Raxx Bar & Grill

1402 reviews

665 Development Dr, Kingston, ON K7M 4W6, Canada

www.raxx.ca

+16136343337

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Raxx Bar & Grill is a Bar located at 665 Development Dr, Kingston, ON K7M 4W6, Canada. It has received 1402 reviews with an average rating of 4.1 stars.

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Hours

Monday11:30AM-10PM
Tuesday11:30AM-10PM
Wednesday11:30AM-10PM
Thursday11:30AM-12AM
Friday12PM-12AM
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

F.A.Q

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The address of Raxx Bar & Grill: 665 Development Dr, Kingston, ON K7M 4W6, Canada

  • Raxx Bar & Grill has 4.1 stars from 1402 reviews

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  • "I went to the Thursday $12"

    "Showed up on a Friday a few weeks ago"

    "Raxx is more of a sports/cowboy bar"

    "What a unique business! This place is HUGE and the outside does not do justice you really think you are in the wrong part or town but the minute you walk in it's quiet the site"

    "August 25th 2023 around 7pm - 730pm"

Reviews

  • Nathan Cash (njcweb)

I went to the Thursday $12.99 Special Rib night. When we were waiting to be seated a guy working came over and said it would be over an hour wait for food and as we looked at each other wondering what we should do, he left. We decided to stay and pass the time with conversation and a drink. A waitress then came over and seated us. 3 mins later she took our drink orders which we received within a few minutes. She then took our food orders (2 rib specials) and we received our food in about 10 minutes or less. Food was good, ribs were a tad dry so make sure to get the saucy. The price was good, the place is a pool haul and dance bar so the vibe was exactly that. However, we still can't figure out why that guy working told us it was over an hour wait to get food when it was one of the quickest experiences we've had at a restaurant. Very strange.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Half Rack of Ribs, Hot Chicken Wings
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free parking lot

  • Dwain Taylor

Showed up on a Friday a few weeks ago. They have a steak special on Fridays...Do not order anything but the steak on Fridays. We ordered a simple chicken meal and a fish sandwich and after 45 minutes and watching people who literally walked in 30 minutes after we did get served their food we had enough and left. Sad that the guy grilling steaks was too incompetent to be able to throw a chicken breast on the grill and some fish in the deep fryer at the same time as the steak!! If you go on a Friday and DO NOT WANT STEAK I would suggest calling ahead so you know when the chicken and fish cooks are on duty. If you want fish, go to the lake, catch one, clean it and cook it at home. I guarantee it will be faster than getting any here. To be fare my 7up was cold, so at least they had that going for them. Kitchen manager is a joke and should learn some customer service skills...would be handy working in a restaurant.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Other
Price per person
$1–10
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 4

  • David J. Hood

Raxx is more of a sports/cowboy bar. The dining area is huge containing tables, bars, televisions, and pool tables. In spite of that, the atmosphere is decent. The service is prompt and friendly. In spite of a bustling environment at times, the orders are taken quickly and the food is not long arriving at the table. The prices are reasonable, as the offer weekly specials. For example, at the time of writing this, rib night was around eleven dollars. The food itself is okay and the portions are reasonable. When I say okay, I mean a 3 out of 5. Nothing terrible and nothing special. I was disappointed as the wings were severed with no side dishes. In conclusion, the restaurant is a reasonable place to dine and I would recommend it simple based on the cost, service, and fair food.
Food: 3
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3

  • chris chinkiwsky

What a unique business! This place is HUGE and the outside does not do justice you really think you are in the wrong part or town but the minute you walk in it's quiet the site. I didn't have anything to eat but the servers were timely and kind. The place has art murals painted all over it from floor to ceiling bathrooms Included. This is high quality artistic work so props to the artist for all of the skill and time that went into these and for the business for hiring them (hopefully!) To do all of this work it really adds a level of depth to the atmosphere. There are like 3-4 seperate bar / eating areas - over 12 pool tables - a dance floor - large drop down projector and room for a band. I didn't get to spend to long here but I'd like to go back next time I'm in Kingston.

