How does this place NOT already have hundreds of reviews? Just a block off main street, Castle Roxx is worth the slight detour, especially earlier in the night. Awesome drink specials (can you say $5 redbull vodka? no, then how about $5 for a beer and shot daily?) along with the shot wheel will certainly get you started off on the right foot! Interested in staying a while longer? That is fine too as their bartenders know how to take care of you, just make sure you remember to take care of them. I've never been charged a cover and don't think I'm special enough for them to be waiving one for me. So there is no reason not check it out on your next trip to the 'yunk! read more

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Classic Manayunk establishment. Just a tad off of Main Street all the way at the end on Shurs ave. I'm guessing this place mainly caters to the college crowd after all it was a place frequented when I was in college almost full decade ago now. They have descent specials from time to time and I'm not sure if it is a perennial thing but they had a shot wheel there where you paid a designated amount and got the the shot it landed on. Good was descent...nothing spectacular...typical bar food and affordable. Drinks were cheap especially with a red bull vodka special. read more

Castle Roxx - Shot wheel - Dive Bars Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Can't get served anywhere else because you are beyond fucked up? This is the place to go! The beer is served in plastic cups for a reason... It's not a bad place, just a place that knows it's clientele. It's also cheap as hell. So, hey, take advantage of the $5 shot and a beer deal they seem to run every day. It's any draft beer plus any shot. Of course, they don't stock anything that's not cheap shit, but it sounds good! Overall, this is your typical college bar. It's all about getting fucked up, and it does it well (no judgement). The food is mediocre, the beer predictable, and the crowd mostly fresh 21 year olds. But that's it's goal, so I guess it succeeds? read more

Castle Roxx is your typical corner causal bar not a total dive but nothing fancy either. I recently went here on a bar crawl and had no complaints. One of the people in the group need to go home and fell on his way out the staff brought him some ice which I thought was super nice. I use to come here more frequently when I lived in the area, I remember the food being ok bar food. Probably wouldn't go out of my way to come but if I am in the area I might stop by again. read more

Ok bar food. I like the waffle fries with cheese very greasy but nice happy hour eat. At night this place gets weird and I feel like a lot of people are grinding on each other trying to hook up. Alright for watching sports if you can get a seat at the bar. read more

Tip the bartender or else he freaks out and finds a reason to throw you out or fight you... Horrible customer service. Cleanliness 1/10. read more

I don't understand how this place stays in business. I have been here twice and the place has been filthy. The floors are sticky with old beer, the bartenders are half dressed and look like they are on drugs, and the food looks awful. I tried to give it a second chance but when I walked in I saw a few kids who were clearly underage, and decided that was it for me. There are so many options in Manayunk, I would rather go anywhere else. read more

Worst bar ever. The bartender was extremely rude and did not provide good service. Absolutely atrocious service and I will definitely not be back ever again if my life depends on it read more

My favorite hometown spot to stop in any night or the week! Shout out to Tim-- the sweetest, best bartender on the east coast. The shot wheel is amazing/will kill you in the best way! Honestly-- the hottest men in philly come here. Prepare yourselves.. ;) read more

What a great little dive bar! Great service, our bartender Bobbie was friendly and attentive. The food was really good, love some good pub food! Went to see Joe LaPree perform, he never disappoints! read more

Went back on a Sunday evening - and had such a better time than last! Great specials for beer pitchers and the awesome shot wheel ! Much more mellow crowd - The bartender was good too! This could be the new Sunday Funday spot ! read more

A little off the beaten track, but definitely worth it for the lack of cover charge at night. The draft list is a little limited but was definitely a step or two above just serving Miller and Coors, thank goodness. I believe I saw Goose Island, so I was heartened by the presence of small breweries alongside Yuengling and Guinness. I was initially a little put off by the ridiculous guy to girl ratio, because it made it seem much more like a stodgy sports bar, but as the night wore on, more females started to arrive, so it evened out a bit. This establishment is dark and very loud due to the little dance floor that's up half a level from the entrance. Will likely return because it's a little smaller and less crowded than other Manayunk joints, and because of the good Saturday night specials ($5 shot and beer, discounted apps, etc). read more

This place was kind of boring, but then again I don't like places where you just sit. It was a little bit too dark and stuffy, but it was bearable. I would go back only because my group wanted to, but not necessarily on my own volition. I know I have experienced better, but I'd be okay going back and giving it more shots. read more

I enjoy this place. I've only been three times but every time I go, I have an awesome time. My only gripe was one evening last week, my order of appetizer samples took entirely TOO long, but the bartender realized and sympathized for the delay. The delay was inconvenient and yet passable especially since the wait and the a few missed meals caused my pal a little extra tipsy. read more

Good service, even on New Years Eve. Excellent selection of beer at reasonable prices. There was a great atmosphere even though it was jam packed. The bartenders were attentive and very speedy, but not rude. I would definitely go here again! read more

Started our night out in Manayunk at Castle Roxx. Service was terrible and unfriendly, had our pitcher empty for about 20 minutes before we left. Tacos were sub par at best and cold. Do yourself a favor, walk past this place and go to one of the other bars down the street read more

I honestly have never meant such a rude staff. The bartender acted like me and my friend were interrupting his cigarette break when we came in. The beer was flat and tasted off. Now I understand why there was only 2 other people at the bar, at 7:00 pm on a Thursday. read more

What a real dump...Wanted to grab some tacos and beer. After our first pitcher of beer, it sat empty until we decided to leave. The service we did receive was on the rude side and food was awful. There's a reason this bar sits off of the Main Street. Much better options close by. If you want cold food and terrible service, this is the place for you. read more

Ok where do I begin? First off draft beers in a plastic cup. Warm beer at that. Total bruh hangout. Douche bags everywhere. Only good thing was 5 dollar shot and a beer. I felt dirty when I left. Never again. read more

Love castle we always head there first before bar hoping to get a beer and shot staff is so nice cool atmosphere!

