A great place to bring your pup, there are great bark rangers who keep an eye on the doggos all playing together. They’re kind and considerate and understand dogs are dogs, but also ensure a healthy and friendly play time. My dog Loki loves it here!The bar is great, the staff are also lovely! Great selection of beers, wine, cocktails etc.If you’re hungry you can just go to Camp Out outside the gates.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jim Toney
Kids loved the playground. Good food drinks and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brooke Bitter
Very friendly staff! My pup loves coming here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bradford Picot
Poor communication and not friendly.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jason Bartsch
I just sent this email to hello@yardbar, but I figured I’d share it here too:Hi, I just made a trip to Yard Bar to exercise my dog for the last hour that y’all are supposed to be open according to your website. Arriving at about 8:55 pm to two attendants at the front counter with the window open, one attendant greeted me and reached for her laptop (to check us in, it seemed, as usual), but the other attendant jumped up and quickly informed me that the park would be closed at 9pm instead of 10pm. On Saturday I went there at the same time and stayed until about 10, as I have done several times before on weekdays and weekends with no problems, so I was very shocked to be turned away.I asked how long the park would be closing early like this, and was told in a hemming-and-hawing manner “uh, at least until the 11th.”It was a very strange interaction, and completely out of the norm from what I’ve come to expect and enjoy about Yard Bar. Given that I have already paid my monthly fee, I find it very unsettling that the hours would just suddenly change with no prior notice and without a concrete schedule for returning to normal. The way the one employee seemed almost to be improvising this change left me wondering what is actually going on.I love my dog, and my dog loves going to Yard Bar. He gets very excited when we get in the car to go there. It was utterly disappointing to get him all worked up and ready to run around, only to be turned away at the window in such an awkward way. It’s not fair to him, and it’s certainly cast a pall on my own opinion of your establishment. I will definitely not be recommending this place as highly as I once did to my friends and colleagues who own dogs.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Violet Jimenez-Rojas
We’ve been coming here for almost a year. We used to love this place but lately our dog has been getting bullied a lot, we’ve also witnessed other dogs get bullied a lot and the bullies don’t get kicked out. It seems that VERY little is done to keep the space clean or safe. Dog owners don’t watch their dogs so there’s dog poop everywhere, and lots of unchecked aggressive behavior. We constantly have to pull dogs off of our dog because of aggressive behavior or bad playing habits.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 4
Wade Brueggeman
Walked in here for $9.74 and all of 3 minutes…not even enough time to get a beer. Took our dog off the leash, turned our head and she was getting humped. Threw that dog off as there was no staff or owner to do it for me. Walked to the bar and was met by the same dog and another aggressively trying to fight/bite/ jump on our dog again. Threw both of them off aggressively as the owners/customers/anyone else wouldn’t do it for us. Nasty place with dogs sitting all over the tables and owners not paying attention to their ratchet fighting dogs. $9.74 and 3 minutes of our Saturday that we will not get back. Do not recommend.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Kelly J.
I came to yard bar with my dog for the first time about 6 months ago now. Now we go at least 3-4 days a week! It is an amazing spot to let my pup play and get all her energy out while I can also get my work done for the day. They just recently added a kitchen with some of the best burgers and food in town and a great happy hour and beer selection. The staff are amazing all trained to de-escalate the doggos when needed. Shout out to Michelle, Kelsey, and Billy when it comes to the staff! I am always at ease when Michelle and Kelsey are working and always make sure to order a burger whenever Billy is in the kitchen. I wish I could give 4.5 stars instead of 4 or 5! One thing that would make this place perfect would be proper heating equipment for the cold days in Austin. I get concerned with the propane tables that are provided because they are consistently not working and in my opinion seem a bit unsafe. I saw what I think was a spark during one visit at a table I was sitting at which made me move to a picnic table, and now I don't bother coming if it's below 60 degrees because I'm not a fan of the cold haha. Otherwise 10/10 recommend this place to take your pups and have a bite and drink!
AmateurConcierge
Classic Austin “third space” with as many kids and families as dogs. Dog park looked quite messy. Food is below average. Playground tho
Marina M.
Came here with the girls and dogs after NYD hike. Healthy options from Camp Out & the food did not disappoint! They were happy to accommodate substitutes for food preferences. Zak gave us incredible service and was so helpful and happy! Plenty of room to sit and chill with propane pits to stay warm.
