Smash ATX

Came here for lunch. Great atmosphere! My wife and I ate at the bar. Bartender made great suggestions and gave honest opinions. We ordered these two meals in the pictures from his recommendations. These were made to perfection! Crispy chicken sandwich cooked perfect. Fries are really good! I would love to comeback to try something else and enjoy the nightlife here!

Saw all the good comments about the chicken sandwich and decided to give it a try. The fried chicken was not crispy and rather greasy. My husband wouldn't eat anymore after half of the sandwich. The food portion is quite small for me.

Tried crispy parmesan 🐥 nugs (yum yum) and grilled 3 cheese. One of the cool places in downtown to hang. Lot of ping pong tables. Food taste -> yum Quality -> fresh Price -> inexpensive Overall it’s a fun place and cool crowd. Now one of my favorites🤓

Smash ATX is a great place to play ping pong, enjoy some good food and drinks, with great company. I liked the wings and would get them again. Staff was helpful in getting the center court reserved for us. I’ll be back!

I ordered cocktails and fries, both were excellent. The place has a great atmosphere, and I really enjoyed the ping pong tables. The prices are a bit high, but considering the location I think it is ok. I will come back.

Visitor for the F1 race weekend, have never seen a concept like this. Great atmosphere, awesome service! Mandy our hostess and server was super helpful and very attentive. Can’t remember the last time I played ping-ping but picked it up quick and had a blast! Worth a visit!!

Had Sunday Brunch at Smash.. Great environment- ping pong, lots of tvs for the games, booths/tables, and also couches to lounge. Friendly and attentive staff. Last but not least - tasty food! The homemade fries are a must order!!

Whose genius idea was to have ping pong tables in a restaurant/bar? Because it’s so fun to play ping with friends while drinking and eating! Smash is one of the coolest restaurants in Austin; a perfect place to hangout with friends or go on dates.

This placed has permanently closed for demolition. A 30-story hotel is being built on the site.

Cool ping pong bar with upscale bar food. We stopped here before heading to a friend's wedding and Smash did not disappoint. Drinks we're very tasty and we enjoyed the apps. Must tries: deviled eggs, flatbread pizza, and wings.

This spot was fiiire!!!! The ambiance was my fave the second I walked in the door. That doesn't happen too often at a bar lol We had a blaaast! Everything was clean, bathrooms and all. Music was amazing we came to play pong ( believe it was $20/30 per hour) and that espresso martini wooohoo!! Service was on point , bartenders were great , no wait on a Friday but people were mostly playing pong and servers coming around and bringing the drinks. I highly suggest this spot. They have gfod but we didn't eat , looked good though I will definitely visit again !

10/10 still one of my favorite spots in Austin! I mean, who doesn't enjoy a game of ping pong?? and this is the perfect place to go if you're not trying to go clubbing but still want to stay out and enjoy the nightlife since it's located downtown. I recently planned a little party here with some friends on a Sunday evening. I made the reservation for two tables and the staff was great about accommodating and giving me the tables that I'd asked for. We had a party of 10, and everyone had a great time! My friends who are mostly comprised of volleyball, Pickleball, and soccer players brought their A games. It got very competitive but also a lot of fun! This is such a fun place to hang out. I've been here many times with different people - groups of friends, out of town guests, dates.... and I always come out smiling and sweaty :P

Stopped by on a Wednesday for their happy hour specials and was greeted by a very friendly hostess who also waited on us along with one of the bar staff. They were wonderful! We had some drinks and enjoyed the pulled pork nachos. The nachos were so good I wanted to back all week during our stay. We did however go back on Saturday because I saw a social media post and an event on their website showing food and drink specials during UT games; but, they wouldn't honor the food specials. The vibe was very different on the weekend Vs the week. I'd go back; but be warned they may not honor their social media posts or website info. Def call and check before going.

Ping pong spot with a fun vibe and decent food. We tried the shrimp tacos and a burger. I was surprised the service was so good at the bar seating especially considering how busy they were. Great spot for a hangout or a work event.

Stopped in for a bloody mary and football before heading to the airport. Great space with a lot of TV's for Sunday Funday. The bloody mary had a chili salt rim with house made bloody mary mix (which was a little spicy but I love me some spicy) and bacon!! For $11 it's a steal! Ps. Also has ping pong tables that we didn't play but HELLO? FUN!!!! Located on 5th St. and Lacava St. in downtown Austin, TX.

