SquareRut Kava Bar - Lamar

Apr 25th, 2021

Ben is the nicest and very informative to first timers like me.
Aug 11th, 2020

Feb 10th, 2020

Great place visiting Austin love kava the beautiful staff ladies there were really friendly and informative I shall return thanks♥️
Aug 10th, 2019

As someone who has been drinking kava for over 20 years, visited many kava bars throughout the country and participated in ceremonies in Fuji, i have a lot of wonderful experiences to compare the kava bars in Austin too. I will begin with the pros 1)The staff is very friendly 2)The bar itself is very clean and presents a pleasant traditional kava bar atmosphere 3)A nice variety of kava The Cons (Oh come on, you really didn't think it was going to be all peaches and cream did you? hahaha) 1)In the times i have been there, the owners (unless of course they are playing secrete shopper) are never around to meet the customers and show who they are. If you are trying to build a community for kava, you need to be there so people know who you are and get to know you in order to build trust. 2)They have not done a very good job of letting people know they exist. The only reason i know about them is because where ever i travel, i always look of kava bars in that area. 3)They have done a bad job of building and nurturing a community for kava here in Texas. In the world we currently live in, using the "If you build it they will come" theory doesn't fly. 4)While in understand why the owners do it, i don't agree with principle of not being allowed to buy one shell at a time. With all that said, here are some things i have learned about kava drinkers and this community as a whole over the last 20 years. Kava drinkers are dedicated to the drink and the community itself. They are not dedicated to the bar unless it provides an atmosphere that inspires good people and good conversation. Here is your proof.... Most of the folks that walk into this specific location take there kava to go. What does that tell you? The reality is, if someone who actually lives here opens a kava bar and makes simple changes to embrace the community, they will easily be the hottest spot in town. In my opinion, the only reason you are in business is because the 2 locations you opened are the only game in town. The shame is, these places could be very successful with some simple changes. I should mention as a side note, i have been to the other location and while there is a bigger crowd, the same overall issue do exist. I have been a Master Herbalist for the last 18 years and have spent most of my career writing books and hundreds of articles, doing public speaking engagements, private practice, owned an apothecary, helped small herb businesses build education programs to help educate the customer and employees and traveled to over 15 different countries educating people on medicinal herbs. If you would like to invest into your business we can sit and talk about how to put your kava bars on the kava bar map. Let me know. Mike Stuchiner
Sep 20th, 2019