First off I am only giving 4 stars because I have yet to try the food. Shame on me, but I can say it looks and smells amazing!! Recently having moved to Buda I love this place!! It is a great spot to just hang out with friends, new and old. The laid back backyard atmosphere is great!! Buda does not have many spots to grab a drink with friends and just relax, until now. I love the fact that I don't have to drive in to Austin to meet friends for a drinks any more. Now I will make them come to me :-)!! Every person I have encountered at Willie's has been nothing but nice and welcoming!! I will forever be a loyal local for as long as this place is open!! read more

Great atmosphere! Great family place! We all had the brisket which was awesome! Sauce is delicious! We had so much fun enjoying the weather,hanging with family and friends, playing ping pong, corn hole and washers! Will definitely be going back! read more

Great drinks, incredible baños (ask Drew Dunn) and free crawfish on Saturdays at 3pm.

Stopped here today on the way to San Marcos outlets. It was a rainy Saturday so nobody was outside. We were greeted immediately by a friendly bartender asking us if we had ever been before. I said no and she gave us menus and explained that when we were ready to order to tell her and then have a seat. There were only 4 or 5 tables indoors and thankfully one was available. We ordered a variety of items, a couple pulled pork tacos, brisket sandwich, chopped beef sandwich and some ribs. While waiting for the food we got some free loaf white bread, pickles, onions and sampled the two types of bbq sauce available. All four of us thought the food was great and plentiful. It was such a nice suprise!! I would definitely go back again. read more

Waited for this place to open for a few months as we were simply excited for something new in Buda to open... Upon first arrival in mid July we were greeted by a blonde bar tender who was very slow, unresponsive and more concerned with flirting with the older gentleman behind the bar. Once we finally got our beer we order some food. The brisket is very average, the beans were cold, the jalepeno Mac and cheese was pretty good but not hot enough and they were out of all desserts. Really, already out of food but you just opened and nobody was there? The "yard" area is cool but poorly set up and seemed like someone on a serious budget set it up. I hope they make some changes as Buda needs something decent. Willies makes Buda seem like nobody knows how to open and run a place. Need better service, better food and more to offer in their back yard area. Will be back for one more shot, other than that I will not be back. read more

Worst dining experience ever. Took my wife to Willie's Joint for Sunday lunch. The waitress/bar tendered spent several minutes running down their own potato salad. Ordered the chopped beef sandwich. The bun was sopping wet with grease. The outside speakers were blaring acid rock so loud, we could not converse. I politely asked two separate employees to please turn the music down. Although there were only two other guests, one who also complained about the loud music, our requests were denied. If you like greasy meat passed as BBQ, and loud acid rock music, Willie's Joint is the place for you. As for me and my family, we will take our business where we are better appreciated and provides us a better dining experience. read more

This place has an amazing set up. Lots of great games, drinks and food to go with the awesome backyard set up. Being from CA, this is a place I would hang out and eat at regularly if it was in my backyard. The staff was great, the food was good, and the overall theme and feel made everything that much better. read more

So my first time here. I've heard of here but never had a chance to go check it out. Overall great environment, I will say these outdoor set ups are my favorite. But after an hour + on waiting on food and kinda cold food, running out of queso to a point where we had to go get our own. Our bartender/waitress was great and nice and we do appreciate her. I had to drop the stars down. I hate writing bad reviews but I feel like this time was appropriate. read more

My husband and I have been waiting for Willie's Joint to open - I LOVE the patio, BUT that is about as good as Willie's Joint gets. The bartender was very rude and he is the only one taking drink orders and food orders. He appeared put out that I asked for two glasses of water and proceeded to give me only one. I agree with others that there needs to be a server walking outside in the patio. No one wants to have to get up to get condiments. After a horrible week at work, I was really looking forward to sitting in the patio and enjoying a couple of drinks - the bartender was unable to suggest any martini's and so I asked for a Lemon Drop Martini - worse I ever had. Needless to say, I did not stay and order additional drinks. Will likely not return which is unfortunate because Buda really needs a great place to sit and relax. read more

