Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

(713) 228-9472

705 Main St (Capitol Street)
Houston, TX 77002 29.759 -95.3632

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Neighborhoods: Downtown, Central

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Years in business

Established in 2003

Hours:

Mon-Wed 11am-1am

Thu-Fri 11am-2am

Sat 12pm-2am

Sun 12pm-12am

Last updated 7.02.10

Category:

Bars & Clubs, Restaurants, Bars & Pubs

Liquor Store Products:

Beer

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Notable Beer List, Happy Hour

Bar & Club Special Features:

After Work, Live Music

Editor's Tips

What People Are Saying About Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

Featured Review

Meredith Deliso

Contributor

This hugely popular Downtown destination has more beers than you could ever try in a lifetime. The bar food's not bad, either.

Editor's Tips

The Extras:
Tuesday is singer-songwriter night, an open mike for musicians. Wednesday is Brewery Night (buy the featured beer, keep the glass). On Sundays, Texas brews are only $2.50 per pint.
ambiance
96.30000114440918% positive
  1. “Large place, nice scenic atmosphere.”
  2. “love the Flying saucer, and the only thing that keeps it from being absolutely perfect is the difficulty to find a free parking space, but then again, it is downtown; so you can't really complain much.”
  3. “And so far, the Houston location is the best one hands down.”
  4. “excellent atmosphere”
  5. “To start, it's a great, laid-back atmosphere where you can be you!”
  6. “One of the things that I like about this place, apart from the awesome downtown location, is the waitstaff, which is composed by very pretty young girls wearing short skirts and shirts that proudly proclaim their status as beer goddesses, catering to thei”
  7. “think the service is great and the food is wonderful but the atmosphere sucks!”
  8. “We agreed that this bar is less fun than being at work!”
  9. “The atmosphere was laid back, the beer selection was great and I would recommend this place to everyone!”
drinks
90.4800033569336% positive
  1. “Overall, the place is pricey, the seating is very bad, the place is PACKED, the beer could be served properly, but, if you've got the 3 hours to spend, it's worth, at the very least, ONE try.”
  2. “The Flying Saucer is the total package; an expansive and diverse beer selection with a full bar including liquor and wine, adorable and knowledgable school-girl waitstaff, phenomenal food, and a neo-bohemian clientele nestled conveniently in the excitemen”
  3. “Flying Saucer is my favorite bar in town.”
  4. “One of the things that I like about this place, apart from the awesome downtown location, is the waitstaff, which is composed by very pretty young girls wearing short skirts and shirts that proudly proclaim their status as beer goddesses, catering to thei”
  5. “LOT of beer variety on tap, which is why I liked the place.”
  6. “The selcection was outstanding and our "Beer Goddess" was more than willing to help find a beer that suited our tastes.”
  7. “From them we had frowns, sass about the warm beer, and buzzkills all around.”
  8. “there are tons of beer choices, and the food menu is great.”
  9. “also get off listening to the female staff rattle off good knowledge of the beers they serve.”
  10. “The place is big, has a cool look despite the bright lighting, and the whole wall of taps and beer club are pretty cool assets.”
  11. “great place to go after work, but it's definitely not a meat market-and not the cleanest place, but c'mon--if you're a serious beer conoisseur, and you like good conversation-this is the place to go downtown!”
  12. “We agreed that this bar is less fun than being at work!”
  13. “If you go after 9:30 or 10 pm, they have usually run out of the mystery beers and just name a good fire sale.”
  14. “The Flying Saucer is a great bar located in downtown Houston.”
  15. “If you like beer, then you have to visit a Saucer if you have the chance.”
  16. “If you like beer, you're gonna love Flying Saucer.”
  17. “Also, the lady we had serving us was relatively knowledgeable about beer, but the other waitresses were very rude and lacked knowledge and the ability to make reccomendations.”
  18. “For the True Beer Connoisseur this is hands down the best beer bar in Houston, TX.”
  19. “The barkeeps are very knoweledgeable about all the drinks and seem to have great taste to top it.”
  20. “Also, you should plan to spend a nice chunk on drinks and food when going there.”
  21. “It is a great place to hang out and drink a few beers after work.”
  22. “Definitely a place to enjoy & savor the tastes of many a beer/bier!”
  23. “Great place overall with a beer selection is outstanding.”
  24. “This bar had a huge variety of beers on tap.”
  25. “You've got to try this if you like beer.”
  26. “The Manager Jeff is quite knowledgeable as well and he likes a challenge ask him to find a beer that is hard to find and he will try.”
  27. “awesome beer selection and great bar food!”
  28. “Well, yes, there are a few, Melissa and Marissa to start, really cute, often friendly and outstanding beer knowledge, helpful with beer and food suggestions too.”
  29. “great food, great beers, worst service”
  30. “Beer lovers paradise: more types of beer than you can count,great service, hot waitresses, and oh yeah beer”
  31. “The atmosphere was laid back, the beer selection was great and I would recommend this place to everyone!”
  32. “The food is really great and the beer selection is great.”
  33. “Of all the beer pubs and emporiums I have visited I have to say that the Saucer is the best of the best because of the breadth of variety they have.”
  34. “Not for warm beer and hellcats who ruin the mood!”
  35. “If you like beer, you like the flying saucer, there is no way around it.”
food quality
87.18000411987305% positive
  1. “Also, you should plan to spend a nice chunk on drinks and food when going there.”
  2. “you can order late and everything is delicious.”
  3. “great place to go after work, but it's definitely not a meat market-and not the cleanest place, but c'mon--if you're a serious beer conoisseur, and you like good conversation-this is the place to go downtown!”
