Watts & Ward

200 S Blount St, Raleigh
(919) 896-8016

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Jess

This place was great! Best Whiskey Sour I've ever had! Super comfortable to talk and relax.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Jake Collins

Warm beer was a bummer.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Matt repetto

We were really excited about trying this place, unfortunately the cocktails were terrible. Not sure if it was a new bartender or just an off night but these cocktails we got (your classic Manhattan and Negroni) were quite bad. Tasted like spoiled vermouth and they put lots of small ice cubes in the Negroni watering it down. Was really expecting these to be top notch cocktails, we were very wrong.

Rowdy Spoerl

Wobbly stools, torn apart couches, and ultimately a lounge that pretends to be a speakeasy while posting a bouncer outside charging a cover… I really wanted to love this place, but in the end it’s just okay. Worth going to once but certainly not worth frequenting. No servers seemed to be around, but also approaching the bar was met with indifference and being ignored by staff. When I eventually was served, the bartender had to dump out both drinks midway through preparing them and start over, because of mistakes in the recipe. Kudos to him for starting over, and his service was friendly, but it did not instill confidence in an already unimpressive experience. The drinks were okay, but not good enough to warrant the extra cost that the atmosphere also wasn’t warranting. In then end, I’m glad we went because I’d have felt like I missed out if we didn’t, but because we did go… I know that I wouldn’t have missed out on much.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 3

Jordana Rosoff

4 of my friends and I were here tonight and after one trip to the bar, the bartender cut off one of my friends. One of my friends was trying to get 2 shots for herself and my other friend (not the friend who got cut off) and got called a liar. She did not serve us.

Service: 1

Rahat Rockwell

Bouncers arbitrarily decide who can enter based on attractiveness. Was turned away because it had been a year and one day since I last paid the “membership fee,” while the folks in front of me were told “not to worry about it.” The membership fee is no longer legally necessary, and yet they still ask and doubled the fee recently. When we mentioned we’ve previously spent a good amount of money here hosting our wedding after party, we were yelled at by the bouncers that we wouldn’t be allowed in without paying a new membership fee. Never returning here again and will tell others to avoid as well.

Service: 1

chris williams

Great atmosphere

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Johnisha Wilson

Me and my husband went for the first time on Sunday. It was such a nice vibe . The atmosphere is so chill. I love the dim lighting inside as well as the decor. There was a live jazz band set up outside. It was very comfortable lounge seating to choose from as well as a bar outside. We will definitely go again.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Patrick Webb

Good whiskey cocktails.

J S

Low quality staff and drinks

Everett Furni

Looks cool interior-wise but the drinks are small, overpriced and don’t really look or taste good. Really bad deals. Service was really slow and the bartenders aren’t that knowledgeable. I’d skip this one and head somewhere else

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 1

Elaine Biamonte

Very unique vibe and great drinks! This is definitely my cup of tea. Casual, fun, great atmosphere!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Carolina Lily

Lori H

The 2 bartenders at the bar we went to: 1 (male) was VEEEERY slow. It's a Sat night & he had ZERO sense of urgency.
The girl - a friend asked what type of drink she could offer w/a certain alcohol that wasn't too sweet. The bartender rolled her eyes & walked away, but then came back w/a drink. My friend asked what it was. The bartender replied snarky "what you asked for".

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 1

Wyatt Plewak

I took my now girlfriend here on our first date. We started with delicious espresso martinis and finished with roasted rosemary cocktail. Recommend for any guy trying to lock it down.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bob Higgens

Cool vibes and decent drinks, but it’s crazy to add a hidden $3 to all your cocktails for “material costs.” Isn’t that what the $14 price tag is for? Scummy practice

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