The Royal Room

I finally checked out this low-key downtown bar I've been wanting to try, and it was great! The bartender was an absolute gem and pointed me to the cocktails for my palate. I tried Met Your Matcha, which was yummy but had a bit of a chalky aftertaste (kind of expected with matcha). I also tried Desert Rose, which was citrusy and good. The vibe was intimate but still had plenty of space to feel comfortable. My only complaint is the food menu. They only serve tots and bar snacks (nuts).

I want to love the Royal Room because I enjoy the atmosphere and location, but unfortunately it's not somewhere I'm likely to return to due to the service. One of the bartenders is abrasive, and my friend and I felt uncomfortable after our interactions with her. We weren't greeted when we came in and menus weren't out, so I asked for a cocktail menu. I saw an interesting cocktail on it called Milk Drink, and the only written description was "Christmas in a cup," so I asked her what it is. Her only response was a deadpan "it's a cocktail." It felt very condescending. Our other interactions with her were similarly awkward and short. I appreciate the happy hour here and the selection of cans you can take home, but the service was unwelcoming and seems to be a common issue based on other recent reviews.

Would never recommend this place nor will I ever return again. Randomly found this place while visiting + stopped in at 9p on a Sunday evening (Super Bowl). They weren't playing the gamw which I did love (watching football is so overrated imo) but anywho... as soon as my friend + I walked in the server (young lady with a slicked back bun) immediately states "we close in 1 hour"... we responded "great, we're only here for one drink." However, I am an extremely observant + highly intuitive being so of course I noticed she didn't tell not one other customer that walked in AFTER us that they close in less than hour at this point. Noted. We receive our check which was on a paperback book-- thought that was neat but after leaving I realized the bartender never returned my debit card. I am so good w| not losing my things + was bummed they were already closed for the night when I noticed. I thought "no big deal, I'll call tomorrow." I have a friend that visits Tucson often so we agreed she'd pick it up for me when in town that week. I try calling The Royal Room that ENTIRE week + even left a voicemail asking for something to please return my phone call but they NEVER did. I innerstand that not realizing I didn't have my debit card before leaving that night is entirely on me + the bartender not giving it back but the fact that not one person answered the phone nor returned my phone call speaks volume on in regards to the staff/establishment. For that reason I'd never ever recommend this place because they really just blew me off as a customer who was so happy to visit + tell her friends about it but nope! They dropped the ball big time! I hardly write reviews but the lack of responses is just horrific! DO NOT COME HERE!!!

We came here on Saturday night and tried 2 drinks on their cocktail list. The top hat and the Penicillin. We disliked both. They were nice and traded them. I got a Tom Collins and he got a beer next. The Tom Collins was not good either. I would say to come here for the cool space, fun game room with board games, live music and just order a beer or hard seltzer.

Fun atmosphere! They have a Dj and plays great music. I had their whiskey & soda water cocktail. MY favorite!

No food ,snacks grudgingly served by a crying smaltz of a bar boy.Guy is a cry baby pos, hates but patrols your activities.Place kind a dirty AIDS hang out.Don't touch the door knob.

BEST ESPRESSO MARTINI Manny is the best ever such a fun find! Such a great atmosphere and vibe.

Came in on a Saturday night to have a cocktail before dinner at Anello. This is such a cool vibe, unassuming, cozy, killer drinks and great prices. My friend had a cosmo and I had a Paloma. I tried my friends drink and it was sooooo good and I normally do to like cosmos. She said it may have been the best cosmo she has ever had - making me thirst thinking about it. My Paloma which is my current obsession - was fantastic. I think our bartender was Matt - he is marvelous - definitely not his first rodeo or ours.

My roomate and I have tried almost every expresso martini in Tucson & Manny makes the best one. MANNY IS the BEST BAR TENDER INCREDIBLE SERVICE!! Highly recommend.

Rudest bartender I've ever encountered. Short girl with brown hair and a Budweiser t-shirt. She seemed mad my fiancé and I came in for a drink. Sorry for bothering you with our patronage. Two guys came in and kept calling her "ma'am" sincerely out of respect, and she kept correcting them, saying it was "miss". The second or third time they did it, again, on accident, she said, "I'm not going to tell you again." Was she implying she was going to kick them out for calling her "ma'am"??? They also mistakenly opened a can, as bartenders need to, and she told them that was "illegal" with the same type of tone as if they had just shanked someone. We finished our one drink as quick as possible and left. Word to this bartender: you work in the service industry. Maybe you had a bad day but that is no excuse to treat people like utter garbage. Maybe you're in the wrong industry.