Tonic is a GREAT happy hour spot. I've been there a few times now for a pre-gaming kickball hangout. The drink specials are awesome and the happy hour lasts until 8:00pm.
The service here is also remarkable. Each time I have sat outside and always had a full drink in my hand. I've tried the pretzel with Guiness cheese dip (sooo good) and both the Old Fashion and Muhammad Ali pizzas are highly suggested. They have a stage inside and it appears there are bands that play there quite often. Either way it is a fun hangout and marvelously easy on the pocket book.
This place is awful, wish I could rate with zero stars! Â From the snobby Scottsdale attitudes from everyone there, bartenders, servers, etc... to the below par and then some service and food. Â I wouldn't even categorize what they serve as food. Â Drinks were severely watered down (so order beer if you do go). Â Perhaps the bartenders were putting our liquor in all the free drinks they were passing off at the bar to certain patrons? Â We went to check out the local music talent playing this weekend with a group of 6 and thought this looked like a great place from the photos, etc... but were extremely disappointed about everything around us, this place is a bust. Â None of us will ever come back and all 6 of us give this place a BIG thumbs down. Â Too many music venues in town that have an appreciative staff that actually take care of the paying patrons, good food and respectful attitudes and service. Â In summary...slow service with NO smile, watered down drinks, poor attitude from servers and bartenders, crappy bar food with "it sat on the shelf too long taste" nothing is fresh, patrons who look like they haven't showered for several days and sticky bar tops and tables - YUCK!!!
Review Source:We had a great time. I used the <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2FRestaurant.com&s=0aab4cbd731f3d3b0d1453050d3abc56a8c80bd214e25469c7555b750dca8a51" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://Restaurant.com</a> coupon, but probably would have been better off not using the coupon, and ordering off the Happy Hour menu instead. Happy Hour prices seemed reasonable.
Review Source:I have been here three time and there is always something different going on, good food and some interesting drink special and a bar tented who can actually create some cool stuff. Â Not a place for younger kids in the evening - which is kinda nice for us older ones ducking out on our kids for an hour or two.
Review Source:The decor and floorplan are very unique; it's not often I arrive at a bar and spend the first hour just checking the place out. Â Bartender service was fantastic. Â I pay particular attention to the glasses a bar uses to serve my beer and I could write my name in the front on the pint glasses they used. Â Nothing better than that while drinking a cold one. Â I didn't try the food. Â The overall atmosphere and service were great. Â And the streaming music videos were not only unique, but the bands featured were excellent. Â I would definitely return to Tonic both for early and late fun.
Review Source:It's a good local hang out place. Frequent events like industry night, karaoke, live bands. All day Happy Hour on Sunday and Monday which includes certain apps and pizza that are really well priced, plus you get enough food to split with a friend.
New staff for the most part, and they are friendly and like to keep you coming back. I like the indoor/outdoor option. Good  music, not so loud you can't have a good conversation.
Rewards program... needs a card or something, now you just write your name on your bill.
Like I said, this is more of a neighborhood place, don't come expecting to find a bunch of people dancing and getting crazy, bar fights, or snotty people.
First off I have only been inside this place once and the look of it kind of takes you by surprise. Â The bar inside is a bit cramped but there are standing tables and a pool table with room to shoot.
I personally have their food delivered because of one reason: their customer service. Â In an age where social media (i.e Yelp!) can make or break your word-of-mouth, Tonic nailed it on the first try.
I ordered delivery from them on their first week delivery being available and I ordered the Nicki Stixx and the Dee Snider pizza and they were awesome. Â They also deliver booze too so I got a six pack of San Tan Devil's Ale. Â
The kicker was this: they found my apartment with no hassle, they were fast and they brought me free ice cream as a way of saying thank you. Â The delivery guy got an extra large tip and my continued business. Â Well done Tonic.
I LOVE this place!!! Excellent customer service now. Â Super , rockin, yet laid-back vibe.
Good looking men in a sexy, orange ties in black collard button ups is what pours my drinks! Music from every genera and super cool mix of people. Mot def, come and try the Nikkei Stixx appetizer; Yummy.
I'm not sure what the hype is about this place... happy hour is all we go here for.
Probably been here a dozen times now. I'd call it an upscale dive bar. Â Since it's close by and usually not busy we end up meeting people here. It's kinda hidden over by the oreck store behind the B of A on the street corner. Â It's a small bar inside and about the same size outside. I think it opens at 4pm and doesn't do lunch. Â The food is ok bar food. Honestly the cheeze wiz on the pizza is gross but drunk people seem to love it. Bar top is always dirty which is gross and it gets hot and humid inside a lot.
Patio area is probably the nicest place with the misters. Oh and they have free popcorn. There gigantic pitcher mixed drinks only have 1 shot which is misleading since they are the size of a pitcher. The shot-ski thing is kinda cool since someone always misses/spills. I wish they had a Polaroid/dig camera or something for shots of those. Â Overall it's good for the HH but not much else.
Finally went to check this place out with a few friends on Saturday night. We arrived in time to catch the last hour of daily 4pm-8pm HH specials. The place has a cool inside/outside bar open to the patio. We grabbed a couple small tables out on the patio because it was actually more comfortable outside with the misters on. This proved to be a wise choice since the inside became a HOT box! Might need to dial down the AC a couple of degrees when it is 105 outside.
We were excited to see Four Peaks Peach Ale on the menu but had to settle for a Shock Top since they didn't have it available. They have great HH food & drink specials. The soft pretzels were amazing with cheese sprinkled on top & served with a scrumptious Guinness beer cheese! We will definitely go back during HH to try some of the other food. I'll certainly be keeping my eye on their live band schedule too!