  4. “The food is more than decent (I miss the curry wrap.)”
  5. “agreed is cool place to hang out with your buddies and enjoy nice food.”
  6. “great food, great beers, worst service”
  7. “The food is really great and the beer selection is great.”
  8. “Its a great pub with awesome pub food and a great selection of ales, ciders, chapagne ales and the like.”
  9. “The Flying Saucer is the total package; an expansive and diverse beer selection with a full bar including liquor and wine, adorable and knowledgable school-girl waitstaff, phenomenal food, and a neo-bohemian clientele nestled conveniently in the excitemen”
  10. “think the service is great and the food is wonderful but the atmosphere sucks!”
  11. “there are tons of beer choices, and the food menu is great.”
  12. “Well, yes, there are a few, Melissa and Marissa to start, really cute, often friendly and outstanding beer knowledge, helpful with beer and food suggestions too.”
  13. “awesome beer selection and great bar food!”
menu variety
92.30999946594238% positive
  1. “Great place overall with a beer selection is outstanding.”
  2. “Boasting the largest selection of that beautiful beverage distilled from hops and barley, Flying Saucer is an adults candy store.”
  3. “Its a great pub with awesome pub food and a great selection of ales, ciders, chapagne ales and the like.”
  4. “LOT of beer variety on tap, which is why I liked the place.”
  5. “All you have to do is gaze at the seemingly endless wall of taps behind the counter to know that you've arrived at your happy place, and that's only what they have on tap, they stock a much, much larger selection in singles.”
  6. “Of all the beer pubs and emporiums I have visited I have to say that the Saucer is the best of the best because of the breadth of variety they have.”
  7. “awesome beer selection and great bar food!”
  8. “First of all, the selection is truly impressive.”
  9. “This bar had a huge variety of beers on tap.”
  10. “The atmosphere was laid back, the beer selection was great and I would recommend this place to everyone!”
  11. “The Flying Saucer is the total package; an expansive and diverse beer selection with a full bar including liquor and wine, adorable and knowledgable school-girl waitstaff, phenomenal food, and a neo-bohemian clientele nestled conveniently in the excitemen”
  12. “there are tons of beer choices, and the food menu is great.”
  13. “The food is really great and the beer selection is great.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “To be sure this is a great place to practice multi-culturalism.”
  2. “great place”
  3. “The atmosphere was laid back, the beer selection was great and I would recommend this place to everyone!”
  4. “It is a great place to hang out and drink a few beers after work.”
  5. “great place to go after work, but it's definitely not a meat market-and not the cleanest place, but c'mon--if you're a serious beer conoisseur, and you like good conversation-this is the place to go downtown!”
service
84.06000137329102% positive
  1. “The bartender was amazing.”
  2. “Every time since the first time I have been there, the service has been lousy.”
  3. “The saucer has great service and personal treatment for regulars, we still have great people at the Houston saucer like Jake, Javi and Adam to take care of us.”
  4. “The waitresses are rude, unknowing, and generally slow.”
  5. “There was a very nice black girl, who treated everyone very well-Extremely personalble service and a beautiful smile.”
  6. “great food, great beers, worst service”
  7. “been here a couple of times, always a great crown, friendly people, good looking waitresses, good prices.”
  8. “The last time (and I mean last) I was there, I was having a friendly arm wresting match with a buddy of mine, as is often done at pubs, and one of the waitresses walked by and sternly told us that she would kick us out if we were going to do that.”
  9. “Pubs are suppose to be cosy, friendly places where you feel welcomed.”
  10. “Their service is excellent and their recommendations are excellent.”
  11. “Well, yes, there are a few, Melissa and Marissa to start, really cute, often friendly and outstanding beer knowledge, helpful with beer and food suggestions too.”
  12. “great bartenders, chris is a maniac and john is smokin hot hot hot!”
  13. “Beer lovers paradise: more types of beer than you can count,great service, hot waitresses, and oh yeah beer”
  14. “Still, I have had only one great waitress here and she got run off.”
  15. “Also, the lady we had serving us was relatively knowledgeable about beer, but the other waitresses were very rude and lacked knowledge and the ability to make reccomendations.”
  16. “The waitresses or "Beer Goddesses" (yes they are all women) and bartenders or "Brew Crew" (mostly men) are all very knowledgeable and can help you choose your perfect brew.”
  17. “In fact I am from Chicago and the manager there went out of her way to tell me some great places to go to while I was in Houston as well as my waitress.”
  18. “But that's OK - the staff is great at helping you narrow it down.”
  19. “also get off listening to the female staff rattle off good knowledge of the beers they serve.”
  20. “Adam, the knowledgeable, entertaining, glass twirling bartender is an asset as well.”
  21. “The service is really good.”
  22. “The one male bartender who served us was pretty nice.”
  23. “think the service is great and the food is wonderful but the atmosphere sucks!”
value
75.0% positive
  1. “am a huge fan of the Flying Saucer chain and I have been to many of it?”
  2. “Overall, the place is pricey, the seating is very bad, the place is PACKED, the beer could be served properly, but, if you've got the 3 hours to spend, it's worth, at the very least, ONE try.”
  3. “been here a couple of times, always a great crown, friendly people, good looking waitresses, good prices.”
  4. “This bar had a huge variety of beers on tap.”
wait time
0.0% positive
  1. “The waitresses are rude, unknowing, and generally slow.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/12/10

