La Roca Cantina

Had a blast with my friends here. We danced the night away. The bar area is very nice, though the service was on the slower side for the most part. Although one of the bartendars, wish I could remember his name, was on it and not bad to look at.He was fast and funny..making jokes while keeping up with the crowd.The dance area is a bit small but great music playing all night. It was a pretty fun experience overall, and the crowd it attracts were fun to chat and dance with. I enjoyed the area with the nice couch as well as stepping out on the patio for fresh air. I ubered here since the parking is always rough in this area.

Great Bartenders and delicious cocktails,Funky Fresh clientele!!DJ plays banking dance music too!Do it!

Bartender judgy with the drink I ordered, super rude and not welcoming at all. He needs a day off I guess.

I this place was alright I've been a few times to meet friends and have always had a good time with them. The people I was with made it a good night. The service wasn't really good, kinda rude bartenders . Can hardly get their attention which is unfortunate. The place itself was not too bad kinda like a hole in the wall club.

Did some day drinking with friends and made this a second stop. While the bar had a fun vibe and was decently full for a 5pm on a Thursday, the guy bartender was totally out of it and pouring HORRIBLE drinks.Not sure if it as drugs or just didn't give a shit. His attitude was spaced out and careless. His drinks tasted like he'd never tended bar a day in his life.One round, we left. No bueno.

Upon entering the door a palpable smell of overflowing toilets swell in the nostrils as if caked urea were mixed with bathroom cleaner. The establishment seems to draw a seedy crowd while an Indifferent/rude bartender staff reflect the bad vibe. I have other options.

Music is good! DJ resident is talented and the drinks are a good price. It's a little dark but it's a great vibe with staff

Driving home after some business in the downtown area I hit some construction on Broadway that had detours that led me to Alamo Street and area I had never noticed before. I saw a couple of beer joints and then I noticed La Roca Cantina so I decided to wait out traffic and stop in for happy hour. The place wasn't packed and so I got a spot at the bar. The inside has a U-shaped long bar you can post up at or several tables and sofas you can sit at in a separate room across the bar. It has more of a cocktail bar vibe than a beer joint and that is what I was looking for. The bartender, Roel, asked what I would like so I started off with my go to, a Bulleit Rye Old fashion. I watched Roel make it and he made it just the way I like it, test one passed. As a follow-up, I asked if he could make a Sazerac, and he said yes, then asked what type of Rye I would prefer. I like when I'm given the option so after looking at their selection I went with a Rittenhouse Rye. When it was served, it looked the part then after a sip, it tasted the part; test two passed. Roel came over to ask if I liked the drinks and I gave him a thumbs up. He chatted with us for a while and made sure we were taken care of so he gets a thumbs up as well. Overall, this is a nice off the beaten path cocktail bar that I want to come check out one weekend, Covid permitting.

The bartender Toni was amazing and went above and beyond when I requested drinks with egg whites. She made such good drinks that weren't on the menu and that was appreciated.I give Antonia 5 stars but the establishment and the experience at the end gets an overall 2. I came here on a Thursday night with a few friends and enjoyed some drinks. Its a 360 bar which is nice because there are lots of seats around the bar. Beyond that they have some couches around that you are able to sit at if you'd like. When I'm at a cocktail bar I like to watch the drinks made so I prefer to sit at the bar when there's availability. I love cocktails with egg whites in them so I requested that from the bartender and she made me a few after asking the types of flavors I like. The music was cool and the vibe was low key except for some loud patrons across the bar.Towards the end of the night it was getting close to closing and a short man who came out of nowhere. We hadn't seen him once all night.He told us that we had 3 minutes to drink your drinks. Then he repeatedly told us every 30 seconds how much time we had left.This was extremely obnoxious and ridiculous to say the very least. He was only doing this to myself and my group of friends, there were a total of three of us.The bar was still full of about 10 other people not including the staff.So this was uncalled for to say the very least. I understand last call but there are ways to do that and you should treat everybody with respect. We were paying customers who had spent a decent amount of money and tip very well. I don't appreciate being treated this way. When we were leaving and the bar was STILL full of people this guy changed his tune and was trying to shake our hands and thank us for coming. My review would have been more starts if it wasn't for this guy. I'm not sure what this mans role was in the bar but he should learn how to treat people with respect and not be rude. The next time I'm in San Antonio I will not be coming back here.

Soooo... if you work at this place and ypu are not handicap, you can park in the handicap spot!‍