The Refuge Bar & Bistro

24 Waterway Ave #110, The Woodlands
(713) 389-5674

Recent Reviews

Santiago Lopez

Zack is a wonderful bartender. 10/10 would come again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cucumber

GINA MAGALY RODRIGUEZ

WOW! what a hit! Band was wonderful! Best “old fashion” drinks in town! Great service and I recommend making reservations!Definitely a must for cocktails ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kyle Sanchez

Came here for some after dinner drink and hospitality. Mr. Zach did not disappoint in his recommendations for me and my date as I had 2 old fashioned and my date had 2 mariposas so it safe to say that we will be returning. Thank you again for the awesome work Zach! Keep up the great work!Parking: Street parking is available for free if you can find some. If not, there are multiple parking garages in the area.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Roman Garcia

I can say anything about the food but the drinks were top tier!Had a variety of Old Fashions, all had their unique taste, scent & kick.I have to say I loved with Jefferson’s Oceanaged Bourbon ?. That was absolutely incredible and had no idea they aged bourbon out to sea to get a specific taste.Zack was the bartender and my god, absolutely amazing guy. Enjoyed the conversation and the stories he told, very knowledgeable about his alcohol. Him and his wife are a great park to have, she surprised me with a unique shot I never had before but it was fantastic.All in all 10/10 experience, definitely will go back to enjoy more conversation and incredible drinks.

Sigrid Haussler

Overpriced drinks and food, manager looks unfriendly and never cracked a smile, the waiter gave great

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 4

Carol Cook

We love the new manager Giorgio and always enjoy our time there! No better place for drinks on the waterway.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brianna Alvarado

Would give it a zero if I could. Manager was very unapologetic and unprofessional. The server Nick gave great service though!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Roger Schaefer

Love coming to this place. Manager and staff doing a great job. Great place for cocktails in the woodlands.

Nathan Chesser

A Waterway staple! Great cocktails, small plates, and an extensive bourbon selection. Don't forget the live music on Fridays and Saturdays!

Tiffini Thomas

Fun place, good drinks, friendly attentive staff, really enjoyed the live 2 peraon band, "Purple Haze" music selection was awesome, had the crowd singing along! Will be back!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Shetal Patel

Great atmosphere... been here a few times now and it never disappoints! Great drinks and entertainment!

Attt Skk

This place was nice once. We went there many times in 2022, and drinks were great and sophisticated. Came in 2023 to discover that all previous employees, who made the nice drinks and were highly professional, were somehow fired, and the new guys had no idea on how to make even mediocre drinks. The waiting time on drinks is about 20-30min now, the recipes are only God knows what, and the amount in your glass is at least 1/2 of what it was in 2022. If you are lucky, after 30min of waiting they don't come to inform you that they are out of clean glasses, so you will have to wait for the dishwasher as well. We had to turn away two drinks because the amount was below half. The photo is of the just arrived drink. But prices are still same. In case you wondered.

Jeff Petrone

Food was poorly presented and bland. There were 6 people total and after waiting 20 minutes for our second drink eventually found the waiter and told him to forget it. Water cup say empty forever. The wings were $12 for 3 anemic wings. The serving boards are cut up and likely have bacteria embedded in them. Will not return.

BSI Insurance Services, Inc

The food was terrible. Everything was over cooked and very amateur. The drinks were fairly priced but the bar took 15 minutes to never get a refill so we left. There were approximately 12 people at the place and there were 2 servers and 2 bartenders talking but wouldn't stop long enough to pour our drinks. Not a good experience and won't be returning

Brian Sessums

Very nice, loved the live music and people dancing. It's definitely a cool place to have a few drinks and enjoy a good crowd.

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