The Rattlesnake Bar can be a fun and amusing destination, As long as you know what to expect before coming here. This is a high end, boujee cocktail bar with a unique twist, located at the Ritz Carlton in the uptown area of Dallas. In the evenings, there is usually lots scenery in the form of well dressed, beautiful, friendly and "available" women with whom one could negotiate for a date. (Ahem... :D ) The cocktails and food are expensive and well presented. The staff are attentive and competent as well. The bartenders here are good: they know and love their craft! Try one of their margaritas, the place is known for them. I have been there two times on a weekend night. Both times, There was live music. In summary, this place is expensive, had good food, good drinks and the entertainment watching the bar scene is priceless! read more

Thursday night madness!! I don't think this place ever sleeps! Pretty rowdy crowd for a median age of 50 (that's not old folks, but they were partying like college kids). Overpriced, regular-degular-ass margs...not mad at that...I mean, damn, we ARE at the Ritz. But hey! they WERE pretty! Paid $50 (2 drinks) here for the same, if not better, 2 drinks I could get at Texas Roadhouse for $20. I read the reviews about the bartenders being complete buttholes....didn't have that problem at all....we were able to get our drink orders going a couple of minutes after our arrival (maybe because of who I was with???) my slight issue was with the PATRONS....why don't yall take a picture? it'll last longer...the stares would've made the biggest narcissist feel uncomfortable....c'mon guys....it's 2021...and I know I don't look THAT good.....**eye roll** read more

Rattlesnake Bar - Dean's Signature Margaritas- $25 each.....wow - Lounges Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Drinks were amazing! We went on date night and service was great, drinks worth the price. Will come back. Seats are first come basis at the bar area. read more

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Everything here is exceptional! The bar and waitstaff go beyond expectations to provide the best experience. The live music on the patio is always so great this time of year, and really adds to the liveliness outside. I also really enjoy the buffalo tacos read more

The service was great! It was a very a fun place to people watch. Drinks were excellent! Very pricey! read more

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Rattlesnake Bar has an amazing espresso martini, solid 9/10. Highly recommend getting there early or you will be waiting a while to order drinks. read more

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This bar/ restaurant is inside of the Ritz Carlton. Small menu but the nachos are delicious! VALET is not included any longer. read more

Rattlesnake Bar - Buffalo tacos (my husband loves them, I was not a fan of the flavor) - Lounges Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Definitely a vibe and must try spot for cocktails in Dallas. Ambience- the lounge itself is spacious with bar seating, couches, and small tables. The people watching here is one of the best things about this spot. Definitely a killer date night location. Service- During the pandemic it may be tough to get a spot inside the lounge but they do actually have a server bring cocktails to the lobby as well which is nice. Cocktails- a bit pricey but what else do you expect from the Ritz. With that being said the drinks are solid, no complaints here! read more

Great Bar with cool vibe and good service. Not cheap but hey you're at the Ritz! Drinks were point on for a high end bar. Well attended to by professional bartenders. WoWza - you must try the Buffalo Trace Tacos. Deliciously good. read more

Great place to meet new people. Ask for Noe, he is fast and remembers you e when you come back. The place is clean and it get crowded but the bartenders still bring out drinks in a timely manner. The outside place is very nice as well. The seating areas are so up to date and upscale. Restrooms are so accessible and clean. Highly recommend. @IIVanGogh read more

Hmmmm...what the Hell do you say about this....place? Very nice bar with pricey drinks and from what we could tell...pricey...dates? Great place to people watch and try to guess how the negotiations are going. It's Dallas and money attracts interest. read more

Great place on a Saturday night. Live music, attentive bartenders. Yes a bit pricy, but worth the quality and the atmosphere. Sophisticated crowd dressed to impress. read more

We love the margaritas and guacamole at the Ratttlesnake bar. The mai tais are incredible too. The chicken quesadillas are also a wIn. There is an eclectic group of folks that patronize this bar. Since it's at the Ritz, there are a lot of ritzy folks. I've been here about 5-6 times and more than once have I seen a couple of ladies looking for a good time at the bar, if you know what I mean. Evidently it's a well known fact to regulars. Always a good place to people watch, share Jesus, or chill with a date and a drink. You call it. Enjoy! read more

