Best Bar with a Deck

[guster]

My favorite was the Cedar Door but I guess it is time to move on

. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[MulletHorn]

opal devines

 

[VacantlyOccupied]

isn't the cedar door open again?

 

[scally]

cedar door has been open since august.

 

[unpaintedhuffhines]

it's open and now has a bigger front deck, not to mention a back deck that is covered and heated.

 

[VacantlyOccupied]

Well, there you go.

 

[guster]

I'm happy again

. Been away from Austin way too long.

 

[HorninDallas]

rooftop--Iron Cactus was great. and didn't someone say that the re-opened Tavern is going to have a rooftop deck?

patio--El Arroyo, Trudy's, Hula Hut, Abel's, Crown & Anchor, etc (make choice based on age and what you are looking for)

I've been away for 2.5 years so things might have changed and new places might have opened up.

 

[PabTexas]

Cedar Door...

And there's this other one that's on the way to Mt. Bonnell, can't quite remember the name of it, but it's a little dive in the middle of all these homes, and it has a fantastic view.

 

[unpaintedhuffhines]

it's Dry Creek

 

[HorninDallas]

I miss that place and that mean old witch, but leave your playing cards at home.

for some reason Owen Temple is stuck in my head, thanks Huff.

 

[EB22]

And you better bring your bottle back or you are not getting another beer.

 

[111]

dry creek ... no place better come 5 o clock

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I've been in Dry Creek several times. Always warned, in hushed tones about her. Always acted very politely, courteously, mannerly. Walked on eggshells. Yes, ma'am. No, ma'am. God bless Owen Temple, ma'am. Never made small talk or direct eye contact.

Went there with a random guy once. He walks in like he owns the joint. As he struts to the bar, I'm thinking, "this is going to be great. A real life murder before my very eyes."

As he gets there, and we were the only folks in the joint, he is met with a beer bottle, right in the palm of his hand. He leans against the bar, starts making small talk with Sara. Asking about her family and business and so on. She's asking him questions about things. Where he's been off to.

I honestly thought I was going to have my first heart attack at 25. It was the most god-damn confounding thing I had ever seen.

After a good 15 minutes of chatting, he comes back to the back, where our women are. I quiz him and he says something like, "I've been drinking beer here since I was 13. Hell, I think she served my dad when he was under age. She's a sweetheart."

 

[unpaintedhuffhines]

wonderful anecdote. almost as captivating as the sexy scissors story.

 

[PabTexas]

Is it Dry Creek or Marina Creek? We're talking about the tiny whole in the wall out by Mount Bonnelle with the two dollar beers, wonderful view of Austin?

 

[PabTexas]

Dry Creek Marian I believe...

 

[Jellydonuts]

I thought it was Dry Creek Saloon. The new Cedar Door is nice and so is Club De Ville deck (technically a patio).

 

[cinco de bedhead]

It's the Dry Creek Saloon. But my question is...where's the Brushy Creek Saloon?

Another place with a great deck and is worth the drive is the Cherry Springs Dance Hall outside of Fredericksburg.

 

[RoyRules2]

I dont know about a deck but if you want the best damn margarita in town go to ElRancho's. Those suckers are stout.