The Armadillo Palace

I have only been to the Armadillo Palace when the bands are playing, so I can't speak for lunch or dinner, but the service is pretty spotty at night. Sometimes you can get your drinks quickly - sometimes not. I once sat at the bar with a $20 in my hand for about 15 minutes waiting for someone to ask me what I wanted. And I've had other people's drinks added to my tab when I sat at a table.

The music is usually REALLY loud and it's impossible to see the band unless you get there early and get a table right in front of the stage area. There is no dancefloor, but they do move some upfront tables to make room. They do have good bands though.

On a positive...the food is really pretty good. I've had trhe venison chili several times and highly recommend it.

Great atmosphere! Great burgers! Great beer! What more could you ask for??? Armadillo Palace rocks and is the perfect place if you're looking to just kick back and relax!

Armadillo Palace is awesome! Had never been here before last week when some friends talked me into going after the rodeo. The band was great and it's just such a fun place. Great crowd! Definitely recommend if you're looking for a fun, laid-back place without all they typical Houston "see and be seen" nonsense...

The food was fine, but I was with a large group, and a couple of the meal orders got mixed up, my meal was skipped altogether, and we had trouble all night to get more beers. (Tea replenishing was efficient, though.) Our bill on leaving had a couple of desserts which had never arrived, but the last straw was when the valet parkers lost my ticket and then could not find my car, and I had to go walk to the lot, use my extra key to get the number off the dashboard, come back for keys, and then retrieve the car. Probably 25-30 minutes for this fiasco.

Like this place but the waitstaff are miserable. If not busy they seem to sulk, I even asked the girl why she was not smiling and she said it was slow and she needed to make $$$. Give me a break. Music is fun.