This is for the food only via Room Service while staying at the Ritz Pros 1. Decent menu selection that is different and better than a typical bar menu. For example, you can get lobster nachos, or a bacon-wrapped wagyu beef appetizer. 2. Bottom line, the food is good. The burger on a pretzel bun is good and filling. The smoked chicken quesadilla isn't large, but the six toasty little triangles are packed with cheese, chicken, and just the right amount of bbq sauce and the quality makes up for quantity. The lobster nachos are not a typical pile of chips with stuff on top - rather it's about a dozen individual chips packed with toppings (similar to how they do the Wednesday guacamologist, where chips are loaded up and served individually). The chips and trio dip is quite nice... the chips are light and crunchy with just the right amount of salt, and the three dips give you variety (and will outlast the chips): I like the cheese dip the most, followed by the fresh guac, and then the spicy salsa (but all very tasty). 3. If you are staying at the Ritz, you get $25 dining credit per day which helps with the tab Cons 1. Not inexpensive (though what you would expect for room service at a nice hotel) read more

This bar is a great place for happy hour! Located inside the Ritz Carlton Dallas it boasts a nice selection of unique cocktails and fabulous small bites. The offer chichirones at the table so don't pass them up! They are so good!! read more

Wont be back. After entertaining customers in the bar and spending XXX amount of dollars, valet charged $15 for parking. I'm out! Valet is dead after Covid and to gouge ppl is ridiculous. They lost me. No biggie. There are so many places to go. Ritz C is just another brick and mortar. read more

Came to the bar, had a few drinks. Service was okay, but i immediately after eating the chicken Nachos had to use the restroom every 30 mins, which in the morning turned to every 10 mins. The nachos were the only thing i'd eaten all day so i'd say stay away from those unless you want a fate worse than Taco Bell! read more

The Rattlesnake Bar is a stop on the "Margarita Mile" and we should have skipped this one. We had fun checking out the fancy Ritz but were pretty surprised that 4 of the margaritas featured for the mile were a total of $95.00. Some kind of price warning would have been appreciated. This bar is also a bit snooty and does not really fit in with the rest of the stops. One gentleman here was so drunk he could barely walk and kept coming to our table making it difficult to enjoy these way overpriced drinks. read more

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It's a Ritz bar, which means the service should be good and the bartender fast and knowledgeable. Sadly, both have gone downhill in the last several months and what was once a regular stop for me is now rare. At these prices I expect above and beyond. The Ritz let a lot of their awesome people go and the new crew has a lot of work to do. read more

Killer margaritas and fried pork skins. Yummy. Happy hour is awesome. A great place to see and be seen. read more

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We arrived at 11:00PM and it was already crazy packed. Majority 50+ age bracket and the additional "professional" mixed in. Great people watching but that's about it. Nice lounge seating if there is any open, bathrooms are nice and very spacious. The drinks were not as bad as a lot of people are mentioning I did not think. Free valet is a plus but its pretty gross in there with all the sleezy old men and "hot young things" ready to do anything for a dollar. read more

Best damn burger money can buy. I was hesitant at first but this is the best burger in DFW literally wish I can hug the owner

As one might expect, the bar at the Ritz-Carlton is no hole-in-the-wall. The drinks are top-notch at top-notch prices, the crowd is moneyed and beautiful (if not slightly older, stiffer, and less hip than across the street at ZaZa), and the decor is similar to the crowd. The service is actually pretty friendly, which I find a welcome relief in places like this. There are quite a few places here in town competing for two-figure martini dollars...I prefer to spend my hard-earned $$$$ in places with chill staff. And they don't go to the other extreme either and needlessly kiss my ass all evening. There is both an indoor and outdoor area (tented though not always open in the winter) that have a distinctly different feel from one another. Oh, one caveat about some of the people who come here: I'm not saying they're gold diggers, but they ain't messin' wit no broke, umm.....dudes neither. Oh, and watch out for the mountain lions too! read more

Not worth the price. There are plenty of better places in the neighborhood that can make cocktails just as good, if not better, with much easier parking options and more places to sit. read more

