Abel’s, a waterfront Lake Austin Restaurant, offers a diverse American menu plus weekend brunch, an extensive tap list and scenic Lake Austin views. Abel’s on the Lake is the prime spot to come enjoy a drink with your friends. With spectacular views of Lake Austin, our fare includes great food, mixed drinks and a selection of over sixty beers on tap, including seventeen local brews. To put it simply, we serve American food with a Texas Drawl. Nothing is better than a beautiful day on the water! Stop by to enjoy our beautiful view of the lake while eating some of our fantastic food.

Thinking about booking a holiday party? Why not have it on the lake?
Abel’s on the Lake has breath taking views, full bar, friendly staff, amazing food and gorgeous sunsets. A huge double deck on Lake Austin make this the perfect place for your event. Let us take care of the rest!

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Celina R.

Drinks, oysters, alligator, everything was delicious and the view on the lake was even better!! Such a good hang out place with friends! They have boat slips if you have a boat you can drive right up!
3 months ago
Mina K.

Nice view and good drinks! I went in feeling my all tired after work today, but came out very refreshed! The upstairs has much better view with its own bar(was there for corporate event, not sure whether this space is normally open tho). We all had quality conversation due to the open view.
11 months ago
Heather E.

The food, wait staff, and atmosphere was very relaxed and inviting. We had a late lunch with our parents and enjoyed our afternoon. From the fish and chips, to the grilled shrimp tacos, and the philly to the salmon all 4 meals were delicious.

We will defiantly be back!
12 months ago
Kevin M.

Had a great lunch here today with my wife & dog. Food was delicious and dog friendly. Our server, Alec was very friendly as well. Had mozzarella sticks for an appetizer and fish and chips for lunch. All very good. Great view of the lake as well.
1 year ago
Alexis O.

Great service and very dog friendly. Loved having dinner with a view. Their chili was pretty good, and the queso was AWESOME. The Texas tea mason jars are LARGE FYI
1 year ago
Adam H.

This review is for the holiday season when Mozart's is doing their Christmas light display next door, so there is a limited menu. The service was sub-par, but they were slammed and it did improve over the course of the meal.
Their one page menu consisted of just main courses with included sides- there were about 10 to choose from. I split an order of nachos and an order of fish tacos with my wife. The nachos had a ton of melted shredded cheese and cubed fajita chicken and I was very impressed. The chicken was juicy and flavorful unlike some fajita spots and every single chip was covered in cheese. Wow! The added jalapeños, sour cream, and spicy pico de Gallo rounded it all out and were included! The fish tacos are a must-order because the fish had a great flavor and was complemented by a delicious fruity slaw and chipotle sauce that I couldn't get enough of. The tacos included steak fries that were the best part of the meal. I'll go back and try to get an extra order of those babies!

Also, this place is worth checking out just for beers. They offer about 30 drafts and the sunset views on the lake are incredible!
1 year ago
Mike A.

Cold beer, lots of tvs, good food ( the jalapeño wrapped with bacon) was off the chain (good). Service was ok. The best part of the it was the view over the water. They have a lot of cool mixed drinks, tons of beers on tap! Found this place while driving around kinda lost its now set as favorite in my gps!
If the service was a little better then they would have received a 5 star!
2 years ago
Kristina S.

Love that you are able to sit right on the water! Great beer and drink selection. The food is decent, but you definitely go more for the environment. My boyfriend had the chicken wrap with verrrry little chicken and all lettuce. I had the salmon salad, and it was nice and light. Would order it again.
2 years ago
Suzanne L.

We initially wanted to eat at the Hula Hut. The wait was 40 minutes mid afternoon. We decided to go next-door to Ables. The atmosphere was great. The view was just as great. And the manager was awesome. The burger was delicious. And enough to share. Homemade buns with steak fries
2 years ago
Kendall G.

Had my friends birthday dinner at abels and it rocked!! They were super good at accommodating a large party and waiter Patrick really rocked!!!! Cool atmosphere, good appetizers
2 years ago

LostinAustin

With a tent stake planted firmly in the underbelly of Austin's downtown life.

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