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.

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!

Lucas Litwin

Went up for a little bit with a few friends. Had a good time 😎👍🏻

Jacob Nunnenkamp

A nice man in front gave me a ticket to his comedy show here so I went. It was fun and the drinks weren’t expensive either. They had multiple comedians come up and speak on stage; they interacted with the crowd and shared silly stories. Overall it was an enjoyable night and I’d definitely recommend coming here if you’re in the area. Fair warning, I didn’t have any food so I can’t speak on that.

Daniela Turrubiates

The staff is AMAZING!! The playlist after the live session won't ever disappoint 👌

Stephanie Evers

Shakespeare’s is such a fun spot on 6th Street! The vibe is always great — they had a comedy show when I was there, followed by a live band that kept the energy going all night. Perfect mix of chill and lively. Big shoutout to Gordon — hands down my favorite bartender. He always makes you feel welcome and keeps the drinks flowing. Definitely one of my go-to Austin bars!

Unnat Shrestha

I never miss out on this spot while traveling to Austin. The music, what can I say, amazing! The bartenders are always welcoming, and the service is really fast. Also, you can always go to the top for some dj with a dance floor, some arcades and pool, what else can you ask for?

Alisa Cox

Great atmosphere where the musicians are doing their thang. Don’t come here if you like overpriced drinks and stale air…but definitely come if you want to hear the heart of Austin pouring their talent out onto the stage. Can’t say enough about the talent I have witnessed on this old wooden stage. Keep ‘em’ coming:

Nancy “FanZZNancy” Martinez

It was a whole vibe! Pretty packed for 4th of July but the vibes were there. It was rock night! Music was A1, met some cool people, friendly environment and good drinks! Will come back when in town 🙂‍↔️

Antonia Alquist

Love this place! The comedy show I attended was very fun. The staff is friendly and attentive. Drinks are well priced. The regular bouncers are so nice and professional! The night I visited, there were 3 wonderful gentleman outside the club advertising a free comedy show. The gentleman who resembles Danny Devito was very kind and inviting. I will definitely be back!

Steve M

Friendly dive bar, at least it was at 2pm, you kinda get the feeling things change in the evening when you walk into the Boyz room and the sit-down has been changed to a standup. We sat upstairs and enjoyed the sunny day and watched the creatures go by

+5

Chris Gilder

Went here to watch my nephews band play. Very warm welcome from the staff. Including Kevin who offered me a hot spot off his phone as I'd got no data. A long thin downstairs bar had a live music act. There were pool tables out back. Upstairs has a house band on a Thursday. They were great fun. There are two bars upstairs. It's a big sprawling venue with good vibes and a flow of 6th street people coming in during the night. Wonderful open balcony upstairs where the band play.

Benedet Lopz

Awesome place with good cheap drinks. The pitchers are the best! Good djs and live music too plus many bars ! No cover and excellent service. A really cool place to party in 6th st

+1

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.

Brendan Alvarado

Shakespeare’s is a solid pub with a comfortable, classic feel that works well for a casual night out. The drink selection is good, with plenty of familiar options, and everything was served quickly even when it got busy. Food was decent pub fare—nothing fancy, but satisfying and well-priced for the portion size. The atmosphere feels relaxed and social, making it easy to stay for more than one round. It’s the kind of place you can drop into without planning and still have a good time.

Adam Ross

Great spot to watch a game with more TVs than most on 6th Street. They normally have live music or a DJ. Outdoor seating and a balcony. The beers were a little expensive at $7 each for cans of Shiner Bock, but the bartender was nice. We went around 6:00pm on a Friday.

+1

Matthew Seymour

Great little pub in the heart of downtown Austin. We stopped in for a round of drinks on a weeknight. It was relatively slow then, but so was ever other place in the area. Drinks and service were excellent, and we found the prices to be very fair. Definitely a great little watering hole worth checking out, especially if you enjoy live music.

Otto Nieves

I we t on a slow Monday night. Downstairs they had a live music that was enjoyable. Upstairs they had what looked like open mic night for comedians. The staff was really friendly and attentive. Beer prices were cheaper than some of the other establishments in the area. Would like to come ask on a bussier night.

Rachel Smith

Dive bar that’s not scary. Came in about 1pm and bartender was super nice. This area has a lot of homeless dudes so you might have to deal with that a bit but otherwise this is a nice cool stop along your bar hop.

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

HumbleReviews

The place is big, but was empty. I’m sure it’s a Sunday thing; as locals get ready for the workweek and it’s just a bunch of visitors. Bartender was too busy talking to her friends to care. Stand up was comedy wasn’t so funny. Overall felt like a frat party than a place of business. 3 star over two, because of the drink.

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.

Dr. Horace Havana

Was enjoying my fourth double Long Island iced tea on a Monday night when one of the California looking types that frequent the area attempted to corner me in the handicap stall

Stavana Strutz

If you're planning to go to an open comedy mic here, think of going somewhere else. The guy running the open mic a few nights ago had a sign up last, my friends got there over 1.5 hours before the open mic started to sign up. They were some of the first to sign up and never got called up. They host kept letting his friends go up beforehand and lied about when my friends would get their chance. If you want to run the mic that way, then fine, but don't call it an open mic.

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.

Sofia Campos

SCAMMED!! They listed Vegas & Jäger bombs to be $5.50 each… but they added “modification” charges (that we did not request) that resulted in the two being over $20 total… almost twice as much as it should have been. They think it’s okay to scam locals and take advantage of customers. Big disappointment.