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    AVA Rooftop Bar

    4.0 (47 reviews)
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    Updated 2 months ago

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    Cory R.

    Came to visit my family in nearby Raleigh and my cousins decided to take us out. I live near the Battery in Atlanta where the braves play and they mentioned a similar concept was in nearby Cary, NC. Once I found out they had rooftops and sport and social, I was all in and excited to hangout with my cousins. The bartenders and host were great and the rooftop was spacious yet not too crowded. This is definitely a spot for weekend turn-up.

    DAVIN & DONOVIN were THE BEST!! They were very attentive and welcomed our group that was here from Texas. We really appreciate the hospitality! We would come back anytime we're visiting! Give those boys a raise!

    Live DJ after 9pm
    Brilynn C.

    This spot is on the 4th floor, above Sports & Social and PBR. The rooftop ambience is awesome. Adding this destination on to visiting all the floors would be my recommendation. As a stand alone, the rooftop bar lacks menu options and good drinks. Service is friendly and the bar is slow. Mixed drinks seemed lacking of flavor for their price point. Overall, I would go again if I am with a group of friends visiting the building. Not sure I would go for an intimate evening. 21+

    Falan E.

    As my last stop before heading home, I decided to check out Ava. The location is extremely convenient for me. There is plenty of parking here that's effortless. Ava is only accessible through Sports & Social and it's on the third floor. Once off the elevator, there was a hostess to my left. The hostess immediately acknowledged all who entered and exited. I love what they're doing here at Ava. Not the best view. I think the apartments shouldn't be my view when looking around. Besides that, Ava is nice and clean. There wasn't a struggle to get the bartender's attention. I had a Gin Martini for $24. I thought the price was a bit higher than what I'm used to. Since I'm not a heavy drinker the price was doable. I also found that there were mostly professional adults in this space if this helps. I do recommend this as a decent nightcap or end-of-week relaxing space to call it a night before heading home. I would consider it in the future.

    Smores $25...not worth it,also an "assortment of chocolates" and it was just Hershey bars white and milk chocolate, also the fire died

    The server was nice but everything was stupidly over priced and $5 just to get in to the bar is ridiculous, we waited over 30 minutes for s'mores...which was a board of the most basic s'mores. For $25!!!! The decorations were not even over the top to require a fee to get in to the place. And there was lipstick on our drink cup from a previous customer SO GROSS

    My friend group and I attended Ava's winter wonderland themed event Saturday November 16th and the service and food was abysmal. Our server, a young man who I believe was named Drew, made his job our problem the whole night. He reminded us constantly throughout the meal while we waited 15-20 minutes wait times for food and drink that he had been "quadruple sat" and how busy the bar was yet to my eyes the place was empty. I had a friend at the table with a gluten allergy who had questions about the menu and Drew seemed to know nothing our friend could eat and didn't offer to educate himself and find out. He seemed uneducated about the menu entirely from drinks to food. Our drinks looked as though they had been sitting out on someone else's dirty table, ice melted and watered down. Drew hovered over us as we paid out and made it very uncomfortable to tip. In the end an order of cold meatballs, a watered down old fashioned and subpar service came to almost $55. The food was cold and had clearly been sitting under a heat lamp for a while by the time we got it. Either new staff needs to be hired on or the staff you have needs better training.

    Mimosa Flight
    Alexis D.

    This spot is incredible! A couple friends and I stopped by on a Sunday for some mimosas and they were incredible! It is a little warm in the sun, so I definitely recommend going when the weather is cooler. The ambiance is adorable and the service was spectacular! We got mimosa flights and each one was delicious. Definitely recommend checking out their daily deals, they have some great ones! 9/10!!

    a glass of lemonade with a slice of orange
    Kellie D.

    When the weather is nice this is the perfect place to hang out. Very relaxed vibe and great cocktails. I had the Aqua de Valencia. Mediterranean tapas are delicious, too!

    Bar area
    Nerissa W.

    First time visiting this new rooftop bar to the Cary area. And the ambiance is very cool and trendy would be awesome for a date night or a spot to hangout after work. The only downside for me is there is not any type of overhead covering, luckily the DJ did have an awning over him. So if you're looking to try this on an NC summer day I would say wait until the sun go down or prepare to wait until a seat at the bar is free. I didn't try the food so that's why I gave it 3 stars. But the food was delivered covered to those that did.

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    Ray was awesome!! So attentive and made the night so fun for my sister's bachelorette!

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    kaitlyn was amazing and the vibe at ava is everything. the drinks were on point and everybody was nice.

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