The Roof

209 Essex St, Salem
(978) 451-4814

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Chad

Go for the rooftop vibes and drinks. But go with eyes wide open that the food is middling at best; the nachos are a travesty but the tacos are somewhat redemptive.

Jae Fradette

Unique spot in Salem that offers contemporary style overseeing the unique colonial vibes surrounding historic Salem. Great food and service.

Lee Taylor

Great views over the town and a great selection of drinks, service however could have been a little better.

Kerrin Hogan

Maddy is the best!! Having her as our server made the night 10x more fun :)

Cheemon Richard Chiu

The rooftop at the hotel salem is phenomenal. You want to have a great time, this is the place to go. The staff was extraordinary. The drinks were great, especially the green tea jameson shots and the key lime pie shots. If you want a fun night out, this is the place to go.

Monika Duszka

Amazing place. Got engaged here a couple of years ago and we keep coming back. Love the staff the ambience and of course the drinks. Its a perfect place just for a night out or a big celebration, the view is a bonus!!!!

Analise

Fantastic atmosphere! The drinks are so delicious and always made to perfection, and super yummy. I absolutely adore the staff, they are super attentive and always make sure everyone feels welcomed; and always friendly! Not to mention the beautiful view! Who doesn’t want to enjoy a delicious espresso martini under the sunset? Honestly cannot wait to go back! 5/5! ⭐️ If you’re in Salem I will always highly recommend the roof!

Bryan

The drinks are average, the atmosphere is one of the best in the area since you are literally on the top of a roof. Its a great place to go to on a sunny summer day. The food didn't impress me, the nachos lacked toppings, they weren't very cheesy.

Nancy Kidder

Maddy H. was our server and provided top-quality service— including recommending tourist destinations across New England. She also told me where she bought her cool “Halloween” apron on Epsy, which I immediatedly bought. Just a delight. Our cocktails were well-crafted and the vibe was very sophisticated, yet low-key. Highly recommend!

Dori

It was a nice day to be up on the roof. Drinks were good. The Mother's Day brunch was over priced for what was offered. Shrimp was over cooked and chewy. No gluten free desserts offered. Not well run, seemed like it was their first time doing this.

Dante

Went for Mother's Day, where they did not indicate that ordering off the menu was not possible and had no price listed on their website or menu. Charged $60 for a lackluster buffet that had food sitting in directly sunlight with no ice/heating.

Eric Shalom

Great to be there, nice people, food and atmosphere

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Orange Blossom Rita, Chicken Tortilla Soup, Spicy Crab-Bacon Dip

Lea Lea

This restaurant had been on my "Too do" list, for a few years now. We've been to Salem 5 times/years. As you may or may not know during October no reservations are excepted in restaurant and it's extremely congested with many families looking for a place that take them in for lunch or dinner. Finally visiting this time in November for the first time, we made a restaurant, showed on time and was excited to experience ""the view"" and atmosphere, only to be disappointed. Upon arrival, the white waitress seemed bothered or didn't want to attend us. When arrived to take our drink order, we asked for more time and she quickly took advantage and pivoted us to another server (who happened to be in the minority group). She took our order, messed up the order a few times in different ways, when brought to her attention ran from the table to place the order. Had she waited we would've just left it as is,.as food was being made and waisted. She brought the soup out, when I asked her to bring it out as my meal with the rest of the tables food and to top it up the soup was horrible. They only had two options, chicken tortilla which tasted and looked like a jar salsa dip warmed up, i asked to switch for clam chowder. By this point, hungry and cold I ate most of the soup although it tasted sour. I don't eat seafood often but when is MA, why not. Here's why not.....cause these bagged soups which are just warmed up for the customers go bad. I had explosive diarrhea immediately after and for the remainder of out trip. Mind you, this was the first day of a long extended weekend trip. The waitress seemed bothered however, did remove the error she ordered from the bill. I tipped 15% as I have been a server & bartender before and the horrible food was of no fault of her own. I will say, she does need more training, the food is giving prepackaged frozen food and the atmosphere is overrated. Almost $20 for chicken tenders, insane. Spicy crab dip, sour and tacky. P

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Chicken Tortilla Soup, Spicy Crab-Bacon Dip

Matt H

Went in a few days after Halloween, literally the worst pizza I've ever had, oil everywhere, super thin crust so it drooped completely. When you picked up a piece of pizza all the toppings fell off with it. This was the BBQ Pulled Pork Pizza. The traditional pizza which was cheese and oil. The cheese was so disgusting I had one slice and spit out the second slice and I was still starving. I can only speak to how poor their pizza was because my girlfriend said the lobster sandwich was phenomenal. I had nothing else besides pizza as a disclaimer.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Jenna Nassar

Terrible service

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