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    Whiskey Ridge

    4.2 (140 reviews)
    Closed 3:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    Marissa G.

    My husband and I returned to Whiskey Ridge for lunch. We drove up, parked, and walked in. We waited for a few minutes before a friendly host came to greet us and seat us. The restaurant has a lot of seating inside, at the bar, and outside. It has a really nice view of the hill country. After being seated we waited awhile and enjoyed conversation and the view. Our waiter was very busy but came over and introduced himself while apologizing and saying that he would return to take our drink order and bring menus. When he returned we ordered our waters. He eventually brought us our drinks and took our order. Despite the delay our waiter was very friendly, checked in on us regularly, and did a really good job the entire time. We decided to share a few items. We ordered the Wagyu Brisket Nachos which comes with brisket, cheese, jalapenos, refried beans, topped with pico de gallo. The nachos were tasty. The chips were thick and able to hold the ingredients. They had a little too much pico but all of the combined ingredients were good. We also shared creamed corn and spinach. This was delicious. The corn had pieces of cobbed corn and spinach spread throughout. This is one of my favorite creamed corn because of the taste and texture. My husband ordered the Texas Peach which is a handheld sandwich that comes with fried chicken, horseradish jam, pickles, and slaw. He enjoyed it. I tried it and we agreed that the chicken was the star of this dish. It was a good size with a crispy exterior and tender interior. I ordered the Whiskey Ridge Steak Burger cooked Medium which is a handheld burger that has grilled meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickles. This burger was delicious. It was cooked perfectly and you could taste the grill in the meat. The other ingredients added some taste and texture. Overall Whiskey Ridge was a great place to visit. The outdoor atmosphere and scenery is beautiful. The service was great and the food was delicious.

    Creamed Corn & Spinach
    Erin Y.

    My husband and I went to Whiskey Ridge on a whim since we live nearby, and we were pleasantly surprised. The place was packed, and since we didn't have a reservation, we waited about 30 minutes; but we were able to grab a drink at the bar while we waited, which made it easy. What we ordered: Deviled Eggs w/ Fried Oysters - Tasty with a great crunch from the oysters, and not too heavy Jumbo Shrimp Entree - Lightly fried and crisp, served with a nice horseradish dip and a refreshing coleslaw Salmon Entree - Delicious glaze and cooked perfectly Overall, great food, a good vibe, and a solid experience. Highly recommend making a reservation, and we'll definitely be coming back!

    Iceberg lettuce
    Samantha M.

    Great ambiance and excellent service made this a really enjoyable experience. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, and the staff was attentive and friendly throughout the meal. While the food was just okay and didn't quite stand out, the overall vibe and service still made it a nice place to visit.

    Sunday Brunch
    Thea R.

    What an amazing addition to the area! My husband and I visited last Sunday, and we had such a wonderful experience. The ambience was warm and inviting, and the service was exceptional from beginning to end. The Sunday brunch was buffet-style, and every dish we tried was delicious--there wasn't a single item we didn't enjoy. The servers were all very sweet and attentive, always available for refills or anything we needed. Whiskey Ridge is truly a fantastic place to enjoy brunch with family. I highly recommend it. I'm already excited to return for dinner and try their evening menu. Parking was plentiful, and the bathrooms were immaculately clean with beautiful design and decor. The entire restaurant is thoughtfully and beautifully put together. I can't wait to come back!

    Chicken fried steak
    Erica B.

    This place is huge. We snagged a spot at the bar on a Saturday late afternoon to watch some college football. They were packed but service was fast and friendly. My husband got an Old fashioned and I opted for a Dirty martini. Both tasted great. Started with a cup of gumbo, perfect amount of spice for me and good chunks of meat throughout. I could have eaten a bowl of it as my meal. Ordered the Chicken fired ribeye and the Halibut special. The halibut was perfectly cooked and seasoned and the perfect portion size. My husband liked the chicken fried steak- it wasn't too overly breaded and it took up the entire plate! Overall had a wonderful experience at Whiskey Ridge and added it to our places to eat when we are out that way for day trips.

    The last bacon wrapped jumbo shrimp(the other 4 left the plate too quickly for a photo)
    Tammi B.

    New Celebration Station! Took our mom here last night to celebrate her birthday. This place is incredible! Upscale yet not pretentious and high quality menu without breaking the bank. The bacon wrapped jumbo shrimp were colossal and the peach, bacon, horseradish jam was a sweet, hot delight. The chicken fried chicken on a bed of mash potatoes was crispy with just the right amount of breading, though the gravy was a bit on the spicy side. The Driftwood Cobb salad was HUGE and every bite provided a nice mix of all the fun ingredients with no bite just pure lettuce. Now, let's talk about the dessert brought out for the birthday girl. Apple-Berry Cobbler topped with ice cream was huge and seemed to come right from the oven. Perfection. Our server, Trey, was delightful. Very personable and attentive service. We will ask for him next time we dine.

    Jennifer N.

    Such a wonderful experience! Peaceful view of the cows from the back patio. The place was packed but it didn't feel like it. Not cheap, but large portions and great food! Our server was also wonderful! 5 stars!

    Celena S.

