Gotta say I've been a big fan of Rocking Robins since I moved downtown just up the street from the place a year and a half ago. I'm a semi-regular these days, and since Natalie has bought the bar, the place has really gotten a whole lot more going for it. If you like your bars for the people and the atmosphere, this is your kind of place. You walk in and it really has that warm festive feel going for it. People that work the bar are usually very friendly. If you have a problem with eccentricity and/or the occasional bum hassling you for money while your outside smoking or drinking, you'll want to keep on walking to Lodge/Black Finn for your heavily policed fratboy ho-down atmosphere. I've met some very interesting people at this bar ie. ex-mayor Luken and an old Bengals QB, but it definitely seems like anyone you meet there is very friendly. Another nice thing about the place is the music. Someone is always putting on some good toonage on the jukebox which is wired to a pretty nice sound system that keeps a pretty comfortable listening level. I suppose my only gripe, if I had one, is how many paychecks I've burned through racking up huge tabs at the place. It would be nice to get a round on the house or something to that effect one of these days. But at the end of the day, it's money well spent as the place is truly a gem for downtown cincy and seems to get even better every day.
Pros: Good time. Good music(jukebox or live). New owner kicks butt
Cons: Not cheap, no draft beer.
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