JW S Bracken Saloon

We Go several times a month for free poker and great ice cold beer ! Bartenders are always friendly and prices are right at average for the area , maybe even a little cheaper !

Love Bracken Creekside. Playing poker today. Yeah! Good times every time at this place!

My favorite local bar. I've been to multiple bars in the area and have left disappointed so many times. I love JW Bracken. Tina is a fantastic bartender and you can tell she has some fans. They do not really serve food here. The popcorn is salty and delicious as hell. They do have Schwann's Pizza you can buy. I've had food delivered here and that's totally okay with them. If you love Karaoke, come here on a Friday Night. We had a blast! Everyone outside was signing and cheered for each other. This place is definitely a hidden gem.

Hell yeah! Let's start out with the fantastic service you'll receive from the peeps at this bar...absolutely phenomenal service all the time! The decor here is legit kick ass old school bar theme (they're after my heart.) Bartenders Erin and Jessica round out any imperfections in this little gem and make the stop even MO betta than it would have been possible.You'll hear a great variety of music from all genres, so something for everyone!Great little place nested in to the Bracken/Garden Ridge area! Please stop by and show them some love!

Now I just love as soon as you walk in this place you get hit with the American pride of being an American. The decor of this place let's you know that they love and support the Armed Services. Being a veteran myself I just love the Patriotic Pride of this place.Nice little place to go and enjoy some cold adult beverages and a live band. Being small let's you experience live music up close. This place is also very well kept, nice and clean which is a plus. What I did find a bit of awkward is that there is a tattoo shop located in the back of the building. Don't know if this is a plus or not but I guess it depends on how people see it. All in all a nice place to visit if you ever in the area.

Love this place! My husband and I have been coming here for years! The bartenders are always friendly and welcoming. We especially love the bars hospitality in hosting our pool league nights! Love that they have the AMI music system. Allows us to be our own DJ! We highly recommend this bar for any night of the week!

Country Dive Bar? Yup. Who knew.Went on a Sunday evening during and there were about 10 people there, including the bartenders.Standard selection of beer. The most exotic beer they had was Krombacher. Nice patio area outside that I'm assuming would be great during spring through fall. Smoking allowed inside-yeah, I thought the same thing ("they still have those around??").If you're in the vicinity and thirsty, not a bad place to stop for a cold one.

First bar I got to stop in after getting to town and got welcomed with amazing service and an ice cold beer! Rad environment too. Highly recommended!!!

This review is for other bands that might be thinking about playing at this venue.Directions: Finding this venue is quite easy. Get on Loop 1604 going toward the east side of town. Take the Nacogdoches exit. Turn onto Nacogdoches headed outside the loop. Pass Evans Drive and Bracken Drive. JW's will be on your right.Stage: This venue has two stages, one indoor and one outdoor. You have your choice of which stage to use. The indoor stage is very small and built into a niche in the wall facing the front door. As a trio, we were able to fit on it, but we had to make some adjustments in our usual physical layout to fit the small space. We had to put the PA stacks on the floor but were able to fit all the monitors on the stage. If you set up on this stage, you might want to allow extra time for setup when planning your arrival time since access to all parts of the stage is restricted by your band-mates setting up their gear. The outdoor stage is in a fenced-in area in the front of the club. It's an irregular shape, but is much larger than the indoor stage. Load-In: Load-in is about average. If you're playing on the indoor stage, you will load in through the front door. It's just a short distance from the door to the stage. The outdoor stage is even closer. If you're lucky, there will be a parking space available in front of the entrance door in which case you'll just have a short transport distance. If you have a trailer, you'll probably have to move it after you unload. There's plenty of parking for a tandem rig on the parking lot.Lighting: I don't remember the venue having any stage lighting. You'll need to bring your own.Sound system: I saw what looked like some sort of very small mixing board mounted on the wall at stage right. There are what look like stereo speakers mounted above the stage, so they might have sufficient gear for a single or duo act. If you're a full band, you'll need your own PA. We noticed no special acoustical issues.Layout: This is a small venue but they've wisely placed the bar to the right of the stage. That way, you're not blasting the bar all night and interfering with their ability to take orders. The room is just a simple rectangle. Note: what appears to be a door in the back wall of the bandstand is just decoration. Volume: We were able to bring our volume up to what we considered a comfortable level for a classic hard rock band with no issues.Comfort: We were there in the fall with outside temperatures dipping into the 50's by midnight. The room temperature was quite comfortable. We did have our little squirrel cage fans running the entire time.Miscellaneous: We broadcasted this gig via Facebook Live and had no trouble maintaining an Internet connection during the broadcast. By the way, I believe JW is the venue's leporine mascot, a rabbit named Jack Wabbit.Parking: the parking lot is just dirt and gravel, however, there is plenty of space. You can park a truck and trailer rig with no problem.Venue Management: Pleasant, helpful and very easy to work with. Our compliments to the staff.Overall: A very pleasant gig. The crowd was enthusiastic and very communicative. We enjoyed ourselves and look forward to another gig at JW's.

I can't say more about how well we have been treated in this establishment, from The bartenders to the owners! Well done FIVE STARS IS NOT ENOUGH!!! Thank you for all you do again...! Well done! I will keep coming back for multiple reasons the environment to the music the food not to mention the cold drinks! Hats off! Thank you.