I just wanted to update my review on Willies, when they first opened there were a lot of issues with the place but I think they have done a great job at turning the place around, menu is easier to use and the ordering process has improved. I think they had a rough start as any new business just setting up would, however,they have made a lot of changes and the food is great, I am a fan of their sausage and their pulled pork....glad to see willies is doing so well and hope you give them a try, you will not be disappointed. read more

If this was just a bar that served "bar food", maybe it would be ok. the setup concept is good with the outside seating, games (washers, jinga, etc), and bar area. However, the food is terrible. Got the brisket and there was at least 70% fat to meat. They bring you the food, but then you have to go back inside to get utensils, and they were out of knives, which I really needed to cut off all the fat from my brisket. On our last visit, we had queso which had to be out of a jar. Will come back to have a few beers, will never order food again. read more

it was my first time there last night, and our server was amazing. she was very friendly and made us feel very welcomed! we went for karaoke and had a blast! read more

We come here quite often since they opened because we enjoy the laid back atmosphere. Tonight was the first time we ordered food. The jalapeno sausage, pulled pork sandwich and sauce were all amazing! Plus they have the real sugar Big Red, one of my favs! I do hope they will put a fire pit or heaters outside for when it starts to get chilly so that we can continue to relax outside without freezing our butts off read more

Great place to hang out! Food is awesome! Indoor and outdoor seating. Outdoor live band playing. Full bar for the adults and Mac n cheese for the kids! read more

This was our second time to enjoy Willie's Joint. The BBQ is great and the staff are the best. Corey is the bomb! Don't trust Katie B.'s review on 8/29. She came in expecting 4 star restaurant experience at McDonald's prices. The establishment is new and staff are working through the growing pains. Great BBQ for the price and relaxing atmosphere. Come and enjoy! read more

Great pulled pork sandwiches and jalapeno mac-n-cheese! Great atmosphere!

Me and the wife ate there on Sept. 18th. The food was mediocre, but not the worse I have ever had. They had a bloody mary bar (or that's what they called it). They had to get more mix, and low and behold, it is stored in the men's restroom. I wanted to puke right there. The lady said that they have to store it there because it is an old house that was made into the restaurant, and there is so little storage. There were also dead cockroaches on the floor. It's crazy this place is not shut down because of health violations... read more

Overall atmosphere was great if your looking for a place to sit outside and drink some cold beer. Food was well priced and didn't take long for service but the food was subpar for Texas being a BBQ capital of the world. I'm not sure why someone would try and make brisket sweet with a maple or some type of flavoring that was very off putting. Sampled 3 meats chopped, jalapeño sausage, and pulled pork. Flavor on brisket was very weird. Jalapeño sausage was best of the three. Pulled pork was extremely dry and over cooked and really unflavorful no seasoning or spices to be tasted. Everything including beans and Mac and cheese were extremely spicy with jalapeño I love spice but not everyone does so it would be nice if they toned it down a bit to fit for everyone's taste buds. I wouldn't say this is a bad place because atmosphere is great but I would definitely say for a place that coins there reputation on BBQ there is significant room for improvement. Not to bad overall read more

There is something about this place that just plain speaks to me. I love the food and dig the atmosphere. Perfect addition to the Buda area. read more

I had the brisket sandwich, brisket was dry tasting and the bread tasted greasy. The sausage sandwich was good. Nice hipster funky decor. It took a while to order since they only had one person taking orders. read more

My kids and I love this place! They have tons of family-friendly outdoor games, a relaxed environment, cool music, and lots of friendly people. I hear the BBQ is pretty good, too; we mostly come for the root beer. If you are in Buda, it's worth a stop! read more

Great place to bring friends for a relaxing time. Beer is ice cold. Lots of games on the grounds.. jenga, washers, ping pong...Nice open fire pits for warmth and conversation. Lots of seating. Valet parking if their parking lot is full. Free crawfish on Saturdays. Live bands occasionally. Just a nice place to have a beer and hang out with friends and family. Frito pie is a personal favorite. read more