    What a beautiful place in the Hill Country! So glad to have Whiskey Ridge in the neighborhood. We sat at the bar and these workers are busting their butts back there. The drinks were made well and in a pretty decent amount of time. We placed our order for apps, and unfortunately the kitchen sent the apps and meal out together so we had them take the main course back and we enjoyed our apps and then they brought the pork chop out. The oysters were delicious (according to my husband, I don't know eat them). I had the Wimberley Salad and it was incredible!! Sooooo good! My husband had the fried pork chop and it was delicious. We definitely will be back!

    Deviled eggs topped with fried oysters
    Samantha J.

    We first visited Whiskey Ridge on Mother's Day for their AYCE Brunch buffet for only $28.95. This was apparently their second time putting it on and WOW you never would have known! AYCE brunch can be challenging to put on, but they did such an incredible job keeping the food stocked and hot, PLUS the variety and quality of all their dishes they make was next level! From their shrimp and grits, chicken dumplings, crispy fried chicken and biscuits, house made Chorizo, fluffy brioche cinnamon rolls, nacho and yogurt bar the options were endless. Our server Melanie was super attentive and kind making sure waters were filled and drinks were flowing. After experiencing brunch we had to go back for dinner and happy hour and the theme of incredible food, service, and southern hospitality continued with our server Sydney. They have specials like $9 1/2 dozen gulf oysters, $10 calamari, stuffed avocado and others apps along with great drink specials like $5 frozen margaritas (which are strong), $4 16oz Karbach draft beers. While the deviled eggs topped with crispy fried oysters weren't on happy hour, they are a NEED in your life!! We stayed for dinner and dessert and still... WOW! They have a 10oz chicken fried ribeye topped with their gravy that they make from their short rib drippings. We're already eyeballing what to get next time we go! They have a rotating cobbler which was also phenomenal! We had an Apple strawberry one and loved the chew on the apples perfectly spiced and topped with a double churn ice cream which apparently helps the ice cream last longer (aka doesn't melt as quick) We honestly loved them so much we want to move closer so we can be regulars! If you haven't checked them out they are 1000000% worth the drive and calories!

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    Jennifer B.

    Good service, good food, definitely try if you are in the Driftwood area. We forgot to take a picture of the calamari... it was really delicious... much different than most places but was very good.

    Cool reuse of a Chicken coop
    James F.

    Been wanting to try Whiskey Ridge as we live nearby. Born and raised Driftwood, Tx folks. Biggest hang up is this country bumpkin skips dinner about 99 percent of the year. Finally, open at 11am on Sundays. Book a 1:15pm reservation and stroll in. Website says Brunch coming soon. Wrong, it's here and there is no access to the regular menu till 3:00pm. BTW, your hours are wrong on Yelp too. Cue the rarely spectacular brunch buffet for $28.95. I mean, Elmar Prambs is still at the Four Seasons and not in your kitchen. Whiskey Ridge delivered some nice bites and some duds. The Gumbo had genuine Louisiana flavor and texture; delicious dark roux that complimented the plentiful ingredients. Equal praise for the Shrimp and Grits. Nice texture with more Shrimp than I expected in a buffet setting. Rancher's Breakfast (Migas with Brisket) also had great flavor; Deviled Eggs too. The sausage was ok but my patty picked out of the middle of the pile was cold. Regretful looking overcooked bacon. I was told by the buffet attendee that they had completely ran out of biscuits. This is 2.5 hours into service so that was a let down. Then, two biscuits magically appeared at our table. I went back the buffet line and grabbed some gravy and a little butter. Didn't know what to expect as it wasn't exactly cream or brown. Perhaps a play on "Red Eye" and while I initially liked the taste it got bothersome to my palette quickly. Left 1.5 biscuits to be bussed away. GF and I like the flavor of the Chicken and Dumplings but wished the broth was a little thicker. Worst transgression served to us brunch guinea pigs was the mostly raw Cinnamon Rolls. Neighboring table and ours picked apart some crunchy bits but left the rest. Most comical part after looking at the buffet offering and deciding to dine we sat and waited for service. My phone is ringing to tell me our table is now ready. Oh that's great! Ma'am, please turn around and direct your attention to me talking to you from the table you sat us at. Good but not great.

    Creamed corn & spinach (upper left) and mashed potatoes (upper right) are very much recommended
    Robert M.

    Wow this place is hard to get reservations to. And I can see why. After trying for months we finally got one for a date we liked. Mainly by planning FAR ahead. Pro tip: There were a LOT of empty tables. I think they don't allow reservations for all of them, so just show up. The place was pretty full and they had a lot of wait staff hustling. We had a fabulous waiter who took the exact right pace. Great views and it was spring so the temperature was a rare pleasant one to have all the doors, windows, etc wide open to catch the breeze. We started out with Margarita's which were very well done. We added the deviled eggs with fried oysters. I have a huge weakness for them whenever I see them on the menu. And fortunately, they were the BEST I've ever had. For the entree I had a complete miss. I rarely eat steak out, but I went for the NY Strip. I ordered it medium and it was WAY under done. Never, ever in my life will I ever send a steak back. That's either a sign of a rookie or just a pretentious chief that's going to under cook it their way. Neither of which will ever ensure it gets to what you ordered. I was a waiter. It immediately gets over-cooked and I'm not going there. I'll just score that to: great place, won't order that again. Perhaps it didn't help that it was gristly. I was just grumpy about my protein or maybe because it didn't have a chance to break down in the heat.... I'll shut up now. The sides were very good. We went with the mashed potatoes and creamed corn & spinach. Both were just very well done. My date went with the sauteed flounder. One of my favorite fishes and it was perfect. Perhaps I just had buyers remorse, but no, it was legit a great entree. Definitely going to return and try out more of the menu. Maybe next time I'll just show up.

