Haymaker

Friendly helpful staff, good beer/cider, and they have vegetarian poutine and an Impossible burger option for any of the burgers on the menu. We had patty melts, poutine, hard cider, and a porter beer. Somewhat noisy but we could have a conversation pretty easily. Excellent sit - down option!

I arrived at 10:00 so long before the normal rush and they were still pretty busy, one of the few places that was actually open. The sign said wait to be seated, but they told me after I waited a while just to go see it myself as many others it turns out we're doing. I ordered a sandwich and the waiter suggested the french fries. The french fries were medium cold. I'm not a huge fan of french fries at the best of times, and then I only like them when they're piping hot and fresh. I ate one then another, and decided that was pointing. The BLT California was okay. This is a Pepsi shop, so I feel like Pepsi products this is your place. We also have a full bar, but I didn't order an alcoholic beverage but I think they were serving alcohol already. I mustard bottle had dried-on ketchup and other things on it, so I don't think they clean those every night. I probably should have just grabbed a pre-packaged sandwich I think it would have been as good and cost a lot less on the $24 I spent for a sandwich, fries I didn't eat, and a water. The staff were friendly, but busy.

Honestly it was just ok. Clean and well-kept spot. Quick to be seated and drinks came fast - getting my order took much longer than the crowd there would have indicated. Service was not the best - seemed pretty meh in general. I ordered a burger with sunnyside-egg and it was cooked properly but really lacked any type of seasoning outside of flavors from the ingredients themselves. The pricing was OK but you won't be missing out on anything if you decide to eat elsewhere in the airport.

Ordered the Live Oak Hefeweizen, and chips and queso. The chips are potato chips which was not stated on the menu, and did not taste good with the queso. I was told to go around the corner to get tortilla chips lol um these were already 11$. We ended up switching them out for the pretzel bites, which tasted like they were fried in all days oil and had zero salt (I used the table salt) The queso was good and made it able to down the bites. The beer was great ! They ran out of O2 so sodas were unavailable. Server did not bring a cup for my husbands canned beer (a given) or me an extra cup of water after asking. A large TV was glitching and flashing throughout our time being there.

First off all, it’s no longer titled Haymaker, but an Antone’s - but that name is nowhere to find on the map. Live music is nice (kudos to musicians), but everything else is questionable at best (or just terrible really): - 1. Got some warm stale draft Blue Moon (see photo - orange slice was as seen on the picture, I made one sip only to find out how bad it was) - 2. CJ’s sandwich looked worse than what you get in a remote MacDonalds (wasn’t worth taking a photo) - 3. Took a few minutes to get seated after the person in front if me - 4. Took well over 10 minutes to get attention from the waiter, who didn’t even look at me - 5. Instead of opening a check they asked my card right away without explanation, as if it would be normal Basically, feels like a bad deli store trying to pretend being a restaurant. Not worth your time or money, unless they fix things. Kudos to musicians though 🙂

Great sandwich Awesome beer selection—they have 3 good IPAs, including Electric Jellyfish. Service was a tad slow, but we had time. There’s always a wait, because this is one of the best places in the terminal.

Chaotic, expensive for what they offer. Impossible burger taste like real burger which is really scary for me. French fries are dry, hard and cold. Drinks are pricy.

OMG. They were rude. The blt a did have avocado, which was advertised. I was thrown mayo and avocado in a bowl to put on the sandwich by myself. Pretzel bites were okay

Forgot our table, forgot our fries (but didn't forget to charge for them). The bacon in the BLT was overcooked to the point of almost comedy. Except not funny because they served it. On the plus side, the service was pleasant (when they came around), and they had a guy playing guitar so that was cool.

Very satisfied with the chicken bacon avocado sandwich. Chicken was grilled nicely and bacon came with a crunch. Bread was super soft and had somewhat of a butter glaze. Paired nicely with a local amber ale. For the price, fries shoulda been included. Fries were good tho, with a nice Cajun style rub. I was in a bit of a rush and the food came out super quick which was great. Cooks and the food runner were on it. Servers were all friendly too. For airport food, it was definitely better than average, just go in knowing that you're gonna pay close to $50 for a sandwich fries and a beer after tip.

The Haymaker is most definitely one of my favourite venues at Austin-Bergstrom-International Airport. The atmosphere is cozy and more intimate than the other bars and restaurants and the staff is very friendly and very accommodating.