Saturday nights are on fire with shawna Marie, she get on the bar when her favorite song comes on the juke box. She is the best at pouring fireball for her hot man lord capo! This hotty is worth the trip. read more

First time at this bar we roll up with about 10 people around 7:00 and head straight to the bar to start drinking. My friend raved about how great this place was so we were hype to check it out. Someone asks the bartender for an LIT, pretty popular drink I'd say, and the guy just kind of stares into space. It took him almost 10 minutes to admit he had no idea what an LIT was so the person who ordered it gave up and ordered a beer. Then I notice a sign for $5 vodka house special drinks, so assuming the bartender knew what their house drinks were made up of, I order a Manayunk Cherry... surprise, the bartender had NO IDEA what was in the drink and had to go look at the poster hanging on the wall. Now the drink was pretty simple and spelled out for him and he still didn't make it correctly. It tasted awful and there was maybe a half of a shot of vodka in it, but it was only $5 so I tried to suck it down and get over it. Next, my friend saw they had $10 rum buckets, what a steal!... so she orders a coconut rum bucket... now get ready for this one; the bartender gets ice in the bucket, looks around like a lost puppy and then asks her, "so you want just Coke and rum?" Honest mistake I guess, maybe he hear "rum and Coke bucket" instead of "coconut rum bucket"?? She ended up saying never mind and orders the drink I got. To all of our surprise, she gets handed a drink HALF the size of mine. Now he claims he messed up with my drink and gave me a bigger cup, but you'd think he'd give her the same size as mine, explain he made a mistake and would just make them correctly next time. Nope. She paid the same price for half the drink I received. I honestly started ordering beer instead because I felt like it was more hassle free. Then we all got hungry. 6 of us ordered burger and fries special for $5. Again such a great price, and most of their food is cheaper than most bars so we were excited. I order a burger for myself and one other person, ask for them both a medium temperature --and I watched him push the buttons on the computer to make sure I would get my food cooked correctly. After taking almost 20 minutes, I get two burgers extremely well done. One of the other 6 ordered his burger RARE, and also gets a very over cooked burger. Not sure how someone can mess up that bad. The burgers seemed to be precooked and then refrozen because there was points in the 6 bites I took that had pieces of something hard in the burger. I didn't even make it half way through before throwing it out. Now I stilled tipped well on the food and the drinks because maybe the staff was having a bad day or it was one of their first times working--who knows. I'm in the bar / restaurant business so I get it. But unsurprising to me, I end the night with food poisoning... I didn't drink enough to make myself sick, because after that burger I stuck to mostly water because my stomach wasn't feeling great almost immediately after eating, but I didn't expect to be up until 6:30 in the morning running in and out of the bathroom (mind you I left the bar around 9 and got home around 11:30 when the food poisoning kicked in. For sure never returning to this bar again--one miserable experience was more than enough for me. read more

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Came to manayunk to visit my friend from college last Sunday.. I live in NYC and have a New Jersey license (where I am originally from) and when I got carded at the door the bouncer asked me my phone number which has a nyc area code and he said "have fun somewhere else" and wouldn't let me in and was unnecessarily rude about it. Came all the way to philly from New York to get denied entry for no reason- mind you I'm 26. Never coming back to this bar. Also I'm glad the group of 20 people I was with all left the bar to go somewhere else with me. read more

I love Roxx. My boyfriend and I frequent here every weekend for the cheap drinks and the bartenders. The food is decent. Typical bar food. $5 double energydrink/vodka on the weekends and $5 shot and a beer from 10-12 on the weekends. Shot wheel is great too. read more

Castle Roxx is an awesome spot to bring a few friends. The chix are always mediocre which helps for a beer goggles night, not for the morning after. HA My number one gripe is that they don't actually use red bull in their red bull and vodkas. Otherwise, I love this place. Haven't had their food, but specials are great. read more

We wanted to try new places in the neighborhood and was glad we stopped in here for dinner. The burgers tasted great, and were cheap. There was a decent beer selection, and the place becomes lively later in the night. read more

I ordered a Hop Knife from this hot blonde bartender and I watched her poor me an Oktoberfest. I didn't complain. I just drank it and wrote this review. read more

Stayed about 100 yards away from this fantastic bar in June 2016 for 5 days. Had to go in the first evening as I couldn't gain access to the apartment I'd rented, Tim the boss man dropped everything to get me into the apartment ! What a guy, not just because of that, but because of the way he is . Nothing is to much trouble . Went in here every night & ate in here most nights . my rating is;- 110% out of 100%. Be over from the UK in 2017 . See you all then & thanks . Ron. (Rhyl Wales) read more

Love me some castleroxx! Specials are awesome, beer and a shot combo from 10-12am. Sunday specials are unbeatable. Great wings, great bartenders. Some nights can get "collegey" but most nights you'll find people in their early to mid 20s in here. read more

Last Sunday I was visiting friends from out of state and I wasn't allowed in even though I am 27, was completely sober, and had a valid New York ID. Worst of all, the bouncer was very rude about it. I will not be returning to this bar and I recommend you do the same. read more

in terms of bars, I guess its ok....it obviously does its job and gets people drunk. its a 2 level bar, with a dance floor on the first floor and a full bar on the 2nd...with stairs in between....I don't think the stairs are a great idea for the drunk people...since 9 times out of 10...they'll probably fall down the steps. the food kinda sucks...fries are too greasy...same with the steaks...chicken isn't always cooked fully. could be a great place, if they changed some stuff read more