I absolutely love The Ritz and Rattlesnake Bar! The bartenders are phenomenal! I have some of the best drinks here! I love the chairs and the patio outside!! Also a great place to meet new people. The staff and valet is outstanding! read more

We came here before our Restaurant Week reservation at Fearing's this year. After reading the other reviews, I am wondering if maybe we missed some of it? I was kind of surprised at how small the area was; just the bar and a couple couches/tiny tables scattered around it. It sounds like there is a patio area as well. Complimentary nuts! Those were good. The bartender was obviously swamped so I don't think we experienced normal service, but he was as friendly as could be expected given the situation. I'm a fan of hotel bars and while I enjoyed this one, the minus one star is for the fact that at the time, I didn't really feel like I was in a bar, more just like the waiting area for the restaurant. I'll have to go back and check it out again. The four stars are mostly for the jalapeno capirinhas I had. Damn, now that is a good drink. I totally owe Rattlesnake Bar for my newfound addiction to spicy drinks. The last one I had was the spiciest of all--there was a half a jalapeno floating on top, seeds and all!!! That may have been a little excessive, but nonethess it ranks among the top drinks I've had! read more

I pull up to the valet behind the Porches and Maserati's in my dirty old Nissan. I kindly hand the keys over to the valet guy and say "take good care of her" He winks with a smile as I sashay my way on inside the hotel bar looking for trouble. Seconds later, two lovely police officers come in after me and politely escort myself and my girlfriend outside the bar area as nearby patrons look on in amusement. "What did I do?" I say. "Can I see your ID," he replies. {blushing} "I'm 30---and flattered" {looks at ID} "Have a good night" The fact that a 30 year old gets carded here is quite telling about the clientele. There aren't very many places that I can go uptown and not feel like an old f*cktard, so for that, I appreciate this place. Also, aside from the temporary embarrassment of a police escort, that night ended up being one of the most interesting I've had in awhile. *Bonus points for free valet *Bonus points for having a DJ and being able to watch elderly people dance. read more

Located in the Ritz-Carlton...This is a nice place. I always love all the beautiful flowers at the entrance. I have come here with a friend of mine who absolutely loves it. We hang in the outdoor area where there is plenty of room to lounge and chill with friends. The bartenders out there, Cedric & Ryan, are the best! Jaime (indoors) is also very good. Ced & Ryan both make specialty concoctions. Drinks are pricy. I observed one woman order a $17 mojito. They just opened a dance area within the past 2-3 weeks. I think they are still feeling out DJ's. It was nice, though. I love the chandelier in there. The crowd is usually middle aged to older than that with plenty of money. LOL. It can be quite a show in itself when the older crowd is plastered! LMAO! I like hanging here just to have a drink & chat w/the girls...& watch silly older drunks. :P Parking: valet read more

I recently visited Dallas and the one place my brother kept taking me back to was the Rattlesnake Bar. I'm glad to share that I find it very laid back, especially lounging outside the patio bar. Although the atmosphere may reek of pretentious socialites, it remains filled with good ol' southern charm. My first visit was in February so most people were still bundled up slightly. Now that summer is in full swing, its an evening show of what plastic surgeon's can offer the world. Most women are most likely in their 30s, 40s, and even 50s. But if they didn't look at least a decade younger, they have other assets that are worth getting your attention. The V lines are about the same thing as lights on airport landing strips.* So even though the cocktails may be $10. I'm sure that the bartender poured $8 worth of vodka into my cup and $0.25 worth of tonic when he served me. Yes, I say that we're still fans of the Rattlesnake Bar. [Last Visit: August 1, 2009] * As preemptive defense, people do not spend thousands of dollars on enhancements, wear clothing of such revealing nature, and patron the Rattlesnake Bar without intending to show off something. read more

I wanted to love it. The scenery, the sights. But right upon entry I head the shaking of something that set me on edge. Turns out my instincts were right. This place is venomous. I'm sill trying to wash the numb burn out of my mouth. Ten out of ten would not advise. Unless you have a friend to suck the disappointment directly out of you. read more

