Horrible new bar in San Marcos. Â It is always crowded. The first time I went there this blonde bartender woman/girl was so rude. I had stood waiting for over ten minutes to get a drink. She would constantly serve others around me and I was irritated by this time. I never wave down bartenders because I know how annoying it can be, but I asked if she was ever going to get to me. All she did was look at me, turn around, and help others. I then tried to get a drink for a guy at the bar. I said I have been waiting over 15 minutes, she wont make my drink , so can you. He then got a crazy power trip and started to yell at me saying they will get to me when they want and they do not have to serve me if they do not want to. I was just shocked and appalled at all of this. I have never been treated this way. I hope they have been fired or perhaps are not working there anymore. All you do is work at a bar, you make drinks, but apparently both of them felt they were better than me for some reason. Since then I have never been back..
Review Source:It was exactly as I imagined it.... Douchey. And we were the only people there on a Saturday afternoon. The first thing I noticed as we walked in were the fancy-looking pool tables, but with further observation I also noticed some stains on them ( throw up?). Gross. We were greeted by a BT that looked like a chronic roid user. Poor guy. I kinda feel sorry for him to be working at a place that treats him like a little bitch. $11 for a Firemans and a double Captain & coke. Ok prices. Michael dropped the food menu in front of  us. I like how everything had 'fresh' in front of the description. Then I flipped it around. It was disgusting! People, wipe your menus at least once a week, shit! He didn't even push the menu. I wonder why?
So I had to use their facilities. No soap.
One of the managers/owners had been sitting next to us the whole time staring at his phone or eating or telling us how cool their bar is and how they want Nephews and Green Parrot to be pushed out. Nigga, Nephews (although a bar I dislike) and Green Parrot are a mainstay in SM for a reason.
So that guy sent the BT to change the soap. Then we decided to close out. I reminded the BT I still would like to wash my hands. Â Seemed like forever until the owner/manager guy said the bartender was having issues replacing the soap. When I went back the floor was wet and there was a Hill Country Fair hand sanitizer sitting on the sink. Â This place needs a John Taffer intervention...badly. :/
WTF Moment: This whole experience was a WTF Moment.
The "hip" atmosphere of this place certainly upscales San Marcos a bit. The bar is nice and the staff seems to be on their toes and friendly. The kitchen is now open so I got my standard burger (which I was told was "awesome" by the bartender). It was nothing more than a standard Angus patty on a bun with the usual acrutrements. I opted for a side salad instead of fries and was pleasantly surprised when I received a spinach salad with some feta cheese. Very nice. I think what the turnoff of this place was - the drink prices outside of the specials. 3 bucks for a Bud Lite in San Marcos is quite a hit. Also there is NO parking, so you have to find a place on the street, which might be an issue. It's an odd location and I hope these guys have done their research because even with a big student population San Marcos can't sustain all these bars. They need to break out and differentiate a bit, and with no parking so far from campus that might be an issue.
Review Source:Grimm outlook may be ahead.... Â It started with the no personality door guy and then the $4 for a can of Shiner that had the aluminum popping out on the bottom of the can (must have gotten a discount from the distributor.) I was caught off guard at $8 for the two cans of disfigured Shiner beer and kinked the waitress to only $1 for her tip. I usually tip at least $1 per drink but when I asked for two shiner beers I was blown away that they were cans and not bottles and also the high price tag. Â Walked out to see the roof top view.... but it wasn't much of a view.... Everything is for sale or for rent in down Town San Marcos and the streets look dark when you're off the square. One drink and we're out....... I don't see us returning, but will feel bad if they don't make it. Â I really don't understand how these kids can afford to drink at places like this when there are Soooooo many other places in San Marcos with awesome beer specials... Served in GLASSES or BOTTLES.
Review Source:Walked in, the mgr and the bartender were sleeping on the bar. Waited a few mins, they woke up, served me an over priced beer then preceded to tell me the rooftop was closed, after I already orders my drink. I was waiting on a group of 5 ppl, finished my beer and had them meet me at Harpers due to the rooftop not being open and very poor service. That was my first experience.
The two other times I was dragged there by ppl wanting to check it out because it's the "new bar" in SM, Â the rooftop was again and again closed. This was a Friday, Sat and I believe Thursday.
I just think if your going to call yourself Rooftop On The Square then your rooftop should probably be open.
This bar sucks. Don't waste your time. Â Small, really cheap extreamly wiggly furniture/tables, overpriced and to clean for San Marcos and again...the rooftop is never open..
Nothing at all like the Austin version.
I'm not one to write reviews I just  had such a bad experience I thought others should know...and maybe the owners.
Too expensive!!!!! Â
I asked for patron on the rocks and they gave it to me in some cheap plastic cup. Â I was trying to tell her that I wanted salt and lime but this place was obnoxiously loud inside so she couldn't hear me. Â
The pool tables are in an awkward place...
This place just blows!
After opening a series of successful bars in Austin, TX, the owners of the Rooftop Bar decided to expand their game and take their talents south to San Marcos where the student population ravenously awaits the opening of  any new establishment where they can purge their sins in the hot summer heat with cold libations of a less than holy sort. A lot of hype has surrounded this establishment and that could clearly be seen on opening night where the line stretched well beyond the sidewalk, even making it into the road at times. As long as the line appeared, it moved fairly quickly, and I was inside the bar before I knew it.
Comprised of two story building, you immediately enter into an outdoor patio area, well stocked with plenty of seating and even a massive flat screen, enough to entice the desires of any sports fan into an alcohol-infused Sunday Funday for the ages. Upon entering the downstair portion of the building, you find several tables and a long bar staffed by several pretty ladies who do nothing but improve upon the curb appeal of the bar. Large air conditioning ducts sat high upon the ceiling, poised to dispense cool blasts of arctic air from deep the building. As excited as I was to see these monstrous, metal ducts, I felt an absence of cool air from the moment I entered the establishment. Granted, it is the beginning of summer as well as opening night of a new place, I still expected more in this department.
After collecting a few drinks and hob-nobbing with some people downstairs, we made our way back outside and up the stairs to 2nd level. The room was packed. Great design gave this place a very upscale feel and the crowd was certainly reacting to it. An elevated platform gave the DJ plenty of vision over the crowd as he worked his trade and gave opening night a well played soundtrack for the evening. Tons of beautiful people packed the dance floor and the outside "rooftop" as well. Packed as this joint was, getting a hit was still relatively easy. No more than a few minutes wait got you any drink you could desire from the bar, and usually a little more conversation than you would be used to at your average establishment. At $3 dollars per beer, I didn't cringe every time I bought a round for the boys, and liquor pricing wasn't too shabby either.
Plenty of familiar faces came in and out the doors of Rooftop that night, a fact that always accounts for something. The sensation of meeting up with old friends and throwing back some drinks, in a good atmosphere, always has a good feeling. The Rooftop on the Square is certainly a place that's great for that, large enough to pack in the people, small enough for everyone to know your name. San Marcos may have a real winner on its hands people!
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