South Austin Beer Garden

South Austin Beer Garden is unpretentious and chill. They have a wrap around deck that's great to grab a drink on a nice day. They also have a back space with even more picnic tables next to the food truck. The bartender outside didn't get to us quickly, even when it wasn't busy. He was really focused on a few people, but when we walked past the inside bar, the bartender there was very friendly, greeted us and served us quickly. We had a couple beers and didn't stay too long, but you'll never have to worry about finding seating here.

SABG is a fun hangout located on Menchaca Rd. I came here for a retirement party so it is a great location to host events. We had two large picnic tables reserved and they provided us with drink tickets for the bar. There are a variety of food trucks located on the property. The bar had a variety of drink options and the staff was efficient. I tried several different drinks on the menu including Fez Margarita, Mexican Martini, Frozen and Watermelon Margarita. I also ordered tacos at a local food truck. The night we were there they were having music bingo and live music from a local DJ which was so much fun. Some people in our party won prizes from participating in the bingo. Overall a fun location with indoor and outdoor spaces with a variety of food and drink options. Great place to have an event or party.

I love the staff here. No matter who is working. Such a good vibe in south Austin. There's a female manager whose name i forgot. But she bought me a beer cause i told her my favorite cast member on the bachelor was sent home. Thanks y'all

This is a cool area in a bizarre location in South Austin (located between a residential area and a JW Kingdom Hall). We decided to get out of downtown and went to the South Austin area and ended up here. It was a beautiful weekday afternoon so there were only a handful of people there. The bartender was great and helped us find brews that we liked. Note - there are food trucks on site but there was only one open since it was a weekday, so don't arrive hungry. It's a laid back place to enjoy a couple drinks.

Came out here recently to meet friends for our association meeting. I've been to Moontower just north of here on Manshack so I was a bit confused at first as to which beer garden we were visiting. South Austin Beer Garden has a bit better setup in my opinion and we were able to get seated quickly in the spacious dining area. They have a good selection of beers and cocktails, all available through a phone app for ordering. Drinks are ferried out to you by staff (the QR codes have your table number embedded in the order to eliminate confusion).Really enjoyed my Hi Sign Blueberry pint and there were quite a few other craft brews to try if I didn't The food trucks were not open, probably due to the timing of our arrival, but I will be back to try those out sometime soon. It's also dog-friendly-thanks SABC. Recommended.

For first date vibes, this place is a winner. For a good bar experience, you might feel cut short.I met a match here, and honestly, it was outstanding considering the day and time we went. On a Thursday night, there was just enough happening to distract people's attention but it was also quiet enough and open enough for us to have privacy and do some serious talking and heavy petting with no one seeing. I loved this. With table games to distract people, I pawed on that man all over the place and people left us alone. In the bar, on the deck, in the parking lot. Catch my drift? It got a little spicy.The downside: they short you on drinks. Full of ice, extremely scarce on the liquor, and they didn't even have half and half or cream to make a White Russian. They had an imitation milk substitute. I've never seen this before in my life, people. And the amount of ice was offensive. Three swallows and my drink was gone. And it wasn't cheap.When you're on a date, you don't care about the details of things too much. You just want people to leave you alone, and for that, this place gets 5 stars. But if you come here looking for quality, laugh at yourself. Take from my review what you will.

Note: this is a SMOKING FRIENDLY location. I am not personally a smoker, so I don't typically frequent places that allow smoking. However, this is not the whole reason for the rating given.I've been to SABG a couple times and had very different experiences. The first time I went, it was great. Just a random off-hour time during a week day. Walk right up to the bar and order a drink or order from your table. Super casual. Great patio for good weather. TVs, some games / music available, cool.However, my most recent time I went on NFL Sunday to enjoy the nice weather and watch the Cowboys game. Other times I had been, I hadn't really noticed that there was anyone smoking here - this time was different. There are ashtrays at all tables (inside and out) and they sell packs of cigarettes as well as beers. Personally I don't love being at a place with cigarette smoke, but I wanted to watch the game (which was on and easy to see with all the TVs). Well you can't really get away from the smoke and I'd get a big waft in my face every couple minutes from the surrounding tables.Smoking aside, I did very much enjoy that it was easy to find a place to sit, easy to watch the game, and the beers were good & brought out quickly if you ordered on mobile.We also ordered a snack (for some reason I thought there would be more food options, but that is not the case at this location now - go grab something from the trucks across the street). Ordered the "chips and queso" which turned out to be from the BBQ food truck onsite. Well, first of all this was not chips and queso, but rather stale Fritos and fake nacho cheese (that honestly tasted like it was spoiled). $9 wasted. Don't trust the Yelp photo of "chips and queso" from 3 years ago...Overall, I think the NFL game really contributed to the cigarette smoke with more patrons than usual. The patio and beers were nice on a sunny Sunday. The food was terrible.

Finally made it to SABG! I had heard really good things about this place but just never managed to make it a priority/stand alone visit. Book club was hosting here so I was looking forward to the relaxing outdoor vibes. The extra parking lot is a huge feature and I'm sure it fills up on the weekends but on a Wednesday night there was plenty of parking. Overall the frozen margarita was the standout- not as good as Zelick's but strong & delicious. The bartender was nice and service was quick. I didn't eat but the tacos seemed to be a long wait for every order even though it wasn't busy so be sure to get your order in early. Everyone liked their tacos but portion size looked small to me. IMO there was not really anything special about the atmosphere - I think the inside "locals hangout" was the main vibe. The outdoor seating was much smaller than I expected and I wasn't impressed. It is off of a busy road so I would prefer something set back like Texas Keeper Cidery or Treaty Oak that has a prettier/more romantic vibe.Music was too loud for a book discussion even though we were outside. Overall, Armadillo Den has a cooler atmosphere but parking is severely limited so SABG is a good option for parking and quick drinks.

This place is the best i tell you what! much better than the rude Manchaca Sports Bar down the street. environment is perfect for some good beer n company

The staff is amazing day or night. It's always entertaining, between the trivia, bingo, football games, UFC fights.. the food is perfect. These guys take care of the customers. 10/10 would recommend. And even in the cold months, the patio is nice and warm.