Blind Lion

Great setting and environment. Friendly staff, well made cocktails. Modern establishment with a…read morestrong vintage touch with the wood work.

So cute in here old timey English vibes with a beautiful wooden bar and shelves, the cocktails are…read moredelicious and lots of options even if you're not a whiskey person. The THC cocktails are also amazing. Bartenders are always friendly and quick to help you. Would love if these owners took over the old wobbly Bobby's and reopened it in its former glory they would do a great job with an Irish pub theme

Blantons 1oz. They had straight from the barrel, but this is just regular single barrel.

Apple mule

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Windsor

Wild Sage Kitchen & Cocktails

4.2(31 reviews)

4.3 mi

Wild Sage is a welcome addition to Rapid City. And a very welcome addition to the Southwest side of…read moretown. Consistently good. Wide menu. Nice enough for a date night yet casual enough to bring in the family.

Overall? I had high hopes. The menu is broad, the space is clean and open, and the outdoor seating…read moremakes it feel like an easy win for lunch. On paper, everything lines up. In reality, the food just didn't follow through. Service was quick and efficient, no complaints there, and the parking lot access is a major plus. But when the food doesn't land, the rest only carries you so far Parking? Lot. Easy and convenient I had: Pear Salad with Steak Tips (2/5): This had all the makings of a great dish. Baby savoy spinach, spiced poached pear, gorgonzola, cranberry, candied almond. A balanced, thoughtful lineup. Then it got buried. The honey balsamic was so heavy it turned the whole thing into a soggy, overdressed soup and wiped out any nuance. The gorgonzola was uneven, so bites were inconsistent, and there was almost no crunch to offset the softness. The steak tips tasted fine, but they were chopped into small pieces that made them feel irrelevant instead of intentional. It's the kind of dish that sounds great when you order it, then slowly disappoints with every bite

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Tinder Box

4.6(41 reviews)

Great cigars. Need I say more? The outside only the beginning. Inside you'll comfy chairs and…read morecouches and Great sports paraphernalia! Check it out.

Cozy cigar bar with live music, comfortable leather seating & friendly patrons in downtown Rapid…read moreCity.

Cigar Selection

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Lounge

Juniper at Vertex Sky Bar

3.6(134 reviews)

0.3 mi

Awesome rooftop bar with amazing views of Rapid City! This was such a lovely place to be every…read morenight while staying in Alex Johnson hotel. The staff was friendly, the drinks were great. I would highly recommend the Blue Hue Spritz cocktail - it was delicious and refreshing. There's seating inside and then an awesome patio with seating along a fire pit, some tables/chairs, and some bar seating along the perimeter with views of the city.

We dined at Juniper nearly two months ago, and everything was *phenomenal.*. Because it was a…read moreMonday evening, staffing was light, so Connor, the bartender, was doing it all: answering the phone, taking orders (no note pad, nailed every course), mixing the drinks, and checking in on us all while taking care of other customers. He and his helper were polished, professional, kind, and so much fun! To enter the restaurant, you have to go through the lobby of the Alex Johnson hotel and take the elevator up to the top floor. You emerge from the elevator in a cozy foyer with enormous windows, and the restaurant is through a heavy wooden door to the right. Inside the restaurant, the decor is Art Deco, light and airy with tin ceilings and tall windows. Everything was immaculately maintained. The menu was limited that evening, but we still found everything we wanted (I am vegan, my companions were not) from starters to dessert. The only bad part was that it was our last night in Rapid City and we couldn't take our leftovers, so we just ate as much as we could. The serving sizes were generous without being over the top. We would 100% return to Vertex if we visit Rapid City again.

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Ma Cualli

4.5(109 reviews)

3.2 mi

Amazing food, great drinks, great service! Cant beat it! Such a great vibe too!…read more We tried the taco flights which provided so much food. We ate the leftovers for two meals!

Went here visiting my sister and by the end of the meal we were in and out in less than an hour! I…read morewas shook. The restaurant itself is beautiful. Our server was great and friendly. We got queso fundito. It was tasty but the giant chunk of not so melted cheese was not my favorite. My niece got taco and enchilada with queso. She thought the queso was a bit much and mentioned getting the red sauce next time. My sister got steak tacos. BIG filling tacos and their beans were so amazing. Our friend got chicken fajita burrito; very satisfying but I felt lacked some salt. He was happy with his dish. I got the Oaxaca bowl and it had so many things in it I had no idea what I was eating. Tasty, but overwhelming with toppings. So much brisket I could've made my own burrito. As a pretty new restaurant for rapid city, we were impressed!

