(Single male 30yo here)- Sat down for a drink and was ignored for at least five minutes.. the larger sized male bartender with blonde hair and tattoos wouldn’t serve me a drink, for NO reason, I’ve never had an experience similar to this and I go to bars all the time. Very bizarre.. I Would immediately walk out the door if he is there. — the other bartenders and great and friendly.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
A G
This place is great if you like to get ignored and poorly made drinks. The guy with the topknot yoga haircut literally ignored me for almost 20 mins making sure everyone else got their drinks. I had to actually ask someone else who was sitting at the bar to flag down a bartender since it was clear I was invisible. A different guy finally took my order and proceed to wipe the whole bar, dry every glass in sight, get 2 or 3 more people their drinks and then made mine. One was a manhattan, it had so much vermouth i was barely able to drink it. Waste of time money.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Maeve
I have been coming here since 2021! The vibes are wonderful and so are the drinks. It’s always on my list to visit when I’m in town. I love it!! P.S. Order the garden party 🫶
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Isabella Marte
Rude staff and bad drinks don’t go here. They were lying to people at the door saying 25 plus to the rest of my friends when they let me in minutes before when I’m not 25. They’ll come up with any excuse not to let you in, if you don’t fit the crowd. Plenty of better bars in the area. Skip this one!!!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Allie D.
I have come to this bar often over the past few months and I have always really enjoyed it, especially their Espresso Martinis. I am a local to the area and had out of town friends visiting (all of us are 23) this past weekend and I really wanted to bring them here for an Espresso Martini as it is our favorite cocktail and I enjoyed the one here. The bouncer was extremely rude and denied us entry stating that the bar was 25+ even though I was there just weeks before and had no problems. Additionally the signage at the entrance to the bar right next to the bouncer stated that it was 21+. If this “new policy” was put into place a month ago… maybe change the signage to accurately reflect your business practices. Additionally there is no other communication anywhere either on your website or social media regarding this “new policy” so that your customers are informed about your changes to your business practices. After reading other reviews for this place, it seems as if this “new policy” might just be based upon the bouncer’s discretion and judgement of a group trying to enter. I have no problem understanding if there is a “new policy” and age minimum to help maintain the atmosphere that this bar provides, however make sure that it is consistently being enforced and that your communication regarding your policies is clear and can’t be confused.
Service: 1
Juliana Buonsante
My friends (23-24 years old) and I (26) are loyal patrons and have been coming to this bar on weekends late-night regularly without any issues, but last night was very disappointing. My friends and I, who are always respectful in their establishment, were turned away by the bouncer who claimed it was 25+ for entrance, even though the sign on the door clearly says 21+. My friends under 25 have never been refused entrance before last night.
I’m 26, yet he still wouldn’t let me in. He barely looked at my ID and assumed I was the same age as my friends. He was incredibly rude and wouldn’t even allow me to explain that I was of age for this so-called “policy”. To make matters worse, he had just let one of our 24-year-old friends in minutes before us with no issue. Once we were able to call our friend, he came out to ask the bouncer what the problem was. After a short conversation, the bouncer let us all enter.
It was clear that the 25+ rule was not a corporate policy because it wasn’t enforced consistently, and he most likely was refusing us entry based on his own bias. His treatment of us was incredibly unprofessional and rude, leaving a very bad impression. We’ve always enjoyed Sidebar and would love to keep coming back, but we really hope management intervenes to ensure this doesn’t happen again.
Samantha Williams
their bouncer issac alan was completely rude and was judging people not letting them in lying saying its a 25+ bar when i reached out to the bar in advance to make sure it was 21+. he wasn’t even checking IDs just allowing who he wanted in! we tried a second time with our IDs out and ready and he continued to say 25+ as he let people our age walk in! our friend is a regular there and recommended it. we drove 45 minutes to try it out because of her and that’s how we were treated. i wouldn’t recommend because of that employee
Service: 1
Eli Reasons
The best bar in Naples
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ketel One
Erencan YAVUZ
cocktails are quality, atmosphere is nice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Oyku Boymiya
It was my second time there. First time, service and atmosphere and staff was so good. 2nd time i went there to have drinks with my friend. We had 2 coctails each and were there for 1 hour. I was not expecting a perfect service or anything but our bartender who was a blonde lady just took our orders and gave our orders to us and we didnt even speak for a minute with her. She gave the check to us when its time to close i think.. and it was saying %4 gratuity added to bill and i didnt add any additional tip. Normally i do most of the time but at that moment i didnt.. After she came and said her first sentences to us 'tips are not included and they are working just for tips in a really rude attitude and i said to her okay ma'm. She added ' If you are not gonna give tip next time dont even come!' In a more rude way. I can understand first 2 sentences ( not that i have to) but last thing that she said was too rude and completly ruined my mood. And i dont think that she can say this to anybody if we wouldnt be 2 young women..Besides shes attitude, atmosphere and drinks were good. But i dont think nobody should say something like that to anybody.. Now i really dont want to go there again..
Went here for the first time and loved it. Awesome service... Floyd behind the bar is super helpful and on top of his game. It's a really fun place right off Fifth, avoiding the craziness in season, but full of enough people to keep the energy and vibe good. Awesome music as well. Drinks were top notch.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
J P
Wicked fun on Friday and Saturday nights after 10PM.
Atmosphere: 5
D I
Cute little bar/lounge for after dinner drinks. The cosmo I had was nice. We were able to try tequila we had never heard of. Bartender was amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Jordan B
Our server that we had at dinner sent us here for a post dinner drink and we were so glad that we listened. My fiance' had an old fashioned and I had a martini - both tasted great! The music was good, the bar was crowded but not insanely where we couldnt move.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mekiah Outdoor's
Went during Halloween and one of the guys with a goatee was rude and a terrible bartender.
