Darband - Austin

Food and service is always a important attribute when it comes to any place I go to. I have been here a few times and it continues to get better. The staff was very attentive and kind as we vibed with the dj.

This place is pretty awesome and it was merely luck that we ended up here. We tried to go to a speakeasy in the same shopping center but it was closed for repairs. We then went to a bar in the shopping center and decided to look for hookah and boom! Less than a minute away was this place! We walked in at 8 on a Saturday and were able to get a table. The parking was moderately hard to find so get there early or park on the street. We saw another couple had the pineapple bowl and it was $45 but the grapefruit bowl struck out fancy so we got that with melon shisha. It was great and would get it again! The service was very attentive and the ambiance was pretty awesome. The music was appropriate and not blaring loud which I appreciated. We will definitely come back and use that pineapple bowl Yelp deal! I wish we had seen it before. The other perk is that they serve hard alcohol so you can smoke while you drink! They also serve food such as appetizers.

This place is amazing!! Used to live in Austin, TX and this is our go to place whenever we come back to visit. Such a fantastic bar and cocktail lounge. They have a very well stocked full bar and lots of indoor and outdoor seating. You will not be disappointed!

Do NOT come here!!! Very over priced drinks and food. Went last night between 11pm-12am, place was super dead. Bought 2 drinks as double shots and that was $48!!! I asked the bartender why she charged one drink as $24 and she advised they charge by the shot. So basically 1 extra shot is $12!!! The bartender failed to inform us upon ordering. This is ridiculous!!!! We also bought a hookah which was $30. So 2 drinks and 1 hookah came out to be $99!!!! Also, on the receipt it stated a 5% gratuity was added to the bill but the bartender gave herself a $20 tip!!! Horrible experience, I will NEVER come here again!!

The hookah was decent, but I feel like the pricing is a bit steep. Also this place isn't BYOB but is instead buy your own drinks at the bar which is pretty disappointing to me as well as I much prefer the hookah lounges that are BYOB. The hookah lounge looks alright inside. Service was decent. I don't know I've heard good things about this place from my hookah friends but I can't help but feel it's a tad overrated. Not bad hookah though, I would maybe come back but not spend as much on the hookah there. My hookah was literally 43 dollars lmao that's about 20 dollars more than what I normally spend on a hookah and it just felt average was all : . Could be the flavor I picked out from the special menu idk.