The Bamboo Room at Three Dots and a Dash

Top tier experience, nothing but kudos and thanks to Emmanuel and Taylor!

Amazing rum cocktails in an intimate space. A great cocktail experience. You'll need a reservation.

Whether you're new to rum/tiki or if you're a tiki lover, The Bamboo Room is the definitive experience to try in Chicagoland.

It's a small intimate setting with drinks ranging from the classics to some of the most over the top concoctions I've ever seen. The bartenders here are amazing and do a great job whether it's making you the perfect daquiri or one of their crazy (yet delicious) specials.

A perfect date night location. Also, don't sleep on their food. The coconut shrimp is top tier. If you don't have a high alcohol tolerance just make sure to pace yourself or try a spirit free cocktail.

A higher quality tiki bar experience, 10/10 would recommend. The bar is small so reservations are a must. The drinks change often, but I got one called ants on a log that included “culinary grade ants”. It was funky but well curated and the other drinks that our group got were fantastic without being aggressively pineapple forward. The bartender was also super knowledgeable and was great at helping us pick drinks to order.

When you visit Bamboo Room you experience all that there is to love about Three Dots, and then some!
The wonderful staff, the unique environment, incredible drinks. It’s all there, but elevated further!

Bamboo room has a more luxurious, intimate vibe. It’s just you, maybe 10-15 other people and a bartender who is attentive to your preferences and needs. It’s really quite spectacular!

Their menu is always rotating with the seasons, and you’re afforded a chance to try something new every time!

I will say some of the most wonderful drinks I’ve had in there came straight from the bartenders brilliant minds. Last night Elias made me one of the best Dr. Funk’s I’ve ever had.

That’s where Bamboo Room stands out. Sure it’s definitely priced higher than most cocktail bars. But in my opinion the quality of drinks, ingredients and experience justify the price tag.

If you’re looking for an amazing cocktail bar to celebrate a special occasion, or you just love tiki / cocktails, bamboo room is a must do!

Oh, and their high end rum selection is unparalleled as well! I had a pour of Appleton 2002 last time I was there!

Perhaps the most intimate bar you will ever find. Seats 14, 6 at high tops and 8 at the bar. Amazing selection of Rum. They have 4 different Rum flights if you want to learn about rum and a bunch of unique and tasty drinks. Food bites was solid, but go for the drinks and atmosphere. And Matt Today was awesome!

Hostess was very rude when we asked to change our table- walked away while we were talking to her! Speakers blaring in our ears. Not sure why we had to pay a deposit. Drinks were really good. The food was our biggest issue- tasted great but the menu is SO DECEIVING it's a joke! Photos of the food showed them all to be twice the size they were (tacos, burger & ESPECIALLY the sliders). Tacos and fried Thai chicken were delicious. Sliders were comically small. Get new menus please ! Waitress was nice but asked us to order as soon as we sat down- several times. Not a great experience for a place that charges a deposit (??)

The waitress came got us our one drink and someone else brought our food. We never saw her again to order another drink so we flagged down another waiter to find her. She came 5 mins later asking if we wanted the check?? It was my daughter's birthday I thought they would have done something special considering the cost of the drinks but nothing whatsoever ever. Even told the waitress it was her 21st birthday. She said I that's nice. lol whatever we made the best of it. But that was a one and done for us.

For us, the Bamboo Room didn’t live up to the hype. Service, with one bartender, was really slow, and we felt ignored most of the night. The drinks were mostly good with a few misses. The Clairvoyant Missionary was our favorite.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 2

Overall I really love this place, it's an elevated tiki bar with some of the coolest drinks out there! My two issues were that I had to put at $10 down payment for each person in my reservation and that was not credited to my bill. Then, once we were sat the waitress asked for a card to start a tab. After finishing our food and drinks we sat for about 15-20 minutes waiting for our waitress to come back to the table and bring our check. Conveniently they had a QR code on the table that allowed us to pay our bill, while we waited for our waitress to return. Unfortunately, because the waiter took my card when we sat down, I had to ask another waiter to get her so that I could leave. She eventually brought the card and we left. I've never had this kind of experience here but this one time definitely left a bad taste in my mouth.

Started off with a great idea and they just nosedived into mediocrity. Would never go back.

Fun place. Very dark but cool vibe. Drinks were fun and tasty. Unfortunately our server was not the best. Took awhile to get service and then when we did she was not friendly and acted like we were more of a bother than anything. We would have stayed longer if it weren't for our server.

Didn't eat as it's a cocktail bar so ignore the food rating. Open Table won't allow you to leave it blank. Great tiki drinks in a hidden away cocktail bar. In fact was late for my reservation as the address listed is for another bar and they had to direct us to an alley round the corner. No signage so would never have found it without that tip.

It was definitely an experience to remember. The atmosphere was dark and exiting. You enter from a back alley and walk down into the bar. The place transforms you to a fun tiki palace. I did not enjoy getting our appetizers before we received our drinks. It took forever to get 2 rum barrels. Thank goodness the waiter gave us water.

Had a fun time. The staff was great. The door person even wished me an early happy birthday. The drinks were fun and creative. It's a very lively place. Even on a Tuesday night it was crowded. Fun times!