  • Erick Rodriguez

August 25th 2023 around 7pm - 730pm. Came from Toronto to visit a friend who moved to Kingston. Said there was a pretty big pool hall with good tables. Tables were great, atmosphere was good. Our waitress was attentive and quick, the food was okay. The thing that really stood out was the Hostess. What can I say but horrible customer service. Snarky and threw the whole night off on how she talks to customers. She had an air of arrogance around her, like she was the most important person there. Maybe some coaching is needed to improve that. Will return for the pool and maybe try something else to eat.
Meal type
Other
Price per person
$50–60
Food: 3
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Raxx Fries, Nachos, Chicken Fingers

  • Jessie Doxtator

Door greeter was very prejudice and RACIST towards Aboriginal people. As an Indigenous person in my mid 30s, my partner and I were both turned away when we presented our government issued native status cards as photo ID - he informed us that his policy is to not accept "one of these cards" as he threw our ID across the table and that he hasn't done so in 25 years. I recommend Raxx spend more time training their "door greeter" with what is acceptable ID with AGCO. Oh and I forgot to mention that the bar was filled with at least 20+ teenagers (a baseball team) playing pool, but 2 Indigenous 30 year olds weren't allowed in for not having "valid" ID that met the door greeters racial standards.
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1

  • Theresa LeGier

So where do I start. 20 mins before we were asked what we wanted to drink. Ordered an appetizer and meal. Asked if everything was good after we were done our meal. The appetizer came as we were leaving. The kicker is that they weren't busy. The section by the second bar was completely empty. The business is more interested in serving large groups than giving small ones equal attention. We were there for an hour and a half. Now they did give us 25% off our appetizer which was very kind of them. But maybe they should have given 25% off the bill or maybe yet given something for no charge. Either way we won't be going back. Thank you to the cooks the food was delicious!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30

  • Joseph T

Great tasting and huge portions, I haven't had the pleasure of going when it's busy however I'll definitely be going back to play pool and enjoy the food! Edit: the last few times I've tried to enjoy each like my first few experiences however, recently I'd say the service has gone down hill to not fault of the servers or bar tenders, they just seem swamped. My server tonight only had the chance to visit our table twice for our entire 2 hour visit. We'd waited a hour and ten minutes for our food. My apologies to all of the staff that are working so hard god speed I hope the tips are plentiful
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 2
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 3
Parking
Lots of parking

  • Linda Kundrik

My husband and I and another couple often go to Raxx for the dinner specials. We find the service great and the food is good value and last night was no exception. The new server spilled a drink on me and she was VERY apologetic and VERY sweet. I felt so bad for her. Accidents happen, but I don't think a free drink to replace the spilled drink made up for having to sit through a dinner with wet uncomfortable clothes. The jacket that I had purchased just a few days before will have to be cleaned. Of course we will return to Raxx and continue to have good meals.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30

  • Heather Cartwright

What a wonderful time my husband and I had. It was his retirement party I called a week ago to make arrangements, it was all good. When we arrive we were great ask for our proof of shots,we told her who we were ,we went over to the tables at the back, my husband played pool for a bit, then our guests began to show up. Evenone was treated like kings and queens,our watreas was amazing ,so served everyone, then some got food that was all very good no complaints.... Thank you all for making my husband Dave's retirement party memorable ❤
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Other

  • Connor F

Great wing night on wednesdays, wings are an awesome price, well sized and a good selection of sauces. They will charge you extra for dipping sauce which I found very strange. As well, make sure to arrive at a decent time - as it can get very busy. Due to the layout and structure of the restaurant I’ve never found the service particularly good, but it’s understandable as the girls are running around for a lot of folks + dealing with the pool tables. Overall, this is definitely a go for Wednesday nights for wings and a fun hangout for a large crowd to play some pool.

  • BOO P

Delicious meal at a great price. A ribeye steak dinner, with all the trimmings for $15.00 or less.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Raxx Baby Back Ribs
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free parking lot
Parking
Plenty of free parking. Plenty of disability parking.
Wheelchair accessibility
Parking, entrances, bathrooms and eating area are very mobility friendly.

  • Michael Eyre

Sad to see the days when a fountain pop is $4.25 and $20 an hr for pool. Last call 9pm. Place was busy roughly 100 ppl and the scurried everyone out at 10. Most places are saying short staffed, but who wants to work where there is equivalent of part time hrs and when it is busy they shut down early. Miss the days of going to a pool hall and staying late night and being affordable. Food was excellent can never beat the kitchen here, food is always top notch.
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3

  • Jay Eusebio

Have been coming here since it opened many years ago. Plenty of pool tables, multiple bars, dancefloor, live bands on certain nights. Great place to meet up with friends.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 3
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Raxx Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, Fish and Chips
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free parking lot
Parking
Very large lot, ample spaces.