This place is obviously awesome because it's ping pong, the only thing I'm good at in life. I will gladly play anyone for drinks! In terms of drinks, Smash is pretty solid actually! The Dreamsicle slush is by far the best thing there. I wish they served it in a larger glass so I didn't feel weird about getting 10 of them. And their fries are good, especially with the sauces. I've also been there for happy hour and it's decent. Drinks are still the best offering (other than the ping pong deal). But the food options, aren't that great. I could absolutely love without them. Regardless I'ma keep coming back because winning at ping pong is the only thing that keeps my confidence up in life!

Smash is cool spot in downtown Austin. Located on the popular 6th Street. They have a bunch of ping pong tables to pay and play. We came to get a drink and chill for a bit. They have a good selection at the bar. Good music and great vibes. Eagle Rare - $10 - such a steal for a good bourbon.

Great place! My first time here. Thanks for having us (yelp elite)! 10 ping pong tables! Full bar! Staff has been very friendly & patienrlt/helpful with my questions. Parking garages nearby ($10 or $4/hr) or street parking - hard to find but only $2/hr. Worth a visit! They have Fish & chips with Old Bay fries & ATX Hot Chicken sandwich! ;)

Food and drinks were good. We came on a Sunday to watch some football. The service was slightly lacking because I think the bartender was severely hungover. Largest chicken sandwich I've ever had, some of it being more breading than chicken. But I'm not going to complain too much, it did the trick! Nice spot to come watch some sports and play some ping pong if you're interested!

What a cool concept! A bar, good eats, and ping pong make quite the combination if you ask me. I got their drink special, some twist on a paloma and I got regular tequila instead of mezcal. I didn't love it; it had a weird bitter sweet flavor. My burger though was good and they had gluten free buns--just no gf fries due to being a shared frier. Service was decent for being a bit of a hectic atmosphere but it was nothing out of this world. I probably won't go out of my way to come back given it's also pretty pricey for what it is, but wouldn't be upset to return either.

My partner, friends, and I came here while visiting Austin in August. We sat at a booth in front of the bar where we could clearly see numerous TVs as well as all the ongoings around us. The staff was friendly, but we needed to grab their attention at times despite them not being busy. The food was good, but nothing that really stood out. We had fun playing with their oversized Connect Four, which fit nicely on the table. Overall, we enjoyed this spot and would return next time we are in the area.

I live this place. Great hype. Great food. Great service. Check-in around 6pm Friday night and the place was not yet packed. Lots of open seats and few spots for ping pong. We ordered fish and chips and wings to share for two. All I can day is everything taste great and fresh. The tarta sauce has jalapeños bits in it and it gives great kicks. Chipotle chicken wings were welled coated and great flavor. I love when they put right amount of sauce on the wings where its not flooded with sauce nor we have to ask for more sauce. Bluecheese dipping has bing chunks of blue cheese in it which is great. I also got lemon drop and it was made perfect. We didnt get a chance to play the ping pong and even though I dont know how to play pong pong I would want to stop by next time to experience that. The music was great and the service was superb.

Service was a touch slow, but was super friendly and the food was absolutely AMAZING. So many families having fun playing table tennis! We will be back!

This place was super welcoming and the food was pretty good! The fried chicken sandwich was so crispy and the fries side was HUGE! They're spicy mayo was to die for. Tons of space to play ping pong, but $30 per hour is a bit outrageous.

Sports bar (with ping pong) meets comfort food! Great place to hang out with friends (love the inside ambience), chat, play pong and drink some craft cocktails. It's $20 for a hour of ping pong which is very reasonable. There is a parking garage across the street for parking that's affordable! Just would have liked to try more of their food to give a more accurate rating as I had just gotten their Mezcal wings which weren't anything special!

Spent a week in Austin and decided to try this place out. Unique spot- we did not play ping pong but enjoyed the ambiance, watched a pre-season football game, played some table games, and of course drank! Service was good and food was average to above average. Definitely would return to play some ping pong and drink!

Ping pong and tvs= good time downtown. Food= meh at best. Queso is flavorless, fries are burnt and barely flavored, pizzas (we tried 3) are just so-so. Pluses include tvs with sound on. And a good selection of Sri lies.

Came here with my grown kids for Mother's Day and to celebrate my bday. We love coming here to drink and have fun. My kids are very competitive, so I just drink and watch them play lol. By the end of our days here, we're always laughing and sweating from all the games we play. For a very enjoyable day/ night, come here.

This place is wild. I'm not sure what I was expecting when I walked in, I've driven past it a million times and I guess I just forgot it had such an emphasis on ping pong. But it's also a sports bar and it also like a child hang out area in the back. I'd go back just to watch some of these ping pong games.

