My wife and I found this place on our walk back from our hotel. We were greeted with amazing customer service and sat promptly at their bar, as requested. The service was some of the best I’ve had. They had a fantastic authentic gumbo special and the oysters were delicious. At the end, they let us sample their king cake! Jill was fanatic behind the bar. Everyone in the restaurant appeared to have been having just as much fun as well. Highly recommend and we plan on returning there to eat before our trip ends!

6th St post Thanksgiving was a delight! Quieter than usual, we were thrilled to find Parkside. Sat at the bar & it was perfect!! Their Happy Hour from 5-6 was AWESOME! Half off all drinks & 4 of their top selling appies was perfect! Nico was behind the bar: Friendly, professional & gave the perfect suggestion for my palate. My husband loved his Oysters & Lamb with the WA Hedges Cab & Still Rye from Austin & I ADORED my Austrian Buchegger Riesling with the Ceviche. Fresh, balanced & tasty... we'll definitely be back.

Kimberly Nicole

Went here with my friend and brother and had such a great experience. The owner was incredibly kind—when a snowstorm was coming in, he even helped us call around to local restaurants to see where we could still grab food. The live music was fantastic, and the whole atmosphere made for a memorable time. Highly recommend!

Phil Rogers

This was the first bar I went to on my Christmas Texas holiday, the piano bar is great with so many talented musicians. Came back a few times and felt like a “local” with the bar staff remembering my drink choice and other staff welcoming be back. Great vibe, greet people. Definitely worth a visit if you’re in Austin! I’ll be back!

Shawna Sefton

First things first…CJ was THE MAN. We had such a blast with the rest of the crowd and the musicians did great! CJ really made us feel at home. We will definitely return!

Hes a Righteous Dude

As the final stop on our 2025 1 year wedding anniversary tour we came here. Requested a song that the player did not know very well(she let us know so all good!) She played another song that got us chair dancing! 3 songs we had the entire dance floor hopping! The music,the vibes,the people crossed paths with definitely helped make our evening truly magical! Love this place and will be back again! Thank you Darwins! Plus they have Guinness on tap!

Jill H

Such a fun spot in Austin! Loved the live music with requests. CJ took the best care of us. We had a blast singing along and dancing.

Joel Mee

This place was SUPER fun and high energy on a Friday night. Super friendly staff. The musicians we fantastic and very talented.

Kevin Fielder

Great talent between the musicians! The bartenders are friendly and efficient as well! Good spot to hang and listen to live music!

Rachel Crowe

Our favorite bar by far in Austin. It's always a great time and a great vibe in there. CJ, the owner, and all of the bartenders are amazing and so friendly and make everyone feel like they are family. The musicians are always awesome, and the bartenders make a great drink at a good price! I could not recommend this place more!

Kate Breukink

Amazing service. Friendliest staff and patrons. The musicians were incredible and played songs that had everyone up and singing

Maram Essoh

The Gemini bartender crafted a drink for me based on my description, and it was so delicious that I had two! Issam is also an outstanding bartender. When we're in Austin, we'll definitely return for the music, drinks, and exceptional hospitality by the bartenders.

Jurassic Jay

We came to the piano bar to celebrate my dad’s birthday 😂 we had a blast! The bartenders were super amazing and very friendly. The artists were super funny and interactive and took a bunch of requests! We will most definitely be back again!

+1

Tyler Z

So much fun! Musicians were great and got right to work. Minimal interaction with the crowd, just song after song. Drinks were good and service was fast. If you're a dude and you have to take the Browns to the Superbowl, be careful... no doors in the men's room. FYI, the alley was pretty private and a homeless guy had some Charmin for me. Can't wait to go back next time we are in Austin. Coolest spot on 6th Street!

Whitney Bird

15/5 stars!!! This place is amazing beyond belief. Live music, live requests, piano playing plus a killer drum beat by Joe makes all your wildest music dreams come alive. It was absolutely fantastic, definitely worth stopping by & experiencing. We saw Michael play who is incredibly talented as well as comical. It was a show full of magic, I could rave about this place forever. Bartenders are awesome, attentive, & fun. If you're on 6th street go to Darwin's! It's a must stop in my book from now on.

Jessica Settle

Live music was great! The bartender was super nice too, which is always a plus. We sat in a booth, and had a lot of fun. It's a cool place to hang out and listen to music. I will be back next time I am on 6th street.

Awesome happy hour deals! Sun-Fri 5-6 PM 1/2 off cocktails, beer, wine glasses; 1/2 off select menu items (east coast oysters, beef tartare, ceviche, crab fritters, USDA prime bacon cheeseburger). Greta ambiance. Downtown street parking. We especially liked the cheeseburger, crab fritters, and beef tartare. Outside of the happy hour menu, I recommend the endive salad (so good with apples, nuts, and dressing) and caramel pear tart for dessert.