In the most non-pretentious way possible, this bar was one of my favorites while at SMU. Yes, the crowd is older, but I prefer older-aged bars like this one, and the Loon. I've been multiple times with my only girlfriend who likes to get out of the SMU scene and we never leave without memories, or numbers, or both. The drinks aren't cheap, duh, it's the Ritz. But, they use quality liquor and have exemplary bartenders/waitstaff. Also the seating area is gorgeous, the vibe is always refreshing, in my opinion. And if you're lucky, you'll run into George Lopez just outside of the Rattlesnake with his crew, like we did last year. It was fun times. Anyways, JJ, the young bartender used to be the best, but he recently left and moved to Austin, so I have no idea how the new kid behind the bar is. Lastly, be prepared to valet if you're driving here, unless you're cabbing it from elsewhere, which is way easier, btw. *Don't dress like an SMU bimbo if you are indeed an SMU girl planning on dropping by. The crowd will know and wonder why in the hell you're at the Ritz in college. ;) read more

Absolutely worst service ever . My friend and I were told we can't be served because we're intoxicated after a couple drinks. We had several other employees and bouncers said we are completely fine. We paid valet and we are never coming back. read more

I love the rattlesnake bar. It's some of the best people watching in Dallas, and its always fun to dress up and hit the town and see who else is doing the same. When I feel like one of those nights, I always end up here. I also love the service, the wine selection is fantastic, and I have to admit that I dream of the lobster nachos from time to time. I tried a new drink when I was there last night, the Summer Sangria. It's very light and full of fresh cut apples, berries and pear. The only trouble is that the fruit can get int the way of your beverage. But it was so refreshing it was worth it. They also have free valet, which I love, and you can order off of Fearing's amazing menu if you so chose. A winner in my book! read more

This is a good place to hangout for the cougar crowd. It's easy to find right inside the Ritz Carlton, outside of Fearing's. My buddy likes to swing by as we make our bar hopping rounds on the weekend. I like it just for the people watching. I saw the owner of a local sports team here once. I won't give away the name but America might be familiar with his team. Be sure if you valet park that you drive a nice car else you will stick out like a sore thumb. read more

Ok....this establishment is dominanted by preteniousness and superficial mobs (what do you expect in the Big D? )...the drinks are pretty decent and served with the greatest of ease. Great for people watching...you can spend hours watching the gentlemen with the "hand me down" sport jackets exhibit style and grace with the "after market" ladies....I would expect that most of the men in attendance are plastic surgeons and just looking for the next client ...ladies looking for the next buck or two.....yes some are working professionals and some just dont realize that they are working..... It is a place in good fun....dont mean to sound like a drag.....but what do you expect? read more

If you want to grab a drink and have a conversation with a few friends, this is the type of place. Not only is it located inside of a really great hotel in downtown but it is nicely appointed in a southwestern decor in a luxury sway. Sure they have all the bottled beers of Texas, but they also have a great selection of house drinks which are reasonably priced and the house made lemon-liquor is not bad at all. The people were your average Joe's for sure, people were looking pretty, like they thought about what they were going to wear in a slightly conservative but upscale manner. The nuts are really good too. read more

Mark is the best! So professional and attentive and then that smile! We stayed at the Ritz for a wedding we went to at the Mansion, everything about our Ritz experience was amazing. Top notch staff! We will be back! Thank you all! The Coggswell's! read more

Greeting- yes Vibe- slithering Prices- high Service- very good Bathroom- Fail. Hotel lobby bathroom. Horror show, messy Parking- Valet Wine List- expensive food Quail, lobster tacos, burger, quesadilla, tongs vegetables, lobster nacho and fried calamari were all tasty. Small portions. WIGB? Go to Fearing's Bar instead for food. But for drinks this place is fine. Gets crowded and people spill over into the Ritz lobby area. Loses some of its class that way WIGB? For a drink read more

Excellent way to start your evening off, whether going out on the town or having a wonderful dinner at Fearings. Great drinks and good appetizers. I would recommend the cheese plate as a snack. Also, the whiskey sours are just about perfect. read more

We went there a little early on a Saturday night so I don't think we got to experience the scene everyone talks about. We sat outside and they came over and lit the fireplace for us. It was not overly cold out but there was a chill in the air. The waiter was really nice and came over and got our drink orders. I really liked the whole experience, but it was pretty early and pretty dead when we were there, so we probably got more of the nice Ritz service and less of the flashy scene that is probably later at night. read more