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.

brownredwhiteboy

Had a great time, the singer was awesome and the bartender was as well. I enjoyed myself, first time to Austin!

Brendan Alvarado

The Dizzy Rooster is a solid neighborhood bar with a relaxed, easygoing vibe that makes it comfortable to hang out for a while. Drinks were reasonably priced and poured well, and the bartenders were friendly and quick even when the place got busier. The crowd felt local and laid-back, not overly rowdy, which made it a good spot to meet friends or unwind after a long day. It’s not flashy, but it doesn’t try to be—just a dependable bar with good energy and a casual atmosphere that keeps people coming back.

Christopher Williams

The bartender was gorgeous and absolutely friendly. That nurse outfit she had on was phenomenal

Wendy Powers

Stopped in to have a drink. Lion the bartender was so nice and friendly. Had great conversations with him. Went back for a few more drinks after the comedy show!!!!

Hannah Keefe

Mason was great! We started and ended our trip here! Wish they had hats and stickers tho! Great place

Rudy Garcia

Mason was absolutely awesome. We were bar hopping to pregame for a concert. We ended up chilling here. Visiting from SaTX. Got a souvenir T-shirt...bro where are the hats! Really wanted a trucker hat.

Kristen

We stopped here on impulse while passing by during our bar crawl when I was in town. There was a DJ playing some great throwback pop and electronica. We ordered our drinks and were given a very generous pour! There were a couple of groups playing a bar game which added to the festive atmosphere. We bought some photos from the photo booth they have there. The place has a lot of character (and a decent women's bathroom, which is always a plus for me)! Great bar with a fun vibe!

Chris Killingsworth

We went to hear love music and stayed for hours! We even had a local street artist draw a quick pic of us listening.

+1

Leslye Delgado

Music was on point, creating the perfect vibe all night. The atmosphere was just right.The energy is great without being overwhelming. Drinks were made perfectly every time, and the bartender was super attentive and kind. Definitely a spot I’d come back to when I’m back in Texas!

Anthony Pompano

Nick and Nathan were some bad axx dudes at the door. You will be surrounded by some great people and good times. These dudes know how to have a good time and you will enjoy every second of being here

Monse “Dmestar696” Trevino

Great music and the beer 🍺 was very cold! Place was fun and will be back soon!

Anthony Smith

Homeless lady outside of the bar claims she is the owner’s wife. Family is trapped under the streets. Pink haired girl that works here can to flips and tricks like a well trained jack Russell terrier. Guy with a cut off has excellent humor and taught pink haired lady everything she knows. Coldest AC on the street if you sit at the bar’s vortex seats. Drinks are great. Would visit again. 10/10 would recommend and visit again!

Charlie Ho

Went here for day drinking on a Friday and had a blast! They play really good music, the bartenders were really friendly, and they offered is free first drink since we were here for a bachelorette party. We were suppose to go bar hopping but ended up spending our entire afternoon here!

Dan Ziegler

If you love dive bars, and God knows I do, this is a great place for a drink to get your night started right. Not many beers on tap but a decent selection of canned and bottled beers and a healthy bar menu. You can't smoke, which should be allowed in every dive bar. I love the city signs and nice touch with the David Wooderson quote!

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.

M G

Mixed a can of Guinness and ale on tap for Black and Tan. Not busy and was fun atmosphere with ton of games on TV for Sat.. pic is bad

Bruce Yelton

I was in the Rooster on a football weekend and found it to be a good place to have a beer, listen to music, and watch the people. I was there twice on the same day, early and late, and the crowd does change as time goes by. Early on it's mixed crowd age-wise and of course later the music becomes more "contemporary". In any event it is as advertised, a college bar with foosball, hoops, pool, beer, and Texas style fraternizing of the genders. Not bad.

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

Michele Ledbetter

Good music. Friendly staff. Only reason I’m giving the establishment three stars is because when my total bill processed on my debit card today, they added more to the total. I have my receipt from last night and I know what I tipped. There’s no reason the final charge should be more than what I have on my copy. I don’t like that at all.

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.

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.

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.

Bobby.J 2

The bartender helped herself to a 33% tip on our card. We tipped $5 for 4 drinks. Seeing as how this isn’t the only review to mention bartenders adding their own tips, I’d be very careful to avoid this place. Not only that, but they spilled a drink on us, which we helped clean up like champs.

Rio Alcorcha

BEWARE getting cheated on pours from a Bartender. I arrived and ordered a drink the Bartender started to pour and only did a 2 second pour i was looking right at him. He handed me the drink I told him to pour me 1oz of Rum. He said I need to leave and called his manager. I said good I would be happy to tell him your mistake. The manager tells me that I need to leave I informed him what happened he didn't care. So I left this place because they are shady with ripping customers off. BEWARE DONT GET SCREWED BY THIS BAR.

Rio Alcorcha

Watched bartender give me a 2 second pour. I informed him to give me a 1oz of pour please he asked his manager to kick me out. Manager did not listen to me at all he said leave. I just got here so i left the bar. If you like to be cheated on alcohol pour stay away.