A couple things about this bar. First off, I LOVE a dive bar, and this place certainly fits the bill! No-frills decor, TVs with sports on and a bar with stools on one end, and ordering space at the other. I've seen mention of the bartenders being rude. Correction, I think, they are BUSY! The area I ordered from had a line, and I always got an ice cold beer, so I was happy. Only thing is, I was here specifically for karaoke. First, the (minor) dings: the area is literally in a back room, kinda cramped. No big deal. The acoustics aren't great, but again, I've been to worse! Long rotation? Well, yeah. Unfortunately, you have to sign up on a yellow tablet. Get over it, lots of people want to sing, and I had a blast when I did. My big problem was the KJ announcing on the mic that if you want to be "moved up" in the list, it would take a $20 tip. That's a bit much. I say this as someone who hosted for 13 years in Austin, TX. I've never heard of a host doing this, which knocks my rating down. Would I return? Probably, but I'll just get there earlier! read more

Great place to hang and have drinks. Loud atmosphere and fun ppl. I'd do it all again tomorrow.

Best bar in Amarillo! Best drink specials and the coolest most unique events! It's that local bar EVERY city should have!

Nice local dive bar. Very reasonable drink prices. Not very many seats at the bar & service, while friendly, is rather slow. But if you're looking just to have a drink with locals it's a good place read more

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I came here for the 1st time yesterday on May 17th. The bartender was mean and rushed people to hurry up and order their drinks, literally said a few times to people "hurry up and order", he was very rude to a bunch of other females. It seemed he had history with one of the girls and took his really bad temper and rudeness out on everyone in the bar but mainly her and her group. He complained about bad tips, but from my experience, if your service is not good your tip will not be good either. He seemed to be making up his own rules as the night went on and i found that to be weird behavior as well. At the end of the night there was a loud argument between customers and this same bartender, he was very obnoxious, loud, rude, mean, and drunk. I didn't know bartenders could drink behind the bar while working. I don't think I will be coming back here as long as he is there, the company is only as good as its workers and this was not a good experience. I literally made this yelp just to leave this review, i've never felt the need to leave a bad review but this was a whole different experience. Edit: I came back to also mention that the bathrooms were covered in urine. read more

Bar #4 on our pub crawl. Great chatn it up with the bartender. Prices great as well. Amarillo has to have the cheapest bar prices in the USA!!! We will be back for sure!!!!! read more

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Not the best drink specials in town (that'd be Rumors), but damn close and better atmosphere than Rumors. Depending on the night of the week, R&R can be your own personal tear-in-the-beer spot, a nice place to talk with friends over drinks, or fuckin' party central. It's never too crowded or unsavory to handle being there, even on Friday and Saturdays, although it will get no-open-seats kind of packed. Especially on the weekends in summertime, you probably won't find a place to sit if you show up too late. Definitely the best jukebox in town, and all the patrons there seem to have really awesome taste in music. The patio is nice-- there are strand lights and there's even a swing, plus outdoor speakers. It's not damp, smelly and hella shady (like the one at Rumors). There's always something crazy on the TV, too. I've seen everything from Futurama and obscure anime to boxing matches and Monster Garage. They've got a few pool tables and darts, too. This is the perfect bar for summer. Just make sure you tip extra-big, the staff rules! read more

Ah, home. Drinks are cheap enough, and the beer selection is improving (nothing fancy, but Shiner on tap now, and I think Widmer Hefe as well). Mainly though, this place has a great crowd of friendly regulars, a pretty good staff, and a nice multi-functional space that lets different crowds spread out and intermingle as they like. Pool tables are pretty easy to get on and they're not packed in as an afterthought. The patio's great during the summer as well. Basically this is my place for a low-drama fun night with friends. It's also where everyone I know goes after an even at the 806 or a show at the Nat. Oh, parking lot sucks. Get there late and be prepared to park on 7th. Get there early and watch for potholes. read more

They don't mix a weak drink, that's for sure. I like the weird trashy enclave where Kitt and James and Spillman and Donald huddled together last night, complete with sagging couch, yards of battered tulle, and strands of Christmas lights. It felt like one of the old hippie/drunkard porches of my youth, but here it was in Amarillo! That pool table seems pretty sweet; I don't know what the set-up is for games (and I don't know why I care, because I am a terrible pool player) and the lighting in the bar is just somehow FANTASTIC. There is also sweet spray paint stencil art up in the ladies'. I was pleasantly surprised. R & R, for all the world, reminded me of the kind of bar environment that dumbass hipsters out in S.F. try really really hard to create and fail at doing. R & R is effortless in its crimson diviness! The furniture is busted because it has been used and busted, not because it was pre-busted. So yes, I like, though I am not usually a "bar person." read more

What a great dive bar in Amarillo! I came the night before a friend of mine got married! We had such a great time! You walk in, and it seems like biker crowd got mixed in with hipster crowd. This makes for an interesting vibe and allowed for us normal people to have a great time with stickin out like a sore thumb. Bartenders were a bit cranky but I wasn't expecting great service at this dive bar. The place reeked of smoke so that's why I docked one star. I left this place smelling like I have been smoking for years!! Anyways, cheap drinks, although they didn't have limes for my dos XX but I had a great time and so did the bride to be! read more

It's a nicer dive bar. Decent drink specials. Service was good and the drinks were made well. The patrons aren't very friendly. We walked in and everyone just kept looking at us like we didn't belong. Everyone seemed to know each other and maybe that was the reason people kept staring. We might have just been new faces. read more

