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    On the Rocks Bar and Grill

    4.0 (184 reviews)
    InexpensiveBars, American
    Open • 12:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    ON THE ROCKS BAR AND GRILL ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Juke Box
    Happy hour specials

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    Gary B.

    I stopped in one afternoon to grab a drink and wait for an order pick up at a nearby store to be available. Private lot off of busy John R. Inside is a traditional bar/lounge feel, like something from the 70s. Everything was clean, the staff were friendly and nice. They had some sports TVs going. For some reason the macro beer taps are on one end of the bar and the craft are on the other, they had an okay selection of craft.

    Brought the family here for food and pool. Food was really disappointing. Ordered 2 dogs with chile and fries and it was not appetizing. The hot dog was about the width of a dime and came with very little fries which were un cooked in the center. Ordered mushrooms for 8 dollars and got about 12 of them. Extremely sparse. People next to us , friends of the waitress had tremendous looking food. Waited for over an hour for water refill and had to ask for it. Never again.

    John J.

    I tried this place out last night for the first time. I grew up in Madison Heights, so I have a special place in my heart. I met Tim and he showed me some wonderful moves on the pool table.. Tanya was fantastic as the bartender. And I really like the ambience and the feeling of this bar.. I believe I have found a new place to end up at late at night when I know there is nothing to go home too, but my dog and two cats. Happy Monday, everybody and don't take any shit from anybody please

    Nicole E.

    This was our 5th choice for tonight, settled on it since it's close by and convenient. The bar or front area is so packed. We sat in the back booth from the noise and chaos of the front bar area. Ordered 2 Greek salad sans feta and less pita, one with blackened chicken ($3 up charge) and another with blackened salmon ($8 up charge). Basketball is on, speakers overhead too, even if I don't care or want to hear the game at all. Our waitress's mask is more often below her nose when she approaches tables. I had to turn my head when she approached our table at all.My husband said that's what you get a place like this. She's still a nice waitress. I hurried through my meal so I could put my mask on. The Greek salads are okay. The salmon was decently cooked, not moist, but not dry. It helped to get a different seasoning than the bourbon salmon, might have been too sweet. My chicken was a bit dry, the seasoning was okay. The chicken didn't taste super fresh though, had an odd taste for some reason. The dressing wasn't too bad. The food is average. Service was okay, need to work on proper mask attire. They charge for club soda from the soda gun here. Ok. It would have been nice if our waitress had told us there was a charge for the club salad. I didn't even drink mine at all. I would have ordered plain water instead. The concentration of people were mostly in the front and bar area, far from us in the back room. They do left folks pick their own seats for the most part. The bar area had emptied 1/2 by the time we left.

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    Good food, good service and good prices! Also good drinks. We like to go there for supper.

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    From the food to staff to atmosphere everything was excellent!! Will definitely be back!!

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    7 months ago

    Friendly staff and amazing food - love OTR!!! Karyn is the best and love seeing David and Ivana!!

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    Food good but only lukewarm. Service VERY SLOW!! Difficult to flag down waitress for refills

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    Always great service the brisket tacos were amazing! Definitely recommend this place

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    Great service and food every single time! Dave, the owner, always checks to be sure everything is to our liking.

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    This is a friendly environment, always welcoming. we love the soup and salad. All their food is good and affordable..

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    Service was great. Fresh ingredients and fast service. Would highly recommend this place to everyone.

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    Walked in with about 6 friends ( all 25-30)years old) last week. We wanted to play some pool, throw…read moresome darts and have some drinks since " On the rocks" had no tables left. We walk in and we all show our ID's to the bartender. About 5 minutes goes by and the bartender comes back over to us and explains " the manager called and said some of you look under 21" and that " we must leave immediately"... we thought it was a joke, but it certainly was not. We all left promptly and went to the liquor across the street and played uno at home instead (way better than the salty dog anyway) Totally explains why there was 4 people in there on a Friday Night !!! I hate writing a bad review but id like to prevent anybody else from having this experience ! Go to on the rocks 1/4 mile north of there if you want to have fun / a good time with your friends that enjoy karaoke and actually getting served . Made for a good story and a reason to never go back. Marty if you're reading this, either make a way for your bartender to feel confident reading an ID, or get a scanner to confirm authenticity. Certainly never bringing any friends there for a good time again. Ill give 3 stars to not completely diminish your rating and be favorable towards one bad experience but personally id like to give 1 star for being such a vibe killer and ultimately making me a salty dog

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