Ok here is all you need to know... If you are looking for a laid back place with good people, great drinks ( thanks to the awesome bartenders Eddy, Ben, and Hadley), and a fun ass atmosphere then rouge is the place for you. Monday night is bingo and a must. Where else can you get a shot when you win bingo? And at only 50 cents a bingo card!!!! It's crazy fun. Wednesday night is trivia. If you are good or bad at trivia it doesn't matter. You can make your own team and join in. The best advertising is word of mouth so ask a friend or just go yourself and then you can be the one to tell everyone how great it is. You won't be disappointed... We promise. Cait and Katie read more

Great atmosphere. Great bartender. Delicious tacos! Free Black Jack play while meeting new people! Absolutely recommended! read more

Rogue - Great bar - Dive Bars Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

This is a neat little place and a well kept secret. Read about it on here but we had a hard time finding it - it's easy to stroll right past. Drink selection is good, bartenders are knowledgeable and friendly and the ring toss game is a riot. According to the locals it gets very crowded after 11ish but we got there around 9 and there was a small-ish crowd. Looked to me more like the mob was right next door at the dance club, the name escapes me at the moment. Overall a very good time and we will definitely stop back again soon. read more

Best Tacos in Riverside and 5 Points! Really cool vibe. The bartenders are super nice. Plus you can play ring toss for a free shot of whatever liquor bottle you land the ring around! I'm not kidding about the tacos. They just got a small menu this week. I had the veggie and chicken tacos. Absolutely amazing! read more

4 craft draft beers , rotating after every Keg. Have local breweries on tap. Serve liquor. Great bartender, Luis. Great atmosphere. Just awesome historici feeling bar. read more

Rogue - Dive Bars Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

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Wow. I really wish there was an option to give this place zero stars. Worst bar in Jax. Mind you, I've been to a few third world countries, and I liked the bars there about 10,0000x better than this bar. So let's start out with the layout. The place is a frickin sardine can. Narrow as it comes. Unfortunately their security staff is about as unprofessional as you could POSSIBLY IMAGINE. So the short white bouncer with hat continually pushed his way through the sardine can with his elbows, spilling every drink in sight. Finally my cousin asked him if he could possibly stop spilling everyone's drinks, and that didn't go over so well! So the rookie security crew came over and kicked out my cousin. We were with about 12 people so naturally we all left. Great move guys! The only hot girls in the whole sardine can were with us. So we went back to Mellow Mushroom which was where we were before, we had an awesome server there - Sarah - and left the Rogue as a sad distant memory that would only be remembered briefly as an awful mistake. Needless to say we had a much better time at MM. In summary, The Rogue takes the cake as one of the 2-3 worst bars I've ever been to (and I love dive bars, check out Cantina Marina in DC if you like dive bars too), and I will never ever go back. Still stunned by what a bad experience it was. The layout of the place combined with the novice security team drag this place to the bottom of Jacksonville's bar scene. read more

Good to have a non-dive bar that is still casual in Riverside where you can just sit and enjoy a drink.

This is a place everyone should visit. The loft and the Rogue are connected through the back entrances. It's a small dive bar that seems a little more upscale than the Loft, but is a really down to earth bar when your inside interacting with everyone. I absolutely love the decor and intimate quaint concept of the bar. I met the owner (he owns both theLoft and Rogue), and he brought me over to the Rogue for some shots and bought me a handful of rings. Apparently you buy these rings and you can toss them at the liquor bottles on the back wall of the bar. The ones you ring around the bottles you get to have a shot out of it. Fun game, addicting, and hard especially the more drunk you get. read more

Just awesome. A sweet little whiskey bar. Play Ring Toss!!! For $2 you get 5 mason jar rings to toss at the bottles behind the bar. Whatever you land on gets poured in a shot glass. Boom. Definitely a fun place to stop in with some friends. read more

My husband and I went here after dinner last night and had a a great time. The bartender and owner both were easy to talk to and seemed genuinely interested in their customers. It's a nice change to see people that treat patrons as more then just a tip. We're hoping this place sticks around a long while. read more

My friend Arambe and I went to this bar and did not feel very welcome. The server was hostile towards us because Arambe's beard was dripping with oil. Mind you, he had a beard oil catch basin, so none of it got on his typewriter. We were asked to leave even after started talking about the All Lives Matter movement, but I feel like it was just because Arambe had his genitalia out when he came in read more

Rogue - Dive Bars Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

Can honestly tell you that I will never be going back to this place I was there July 30 2016 with a large amount of my family members. It was so packed you could barely walk through and one of the employees was shoving people out of his way to try and walk around, I made a joke with him about being so aggressive with me and he turned around and screamed at me but he was just trying to do his job, after he screamed at me and my cousins and a few other people that same employee punched me straight in the chest after flicking me off. Can say that's the first time I've been assaulted by an employee of a company while I was their patron. I understand that everyone's job can be stressful but that's just downright unacceptable. Super bad image for you guys and any employee like that should be terminated. read more

I really wanted to like this place since it is so much fun to do the ring toss game. The problem is that they have very specific rules regarding the game. If the ring is not fully down the bottle of the neck it doesn't count. Seriously? A hanging Chad should count for 2, but instead it is 0. The fact that the bartender gave me a hard time about the shot I deserved, this place gets 1 star. read more

