Fishbowl at The Banks

141 E Freedom Way, Cincinnati
(513) 436-6689

Recent Reviews

Raeshann Berry

My partner and I came in today when the bar was mostly empty. We were the only people waiting for drinks at the bar. We waited 7 minutes to get any service because 4/5 bartenders were in the corner gossiping. We asked for help several times and they made eye contact with us and ignored us. It was completely unprofessional and childish especially when the place was emptyEdit: Thanks for being attentive, but as you can see on the cameras we had to switch sides since the bartenders were so inattentive. Also from coming into the bar it was more than 4 minutes but that’s purely conjecture and that’s fine. I’m not upset just disappointed with an utter lack of communication from the bar staff. It takes less than 10 seconds to tell a customer to wait. Thanks again!

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Cierra Hammond

Great bar, great

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish Tank

Chandler Marks

Visited during the afternoon of Saturday, 2/10/24. This place is befitting of a strip mall in Crestview Hills or Fairfield, not downtown Cincinnati. I mean, it was okay. The atmosphere was okay, nothing memorable, although there was a decent crowd. There was a game of Bingo going, and that was fun. The drinks weren't horribly priced, and they offer Rhinegeist, a local beer. The service provided the bartender was great, as she was very friendly and polite. I gave her a great tip, as she's great at her job. However, the woman checking driver's licenses upon entry was very surly and curt. That same woman also went around removing empty beer glasses off of tables a bit later. No response to any "thank you" provided by people in the group I was with. She needs a real attitude adjustment AND a different job.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 3

Maxwell Flores

Most fun ever , one of the few bars open after 9 pm in Cincy . The vibe is fun and cool friendly young crowd . Drinks are amazing . They come in fishbowls . Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Andrea Pudvan

Great atmosphere! Bouncer was so helpful to our group!

Ben Hall

Asked the DJ to play Stick Talk by Future and he said “we don’t play rap” like dude no wonder u strugglin.. never heard of stick talk? U a fool. Good experience otherwise tho. 3 star

Mckenzie J.

Fun, tasty drinks with great music from a DJ! It is a small bar, but I love the concept of the drinks in the fishbowl, which I haven't really seen in a lot of places. Always love coming here when I'm in town!

Thomas P.

Love the music and drinks are sooo freakin good. But I'm a sugary drink fiend . So it might not be for u if your not..... maybe just needs to get rid of the tables so there is more room to dance after 11

Ramya Robinson

place is a joke! bouncers are rude the night i got banned 2 bouncer spilled drinks on me another one touched me! thank god i won’t ever have to go back!! also dj sucks! there excuse was i cussed him out sure did don’t put your hands me on!!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Roses Wife

Drinks are amazing and the vibe is lit, small space but very fun, definitely will be

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Fish Tank

Jason Routh

Good service... Large drinks... Relaxing atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Fish Tank

julia

Definitely don’t recommend for a fun and safe night out. They like to kick girls out of the bathroom WHILE they are using it just because they went in the mens room. They then proceeded to argue and laugh at my friend that they violated in front of everyone because she was upset. This place sucks, save your money and your

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Natalia Patterson

This place is absolutely awful. The bouncers assaulted my friend and pulled her out of the bathroom while SHE WAS USING IT. She wasn’t drunk, only used the men’s bathroom because all the stalls were full. They pushed her aggressively and physically threw her out while her underwear weren’t even on and left her on the street with no friends. Not a safe place for women.

Sierra Miedaner

DO NOT GO HERE!!!!the bouncers ripped my friend out of the men’s bathroom because the women’s bathroom was packed and the men’s was empty and she was desperately needed to go- WHILE SHE WAS USING IT. HER PANTS WERE NOT EVEN ON YET WHEN THEY PULLED HER OUT IN FRONT OF EVERYONE IN THE BAR AND DROPPED HER OUT ON THE STREET WITH NO FRIENDS AROUND. extremely dangerous ; and disgusting behavior. Will be filing a police report as well.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Nessa D.

Really fun drinks! I usually split one of the big fishbowls with my friends and get some jell-o shot syringes. Some drinks are honestly so sweet that they make me feel sick after a sip but in general if you really look at what goes into the bowl you'll be fine. It's also in a great area so you can hop across the street to go dance at other bars.

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