    Texas Peach Handheld....It was massive, luckily split with my wife and Bone Marrow & Barbacoa Stuffing
    Jason M.

    So we had 2 couples drive out for early dinner from Cedar Park, TX. We stopped at Deep Eddy to have a drink, and got to Whiskey Ridge about 2pm. The atmosphere is absolutely awesome. Great Central Texas feel, and high class but not stuffy. High end Ranch if you will, ha. The drinks to start came quick and were top notch. I took a pic of the Peach Be With You Whiskey drink, centex peach, it's sweet, but a cool drink, the XX's and Ranch Water and Margarita were top notch. Appetizers we had Deviled Eggs w/ Fried Oyster and Bacon....they disappeared before I could get a pic of more than 1. I'm a big Deviled Egg and also Oyster...never had them together...they were off the chart good. We also had the Poblano Ranch Chicken salad stuffed Avocado. I didn't think they could beat the Deviled Eggs....but this was a close...for the ladies they liked this better...it was crazy good. The couple with us went with the raw oysters and shrimp cocktail for dinner. I had an oyster....and the shrimp were gulf, HUGE and very, very good. My wife and I split the Texas Peach chicken sandwich. It was off the chart good....but you need to like some horseradish taste. The jam has it...and I'm a huge fan, the wife loved it as well. We split it, it was huge. We also got the Bone Marrow & Barbacoa Stuffing. Looks like giant croutons, and the flavor....I cannot describe. Don't know who thought of this...but it was about as good a side as you can get. We took a drink out on the patio by the fire after we ate, wasn't too cold out yet or anything, but the cool feel there was just....Texas. It's a little bit of a drive....but beyond worth it. Most likely we'll do a weekend near Wimberly, or Air B&B by this place, and a day in Wimberly and back here for dinner and there is another cool Cat Bar next door they suggest too. If you're from Texas, this is High End Texas. We didn't eat heavy like Steaks today, but I'll have the Bone In Ribeye in the future. Everything we had was top notch. If you're not from Texas.....I'd go and learn what high end Texas dinner looks like, ha. Staff was very good, our server got caught doing something, and immediately the others came over for that time and didn't miss a beat until she made it back. Well Run....Well organized, and service was 5 Start for sure. Got a hat....has Whiskey and a Longhorn...couple of my favorite things, ha.

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    Great food & great whiskey. Lots of whiskey choices & food is great. Had some hard to find whiskeys available.

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    These are moments I think why do I live in San Antonio ( and often work in Austin ) when I can just…read morelive here and enjoy great restaurants, bars and weird gothic haunts like this with weird dark goth decor, a scent of palo santo , superb music, a great crowd and amazing drinks! College me would have lived here !! Enjoyed a French 75, my husband enjoyed a smoked Old Fashioned and it was a great place to grab a drink prior to seeing Springsteen at the Moody seated amongst candles , a weird alter of sorts while enjoying some Stevie Wonder as is playing now though some weird NIN or Type O might have been more appropriate

    I went to Whisler's and had one of the worst bar experiences I've ever had…read more I had one drink. I was completely sober for all intents and purposes. The bartender claimed I was drunk and cut me off anyway. I was at the bar talking to a girl while waiting to get a drink (the wait was long because the service is very slow, despite the bar not being very busy at all). She was clearly into me, and the bartender kept jumping in trying to talk to her too (instead of doing his job making drinks). He was doing all sorts of things to try and flirt with her and make her laugh: pulling out and showing her buckets of pre mixed cocktails, running and sliding under the bar, etc. She was engaging with both of us , and right in the middle of that, I get cut off out of nowhere. No explanation other than claiming I looked drunk, which I very clearly wasn't. It felt very clear what was going on--he wanted me out of the way. I left and asked the bouncer on my way out if I seemed drunk. This was literally two minutes later. He said no, not at all, and asked me why I would even ask that. I then told him exactly what happened and asked him to let the owner or whoever was in charge know about this extremely unprofessional conduct so they can discipline the bartender. His response was that the bartender has discretion to cut anyone off, and let me know the bartender is supposedly married so he couldn't have been flirting with any of the customers. Well, sounds like his logic is flawed--not only COULD he flirt with his customers, he WAS, and was therefore cheating. I hope his wife finds out. This is perfectly representative of Austin customer service lately and not normal in other places. I was in Tampa for an entire month earlier this year and this would've been unthinkable there. I'm not coming back.

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    Whiskey Ridge - whiskeybars - Updated July 2026

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