Thirsty Nickel

Massive brawl broke out and if my friend (who saw it coming up behind me) had not grabbed and pushed me away , I'd be pinned under 5 violent guys, 3 tables, 4 cops like another poor woman was. In the current climate we live in, I was so scared someone would pull out a gun (many people, including my friend, have license to carry in this state and do) lasted almost 3 minutes and we were cowering in thr corner dodging flying wood chairs.5 stars for quick response of cops who had been patrolling streets outside. Apparently fights are not uncommon in this bar. ****TWO stars for this one customer dancing. I've never seen anyone twerk a concrete floor before.

Mateo was such a help and was amazing. The best bartender i have ever met. Was the best and would definitely come back here again. Make him the main gain because he was the best!!!'

Was charged $28 dollars for a vodka and red bull. That's all you need to know about a bar to know it's not worth going back to. Will not be going back here.

LOVEEEE this place! Extremely quick service and our bartender was really nice! We went to go play some games and the bartender gave us some free plays! Security/bouncers were really nice and friendly too, I have no complaints. 3 shots of Don Julio Blanco for $25 before tip, AMAZING! Cheaper than all the bars we went to that night with phenomenal service. Lots of diversity in this bar too which was refreshing to see since I'm not from Austin. I highly recommend this bar over any on 6th st!

The Thirsty Nickel is a solid 3.5 stars in my book & this is only because I have not yet experienced the drinks here yet...the past few times we have made it to the The Thirsty Nickel, while enjoying 6th street I have already reached my 3-4 drink limit for the night (at 37 years fabulous I've mastered my drink limit & besides I'm to damn old to be getting shitfaced drunk) ;).BUT I can say we always enjoy shaking our asses at The Thirsty Nickel & watching whatever fight is showing on the big screen tvs..last night we saw Manny Pacquiao get beat by Jeff Horn..I was so rooting for Manny!!! The crowd at The Thirsty Nickel always seems to be mixed, which is a plus in my book & means we're not surrounded by "just barely legal babies".So for sure next time you're making your 6th street rounds I totally recommend you add The Thirsty Nickel to your list.-Rebecca out

The music was good, but this is the water from the Orange Home Depot water coolers they have. Enough said

We stopped in for a while during our 6th street romp through Austin. It was still early and the place was not too crowded. Bar service was pretty easy to get since we were only one of two groups in the place. Drinks were pretty cheap actually...there were ample TV's to check out the games going on and plenty of room to stretch out. We played a few games too since we were killing time. No complaints...not sue how well they do when it's packed and crazy, but everything rolled smoothly while we were there.

I came here to watch the Bears (NFL) Monday Night football game. What a great/fun crowd. They do a lot to promote around the Bears games, including bringing in Lucky's Chicago Style Grill to prepare food, which was awesome. Try the dipped Italian Beef sandwiches, ummm good!This location is perfect for bar hopping or taking in a sporting event as they have several televisions. This bar is dead set in the middle of 6th St. This bar is very spacious, room for two bars on opposite sides of the room, beer pong table, adult size connect four game and sitting areas, and a stage for live bands. I had a fun night meeting and drinking with Bears fans!

When my friend and I hit up 6th St when we were visiting Austin, we really enjoyed our time at Thirsty Nickel. Unfortunately there wasn't a huge crowd, but we loved the top 40s tunes spun by the DJ and had a blast taking pictures with the Welcome to Austin mural inside the pub.Drinks were delicious and cheap...I remember a rum and coke was only $5 and a Malibu and orange juice was only $6.50. As someone used to $15 drinks in SF, this was a very welcome relief. My friend and I spent a good 40 minutes or so here between all the dancing and pictures, probably the longest we spent at any spot that night. Definitely check it out as you're bar hopping! :)

First bar we visited on Sixth Street we ducked because we heard live music. It was a solo act and he was pretty darn good. However as pretty as they were they had barely anyone there so we were wtf but figured it out that they're liquor options are very limited. So we are one of the few here with shiny and new bit not making us think oh yeah this place rocks. It didn't so we moved after one drink. Yeah it's Austin but I'm thinking it's going to be better as we move along and that's what we did.