Great fine Loved the atmosphere and wait staff. Go to go…read moreretro with bologna sandwich with shiner bock

This was my first visit to the Ice House. I'm going to call it a brew pub. We were here to try…read moretheir speciality hamburger for the downtown Burger Brawl. They have 8 to 10 different beers on tap, and however many in cans. They have appetizers, burgers, and sandwiches on the menu. I think a couple of salads too. The burger we tried was called the Peanut Butter Smash. A bacon cheeseburger with peanut butter and house made strawberry jam. It was very good! And the French fries were some of the best I've ever had! The best burger we have tried in the Burger Brawl so far! Whether you need a drink or something to eat, give Ice House a try!

We went to Abilene for a night and stopped at The Taylor County Taphouse since this place was…read morerecommended by locals on various social media. Ambiance: Bar/pub vibes - heavy wood decor. Casual. We sat at the bar and our bartender was amazing! He was funny and attentive despite being very busy! Service: The restaurant was so busy with diners even at 8:30 PM on a Saturday evening. I did not expect it to be this busy in my head. My husband and I sat at the bar since that was open seating and there were no sit down tables available inside or on the patio. The restaurant will add you to the waitlist if you'd like! Food: My husband and I shared the deviled eggs appetizer, and "the burger" with grilled jalapeños and pepper jack cheese. The deviled wggs (satan's huevos) were good, and spicy because we chose the "hellfire" option. The burger was huge! I'm glad my husband I split it because there was no way I'd finish that burger on my own! We both left content and not stuffed.

My wife and I came here on a Saturday early afternoon. We were sat and handed brunch menus which…read moredidn't have the Philly cheese steak on it. We looked at the menu online prior to coming and knew that we both wanted to try the cheese steak, so this was a bit of a bummer. They waitress who was very attentive told us that we can't order from the full menu for another 30 minutes so we decided to wait rather than leave. Listen, I get it the idea of having a different menu for brunch, but why not post it on your website and state the specific times for each menu? Also, what difference does 30 minutes make? They couldn't fire up the grill 30 minutes early? It wasn't very busy. Anyways, now for the good part: When we were finally allowed to order our sandwiches they were absolutely amazing. The steak was high quality and the gooey cheese had a ton of flavor. What wasn't amazing however was the bill. $20 for a sandwich and a small portion of fries in Abilene is absolute insanity. What's even crazier is we were charged extra for a side of ranch! I understand you get what you pay for, and there's no arguing the quality of the sandwich was top notch, but at the end of the day it's still just a sandwich. If you're good with dropping nearly $60 (including tip) on lunch, then this is your spot. For me, I'll take my business elsewhere.

Killer vibe and decor!! Super friendly staff and most importantly really cold beverages. If you're…read moreeven remotely in the area, well worth the trip 10/10. Will be back!!

Love the environment here It's a great set up we hope to…read moresee many years of fun here It's a beautiful place very wonderfully restored They have a menu and you can also bring your own food in which makes dealing with a toddler so much easier

WOW! Fantastic locally owned bar/restaurant!…read moreGet the friend mushrooms! The best I've ever had. This place is a find! Locally owned, reasonably priced, and excellent quality food.

My mom got happy hour onion rings half price $4.50. Yippee and the Garlic Parmesan wings. Had…read morelotsa meat on them. I got six grilled shrimp with sweet potato fries and onion rings. I did not like this sweet potato fries they are waffle and very thin. Shrimp was good though. Waitress was so friendly Love her!

Good service and even better pizza! The only suggestion I have is soda had an odd taste.read more

Awesome pizza and beer with a great, eclectic vibe. Regular live bands. If you're in Brownwood,…read morethis place is a must. Both Pablo and Adriana provided super friendly and provided the best service.

If you're anywhere near Goldthwaite, this place is absolutely worth a stop…read more The Whoop & Holler burger is easily one of the best burgers I've had. The beef was cooked perfectly, and the combination of beer-braised onions and grilled poblanos on jalapeño sourdough brought everything together with incredible flavor. You can tell there's real thought put into the menu. It has that perfect country feel - laid back, comfortable, and the kind of place you can bring family or meet up with friends. Great food, good drinks, and a spot that feels like it belongs in the community. Highly recommend!

