07/20/09

Spider House, Second Home

by golightlyx

As ridiculous as it sounds, Spider House really has become a second home to me. I spend hours there nearly every day and I am on a first name basis with almost all of the employees.

I love the atmosphere & the location. Spider House is decorated with eclectic antique finds and unique one of a kind pieces of furniture. I feel comfortable and welcome here!

I typically order an iced Toddy Rico & the Garden Bagel. I also suggest any of their baked goods & the Grilled Cheese Especial!

• Pros: Beautiful landscape, friendly staff, great drinks
• Cons: Pricey

06/04/09

Amazing!

by Agamben

Never Have I ever been to a place that best embodies everything Austin. It has an amazing vibrant atmosphere, good drinks and walls covered in interesting stories and phrases. There is little if nothing not to love about Spiderhouse

03/29/09

Example: great place for good bread

by xladyxbutterflyx

While it definitely has the weirdo Austin-feel that people crave, plus some awesome people-watching, the service is TERRIBLE.

Our waiter had to come back 3 times to make sure he got everyone's order correct. Our drinks were constantly empty and we could see him flirting with some girl by the register, instead of attending to his customers. We had to ask for the bill twice and he never brought it to us. We almost walked out because we had somewhere else to be and we were just sitting around waiting for him to bring it to us. We walked over to the kitchen/register area and waited around for another 10 minutes.

We were completely ignored by all the other waitstaff nearby, and our waiter seemed to be avoiding us.

Finally we stopped a girl who worked there and she went and got the bill for us, since our waiter was pretty useless.

I do actually like this as a hangout and coffee place, but if you come, be expecting poor and slow service!

• Pros: Nice atmosphere, cool decor
• Cons: Nightmare service