Inside

Steak Fajita for two, with one of them to go.

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Iron Phnx

3.0(4 reviews)

2.2 mi

Interesting fun bar BUT our waitress overcharged us The menu…read moresays $5 but she charged us $6 Small place with great decorations A bit noisy and small Lots of outdoor seating but park g was tough

Cool spot. Cassy was super friendly…read more Really nice cocktail menu. Chill vibe. We visited during the day... recommend

Karaoke, Ethan "Ethyr" Eicher

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The Park

2.8(81 reviews)

1.0 mi

Great atmosphere and positive vibes. Will be back and saw they are going to start line dancing…read moresoon. Can't wait!

Great restaurant! Can't speak to any of the other departments. It's one of those places where the…read morehigh price is justified, as it's some incredible food. I'm a big fan of their $20 brunch buffet on Sundays.

2nd run at the buffet. Not much room left!

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Bar area

Press Start

3.9(37 reviews)

0.1 mi

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Go here for the games, but skip the pizza…read more Came here with the family. The kids love an arcade! They loved playing games and getting tickets and then getting their junky candy and trinkets as prizes. We did eat here on our first visit. I ordered a wedge salad and shared a pepperoni and mushroom pizza with my husband. The kids had kids meals. Portions were huge, but the food was pretty unremarkable or worse. The wedge salad was off. I think the lettuce had frozen and then then thawed. After one bite, I decided to stop eating rather than risk food poisoning. The pizza was maybe a step up above Chuck E Cheese? Bland but very greasy/oily. The kids meals had huge portions that neither kid could finish. I had a cocktail that was mostly juice. Very drinkable because it was juice. Thankfully it was a bargain (only $9.99). But other than the food stuff, the family had fun here. Enough that my husband took the kids back again (after dinner) the next night.

With Fupa and scowl proudly on display and service industry skills glaringly lacking the bartender…read morewith a horrible attitude made me the worst margarita I've ever had. Rudeness seemed to be a standard. It seems the training manual for the staff here is the Chappels Show Popcopy skit.

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Mushroom and pepperoni pizza

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The Doctor

The Social House

4.1(16 reviews)

In a restaurant in Rapid City and asked the bartender for the WiFi password and he said you have to…read morebuy a beer. I told him I haven't had alcohol in 13 years. He said GOOD FOR YOU, but the password is youhavetobuyabeer all lowercase. We had a good laugh. Then he brought me a club soda. Terrific smash burger, great service, cool setting!

When it comes to restaurants in Rapid City, I keep the bar low. Almost ALL of them are…read moreover-priced food straight from the food distributor, so very low quality but with a high price tag. In fact, we ended up here by accident since the place we originally wanted to check out was apparently closed on Mondays. When the "Cheeseballs" came, more like large cheese dice, and I had my first bite, well, let my pictures say all that's needed. It was TERRIFIC. I don't know what they're doing to the batter, but it was lovely, and the cheese? I have no idea what kind it was, but it was amazing. In fact, because the cheese cubes were so good, I even got a smash burger. The bun was a potato bun, very much appreciated, and the meat had the perfect Maillard Reaction, crispy, wonderfulness. I just HOPE that they can keep the quality level HIGH, as Rapid City restaurants seem to go out of business pretty fast. If you're the owner reading this, please, please, please keep the quality high. If you're a customer, it might help if you go in middle of the afternoon. We were the only customers there, so I think we got the cream of the crop experience. When they're slammed, maybe it is a different story.

Tap beers

Cheese cubes

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Bloody Mary

Independent Ale House

4.5(556 reviews)

Found this spot on Yelp and decided to give it a try on my visit to Rapid City. Excellent vibe and…read morethe beer selection was good. The staff was friendly and made great suggestions on food. I would recommend stopping by.

I was so grateful to find a place that had some gluten free items especially pizza! I would give…read morethe pizza a solid B plus. I was pleased with the crust and amount of cheese and pepperoni I just was not a huge fan of the type of sauce used. But still solid pizza for me. And again just happy to even have an option. I also super loved that they had things like cane sugar sodas I got this awesome rootbeer from 1919! Ryan got a cider and he got some cheesy bread. The buffalo dip was a good flavor. And it is in a cute neighborhood here we were able to walk around and explore while we are here for his work in Rapid City South Dakota! The people here seemed friendly and got us everything we needed. We would definitely come back here. Looks like they also do things like trivia and other fun events!