  • Josh

Went here for the first time with a friend for wing night and was pleasantly surprised by our experience! It was fairly busy as it was wing night but service was still alright, the wings were piping hot and well sauced! Drink prices were a little bit high for what they were offering, but I've seen higher for sure. They have a huge space with lots of pool tables to use! Will definitely be back for more wings and a few rounds of pool!
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4

  • Peter Allebone

Large venue which has gone for the ultimate town friendly party atmosphere. It pretty much achieves its goal. A fun loving girl and guy night out kind of place. You can spend a night partying it out on a dance-floor, live band included (night I was there they had a local band called Overrated), shoot some pool, hang out at a bar or just relax and enjoy the show having a sit down meal. Whats not to love? Yeah you can have it all. Here are the photos to prove it. Enjoy!

  • Chris Dannn

The family LOVES Raxx. The service is quick (as they are typically busy and therefore quick is efficient) and the food is consistently great. Their wings are worth the trip along and the family often hits the pool tables as a great indoor thing to do on a rainy day. Great entertainment in the evenings...they really have an excellent formula for a great spot to hang!
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4

  • Randy Ketcheson

Took my wife and son out for a Raxx night, meal and some pool. Turned out to be a disaster.. NO service for .. 25-30 minutes. Never saw a waitress for food. Asked the bar to send the manager over, who was standing 50 feet away AND HE ALSO DID NOT CARE TO COME TO OUR TABLE ! What a level of..... WE DON'T CARE! We left and had a great meal at another eatery!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner

  • Marion Pellerin

Really cool place, its huge. The food is delicious but the only thing is that the salads are inconsistent. I always order the same one and sometimes it's very salty, sometimes there's no carrots, sometimes they cut up the vegetables really big. Fun poolhall, will go back again.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Parking
Lots of parking available.

  • Corbin Jameson

Tried bowling which was alot of fun with the expansive mini games. Had to go order all my drinks and food at the bar because we didn't have a server until we were almost ready to leave. Had my order of nachos arrive minutes before we left, we ordered chicken and got beef, since we were leaving we just kept it instead of waiting another hour.
Food: 3
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 3

  • Annette Wilde

Great place to relax with friends, have a beer, play a game of pool or watch sports. Lots of room and friendly staff. Wed is wing night!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Hot Chicken Wings
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free parking lot

  • Courtney Whyte

This place is must if you're looking for a pub to enough good food and a game of pool. The live band was great and incorporated new and old school country hit (which is really not my thing but still a job well done). There is a large selection of pool tables with more than enough room. Peak times are usually around 9pm. I would recommend this spot if you're ever just visiting Kingston.

  • Lucy Humphrey

Great food and service, a little loud but considering the fact it's a pool bar it is expected. This establishment has some of the best specials going.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 3
Recommended dishes
Thursday Ribs Special, All Dressed Steak Friday Night Special, Fish and Chips

  • Judy Sakell

Went in to play pool at 9:30 pm. There were 8 empty tables w lights off. Manager told us the waiting list was 6 people. When we asked how long it would be he said "That's like asking how long covid was going to last." Seemed uninterested in getting people on to the pool tables and was very condescending. Will find somewhere else to play.
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1

  • Kelley Jack

It's very dark and I have a hard time seeing my food. But the ribs and tries are delicious.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Half Rack of Ribs, Hot Chicken Wings, Ribs
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free parking lot

  • Kim Robinson

I would've liked some adult mocktail options with dinner. The food was a solid 'good'. The atmosphere was great. The service had room for improvement.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$40–50
Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Deep Fried Pickles, Buffalo Chicken Dip

  • Ivan da Cruz

That's quite a spacious space! Many pools to play if you enjoy. Good place to go with friends and have some beers. Food took too long to be served, food was good but does not justify the long waiting time. Attendants were good.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Jennifer Laird

Food and staff were amazing. Pool was a lot of fun. Even though they have lots of tables, the lighting made it feel more private.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Garlic Bread with Cheese, Fish and Chips

  • Frank simpson

The food was very good, but very slow from the time we ordered until we received our food. The entertainment was great, so we will go back again.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Chicken Fingers

