Went there last night after seeing the reviews. Mixed age group 21 to about 55. Great folk band on first floor and took a peek upstairs and the Dj was playing tunes up there. Great selection of whiskey if you know your whiskies. Good atmosphere and would return again. Unfortunately we arrived when the food trucks stopped serving food. Next time! read more

I love the grinch theme Christmas this bar/ restaurant has and the food is so yummy as well. I did a reservation so we could get a seat and our server was very nice as well read more

I wish I could leave 0 stars. This place is weird and awful. One particular bouncer needs to be fired. Horrible customer service and the staff give "you can't sit with us" energy despite being old+drunk themselves. Treat your customers with respect if you want their money. read more

Terrible bouncers. Told me my dressy shorts were not up to the standards dress code so me and my friends left. We were walking back from another bar and saw them let in a guy in athletic shorts... bar was not busy at all either so sad to see ya guys just let money walk away read more

This place already has 2 and a half stars so I'm just gonna add on to why... I walked over with my cousins visiting from Boston trynna have a good time. I was wearing nice khaki shorts because I'm overweight I have to wear elastic bands with no button. The door man denied me and ultimately all my cousins had to leave because they weren't gonna stay with me. All over because my nice shorts with spring waistband were not good enough. He said it's because they didn't have a button are you kidding me. Insult to injury this place sucks I don't recommend it read more

When you go there don't pay the cover. I tried going two different times with my group. Both times we saw some people pay a cover and others not. When people paid the cover, the bouncer just put the money in his pocket. I don't know if the owners know this practice but the doormen are killing their business. The bar has become quite known for this behavior. read more

Young ladies beware if you go here: DO NOT expect support by the very men paid to keep you safe here, and stay with your friends (and watch your drinks). I pick up and drop off a lot of young ladies at this establishment, as a rideshare driver. Well tonight I picked up 4 young women who are visibly upset because one of them was cornered and sexually assaulted by a young man. She kneed him in the balls and threw a drink at him to get away, found her friends, then they reported him to three of your bouncers, and a police officer outside. Then THEY were thrown out. The male was allowed to stay. This took place at approximately 1:30am tonight. This will never make the news, nobody is going to care, young women are going to keep going there, feeling safe with all these bouncers, and not knowing they will be summarily dismissed instead of being supported if they are attacked in this very popular bar. You need to retrain your staff and review your policies. read more

There was nothing redeeming about this place. Stopped there on a week night, not many people there at all. The bartender that served us acted like she didn't want to be there at all. For a bar with the word whiskey in the name, their creativity and whiskey selection was lacking. Felt more like a club then a bar. The music was far too loud for the speakers and horrible. I have never drank my drink and wanted to leave somewhere so quickly ever. This is a good place for the naive college crowd, that just became able to legally drink and doesn't know anything about good alcohol or how to make good drinks. The vibe in here is just terrible. Also a great place to listen to awful music. Would not recommend coming here. read more

This place was literally the worst club/bar I've ever been to. 1. False Advertising- They promote having a huge selection of whiskeys online but didn't have 4 different whiskeys I asked about (including Seagram's 7 and Gentleman Jack). They also have a food menu online but claimed there kitchens have been closed for months. 2. To Loud- The Live singer was amazing, however at 10PM the club kicked into full swing and they started playing music so loud that I couldn't hear myself speaking, and even the bartenders couldn't hear what people were saying. 3. Literal theft- The Bartender (Amanda) stole money from me and when I yelled at her to give it back she pretended she couldn't hear me and walked away and a bouncer asked me to leave. 4. Sexism- My wife and my buddy came out to make sure I was okay after leaving. They went back in to close their tabs and get the rest of our friends from upstairs. As they were heading up they were stopped by the bouncers and were told "there's to many people up there" and that they would make an exception for my wife but not my buddy. My wife told them she'd stay downstairs so my buddy could go up and the bouncers told them no and asked them to leave. So in short this establishment isn't worth going to for anything. Any other club in Worcester is better and if you don't mind driving a few extra minutes just go to a really nice bar or club in a neighboring town. read more

Treated horribly by security, was harassed for wearing a diamond chain and the shoulder bag by security (which is against dress code for whatever dumb reason) find another place in Worcester to enjoy your drinks for the night. read more

Stay away at all costs. Bouncer kicked me out with no explanation of why when I was simply sitting at the bar with my girlfriend. The bouncer then locked the door keeping my girlfriend hostage inside while I was trying to get her outside since I had called an uber. While I was knocking on the door to get my girlfriend out the bouncer slammed the door into me out of anger which is assault. The bouncer I'm referring to is the one that could use extensive dental work and anger management classes. The only reason I'm not pressing charges is because his life seems hard enough already as is. After about 10 minutes I finally got my girlfriend out and grabbed her arm to lead her away at which point the bouncer came after me saying I assaulted my girlfriend by grabbing her arm after they'd held her hostage for 10 minutes. Won't be back not sure why I even gave this place a chance to prove they're anything but a dumpster dive. STAY AWAY read more

