Black Sheep Lodge Review

Great staff and service. Food was great and the beer specials are better!

Love this place. Great drink prices. Good food. Sports. Great WiFi

Games, booze, sports, and good food! We visited for a bachelor party and had great service, and enjoyed watching hockey and basketball.

The service here is a joke the host is more occupied playing with dogs rather than doing her job she literally told me to go inside and get my drinks and she forgot to bring it to me outside
Never again coming to this place

Good place for drinks and gathering. Patio seating for . Food is not good, even for bar food.

Love this bar. Decent drink prices, wonderful food (must try the cheese curds), and friendly staff. Can be a little crowded at times but it's only because everything is so damned good. Will DEFINITELY be going back again and again and again...

This is a cool bar in a trendy part of town. The staff is usually very nice, and the food is pretty good. Great hamburgers! the prices are really reasonable. Also, great place to watch soccer games.

White trash beer and hipster vibe. I like it but I am a bit of a d-bag so judge accordingly

Annual crawfish boil was the bees knees of course. Favorite wings of all time. Most visited bar in Austin for my group and I. If I ever move away somewhere I'll be sure to come back to the Lodge for a white trash can and a buffalo burger

Charismatic and knowledgeable bartenders ensure a return visit from me every time.

Everything was fantastic. Great live Game Watching , Great atmosphere, Great Service, GREAT FOOD. Everyting was fine all up until I had to pay the $100 Boot Fee for parking across the street at the CVS parking area and leaving the property because there's all towing enforced all up and down the streets adjacent to Black Sheep Lodge everywhere, no thanks primarily to the ACL Concerts happening a few miles away on Barton Springs and City of Austin's being a stickler about parking around South Lamar. There were Towing signs about parking in Pharmacists spots, but none for parking the furthest away from the store and plenty of open spots. Like everyone's gonna go all to that CVS location all at the same time and park and shop there for a few hours straight. The longest I've ever shopped at CVS was almost 20 minutes tops. So unless you plan to arrive 1 hour to 2 hours before a popular Sporting Event such as a Texas Game, happen to find limited parking next to, or behind the building, or by some miracle park a half mile away so that neighbors don't call a tow truck on you, have BSL bribe the fellow businesses next to them or rent out at least the parking space area that's closest next to S. Lamar by paying them so customers can park in vacant spaces, or you're better off by just taking Uber or Lyft, Taxi, or go by Bus.

this is a great bar to come to. The catches if there's a game on or any big event you have to get there early before it fills up and there's absolutely no seating. So long as you prepare for that you'll have a great time. The food is good and the drinks are affordable.

Best pub in south austin. Staff is great. Beer specials every night. Large tv's to watch sports.

Though I may not be able to dispel rumors of lower quality meat in the burgers now, I have only had pleasant experiences with pretty much every food item I've ordered off the Black Sheep's menu. Grub aside, expect an accommodating environment (albeit being understandably packed at most times after 5pm) and excellent drink specials that go on all day. Wednesdays are dollar white trash cans, so you can score yourself 16 oz of refreshment for $1.

This place rocks! It has everything a bar should have. Good beers at a good price, a full bar, games, good food and an outstanding staff! Totally Awesome!

Bar food with great daily drink specials in a fun atmosphere. Good place to catch the NFL games on Sunday's with $3 Bloody Marys. Has a great neighborhood feel.

As others have said, this is a great spot for day drinking! Especially work-week day drinking! No crowd--no wait, and cheaper lunch specials. I had good service at my last visit and had a tasty burger alongside some fried pickles that filled me up perfectly.

Good bartenders. Friendly and efficient. Good food. Great bar culture.

THEY CHANGED THE HAMBURGERS! This place used to have the most awesome high-quality hamburgers in all of South Austin but recently they switched to pre-made factory meat that is just flat-out disgusting. Also, the wine which used to come in a six-ounce pour has been reduced to three ounces.

The decline in the quality of the food is unfortunate. I assume they believe they will make more money. But this is always the beginning of the end.

AVOID.

Great 'dive' bar for a beer (or other drink). Snacks available Good space indoors for watching sports and also outdoor space too.

Good drink specials, decent food and a fun vibe that can get packed really quickly. Difficult to find parking. Always got sports on.

