The White Horse in Maidstone

Terrible service, hate that this is a suggested part of the Austin "experience"

White Horse was so fun! We did a two stepping lesson and drank some beer, had a lovely time. It was a good atmosphere and everyone was very helpful.

A quintessential Austin Honky Tonk with a dope, down to earth vibe. Went here during the whirlwind that is SXSW - for an early evening party and it still carried an authentic vibe. Two step lessons and all. See you soon

Texas Two Step Lesson with Beth are the best! Very fun and low pressure, you’ll get the hang of it in no time.

Atmosphere was great but bartenders and bouncer were extremely rude and the drinks were extremely overpriced

Great little honky tonk just east of downtown Austin.

Lost one more customer because of your mad bouncer at the entrance . He literally said bad words just because I was holding a beer. Don’t feel like going back ever. Will make sure my friends won’t go either. Management, good luck with that guy

We enjoyed our night at The White Horse! The band was fantastic and the dancing fun. I can see why it’s an Austin fixture.

DONT GO HERE! GF EXPERIENCED RACISM FROM A BARTENDER

One of my favorite places for 2-steppin!

Love this place. Great honky tonk bar.

Everyone Rocks here! We got Gary the Gatekeeper, Mikey and Luke slinging drinks with excellent service and speed, Evan keeping the place spotless, the sound guys, the excellent nightly bands to include my personal favorite -Armadillo Road and the best little taco truck in the back. I love this place and every interaction I've ever had there in the past 4 years of visiting (I drive an hour to specifically come here). People from all over the world come together in this little iconic honky tonk to dance, play pool & drink together. I honestly can't think of a better place to spend my time and money- the connection amongst people & atmosphere is quite magical 😉 Make sure to try at least one dance before you go- the regulars are wonderful at teaching the two-step, even if you think you have two left feet 😂 I highly recommend checking out this bar, promise you won't regret it!

brought some friends from united Kingdom. they loved it

This is one of the better dance halls I've been to. Everyone wants to dance and people are very patient with new dancers on the dance floor. There is a cover which sucks but hopefully it goes to the musicians

Great honkey tonk to experience some true Texan two stepping! Met some locals, great music, only $10 cover - what more could you want.

Went for Friday night dance lessons. Was definitely packed and Eunice knew what she was doing. Had fun

The worst experience here. $10 cover for what?! Tried playing pool while Listening to music, was told by the bartender that I could just go play at the pool table Outside, even though the one inside had just finished and the players were leaving. Later.. Standing next to Someone selling jewelry inside waiting for my friend ordering a drink. Vendor told me to either buy something or stand somewhere else. Not sure if she thought I was trying to pull something on her, Fine whatever. Later that night I ordered an Uber and stood next to the jewelry vendor as that was the meeting spot for our friends. Vendor rudely and forcefully shoves me away and says "I told you to move!" "Listen I haven't done anything, I'm just standing here minding my own business there's no need to shove me" Vendor told the bouncer to kick me out over being difficult. Security promptly kicked me out quoting "listen she's here 5 days a week, so if she wants someone out, that persons getting kicked out" Had I been drinking? 1, with the 2nd taken by the bouncer. Did I dress suspect? Had a blazer and dress shoes on. I have my suspicions on the true reason of being asked to leave but I’ll keep that off here Waited outside in the rain for the Uber I do not recommend this spot

One of the most authentic saloon honky tank bars you can visit any day of the week. I highly recommend checking this place out. The cover is very small at five dollars for some live bands playing great music churning out Texas country rock music until 2 AM.

Stand too close to the dance floor and a cowboy will pull you in!

I probably should have caught the vibe and just left before even visiting this bar. Bouncer was a rude control freak, he yelled at my girlfriend for looking thru the fence to see if our friends were there before we even walked in. The bar back was super rude to my brother and a handful of other patrons. I didn't have a single positive encounter with any of the bar staff. There won't be a return trip to this bar ever again from me. Broken Spoke is a much better use of your time, skip this one, they don't need your money, and they'll let you know that fact every step of the way.

Live music dancing hall is a bit small but fun

Greatest Honky Tonk in the world !!!

Must see in Austin, great music

If you’re not two stepping, you’re not welcome. Good drinks and atmosphere, but people come here to dance.

