The bar itself is fine, the dancing is very cool. The on-site food truck is great. The staff though—Lord. The bartenders and bar backs hate their jobs, I guess? I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a less friendly staff. They were rude to pretty much every patron they encountered. I understand those jobs are stressful, but dang. My friends and I could have made a drinking game out of the glares the bartenders gave people looking to buy drinks. An encounter with an extremely disrespectful bar back really put a dent in mine and my girlfriend’s experience. We immediately left. I hope they put all the $10 cover fees towards therapy or hiring women. I feel like I need to shower the toxic masculinity off of me after being in there.

I was taken here by a friend that lived in Austin and wow what a great bar. The live music was good and the Lone Star beer were great. I’d definitely recommend going here for a real Texas vibe.

Great atmosphere. The place was relaxing. Food truck out the back was awesome.

Still the greatest overall honky-tonk in Austin at the moment, the best mix of tourists, dancers and old school music fans, and, since the pandemic it no longer smells like vomit! NO DRINKS ON THE DANCEFLOOR TIP THE BAND

We had one of the best nights out ever at the White Horse. Planning for a girls trip with my mom to Austin, I heard the White Horse was a classic bar for live music and dancing. We walked by the venue in the the daytime and were not impressed (used tire store vibe). Still, we gave it shot since it was near our dinner restaurant. Being from Nashville, the bar is high for any honky tonk, but this one far exceeded. It was busy, but never too crowded and it was always easy to get a drink. Truly, the best part about it was the people. There were a couple of local ladies who befriended us in line and made sure we were settled in, and checked in with us throughout the evening to chat and dance. My mom is a legitimate dancer and she found lots of talented men (much her junior) to two step with. We met so many nice people to talk and dance with, and none of the men hit on either of us, but a number were kind enough to try to lead my clumsy self in a dance. The quote of the evening came when my mom asked what time it was. I responded “1:15” and her response was “Great! We still have 45 more minutes!!” And accordingly, we shut the place down…

I love the White Horse. Always has fun live music. Not the best dance floor, but good enough to get the job done and have a blast doing it. Their outside also has a really neat atmosphere and great food truck. In my opinion, it's a great first date place. This is where I met my lady and we're coming up on our first year.

The staff is great. The food is only out of food truck in the back patio. It does seem to be a hot spot for the locals and they are not very accepting of tourists. Also they do not allow line dancing. There is literally a sign prohibits line dancing despite a google search for line dancing in the Austin area. Great for the locals, would not recommend for tourists.

My family really wanted country music in Austin numerous people told us snot this place but the night we were there was a huge let down. The band was talented but played really really old music a group of 13 country fans food not know one song. It is definitely a hole in the wall. The bartender was super nice! The dancing was fun too watch. The bathrooms were absolutely disgusting! We stuck in there for 45 minutes. There are 3 bands we were only there for the first one, maybe it got better.

Austin’s best Honky Tonk, with a ton of history within its roots. Live music most nights and a great place to dance! Patio and food truck to top it all off! Must see if visiting Austin.

Fun place. Nice crowd. Good music. A good place to have a few drinks and chill.

Awesome music venue. Celebrated 10 years with a week-long party. Heard 4 bands this night in a 6 hour span!

First time visiting a country western bar in Austin. Being from the Stockyards area of Fort Worth I am used to that style of bar/club. This place is similar but definitely has an Austin vibe about it. Drinks were cold, staff was friendly, it is a little small but the dance floor was popping.

Great place to listen to good music (Incredible musicians), two step and good drinking. Taco truck in the back. Locals and tourists.

Really fantastic two-step dance on a Saturday night. A must-see when visiting Austin if you want to participate in local culture. ($10 cover). And superb bar service, the bartender remembered our drinks from the first round. Will be back!

Great country dance hall, bands were amazing, highly recommend going on a Saturday night

On a girls' trip for the weekend and we were looking for live country music. We got to hear three bands in a very relaxed atmosphere, lots of folks dancing if you like that. Everyone was real friendly! Drinks were reasonable, the cover was reasonable, and there was a pool table and a great patio as well. Would absolutely return!

Awesome dive bar in Austin. It is a legit dive bar for those looking for one in Austin. Not what some people consider a dive bar, i.e. hipster dive bar. 🤠 Great bartenders, atmosphere, live music, and drinks. Love ❤️

Great band and fun atmosphere.. AC didn't work too well, so a little too hot.