They forgot our fries. First, the bats wouldn't come out, and now the fries. The spinach salad was good. The grilled cheese was good. The fries were late but good. Service wasn't bad. Loud atmosphere. Prices were not great. You have to make a lot of hay to eat here regularly.

You're at the airport. You're exhausted. You're hungry. Then, you see Haymaker, shining like a beacon. Do yourself a favor and stop in! I had the Pattymelt and fries. This was the best pattymelt I've ever had. The pickles really take it over the top. The person who took my order suggested a combination of Swiss AND cheddar which turned out to be amazing. The fried were seasoned well perfectly cooked. Not too soft and not too crispy I got my order to go, so I could eat at the gate. The woman who packed it up took a degree of care I really appreciated. She wrapped everything before bagging it, made sure I had plenty of napkins and condiments. It was more attention than I've seen paid to packing food to go, and I spend a lot of time traveling

Literally the worst service of my entire life. I ordered three bacon cheeseburgers, but they came with no bacon. While we waited for the pink-haired server to stop gossiping with his friends (10 minutes went by), we had to get his attention. We told him about the issue, and he just laughed in our faces, saying they were out of bacon. Why did you take our order for three bacon burgers if you knew you didn't have any? We sat at our table, watching our burgers get colder by the moment while he went back to gossiping before even suggesting there might be bacon next door. After 8 minutes, he finally arrived with the bacon. He didn't apologize or offer refills; he just dropped it on our table and walked away. This guy is costing you money and hurting your sales and tip pool. Make the right choice. If it wasn't for my conscience, he would have received a $0 tip. Notes: * No greeting * Lack of professionalism * Failure to complete tasks in a timely manner * Assumed we wouldn't notice the missing bacon. We ordered bacon burgers. I hope people read this review and realize their money is better spent at Einstein Bagels across the way.

This place was located in the airport near our gate. Which was good. It served alcohol and food, which we needed. It was WAY overpriced, but it's the airport...so you expect it. It was busy and the servers were kicking butt, getting everyone taken care of. The food was okay. I got a burger on Texas Toast, as recommended by server. It was ok. Not great. I think the ciabatta bread works have been better. The drinks were pricey...$20 for a mimosa??? Geez!!!! It is loud and busy, but they will get you fed quick and ready to move onto your flight!

I had the Texan burger and it was nice and juicy. The fries were season and hot complemented the burger well. My Arnold Palmer was on point. The atmosphere was great nice music playing, sports going on the TV's. My server was great never letting my glass get to half. It was crowed but she kept her tables going. This will be my go to spot every time I'm at the airport.

On the fence when it comes to this one. Came and had the Traditional Poutine while I waited for my next flight. Food was alright. Gravy was a bit saltier than preferred but it wasn't bad. Customer service was ok but not great. I would try it again but not raving over it.

What can you say from airport food. Place is small so if you are a single person you may end up seated at a community table and sharing with other people. The staff was all friendly. And my server was great the problem was the food. The fries were cold and the burger lacked seasoning. I get it you're at the airport options are limited but I really wish restaurants Still tried to make their food good. I wouldn't be back here if I am ever in the Austin airport and I'm not sure if this place is known in the area but I prob wouldn't try one outside of the airport simply because of the lack of flavor in the food.

Traveling from Austin early morning and sat at the bar. Had coffee and drinks so the stars are for the Bartender. He worked the bar and waited on tables but did not skip a beat!!! I watched his interactions with other patrons and he was really pleasant, friendly and attentive!!! Don't know how the food tastes but the service was good! BTW...the bartenders name is Josh!! Check him out!

It's really funny because I was thinking "no way this is two stars" but holy smokes it's a solid two stars. The customer service started out strong and then faded. The food was worse than my local burger joint. The disposable food containers and overall lack of cleanliness pushed me back from three to two. I guess when you just serve mostly layovers it doesn't matter.

I mean, it's an airport restaurant, it's inherently a little sad. Don't get me wrong, I was satisfied with the service. It took a while for someone to come take my order, but then my food and drink came out almost right away. The grilled chicken sandwich, however, was dry and unremarkable. Still, this restaurant served its purpose while my flight was delayed for several hours as a not-to-loud place to eat and drink while I read to pass the time.

