Clive

Most of the Clive is open air, or semi open air. (Semi Open Air = Outdoor Porches with windbreaker walls, window like gaps in said windbreaker walls and no heat.)We froze our ass off.The Clive is more fun in the summer than in the dead of winter.* * *The Clive also "starts late" with crowds not showing up till 10:30 at least.Pours are quite generous - a fact which was much appreciated by this Yelper.Prices are kind for management.The space is par for the course for Rainey Street ...Which is not a surprise since it is owned by the same lady who Runs a huge percentage of the bars on Rainey Street.* * *You can do worse.You can also do better.

Highrise livin'! This is one of the tallest bars I've ever been in! There's so much going on, on so many levels! This place has certainly diversified their vibes with lots of lounges and places to hang. You can hangout in the lodge area indoors, where bottles of Patron and bare wood abound. From here there's patio after patio, small intimate bars. Upstairs, there's narrow walkways where you can literally look down your nose at the crowds below, while sipping a cold cocktail. On the roof, like 4 stories up, there's patio drinks from the horseshoe shaped bar with a stuffed longhorn over it, or the beer bar on the other side. Be sure to sit out on the deck on the tippy-top deck- pull up a saddle and check out the mayhem below on Rainey Street. One of the things that this bar lacks is enough seating. They have all this room, but usually a shortage on places to rest your heels. The restrooms are usually clean and private here, where everyone has their own little room! Aaah!!

Came here during the lull between NYE and Christmas and it was OK and if this is the norm then Friday's before 10:30pm is still the dead period in Austin night life and hasn't changed in years.Mostly groups coming in bar hopping on Rainey. They did have a DJ playing as the evening progressed that played 2000-2010s pop hits so the music definitely would cover most age groups. The venue has three levels with the orignal rainey street house on the first floor. This venue is mostly outdoors except the house portion so in the winter season definitely bring your jacket or heavy coat depending on the weather as there are no heaters outside. If you want to have a conversation, i suggest the top floor which has views of the street below and there is a slightly enclosed area up there and there are tables as well inside the house that is kept toasty in the winter month's. Though once the DJ starts around 9ish it did become harder to keep a conversation. Drinks are the same. I would say expect tourist prices and with their signature cocktails leaning on the sweet side but you wouldn't be here just for the drinks. I had a different experience during South by Southwest when it was packed and there was live entertainment and much warmer so looking forward to our short winter to be over.

My husband is a sucker for rooftop bars, and their very dog friendly atmosphere on a hot day made Clive our first stop on a Rainey Street adventure. Very fun, spacious layout. The Bartenders were friendly and extra attentive to our pups! They even brought out a fan for them in addition to ice cold water!

Stop number one on our Rainey Street experiment. As we were going to drink, we left the pick-up truck home and grabbed Lyft. The Lyft driver let us off about a block over and we were a little confused about where to go, which we shouldn't have, because they had music blasting and lights flashing on the top. The staff was cool about me just having a photo of my passport on my phone since I left my wallet back at the house. The crowd seemed like a mixture of young twenty somethings and some older folks. The music was mostly hip-hop and everyone seemed to be having fun. They didn't have the greatest options for drinks-- if you're a Seinfeld fan, it was reminiscent of the Seinfeld episode where they were in the Bizzaro diner. Everything I suggested, they didn't have, but they had an alternative for. We ultimately did have fun, and the place was the largest place, that we visited on Rainey Street.

Felipe deserves a raise and he's is so nice and such great customer service! Made us SKOLdiers feel at home! Love him! SKOL

Bottom Line: Multi-level indoor-outdoor bar with a variety of music.Let me preference this review by saying I was here on a Sunday afternoon and evening. A group of six of us went to Clive based on a recommendation from our server up the street. Most of my party immediately made the climb to the top floor for the DJ and dancing but one of my fiends and I enjoyed the live band on the ground floor. Whereas the DJ was playing modern dance music the band was playing 70s rock so definitely two very different styles of music. On that note, shout out to The Motts who were a fun band attracting a more mature crowd at Clive. In addition to enjoying the band on the lower level, I also enjoyed watching everyone come down the stairs, some more graceful than others. We witnessed many stumbles and two total wipe outs on those stairs. Ouch. Service at the bar was friendly and Clive is pet friendly.

Great place to start a long night out. Halloween weekend was the right time to come for sure. We grabbed some great seats on a perfect night for the rooftop bar. Surprisingly decent drinks for this type of bar, great music, and tons of dance floor room. Fun place for a larger group.

Best place to play bags. Felipe is an awesome Bartender! SKOL We enjoyed our night at Clive's, happy the Timberwolves beat the Nuggets!

Clive is a fun three story bar. The DJ can be hit or miss, but I'd say for the most part, my friends and I enjoy dancing there! Fun place to make a stop at during your night. They have no straws which is unfortunate and their drinks are overpriced which sucks, but it's a fun place with great views of the city