Great atmosphere and pretty good food. Bright husband and kids and everyone enjoyed the loose atmosphere, ping pong was half off for happy hour, pretty good food selection. TVs everywhere with different sports playing on the screen. The Queso dip with shrimp and chips was DEEELIIICIOOOOUS!! Waitresses were nice, food was pretty fast. I ordered a Cesar chicken salad, nothing special. I wish they used real croutons instead of the large toasted pieces of bread, 3/5 rating. Overall, everyone enjoyed their food, so 5/5 for overall!

I've passed this place time and time again and finally payed a visit. I made a 1 hr reservation to play ping pong with my husband who has never played before and who also was not all that excited to tell you the truth. Well, when we left we were so happy cause we had so much fun and can't wait to go back with friends. We went on a Sunday around 12:30 pm when they have 1/2 price all day on Ping Pong ($10 per hour). There were about 3 groups of people already playing but the place is so large and had over 10 tables so it didn't matter. We walked in and were checked in by the host who then walked us to our ping pong table and provided us with menus. We had all that we would need, lots of balls, a table and drinks. Our waiter was cool and always checked in on us making sure our glasses weren't empty. The menus not only provided specials, desserts, and food, it also explained the rules of the game (if you want to be a stickler) and mystery of mezcal fun knowledge. We played for our first hour which was so fun that we were able to extend it another hour. The person that had checked us in, came by to ask if we wanted to play longer and of course we said YES! Again, playing was so fun and what made it fun was that it felt like being a kid again. Balls were flying everywhere, bumping people playing around you in the legs and butt and no one seemed bothered by it cause we were all having fun. My husband and I truly laughed the entire time we were there. If you go with good company, you will definitely have a great time. We honestly can't wait to go back and maybe try some of their food.

This place is awesome. I went there with my son. We had a great time playing ping pong. I won!!! We went during happy hour so we got an hour of ping pong for $10 and happy hour prices on drinks and food. Food nothing special but I will definitely be going back for the ping pong. I think there were about 8-10 tables. Wasn't crowded when we went so really enjoyed it. The staff come around and pick up the balls. Highly recommend!!

Walking around downtown Austin and stumbled upon this place! The elote was delicious! They claim to have the best chicken sandwich in the ATX and I must admit, it was pretty damn good!!!

Came here with a large group to watch a basketball game. There was some miscommunication at the door regarding the use of the ping pong tables but thankfully the staff was very friendly and understanding. The food was great and drinks were tasty. Vibes were great! Would definitely come back for another sports event.

I like the concept of this place with the ping pong tables and the wings were hot and delicious. I am not a fan of the Texas rainwater drink...way too much lime juice but I wanted to try it for my first time. They have a friendly bar staff I would return here next time I'm in the city.

Great atmosphere and delicious food. We sat at a high table overlooking the ping pong tables and got to eat while watching groups of people play. Excellent and attentive service by all, especially our waiter, Gabriel. Would come back again and actually play ping pong. I think they have happy hour specials but I didn't see the info advertised even though we were there during traditional happy hour time. Go! Eat! Play ping pong! Oh, and drink, too!

We hosted a private party here in June. Huge success! Easy coordination, chose a menu (there was no shortage of food), got to pick our dedicated bartender. Over 150 people came and went over the 5 hours we had the private room and a couple of ping pong tables reserved. EVERYONE raved about the venue, food, cocktails, and service. Thx SMASH ATX for making our event special and memorable.

We were coming here when it was called Spin, but during covid they shut down and I am assuming changed ownership. Spin or Smash is such a creative idea and one of the funnest spots in ATX! Whether you are on a date or with a group of people, you are bound to have a great time even if you are not the best at ping pong. We had a section for 2 hours and consumed some great drinks and freaking amazing gourmet food! A must order is the dip trio of hummus, queso blanco, and guacamole! I loved this so much, I will seriously be back to order it to go! All of the flatbreads were delish as were the wings! We loved Shileigh as she was wonderful and attentive to our group of 10.