Love this place, great place to watch games and good beer choices. The only reason not 5 Stars is that every time we order anything fried they over fry it. Their corn dog bites used to be incredible, not anymore. Burgers are still great.

Great food, beer selection, service and TVs for watching sports

Lovely staff. Great specials. One of the best places to go and hang out with friends, have a drink, and get some good food

Went here today for apps and drinks. Mackenzie, our bartender, was awesome! The green chili quest was good too !

I have been in Austin since May 2020. I love neighborhood hood bars true neighborhood bars. To me, that means great food great people and awesome energy! I love that Black sheep have plenty of T.V's for your sports addictions. The staff is always pleasant and the BYO Burgers are amazing! A true dive bar atmosphere with a twist if you will. I have to give kudos to the hostess when I go every time she is always pleasant and very nice. (Wish I knew her name) Specials 7 days a week you can't beat!!!

Go-to bar in the neighborhood. Great selection of beers on top and always a daily special. Chipotle wings and queso slaw dog are incredible. Great place to watch the game including soccer matches.

Visiting from Chicago for the first time, I was asked to leave before I could even sip my drink or throw a second dart. A regular wanted to play on both dart boards, but wasn't doing so before we walked in. When we started playing the manager took the darts out of my hand. He was a little man in every sense of the word and asked us to leave in an unnecessarily aggressive manner.

There are better burgers, there are quieter places, there are better servers. Save yourself the trip.

Great divey bar with sports and bar games. Solid food too.

Tasty Vegetarian hotdog option. Try the Chicago dog. Good beer selection. Always a some darks on tap and more in bottles.

Good Austin-ish atmosphere, pretty good service and a dang good burger. That's all you need really. The wide variety of beers and stylish branding/decor helps finish off the appeal. Go for a hearty meal or a relaxed evening out.

If you're looking for good, cold CHEAP beer while in the 78704 or surrounding area, BSL is a go-to spot.

"White trash" beers are "joe dirt" cheap during the week and the black buffalo burger and cheese curds are "special" bar food.

Between the cheap beer, good food and tons of tv's; Blacksheep will be one of my top 3 football watching spots in the 78704 this year.

Pretty good food and a reasonably good beer selection. Great place to watch sports on Saturday assuming you can find parking (try around back).

Great for watching sports and top burger and onion rings!

Made conversation with 7 strangers, a few of which approached me. friendly/10

Love this place and i don't go here enough. Always a good crowd, great for sports, and really awesome food

One of the best neighborhood bars in station. Cheap drinks, good food, and amazing staff make this the perfect place to catch a game or hang out.

One of the best cheeseburgers ever had in my life. And I thought this place was just a bar. Silly me

Love this place. They always take good care of us there

We chose this place because it was close to where we were and it was open. We didn't know much else. We actually loved it our waitress was super nice and even bought the birthday girl in our party a jello shot! To celebrate... Definitely would come back!

Their burgers are pretty decent, but I wasn't impressed with their veggies burgers. And who doesn't have avocados?! Personally, I think that's what makes a burger. The service is good and it's a great place to watch a game. Just get there early to grab a spot!

Used to come here a lot. But the food is now horrible. Fried jalepenos were barely battered (if you want to call it a batter) and did not have a taste at all. Burger was undercooked (turned the bottom bun pink) but I'm ok with rare steak, just not rare ground beef so I ate it because you never send food back unless it needs to be. The bun was definitely stale and cold. The only reason I gave it 2 stars is the sweet potatoe fries were awesome and so is the beer selection.

Suggestion: cook the burger for 1 to 2 more minute on each side (dont know your grill temp) and warm the buns a bit. No one likes a bloody burger, only a bloody steak. Also use more or a thicker batter, fried is fried for a reason.

Will always give this place a thought, just not a recommendation to others for now.

This was our first stop in Austin, and what a way to start it was! Great drinks and even better food! Service was fast, and the outdoor seating was a plus. I'm still dreaming about their Hot Chicken Tenders!

Great neighborhood spot with decent bar food, TV's, and a large beer menu.

Friendly and attentive wait staff, excellent beer selection and tasty pub grub. And they have an excellent patio and lots of big screens.

Friendly good service in a cool atmosphere. Had the standard burger and onion rings and they were both delicious.