Tried Parkside for dinner on East 6th and it’s a good pick if you want something a little nicer but still relaxed. The raw bar is the move here—oysters were fresh and the mignonette options made it fun to mix things up. Cocktails were solid, and the dining room has that brick-and-wood downtown vibe that works for a date or catching up with friends.

No wait for us, there were two barstools available, otherwise it would have been about 25 minutes. The food was very good, the service from the bartender was good. I left no additional tip, due to the 20% service fee added to the bill. I hope that goes into the tip pool, if not, do better by your servers and customers. The prices are high enough, 20% service fee is defeating the purpose, if it is a tip...I would have left more than that, if not forced to pay it.

adam callif

Killer vibes and even better live music. This place is a must-visit! Definitely the standout moment of my vacation so far. I'll be thinking about this night for a long while.

Paul Davies

One 9f the best bars we visited on 6th street , night we went in on a Sunday there was 1 guy on piano and 1 guy on drums , they did not disappoint, they were like a live juke box , just about every song requested by everyone in there they played , both really talented . As for the service , bar staff were very helpful and friendly and we were offered free water, which was nice , Def worth a visit , no down sides to our experience there , well done keep it up .

Madelyn Smith

Talented musicians on tap and they offered free bottled water. Unfortunately, the long haired man at the bar was rude and condescending.

Grace Monique Dykstra - Quillen

A great time! Attentive staff and a wonderful manager/owner who oversaw everything. Great times.... Just wish the musician had started playing the faster/old rock and roll songs before 10 pm. People were requesting and giving $25/song, but he would just say "they're not ready yet." We finally had to leave .... As we flew out the next morning. Would definitely be back, but would know to go about 11 pm or after when the music started to be more driven by the "rowdy song" requests.

Frank Taylor

Reasonably priced, good drinks and friendly staff contribute to the atmosphere at this Pub. The band was unusually good and the clientele seemed a bit more laid-back than usual for 6th Street.

Some of the food here was hit and miss. The macaroni lacked flavor. The squash and salmon were really fantastic. However, compared to other reviews and photos I saw. The portions for the entrees given to us were a lot smaller on Valentine’s Day for the same price. That was a let down. Also while everyone was nice, we were seated very closely to other people. All in all, based on my experience it seemed this business is more interested in turning tables and serving less portions for the same prices. Don’t think I’d return.

Fancy Dining here so it's definitely kind of pricey but some dishes are nice. If you ever decide to dine here, you can get the following: Beef Tartare - It's interesting how they added a tortilla chip as the base. Gives a good crunch to the raw beef Marinated Pork Blade Steak - Found this very tender and filling. Something you can savor. Some things to avoid: Corn - Totally not worth it and hard to eat Lamb Pastrami Ribs - They made it a bit too salty and meat is slightly tough

Super disappointing Valentine’s experience. We chose Parkside because we recently rented the event space upstairs for our wedding, and were truly blown away. I’m not sure where the lines got blurred, but our recent dinner experience was everything but smooth. Our 6:30 reservation was not honored, we finally managed a table about 30 minutes after that. Once seated, it took about 20 minutes to get seen. Thankfully my husband managed to order me a drink from the bar. Once our server came around, we put in our complete order from the Valentine’s menu. We received our oysters about an hour after seating and nothing else. The server never came around again, no management came to speak to us, we never even had the opportunity to know what was going on. After voicing this to a person running food, she simply dismissed our concern and told us the restaurant would cover our oysters. No hospitality, resolution or explanation. Mind-blowing bummer.

Our reservation was at 730pm and we arrived at 710pm. Got seated fairly quickly then it took awhile for someone to take our drink order. Another 20 mins goes by and finally someone takes our order. Afterwards they tried 3 separate tikes to brings us other people orders. Our food arrives after the 2 couples seated after us already had their food. My wife's food came 10 minute before my steak. When my steak arrived almpst blue rare(ordered medium) I was done and ready to leave. Food arrived an hour after we first checked in. Other only table we could find last minute on Valentines Day was at a Saltgrass location and ended up have a great time there.

I got the lamb ribs and I didn’t like the sauce on top. It was too herb taste So if you don’t like intense herb flavor ask the sauce on the side. I ordered the salmon and it came with a green sauce and I didn’t like it either and the salmon didn’t even had salt or pepper it was plain . The worst part was to wait for our food 1 hour 30 min.

J

Bartender was not only racist, telling a small Latina US resident with family in Canada that she’s “good for ICE”, which ended up making her cry. The guy also didn’t let this couple finish a game of like 3 punches left on a punching machine so he pushes their drink they paid for in the trash without hesitation. Most disrespectful and out of line with his emotions because he was probably too drunk on the job, bartender I’ve seen.