Hello, First of, wow, according to my records it has 374 days since my last establishment evaluation (does that rhyme?)! Do not worry, though, Jerry's Worldwide Excursion is still in full force as recently I took on the thoroughfares of Austin (The Capital of Texas; Population 964,177 (Census, 2021)). Anyways, I was beginning to feel peckish after a morning in the town (temperature 103 degrees Fahrenheit true, 108 degrees Fahrenheit "feels like" (p.s. how does someone determine what it feels like? Do they stand in a room heated to 108?). Stay focused, Jerry, so, I was pursuing the streets and saw a building titled "Smash". Originally, confusion was felt. What are they smashing? Soda cans? Expired apples? Ground beef? I didn't know! So, my curiosity overcame me and I went inside, hesitant. Once through the threshold I was greeted by the hostess, who said "hi there, are you eating or playing ping pong?". This question left me scatterbrained for a second before I could finally refocus my cerebral cortex to the task at hand, to which I answered "a repast, please". Pleasantly, I was directed to a booth seating arrangement in the middle of the restaurant (great for viewing; rather poor for self defense if an attacker where to enter). Once sat, we were greeted by a lovely hostess who gave us water and took our beverage orders (just chilled non carbonated water for me; can't have devils sugar!). A short 8 minutes later after perusing the menu, I honed in on the Hot Chicken Sandwich (forgive me, I don't remember the official name the restaurant "Smash" gave it!). Wait, Jerry, you probably should say what the menu had. Upon studying it, I would classify the food as "Modern American". Burgers, salads, French fries (did you know "French" fries were actually originated in Belgium?!) and sandwiches were rampant. This selection led to an overall selection score of 8.3 of 10. Once the order was into the cooks, the time went fast and it arrived, hot and fresh. The "hot chicken sandwich" was good, but lacked some expected spice (it appeared to be a dry rub instead of an expected sauce that made the chicken "hot". Let me clarify, though, as the term "hot" is confusing in this context. Instead of the traditionally viewed temperature, "hot" in this context was the spice of the chicken. In addition to no sauce, the bun was too buttery for my palette. However, the sandwich was still tasty and left my stomach rather pleased. Overall score (3 of 5). Once my repast was consumed, I had an adrenaline rush and impulsively decided to rev up the ping pong / table tennis tables! Perhaps the chicken had a "go go" powder in it which caused my impulse but regardless, I purchased an hour of ping pong activity for $20 dollars American and quickly took to the tables. After a short three (3) (tree) minute workout, I took on challengers to which I went on a three (3) (tree) win streak before having a heartbreaking loss on my fourth (4th) and final match; what a sad way to end the experience. Although I left feeling somber, the activity of ping pong was rather enjoyable and I would rank it as 5 of 5. Since I did graduate high school (algebra included), a food score of 3 of 5 plus an experience score of 5 of 5 divided by two (remember - PEMDAS!) leaves "Smash" with an overall ranking of 4 of 5 possible stars. Concluding, the staff of "Smash" should be proud of this review, as high ranks are rare for Jerry. Upon leaving "Smash" my worldwide excursion was continued, so stay posted for the next establishment review. Thank you, citizens. JM, Over and Out.

Smash ATX is a great place to play ping pong, enjoy some good food and drinks, with great company. I liked the wings and would get them again. Staff was helpful in getting the center court reserved for us. I'll be back!

Swung by for lunch and some ping-pong before heading to the airport. For food, I got the grilled cheese & prosciutto sandwich. I really enjoyed it. The bread was buttery and I enjoyed the saltiness of the meat. The fries were also just the right texture. This delicious meal was followed by a few intense games of ping pong. We happened to be there during ping pong happy hour so it was quite cheap to get an hour of play in. Will definitely be back next time I'm in ATX.

Went to Smash ATX with a large group of our friends for my wife's 40th birthday week and reserved 3 Went to Smash ATX with a large group of our friends for my wife's 40th birthday week and reserved 3 ping pong tables for a couple of hours. We originally asked for 3 hours, but only used it for 2 hours and they made us pay for only 2 hours and I appreciated that because some restaurants wouldn't do something like this. Had light bites and drinks and everything was fine. The waitresses were nice, but I wish they were more engaged with the guests. The place looks new and is very large and I feel it has a lot of potential. Didn't get to try too many items, but they were easy to work with and very accommodating pong tables for a couple of hours. We originally asked for 3 hours, but only used it for 2 hours and they made us pay for only 2 hours and I appreciated that because some restaurants wouldn't do something like this.

Love this place! Haven't been at night it looks even more fun but A week day is the best time it's empty and nice. Drinks and food are a little pricey and nothing special but solidly good. So much fun go for lunch and drinks.

Fun vibes and good food! Their slow cooked brisket tacos were INCREDIBLE and so was the Texi Cobb, highly recommend!

