This place was quirky and the drinks were delicious! The bartender was really nice too!
I almost never write reviews, but our experience was so bad, I have to share. When we arrived, there was no one at the host stand to greet us. We awkwardly stood there for five minutes wondering if we were supposed to seat ourselves, even though we made a reservation. After the host arrived, we were seated on the patio next to a really loud and boisterous party who was shouting, breaking glassware and generally disturbing the tables around them. After fifteen minutes, waitstaff still hadn’t come to the table to take our orders, my partner had to go inside and flag someone down. Someone came by and quickly took our orders, where we proceeded to wait another twenty minutes for only cocktails. My partner went inside again to attempt to check on the status of our order, when a bartender rushed out to bring us our drinks, not even our assigned wait staff. She apologized for the long wait and promised to track down our assigned waiter, and that was honestly the only redeeming experience of our visit. Upon the delivery of our drinks, we immediately asked for the check because we were beginning to run late for our next reservation. The bartender once again brought us our check. We never saw our waiter again. After all that, the drinks weren’t even good. I would absolutely not return to this establishment. There are much better cocktail bars in Raleigh.
Nice ambiance and great drinks. Perfect for hanging with friends or a date.
Food was bland... no servers...everything done on the phone. Hard to use the app and it has issues which made it more frustrating. Food was mediocre. No flavor. presentation was nice, but not worth it.
When we arrived, there was no one at the host stand to greet us. We awkwardly stood there for five minutes wondering if we were supposed to seat ourselves, even though we made a reservation. After the host arrived, we were seated on the patio next to a really loud and boisterous party who was shouting, breaking glassware and generally disturbing the tables around them. After fifteen minutes, waitstaff still hadn’t come to the table to take our orders, my partner had to go inside and flag someone down. Someone came by and quickly took our orders, where we proceeded to wait another twenty minutes. My partner went inside again to attempt to check on the status of our order, when a bartender rushed out to bring us our drinks, not even our assigned wait staff. She apologized for the long wait and promised to track down our assigned waiter, and that was honestly the only redeeming experience of our visit. Upon the delivery of our drinks, we immediately asked for the check because we were beginning to run late for our next reservation. The bartender once again brought us our check. We never saw our waiter again. After all that, the drinks weren’t even good. I would absolutely not return to this establishment. There are much better cocktail bars in Raleigh.
Drinks on the menu sounded more interesting than they actually tasted. Although the ambiance and vibe felt nice, and the staff was pleasant, we left wishing we chose a different place.
made a reservation - sat down - took 30 minutes for a server to come get our drink order. Cocktails were good but for $12-$20 per drink it was not up to standard in terms of service. The space was cool and hipster but lack of attention to those paying for drinks was disappointing.
Highly Overrated!!
My wife and I had a great time at Killjoy.We really enjoyed the seasonal drink selection and the atmosphere was relaxing; there is plenty of space for conversation and the service was excellent.
Sunday Brunch Review Only:I am disappointed with the service my party received on Sunday. While the drinks at killjoy were fantastic the food/service was not. Despite having a limited it took almost an hour for my chicken and waffles to be delivered to our table. One of my guest order breakfast tacos and had to send it back two times due to being given to her cold. Another one of my guest ordered Frittatas and they were cold. We had to ask several times for condiments and water before our server brought anything over. We were extremely disappointed in the Brunch experiences and my party agreed it was not worth the time we spent waiting for our items.