Red Roost Tavern

Typical hotel bar located inside the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati. The bartender was friendly and the bar was very clean of course. Their menu isn't anything super exciting, just your typical sandwiches, burgers, and wings. I got the spring pasta entree to take up to my room. There is no room service here btw. The pasta was a little al dente for my liking, but I enjoyed the sweet potato puree and hert covert. The pistachios added a nice little crunch. I still don't know how I felt about the gorgonzola. It was a bit strong for this dish. The dish was overall fine and did the job as I just wanted to get something in my belly after a day or travel. I also got the Bardstown Bourbon cocktail which was pretty good. It was definitely more pineapple/sweet forward than I expected, but it had a really great flavor.

I visited the establishment on Friday evening and sat at the bar. Scott was the bartender who took care of me and provided excellent customer service. He's friendly, engaging, and overall a really nice guy - just what I would hope all bartenders to be. I was torn on what to order as the menu has a little bit of everything from starters, salads, sandwiches and full entrees. I decided on the Tavern Burger- Ohio wagyu beef, Tilamook cheddar, lettuce, pickle, onion and tavern sauce for $18 with an option of fries or side salad. I went with the fries. The burger was honestly not the greatest. The beef tasted odd, the bun soggy as seaweed, and the flavor was just that - flavorless. Perhaps going with something else might have been the move to make next time.

Dinner and drinks at the Red Roost Tavern was a perfect nightcap after a long day of travel. I walked in on a slow Sunday night. I initially waited to be seated trying to adhere to the sign that instructed me to do so, but after minutes passed by and I saw no one other than the bartender and a perfectly good bar I decided just to sit at the bar. The Red Roost Tavern had a typical hotel restaurant feel - generic and forgettable - but there were plenty of televisions to see the Sunday night football games. The bartender was fantastic. I never saw another employee the entire night but she ran food, made drinks, bussed plates all the while being engaging and conversational. She is the type of bartender who can make any customer feel at ease. The food was good. I ordered a burger and it was delicious. It wasn't a "go out of your way" for burger, but it was above my expectations. Juicy, flavorful, perfect thickness of the bun. The French fries were the classic golden fries that were a bit bland. The Regency Revenge was a great drink - it was basically a margarita variety but was well balanced, slightly tart, and quite refreshing. It was a good experience!

Best burger I've had in my life. Double smash with cheddar and bacon on a brioche. I just worked so well all together. Delicious grass fed beed patties. Gooey cheddar and applewood smoked bacon that gave a nice crunch texture. Skip the lettuce, tomato and. onion. Mayo or ketchup and pickles. I wish I took a picture to show you. I want another one for lunch before I depart the city!

We decided to come to Red Roost Tavern before going to Blink Cincinnati 2019. They took a reservation at the time we wanted and there menu had a variety of items. From the time we arrived we were pleasantly greeted 4 times and seated at a high top, which was fine with us. I got a Prosecco and the fish tacos. My son got a burger with the waffle fries. The Prosecco was good. I was surprised they didn't have a half split, but we were the bar in the Hyatt so everything was priced a little higher. The fish tacos were outstanding. The sauce on them was great. My son scarfed down his burger - he said it was perfect. He got it without all of the additions on it (sauce etc). He ate about half of the waffle fries - they were a little greasy, but good. Great service - she could not have been any nicer!! I gave it a four star since I thought the prices were a bit high.

The food is quite mediocre. The first meal we had here the salad came with soooo many capers on it you though you were eating a sardine salad. It was sent back. The iceberg wedge salad doesn't come with blue cheese dressing it comes with tzatziki sauce but it does come with Gorgonzola crumbles. Weird. I ordered a medium tavern burger and the burger was raw. I picked out what meat I could eat and left the rest. We had already sent so many things back I just couldn't complain again. I figured at this point they were purposely ruining the meal. I have no idea what the tavern sauce was but it tasted sour like it had been left out and spoiled. Their fish is breaded in a sweet cornmeal crust. Then some cold pickled red pepper relish was on it. Yuck. Sometimes these restaurants try to be all that and think all these weird combinations of food is fancy. W'll it's not it's just weird. The French fries were hot and tasty. No fishy taste. The service was par. But the food was just mediocre at best.

This was the worst pour I've ever had. I don't even think it was a full shot. $14 for a sip of Baileys. Cheers!

Stopped in for lunch and ended up having a cocktail. The bartender was very nice ....the cocktail was delicious. Loved the bar. Will definitely visit again.

First the service was extremely slow. We waited 45 minutes for our food. However, the place was pretty busy so they were doing their best. The reason for the one star review is the quality of the food. We paid $16 dollars for only 6 chicken wings and they weren't even good. Attached is a picture of the almost $3 wing. I also had the "Waygu" burger. It was just terrible.

Awful. The food was extremely overpriced for tasting like it just came out of the freezer. The service was also not good. I'm still mad I paid $16 for 6 small wings.