Unfortunately, our experience at the Haymaker at the Austin airport was nothing like the Haymaker restaurant on the Eastside of Austin, which I've enjoyed in the past. The sign said wait to be seated, so we waited for quite a while when the bartender finally waved us in and told us to choose an open table. When we walked up to a table, a server snapped at us that we had to wait to be seated. I explained to her that we were just told to pick a table and we took a seat. We ordered a burger and a chicken sandwich. The burger was served on toast that was mainly toast and a small patty. The chicken sandwich also had a tiny piece of chicken and was bland. The fries were the only good part of the meal. They were also out of multiple items we tried to order. Don't think I'll choose here again while at the airport since there are so many other options. We did enjoy the football games they had on tv.

A place to sit and eat in the busy airport. Food is not notable, though we didn't get sick or anything (isn't it alarming when not getting sick is surprising?!). They were out of condiments. There were two people tending bar AND serving. The one that served us stopped by 4 times--took our order, brought drinks, brought food, brought check. They didn't check in at all and we had to flag them down for the check in the end. The check was $70 for 4 less-than-mediocre burgers and microwaved fries (I'm not saying they were, I'm saying they had that CHEW). Tiny gnats were flying around toward the end of our meal. They seemed that they meal hopped from table to table. Gross and not a good time overall.

This place is pretty sweet for sports fans. The main thing that irked me right off the bat was that the bartender came around the back with a mop and bucket in hand and went to service me my drink and didn't wash his hands. He went and served other drinks without washing his hands. Ordered one drink. Left no tip, due to horrible hygiene conditions and I'm off to the next business. What a tragedy. The beer wasn't even cold. The server ( 412796/austin ) has a DMV attitude, too. If you don't like your job quit and try something else.

I went there while waiting for my flight. The patty melt was not good at all. The onions were not sautéed, they were raw. The hamburger pink and I don't like pink in my hamburgers. The fries were avg. the only good thing was Catarina my server. She was fantastic.

This doesn't even deserve a star. Horrible beef patties that are for sure frozen and sad in size and only served well done which should have been the moment we walked. Not everything in Texas is big when it comes to this place. chewy, dried chicken, sad tomato, welted lettuce, avoid this place at all cost. only thing semi nice was staff. if I wasn't so hungry and in a time crunch I would have walked out after finishing my drink and not payed for food. This is the first review I have ever left in my entire life and I was appalled enough to write this.

Descent spot! Especially for airport spot. Had cool live music which was nice while waiting for a layover. The beers are prices as thought 11 bucks for a beer. Food is pricey but is not at the airport. I had the Cobb salad which I got because I was interested in the pickle habanero egg. The salad was so good! Just small. I'm use to not finishing my salads and I ate ever but if this one. I don't know about the rest of the food but they salad was good. Not worth 14 bucks but what else is there to eat at the airport.

The place that used to be here was pretty good. So I bypassed the other yummy places so I could sit at a table. I stood to be seated for about 5-7 minutes then I heard this MAAM. MAAM. I looked up to see a server waving me over. She said just sit down. Well the sign said wait to be seated. She finally came by and took my order. My burger was nothing special and on Texas toast that extended about an inch and a half on either side of the patty. So literally my first bites were bread. The kettle chips were cold and mediocre. Not worth it if you are by yourself but maybe for a group of 3-4. Way too many good options in ATX. Skip this one.

We stopped into this restaurant after walking all over the Austin airport, checking out what they had to offer. There was a bit of a line, but we were in no hurry as we had a few hours to kill. Once we were finally seated, we ordered the Pretzel Bites with cheese and Traditional Poutine fries; these were our favorite items; I ordered the BLT sandwich and the other half ordered a Texan Burger. The sandwich and burger were just okay, nothing special or out of the ordinary; I would probably give it a 2/5 rating. However, the pretzels I'd give a 4/5 they were very delicious and fresh and added cheese for dipping.

A well set up establishment and great food. Menu options are available with the traditional paper copy, as well as a scan through your phone. I had a cob salad and ny daughter had the chicken sandwich. Available at the restaurant was a selection of alcoholic drinks from beers to cider. The atmosphere was nice as country music played as you enjoy your meal. A great place you should checkout while waiting for your flight.