What a Cool place. It is a little hard to find since the name is not on the building. It is at the corner of 5th and Lavaca and is in a non-descript black building. It is worth the hunt to locate it. We were a Party of 10 and we sat in the restaurant side of the space. We had a lovely server whose name was Bianca I think. She was very attentive and gave us time for 3 separate families arrived. The drinks were good and beer was cold. We were going on a boat tour so we had to leave by 7pm to make it on time. She took our orders and the Food came out quickly. Everyone loved their choices. I had the burger and fries. Both were delicious. My wife had the Cesear Sald with Chicken and loved it. Sorry the Pictures did not come out great so I left them off. Our waitress split the checks and got us out early. She did a great job. We did not play Ping Pong but others looked like they were having a great time. This is a very Cool place with great energy. I bet it is a Safe and Fun place in the late evenings.

Interesting game....The corn queso was good. Lauren the hostess was AMAZING!!! She was so helpful. Looks like many groups come here for fun after work. Next time I'm in town I will check it out again.

Super cool place! We needed to kill some time before a comedy show at Antone's and found this little fun spot. We parked right out front - for free - since it was a Sunday. There was no wait. The hostess was sweet and signed us up for an hour of ping pong. Once we got to our ping pong table, we ordered some drinks and smash fries with queso blanco. The fries were excellent! The queso, sadly, was not good at all but whatever. We had the Party starter drink and old fashioned. The mood is chill and you just have fun and play ping pong while chatting and watching big screens on wall. They come around to collect the balls so you don't have to worry about them. The bartenders were also friendly and fun. We will definitely be back with friends.

Visiting from CA and was walking around to find a place that had the Dodgers game...stumbled at smash with so many TVs, they would definitely have it, negative. Sat at the bar and asked the bartender (Joe) if he could the game on the TV, he went to the back and 3 mins later, my Dodgers are playing right in front of me! I asked Joe to make me his most popular cocktail...it doesn't taste strong but definitely a kryptonite. I loved it, i had like 3 or 4 I don't remember, I was drinking since noon. Anyhow, didn't get to try the food but atmosphere and crowd really chill and fun. Wished they had something similar like this back home. (Orange County, CA). Anyhow if you are just hanging at the bar, ask Joe to make you the "Alight, Alright, Alright" won't regret it, enjoy!

Great burgers and ping pong! We stopped by Smash on the way to a show downtown and were surprised by the pleasant family atmosphere.

Came here for a late night dinner, about 10 minutes before the kitchen closed. We didn't know this because Google said this spot closes at midnight, we didn't know the kitchen closed at 10pm. Regardless, we went straight to order food. Bartender seemed like she would rather literally be anywhere else (which, fair enough, but it's hospitality so at least pretend?) and seemed so annoyed that we were ordering food. Barely spoke any more words than she really had to and just overall confused me by her rude, unwelcoming demeanor. Liked to concept with the ping pong tables and wish we had a chance to play that night as prices were pretty reasonable...tried the wings and the caesar salad, and chicken sandwich. Food was surprisingly good but the service here was terrible.

BEST fried chicken sandwich I've ever had. Came here from Louisiana and it blew me away. Great atmosphere , great cocktails, great food and great service.

The cool thing about Austin is that beer never had a price. It's free and included with thevpurchase of any overpriced appetizer. It is simply amazing.

Ping pong. Nice selection of craft beer. Decent (overpriced) cocktails. Better than average pub grub. Nice service. It can get loud and the hipsters abound.

Such a fun place!! Alexa was an excellent server...so sweet and welcoming. Loved the concept! Played off all the calories from the elevated bar food! And the Southside cocktail was outstanding! We shall return!

Came here for a quick bite in arc visiting for the week for a concert. The place had good service vibes and good Irish whiskey Hannah delivered excellent service at the bar while maintaining the rest of the restaurant on her own !!!! With a whole party as well !wish we had one of these in Houston !!

The service was great, the food was delicious and the atmosphere was really fun! We would go back for dinner or just to have apps and drinks.

I recently tried the margherita flatbread pizza at the new Italian restaurant in town, and it was simply amazing! The crust was perfectly crisp, yet light and airy - it had a delicious golden hue that made my mouth water. The toppings were equally as tasty, with a generous helping of fresh mozzarella cheese and ripe, juicy tomatoes beautifully dressed with fragrant basil and a bright drizzle of olive oil. The flavors complemented each other wonderfully, making for a truly delightful taste experience overall. I would highly recommend the margherita flatbread pizza to anyone who loves savory pizza!

OUTSTANDING FOOD, SERVICE AND ATMOSPHERE! Stopped in for a mid-afternoon bite and was astounded by the friendly professional service. Food came quickly and cooked to perfection. We tried multiple items (corn dip, shrimp tacos, burger and fish & chips) ALL prepared beautifully and delicious! Will be back for more.