Louie's Beer Garden and Oyster House

This is a wonderful outdoor bar with a playground for kids. They have a huge tap selection and a good seafood menu. I went here with my friends for an afternoon drink and found that it was not crowded at all. It has a young adult scene, but not all college kids. I would recommend this place to anyone looking to stay away from the square, but still want a central location.

Louie's is a great local dive bar I've been going to for the past few years. Great staff, great drinks, and a great atmosphere. It's outdoors so feel free to smoke (whatever) out there.

It was a surprise to me that I ended up at Lewis at day. I had wanted to take a friend that had brought her daughter and sons to San Marcos to evaluate the art school. I had so much wanted to show them the river but the restaurant did not allow their two little pooches to eat on their deck with us. I quickly Google close by Cajun restaurant and asked Louise if they would allow a couple of pets. they were more than happy to oblige and we had a great day talking about art and food and the love of good company. This was all enjoyed even more due to the atmosphere and great food at Louise.

Nice place. No servers though. Definitely a college hang out. Food was pretty good. Draft beer was pretty cold...not quite ice cold...but it was close. I had the seafood nachos. Husband had a burger and fries. Both were hot and fresh. I would definitely go back. Not sure why this is called an oyster bar..the only oysters offered were half or full dozen. I'm presuming on the half shell. No other description was given and fried wasn't listed anywhere else. I'll post again when we go back.