R&D Cocktail Bar

1206 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia
(215) 515-3452

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cecilia bonner

The best

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Justin Klare

Service, drinks and a light fire menu are the forte ,🔥

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Hash G

I live in the neighborhood. Have for a while. I've been in the establishment more than a few times. The bartenders and people that work there are beyond snobs. It's over priced. My brother ordered an old fashioned and the server came back a few moments later to tell him they were out of the bourbon they were gonna use. He suggested Evan Williams as a replacement. That's crazy. Bottom shelf for a top shelf price. My brother opted for a different drink. Fast forward to the following Saturday night. I'm out with a friend and we decide to pop in for a fancy drink and they tell us no. Just straight up no. You can't just go up to the bar and order a drink. There's clearly space. So we leave and go to Johnny Brenda's. Always a good time. Upon leaving JB's at 1am, we notice that R&D has pretty much cleared out and only a few people at the bar. So we decide to try again. The same dude that served me and my brother previously in the week told me flat out no. It was 1am. Place is a joke. After talking with others about this place, it seems everyone agrees this a place for a specific type of person. The little hostess guy also had an insane amount of makeup on. Looked green and reptilian like.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Leah Klein

Such a cute little spot in Fishtown. The hip retro decor wasn’t trying to hard it juste was genuinely chic in with its mid-century but not tone. The staff were lovely and knowledgeable and helpful with choosing our cocktails while also giving space for us to chat and catch up while sipping our distinct and delicious drinks. We had no food only drinks but I would come back again for more drinks and a nibble.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jamaar Valentine

Come for the cocktails. A lot of hype but the cocktails actually deliver. Make a reso.

Twinkel Patel

Drinks are amazing here. One of my favorite places to grab a cocktail in fishtown. Not a fan of the food, but I dont go here for the food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Maddie Plumhoff

smash burger is fantastic, loved the dirty martini
good place for happy hour or to have one cocktail

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Joe Cabrera

Incredible cockail bar in Fishtown! They are current doing a tiki theme and I love it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cate Irvin

Unfortunately, this was a letdown from start to finish. The blaring club music created an off-putting atmosphere, and the drinks were overwhelmingly sugary—so much so that we couldn’t finish either of them. While the bar concept is intriguing, it just doesn’t come together. The limited food menu feels mismatched with the drink offerings, making for an overall disappointing experience.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Corrina Pereira

Had my birthday celebration here and it was the most enchanting and vibey place I could hope for! Food was so good that I think about it often tbh. The interior design is so lovely and staff is so great I couldn’t ask for a better spot

Christy Sykes

Get the Paloma Milk Punch. Life changing.

Sara Parente

Have walked past this place a million times and finally went in for some after dinner drinks. The bartender and waitstaff were both super friendly and the drinks were amazing! Love tiki drinks so we will 1000% be back!

Hannah Doherty

The best cocktail spot in Fishtown! Drinks are top notch and the food is always amazing!!

Janice Joseph

Went here last night after dinner with some friends and was very thrown off by our servers. I was celebrating my 30th birthday with some friends that I haven’t seen in a really long time, but I felt like the minute we sat down, our server was rushing us. We were catching up and having a good time and ordered a total of 7 drinks amongst ourselves. We were probably interrupted a total of 9-10 times while sitting and chatting to ask if we needed anything else, but it was very clear that they were trying to push us out the door. It was very passive aggressive. I totally understand if there was a long line at the door, but there were empty seats next to us and throughout the bar. It wasn’t busy at all. The servers made that experience not enjoyable and honestly would not come back because of them. But music was great (they had a DJ) and drinks were good too.

Service: 1

KD

The drinks sound better than they taste

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

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