Male AGGRESSION from server & manager was surreal. It was Halloween weekend when my girlfriend & I dressed up as a cop & drug smuggler. We had disposable walkie-talkie props that I could care less if we lost them. At entry the door man did point out that we can’t bring them in so we said that’s ok and turned them upside down to show that the containers were empty. So his response was it’s ok. We went in no big deal. After paying admission & getting second round of drinks and filling our props with water to mindfully hydrate we went outside to rest our feet. While chatting alone minding our own business a server comes along quickly to clear the table of empty drinks and without ever speaking to this person before in our lives he begins to grab our props and with anger he demands we throw them away. I understand he has to work quickly but the level of aggression in his demeanor was out of no where. I place the props closer to him and said-take it. My friend was upset at his delivery (so was I) and I didn’t feel necessary to stop her from defending us as she emphasized the drinks in our hand that she bought. So why would he be angry at us for having props on Halloween. The server did not take her response well so demanded we leave. I was shocked at how quickly and terribly he treated us. I told him that I want to speak to a manager because his approach is rude/uncalled for considering we were minding our own business and now he wants to kick us out for defending ourselves over a costume on Halloween night. He tried to delay getting a manger and he almost refused to do so until I asked for the third time. As we sat there waiting suddenly a bald man grabs one of the props and begins to tear it apart aggressively only to find that it’s a coconut water container with water inside. He was yelling as us and saying something to the point that we can’t bring containers inside and that it’s a violation of their rules. True, but I just could not believe what I was seeing and was at a lost for words. My friend, again, was defending us and started yelling at him for his destructive behavior over costumes. I asked him three times to allow me to explain our situation and he would yell over me “GTFO” more than once. He toned it down a bit when I turned on the camera. As we started to exit he got more enraged when he said-dont go that way-which was towards the dance floor and how we came in. He could have escorted us but instead kept yelling with spit and said get out of my bar! I recorded this separately. My friend was pulled by her arm to get redirected as I lost her while exiting and waited a while to see her exit. She definitely had a reason to defend herself and is always a nice and caring person there was a reason to be upset and for that reason I am writing this review. I tried to reach out to white horse with this video and brief explanation but have back. I don’t even care about the props it’s just the level of aggressive men who don’t have customer service skills and should not be in a bar where people are minding their own business to have a good time while paying for it. I know the service industry is struggling these days and that is why I hesitated to post this review and give them an opportunity to handle this situation with out a post. I also understand that props like open containers are not allowed but that is also why we proved they were empty and we also bought drinks. Also it was a halloween weekend where I wanted to show my girlfriend a good time as a welcome to Austin girls night out. However these two men completely dumbed on it. I had wanted to enjoy White Horse for what it is as a staple but this kind of treatment is uncalled for. See videos…

Fun spot to hear honky tonk and country bands. There is a very active country dancing floor here. The place fills up by 10pm on weekends. Good draft beet selection and fun times.

Great place for live country music. They 3 bands this Friday night. The place was packed and the music was great. It was a bit hot and muggy that night but what great bar. You can go outside to the patio if you need to cool off a bit.

This was so much fun. At 5:30 pm it's pretty low key but at 7 pm they have the two step lessons for free. Was so much fun! After that they had great band till 2 am which was so much fun to dance to. Highly recommend this place. Bartenders was quick and very helpful

It was great finding this country gem in our neighborhood. It was a perfect spot to do some two stepping and had a great band. The crowd was there for proper dancing. The only draw back was not enough A/C! I can't confirm if it even has any. That TX summer heat is no joke and dancing hand in hand gets really toasty! Otherwise, great spot.

Wow, what a great experience. A highlight of our visit to Austin! The gals at our hotel said we had to come here and we are so glad we did! Felt very welcomed. Music was great. We even danced a little! Highly recommended!

Went specifically to see Velvet saddles. Everyone working there including the bouncer, the bartenders.. super nice, friendly, and helpful. I hate going to Austin so I was expecting to experience the typical ATX BAR, and this place actually wasn't trash at all. People were genuinely happy and the music was great.

Soooooo fun. Amazing place to feel the Texas culture and watch locals who can two step their bootys off. We took a two step lesson from Beth and came back later in the evening to give it a try. Felt like there was a good mix of locals and tourists. Lots of bachelorette party’s too. I can’t wait to go back.

Most of the times I go here it’s fun and the folks who teach the lessons are super sweet as well as the bartenders. Have had a few negative run ins with folks who have been customers but that’s not on the business. Most people here just want to have a good time and 2 step. Would recommend checking out lessons on Thursdays and Friday’s if you’re new to it!

I had the experience of White Horse as a tourist and it was Great! It was my first day in Austin The Staff was friendly, live band was playnig country music ,and there was a kind of lesson" for two steps dance" local texan music ! I danced with 4 different persons and really enjoy it! It s becoming rare a man to ask an unknown woman to dance! And that is exciting!