Shakespeare's Pub

Located on Dirty 6th, historic 6th is a staple in the nightlife scene.They have a rooftop deck that offers a great view of 6th as well as downtown.Of course they offer live music as well as stand up comedy shows.It's a laid-back spot that's got a mix of locals as well as tourists on any given day.The bartenders on both floors are always super cool.

One of the first stops we made. Fun ATX sign to take photos. Not much goin on that night. Had a couple beers & headed out. I don't remember what type of music they were playing.

Travis is the Man! I always have a few cold ones here while waiting for the Comedy Mothership open mic list to be posted. Beer is cold & the prices are reasonable. Great spot!

The 5-Star review is for their efforts in hosting a SXSW event that I recently attended.When I learned that the event was being held on Dirty 6th I almost canceled my invite. I only go to this part of town to have a cocktail at the Driskill or once in a blue moon to have one of the best burgers in town. The rest of the area has really turned into a $hit hole IMHO.The event was held upstairs and they really had their act together. Even though the event was packed it only took a minute or two to get a drink at one of their two bars. There were plenty of food stations and servers were constantly coming by with trays of Apps. There was a photo booth, a selfie station, and games. We did hang out on the patio and checked out the south by crowds on 6th. The band was really rocking and played music from the 70s on up.Great job by the Shakespeare staff and our hosts Optiv and Thales.

Great small pub in the heart of downtown Austin. We stopped in for a round of drinks on a weeknight. It was relatively slow night , 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.

The bartender was pretty surly. Did not seem happy in his work. But the building is cool looking and has an interesting history. At one time it was a brothel. The upstairs balcony is spacious and overlooks the street.

bottom bar is where it's at. great quick service. the girls at the top bar must hate money LOL don't even waste your time :)

Got served warm beer meh. Looks like a cool spot tho didn't find anything good about this place

One of the larger bars on dirty 6 - this was one of the spots I would frequent when I was younger and just discovering Austin.Can't beat a $5.95 pitcher of cocktail as your personal cocktail when you're young and palate doesn't know any better lol My first encounter with these, I recall being very confused. My friend that was showing me around brought back 6 pitchers & 6 straws.Me: where are the cups? Friend: the entire pitcher is yours - first round is on me. Welcome to SXSW (insert evil laugh)!Me: This should be fun... welp, when in Rome!We ended blacking out pretty early and ordering pizza to the house and living vicariously through our photos we forgot we had taken over a game of monopoly and followed it up with Sunday morning brunch on Rainey at Banger's! If you're not from around here, definitely worth checking out! Experience your first personal pitcher!

First and last time attending this establishment; Went with my girlfriend (who doesn't have a mean bone in her body) and she went up to get us drinks. About two minutes later, she returns to me with tears in her eyes. Upon leaving, she told me that she just asked for my Old Fashioned, and the bartender was rude and asked, "have you ever been to a bar before?" To which my girlfriend simply changed her request to a Long Island Iced Tea instead, and then this bartender literally called her a "C#%$" in front of other patrons. My girlfriend has no idea why she was treated this way, and was beside herself because she was excited to bring me to this particular bar.Upon hearing this; I went in and spoke to both bartenders asking why / what happened. The blonde owned up to it by stating, "I don't give a F$#@", she was a Bi$#@" I don't know what her problem is, or if she mistook my girlfriend for someone, but I'm sorry, I've never in my life known my gal to have a mean bone in her body, or mistreat anyone, and ESPECIALLY not anyone in the service industry.)Your blonde bartender, (who at the time w was wearing a green camo jacket) was way out of line, and I don't feel bad at all for cussing her out, Upon her calling my SO a bitch, right to my face.No idea what the heck is going on in your day / life, that compelling you to treat patrons so horribly, but I genuinely hope management gets rid of such a toxic personality, so you don't lose anymore business FOR NO GOD REASON.