I was very into the food here. When we first ate here the service was slow and understaffed. We thought it was because it was early lunch, but after a year of coming here, the service has not ever been good. It's been tolerable most of the time, but today was awful. We got there at 4:15. There was one bartender and one table server. The server did not get to us. The bartender took our drinks then food order. 30 minutes after ordering the bartender came back saying their computer went down and asked us what we wanted again. After another 30+ minutes we asked them what the status of our food was. Our order was not even started. No one apologized. No specific wait time. 2 orders ahead of us an hour after we ordered. No warning or we could have ordered a starter. We paid for our drinks and canceled our order. They still did not have more servers working yet. I will not be back. This was their dozenth strike. Too bad. The food is always good. But they never have enough staff. It's clearly deliberate. read more

Low key, no frills, and honestly exactly what we needed. Came here to celebrate a friend's birthday and ended up having a great time just playing free pool and hanging out. It was quiet, music was solid, and being open late is a win when most places are already shutting down. Not a dress-up spot, just a classic pool hall bar where you keep it casual and enjoy your people. No complaints, we had fun. read more

On The Rocks - Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Great atmosphere the appetizer was awesome and the beer was even better. Mini pitchers for $6.25 @ HH. The place was busy and the server did her best to keep up. The mini pitcher kept us watered well. Trivia was fun and the crowd was having fun together. Will be back. The Tucson burger was tops! The cheese steak was ok. The appetizer combo hit just right. Definitely give this place a try. read more

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I really like this place, I get treated well, the food is good, and the vibe is positive. Their burgers need work, but they have a lot of items and things I already like, so I'll let this go; but I don't recommend a burger here, the one I had was burnt and unseasoned. Blah. Drinks are amazing though and I appreciate their creativity. Definitely worth visiting overall. read more

I come for free trivia on Wed nights at 7:00. They actually take reservations which is awesome. Their HH runs from 4-7:00 m-f. They have 2 pool tables, Lots of tvs, 2 electric dart boards, loads of bar seating and tabletops and a large parking lot. Some nights they have live music. It Can get fairly loud depending on how busy they are. I've only ever had the chicken wings here. Apparently there's a Wing special on wed but I have no idea how anyone would know that, it's not written anywhere. I dislike that. The price is $7 for a pound! I like that lol I switch between the mild buffalo and the teriyaki. Both are perfectly sauced. The service is very slow but friendly so be mindful of that when ordering. SChaunie is an awesome waitress. Now, they do Charge for extra ranch and they have an extra charge on the bill called "advantage program". read more

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A friend recommended this place for a decent meal at a good price, so I tried it out. It wasn't busy at all over the lunch hour, which kind of surprised me. It had a big room full of tables, booths, bar seating, tv's, and some games. Our server was also the bartender and she was wonderful. I ordered the half sammie of grilled cheese on sourdough and a cup of chili. Both were delicious. read more

On The Rocks - Half grilled cheese Sammy and cup of chili - Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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Food put under heat lamp which dries it out and ruins the taste! Their best bar tender was Natalie and she left! A few months ago it was on the nightly news that there was a fight with guns in the bar and the police were called! Not good for business! ! read more

Hells yes we tried On the Rocks a couple of Sundays ago! The place was packed! Everyone watching their games and rooting them on! Over 20 TVs for everyone to enjoy (don't quote me on that number). All the games on! Service was great! Fast and super friendly! The food, man the food! That wedge salad is no joke and the wings! That kitchen gets busy and everything comes out great! I do believe that next time I will ask if they can double fry or extra crispy-fry ours. Their beer selection is great, they even have $2 beer of the day! On the day that we were there, it was the Miller High Life! Ice cold! Keep them coming!!! Clean and plenty of spots to grab! Highly recommend and wil definitely be back! read more

On The Rocks - Hot wings! - Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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It's getting worse. Not the food, but the service. Well, also the food based on my last experience. A salad brought out without any salad dressing. Chicken wings brought out without being tossed in any sauce, and no veggies whatsoever. We waited 30 minutes for this. The busier they are, the poorer the service is. They don't seem to be understaffed, necessarily, just poorly organized. Do you have bartenders running food. You have kitchen staff running food. And sometimes the servers seem to be MIA. I think we will give it one more try, before deciding whether or not to continue patronizing this place or not. The issues need to be addressed. read more

This place is very poorly ran. I used to stop in quite a bit after a long day on the job site for a drink and some food. I ended up not getting food anymore and just hitting the jack and the box after a few drinks. Whoever said the food is good here is cray! It is very uninspired, and executed very poorly. They have 12 year olds in the kitchen. Just this last week, I decided to stop coming in even for the drinks, as it has been the 7th time in a row I have stopped in and they are out of like 7 different beers and have NO liquor inventory. (I'm serious, besides schnapps they had like 2 bottles) Do better or make way for a place that will. Until then I will be at Hops, where the owners actually buy booze instead of pocketing the whole drawer. read more

