City Bar

I stayed Aria more than three times. Love their service, restaurants, casino and such but City Bar… It was the worst service experience I’ve ever had.
My SO and I went there after midnight. It was empty except a group of loud college guys sitting in the corner. The waitress walked passed us several times and wouldn’t take our order. A sleazy fat guy with four call girls came in — the waitress was being friendly and attentive. She led them to the couch and took their orders. Uhhhhh, really??! We tried to get her attention and she intentionally ignored us again. The bouncer actually told us to leave without telling us why.
We weren’t being rude or anything. Just simply trying to get their attention. ;p

A three star average of this bar comes as no surprise to me since it left a little bit of a sour taste in my mouth — apparently I am not alone. I mean, at what point do you get to break the Vegas rules when it comes to playing at the bar and receiving comped drinks? I’m serious, if someone out there has an answer for me or an explanation/​update of the exact rule, please let me know.
I always thought that if you post up at a bar, throw some money in the machine and play a little bit, the cocktails should flow semi-​freely. Apparently this thought is either foreign here, I was singled out or the bartender missed something during our transaction, which I will admit was brief. So by now I am sure you see where I am going with this but just in case my subtle dance around the point isn’t resonating, I was charged $ 12 for a drink while playing the $ 1 poker machine at City Bar.
The part that burned was when I asked the bartender about it he said «yeah, but you have to play max credits.» At this point we both looked down at the machine, which I was up $ 5 on at the time and was clearly displaying my previous bet of «max.» He shrugged his shoulders with an almost «who cares» attitude and told me my total once again. I paid, I played some more and by the time the bartender came back with my change I had zeroed out. So, grand total for a drink at City Bar? $ 32! Bravo, City Bar, bravo.

The only reason why this place is even getting 2 stars is because our seats were perfect for people watching for the lobby. If you can snag a seat most likely you will still have to go up to the bar to get your drinks. The service was slow from our server and when we finally got her attention for another round she talked down to our group and scolded us for going to the bar for our drinks. Needless to say the round we did get from her was the worst drink I ever had. Watered down simple syrup. When I told her it was horrible she didn’t say a word and took it without replacing it. Of course we were still charged for it. Her attitude wasn’t worth fighting the $ 18 cocktail. She never came back to our table the rest of the night. It’s a clean place that does serve drinks. Recommend sticking to beer or wine otherwise you’ll get a watered down over priced drink. Grab a seat and relax and watch all the females try to walk in heels in dresses their friends should have told them does not look good.

This is short and sweet about the service at City Bar in Aria. I’ll have preface this by saying that Aria is one of my absolute favorite casinos in Las Vegas because it’s modern, doesn’t smell like cigarette smoke, and has great options for gambling, eating, and drinking. I truly do love this place.
Our group wanted to drink here at City Bar. However, we decided at the last minute or rather within a minute of sitting down to go somewhere else. Mind you the waitress didn’t even approach us yet. As our group is getting up, the waitress is walking over and we tell her that we decided to go somewhere else. Her response, «Oh good!» And she walked back to where her co-​worker was standing to continue her chit-​chatting.
We were caught off guard by this because normally the waitress will be more polite. To say it out loud for potential customers to hear is uncalled for. It’s not like we ordered a bunch of drinks and changed our mind. We literally walked in, sat down, and then got up. For her to respond in such a rude manner was uncalled for.
After we left the bar, others in my group had heard what she said so we agreed to just go somewhere else for drinks and gambling. Some wanted to gamble and drink at Aria, but after that, we were just fine leaving. I, for one, do not appreciate service like that and I’m glad we didn’t stay there for drinks considering the surprisingly rude response we received. I don’t mind giving this place another try, but there are other places I’d rather go to first.

Full bar, small but intimate. Nice furniture and good place to people watch.
Drinks are very reasonable price. Very relaxing, great place just to hang out.

Quick Tips:
1. Located right across the way from Jean Philippe Patisserie and on the casino route.
2. The bar itself was open seating when we got there on a Friday night.
3. For the life of me, I cannot remember a deliciously fruity drink that my girlfriend loved, but if I recall it was the highlight of our time at the bar.
I’ve had drinks at both Bar Moderno and City bar and I would heartily tell people to head to City Bar rather than Bar Moderno. Though Bar Moderno is definitely for those wanting to be seen or for people watching, City Bar just has better service and better drinks. I don’t believe we were ever ignored by the waitress in the very busy room.
There was a drink that made a great impression on my girlfriend. It was a fruity drink that was very delicious. Overall, this was a great place to take her since we needed suggestions for cocktails that she would want to drink. The cocktail waitress hit the nail on the head with the suggestion and kept us in good spirits through the night.
The only reason this place isn’t a five star spot is that it is much harder to feel like you’re in the middle of all the action since it is slightly closed off. Still, I would probably head back to City Bar before heading down the way to Bar Moderno again.

We went to Aria for Haze but after seeing the line we decided to go to City. It was a $ 20 cover with open bar until midnight. The drinks were good, the music was great but the crowd was… interesting. It wasn’t a bad crowd, just different. My college gf and I relived our 03 – 07 club days.
I would definitely go back.

