R&D Cocktail Bar
1206 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia
(215) 515-3452
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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.
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
Get the Paloma Milk Punch. Life changing.
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!
The best cocktail spot in Fishtown! Drinks are top notch and the food is always amazing!!
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
The drinks sound better than they taste
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Great cocktails if a bit to sweet (ie: the penicillin was a bit too sweet and the Smokey top wasn’t well separated)z the martini was great and then we ordered the meat and cheese plate and literally laughed for a few minutes. If you have less than 10 things on the menu they better be solide and not a rip off. This thing looked so sad we thought the very attentive and kind waiter accidentally brought us someone else’s leftovers. And folding prosciutto into little square blobs to hide that one of them was falling apart and stringy? Not cool
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
I really like this bar and I have been here several times. It definitely feels like it's been slipping though. They used to have quirky menus (those are gone). The staff can be obnoxious and rude. Some of the staff are SO fun and SO nice and then others will refuse to give you recommendations about the drinks or will get snippy. The latter experience is why people don't like going to nicer bars or restaurants. I still recommend going here, but just be prepared for a potential awkward experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
This bar will make a $15 espresso martini half full. When inquiring about this to the server, he told us that the reason that they give a half full $15 espresso martini is because they "don't want to spill the drink while walking." If that is true, why would the other cocktails not be half full? I have never been served a half full espresso martini, let alone a half full cocktail ever.
On top of that, the server was rude and passive aggressive. He should have filled the rest of it (it costs nothing to the bar since it's mostly coffee). My friends were about to arrive and we decided to leave because of how poorly this was conducted. I am not coming back to this place. You can get cocktails down the street where they actually fill the glass up
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 1
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Host who greeted was friendly. Drinks were good and unique. Unforuantely had a rather unpleasant experience with our server. We asked her for recs and she curtly asked us to specify what we liked and wasn’t super helpful. She spoke in a tact manner as if we should already have an idea of what we want to get. She spilled water (nearly got into one of our drinks) and said “oops” and didn’t even say sorry or offer to clean up (table was wet for the rest of the time we were there). Place was pretty empty so she could’ve easily offered to clean at least or at the very least give us like a few napkins so we could wipe ourselves?
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
As expected, the cocktails were great! The atmosphere was interesting, but a little cold and empty. Sadly, I’ve never felt more unwelcome in a bar in my life. The waitress was cold, spilled water on our table, and somehow has still only replied to a handful of our words.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
This cocktail bar was on my list of skips and I graciously admit I was wrong. My new obsession is the “Saturn”. It’s..out of this world
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
I found my new favorite cocktail here. Some of the cocktails are absolutely delicious, and there’s going to be an option for everyone. Some seats are directly below a row of ceiling speakers that fire downwards (why?). It is deafeningly loud (like 100dB) and painful to sit there. The charcuterie board is a little underwhelming. Other than that, great vibes and great drinks.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Simple food menu. Excellent cocktails.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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