The food here is especially delicious! My family stopped in for a bite on our way to Galveston. I'd…read moregive it 5 stars, except we had to wait 15 minutes for our server to come to the table. We were worried it was closed, but there were two other tables waiting. I think with additional wait staff, this would be a 5 star experience. We loved the food! Our favorites were the sidewinder wedges, the whoafers, and the walking taco.

Best Saturday you'll find in these parts! Great beer and company with a small, hometown, Cheers…read morevibe.

What a wonderful place to visit. Converted gas station with a great bar and seating area in the…read moreback. Now we stop every Saturday we can when visiting relative in Ballinger. Nice people and great beer. Who could ask for more!

Great bartender!! Good drinks! We were large group & we had so much fun. Thank you & we will be…read moreback.

What a find here. Drinks were wonderful with a great selection to choose from off the happy hour…read moremenu. Service was outstanding. Our bar tender, Michael was very attentive and personable. This place has an upscale feel without the price. Whiskey sour with egg whites, Old fashion, New York Sour were all excellent. Had to have two of everything minimum to make sure they were that good and they were.

Ambiance: if you are a redneck gung-ho MAGA supporter, this is the place for you. I strongly…read moresuspect tbe owners and workers are not vaccinated, in keeping with their beliefs. So if you don't want to risk Hep C of whatever is being peddled here, keep rolling. They don't want you, anyway.

Not a one star only because the atmosphere is fantastic. Awesome play area, well setup for families…read morewith kids. That's pretty much the only good from the evening, unfortunately. We had a party of 6. We arrived and hadn't been there before. We walked in and awkwardly stood around for a few minutes with no one greeting us. Several workers passed by without saying anything. We went up to worker who said we could sit wherever and she'd be with us soon. We told her we would be sitting outside, and she said that was fine. After about 10 minutes of waiting at our table with no one coming by, one of us went inside and found a worker to ask for menus. Server came out soon after that and took our order. We all ordered at the same time. About 15ish minutes later, four of the six orders were brought out. Everything was correct. All 4 people happy. Good food in good timing. Drink refills were asked for but after about 10 minutes of waiting for them, someone had to go inside and ask at the bar for the some refills. About 15 minutes after the first four meals were brought out, a fifth meal was finally brought out. At this time, the final person still waiting for food was asked by the server what it was she had ordered, and said that she would go check on it. That meal was then brought out about 5 minutes after that (a solid 20 minutes after the first four were served - 3 of those people had already finished eating at this point). These last two meals were loaded nachos and a frito pie. Both came out with shredded cheese melted on top instead of queso (which is what the menu listed for both items). Weird, because two of the orders that did come out in a timely manner were also loaded nachos, but those had queso on them - not shredded cheese melted in a microwave. They apparently ran out of queso after making two of the 4 orders that required queso...and spent 15-20 minutes shredding some cheese and microwaving it on for these other two meals. Not a word was said by the waitress about the kitchen running out of queso. Not a word of apology for the meals arriving at wildly different times. Melted on shredded cheese is a bit of a joke for $14 nachos. At least the frito pie was only $8. Service overall was pretty awful. Refills were requested three times and only brought out one of those times. Server had to be sought out - she maybe checked on the table once of her own volition the entire hour or so we were there. Seems like the place is probably poorly managed. The waitress should have been communicated to by the kitchen as soon as the food order was put in that they did not have enough queso for four meals, so she could come back and apologize for the inconvenience and ask what we wanted to do. A table of 6 should never have 2 of the 6 people served 15-20 minutes after the other four people when everyone puts in their order at the same time- especially when the meals are simple (frito pie and nachos). Refills should show up promptly a within a few minutes of request. If it takes longer, the server should apologize for the wait. Never should a customer feel the need to seek out their own refill because they haven't seen their server for 10 minutes after asking for one. All simple things that scream poor training, poor hiring/firing, and bad communication. Will maybe give it another try in the future because the atmosphere is great, but yeah....pretty poorly run place.

closed as of 7/1/26…read more closed as of 7/1/26 closed as of 7/1/26 closed as of 7/1/26 closed as of 7/1/26

It's a nice little nano brewery. Bartender was very nice and informative about the downtown area.read more