What a hidden gem! My handler saw a mention of OTR on a local Tucson food group. It's one of those places where if you don't know, you won't know. It's only been open a few years, since the resolution of the covid crisis. It's tucked away in a little strip mall on the SE corner of Speedway and Pantano and is more a local bistro than cocktail lounge. the interior layout is reminiscent of Mulligans and both establishments identically serve their respective neighborhoods. OTR has a very broad food menu, more than the usual pub grub. Of special mote were the chicken lettuce cups and the New Yorker steak sandwich. The lettuce cups contained coarsely ground, marinated chicken with a side serving of "Thai chili sauce", but actually was Sambal Oolek - a non-sweet Indonesian chili sauce and paired much better than the sweet goo. Fantastic starter and easy to share. The steak sandwich was a "10", absolutely incredible. Their description: "USDA Choice NY Strip, sautéed onions, cremini mushrooms & smoked gouda cheese finished with bourbon peppercorn cream sauce served on a French roll with a side of house steak sauce and horseradish crema." Mine was cooked to order and my request for rare resulted in the refreshing surprise of actually being rare, not raw and not medium. Skip the bbq sauce and the horseradish crema was a little side serving of sour cream and chives for a baked potato. Skip that too. The bourbon peppercorn sauce, lavishly drizzled on the steak, was the delicious hit. No other additions necessary. There's a bazillion TVs on the walls all showing different sporting events. I enjoyed seeing hockey. Service was prompt and genuinely friendly despite being a busy park-season Friday night. I'll be going back - if for nothing else, just for the steak sandwich. read more

On The Rocks - Chicken lettuce cups - Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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Going to skip ambiance, I didn't realize there was going to be a band. A friend sent me and he's reliable when it comes to food recommendations. I ordered 2lbs of wings with garlic parm and buffalo hot. The chicken was really nice sized, no baby chickens in the lot. I ate all of the drums first and the garlic parm was pretty good and the buffalo hot was better than most. The ranch was great too, no hint of vinegar. I only got a pic of the garlic parm because the buffalo were on another plate and I got sidetracked. The flats on the other hand were not cooked enough and the skin was still not cooked, grandma neck skin if you will - so I didn't eat any of them. I'm going to chalk this up to them being busy and very behind. It took a solid 10 minutes before someone stopped by and I'm not really hating on this at all, I appreciate getting swarmed and having to deal with it. I'm going back when there isn't "entertainment" scheduled and give this another go because it has some serious potential. read more

On The Rocks - Garlic Parm Wings - Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Fresh food, flat pool tables, darts, and fast/friendly service. Even when it's packed you don't feel stacked on top of one another. I love that too. read more

Three of us from out of town wandered in last Saturday for a drink and a place to hang during the 'pictures break' time I between a wedding and the reception. Despite the fact that we were a llittle overdressed, the bartender (I can't remember her name) was friendly and accommodating. Plus she mixed some very tasty drinks! If I was in the area more often, I would frequent this spot read more

It's portrayed as a dining establishment, and it's just a bar with bar food. The inside was very dark, no booths, food as just , there are better dining spots around. read more

This local sports bar/restaurant has some really decent food. It's kind of a mix with a bar, dining and pool table area. Lots of screens to watch sports and so on. The service was great. I really enjoyed the boneless chicken wings and sweet potato fries. On Wednesday they have half off fries. Double edge sword good deal but can get busy. read more

On The Rocks - Rubin sandwich with fries - Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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Last Thursday my boyfriend and I went to grab food before going to the movies.I forgot to get a picture of the sandwich but everything blew any expectations I had, away! It was absolutely delicious. Not one thing we ordered was bad. My boyfriend and I are from Buffalo NY where wings are a pretty big thing there. And boy did these wings bring my boyfriend right back to home!! They fell right off the bone! Their house made ranch was super yummy as well! We got the strip steak sandwich to split. And for a strip steak. There was like no fat on it! So tender and juicy and had tons of flavor! Our waitress was amazing, she was tending to all the tables all by herself and kicked ass at it!!! Wonderful food, and good vibes! They also have pool tables as well! Would definitely go again!!! read more

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Came out tonite for Barnaby and the Butcher. Haven't been in a while because of other commitments. Music was excellent as always. If you haven't seen them they are worth the time. OTR ia a neighborhood bar with excellent food, a curated drink menu and Lexie is a phonemal server. I highly recommend. read more

nice atmosphere- lots of TVs for sports. Service was ok but what was really disappointing was I ordered the chicken salad advertised to be on Iceberg lettuce. salad came with no iceberg lettuce some crappy looking romaine. I will add that my friend's burger was covered in iceberg lettuce. Just wish they would be truthful about what's on their menu.. read more

