Moonshine - Patio Bar & Grill

04/12/2008 Posted by rcnrobin

my boyfriend and I ate at the bar last week and had apps and drinks. then way too much pie. what you see is what you get. texas comfort food. we eat out a lot and this will be on our regular stops

Pros: fun, good value

Cons: not much

02/06/2008 Posted by girliegirl44

I've been hearing people talk about this place for years! My boyfriend and I decided to try it out. It was a Saturday, so we expected it to be busy. The hour wait wasn't the problem, it was the fact that the hostess, was extremely short with us and didn't even quote us a time. I had to go back to find out how long the wait was! (On crutches no less) then she snapped. 'at least an hour' like it was no big deal. Strike two was the bartender: There was no where to sit, so we stood and ordered our drinks after being ignored for 20 minutes by all 3 bartenders. We decided to order an appetizer, we ate that while standing as well. When we got called to our table, we tried to close our tab and the bartender snapped at me then too! 'I'll run your card when I'm done here.' As she rolled her eyes. All I for dinner by this point was a side salad and a side of mashed potatoes....how do you mess that up? At least our waitress was nice. My point is that, I understand being busy. But, you should still give good service! I doubt we'll be going back, but they act like they don't need the business anyway.....

Pros: Good Mashed Potatoes

Cons: Rude service

01/09/2008 Posted by mr_h

Good American comfort food done well with a fantastic ambiance and great service. Moonshine is a unpretencious restaurant that knows it has a great menu. There were seven people in my party and everyone had something different, each having rave reviews. We arrived on a Saturday night late and had to wait an hour before being seated. The patio bar was a perfect place to grab a good drink or beer from their large selection. Once we were seated, popcorn was served while we were looking over the menu. I had the hanger steak, which was perfectly cooked and a side of delicious macaroni and cheese. At the end of the night everyone was more than satisfied.

Pros: Value, Food, Ambiance

11/04/2007 Posted by mntaggart

Friday evening me and a few friends went to Moonshine for dinner. My friends aren’t from Austin so I wanted to take them somewhere unique. The atmosphere at Moonshine is great, both inside and out on their two patios. We started off with the Homemade Potato Chips with warm Sour Cream and Chive Dip and it was delicious. The entrees we ordered were the Turkey Melt Sandwich (the basil pesto was great), the Bock Marinated Smoked Chicken (very tender but a tad salty), the Jalapeno Hanger Steak (made to perfection) and the Crunchy Coated Snapper (the crab meat a basil pesto on top was just as satisfying as the snapper). Of course, you can’t go to Moonshine and not try the Baked Macaroni or the Ruby Slipper Martini. They also have an excellent brunch buffet and pretty good happy hour specials.

Pros: Great Food, Great Service, Great Ambience

Cons: Very limited street parking but Valet is available and inexpensive.

09/09/2007 Posted by ohyeahlach

Recently visited this place for the first time. Had the Salmon (soaked in too much butter but otherwise ok) My husband had the catfish and it was very good. the sides were the story here... great corn relish w/ black beans, corn muffins, mac n' cheese, zuccini & squash medley and even the carrots were tasty. Pretty good sized portions and reasonably priced considering they're so close to the 6th street bars. Will return for sure!

Pros: Location, service, sides and ambience

Cons: lack of parking even though website says plenty of free parking is available

06/01/2007 Posted by cdillie

Great place to get some buisness done or enjoy a nice lunch. Food is incredible and the wait staff very attentive.

05/20/2007 Posted by lazybum

this was my first time going to moonshine. the sunday brunch was good. the selection was awesome, it ranged from the normal biscuit and gravy to green eggs to bread pudding. everything i tried tasted great. i especially liked their bagels & lox. the service was the only complaint i could probably have about this place. although the waitress was pretty attentive, she failed to clean the table when we had a stack of plates. she was prompt with drink orders though. this place is great. i will definitely be back.

Pros: good sunday brunch, good price

Cons: service was okay, must do valet parking

03/29/2007 Posted by jillebean

If you need a brunch spot that's reasonably priced (13 bucks!) that offers a variety big enough to please a crowd, this is the place. Tons of choices, and everything is sooo good. Great bloody marys too!

03/08/2007 Posted by jww99

I've been there for dinner, happy hour, and brunch and have always had a good experience - good food and service

Pros: food

Cons: none

01/28/2007 Posted by andrea_3648

Moonshine was absolutely fantastic! It's a great restaraunt if you want to take guests to a true Austin restaraunt, - meaning great food, great people, great service, great atmosphere, with no pretentious attitudes! I took my parents and they wanted to move to Austin after eating there! Moonshine puts out that Austin vibe that helps to make this city so special.