Live music was great! The bartender was super nice too, which is always a plus. We sat in a booth, and had a lot of fun. It's a cool place to hang out and listen to music. I will be back next time I am on 6th street.

Exceptional customer service does still exist on dirty sixth! This place is top notch and they run a tight ship. Will be back.

I heard good things about this bar but I could tell it was all hype no substance. The music was good but the customer service was totally garbage. I went with friends over the weekend to Austin and recommended this place. As soon as we got in we saw there was no seating. We made our way to the back to a small “table” and were chilling there hoping to find better seating. Not wanting to just take up space one person in our group bought some shots for the rest of us. All but one of us finished out shots, not even moments later some older white gentleman with a long beard came to us and told us that we need to order or we would be asked to leave despite just have had shots not even 5 minutes earlier. He had a very rude and rough tone and honestly made it super uncomfortable. Too add insult to injury the owner replied to one of my friends review on here calling her a liar and honestly it’s surprising how unprofessional and unwelcoming they were to us. If you are a fellow traveler I would not recommend. EDIT: The reply of the owner shows not only how unprofessional and unwelcoming they are but complete lack of reading comprehension. Our friend ordered 5 shots for each of us. 4 of us took the shot immediately and one of us didn’t because they like sipping on their shot. Our friend who paid for the 5 shots has proof of purchase so idk why the owner feels the need to lie and be rude. It’s honestly sad to see that instead of apologizing for the piss poor service and juvenile responses the owner resorts to gaslighting their patrons. We would have ordered more but your rude bartender made it super uncomfortable and unwelcome. Do better!

As soon as me and my friends got there we ordered a round of shots and where standing at the back because there where 5 of us and it was packed, but we where jamming to the music and enjoying ourselves BUT a older gentleman came up to us and said “y’all need to order drinks if not you have to leave so I can have this space for people who are drinking” I still had my shot in my hand *yes I sip shots sue me I like to take my time* but it really came off as rude and uninviting so my friends wanted to leave. We where not there for more than 3 minutes. Super disappointing. *sounds to me we both are telling the same story, we where paying customers that just entered the bar and you demanding us to have a drink in our hands .2 seconds after we just took shots is pushy and rude. We where a big party and if there was seating available we would have took it so it was a matter of time we would have found a seat. If you don’t want to take responsibility for losing customers by being unwelcoming just say so. **And another thing, you stated on my friends review Miguel “a group of five had one shot” that’s false so who’s making things up now? We where ready to buy more drinks as we stayed longer but we JUST took shots not even minutes before you came by and this was our first stop, you can’t deny you where being pushy. We had a tab open and everything. The bottom line it felt as tho you where being rude so that’s it. There’s no reason to be so hostile and accusatory. This just goes to show you are unprofessional and unwelcoming.

Good music. Fun. Large complex. Bar staff good on night one. Night too, a Tuesday night, bar staff was not that good. Just don't expect to be able to finish off your entire drink. Three times during the night, the bartender and waitress took my wife's drink that still had a quarter of it left, without asking if she was even finished with it. Also, even though the information might say they are open until 2:00 a.m. they closed both nights Monday and Tuesday at around 11:00 p.m. It was still fun, just had a few discouraging things happen.

The wait staff did well. The atmosphere was great. The establishment wasn't too loud, so my party could talk. The only issue was the entertainment, which was a light hearted physics lecture. This may appeal to some people, but it very much was not for me.

This place was absolutely insane...in a good way! The guy on the piano absolutely killed it with the guy on the drums. This was our favorite stop of the week by far!

This place is awesome! The drinks are good, the service is outstanding and the atmosphere is always fun. Enjoy the live music and make sure and tip the bartender if the service is as good as ours always is.

Write your Song on a piece of paper and he will play it. Great music, great show

Amazing little bar with Big atmosphere and great staff! Best way to spend your last night in Austin!

Talk about a good time! Small town vibes with everyone making you feel welcome. Michael and Roger killed it on the Piano and Drums making sure to play any and everything all while chatting people up and welcoming in new customers as they came in! What a blast!? Give this place a shot, hell have a few while you're there. The bartending staff was friendly and quick... Love This Place.

I found great artists there, they deserve so much more attention! I don't understand why we were so few in the bar, maybe it's because it was a Wednesday night. People behind the bar were very friendly, they deserve more public as well!

