Higher Ground

as an avid fan of religious themed locations... what a disappointment! for the hype and the price, i was expecting a cathedral! not a normal 6th st. bar dressed up with a couple stained glass windows and slightly high ceilings. the gimmick worked to draw me in, but the lack of actual effort drove me out. the drinks were average, overpriced. the menu was extremely limited and not appealing so i only tried the fries. they were fine. we had made a reservation for date night, and the way the reservation made it seem, it was going to be fancy! the site even had me send in a photo of my wife and i to be "greeted personally" when we arrived.... there was no such thing. no host, we walked up to the bar where we were greeted (nothing against the staff here, just the expectation vs. reality) as if we were just standing at the bar to order. when i mentioned our reservation we were simply pointed to the closest table. i have no problem with this at all, only the fact this place was sold as a more elevated and fancy experience than it was. and i want to reiterate that the main disappointment came from that the selling point is that it should be a stunning, cathedral type space. when it is simply a normal bar with a coat of white paint and twice the normal price. i prefer athens' st. louisa's church of the living room and ping pong emporium. if you seek a real church themed bar, make the trip to georgia. at least we caught some red carpet event happening across the street at the paramount that night, my wife was very excited to see celebrities even though we did not know who they were. Kid-friendliness: children do not belong in bars. leave them at home or at the trampoline fun park.

Honestly only leaving this review because our bartender (started with a J and sounded like an arab name) was really awesome and made great cocktails just based upon my boyfriend and I's preferences of tastes. Chill workers and a nice spot just to hangout with friends.

Higher Ground sounds fun based on the description even though the menu was a little limited. The decor is really nice and themed well, but the loud electronic music didn't fit with the vibe and really makes the environment not achieve the effort that was put in. The drinks have a fun theme as well representing the 7 deadly sins, but they automatically add gratuity to a small drink order pushing the drinks to over $20 each. For the quality of the drinks, there are much better places around to get a drink at that price. The bartender also seemed miserable and not even slightly happy to be there. Not worth stopping by with so many better options around in my opinion.

This place is very deceiving. I placed a reservation for an anniversary date and turns out the only seating is the bar and the 2 seaters at the entrance of the place. THIS IS A BAR. PLACE LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THE PICTURES.

Showed up here when they open at 2pm. The bartender wasn’t rude, but just acted as if she didn’t care to serve us Or that we were there at all. It was a weird vibe. When we ordered the shashito peppers that were on a special, only to find out they were out. Tell customers ahead of time what you don’t have. We ordered the fries with garlic aioli and had to ask for the aioli, only to be looked at like we had ten heads. I was so excited to try this place after looking it up on-line, but the pictures were better than real life. The other thing that bothered me is the fact that the bathrooms were out of toilet paper as well as paper towels. If it had been 10pm on a busy night, you wouldn’t see me saying anything. But it was just after they opened for the day. There should be a check list of things to do before opening. This is my first Google review and I hate that it’s a negative one, but this establishment is not worth the hype.

Great place to vibe

Was looking for a late night place to eat after we arrived in ATX for my husband's birthday weekend, and the website presented itself as a place where you could sit and eat and drink as well as go off, I suppose? The upstairs part is a straight club vibe and they pipe the music at the same level all the way down to the more "chill" cocktail area making for a super confusing vibe. It made itself seem more elegant than it ended up being, and the food and drinks were just alright. Wouldn't go back, personally.

Interesting place but getting a drink was impossible. We were told to wait while other 'more important' people were served. We ended up leaving without getting a drink after waiting for 20 minutes at the front of the line.