(Single male 30yo here)- Sat down for a drink and was ignored for at least five minutes.. the larger sized male bartender with blonde hair and tattoos wouldn’t serve me a drink, for NO reason, I’ve never had an experience similar to this and I go to bars all the time. Very bizarre.. I Would immediately walk out the door if he is there. — the other bartenders and great and friendly.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This place is great if you like to get ignored and poorly made drinks.
The guy with the topknot yoga haircut literally ignored me for almost 20 mins making sure everyone else got their drinks. I had to actually ask someone else who was sitting at the bar to flag down a bartender since it was clear I was invisible. A different guy finally took my order and proceed to wipe the whole bar, dry every glass in sight, get 2 or 3 more people their drinks and then made mine. One was a manhattan, it had so much vermouth i was barely able to drink it. Waste of time money.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
I have been coming here since 2021! The vibes are wonderful and so are the drinks. It’s always on my list to visit when I’m in town. I love it!! P.S. Order the garden party 🫶
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rude staff and bad drinks don’t go here. They were lying to people at the door saying 25 plus to the rest of my friends when they let me in minutes before when I’m not 25. They’ll come up with any excuse not to let you in, if you don’t fit the crowd. Plenty of better bars in the area. Skip this one!!!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I have come to this bar often over the past few months and I have always really enjoyed it, especially their Espresso Martinis. I am a local to the area and had out of town friends visiting (all of us are 23) this past weekend and I really wanted to bring them here for an Espresso Martini as it is our favorite cocktail and I enjoyed the one here. The bouncer was extremely rude and denied us entry stating that the bar was 25+ even though I was there just weeks before and had no problems. Additionally the signage at the entrance to the bar right next to the bouncer stated that it was 21+. If this “new policy” was put into place a month ago… maybe change the signage to accurately reflect your business practices. Additionally there is no other communication anywhere either on your website or social media regarding this “new policy” so that your customers are informed about your changes to your business practices. After reading other reviews for this place, it seems as if this “new policy” might just be based upon the bouncer’s discretion and judgement of a group trying to enter. I have no problem understanding if there is a “new policy” and age minimum to help maintain the atmosphere that this bar provides, however make sure that it is consistently being enforced and that your communication regarding your policies is clear and can’t be confused.
Service: 1
My friends (23-24 years old) and I (26) are loyal patrons and have been coming to this bar on weekends late-night regularly without any issues, but last night was very disappointing. My friends and I, who are always respectful in their establishment, were turned away by the bouncer who claimed it was 25+ for entrance, even though the sign on the door clearly says 21+. My friends under 25 have never been refused entrance before last night.
I’m 26, yet he still wouldn’t let me in. He barely looked at my ID and assumed I was the same age as my friends. He was incredibly rude and wouldn’t even allow me to explain that I was of age for this so-called “policy”. To make matters worse, he had just let one of our 24-year-old friends in minutes before us with no issue. Once we were able to call our friend, he came out to ask the bouncer what the problem was. After a short conversation, the bouncer let us all enter.
It was clear that the 25+ rule was not a corporate policy because it wasn’t enforced consistently, and he most likely was refusing us entry based on his own bias. His treatment of us was incredibly unprofessional and rude, leaving a very bad impression. We’ve always enjoyed Sidebar and would love to keep coming back, but we really hope management intervenes to ensure this doesn’t happen again.
their bouncer issac alan was completely rude and was judging people not letting them in lying saying its a 25+ bar when i reached out to the bar in advance to make sure it was 21+. he wasn’t even checking IDs just allowing who he wanted in! we tried a second time with our IDs out and ready and he continued to say 25+ as he let people our age walk in! our friend is a regular there and recommended it. we drove 45 minutes to try it out because of her and that’s how we were treated. i wouldn’t recommend because of that employee
Service: 1
The best bar in Naples
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ketel One
cocktails are quality, atmosphere is nice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It was my second time there. First time, service and atmosphere and staff was so good. 2nd time i went there to have drinks with my friend. We had 2 coctails each and were there for 1 hour. I was not expecting a perfect service or anything but our bartender who was a blonde lady just took our orders and gave our orders to us and we didnt even speak for a minute with her. She gave the check to us when its time to close i think.. and it was saying %4 gratuity added to bill and i didnt add any additional tip. Normally i do most of the time but at that moment i didnt.. After she came and said her first sentences to us 'tips are not included and they are working just for tips in a really rude attitude and i said to her okay ma'm. She added ' If you are not gonna give tip next time dont even come!' In a more rude way. I can understand first 2 sentences ( not that i have to) but last thing that she said was too rude and completly ruined my mood. And i dont think that she can say this to anybody if we wouldnt be 2 young women..Besides shes attitude, atmosphere and drinks were good. But i dont think nobody should say something like that to anybody.. Now i really dont want to go there again..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Went here for the first time and loved it. Awesome service... Floyd behind the bar is super helpful and on top of his game. It's a really fun place right off Fifth, avoiding the craziness in season, but full of enough people to keep the energy and vibe good. Awesome music as well. Drinks were top notch.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Wicked fun on Friday and Saturday nights after 10PM.
Atmosphere: 5
Cute little bar/lounge for after dinner drinks. The cosmo I had was nice. We were able to try tequila we had never heard of. Bartender was amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Our server that we had at dinner sent us here for a post dinner drink and we were so glad that we listened. My fiance' had an old fashioned and I had a martini - both tasted great! The music was good, the bar was crowded but not insanely where we couldnt move.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went during Halloween and one of the guys with a goatee was rude and a terrible bartender.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 1
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