Okay is it smoky in this place? Yup And for sure. Is it a…read morefun place to meet the locals? Yes it sure is. Friendly down to earth small town folks. Good music and a dancing floor. Located in the quaint small town of smithville. I had a great time. And let me say it again, it's smoky and I don't smoke. Reminded me how all bars used to prior to the no smoking laws. It would be nice to have some ventilation of air for the non smokers, but it was still a fun time at a local hole in the wall bar. You should go and see for yourself. Parking was not a problem. Karaoke on Friday. Heard some good signers.

You get the best bartenders around always served quickly great atmosphere music is good especially…read morewhen they have karaoke with El jefe. They have the best picked eggs and cold beer!

This place has good drinks and atmosphere. The bartenders are good and the owner's well you can't…read morefind a better couple.

Everything the reviews said it would be! Great old fashions, great bartender! Thanks for the…read moreconversation! Good times!

How did Smithville get so lucky as to get themselves such a great restaurant? Fat Cat is a…read morefriendly, family-run place with a casual atmosphere, live music on weekends, and a one-page menu with apps, salads, sandwiches, burgers and a few entrees like ahi tuna steaks, along with a beer and wine selection. All that's great. But what makes it so uncommon are the amazing things they add to this formula that simply knocked our socks off. The salads are farm to table. The pork and beef are ranch to table (which makes their pork belly bhan mi and blue cheese bacon burgers absolutely outstanding). The proprietor owns the farm and ranch. Their beer selection has something for everyone and you can even buy it by the bucket. And without a doubt, they offer the best wine selection, the most wine-by-the-glass options, and the best prices on wine-by-the-bottle in the county. It's likely even better than anything you'll find in Travis County. Seriously, if you know wines, look at that wine menu and tell me I'm wrong. You can't do it! The three of us enjoyed a really nice Napa Vally Cabernet Sauvignon in the restaurant, and we got a $39 bottle of 2018 Pinot Noir from Sonoma's Russian River Valley to go that they would have been just as happy to open for us in the restaurant. Who does that at those prices? I'm seriously canceling my wine club membership and I'll just come here more often. Plus, the owner really knows her wines. She judges wine competitions in Houston and is more knowledgeable than many California sommeliers I've known (and I lived in California for 15 years). But she also knows old world wines and Texas wines very well. I'll post pictures of the food later. I'm coming back to Fat Cat for a pre fixe dinner - ribeye stake and snow crab with wine pairings included. The way they wine, dine, entertain and treat you, I feel like I'm the Fat Cat! And I can barely hear the music over the purring :-)

Food was delicious, we met the owner and manager they were both absolutely wonderful. I love the…read morehome time feel. I got the Nelson's grill cheese with bacon added, Husband got the cartintas-stated they were AMAZING but requests a Texas size portion. Lasagna was VERY GOOD according to my mom and my dad had the Blue Chicken Sandwich and was good. They were SUPER sweet to my little, he was the star of dinner. Try the Vampire Merlot very peaceful and homey.

Smoking is allowed so all the food stinks of smoke! Soon as you walk in the smoke smell hits you,…read moreso for a non smoker it's over the top with the smoke! Food is not worth the stink!

Ambience is a bar grill feel. Service is always pretty…read moregood. Food just depends on what order but I enjoy the hamburger steak or nachos. They have a good menu, I just don't venture out too much on what I get. My in laws seem to really like their fajitas! And the draft beer is always good.

We had a very nice time at the wine bar. The vibe is country club. We enjoyed the selection of…read morewines and the ability to have a conversation without tv noises. There was a large group there that evening. They were boisterous. My husband had the steak and I had a salad. The food was good and the service was excellent! We will be back!

Wife and I were in town for a night and FRW Bar was around the corner from the ABNB we were staying…read moreat so after a long day, a cold beer and glass of wine sounded great. Nice and big and just that old town feel. Takes you back to the late 1800's or early 1900's. Plenty of cold beer options and decent wine list. And fair prices - tip just buy the bottle of wine. It's a deal. Service was great as well. We didn't order any food but some interesting options. This place is certainly worth stopping in while you're downtown shopping.

This place is a hidden GEM! We saw Jomo and the possum posse here last Friday and had one of the…read morebest live music experiences I've ever had. It is a listening room...which means no drunks screaming in you ear about random stuff while you are trying to focus on the music. It was full of hospitality from the staff wine and beer was priced well, and the feel of a cozy spot for live music was amazing. We apologized to all our friends the next day for not inviting them...and the only reason we didn't is because we didn't know wha to expect. Now we do! This is a date-night MUST! Check their website for upcoming performances and make arrangements...you will NOT regret it!!

Not only is this an amazing venue for live music it is also a non-profit that uses music to serve…read morethe people of the surrounding area in very special and heartwarming ways.

Great quiet little bar with drinks at an excellent price and the bartender was very sweet and…read morefriendly.

Great food and service. Chicken fried steak was delicious, beer was cold, server seemed a little…read morebusy but did a great job.

Awesome employees take care of your every need. Great bar food and even though its focus is on beer…read morethey can please the wine drinker as well.