More bar than restaurant by the looks of it but great food. The Cuban smash was excellent and the tots are great. Staff was friendly and attentive with recommendations. Met for a quick informal business lunch and the atmosphere was quiet enough to talk and not too crowded. I will go back for sure

Near gate 24 and the smell is attractive. Decent place to have brunch in the airport.

7 pm Ok food but the service was absolutely horrible. I don't know who does the hiring, but that person needs to be fired. Every single person that is customer facing looked like they hated their life. They didn't engage, got the orders wrong and didn't care, never cared to ask if we we needed anything, and apparently they haven't been taught how to smile. They took it out on the customers and we all saw it. I will say, they have the game down with hiding their names. All of them turned their name tags around so they don't get famous here. Lady with long blue hair and enough tackel in her face to catch all the fish in Texas rolled her eyes at everything. Guy with red beard, server 412796/ Austin loved to mumble and not care about your order. I guess this is what you get now with the influx of new west coast transplants into Austin. Not worth it. Many other places !! Management needs to be more attentive to this place.

Ate here because of a delay. The menu is rather short for breakfast. Overall the menu is pretty nil. Got the breakfast tacos with potato and egg and my wife got an BLT with an egg. Her food was much better than mine. Beer was okay not the best the only thing that made this visit worth while was out server Kat. She was very friendly upbeat and attentive. 5 stars for her if I could give her 10 I would. I wish this place had more variety to choose from. Drinks are more expensive than other airports I've visited. 2 stars - food (need more variety) 3 stars - drinks 5 star service - If you do decide to stop here ask for Kat she's the best. Overall it's an airport restaurant with TVs playing World Cup.

Nope, No, Nada. Poor service, menu lacks options and how can you be a sandwich shop and serve dried out bread and brioche??? Just plain wrong.

Good option for airport food. Decent prices and the food was good. Got a blt which had a good amount of avocado and nice, crispy bacon. Bread was good too. Split fries with someone because a lot come in a box. They were good and crispy with tasty seasoning. Waiter was very nice and food came out quickly. Wasn't too long of a wait to be seated.

This spot has competing artists singing for tips from all angles. Lol. After researching photos of food, I asked if they have salt on their pretzels. Nope! No sweet tea, either. How dare they! Service was ok, and the wings were less than ok.

I cannot speak to other bad reviews, but I was pleasantly surprised with my breakfast! I wanted a Bloody Mary, they were out, so I got a Michelobe Ultra. It was ice cold, and perfectly carbonated. So far, winning. To eat, I ordered a breakfast sandwich with bacon. It was phenomenal! The bacon was crispy, the egg was fried perfectly. Bread was nice and toasty. Over all, a great Sammy. I'd recommend this place, but definitely check out other not so stellar reviews to see things you may want to avoid!

food is mediocre frozen food at best. burgers only served well done, frozen patties with out any seasoning. chicken is dry and rubbery. wouldn't feed these to a homeless person. the pretzel bites were alright at least.

One double Deep Eddy neat was $36.00 before tip. The whole bottle cost 20 retail. This place should be called "sucker punch!" Not haymaker!

Go hungry or go somewhere else before eating here. There are most likely gas stations that serve better food. The grilled chicken sandwich was sad to say the least. The bloody Mary's were just as sad and over priced. There are other options here. Find them

The only advantages to this eatery is that the beer was cold and leaving. Stopped in here waiting on a flight. Was not in any sort of rush until the bartender failed to put my food order in for close to 20 minutes. Initially I wasn't concerned. But when my order took another 20 minutes to complete and then sit in the window for another 10, I gave up hope of even a 3 star review. Needless to say, food looked as if you were attended to from a subpar food truck or a church camp. I would avoid this establishment if I were to come to this terminal again. I needs either dissolve or have the staff turned over. The kegerators are the only thing that work properly and efficiently.

Not worth it. Way overpriced. Try salt lick instead. Much better. The only half way decent thing was the staff. They were attentive

They got great veggie options and will be happy to make modifications! The bartender, Maxwell, was fantastic and super helpful! They also have lots of craft beers! Great spot!