Cool little Honkey Tonk bar near downtown Austin. Pool table, live music, lively crowd and lots of fun. The place gets packed pretty quickly. Good mix of ages. The taco truck outside is inexpensive and surprisingly good. Drink prices are reasonable and definitely a bar I plan on coming back to regularly.

Roadhouse feel Music was great

An Austin landmark...live music (every night??) Free Two step lessons ...birria tacos - DA BOMB!

Music was average, parking sucks, don't know if they even have food, it's a smoke free bar but apparently wasn't smoke free before because it still reeks of smoke.

Met up with friends to see Jeff Hughes and Chaparral. Great show. I like the layout and dance floor. No bad seats in the place. Water station with easy access and plenty of cups. Staff is friendly and helpful- all of our orders were correct and taken care of quickly. Great experience!

Best honky tonk on the east side!

Remember to bring cash for the cover charge. Great place to hang out with friendly folks and enjoy quality live country bands. Be prepared for a tight crowd. Taco truck on the patio is one of my faves.

Yee Haw Two-Stepin' Rootin' (and Tootin') headquarters. Sometimes there's this short handsome hunk in there selling classy-ish bolo ties. But all the times there's amazing human beings (and Mikey) behind the bar.

Great small place to go for local music and dancing.

Fun spot for some drinks and a few dances.

This place is the great if you love great things.

This place is garbage and the staff is rude and a little aggressive.

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…

Good country bar in Austin. Rude closing staff. Yell, fight, and rush people out the boor.

Super fun atmosphere, live music and dancing! Cheap beer too!

Love this place! A great honkey tonk experience.

Excelent place to dance and lesson a good country music.

Ein witziger Ort um etwas texanisches Lebensgefühl zu schnuppern. Livemusik und twostep.

Very bad location better don’t go ! Arrogant workers who didn’t know from where they come

The most authentic place in town!

Fun little club, live music on most of the night - we went on a Wednesday - the only downside is the bathrooms are a little ropey

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!

Very cool place to visit as a tourist

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!

This place made my heart happy. Amazing honky-tonk music in classic old school setting, all types/genders/orientations/colors of skin dancing and smiling together

Super divertido! Si quieres bailar y aprender 2step ven acá!

Good vibes, good music, excellent service

Great venue , great atmosphere .good bands.

best honky tonk in East Austin!

Great Country music and Cowboy themed atmosphere!

Had a group two step lesson with Beth Coffey - super fun!

If you want to dance and have fun please visit this spot. Bands were pretty good.

Great service! Great Texas swing dancing!!

Great line dancing Texas style!

The worst bar experience I’ve ever had in my life. The child bouncers are extra angry for no reason. Felt like I was at military boot camp the way they screamed at us. I can’t even convey via typing how strange of an experience it was to be at this bar. Never coming back to Texas again 🙄

I drive from Louisiana and I stay in Austin 4 days a week at lease 3 of the four nights I'm there ,I dance at the White Horse .great group of people working there taking care of us .Thanks White Horse keep the music going and I'll see y'all this weekend .

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.

Two step (shot of whiskey and a beer) for $6. Live music. Pool. Piano anyone can play on the patio. Food truck attached to the patio as well. Good music and plenty of room to cut a rug on the dancefloor...😎

Learn to 2 step and get down there! Even if you don’t know how, folks there are happy to help.

In the heart of east 6th Street, among a variety of different dive bars, food trucks, and construction, there lay a magical place called The White Horse. Among a city bustling and expanding with foreigners from around the world, The White Horse is a secret most popular with locals. Past the door with no cover until half past 7 you'll find a pool table, a bar, and a variety of faces circling about to the good'ole Texan 2-step. The music is always live, and the drinks always flow. Hidden in the back theres a Miss-tuned piano for anyone to start tickling the ivory and an open air breeze to evaporate the sweat from the orbiting dance.

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

Local muy divertido donde escuchar buena música y bailar, la gente es muy simpática y agradable

Great music, wait staff was amazing... awesome

Real time honky tonk. If you want to dance this is the place.

If it's two steppin you're after then it's hard to do better than the white horse.

A very special little piece of Austin!

Amazing local music, reasonably priced beer, and people willing to teach the 2-step. Good times!!

Cash only entry, we gave him the money but he said he didn't have change and his solution was to wait for 15-20 minutes until other people came and he would have change for us to go in. So not our fault but we had to wait outside.

