a.bar

1737 Walnut St, Philadelphia
(215) 825-7035

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Josh Malament

It’s a very nice bar, with nice aesthetics and staff. Their drinks are very, very good just a bit pricey but that’s expected for a spot like it. Their drink that was made at the time, The Fastest Kid Alive, was one of the most complex, awesome drinks I’ve ever had. A little bit fruity gin drink with a coffee aftertaste; never had anything like it it was awesome. I was disappointed when told it’s not made anymore because their cocktails are seasonal, but the second time going I had a different drink that wasn’t as good but was still very good.

Overall, if you don’t mind spending a bit more cash, then get a drink here. If they had that aforementioned drink I’d give it a full 5 stars for “food.”

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Seth Halacovich

Not sure what's going on in here- we attempted to sit at the bar, where a few seats were open, to be told those spots were being held by a few people that arrived before us. Since when were spots reserved at a bar? We were ushered out and felt very unwelcome and we were treated very condescendingly. I'm sure the drinks here were great, but me and my partner felt very looked over, and we were even guests at the hotel. I don't recommend this place if you expect to be treated kindly.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Miguel Cubero

Atmosphere was great

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

Mounir Ennenbach

Love this bar. The inventive cocktails are some of the best and most original in the city. Attentive and friendly staff. $26 for a burger is an eye-watering price for a mouth-watering treat (but we might get it again).

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

j reviews philly

incredible food. a.bar service is top tier. friendly and knowledgable bartenders.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jenny O'neill

Would not go back or recommend. Came here with a work party of 8 people and one in our party was standing in the walk way instead of sitting and instead of addressing the person standing they kept talking only to me and saying passive aggressive things about people not being allowed to stand instead of simply asking the person standing to sit down. She was a few people away from me and not even talking to me. Truly a weird experience. I asked multiple times why they werent addressing her and they would roll their eyes and walk away. Then they were aggressive about the split check, which we didnt even end up splitting. Have never experienced a bar like this. I guess they do well enough to treat people rudely?

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Alexandria Schneider

Lovely intimate cocktail bar with attentive and personable staff. Didn't get to try the food, but our cocktails were delicious, and the bartender happily talked with us about their large ingredient selection. They even brought us a sample of a liquor we were interested in the flavors of without us asking. So worth the out of state visit ❤️

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

TheStacy

Get treated like a dog at Abar

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Alanna W

Came here with my girlfriend for a drink, Tifah was our bartender and we had a great experience! The gimlet and Hugo spritz were perfect! Highly recommend. The atmosphere is upscale yet laidback and the service is top tier. Definitely a great date spot! Thank you Tifah!! <3

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Charlie Dolan

Staff food and drinks are out of this world

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mihailo Miloradovic

Fantastic vibe, menu, cocktail quality is top notch. Service is personable. Loved it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jahaan S

Bartender made the perfect white Negroni. Minor complaint that the menu said Sweet Amalia oysters, but I was served a different type of oyster. Would have appreciated a heads up.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Jeff Savarino

Very tasty and incredibly creative cocktails.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

D D

Been coming here for years. Best drinks in town hands down. Worth the price. Best espresso martini by far. The March of Industry is to die for. Always a chill and cozy ambiance. Highly recommend. At the time I post this the bars rating is 4.5 - which is ridiculous and made me write this review. It’s a 4.9 bar if I ever saw one.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

M Roman

Stopped here for after dinner cocktails. We got lucky and only waited 5mins for a table.
Staff is friendly. Drinks were amazing! Good music. Will definitely return for food and more cocktails.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

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