Went this past Friday, great live band, clientele and wait staff. Beer was ICE COLD and yummy. Had a great time here. Fun! Highly recommended. Service = A Food = B+ Ambiance = A read more

Your straightforward city bar, sitting in the alluring Florence AL area, off Court St. Fried classics come in v. nicely- See their Jalapeño Cheese Sticks, Onion Rings, or Creamy Spinach Dip; If trying to lose weight, Stay away. Staff on it and v Kind helpful; Know their way round drink menu ;) Let u do ur own thing; v available for any needed orders or requests. 4 Wide-Screens on to zone out if needed. Not a family or date night place so set expectations ;) Most clientele appear as local regulars. read more

On the Rocks - Cool bar - Bars Near Me - Florence, Alabama

I've been coming to On The Rocks for years with friends, family, and colleagues, and always have a pleasant experience. Friendly and skilled bartenders serving ice cold beer, good burgers and nachos, and a welcoming southern "dive" atmosphere. read more

Great place to relax and have a drink. Friendly staff and a great place to meet with friends.

Great local food and establishment. Excellent bar service and "bar food" that is way better than most restaurants. Always a go to while in Florence. read more

It's a bar. Scatter some over-testosteroned wanna-be frat boys (UNA has fraternities?!? What's the point?) and sprinkle in some semi-hot 4" tall waitresses. Throw in a copper-plated serving bar and three beautiful flatscreen TVs all showing ESPN. Just a pinch of old town drunk on a stool. A few more college dudes with their polo collars turned up and "Alabama" hats on. Garnish with a 50 year old couple sipping beers at a table, pretending to be 20 and Jimmy Buffett. Stir while the wait staff flirts with each other. Serve piping hot over the smell of cigarettes. SERVICE: Mixed reviews, but mostly good. The greetings at the door usually don't happen until you're finding your own seat. Turns out she was flirting with the guys in the kitchen while you were deciding to seat yourself. Once you get to a table, I've always had EXCELLENT service. I have to remind myself this is a bar/restaurant. The waiters and waitresses really take care of you. Fast food delivery to the table, and good check-back service. FOOD: Not your typical bar food. Yes, it's mostly greasy-fried comfort food, but there are some stunningly surprising items on the menu: Grilled Mahi Mahi Blackened Caesar Salad My personal favorite is the chicken tenders with macaroni and cheese and french fries. The mac and cheese is very good. PRICE: I've found their prices very reasonable, and to combine that with the good service, it's a good deal. The fact that they get you in and out quickly scores points with me. Come for the food, stay for the drinks. read more

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Went to On the Rocks on Black Friday in the afternoon. Our party of 6 was the only table on the top deck. Service was really bad but the girl was new so we tried to give her a free pass. 1 Star for the service and 4 stars on the food. My burger was cooked to perfection and tasted great. My only issue was the fact that they made me pay more for fries vs chips. A burger and fries is pretty much a standard option so I shouldn't have to pay more. Also, my father in-law's nachos came out 10 minutes after everyone else was served. He was sitting there watching everyone else eat. Not very fun! I would suggest that management train their wait staff and not just throw them on duty. Our waitress acted like we were the first table she'd ever waited on. She didn't have much help and that is the restaurants fault. Shame on them! read more

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While attending college at UNA, I was always a fan of On the Rocks. It was one of the few bars in the Shoals area where you could go, have a good time and actually feel safe. The bartenders are great and the music is more often than not, really good. In college, all the tubas would go after practice to enjoy their happy hour special of half price appetizers and discounted drinks. Although they don't have that awesome special anymore, the food is definitely still worth the price. I love OTR and would recommend it to anyone visiting the Shoals area. read more

I've only been here for drinks, so I can't speak for their food quality. The gal who waited on us was great. Super friendly, and gave my friend a free drink for her 21st birthday. Live music most nights, I think. Great atmosphere and decorations. read more

