Playground Bar and Lounge

278 E Congress St, Tucson
(520) 396-3691

Recent Reviews

Marcelo Rodriguez Escribano

This place is obnoxiously loud. I feel sorry for all the nice places nearby.

Mark Weiss

Great downtown Tucson location and great bartenders. Food is a bit on the bland side. The menu is not very exciting. The staff is always attentive.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Angel L.

Music is literally so bad please do not come here, the line is never worth it and the vibes are never what you want them to be!! This is a PSA!!!

Kaela S.

This bar was the third stop on my Saint Patrick's Day excursion in Downtown Tucson and honestly it was a very brief one, but it was a pleasant experience because (oddly) it was louder on the outside. Inside was nice and spacious and the music was loud but not horrendously loud so you couldn't hear anybody. The bartender was quick to take and make orders (which we had a baby Guinness shot and a tequila shot), so we were out as quickly as we were in! I would probably come back for a proper experience, but overall what I got to see was fun despite the brevity of my visit.

Kala J.

We arrived right at noon, we had made a reservation but once on the rooftop we couldn't figure out why! The seating was scarce, didn't seem like enough and insufficient tabletops for brunch. We ordered from the bar first, I ordered "if you're drinking this, it's too late." For $10 I wasn't impressed! The bartender touched everything from the ice to our straws with her bare hands while making our drinks. After paying for our drinks we found a table and waited a while for the waitress. Once she arrived she was great but the food... I ordered the breakfast burrito and it was delicious! However, the french toast sticks were burnt, like inedible so we sent them back. They came back about half an hour later, if not more. The saving grace out of all of this was the DJ, Jason. He was dope! The music was great and that made for a good time in my opinion.

Macie Blankenship

Partner and I stopped in for a bite during the Craft Beer Crawl. We were seated immediately, and able to enjoy the eclectic vibe of the lounge area. Were loved the pretzel bites appetizer, as well as our entrees! (Chili Garlic chicken tenders and Bahn Mi) I recommend for a nice lunch!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Linda May

I went to a private party, so i'm sure that made a difference in the food service and atmospher. Everything was paid for so i'm not sure the price.Wheelchair accessibility: There is an elevator to the second floor.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak and Potatoes

Nunya Buis

Service was NONEXISTENT. Went for a Sunday drag brunch. Went to the bar to get tips and asked where do we order mimosas and food, was instructed that a server would come and take our order at our table. Waited for 15 minutes, 2 drag performances later, and not one server approached or even looked at our direction. They'd either be talking with other tables or only focus on the ones that already have food. Me and my friends got up and left to another brunch place, couldn't even imagine if we'd ordered the bottomless mimosas and were only able to get 1 refill throughout the entire time bc of how slow and nonexistent the service was.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 1

MJ F.

Talk about discrimination rude staff!!! Tried to meet my 22 year old daughter for drink last night and the door men refused to let her in with her REAL ID! However had no problem letting other young woman through the door of the same race!!! WHAT TOTAL BULLSHIT!! I don't get what has happened to Tucson! Total disappointment!!

Andrew L.

super rude employees and pretty shitty food. this place honestly just sucks, if you wanna go somewhere there are better options.

Miclo Garcia

I wouldn't know how anything is they won't let you in if you have tattoos this place is lame for that "edit here" regardless of a dress code or not I was let in earlier but last asap came back at 1 am and the guy in a brown hat specifically said "our dress code doesn't allow tattoos" I'm not inclined to argue and wouldn't spend my money there witch I don't have much of for that reason thank you for trying to clear it up but fact is he said "no tattoos"

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Antonio Ruiz

Best club in downtown Tucson!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Diana Cedeño

Dominican night was fun!!! Great music choices. Love the roof top to dance the night away!

Destini Mott

I love this place. It's a nice place to go on the weekends to meet up with those of my age group. There really is no other way to meet someone out here in Tucson. This venue reminds me of some of the Scottsdale night clubs. Idk what it takes to be a promoter but this is one of the best bars in the neighborhood.Dietary restrictions: I am a bodybuilder and going out is hard to do sometimes with the dietary restrictions I have through the season. Their menu is well thought out. They offer a variety of optionsKid-friendliness: People take their kids to hooters and BJ's people. This place is on the other side of both of these.. It's a sports bar that you can bring your kids to doesn't mean you should. There is an Age group limit. At least it'd be nice if there was for the older singles group.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Andreas Mantz

Terrible place, kicked me out for drinking a Jack and coke. Grabbed me by my throat as I was leaving and had to get police involved because of this.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

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