The food was nothing special but our waitress was really attentive. Had a great margarita the mix was not too sweet. Also had an impressive tequila selection.
We headed for a quick bite before a comedy show. We parked closer to the venue the show was happening at and walked around looking for a restaurant with food. While walking we noticed a few places but ultimately just stopped at the closest place that mentioned food. We sat down and were never waited on. We were never acknowledged and just walked out in search of another place that mentioned food. We passed another place that mentioned food but was obnoxiously loud like the last place so we passed. Walking up to Iron Catcus, their was no loud and crazy music and it looked very clean. The hostess greated us and we were sat the moment we walked in. The waiter was great, all the staff was welcoming. I give the staff a 4. The food was ok. We had queso and salsa for the apps. I had a brisket quesadilla that was also an app for my dinner. It was a good portion. My husband had the ribeye. He mentioned his sides were not to his liking and he loves his ribeyes but this just wasn't hitting the mark for him. Again though, nice place, great staff and if you want to avoid loud music while you eat and actually have someone wait on you, I'd choose this place. Reviews for The Jackalope and The Vulcan Gas Company in their respective Google maps sections.
OUTSTANDING! Visiting from out of town and did a quick Google Search for Diners Driveins and Dives places. Iron Cactus was right down the street from where we stayed, great location on 6th street in the middle of the bar scene. Bartenders were friendly, made AMAZING drinks and could hold a good conversation. Table side Guac was wonderful! Spicy Margarita’s we’re made perfectly!
The Cilantro Lime Shrimp Salad was a BIG disappointment. It had only four shrimp! For $18, I expected six at the least. And, one of those four shrimp was tough and dry, clearly from a different batch or something. The other three shrimp were tasty enough.
Sat at the bar as the patio was closed on a Wednesday evening. The food was good, the services at cube bar was less than adequate. Drinks sat empty. The bartenders had too much going on from making guacamole to cleaning glasses while trying to manage drink orders.
If it wasn't for the entire experience, I would have given it a 5 for the food, the margaritas, and the friendly waitstaff. It's a big space with tall ceilings, which is fine, but it was very bright for dinner time making it look more run down than it is. In addition, we did not know that on weekends the Austin police close the street down by driving up and down the street with lights flashing, and since we sat by a nice window the police lights were very intrusive (and worrying until we asked the staff what was going on). I'd go again in the day in the middle of the week.
Grabbed lunch on a Friday afternoon here with a group of friends. We were seated immediately, as we were there at about 11:30 ... The lunch crowd showed up a little later. They have a spacious upstairs deck which was not open for lunch but is available most evenings. They specialize in a wide variety of tequilas and margaritas; a friend of mine had a blueberry margarita and announced it was very tasty! Our table enjoyed an appetizer of guacamole and chips. The guacamole was prepared tableside and was quite delicious! A variety of lunch appetizers and entrees followed, including my chicken topped salad, cheese enchiladas, quesadillas and more. All were delicious and presented nicely. Service was very attentive and friendly, our server handled our several separate checks promptly. There is a full bar for those looking for adult beverages, and the restaurant is clean and pleasant. Your biggest issue will probably be parking as there is no dedicated parking, and the restaurant is on very busy 6th Street in Austin. But stop in, I think you will appreciate this venue.
my family and i came here to eat some good lunch from Dallas, tx... and well it was a disappointment! no mixed drinks upstairs, no ketchup, no beer on tap, ... straws never came out with our order. so yea don't recommend at all, plus our waitress seemed so bothered when we were requesting items. p.s. my fresh plate could have used some salt and lime juice.
Fast and friendly service.
Great food great drinks friendly staff