Great idea, good food. But highly disappointed when we were turned away from the dog run area because we had our teenage daughter with us. It was about 2:00 on a Sunday afternoon and apparently you have to be 21 to go into the dog run area.
Paul Chapin
Great place to bring your dogs or get the serotonin you need from hanging out with the coolest dogs. Yard Bar shares a space with newly opened “Camp Out” kitchen which offers fantastic food. You can even get snacks for your pups! The drinks are great and the vibe is amazing. TV’s on the dining patio make it a truly unique old school Austin vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nancy Ladd
What a novel idea!!! Our dog absolutely LOVED his time there. People and dogs super friendly. A great way to enjoy a drink and still have your dog enjoying time too!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4
Fawzi Sharayha
The extra star is just for the nice vibes. The rules are kinda too extra to be honest. Apparently you get charged before you get in the park. And if you order food inside the park, you'll have to leave the park, and eat it outside.Workers seems like they don't care at all.
Adam Domo
I really really want to like this place. Trust me. Dog park bar is a great idea and if done well its a dream come true. But this place....just ....doesn't.... get it. Theres no one watching the dogs to help sort out scuffles and help out with dogs that need a time out. Yes there's someone there but they don't do anything. Sure its 100% the owners responsibility but the whole point of this place is to relax and have a drink while your dog has a little fun. The dog watchers are no where to be found When I enter the place and there's a dozen dogs crowding the front gate, that's a recipe for bad behaviors. Luckily my dog is good to go but still. The $9 is supposed to go to something. It can't literally just be a dog park and thats it.Also, for a place in Austin Texas where its hot, can we get more than 1 muddy pool that never gets replenished or cleaned. I've come now ten times and the pool is always just gross mud. I'm paying $9 to enter, I'm expecting a little more than that. How hard can it be to clean and refill the pools once every hour or so.And the atmosphere is soooooo bland and boring. The music is at a low hum, there's no TVs or anything and the only decoration are some string lights. How can you not have TVs for football Sundays? The atmosphere is awful.I've been to a few dog park bars and while this one is suitable because its somewhere i can bring my dog after the sun goes down until 10, it's just missed potential! They're lucky Austin loves their dogs so the place will be fine but idk.
A great place to bring your pup, there are great bark rangers who keep an eye on the doggos all playing together. They’re kind and considerate and understand dogs are dogs, but also ensure a healthy and friendly play time. My dog Loki loves it here!The bar is great, the staff are also lovely! Great selection of beers, wine, cocktails etc.If you’re hungry you can just go to Camp Out outside the gates.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kids loved the playground. Good food drinks and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very friendly staff! My pup loves coming here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Poor communication and not friendly.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I just sent this email to hello@yardbar, but I figured I’d share it here too:Hi, I just made a trip to Yard Bar to exercise my dog for the last hour that y’all are supposed to be open according to your website. Arriving at about 8:55 pm to two attendants at the front counter with the window open, one attendant greeted me and reached for her laptop (to check us in, it seemed, as usual), but the other attendant jumped up and quickly informed me that the park would be closed at 9pm instead of 10pm. On Saturday I went there at the same time and stayed until about 10, as I have done several times before on weekdays and weekends with no problems, so I was very shocked to be turned away.I asked how long the park would be closing early like this, and was told in a hemming-and-hawing manner “uh, at least until the 11th.”It was a very strange interaction, and completely out of the norm from what I’ve come to expect and enjoy about Yard Bar. Given that I have already paid my monthly fee, I find it very unsettling that the hours would just suddenly change with no prior notice and without a concrete schedule for returning to normal. The way the one employee seemed almost to be improvising this change left me wondering what is actually going on.I love my dog, and my dog loves going to Yard Bar. He gets very excited when we get in the car to go there. It was utterly disappointing to get him all worked up and ready to run around, only to be turned away at the window in such an awkward way. It’s not fair to him, and it’s certainly cast a pall on my own opinion of your establishment. I will definitely not be recommending this place as highly as I once did to my friends and colleagues who own dogs.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We’ve been coming here for almost a year. We used to love this place but lately our dog has been getting bullied a lot, we’ve also witnessed other dogs get bullied a lot and the bullies don’t get kicked out. It seems that VERY little is done to keep the space clean or safe. Dog owners don’t watch their dogs so there’s dog poop everywhere, and lots of unchecked aggressive behavior. We constantly have to pull dogs off of our dog because of aggressive behavior or bad playing habits.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 4
