Mercer Street Dance Hall

This place is awesome. Not only do they allow families of all ages to come out and dance, but the venue itself is super cute. I came on the night of a band (the derailers) which meant I had to pay a cover, but it was only $ 10 for entry fee. The band was awesome. Most beers were $ 4 and I got a Bloody Mary for $ 7 but it was a double. I love that they used Zing Zing in the mix.
The crowd was a good mix, and the dance floor was spacious. Everyone was friendly and having a good time! Even better– I got asked to dance plenty. So that means people go to have a killer time. I would totally go back. Maybe even take my kiddo next time. Sure beats paying a sitter! :) Mercer Street– you get super thumbs up from this gal on a good time out.

Howdy, wanted to stay local last night. It’s hard to do a location with a group of four when the cover is $ 12 a person. Really?! 12 $ per person. Didn’t make much sense for us although we were going to drink but this is not South Austin.

My friends and I saw JD Souther here tonight. It was our first time at this venue. The concert and the venue were great, except IT WAS FREEZING COLD WITH A STRONG FAN BLOWING. Everyone around us was complaining about the cold, even one woman who claimed she was hot all the time said she was concerned she was falling ill because she couldn’t remember the last time she felt so cold indoors. When I went to the bathroom, all the other women were complaining about how cold it was, and those who had come to see a show last night said they nearly didn’t come back tonight due to the temperature. Several other people and I all asked the staff to at least turn off the fan to the AC. They said they were not able to do so, despite claiming they were freezing themselves. Everyone in my group was so miserably cold that we left early, much to our disappointment because the music was great. I am shocked that the staff/​owners of this establishment would be so arrogant and inconsiderate of their customers that they would ignore numerous requests from multiple people to raise the temperature. If people are dancing, I can understand a cold AC, but there was no dancing tonight and the cold was over the top. I wouldn’t recommend this venue and will advise my friends against patronizing it because the owners obviously do not care that their customers have a pleasant experience.

A huge thumbs up for this place having lessons that actually teach 2-​step and not like a couple of other Austin places that teach 1-​step. While I did skip on the lessons it seems like it’ll be worthy as I’ll a new move.
One great thing was the music was too loud, you don’t have yell at the person next to you just to carry a conversation.
Dance is plywood it seems but it’s smooth and no complaints.
$ 4 beers, big ouch.
$ 8 cover, ouch but live band.
One real place that they could improve on is when the band takes a break, play some music, preferable current country music. Perhaps if the band is playing a lot of 2-​step, have some polka.

Mercer Street has gone from struggling upstart to the big time in a very short time. The facilities are great, including the bathrooms. The quality of the entertainment is getting to be first class and it will be a destination place for folks who want a real Texas dance hall experience without the tourists, hipsters and cartoon drugstore cowboys that fill up the Broken Spoke. The cowboy types you see here actually ride horses. Owner Nick runs a tight ship and that has helped his success. Prices are quite reasonable but, be advised, take cash.

Mercer Street is nice little hole in the wall dance hall in Dripping Springs, TX. My wife and I stayed for a total of 1 ½ hours and caught the last 30 minutes of the dance lesson — no we didn’t take any lessons.
My negative write up is directed to the The Mitch Jacobs Band. We stayed for @ 10 songs — none of which were from the 21^st century. Roger Miller, Johnny Cash — what a total wasted trip.

THEY HAVE AIR CONDITIONING! Also many great beers on tap! I went here for a Dripping Springs Chamber event and was very pleased with the staff and the environment. I will be back!

This place is gonna be a lot of fun over the years. If we could just talk them into opening for the afternoon crowd on Saturday and Sunday, we’d be back more often. I look forward to spending some time on that dance floor this year.
This place is nothing flashy, and exactly what I like in a small town dance hall. Open dance floor, country music and COLD beer.

This place is great… for a family to go. If you were looking for good dancers, singles that would ask you to dance, and air conditioning, this is not the place for you. There were a lot of couples and family’s with kids as young as 5 dancing on dance floor. I was there early for lesson which was truly for beginners. There was no changing partners in lesson which tells me they are all couples. I stayed until 9 and didn’t see the hundreds of people so it may be a Saturday versus Friday thing. Bottled water was only a dollar so that was best thing of all. Will definatly go back with my kids and grandparents but not as a person looking to do dance good two stepping, west coast swinging, east coast swinging or waltzing. I guess if I would have stayed later maybe there would have been more dancers come in but the kids and teens made me not want to stay unless I had mine with me. Cute idea and wish I had that as a kid to go to.

I loved the dance hall, cool building, great band, BUT… WAY TOO MANY KIDS!!! I understand people like a place to take the kiddies, however when I go out on a Saturday night at 9pm I prefer to be around adults. Kids were running around everywhere… Suggestion: Friday night family night, Saturday night 21 and over. Otherwise it’s 5 stars.

We stopped in opening night to see what it would be like.
We arrived right around 7:10 and it wasn’t too busy yet. It was $ 7 per person to get in at the front door. The lady said it was cash only as the credit card lines weren’t up and running yet.
We walked in and took in the building. It was a pretty good sized building made from mostly wood and metal. No ceiling fans or HVAC. Just the good old basics.
There is a bar area where you can purchase wine for $ 5 per glass, beers in a can for $ 3.25 or $ 3.75 depending on the beer, or soda for $ 2. You can also get a bucket with glasses to mix your own. We saw people walking in with their own whiskey and wine throughout the evening. They also sell snacks (chips) for $ 2.
Around 7:20 they started offering dance lessons out on the dance floor and numerous people went out. Lots of cowboy hats and boots dancing around. It was neat to watch
By 8 pm it was getting pretty busy and the band was getting set up. Once they got started the band was really good. Great sound and very entertaining.
We left a bit early, around 10 pm. There must have been 200 people inside the building, with at least another 100 waiting outside the door to get in, as other people left.
I do have a few complaints:
1. At least ½ the tables and available seating were reserved. It didn’t leave a lot of choices for places to sit.
2. When I was at the bar, someone from management tried to take my stool for the sound man. My wife said I was at the bar getting a drink, but the lady didn’t care. She was screaming at my wife telling her they needed my seat. My wife said no again. She was very offended and we almost left at that point. I don’t think taking seats from paying customers while they are at the bar spending more money is a good business idea. And don’t scream at the customers.