The Volstead Lounge

Went here for Fat Tuesday Mardi Gra celebration with some friends for drinks. Went out to the patio for the live music and the atmosphere was spectacular. The mix of people was beautiful. Service was stunning. A wonderful night at this venue.

First off, I love Volstead, they have great shows and event. This is about the brunch only. A group of us wanted to go to a Drag Brunch and I had previously been to an amazing drag show here before and suggested Volstead because it was a brunch as well and I have never had the food here. I looked at the website and it clearly states "Brunch provided by our food truck, Clandestino". When we all got there, we noticed that the bar was not set up and the food truck was not open. We thought they were just behind, no big deal. When the bar opened we asked when the food truck will be open and the bar manager said that there are tacos and no truck. So I said, this is a drag brunch with no brunch? She said yes. We all did not eat breakfast because we wanted brunch!! So we settled for a mediocre Taco Deli taco and went elsewhere to eat after the show. The bar manager was the bartender and she was super sweet. But the one thing I that will disappoint me and keep myself and others from coming back is false advertising. I know that life happens, but If you are no longer having a "brunch", then update your website/social media accordingly so people that planned on coming for this can make other plans, its just common courtesy to your customers and hurts the credibility of the business. Now, lets talk about the drag show. It was absolutely amazing! The queens were really late, but if you are privy to "drag time" then it shouldn't surprise you, and we were ok with it. We ate our tacos and had cocktails while waiting. We will absolutely come back for another show, but if you are looking for a Drag Brunch, I would say pick from one of at least 30 in Austin that will serve you an actual brunch.

I love this place... It's my go to and it never lets me down.

I've been a fan of Volstead for a long time.. they have entertaining events, DJs, ambiance, lots of outdoor patio seating, and a dance crowd indoors (at night). They have a free drag brunch every Sunday (bring $ ), and their frozen drinks are

Indie / Punk style Bar mit stabilen Drinks. Leider klassisch mit sweet and Sour premix - alles in plastik Bechern mit Plastik Trinkhalmen. Trotz ambitionierten Menü eher kein Ort zum Trinken, eher eine Dive in Bar zum feiern. Wir waren zur Karaoke night da. Nach hinten raus noch ein grosser Outdoor Bereich.