Spider House
(512) 480-9562
2908 Fruth St
Austin,
TX
78705
30.2955
-97.7414
Neighborhoods: North University, Central Austin
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In Short
Some consider this a people-watching paradise. A mix of mostly young people, from university students to slackers to professionals. Students come to get wired and study; others come to relax and drink a bottle of beer and munch on a basic menu of Mexican food and baked goods. Choose from comfortable tables and booths inside or grab a picnic table on the patio amid the palms, plants and strings of colorful lights and lanterns.
User Reviews
Agamben
June 04, 2009
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
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xladyxbutterflyx
March 29, 2009
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!
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daisyp
March 04, 2009
This review has been a long time coming. I have tried to go to the Spider House many times, and each time I'm met with the worst cocktail service imaginable. As a former member of the service industry, I'm understanding, but these people have pushed my limits. On one particular evening the server took forever to come and greet us. Another server let us know who would be helping us and pointed him out. We saw him flirting with a girl by the computer. We asked another server to take our order, but she told us we weren't in her section. We waited for him a while longer, and finally waved him down. He got our order, our food came, and a friend joined us. Our friend ordered, and we waited without and frito burrito coming. We watched him flirt some more. I got up and asked him about it and he said he would talk to the kitchen. I then watched him order it on the computer and yell into the kitchen window to make it "on the fly." He was not attentive, our drinks went empty, our check was late. We didn't tip him anything since he wasn't around to run our cards and we didn't have cash beyond the bill. One the way out to our cars we saw him talking to the girl in the parking lot that he was flirting with earlier. How can the Spider House continue to employee such lame servers? Never going back.
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Know Before You Go:
In keeping with the independent vibe, Spider House staff can bring in CDs to play while they're working. You're likely to hear everything from Devo to hip-hop.
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Restaurant Special Features:
Local Favorite, Breakfast, Family-Friendly Dining, Late Night Dining, Quiet, Brunch, Lunch Spot, Date Spot, Group Dining, Cheap Eats