Cool place. It's your typical college town bar... with a twist. Although you will definately find the typical college crowd drinking their typical college alcohol, the food is really something special. My wife claims the mahi-mahi is really something to *ahem* yelp about. Anything you find on the menu will definately make your tastebuds happy. You will be so busy eating... you will forget that you came to drink! Enough about that, you really came for the drinks... remember? The drink selection is great, you can order just about any type of mixed drink(including some house specials) and still have a few draft beer choices. So go check it out, college towns are supposed to have good bars right? well at least one good bar.. and this is it! read more

Great music venue in town. Great bartenders and an awesome selection. Know what you want when you're walking if I the bar and it makes irbeasier read more

Sweetwater beer on tap and live music is enough to make me happy! They also happen to have a great happy hour. Met an interesting local here at the bar that my friend and I ended up taking with us to the Blind Boys of Alabama concert over at the University of Alabama. Thank you On the Rocks for providing interesting company for the evening. read more

I love the atmosphere at OTR but every time I go this one bartender Erica is actually the worst person I've ever met. She hates women from what I can tell. She almost gave my friend a concussion because we were taking too long to 'use the bathroom' so she busted the door open shoving and spilling all of us everywhere. Never had a positive experience with her. Everyone else is a doll. Would be 4 stars if she wasn't an employee. read more

I love this bar!! On The Rocks has matured as a comfortable watering hole with good food and drink, and unlike many of it's kind, it is still in business. So like any gathering place that remains consistent, for the time that OTR has, there comes an ownership by the community. We like our bars to keep the same staff around for awhile. Breaking in new bartenders is hard work. We like our bars to to be in control. I have never been a part of, or seen any visible conflict. We like our bars to have, well a comfortable bar. The stools are nice and roomy and the offset for the knee area is just about right, until after midnight or so. I have busted a knee cap on several occasions when sloppily perched. But I guess what keeps it going, is the good food at good prices served with good beer by good people. And....... sometime you don't really know the reason why you appreciate something so much, you just do. That's what you call intangibles. ;-) read more

Scale = 0 to 5 Atmosphere: 4.0 Three flat screens directly above the bar make for a good viewing and easily transitioning of your attention from 1 game to the next. The place is always clean, and the bathrooms are about as well kept as a bar can be expected to. The only problem is the lack of space. This is not much of a problem if you are there during normal hours, but if you partake of the nightlife here (which is a great exprience), prepare to be crowded like no other place. Would love to see them expand into another compartment and double their size. Very small stage for musical guests and I wish they would have more original bands come in and play, but bars typically go for cover bands anyway. Beer: 4.0 Pretty decent selection. They do have some nice ones like Sweet Water 420 on tap, and a rotating tap that has been home to Magic Hat #9, Old Black Bear and Angry Orchard to name a few. Also have a pretty good selection of bottles and cans. Recently got in the Straight to Ale Monkeynaut and that has only upped my opinion of the selection. Such a great beer. I generally do not comment on mixed drink, as I rarely get them, but my wife says she likes their drinks, but there is a lack of consistency among the bartenders -- which they are human, so I can understand that. I assume the goal is to close that gap. Food: 4.5 The only reason I do not give this a 5 is because I would like to see a few more entries on the menu that stray away from typical bar food. But as others have mentioned, for typical bar food, this is about as good as it gets. The chicken tenders are wonderful, the homemade chips keep me coming back, the jalapeno cheesesticks are a nice twist on an old favorite and the burger with the fried egg may be the best burger in the shoals. Remember too, they often have things that are not on the menu. I think at least one day a week they do tacos, and I have had gumbo there before as well. Service 4.7 I have literally been here 100's of times. 98% of the time I have had excellent service, even when terribly crowded. These guys pride themselves on customer experience. Their waitresses are great, but for a real experience, sit at the bar. Every bar tender they have there, that I have had the pleasure of meeting, has been great. Very attentive and treats you well. Overall: Probably my favorite place in Florence. Not just as a bar, but as a restaurant as well. If these guys keep doing what they are doing, they will continue to be the premier hangout. read more

On a positive note: Sweetwater on draft was really good there. Good music. Negatives: If you have a "tab" going you cannot order upstairs...who in their right mind wants to walk downstairs to order? Isnt that what the waitresses are there for?!? Staff isnt very friendly or helpful...I asked for recommendations/suggestions on drinks...got nothing...oh but she did hand me her bartender guide...what a joke! read more

