased for my $38 per person. Had I known we could purchase the crab by itself, without purchasing tickets for the winery and tour, that's what we would have opted for. The crab was $20. I let my wife eat the bulk of my crab, partly because I'm more of a lobster and shrimp fan. She loves crab. We've never eaten crab like this. It was super oily. None the less, my wife enjoyed it. All around, the day was a big hit with my wife. Bankersmith is just a small old wooden building that may have been a general store on Old San Antonio Rd. It's a rather eclectic place with an old Greyhound bus from the 50s as a backdrop for the band. We enjoyed sitting by an open fire and listening to the band. Bankersmith is just a mile or two north of the old railroad tunnel state park where you can watch bats emerge at dusk. NOTE: When they have these special events, they have a very limited food menu.
Very disappointed in our visit. We had seen on-line that Saturday had $20 crab leg plate and would have live music from 7-9 pm. Drove the 20 minutes only to find they were cutting back on their men…
Very disappointed in our visit. We had seen on-line that Saturday had $20 crab leg plate and would have live music from 7-9 pm. Drove the 20 minutes only to find they were cutting back on their…
Very disappointed in our visit. We had seen on-line that Saturday had $20 crab leg plate and would have live music from 7-9 pm. Drove the 20 minutes only to find they were cutting back on their m…
Very disappointed in our visit. We had seen on-line that Saturday had $20 crab leg plate and would have live music from 7-9 pm. Drove the 20 minutes only to find they were cutting back on their m…
Two stars... was Not as advertised. "All the fixin's" included a (as in one) corn coblette. Paid 80 $ for two clusters of crabs and one corn!!! Crab was good. Unknowingly sat at an outdoor table that had an ant bed underneath and got bit serval times. The atmosphere (besides the ants) was cool, a lot of old signs and decorations. Decided to try the "mountain oysters" $10 per plate... came with one- not even the set- and some kind of overcooked gizzard. The people were friendly enough, but WAY over priced for what we got! Don't waste your money. For the same price there are several seafood restaurants in town!
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7905 Old San Antonio Rd, Fredericksburg, TX 78624
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