Muy auténtico, con su baile en parejas, música en directo y no está mal de precio

I’m from NYC so getting to the white horse is everything I wanted to see, good drinks, great bands and lots of fun dancing. Many southern gentlemen who ask politely and just want to dance nothing more which is so refreshing! I suggest checking the band line up’s before coming because vibes can change from a honky tonk to something more jazzy :)

We walked in on a Saturday and the band was jamming and the dance floor was on fire. I highly recommend this place for some great southern rock and two stepping. The cover was really reasonable, especially since they had a live band!

Cool honky tonk, JG is a super nice dude.

Amazing spot to feel authentic country vibe in the middle of the city. Live music, pool, drinks and a large dance floor! Few spots for parking!

Pretty dirty interior but live music and dancing as long as you don't drink or touch anything

Because security steriotype hispanics ...considering it stands in east austin...rude and judgemental...

Texas two steppin’ at the White Horse! Great country dancing spot.

Funtastic! We went for the friday two-step lessons! Had the best time we had had in a long time! The teacher was exceptional, and the dancing was fun. It does get a bit crowded on the dance floor, so if you lead, keep your eyes open. The drinks were tasty and the bands sounded like country gold! We will come back when we are in Austin again!

So much changes in this world. Not The White Horse! Thriving just the same after all these years, and a global pandemic. Down to earth, unpretentious, rock n' roll, respectful danc'in, cowboys cowgirls, boots, hats, old-fashion fun in real life.

This place is an Eastside staple. JD is a hoss.

It's alright. Seems very touristy and not a very big dance floor. They played old country in between the band sets, so kind of just a dark, dingy, sleepy bar. $10 cover charge felt like a rip too.

Always and forever. Put a fricken horn in the middle of this white horse and call it a unicorn!

Great vibe, drinks and live music!

This place had me smiling the entire time. The late night band played a lot of slow Hank Williams. That coupled with the communal Texas Two Step made this an amazing experience.

Loved this place. was exactly what i was craving after a year away from bars and live music. cheap texas beers, good music, dancing, a photo booth, outside seating too… classic texas, classic austin, a truly amazing venue. it is very hard to not have a good time here - if you enjoy everything i have described above you should visit!

An Austin staple for some good ol' honky tonk!

I prefer broken spoke for the kitchieness but still a must go for any first time Austin visitor of you're trying to get that "texan" experience. Drinks fairly affordable and big spacious place

Feels like an old west saloon nice rockabilly/honky-tonk vibes. Very cool

Horrible place!! There is a sign that says no line dancing

Went in thinking a country dance would be a terrible experience worth doing. It turned out to be a great experience worth doing.

White Horse always has some extraordinary blues band playing and you can enter without a cover. It also coincidentally gathers the most dance-loving people. Has a great space and floor for people to dance!

Shake ya foot and grab a cold one

Excellent place, great atmosphere and service. Dance floor, taco truck out back by the patio. You will love the atmosphere as long as you are not a prude

Fun place to drink and dance. Would recommend!

Every time I am in town I come a take a spin around the dance floor. Two stepping people seem to be the nicest kind. Plus they had a great stout on tap this time.

My sister booked her, myself and my parents a table here for after my mum and sister had there helicopter flight down the road at Headcorn Aerodrome. All was good, a lovely welcome the service for ordering gave us enough time to decide, drinks came out nice and quick. Food did take a while to come out so I'm thinking it's all freshly prepared which is great!! I had the chicken fajita wraps. They were really tasty and filling until I came to my 3rd mini wrap out of 4 and bite on something hard, I took out of my mouth thinking it was chicken gristle only to find it was a pink fake nail!!!!! 💅💅😱😱🤢🤮 My sister called the girl over and she apologised and took the food away and off the bill but I felt queezy after the thought of the fake nail in my mouth!! Surely the persons who's Nail it was knows you can't wear any kind of polish, etc when preparing food served to the public, as this happens!! I hope she gets told to not wear them ever again in the kitchen while preparing food!! I was hesitant about ordering pudding and if I would find another Nail in one of our bowls!! Very disappointing and against Health and Hygiene regulations.

If you find yourself in Austin looking for a REAL Texas honky tonk, the the White House is a must. Watching the dancing gives me faith in humanity, if not for a couple minutes. All races, classes, and cultures are dancing together, and the music is absolutely TOP NOTCH. However, it is relatively expensive.