By far my favorite bar in Amarillo with the best drink specials, entertaining atmosphere with DJs, burlesque karaoke, and theater productions on their main stage! Overall a cool popular place to be plus the owners are very supportive of the community too read more

Great home grown hang out. Love the ability to blend into the scenery with no pressure to perform. Ownership does a great job giving you what you want without the stench of a corporate cookie cutter all over it. Love this place! read more

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This is our local spot. Strong drinks, cool people. Usually there on the weekends. Great drink specials. Live entertainment. read more

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Definitely a smokers bar. Great drink specials!!!! Pool tables. Dive bar with a decent sized patio. Know what your going for and its good stuff. Don't think you're going to get any kind of fancy drink here though. Bar tender didn't even have a personal "specialty" when asked. Overall good for a drink with friends. It was a Sunday night and kinda quite and laid back. read more

Had been there a few times but had no real strong opinion about it. Was sitting at a table on about our third round when the bartender came by to grab our empties, I ordered another beer for myself and a mixed drink for my friend. The bartender in all his bearded glory in a indignant manner stated he was a bartender not a waitress and we needed to order at the bar. Could have just went ahead and took the order and asked nicely to pick up at the bar. I can somewhat understand his side especially being there by himself but the attitude was rude and condescending. Didn't order another thing and I wont be back. read more

A unique little bar, but populated primarily by hipsters and new age kids making the patrons the only reason I don't frequent this place. All in all though a good bar. read more

This is the only bar that I regularly have a good time at. They generally play good music and their specials are pretty good all week long. Hope you come there to drink though cause their drinks are pretty potent. This place is like a second home and they show it cause a good regular is always welcome. read more

This bar was pretty chill. It has a cool atmosphere and the people are pretty friendly. How friendly you ask? So friendly that we were invited to join some fellow patrons for post-drinks food at the Waffle House and they weren't even trying to take advantage of us! read more

Gotta love the R&R. Chill crowd and great drink specials. Better than anything on Polk St.

I usually do not like coming to this bar, as the crowd really isn't my type. Not that there is anything wrong with them--it's just my personal preference. The owner is a great guy, and when I do come here with friends, I always have fun. read more

Prices are good. They have a pool table which is nice. But like most bars in Texas smoking is allowed inside so it reeks. For people not used to that it can be a bit intense. Besides that it was an OK bar. Not too crowded because I went on a Sunday night. read more

Been meaning to leave a review for the longest time! Cheap but good drinks? Check. Good atmosphere that is not douche-esq? Check. Good friends and people attending and working the bar? Check. R and R is the best "dive" bar in town, but I wouldn't even call it a dive. The way it's been redone is amazing and it gets better each time I go. read more

This place is a legit dive. The prices are incredible - double crown and coke for $4.50 is obscenely cheap (secured this deal on a Friday around 11 pm so not sure if it's happy hour). But this place is really smokey. read more

This is my favorite bar in Amarillo. It blows any of the Polk St establishments out of the water.

I was in this place last night and was treated very bad. Me and another person were kicked out of the bar. The person I was with made a joke and the barmaid told him she didn't like his attitude and that he could get the f**k out. I asked if she was serious and she looked at me and told me that I could get the f**k out too. I will not be back and I will let my friends know they should not go there either. If you can't take a joke you should not be working in a bar. There was no call for kicking us out we were not belligerent nor had we caused any problems. read more

First, this bar isn't terrible. The atmosphere isn't bad and the patrons are pretty friendly. My problem lies with the staff. The older woman who works there is pretty rude, scratch that, extremely rude. Another issue I have with this bar is the odd fact that you won't get service sitting at the bar top. You literally have to get up and walk to the end of the line at the well service then walk back to your spot at the bar. On the bright side, they have good drink specials, for the most part. read more

Great prices, a little out of character for me though. Everyone seems to mind their own business. The best place to drink in the near vicinity I would say. read more

I myself am new to amarillo, I've been into R. and R,four times now. None have been great exper. To say the least but lastnight takes the cake. Came in with my boyfriend to have a drink,(this is a long story so I'm going to make it short) basically ordered a drink after it was poored the extreamly rude bartender, thought my boyfriend and I where saying that we didn't like his service (we didn't) but that's not what we where talking about. The next thing I know the bartender is 2 inches from my face screaming at me so loud he was spitting on me. At that time my boyfriend jumped up and befor he could even get two words out of his mouth. I was grabed by the arm ( I have a bruse this morning) spun around and the quote owner was in my face cursing at me I pushed him in the sholder to get him away from me. To my astonshment I look over to see my boyfriend being attacked by two men that supposedly where friends of the intoxicated owner. To make things even more phsyco I'm being grabed by my throat and being choked by the owner of the bar. At one point nearly passed out from lack of air. This is no joke people I weigh 140 pounds and was choked by a fully growen man. I was not violent I was more than happy to leave and spend my money elswhere. After myself and boyfriend mannaged to get out the door and away from these crazy people the owner steped outside and screamed at us that we ( just got served!!) the bouncer working stood and watched in shock along with the rest of the bar. I have NEVER in my life been treated in this manner. I have been a bartender for 6 years never have I seen even a bouncer have to choke a woman. I hope you read this and make your own decision but supporting a bar that treats their patrons this way has no business being supported by the people of this town. _amber read more