I went here last weekend with my visiting sister and my BFF, and had a blast. The blue dragon drink thingy was delicious, the spicy wings have flavor not just burn and there was a pool table. I dug the band, but I'm a bit biased since I know them, but I usually make a point to see 'em if they're playing when I get a night out if that means anything... All in all, I'm a fan
Review Source:Not all bars are the center of the hipster universe.
And that's perfectly fine if all you wanna do is have
a drink or two and just wind down. Sometimes you just
want to do a little chillin'. Like a villain. Or like
Ferdinand Magellan. Whatever the case, if that's what
you want to do this bar is perfect for it. I've been
here a few times and it's never been too crowded. Perfect
setting if you want to hang out and have a few with some
friends ater work. It's not a bar to "be seen" or to go
test what you learned from MSN's "top 10 pickup lines that
actually might work" article. It's just a place where you
can have a conversation (at least if you sit outside as I
always do) without having to shout over the music. The music
they play is a good mix of old and new. Sometimes they have
people playing music - either some guy with an acoustic or
a band - usually not bad but usually nothing to write home
about either. Their food menu has a rock and roll theme with
names like Nikki Stixx, love-me-tenders, Paul's boutique,
fleetwood mac, eye of the tiger, war pig, culture club, hot
for teacher - all names of appetizers, pizzas or sandwiches.
They even have twice baked potato skins named - Once Bitten,
Twice Baked. Was that referencing Great White? Yikes. Too Soon?
The Service I've had here was actually very good. Very attentive
waitstaff. They also have a discount club where you sign up and
get discounts - sort of like a loyalty card - which is cool if
you come here often. Parking is plentiful as it's in a mall.
My guess is that Tonic does not necessarily target our demographic--adults with kids dining out for dinner. Â However, for us it Tonic was a great find. Â We went here on a Thursday night for dinner for the first time. Â The food was excellent and very reasonably priced. Â Excellent sandwiches and appetizers. Â While their beer selection wasn't large it was an interesting selection of bottled and tap beer, and we found choices that we were very pleased with. Â The wait staff was friendly and attentive. Â The music was a bit loud for someone just wanting to go out to dinner. Â Our 8 year old found plenty of food to choose from, and since she likes music, she enjoyed herself. Â
Overall, was a very good place for a dinner, would recommend bringing older children for dinner (no booster seats available).
Oh man...came here on a Friday night (around 11pm) a few weeks ago looking to scope out my new neighborhood and fml.
I walked in with my bf, looked around to the two guys playing the guitar and singing some folky crap, looked at the bar filled with sloppy looking people in what looked like their "I ran errands all day but didn't have time to change into a clean shirt and jeans" attire, looked at my boyfriend, laughed, and walked the eff out of there.
I've set my expectations for AZ pretty low coming from the Bay, but this was YIKES.
I'm being generous with two stars because this place could be okay for their food and maybe a happy hour, but good lawd after 8pm I'd go running the other direction.
Blehhhh.
I came again few weeks ago and the music was great. Two guy played guitars and sing. The best part was the thin pizza. I love it.
I had difficult time to say something to the waiter, maybe because my voice very low :). I asked the napkin twice than she just said ok and no napkin..lol..Well, I used my tissue in my bag.
I would go back again nexxt time for the music and the pizza!
I grew up in LA and went to school in the Bay Area, so it's hard to compete in the nightlife realm. But, I am being fair and rating Tonic amongst the bars & clubs I've hit up since I've moved to Arizona. Bought the LivingSocial deal for Tonic, and went here with my boyfriend to order $30 worth of food. We ended up spending $50 and the bartender didn't know how to accept our coupon, so that totally sucked.
here's what we got for $50:
2 medium sized pizza - super oily, but decent pizza
3 sliders - typical
Spinach & Artichoke Dip with pizza bread pieces - yummy!!
2 pints of Great Shark
1 bottle of Apple Cider
There's free popcorn, a pool table, and I like that there's flat screens everywhere playing old school hip hop mixed in with some current R&B. I suggest coming during happy hour, because all that food I listed are around half off in price, and the drinks are too! I think they have happy hour from 4-8 everyday, so next time the boyfriend comes to town, we're planning to visit Tonic again and hopefully, THIS time our LivingSocial coupon will work.
Note: There is no dancing at Tonic, I thought lounge = some dancing, but there isn't any dancing here. Good place to grab drinks though!
I have only been there once, but I am a definite fan of Tonic, mainly because the bartenders are stellar. They keep the drinks and food coming, asked for our names (and remembered them) and gave us coupons for free food the next time we return. It's not a destination bar (nothing I would drive across town for) but a nice neighborhood bar.
It's trying hard to be upscale, but the customers are mostly locals of various age groups and backgrounds, in everything from sweatpants to clubbing outfits. I would not worry too much about dressing to impress at Tonic, despite the fact the decor has a very club feel. The night we were there I got the impression that many of the patrons were starting their night there, having a drink and some food, before moving onto Scottsdale or Tempe.
We went later in the evening, after HH, and our bill was more than we usually spend on drinks and food. However, we each had several drinks and we tried three or four appetizers, so the value was good. Next time we will return during HH to save a few bucks.
Disclaimer: They may have better drinks and staff by now.
I came here for my bday with my mom in March 2010, the drinks weren't anything to write home about and had little alcohol. They have a pretty good happy hour so I'll give them that. It also smelled weird in there and for a Wednesday at around 3pm there was an unusually large amount of orange, Scottsdale bar skanks who, in my opinion, were having a contest to see who could scream OMG! the loudest.
I'm pretty sure our waiter was drunk as he could barely see straight and was stumbling around. For the quality of this place... it's overpriced, I love Chandler for the fact that it's not pretentious like Scottsdale and this place is trying way too hard.
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