Used to go here all the time with the previous owners. The bar has had a nice update and gives you a great bar vibe but also fanily vibe. The service was great. Very attention detailed never had an empty glass. Daughter and I split the wings. Half sweet chili half Buffalo. Delicious. 9.2/10. Niece got the BBQ burger with fries and absolutely loved it! Her rating is a 9.7/10. Wife got a wedge salad and French dip. 10/10 on wedge and 8.1/10 on French dip. Kids had so much fun playing pool. Highly recommend just on food alone. read more

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Our band Crisis@Midnight plays open mic organized by Jeff Rocx at this venue. Great food and great atmosphere. OTR is definitely a band favorite for live music and more. read more

Great food, great drinks, and great conversations. OTR is not quite a dive bar, but something like a step up. They've always got good specials running, and there's plenty to do there (pool, darts, trivia, etc). I love all the bar tenders here. They're very conversational and will make sure you're taken care of. This place does get busy as night, so sometimes finding space at the bar can be difficult. I'm grateful to have this over on the east side! read more

On The Rocks - Garlic parm wings - Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Food is very good. Bar atmosphere is pleasant. Pool tables a plus. We go for lunch with our crew and the service is part of the charm. read more

Nice local bar. Great service. Friendly crowd. The band was setting up to play, they have live music 3 times a week. This was our first time here we live very close. We will definitely be back. read more

Service was sooooooooo slow today. They were not even busy. Wont be back. First time in, but not sure who is running the place. Seems like lack of management which is lack of care. Ill go down the street read more

Used to love this place but it's devolved into a haven for a bunch of bullies to illegally fuck people up. Not a fan. In fact I hope the linebacker from u of a I met from here fucks up all the corrupt weird bullies. Staff is excellent AF though. read more

I have no clue how long this cool dive bar has been on the Eastside, but I'm glad I discovered it! The staff is supper nice. The food is pretty good. On Wednesday there used to be trivia! read more

Best place to watch the games, hands down!! Best service, best drink specials, amazing food!! Great ambiance read more

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Big win for On the Rocks (OTR) today. Called the restaurant to order lunch for pick up. The person who answered the phone (J) asked me to hold on for a minute. I could hear in the background how busy she was and all the chatter. After 5 minutes I disconnected the call and decided to call back in a couple of minutes. But, J called me back and took my order. Great job to J today. I was surprised by very happy that she took that time to call me back and take my order. Here is a big hip hip hooray to J today. Additionally, I ordered two burgers that were both perfect. Thank you. read more

Just came here for appetizers to watch my Cowboys game. Food was good for a bar, and it was a nice, fun crowd. Waitress was really nice too!

I came here to watch an Arizona Diamondbacks playoff game and it being a "sports bar" I honestly thought they would let you watch and listen to the World Series game but apparently it was music night so the volume was turned off. I even spoke to the manager about it but sadly my request was rejected. Plus the food is overpriced, and not very good. read more

First time here since it was Famous Sams! Service was great, super friendly... poor waitress was only 1 on shift at 6. Appy was great. we had the tempura veggies. Cheese steak was better than average. Cuban, not so much. Not a Cuban. They have it listed on website as panini, but it was on white or sourdough and toasted not grilled and pressed. Sweet potato fries were good. shoestring fries were room temp, but they fired up a hot batch and replaced. They may have been shorthanded... but attention to detail is key. I'd give them another shot tho. read more

Good apps - $5 kitchen made onion rings. Just a few more words to get to 85 characters!

Just passing through Tucson and found On the Rocks. Great sport bar atmosphere! Lots of Sunday football games and TVs in every corner. Bartenders are attentive and on top of every order. Kitchen pushed out a heavy volume of orders... just not mine. Took about an hour to be served my chicken quesadilla. It was really tasty. Just took too long to find it my way. read more

great atmosphere great everything good entertainment love the karaokes food is excellent bar staff are friendly they make good cocktails

Great bar. They have really good food. The staff is the best part though --------____________ read more

Went for Friday drinks and dinner, have to say the French dip was great. Saved half, so I could enjoy the rest later. We all enjoyed the food, drinks and service. Thanks read more

Great food& service &ambiance, did discover this lately and addicted, hidden gems, tasty foods , friendly services,,

Delicious food and quick service. Very clean inside with pool tables and dartboards. Taco Tuesday and Wing Wednesdays rock! read more

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Amazing customer service. Delicious food. This place is an east side hidden gem! The ambiance is awesome. read more

On The Rocks - Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona