Great place to take your family. The ambience was relaxing. La Patrona BirriaTx tacos were…read morephenomenal.

I was recommended the beignets and everything is made from scratch. I'm sure in the mornings is way…read moremore fresh so I will come back again in the morning to try more of the menu. The location is relaxing and a beautiful ambiance with artificial florals and plants. Plenty of shade and outdoor sitting. Everyone in this square is seemingly glad to be here and serve people.

Cool little burning history--the building that houses The Pearl (The Blue Pearl) was built in the…read morelate 1800s; 1895-1896ish and has always had a bar in it. Interior stone walls transcend you back to that period of dirt streets, horses hitched out front, & America coming into its own. In the heart of historic downtown Lockhart, this live music venue also offers scrumptious food options from its restaurant as well as ice cold brews and elevated cocktails. Can't beat a Sunday Funday brunch with live music, drinks, and food.

Having traveled from our home to this town, we had checked into our inn and now wanted some…read morerefreshments and mirth. We happened upon a bar that had a teller of comicdic stories and his helper and thought this to be perfect. The name of said bar was The Pearl and the storyteller a Mr. Daryl Felsberg. We ordered our alcohol. My wife and traveling companion got me a white chocolate Martini, it came with a pearl and a cherry. and I got her a cocktail called Emily Morgan. Both were very good. The service was friendly but only two people running the whole thing and one was the owner or manager who was mostly the greeter. She was friendly but the main bartender was doing most of the work and while impressive I felt sort of bad for him. The set up is you can sit at the bar, then there is a walkway all in a line from the door. When you enter bar is on your right. To the left are tables of various sizes. Right in front of the stage is a table with two comfy chairs. Right past the bar is a small seating nook with comfy chairs. Not a bad overall setup. Bathrooms are through another set of doors. No food but there is a popular pizza place nearby and you can bring that in to eat. The comics were both funny. We bought a CD and T-Shirt from the main guy. The one thing that did go wrong was the stage lighting. It just randomly would switch colors, brightness, sometimes turn off completely. This was their first comedy show there but they have live music so not sure what happened. You got your own water from a glass dispenser which was not the only place that did this. It was a pretty popular option. We also had a shot of peanut butter whiskey. The overall price wasn't bad. It was a nice place, they had live music coming after the comic but we had other plans. This was our only visit to The Pearl on this trip but it was a pleasant rest stop for weary traveller's in need of quenching our thirst and merriment.

Best drink prices in Texas. Best burger in San Marcos. Attentive staff and friendly service. Try a…read moreBloody Mary on a weekend brunch! Love the jukebox and familiar faces at Showdown SMTX!

It has been awhile since I've been here. Great place to get a beer for sure. Also great place to…read morerun into people you haven't seen in a few years. There's a pool table, and plenty of seating, at the bar, tables, upstairs as well. Found out that they have food, which I didn't know. We got some burgers, to make sure they were good. And they were. Just good. I did love the fries, done week done, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. I had onion rings with my burger, they were just alright. The service is good, plenty of bartenders. Super nice and helpful and patient, took me awhile to order. The bar has a mug system, not sure how it works, but they have discounts daily for mug owners. Pretty cool idea. Plenty of TVs on, music was playing.

First let's address the service. Grade A-1!!!!! They opened the restaurant outside or normal hours…read morejust to accommodate my business group. How amazing is that!!!! The bartender/waitress was simply fantastic and the food and vibes matched here exceptionally attention to detail and quality. We thoroughly enjoyed our evening and I look foward to attending again. Check them out.

Absolutely amazing food!…read more The interior is so aesthetically beautiful and the staff/owners were so friendly and welcoming. We ordered two different quesadillas and both were amazing! Each was plenty for both of us and the sauces that came with both quesadillas were delicious. Would definitely recommend and will definitely be back for more!

I was in town to try barbecue and after our first stop, we walked the streets to build up our next…read moreappetite. I saw this door open along a brick building with a staircase leading up. Not really sure what we were about to find, we headed up, and found a very cool Cafe! An excellent morning pit stop for espresso, bourbon and bites. The shrimp shooter was a tasty snack.

Great view of the down town area. Mimosas were ok juice was very concentrated they ran out of…read moreglasses so poured out of the jug at our table. Food was also ok, limited menu seemed to be out of a lot . My friend just wanted biscuit's and they did not have butter nor jelly. I had the smoked salmon toast which was good but I feel like it should of been more maybe another slice? Some type of side? Servers were friendly and seemed to be working the room well together.

Great Food and Great Service! Accommodating to lots of…read morepeople or just a few I like this old style country place!

Very slow service - which would have been fine if the food was good but it was not. The staff was…read morevery friendly and apologized for the slow service so I'm not knocking them. I'm fairly certain everything is from frozen. There was a weird herb taste to everything...maybe rosemary? The steaks looked like they had fake grill marks on them and mine was a little tough. No "flame kissed" taste. Actually very little beef taste. I literally ate 3 bites but that weird herb taste was so off-putting that I took it home to "fix" it because at nearly $40 I wanted to try to salvage it. Same odd taste in the macaroni and cheese. It's a taste like you find in frozen diet dinners. I didn't even bother taking the Mac/cheese home. My husband had the chicken fried steak and it was okay. He finished it. I tried a piece and it had a hint of that same weird taste to me. No bread or rolls were served with the food. The iced tea was good. The back quiet room was nice. We won't go back and we're glad we didn't take guests for our first visit.

Located in downtown San Marcos in the very heart of "college town, USA," Shade offers a picturesque…read morerooftop view of downtown and surprisingly good adult beverages with modest prices all in a safe environment. I wasn't told about this establishment, rather I happened upon it while meandering about aimlessly on a Saturday afternoon in April. All the other bars at 2am seemed dead, so I saw the sign and decided to ascend the "stairway to drinks" in the easily overlooked front entrance. After hitting the top of the stairs, the place opens up to a very interesting experience. There are two main covered areas, a thought to keep in mind as it was rigorously sprinkling when I visited. First there's a well-stocked open bar area under a makeshift roof with TVs there to grab the attention if the phone isn't working. Sorry, that's a pet peeve of mine as so many people go out nowadays to bars and sit on a phone rather than socialize. What's the point!? Ok, lets get back to the review shall we? While the bar has a 270 degree seating area, there are some open tables without a roof. This yields to the largest area with a shack like roof covering picknick tables, benches all not exactly the most comfortable seating but cozy nonetheless. The fellow patrons were extremely nice and represented all spectrums of life. As for the drinks the bartender was extremely helpful in suggesting drinks of the day while being fast in severing over 30 people by himself. Kudos to slinging suds at a lightspeed pace. I don't fault the establishment for only having one person scheduled as 2pm isn't normally busy but when an impromptu bridal shower shows up, Shade showed out (meaning they handled it well)! My bourbon cocktail was perfectly balanced while their special drinks weren't overpowering yet had enough alcohol to kick start a motor into 5th gear after sitting idle for too long. Overall, I love this joint as it's everything one could realistically want in a bar. Even though their cocktails varieties are somewhat limited, sorry I wasn't ordering a "pickle-rita" they're very good and reasonably priced. The view is great no matter where which seat is selected and the people are fun and delightful. I highly suggest giving this place a shot as it checks all the boxes on an impromptu list. The only pause would be if it's raining hard, let it end before heading up the stairs.

a good vibe safe place and drinks are great staff is really cool and chill! Me and my girl had a…read moreball plus everything well a lot of stuff. The drinks are strong.

I don't get the lower average review score, it was good Tex-Mex, I've certainly paid more for…read moreworse. The chile rellano was very good, and my dad was very happy with his burrito.

When we first started going here, the service was impeccable. And the food was pretty darn tasty…read more And if you like spicy salsa, theirs definitely has a kick to it. The atmosphere is fun, and I will say it can be noisy. I will say, it feels like there was a change in staff or management recently. Didn't feel the food was as amazing as before, but it wasn't horrible. And, the service has definitely been lacking a bit lately. Of all the Mexican restaurant in town, this one rates in the middle for us. There's a couple others we would much rather go to. Don't let this review keep you from dropping in for a meal. Maybe recently when we went was just a bad day.