I usually don't bother posting reviews. When food or service is bad, I usually just don't go back. But I'll make an exception for this place. The story starts before you even enter the establishment. We enjoyed standing in the airport concourse, gazing in at numerous vacant, yet unbussed tables. After what seemed like an eternity, we decided that we would bus a table ourselves. Upon entry, we noticed one available busses table in the back, so we took it. Eventually, a waitress approaches. We order a beer, a Bloody Mary and some fries. Time passes. Small plants grow taller. A beer is placed on a counter near our table. Students matriculate. Highway construction progresses. The beer just sits there, getting warmer. Three Bloody Marys in plastic cups join the beer. Ice melts. The universe continues to expand. We finally flag a waiter, any waiter, and ask if those might be our drinks. With some uncertainty, we are allowed to retrieve our beverages. Bloody Mary. Watery, almost flavorless. I would ask for some Tabasco sauce, but it seems likely to be an exercise in futility. I think there may be some alcohol in it, although this is just speculation. I sip my underwhelming beverage to the undiscernible sounds of "music" emanating from the ceiling. I arise from my seat to to hunt for napkins. After finding some, I grab more the I need and distribute the extras to neighboring diners who also suffer from the apparent widespread shortage of napkins. And flatware, if they have that here. Drinks get lower. In her boredom, my wife counts no fewer that 12 unbussed tables at this point. The staff are milling about, mostly looking at their phones. No sign of our French fries. I would imagine them peeling the potatoes in the back, but because the kitchen door is wide open, a can seen that this is not the case. As I'm taking the last sip of my tomato juice, I see a paper tray of something resembling French fries being delivered to a neighboring table. The neighbor informs the waitress that they did not order any fries. We alert the staff that there is a reasonable chance that those are the fries that we ordered last week. They are them plopped unceremoniously on our table. Cold. My wife informs they waitress that the fries are not hot. The waitress assures us that they are indeed hot. My wife disagrees. The waitress reluctantly takes them away. She returns later with a similar offering that can accurately be described as slightly warmer. And floppy. I've had better fries from the frozen food isle of my local gas station. I overhear people at an adjacent table order some fries. My wife and I glance at one another knowingly, both wondering if we should warn them. Oh the humanity. Through the cacophony of the "music'" my wife asks if there are fire alarms going off in the airport. I told that I could not tell. It occurred to me, however, that if the airport really was on fire, maybe we could heat up our fries properly. We got the check, and politely departed.

Took a chance and tried this in Austin today. The blt was fantastic! Although the price was high for a meager portion, it was still an enjoyable experience.

Sebastian the bartender wouldn't take our order. We and a few other would-be customers sat in the to go line for 20 minutes without him addressing us. I politely let him know nobody had ordered yet and he told us "that's just how it is." If you are his manger, or the person who actually owns the place, get yourself somebody who cares. The two chicks in the back were filling up catchup containers and talking about their plans this evening. All bad.

Not a bad spot for breakfast when you get to ABIA early and have time to sit for a meal. Bacon, eggs, hash, and toast for $10 at an airport- not too shabby. Of course the drinks are way overpriced and watered down, it's never actually clean, and the service is predictably flat.

I know this place has some bad reviews but my husband and I had a pretty good experience. The service was good and we enjoyed our food -- I was plesantly surprised to see they had an Impossible burger on their menu, and it was tasty. My husband had the poutine which he also enjoyed. I would say that, especially considering it;'s airport food, it's actually a pretty decent place to eat!

An interesting location in the airport for a descent beer selection, an interesting mixed drink or flavor experience selections of food. I had several hours before my flight so I stopped in for a bit of a drink and a meal. I sat at the bar and the bar tender was more then attentive! Very nice and customer centric... The drink menu has some interesting selections on it... watermelon mojitos, specialty cocktails, specialty brews and more. I got a pecan porter and then a mixed drink... in my time here. The pecan porter was as always delicious! And the mixed drink was strong but tasty.... not over powering but I could taste the alcohol as well. The food menu was as creative as the drink menu... I had the Oregoner and it was an aspiring risk of culinary art: Oven roasted turkey, applewood smoked ham, honey Dijon mustard, sliced Granny Smith apples, and tillamok cheddar cheese all loaded onto a country loaf of bread and lovingly paired with home made kettle cooked chips. It is a mix master of epic flavors, loaded with the potential for possible failure, that instead flat out WORKS! (All accept the chips... they were old, burnt, tasted of old oil, and were just yucky (to use a culinary term). If you're going to do kettle cooked chips add some sea salt and make sure they are fresh!) The sandwich was wonderful though.. I like a crunch in my sandwich and the sliced Granny Smith Apples not only provided that but also gave an added tang that off set the honey mustard and the cheddar while helping to pull all of the flavors of the two different meats together into one explosive mouth watering bite! I was worried that this was one of those concoctions, that looked on paper like it was a possible train wreck, and then in reality tasted like a tsunami of a disaster, but it was not! It was a delight of complex mixology that ended up being a diamond of softball proportions. My only true knock... fix the chips or don't serve them at all. In their current state all they provided was a lowering of the over all taste profile of the food! They stick out in such stark contrast to the delectable flavors of the sandwich that it lowered the overall experience of the meal instead of elevating it. That all said... this is one airport eatery that I look forward to returning too for sure!