I just stopped in here for a quick lunch while on a road trip. I will plan a trip that will allow me to hang out here for a little night life next time. The pulled pork was awesome, moist, and off the pit. Best seasoned waffle fries I have had in a long time. Unsweet tea Texas style as it should be. I read some of the other ratings and i disagree with some. This is a dive bar (and trust me I have seen my share) or if your older than 50 what used to be called a joint. It's a place where cold long necks and hot bar tenders live. Real working cowboys, bikers, blue collar workers, Veterans, college football players, and the like will fit in well at this establishment along with the pretty girls who are usually attracted to that hard core bunch. The music they piped thru the speakers was solid Texas country/ Rockabilly music. If your worried about a little grit keep driving until you can find an Applebee's. I will recommend this place to all my compadres! read more

We were really excited to try this place, but left seriously disappointed. The specials prices listed on their website are different from the specials on their signs once you get there. We asked about the food and drink special for the night and they basically explained to us that it isn't really a special, you can just buy those things at regular price and they don't have to go together. Um, what? Shouldn't be on a "Specials" menu. We ordered a couple (overpriced) beers and were disappointed by the very limited selection (they only offered one draft beer). We also ordered one brisket sandwich, chili cheese fries, chicken strips, and chips w/ queso. Took a seat and waited a half hour before asking there our food was. They said they didn't have our order (which we had already paid for) in the system. We sat back down while they checked on our order. After another 20 minutes, we received the chili cheese fries. Waited a little while longer before just asking for a refund on the rest of our order. That's when they decided to tell us that they were out of queso. One hour after we paid for it, and the second time we asked where it was. We really had high hopes for this place, and it seemed like a nice family atmosphere, but the staff honestly should have been checking on our order and they should have informed us the minute they realized they were out of something we had paid for, and generally their whole system for placing orders was unorganized and inefficient. We expected better, and we will not be returning. read more

We stopped by to get some food to go. My wife walked in and was not greeted by anyone and the lady behind the bar just looked at her. Another person came in as well and said what's the trick to get waited on? She was not given a menu or offered one. Needles to say my wife finally talked to someone and ordered 4 chop beef sandwiches and 3 small orders of beans. To her amazement that was 42 dollars! She paid it with a credit card - our fault for not asking how much before we ordered. She left a 2 dollar tip for a total bill of 44 dollars. Got home we had been given three sandwiches - our fault for not checking before we left. We also found out later that day that they charged us 54 dollars instead of 44 (our fault for not checking the charge better). Called them back the same day to talk about the missing sandwich and the over charge and had to leave a message. One week later no return call. That's their fault! I will not be back! Food was average as well. read more

A business has a one time chance to make a good first impression. We did not get a good first impression. I had been wanting to try this place out because when I drove past it I could see they had a really cool outdoor seating area that was very casual with games, fire pits, and shady trees. There is an area for live entertainment as well. I drove on the road to park and it let to the back of the building to park and the first sign I saw as "valet parking." This is strange because the parking lot is small...which led me to think either I'm parking in the wrong place or valet parking is required. It also appeared there was another business behind the restaurant. I asked the guy standing by the sign and he said it was okay to park "there." We entered the yard. We weren't sure what to do...do we sit down and order first? There were not signs posted for newcomers. There was a bar set up outside that said "Order here." So my two kids and I walked to it and waited there for about ten minutes. Finally I walked inside the building and again was another bar. In the back was a small area with tables. The bar had a sign that said, "Order here." I wasn't sure if it was for only drinks or food as well. There were no menus or other signs. I waited. The bartender told me he would be with me in a minute. After waiting five minutes while he was talking to a customer, completing ignoring me, I finally just walked out, feeling very disappointed and slighted. I cannot believe I spent 15 minutes in a restaurant establishment and no one came to welcome us or allow us to order anything. read more