The Distillery Bar & Kitchen in Rugby

Went in on a Friday night for a few cocktails, they had their 2-4-12 deal on which was a bonus. The woman who served us and made our drinks was very kind and finally helped me learn the difference between a Cosmopolitan and a woo woo!! Drinks were lovely and she explained what she was doing as she made them (just us being nosy) Will absolutely be back soon to try more of their cocktails

Grolsch was off very cloudy and tasted bad ,not the barmaids fault and she did offer me an alternative just very bad management or useless bar cellarman, management must think people are idiots selling beer that was clearly off thinking people are too stupid to notice,keg beer is so simple to keep so please don't insult my intelligence by telling me you didn't realise,shame nice place just totally useless management

Visited on a Saturday night - the place was empty but you can get over that if there was an atmosphere - a bit of music perhaps - there was nothing. Drinks were poor (they tasted like pre-made cocktails and they were terrible) and the place smells like damp.

What can I say?? We went here for a works drink and it’s the worst pint of Guinness I’ve ever tasted in my life. So sour and tasted like vinegar I complained at the bar and I was told that people had been complaining all day about the Guinness!!! If you know it’s off then why continue to serve it? I then asked for a Camden hells which again wasn’t pouring. 3rd time lucky had a bottle of corrona. Felt sorry for the people behind the bar but i wouldn’t advise going here. Bit of of a sh&t hole if being honest

OK so it was 2 weeks after payday, it was very quite, however service wise from bar staff to doorman was excellent. Didn't eat so can't comment on the food. Nice function room upstairs fir those planning a celebration. Smoking area in the court yard out back.

It was my first time coming to this bar. I was invited for a birthday celebration of one of my work colleagues. Since I arrived in Rugby from London, I seldom go out for a night out only if I am invited for a celebration. And if I go out, I really spend to have an amazing night out. I've checked the venue link ( The Distillery Bar) that my work colleague sent me for the invites. The photos of the venue looked classy , and it seemed a great and decent place to celebrate a special occasion... BUT was the opposite when we arrived at the venue. The drinks were more pricey if compared from the surrounding pubs or bars in the town. I don't mind if you pay extra for the ambience and the service. Though I did enjoy my 'porn star martini' and had 2 orders and was supposed to have some more. But... there's another BUT! Most of my colleagues came from work, and the last meal we had was lunchtime. After a glass of martini, I felt I was going to be sick as I hadn't eaten anything before the drink. The celebrant did not inform us that she was not providing food at the venue... So my friends ( one was our manager from work) and I went down to the main bar to order some food, and they said that they hadn't served food since the Covid. They don't even sell crisps or peanuts or any snacks. So we decided to go out to grab a takeaway to bring it back to the venue. The NOT so nice and NOT so polite ( in other words, Rude!) doorman stopped us and saying "I can not let you in with that food you bought from outside. So I said, we came from a long day of work just to celebrate our friend's special birthday and were starving and there's no any food in your bar. He didn't believe us and went inside to double-check it. I don't mind buying food or even snacks in the bar if there's any, but there's none. The way the doorman spoke to us was like he was talking to teenagers and / or regular troublemakers that regularly come to their pub. I was so shocked the way he spoke to us when he came back. He said, since the birthday celebrant hasn't informed you that's there's no food, I will let you in...in the condition that you will eat only in the garden, but if I see you eating your food upstairs ( The Loft Bar) I will thrown you out. And throw your rubbish in the bin. I really don't want to go back inside that pub, but my manager said we'll just have some of our food so we can have more drinks and enjoy our colleagues' birthday party. It got worse when my husband called me so he could come and join us at the party and I was guiding him where the place was. I was outside at the front door of the bar so he could see me, and whilst talking to my husband over the phone, the barman was talking behind me, and in a abrupt and rude manner saying, where did you throw your rubbish? I said I hadn't finished it, and it's still wrapped upstairs. He said if you will not eat it, I will throw it in the bin!. My husband overheard him from the phone and told me why he's talking so rude to you. I was really shocked and dismayed. I decided to leave early and was not able to enjoy my colleagues' birthday party. My manager and I were even thinking of hiring the whole place for our workdo...I was also going to recommend it to my other workplace but with our appalling experience. I don't think so. It was not only your drinks or the place/ venue you are selling or promoting to your customers or future regular customers but also the staff who provide the service. If the door man can not communicate effectively with your costumers coming in to your bar what more he will be when your customers had a few drinks already. I won't recommend this place for a party venue or any group night out.

Came in on a Friday night, no atmosphere. Staff are nice but there were ants on the bar and in one of our drinks (we sent it back and got a new one). They do not understand the meaning of two for one cocktails. They say they are two for one but we got charged ~£28 for four cocktails (£7.90 each). We asked the bar staff whether the cocktails are two for one, they said yes, but the menu reads “WE OFFER A TWO-4-ONE SAME COCKTAIL ANYTIME FOR £14, BUT LOOK OUT FOR OUR HAPPY HOUR DEALS WHICH GO AS LOW AS £10 FOR SAME COCKTAIL ON 2-4-1 BASIS”. Forgive me if I’m wrong, but my understanding of two for one is you get TWO cocktails for the price of ONE. So if all of their cocktails are ~£7 then you should get TWO cocktails for £7?? So they should either charge the proper price for two for one or just don’t say you do it when you clearly don’t! Will not be coming back, and do not recommend for people looking for two for one deals!! Cocktails weren’t even that great either.