I love OTR great place to hang out with friends or anyone you meet there friendly peps there. Great atmosphere & cool place to hang out. read more

On the Rocks - Friends hanging out at OTR very cool - Bars Near Me - Florence, Alabama

Beautiful women flock here. I was here on a Tuesday and was flabbergasted. My hometown has it all one might say. I agree with Diane's review in that this is more college bar vodka redbull night to not remember (or remember fondly) versus a cocktail drinking establishment. But if you want that, you go to Establishment here in Atlanta, don't you? read more

Loved this place, will definitely go back if I am ever in the area. Great atmosphere, awesome bartenders, and music was great. Ate sampler appetizer, perfect for two share and all of our selections were yummy. The band was really talented and played a great selection of music. Would appeal to multigenerational groups. One warning - they do let patrons smoke in the bar after 11:00, so if that bothers you it's probably not a place you would want to go. read more

Service is slow when not busy and horrible when busy. Music gets so loud you can not hear the person next to you talk. They have one good waitress and two good bartenders. (You know who you are ;-} Not a good place to go. FloBama is the new hot spot..... read more

We took a day trip and found this place while walking around. Great food, good drink specials, live music, and nicely decorated. The young lady that was our server was super nice!! Girls being girls we complimented her on her beautiful lashes and she took the time to tell us all about them and a good place in our town that she recommended. Pleasant, personable, and she is she reason we will be back!! You guys have a winner with this young lady!! read more

This is a great spot to go after dinner and relax. They do have good food if your looking for dinner also. Service is always friendly and fast. Some nights they have live music which is always wonderful! read more

Nice, dimly lit atmosphere & cool music. I had their jalopeno cheese sticks which were very hot! Luckily the marinara that they came with was the best I've ever had and cooled them off sufficiently. Yum! This'll probably be a new stop for me when I'm in Florence. read more

I will give it a 4 because it is by far the best bar in Florence. However, to name a bar On The Rocks, one would think that a nice craft cocktail menu would be available. Not the case. If you want beer or shots or something with a red bull, this is your place. If you're looking for a nice cocktail in Florence, the best you will find will be at one of those chains with pre-made mix. (Stay home and mix your own) The atmosphere is nice, the name is deceptive. read more

Had carryout ordered a burger pretty good came with homemade chips loved the chips. I cannot really comment on service didnt dine it

Some new items have been added to the menu. French fries have gotten better (they had gotten so small they were almost those things you sprinkle on salads) - so there have been improvements. But prices have gotten higher. A beer is now like $5. And the food of course is like bar food (expected of course).....the $'s don't match the value you get. read more

Great place to eat service good overall a great place to eat and some of the best bar food I have ever ate . If u go I recommend the nachos u will not be disappointed they r wonderful only thing I didn't like was there restrooms they were awful. read more

Take the five stars above with a grain of salt as I am one of the owners of On the Rocks. My intent is merely to rebut Casey W.'s statement that On the Rocks is closed. I, and the many fine folks sitting in the bar right now as I write this, would like to whole-heartedly assure you that we are open. I'm confused by the "too many fights and dangerous activities" statement. And kinda hurt by the "thank goodness". But not really. Smooches. read more

A cool bar with live music, good food and good looking people in historic downtown Florence. I'm going back tonight.

Stopped in on a Monday night, service and food was great! We really liked the jalapeno cheese sticks and the broccoli cheese bites for appetizers. Good beer selection and atmosphere as well read more

Every time we go to Florence and end up wanting to grab a bite..... We are always drawn to on the rocks. Yes it's a bar but this bar has the best damn food I've ever hard in a bar. So good I usually get chicken strips to go for lunch the next day. Burgers are good, chicken is superb, cheese sticks are yummy the first bite then too spicy for me, and the spinach dip is yummy too. We try and go during happy hour when some of our favorites are half price. Oh... The servers have always been extremely friendly and just add to the atmosphere. read more