Got turned away for having "joggers" when I'm wearing khaki pants. They didn't seem to let up even though I've been here before many times as a regular before. Seems like they didn't want to admit that my pants were cargo pants even after clearly showing them the material, so definitely stay away from this place. read more

Impressive whiskey selection and super fun nightclub! Definitely the hottest spot in Worcester. Upstairs gets packed on Thursdays for college night. read more

Horribly homophobic experience. Came with a group of friends, girls all in tank tops along with one boy in a sleeveless shirt. Was told he could not be sleeveless, though the girls were not told the same. Will not be returning. read more

"This place is going to be the new hot spot. Great DJ upstairs, local musicians playing downstairs, an open atmosphere with a great feel." Ok... This is what I wrote when WoW first opened. Wisely, I left my initial review as a draft. Whiskey on Water has become a hostile place. The servers are rude, the drinks are a waste, and the bar side facing the window is consistently blocked by the giant line waiting to gain access to the upstairs (which by the way, takes HOURS). Even the music is horrible now. I stopped giving this place my business. read more

These drinks are 99% sprite and 1% alcohol. Drink at your own risk. You're better off getting a beer or going down the street to Compass even though it smells like warm kitty litter..not sure if you're into that. But they probably make their drinks much stronger than this place does. Very disappointed. Spoke with the bartender but he did nothing to remediate the situation and told us to just purchase more drinks. No thank you. I'm not spending another $7 for a sprite...I can go to a 7 Eleven down the street. read more

Apparently you have to be a local here, bartenders find it to be ok that people inappropriately touch you and allow the behavior to continue. Poor service allows the bottom feeders to continue to come here. read more

I've never had such hopes for a bar been dashed so quick upon entering. This is a college bar masquerading as a high end "whiskey bar", boasting "over 300 bottles of whiskey". Asked the bartender, who had probably the shittiest attitude I've encountered, if there was a cocktail list. "No". What about any specialty cocktails? "No". The only advertisement for cocktails I saw featured a vodka/Red Bull drink. That's when I knew it was not a craft cocktail bar. Ordered 2 Whiskey Sours, 2 beers, and a martini. The whiskey sours were made with a sour mix and garnished with a lime. A lime? The beers were both flat(2 different beers), this means either poor gas mix leading to flat beers, or dirty glasses. I'm leaning toward dirty glasses based on how I'm feeling afterward. This place could really be something with good management and staff, a great cocktail program, hell, even a smile from the bartender. They'll survive focusing on their college clientele but they'll never get my business again. read more

Racist bouncers, I mean like American History X racist, not just a quiet type that won't sit next to you on the train. . Dirty bathrooms. Skanky/Scummy patrons. No audio in the downstairs ever sounded so bad. Whisky selection is probably Seagrams cause you can't tell the difference in their poorly lit Jose Murphy's-esque club. Bartenders ignore you, thought i didn't have enough money to pay for my drink, so they offered a cheaper one. Watered down even though I opted for the $2 more drink (jesus dude... you must have fell over when my card didn't get declined when I cashed out my highly overpriced $82 tab? ) Weird crowd, mostly college/younger but there was a cool mix of older creepers and mid life crisis dudes trying to cheat on their wives too. Not worth anyone's' time for anything. Even for a cheap one night stand.. you'll def be leaving with chlamydia. As honest as I can be - I'd rather run a cheese grater across my head than return to this place. Ever. read more

The music is wayyyyy to loud. More for a college crowd. I felt like a chaperone at a high school dance.

Whiskey on the water...what can I say. Had my bell rung three times in one night great place good atmosphere can't complain. Bring your friends, piss off your wife, drink some whiskey and hope you get home (you might) read more

Great looking bar with a great selection of drinks. There is plenty of seating at both the bar and tables surrounding. The service wasn't fantastic when we went as it was quite c read more

Came a few times for a night out with friends and we always had a good time! Drinks are the typical price and there are other bars in the area as well to move onto. We also came for New Year's Eve and has a blast! There was a calmer vibe downstairs and a louder party upstairs. The place isn't anything to brag about and their bathrooms are few and tiny but it's Worcester and a good place to go with a group of friends! read more

If you have an out of state ID they won't let you in and accuse you of having a fake.... even if you're a grown adult. Door staff is very verrrrry rude. Bar was absolutely dead on a Saturday night read more

Pretty cool spot. Hadn't been in Worcester in about 5 years and boy is the city around Kelley square looking great. This bar is right in the center of it all and a great time with a live DJ. I did however tear my MCL while dancing which I guess goes to show how electric it was but it hurt. I had to limp around the rest of the night which wasn't fun but a couple of RBVs kept me going. Highly recommend for those looking to hit the town in Worcester read more

