Antone's Nightclub

07/24/09

Wish it weren't true!

by juniperjenny at Citysearch

It has come to the point where we have to boycott Antone's, which really bites because we love the place. Everything that is except for the bartenders. The past 2 or 3 times we've gone we've noticed serious attitude from them, even in us asking a simple question. This last time was horrible however. We ordered Red Bul and Vodka's and instead got something that tasted like sweetened toilet bowl cleaner. Taking one sip and returning them, the bartender made us new ones with real red bul. When we got our bill we were still charged $15.50 for the original bad drinks that we took back. When my boyfriend asked the bartender to take it off, it turned into an all-out yelling match in which the bartender's veins actually popped out of his neck. Then when he got a chance to talk to the manager, she said they would be taken off. We never even ended up signing the receipt, and the next day I checked online and sure enough the full charge was there PLUS A $12 TIP THAT THEY ADDED THEMSELVES!!! Is that illegal or what?

We can take a little attitude, we are from LA - but that was ridiculous. Way to keep your customers happy Antone's!!!

• Pros: The best music in town, great stage, wonderful history
• Cons: the worst bartenders and management in austin

01/01/09

Disappointment at Antone's

by Sam109 at Citysearch

I?m an out of town visitor who purchased tickets for the New Year?s celebration going on Antone?s reputation as a Blues club. At $25 a pop, not cheap. Unfortunately the band was a deep disappointment. The band, whatever its name, was not a blues band, playing more along the lines of a B-52 style, but not good. The singer was another disappointment. No chairs or tables and no reason to stay. We ended leaving Antone?s and paying full cover again at Nuno?s at Six for a party of four. If you want a real blues club, go to Nuno?s.

• Pros: Location
• Cons: High price, poor accommodations, beer selection, atmosphere, music.

12/31/08

EXPENSIVE

by austindweller at Citysearch

I realize that Antone's has had legendary players and I saw many great shows there but I stopped going there after paying upward's of 20+ to see the scabs and once the draft beer went up to 5.00/pint. Now I understand they no longer even serve draft beer. I did go to the old location off of Guadalupe or Lamar and was delighted at how much of a dive bar it was ('dive' being a good attribute in my book). I am unable/unwilling to continue to afford to see Live music in Austin after seeing prices scale upward. Antone's and Saxon pub/ Continental Club have sold out and lost the spirit of what was once a great place: Austin....Now only the rich can afford to see live music and still pay rent. Austin is no longer for the mainstream with all of it's day spas and expensive Art shops. I will be moving as soon as I possibly can. I really used to love the Scab's but it has become too crowded and full of drunk UT college brats and pretentious A-holes. It's hard to pay that much for a band and have to fight to catch a glimpse of them. I miss the old down home austin{sniff}.

• Pros: good music if you can see it
• Cons: expensive drinks, cover, parking. too crowded to enjoy, pretentious crowds, bratty UT students.