Either Jacksonville doesn't use Yelp or this place is supposed to be a secret because EVERYBODY is at the Rogue (or the loft which is essentially the same place). I know what most people would say about this place, that there are "too many hipsters". But hipsters are in now so put down your walking cane and go hang out with some attractive people. Actually, bring the walking cane. Hipsters love props. Once I dressed up like a superhero and they didn't charge cover. Then I found out that they never charge cover but everything was still gravy because I am still a cool guy. read more

One of the many great bars in the King & Park district in Riverside. Same owners as The Loft and The Garage, Rogue is a whiskey bar where you can buy mason jar lids to play ring toss with. Make one on a bottle and you get a free shot! All three of these bars are a must do! read more

The Rogue is the closest thing to a speakeasy bar in Jacksonville. It has no signs and is pretty low-key. I always get the sazerac. It is one of the best cocktails I've had in Jacksonville. The bartenders at Rogue take the time to make a proper cocktail. read more

Definitely a staple bar in the king street area and a good place to pregame before The Loft. (If you don't know what the loft is, you are missing out big time.) Pretty tame crowd, less hipster than some of the other bars around the area. Yes, there's ring toss. It's alright, but nothing spectacular about the bar. Honestly, it doesn't really matter anyways cause if you are living right, you'll just end up at the loft. ***Not a spokesperson or anyway connected to the loft. I'm just speaking the truth.*** read more

Best tacos believe it or not!! The pirate(?) taco is the best. The drinks are exceptional as well

If you like whiskey, this is your bar. Dark and I've never seen it all that crowded.

I never really thought to go to this part of town before, but a few people I know recommended it and it's awesome! I don't really like clubs or beer so this is a nice place to just hang out and have some mixed drinks with your friends. The ring toss idea is really unique. I can't wait to go back read more

I like this cute little bar! The bartenders are good and the drinks are tasty. It does get really crowded though. I've had pretty good times going here with friends! read more

Love this place! It's pretty small but its really chill which is why I like it. The music they play is on point to. They play Taking Back Sunday, Say Anything, Brand New,, ect. They serve their drinks in mason jars which is pretty unique. read more

Probably the best bar in Riverside. The drinks are reasonably priced and the atmosphere is fantastic. Play awesome movies on the television. The bartenders are very attentive and friendly. read more

Rogue now open on Sundays they have free taco with every drink, a 3.97 freebie and tasty Barbacoa.

Great whisky bar! Retro feel. Down to earth. They play good tunes. Good tacos. Darts in the back.

Had the security guard threaten me as I was exiting, while showing me a tattoo on his lower arm claiming he was part of Hell's Angels and would find me and the men with me. This after I was trying to explain to another security employee that an employee had both shoved me roughly while moving through the crowd and spilled half a margarita on my suede shoes which had been borrowed from my mother for a funeral we had attended that day. They were in the process of kicking others out, sure. Being a security guard is a difficult job and if you can't treat your customers with grace and respect and can't control your hyper masculinity issues, you should be in a different line of work honestly. Could not implore more strongly that no one attend this hallway of a dive bar. Overcrowded, rude staffed, and honestly the shittiest margarita I've had in months. read more

This seems to be a really fun local spot. I came here last weekend as a guest (I'm from Georgia), so I wasn't really sure what to expect. This place was within walking distance of my friend's place, so that meant plenty of drinking and no worry of driving home, so I was a-okay with that! The place wasn't TOO crowded (at least not what I'm used to seeing), and there didn't seem to be a lot of sleazy people there. Mostly youngish, early twenties to early thirties. A large liquor selection, and also a pretty neat ring toss game that costs a couple of dollars to play, but you get a shot if you score. I thought that was a really neat idea, and since it's pretty cheap to play, if you've got a knack for it you could get a great bang for your buck if you can score. We also got some chips and guac here, and the chips were super salty (better to soak up the booze), and the guac surprisingly good. Didn't try the tacos, but in retrospect for all the praise they were getting, I probably should have! read more

I guess I was a little hard on both places, both the Loft and the Rogue. Now, honestly, my mind isn't too much changed about either place, it's just that I've been to the Rogue a decent amount now, so it feels a little hypocritical to not just say "yeah, it's pretty fun." Um, also they give you rings to throw onto the bottles on the bar to win shots. I apparently had success one night. I got three. People said that was a lot and I'll tell you that all I did was just not aim for any certain bottle and threw all 5 or 6 one right after another. Wait, I will say the Loft is just way too loud. I was trying to talk there the other night and it was just a yell fest. And it's not like it's really that dancy either. Were you there for New Year's? I wasn't. I was on a rooftop vibing out with a group that included a transgendered perfume expert. I just got done watching "I'm Still Here," and while it was an interesting idea, I think it could have been funnier. Also, I think I sound a little pompous about the whole scotch pronunciation thing in my previous review. read more

Sadly the tacos were horrifying. Poor service and crappy decor. Would not recommend. just a suggestion corn tortilla s are much more authentic. Never been to a taco spot and not offered sauce. Like salsa or verde or just Pico. Horrible. read more

Love the Rogue. We always pregame here for a few hours before going to the LOFT, They give you 5 mason jar lids for 2 bucks and if you ring them on any bottle in the section of alcohol they've set up for you to win, you get a free shot of that liquor. You can shoot for regular, pricey, or the top shelves, so make them count. Sometimes you don't win anything, but my friends and I have hit 4 or 5 rings and essentially got 20+ dollars worth of shots for 5 bucks. Definitely worth it. The Rogue Root is my favorite drink here. It is Pinnacle whipped cream vodka, root beer, and ice mixed in a mason jar. It is so good and even thirst quenching. And will also get you pretty drunk after a couple. Great place to hang out. read more