  • Alicia Sands

We love going to Raxx for wing night. The service is amazing... she knows exactly what we want, which I love.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$60–70
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Caesar Salad, Hot Chicken Wings

  • David Warren

The food there was awesome. I have chicken wings, very tasty. Only wished there was more than 10 little pieces. The fries were crispy and alot of them. I give them a 9 out of 10. Only because there were not enough wings.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20

  • Daemon Nice

Fries were pale yellow, far from the menu's description of golden. Beer selection is minimal. Service was above and beyond the call of duty.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 3
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4

  • Lisa Butson

Great place to gather with friends for pool, food, dancing, and drinks! Amanda is fantastic, efficient, and super friendly!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$30–40
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Sarah Courage Dring

We were here for a Christmas gathering of my husband's coworkers. The original reservation was made for 8pm, we went a little earlier to have dinner before everyone else arrived a couple others from the group had the same idea. We put our

  • jesse

I'll start first with the atmosphere. The pool tables are layed out across the lower floor and the bar and tables are deeper in the restaurant up a few steps. There are gorgeous murals on all the walls, nice lighting and good music.

  • Donald Blatner

Wings were small and had kind of a old meat flavor to them.....will not go back for the wings.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 2
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 3

  • Alison Rayner

Cheap fish and chip night was good. Fish decent 1 piece but cooked well.
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Fish and Chips

  • don baird

Attended new years eve party and it was packed, I sat at the bar. my server (Ivy) was amazing! She ran herself into the ground keeping up with everything and still made me feel like I was taken care of. Great experience!!

  • Lillian King

Haven't been here in a long time but it's such a nice place to go for lunch or supper. Nice relaxing atmosphere.
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$30–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Donny Brinklow

We were a party of six and first time customers The Texan burger, blue cheese burger and the fire cracker burgers were amazing. Requested onion rings for the Texan instead of raw onions. They were more the

  • Fadi Yahia

Love it. Went with wifey couple of times. We enjoyed
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Hot Chicken Wings

  • Lucas Kring

Have had a lot of good times here with friends! It's great when you can chill out, play some pool, eat dinner, have a couple of cold drinks, all well prepared & served by super friendly staff! More

  • Smit Amin

Amazing place for hangout with friends or celebrate some occasion. Lots of pool table and quick service.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Other
Price per person
$10–20

  • Boutique PennyPetz

We love going here every time we visit Kingston. The staff is lovely, the food is great, and we always have fun playing pool.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Frodo B

Unfortunately an extremely poor experience at this pub. The nachos had cheap tasting, bland tortilla chips, the guac and the salsa were not fresh, and the dish was served cold.

  • Keith Wilson

Decent food at Raxx. I do enjoy coming here for some food, pool and a few drinks with friends. We all had a good meal tonight and are pretty stuffed. Reasonable prices too.

  • Kevin Lowden

Excellent service, waitresses are friendly, efficient. Foods great table need a little tlc but still great place
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Heath Darby

We had great seats, for our 30 plus friends, assistance for my friend in a wheelchair Band was ok, some bands are great there some not so great, that's life, it's

  • canadiangirl220

Staff are wonderful. The food is great and the drink selection is amazing. Love going there ❤️
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Gregory Burke

Fun place, great weeknight specials. Kailey always takes great care of us! Good kitchen!
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4

  • Suzanne Murchison

Great steak on Friday, great fish and chips on Tuesday... Becoming a favourite place to eat by the recommendation of Lisa at Quality Inn …

  • Kerry Ealey

Our waitress (Whitney) was awesome. The door bouncer was great. Wish I was from around here.❤️❤️
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Taffy

Pretty good value and good vibes. The portions are big. Just don’t eat the boiled vegetables that come with the steak, thank me later

  • Christine Woodcock

Waited to be served for a bit but table ,good drinks and setting was great
Food: 5
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 5

  • Link Koriri

Food was really good, staff was very friendly. Pool tables need a little TLC but overall really well maintained.

  • jackson cromwell

Cool spot for pool, Fast service and good food.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • TimBitz

Amazing staff and food can't wait for Wednesday wing night again!
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  • Moon Willow

Good food, good drinks and so many pool tables! Loved it!
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  • Ian O

Awesome place for pool! Staff is friendly and quick service!
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  • Mike Lalonde

Amazing place to play some pool and have some drinks
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