So the owner of Darwin’s Piano Bar (who was tipped heavily on this good night) decided that if people should choose to dance in a piano bar, then they are crossing some sort of Imaginary line that was unacceptable, to only him. Seemingly he has a reputation that precedes him and the gentleman that he chose to ‘kick out’ on this good night, was simply enjoying himself with his many friends, by simply dancing in a piano bar - full of music - shocking. So this would mean that the gentleman and his group of 13 fellow patrons ,people who were of no consequence to the Darwin ownership and after spending their hard earned money and experiencing the goodwill & generously alongside the fine citizens and tourists of Austin, would sadly witness the Putin-like Czar of Darwin. This person would take it upon himself to abruptly end this group’s joyous evening in the Texas capitol. Ending sadly, in a venerated Austin establishment on an otherwise joyous evening. The Piano bar on this February night would ultimately & ironically end, on a sour note. Sadly for the great and entertaining city of Austin - this Bar is a place that is not indicative nor is it representative of the renowned hospitality of the people of Austin. Sadly the ‘Darwin’ is proved to be less than welcoming and is not worth your patronage in its present iteration. Sixth St was tainted for this traveling band of unsuspecting revealers succumbing to Darwin’s reverse evolution.

Atmosphere was fine. Staff explained the sewage smell was from local construction. I understand this may not be their fault.

This piano bar is AMAZING! I spent the weekend here in Austin for the holiday weekend and each night couldn’t resist the urge to go to this bar! Amazing atmosphere, Class A bartenders, and amazing music to add the cherry on top! I will remember this weekend for a very long time!

A great time! Attentive staff and a wonderful manager/owner who oversaw everything. Great times.... Just wish the musician had started playing the faster/old rock and roll songs before 10 pm. People were requesting and giving $25/song, but he would just say "they're not ready yet." We finally had to leave .... As we flew out the next morning. Would definitely be back, but would know to go about 11 pm or after when the music started to be more driven by the "rowdy song" requests.

Perfect Guinness. I had a great time and I was all by myself!! Bartenders made me feel welcomed and were very attentive. Saludos desde Argentina!!! ⭐⭐⭐

Great music. The piano player is amazing - played non stop for 2 hours. Good times!

Excellent music and service. One of the best bars we have been to…sang songs for at least 3 hours straight

The only reason to go to downtown is this place, I love the music, the place, the piano plays. Well is like a show Lol 😆...I love it!. Friday and Saturday after 9:30 p.m...the best show with Diego who plays the piano.

This just might be the best bar @ Sixth street! Excellent troubadour, friendly bartenders CJ and Brock (I hope I got that name right, although we all know you are the long lost brother of Randy Blythe from Lamb of God 🤭). Randy…I mean Brock even gave me this cool bottle cooler as a souveniur. So much fun! 🥳

We came to the piano bar to celebrate my dad’s birthday 😂 we had a blast! The bartenders were super amazing and very friendly. The artists were super funny and interactive and took a bunch of requests! We will most definitely be back again!

We stopped in on a Wednesday night and there were quite a few people there. The guy playing the piano was funny and a really good singer. He was singing alot of Billy Joel songs. Atmosphere is great and people were having a good time. Fun place.

15/5 stars!!! This place is amazing beyond belief. Live music, live requests, piano playing plus a killer drum beat by Joe makes all your wildest music dreams come alive. It was absolutely fantastic, definitely worth stopping by & experiencing. We saw Michael play who is incredibly talented as well as comical. It was a show full of magic, I could rave about this place forever. Bartenders are awesome, attentive, & fun. If you're on 6th street go to Darwin's! It's a must stop in my book from now on.

So much fun! Musicians were great and got right to work. Minimal interaction with the crowd, just song after song. Drinks were good and service was fast. If you're a dude and you have to take the Browns to the Superbowl, be careful... no doors in the men's room. FYI, the alley was pretty private and a homeless guy had some Charmin for me. Can't wait to go back next time we are in Austin. Coolest spot on 6th Street!

Super fun bar with great workers and friendly performers!!! CJ is the bomb - fast, down to earth and makes a great drink. Perfect place to make great memories

Loved Darwin's! The piano player is hilarious, raunchy and TALENTED! The bar staff is SUPER friendly and very attentive. For a real fun time, get over there!

Fun band. People singing alone and dancing was a laugh and a blast. Breast friendly staff and very attentive service.

We had such a fun night at Darwin's! The pianist was amazing. He learned a song on the fly to meet our request! What a talent! The atmosphere is fun. Everyone sings and dances. A great experience!