"SECURITY" are only looking out for themselves. We got forced out of this establishment because one of my friends slipped and fell on something wet on their floor. We were asked to leave immediately. Not one of them asked if she was hurt, (which she was). All they cared about were being the boss and making us leave because according to them we were "being disorderly". They wouldn't even listen to us. We were on our way out PER THEIR REQUEST and they wouldn't even let us wait inside the door for our UBER. I'm not sure what they thought two females were going to do by the exit with a "bouncer" next to us, but they acted like we were taking down the whole place and needed to be ejected. The staff here were rude throughout the night not only in this instance which was completely unnecessary. For example, I asked another one of them where the bathroom was and he pretended he didn't hear me and continued looking at his phone. It seems like this whole joint is run by mid twenty year old guys who do not care about the patrons, all they care about is getting through the night doing as little as possible. read more

Horrible experience there. Jojo the manager(?) Was extremely rude. Service was terrible, drinks were weak (or watered down) and it was pretty obvious the staff was indulging in illicit drug use as the sniffles were going around. That place is a bro fight waiting to happen. Bunch of overserved (some underage) people that made it awkwardly uncomfortable to be in there. Had only one drink as the tender was serving her friends first and ignoring the rest of us. After 15 minutes of waving money, we gave up and went down to another place. Oh btw- you should check your tapes- she was most definitely skimming off the top. Ringing up no sales and then taking change out. Being treated rudely by JoJo was icing on the cake. Will never go back. read more

They just opened 3 weeks ago. LOTS of whiskey to choose from! DJ upstairs and awesome band downstairs (their name was Hot Letter). You can order food from a truck, I think they change it every weekend. Tonight's was BBQ. The bartenders were very attentive. Love that. Line out the door when we left. Very long line. I'll be back. read more

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Great gathering spot. Unique in every way. Great libations, live music, and food delivered by catering trucks! Tonight's music by a local favorite band, Hot Letter, ignited the place. Water Street will never be the same!!! read more

They've inherited Jose Murphys playlist. If you want to be stuck in 2010, with speakers that have seen better days, this place is FOR YOU. PS: Their whiskey list is pseudo garbage. No creative or prohibition era cocktails,SEE YA! read more

I've been a frequent customer but they have gone too far playing to the collective Worcester college demographic. I wanted to watch the game with my boyfriend (LBGTQ+) but he wanted to leave once we got there due to the college presence. Please do not go unless you want to be criticized by the younger audience read more

I went here with my fiancé for the first time for some night life, so we didn't order food at all. The downstairs was a live band and the upstairs had a dj. Depending on your tastes, style and mood you could get a variety of music here. I definitely enjoyed myself and will be back for sure. The DJ has the place jumpin! I will say the line to get upstairs was kind of a bummer but the fact you can still hear the music from Upstairs helps because you can just dance in line. read more

No sports tv, watered down drinks, stuck up bartenders, band was awesome (alter ego) line out the door to get upstairs. If our friend wasn't in the band, we wouldn't have stayed to even finish the first drank. Long story short, glad we did. But regret tipping the bartenders. read more

I'm a tourist and I'm cool and I was barred from entering because they asked for the ID of the state, how can a tourist not enter an establishment? shame I'll be contacting the police next time, because nowhere in the world have I been so discriminated against read more

Honestly I thought I'd hate this place, but it wasn't bad. The bar lady was so nice and the band playing (Hit the Bus) was fabulous. Made for a nice evening. I left at 10pm when the crowds started piling in- not my scene. read more

Nice venue, good selection. Prices are insane though and not worth it. The cost/value ratio is off. I ordered a whisky drink that the bartender made up off the top of her head (it was NOT good) and charged $9 for what is essentially a little bit of whisky, ginger beer and lemon and lime. I said I like sweet and somehow ended up with something that tasted like wallpaper varnish. I'd come back for more events but wouldn't come in on my own. read more

The negative reviews on here pretty much sum it up. Substandard bar service, overpriced for what they serve, and more of a "meat market" vibe than anything else. Definitely not worth a trip out of your way to find this place, and then park. Really just a glorified hotel bar/lounge. Way better options in and around Worcester read more

I'm not one to go out of my way to leave a good or bad review but I made it a point to leave a review for this place. My group of friends and I were in the line to get in for 40+ minutes in 20 degree weather. Bouncers blamed the long line times on "law enforcement making rounds to ensure they don't go over the max capacity" seeing as it was St. Patrick's weekend. However, anytime a group of hoochies made their way up to the front of the line and asked for the bouncer, he would let them in. Every time this happened, the entire line of people that were patiently waiting got pissed and started complaining (I don't blame them one bit). On top of that, speakers/sound system is not good and drinks overpriced for the type of bar that it is. Music was not up to date and overall not good. I will not be going back. read more

This place had great music and great crowd! Two floors upstairs great for dancing, downstairs great live music.

Awful, rude and inappropriate employees. Bouncers will kick you out for the most ridiculous reasons. They are not concerned about patrons at all and are simply a bunch of 20 year old guys just looking to get paid. Music is always the same. Every time I go here I spend a decent amount of money and feel like I am not welcome. You would think that they would be nicer so that you will return! read more