Food looks nice, upstairs party bar was ok

Had a party in the function room 10/12/22 Fab staff, friendly owner, value for money brilliant atmosphere will definitely visit again

We went here for a birthday party on a Saturday night and all in all not impressed. The coke/lemonade mixers for drinks were flat, staff were told and sent someone to fix but did not work. Got fed up of saying about how flat it was. Advertise cocktails but they don't tell you if your in the basement part cocktails aren't served there, even though they had the shakers/strainers on the side ready to use. The decor of the room was not up to scratch either with wallpaper starting to come off and holes in roof to wire being exposed heading from 'DJ booth' to speakers. Would advise if you book this place make sure not to get the basement level.

I rarely go out but when I do in rugby this is the place to go. You get what you pay for.. Manager is sound and door staff are great. Would recommend

Nice vibe, and a good cocktail, list a bit short.

I like the place but it's a bit on the expensive side for Rugby

Visited for a private party. Staff were brilliant making me very comfortable

Lovely cocktails good value too as 2-4-1! Staff helpful & friendly. Would definitely recommend a visit. Beautiful building too!

Interesting to use this place to warm me up for when I visit holiday resorts abroad.

We had a brilliant private party in the large room upstairs. The sound system rocked ...and so did the bar staff!

Not a lot good can be said, the seat pads were filthy, staff don't have a clue & they tout 241 cocktails - well when they are charging £13.99 for cocktails it's not actually 241 is it - it's called inflated pricing under that guise. Every other bar is charging in the £6-£7 for the same cocktails! Avoid avoid avoid! RIP OFF. Plus they tout Covid protocols - all our staff will be wearing masks - really which ones because NO ONE WAS.

Disappointing. Could be a really nice place but unfortunately just overpriced with an obvious cocktail menu and no room for manoeuvre on drink selection for something a bit more excited.

Best place in the town centre management-Staff and also door staff very friendly would recommend....

DO NOT VISIT! Overpriced cocktails, rude and clumsy staff. I had a drink thrown all over me by the clumsy waitress and no compensation offer, no free drink nothing. All I was told was “accidents happen” even though this was not my fault!!! Fuming.

We are two friends that dropped in late on a Saturday night for drinks we found the drinks were amazing and the staff fantastic friendly professional and good fun (staff seemed happy behind bar), doorman very chatty and polite and owner friendly too. As two women in their 30’s we wanted somewhere not full of youngsters (mixed ages) and with music but not any hassle. We found this to be perfect nicely laid out lovely patio out back good music and would definitely recommend a classy bar. We didn’t have food so can’t comment on that but drinks and everything else were fab! Thankyou and welldone.

Ordered 241 cocktails. Got 1 cocktail divided into 2 glasses. And then the barman "accidentally" charged us for pints instead of the half pints we got. Awful.

We hired The Loft (upstairs room) for our 40th birthday party. Great size room, which looked amazing with all the decorations up. Very helpful and friendly staff, nothing was too much trouble for them. The Jam Jar cocktails very popular and tasted great (plenty of alcohol in them too). Really recommend it as a venue for a party. We had a live band and about 50 people, which was perfect. The only reason why 4 and not 5 stars was the room got very hot with all the dancing...

Ordered the buy one get one free cocktails from a very rude barman who asked me to “wait! I’ll make one at a time!” As I was asking for only 4 drinks. He didn’t even use a measure to make the cocktails and poured what was meant to be one drink with what he guessed was one measure of gin into two glasses!! After drinking a few sips I had to hand the drink back for a lady working on the bar who agreed there wasn’t enough gin in the cocktail and way too much elderflower cordial! I was faced with the original barman simply making the statement “I’ve been doing this for 23 years!” A shame because the place had so much potential to be a good bar with all the right decor!

Was enlightened by the Buy One Get One Free cocktails. Turns out it’s buy one, get it in 2 glasses. Menu choices incomplete. Bar staff un-inviting. Terrible shame, but better cocktails in Wetherspoons and that’s a stretch

Dropped by late on Saturday night for a few drinks (not food) - pleasant and friendly staff and a great atmosphere.

Early doors Saturday night. 2 others in, freezing cold and nearly £4 a pint. Not impressed compared to local competition. Lacked atmosphere and a warm welcome

My sister and I came in here for cocktails, and on reflection I don't know why we accepted themWhen we walked in we were eventually greeted by a guy sat on a stool. We asked for a drinks menu and were pointed to some clipboards with very sticky laminated menusOrdered two cocktails and watched a bit shocked as the manager made them by touching all the fruit with his hands and touching the ends of the straws with his fingers. I honestly don't know why I didn't say anything at the time and really wish I had. For a site doing a food offer, they really to consider how the bar people's actions affect perceptions.