Got Beer? Yes!

by crystalpistol , Citysearch Contributor

You cannot go wrong with the Flying Saucer. Not to be confused with the Pie Company on Crosstimbers, the downtown Flying Saucer Draught Emporium is the place to be for beer. With hundreds of choices on the menu, you will find one you like. And, don’t worry if you’re an amateur. The waitresses or “Beer Goddesses” (yes they are all women) and bartenders or “Brew Crew” (mostly men) are all very knowledgeable and can help you choose your perfect brew. Join the UFO club and work your way towards getting your own saucer on the wall along with member-only discounts well worth the membership fee.

  • Pros: Beer Selection, Knowledgeable Staff
  • Cons: Noise- can get loud
4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/31/10

Flying saucer, will you marry me?

by KitchenInc , Citysearch Contributor

If you like beer, you like the flying saucer, there is no way around it. Boasting the largest selection of that beautiful beverage distilled from hops and barley, Flying Saucer is an adults candy store. All you have to do is gaze at the seemingly endless wall of taps behind the counter to know that you've arrived at your happy place, and that's only what they have on tap, they stock a much, much larger selection in singles.

Perfect for any casual occasion, you can come with a large group of friends after work, or even by yourself if you feel like unwinding and letting traffic cool down. I won't even get into how splendid their beer selection is, because I would keep you all night reading, you have to go and sample it yourself. They also offer a wide variety of foods that pair excellently with beer, I recommend the french dip and queso personally, but you really can't go wrong with anything that they serve.

One of the things that I like about this place, apart from the awesome downtown location, is the waitstaff, which is composed by very pretty young girls wearing short skirts and shirts that proudly proclaim their status as beer goddesses, catering to their audience much? While most of them are surprisingly knowledgeable, some are pretty ditsy. But hey, eye candy is always nice.

I love the Flying saucer, and the only thing that keeps it from being absolutely perfect is the difficulty to find a free parking space, but then again, it is downtown; so you can't really complain much.

1 Star Rating: Poor

06/27/09

Screamin Manager

by Perdew999

I have never seen anyone scream at someone like there manager did to one of there cute waitresses.

It is disgusting how the all Male Management of this establishment treats the all Female wait staff.

  • Pros: Cute Waitress
  • Cons: Screaming Manager
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/21/09

Beer lovers paradise: more types of beer than you can count,great service, hot waitresses, and oh yeah beer

by 4mike12

If you can't find a beer that fits your taste there then you better stick to water. The staff was very courteous and knowledgeable. I had the turkey meltdown and it was awesome, try it with bacon . It was very tasty from someone who eats turkey because he should not because he likes it says alot the mayo was the key. In fact I am from Chicago and the manager there went out of her way to tell me some great places to go to while I was in Houston as well as my waitress. Thanks again Rita and P.J.

  • Pros: I wish we had one in Chicago
  • Cons: Parking
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/10/08

Wow - what a selection!

by Gaublet

If you like beer, you're gonna love Flying Saucer. To start, it's a great, laid-back atmosphere where you can be you! And then comes the good part - oh, all the beer. The only difficult thing is that there are so many to choose from you may not know where to start. But that's OK - the staff is great at helping you narrow it down. Still not sure - then simply request a quick sample. To be sure this is a great place to practice multi-culturalism...by way of beer! Kick back and enjoy a pint or 10...you'll be glad you did!

  • Pros: Incredible selection
  • Cons: Can't think of any

The Details on Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

Place Categories:

  • great place
  • like oh yeah beer
  • great service
  • great nice food
  • rude other waitresses
  • favorite beer bar
  • like flying saucer
  • great bartenders
  • great people
  • great waitress
  • great taste
  • very knowledgeable beer goddesses
  • perfect brew
  • helpful beer knowledge
  • nice scenic atmosphere
  • poor experience
  • friendly arm wresting match
  • awesome double chocolate stout
  • knowledgeable twirling bartender
  • awesome bratzle
  • great hot waitresses
  • best houston location
  • full bar
  • not recommend place
  • beautiful smile

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