Walked in here for $9.74 and all of 3 minutes…not even enough time to get a beer. Took our dog off the leash, turned our head and she was getting humped. Threw that dog off as there was no staff or owner to do it for me. Walked to the bar and was met by the same dog and another aggressively trying to fight/bite/ jump on our dog again. Threw both of them off aggressively as the owners/customers/anyone else wouldn’t do it for us. Nasty place with dogs sitting all over the tables and owners not paying attention to their ratchet fighting dogs. $9.74 and 3 minutes of our Saturday that we will not get back. Do not recommend.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I came to yard bar with my dog for the first time about 6 months ago now. Now we go at least 3-4 days a week! It is an amazing spot to let my pup play and get all her energy out while I can also get my work done for the day. They just recently added a kitchen with some of the best burgers and food in town and a great happy hour and beer selection. The staff are amazing all trained to de-escalate the doggos when needed. Shout out to Michelle, Kelsey, and Billy when it comes to the staff! I am always at ease when Michelle and Kelsey are working and always make sure to order a burger whenever Billy is in the kitchen. I wish I could give 4.5 stars instead of 4 or 5! One thing that would make this place perfect would be proper heating equipment for the cold days in Austin. I get concerned with the propane tables that are provided because they are consistently not working and in my opinion seem a bit unsafe. I saw what I think was a spark during one visit at a table I was sitting at which made me move to a picnic table, and now I don't bother coming if it's below 60 degrees because I'm not a fan of the cold haha. Otherwise 10/10 recommend this place to take your pups and have a bite and drink!
Classic Austin “third space” with as many kids and families as dogs. Dog park looked quite messy. Food is below average. Playground tho
Came here with the girls and dogs after NYD hike. Healthy options from Camp Out & the food did not disappoint! They were happy to accommodate substitutes for food preferences. Zak gave us incredible service and was so helpful and happy! Plenty of room to sit and chill with propane pits to stay warm.
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Great idea, good food. But highly disappointed when we were turned away from the dog run area because we had our teenage daughter with us. It was about 2:00 on a Sunday afternoon and apparently you have to be 21 to go into the dog run area.
Great place to bring your dogs or get the serotonin you need from hanging out with the coolest dogs. Yard Bar shares a space with newly opened “Camp Out” kitchen which offers fantastic food. You can even get snacks for your pups! The drinks are great and the vibe is amazing. TV’s on the dining patio make it a truly unique old school Austin vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What a novel idea!!! Our dog absolutely LOVED his time there. People and dogs super friendly. A great way to enjoy a drink and still have your dog enjoying time too!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4
The extra star is just for the nice vibes. The rules are kinda too extra to be honest. Apparently you get charged before you get in the park. And if you order food inside the park, you'll have to leave the park, and eat it outside.Workers seems like they don't care at all.
I really really want to like this place. Trust me. Dog park bar is a great idea and if done well its a dream come true. But this place....just ....doesn't.... get it. Theres no one watching the dogs to help sort out scuffles and help out with dogs that need a time out. Yes there's someone there but they don't do anything. Sure its 100% the owners responsibility but the whole point of this place is to relax and have a drink while your dog has a little fun. The dog watchers are no where to be found When I enter the place and there's a dozen dogs crowding the front gate, that's a recipe for bad behaviors. Luckily my dog is good to go but still. The $9 is supposed to go to something. It can't literally just be a dog park and thats it.Also, for a place in Austin Texas where its hot, can we get more than 1 muddy pool that never gets replenished or cleaned. I've come now ten times and the pool is always just gross mud. I'm paying $9 to enter, I'm expecting a little more than that. How hard can it be to clean and refill the pools once every hour or so.And the atmosphere is soooooo bland and boring. The music is at a low hum, there's no TVs or anything and the only decoration are some string lights. How can you not have TVs for football Sundays? The atmosphere is awful.I've been to a few dog park bars and while this one is suitable because its somewhere i can bring my dog after the sun goes down until 10, it's just missed potential! They're lucky Austin loves their dogs so the place will be fine but idk.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3