Reviews Red Bar And Lounge

Good happy hour prices on drinks and food. Happy hour is everyday from 3-7pm including weekends. Nice, low key hangout spot located inside Hotel Irvine

I stumbled across this bar recently, and what a great surprise. It seemed so unassuming at first, but the place got packed and lots of very interesting and fun people to hang out with. The staff was friendly, especially Jessica, who took time to make sure my food order was right since I'm on a strict diet. What a sweetheart. Looking forward to my next visit to Hotel Irvine and Red Bar.

Made the mistake of coming here for a first date. It’s definitely a nice bar/lounge, but the music was really loud and only really big couches for seating if you didn’t want to sit at the bar (bar was full when we went). There was a conference at the hotel so the lounge quickly filled up with people ready to blow off some steam. Music got even louder once these people showed up. Service was ok; they were obviously (and understandably) more interested in the larger parties who clearly wanted to get drunk and would be spending more money than us. When we wanted to close the tab, our server handed me the wrong card so I had to hunt her down to tell her. It took 20 mins for her to get her manager to unlock the drawer they had put my card in? Right before I left I realized I hadn’t validated my parking, so I went to the front desk. He was surprised that our server hadn’t initially asked if we needed validated parking.

I come here quite often since I work in the building next door so it's very convienent. I'm recently separated so I'm alone quite often, always at work, and never home. That being said, I don't have time to go home and cook meals (and for what? For who?) so I inevitably will pick something up on my way home for dinner for myself. Mind you I'm no baller by all means, so eating dinner out at nice restaurants is clearly out of the question. However if I'm out grabbing fast food every day (and fast food prices have gone up)so to satisfy my hunger will cost about $10 anyway, I would much rather come here during happy hour before 7 PM and order their ahi poke which is the best! BTW I am a brat and picky about everything so this ahi is up to my standards so it's not some disgusting cheap poke bowl. I will get that, with a glass of wine and I literally pay $10 for both! Personally I think it is twice if not three times better than a disgusting hamburger from wherever that I probably would've ended up getting anyway For the same price and consumed heck of a lot more calories and felt bloated and sick after! anyway it's totally worth it I love their happy hour, and if you can't come during happy hour unfortunately their prices double so it's pretty crazy LOL but anyway come check it out if you're in the area. The crowd is mixed but mostly locals that work in the same corporate buildings nearby or a lot of people on business trips. Many in buisness casual attire. Most of the bartenders are pretty awesome too!

A must-visit for any drinks lover.

A cool place to hang out. Good atmosphere and plenty of options for libations. Staff was very attentive and made a great Old Fashioned!