Love this place. Solid bar food and spot for soccer games. Dogs everywhere outside

Cool spot to grab a few beers. Staff was good as well.

Great drink specials, awesome bar food. Only negative is that there's not much parking.

Good sports bar, even though I did come for a football Sunday and understand how busy they were, I felt the drinks were overly watered down. Service was excellent.

I would give 5 stars but the way they told us they were closed and time to leave was rude. Used to a last call or some heads up. But other than that I enjoyed my time here.

Good food. Great staff. Manchester United supporters bar that is open early to show European matches. What can be better?

Excelent service and atmosphere, average food. I got the chicago dog.

Great place for brunch or football Sunday. Has a bunch of TVs for all the games...fantastic horseradish & habanero Bloody Mary's!

I stopped in there on a lark one night because it was near my house, staff was very friendly and it was a very clean establishment I will def be returning.

Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any beer?
Yes, sir, yes, sir, specials everyday;
$1 white-trash cans on Weds,
And $1 off pints Thursday,
And good pub food for the little boy who lives down Lamar Lane

Overall: Spacious sports bar/dive with decent pub food and good drink specials. Parking is bad. The scene is probably exactly what you imagine.

Food:


Drinks:
Great specials all week.

Events:
Unique events. i.e. $3 adult snow cones & crawfish boils.

Environment & Audience:
They show most games of most sports and can get pretty crowded. Seating can be a little awkward, but there's a lot of it and they have an outdoor space that's right on S. Lamar which is pretty noisy (but not too bad).

Parking:
Hands down the worst thing about this place is the parking. Limited parking in back, most people park across the street in front of CVS.

Great pet friendly patio. Pretty good good specials depending on the day. The servers are sometimes aloof, but other than that the staffs is friendly.

I've lived in Austin for almost 10 years now and Black Sheep has almost become an institution. Burgers are still great and a simple menu but everything is good. Always love the staff, they'll do their best to get the game on you want and super friendly. Affordable booze too

Love this bar. Huge space, so there is always a table available and the porch is awesome. The service is great and the food is amazing!! They also have the bEST specials!! Great place to hangout, and great place to come with groups.

Black Sheep is one of my favorite go-to bars in South Austin. I especially love going on Thursdays when they feature $2 full-size margaritas and a short list of $2 premium shooters to add-in if you're looking for something a bit stronger. They've got a nice variety of bar games to play for free (darts, shuffleboard, etc.) as long as you're OK with leaving your driver's license with the bartender in exchange for the game pieces/equipment. The place is a good size with both indoor and outdoor covered patio space that's got plenty of seating and features fans/heaters to accommodate weather conditions year-round. They also do "adult snow cones" spiked with alcohol. I've never had one personally but have heard good things. You can bring your dog on the patio and ask for water in case he or she gets thirsty. I'd give this place 5 stars except for two reasons. They serve food but it's nothing to rave about, pretty standard bar food but not terrible. As with most places in Austin, the parking is almost always an issue and this place doesn't have much dedicated space available. However, many patrons park across the street at CVS, as this is not a tow-away zone and it's open 24 hours. However, you do still have to use the pedestrian crosswalk and walk across South Lamar which is often very busy and can be dangerous to cross, especially if you don't use the crosswalk button. Overall, great place to go with decently-priced drinks, free games & good people.

This is a cool place to drink a beer. The food isn't very good and the crowd is a bit eclectic to say the least. But it is Austin so keep it weird. Ride your motorcycle down here if you want to get street cred when you pull up.

Black Sheep Lodge is a little slice of Austin locals just can't pass up. Fairly priced bar food with great daily drink specials in a fun atmosphere. Great shaded patio seating with misters and fans to keep you cool, or if you're like me just belly up to the bar and hang out for a while. With drink options ranging from tasty and sophisticated ten dollar cocktails right down to the $2 white trash cans (only $1 on Wednesdays) they'll have something that fits your appetite. The food isnt fancy, but sometimes all you need is a chili cheese dog and some tater tots, and their sliders have a reputation all their own. If you haven't tried Black Sheep Lodge, get yourself a crew together and stop in, or just go in by yourself and have a chat with one of the friendly bartenders or waitstaff, either way you won't regret it. If you're REALLY into beer, Which Craft bottle shop is right next door with a magnificent selection of bottles and cans for your perusal. Cheers!