Worse experience ever!!! We waited 15 minutes at the to be seated line several people left because no one said anything to any of us about the wait. We saw waitresses hanging out laughing in the restaurant finally one walked by and I tried to waive her down as she ignored all of us waiting to be seated.. Finally without saying sorry or anything one comes us and says- table in back and we once again waited no one came by so we left....Seriously do NOT go here it's a bunch of rude horrible non customer motivated employees.. bad reviews are all warranted!!!

Two stars because they had the game on multiple TVs. No beer on tap and only had Budweiser and IPAs in cans. Once I finally attracted the bartender's attention- there are less than ten seats at the bar - and ordered one of the options for beer, she took the beer out of the fridge and set it in the counter. The can sat there while she rang out three bills and wiped down another counter. Thankfully she started to wipe 'my' counter and saw the beer. Having put two and two together she realized she hadn't given me the beer. Problem solving in its best form. As for the patty melt, there was a burger patty with cheese melted on it. Success? I was lured in with the game and was thereafter swindled. Food -1 Service -1 Game -5

After a long wait, the sever was incredibly rude and unhelpful. Save your money for somewhere who shows they value the customer.

I understand a lot of places are short handed right now, but I don't think the service provided should have been so poor due to that. We arrived Monday around noon waited about 15 minutes to be sat- which is fine they were busy hustling around helping customers. The issues started once we were actually sitting - Brittanee seemed frustrated the entire visit. I ordered two drinks, fries, and she rushed off before asking what my brothers wanted(who were also at the same table). Once she came back to drop off the drinks they ordered their meals, but again before they could ask her something else she stormed off. Would have loved to of ordered more drinks and food but we didn't want to feel like such a burden to there. We saw multiple tables wait to be served that just got up and left because she rarely came around. We asked for separate checks, but instead she split the bill. Food was okay they are only serving maybe 8-10 items right now.

So it was my first and only time there. I was on a flight that got delayed so I had a 4hr layover in the airport. I seen the reviews for the place and out of the other 3star posts its about right. The food is not the greatest but my server whom was by himself was giving it his all. He was the Hostess/Runner/Busser/Cashier. Everything now I know hie those days are as a former restaurant worker. The Bartender was the only other person besides the cook there. I seen one older lady meandering around but I couldn't tell if she was ending her shift or beginning it. I ordered my food in way he wouldn't have to waste time on me. I sat close to the register as you can see in the photo. Then I got the Cheeseburger combo with 2 Rootbeers and I told him the condiments I need since it was an open face sandwich. Gave him my card before he left the table. The Brownhaired whitekid(guy) get all 3 stars. The food was soo bland, the fries were half cold, even though I seen him take them from the window straight to me in under a minute. That means the kitchen did that. There was a line to get seated but, like I said he was by himself he would clean 3 tables and sets of people would sit down. One lady I wanted to slap for him because she kept asking for shit one at a time. Like can I get some water or can I get some napkins. He would be like is there anything else, she would reply no!. Then 2 mins later um can I get another water. Anyway like I said the food is cafeteria from your local highschool at best. Find a vending machine and keep it pushing.

My waitress and bartender were incredibly rude. Customer service was way below par. The vibes were not friendly. Very cold and impersonal.

3.5 Stars it a bar/restaurant at an airport. If you expect more for less or even above par service or food you'll be disappointed. Use the Haymaker for what's it's worth not a five star Review or Restaurant! Peace... Frankie G. (San Diego, Ca)