City Bar sits between a walkway and the casino and is very open, so you can people watch around you. I sat both at a table and at the bar. I’m not sure why it got lower reviews here, but I enjoyed my experience here. It’s a nice casual, busy place to people watch, and the drinks are pretty good. The bartenders were very friendly and nice unlike most casino bars. I think this is an overlooked bar at ARIA. No, you’re not going to find loads of hotties here, but it is a nice place to take a break.

Stopped here to wait for a friend who forgot their ID, she had to run back to the hotel so we wasted some time here. While my party of girls hung out, I lost $ 20 at nearby slots, service at the slot machine was suuuper slow so I went back to the bar. A long island and 2 bottles of champagne later, she finally got back to us. It made me a whole lot more patient with my group of girls! :-) If you’re alone at the bar, people will try to chat you up and be sure to have your ID because my bartender excessively checked mine. Yes, I’m asian and will always look young –_​– This place would be boring without my party :-)

Ugh… the servers here BLOW. Very sorry for the choice of words. These servers are either a) seriously young and inexperienced… or b) seriously old and senile. They are so slow and do not know their drinks. I may be a bit spoiled when it comes to my service at bars… but this type of bar should know their basic drinks… and I shouldnt have to repeat myself twice of what goes in a drink. Nor should a drink that should come in a regular glass… come in a martini glass. I did not ask for a martini!
Good thing there are plenty of other bars to chose from at the Aria.

My favorite bar in the Aria. With a real NYC feel it makes for an awesome atmosphere. They also have some really interesting cocktails. Located on the casino floor in the Aria, its very accessible and in the middle of the excitement. Sleek décor and beautiful people everywhere if your ever at the Aria you cant miss out on this place!

No complaints, we had attentive service.
I wish they served bar food though.

This bar is in the middle of the casino floor at Aria. Coming here has made me actually consider what I consider to be serviceable service.
We walked in and immediately had no idea of whether or not we should sit at the bar, or in the comfy looking lounge seats encircling the bar. There was a buxom waitress whose goal it seemed to be to ignore absolutely everyone unless they trekked over to her and told her something.
She’d stare out into the floor for long stretches, looking for something. Maybe a lost love. Maybe she was thinking about politics.
I went up to her after the requisite 7.5 minutes and asked her, «do we ask you for
drinks or do we get them from the bartender?»
She said, «I can take your order or you can get them from the bartender!»
Warning sign.
Anyway I ordered from her and she carded us which somehow made me feel better. Our drinks came after another 7.5 minutes and they were good. We paid cash and expected change because it was more than a typical tip and she said she’d be right back. And we probably wanted another drink. However, she never came back, so after 7.5 minutes waiting for to her to come back after finishing our drinks, we left.
And she said as we were leaving, «bye guys! thanks for coming.»
Felt like theft. So I think that’s my definition of bad service. This is some kind of anti-​service game that City Bar is playing that has made me question my reason for existence. They ignore you, and then ignore you extra-​hard if you’ve succeeded in getting their attention at least once.
Good for philosophy majors I guess. I don’t know for sure because I wasn’t one.
So many better places to drink alcohol in the world.

I am re-​editing this review mainly due to the fact that I got a response from someone in Upper Management regarding our horrible experience at City Bar (Despite great service everywhere else at the Aria).
I would only warn foreign guests, that if you plan to drink at CityBar, be sure to bring either a United States license or a Foreign passport as they won’t accept foreign government Identification.

I was definitely expecting a beautiful bar being that’s it’s inside the Aria but it wasn’t anything special. Service was pretty quick at introducing themselves and taking our order. We had to seat on these lounge chairs that after a while were uncomfortable and I kept sliding down. Seating at the bar wasn’t an option counting that there’s only like 10 bar stools. The bar sure is tiny, chairs look hell of uncomfortable and I laugh at the «full bar» because they can’t even make a piña colada! Mediocre drinks at $ 12! I had two Vegas Baby! can’t say they were amazing, they tasted like your typical Cosmo. My friend order a San Francisco and couldn’t even finish it because it was too strong in the bad way, it tasted like crap despite the nice banana aroma.
Ambience is chill and relaxing but we were stuck next to this poor girl and her horrid date. He couldn’t use his indoor voice so we found out that she was mad at him because he bought her an expensive purse, her sister told her all he wanted was to smush; here we spent half an hour hearing this unattractive guy scream about how he enjoys when everything sucks.
Ladies: no cute guys worth while, not even the barteners qualify!

Our hotel stay included 2 free drink vouchers so I decided to spot in for a quick drink. This was NOT a quick stop. The drinks were strong, but the waitress rude and unapologetic.
Anytime I get a free drink I plan to tip generously, not this time.

Had a few glasses of Wine with The Better Half and some friends the other night. We enjoyed the atmosphere of the lounge… comfortable sofas & chairs… fun to people watch. Hung out for a couple of hours and our glasses were never empty… as it should be. Prices weren’t too bad… we paid $ 13 for a glass of Malbec.
Return Factor — 89.7%

I’m surprised at all the average reviews.
First (when I was there) the wait staff definitely brought on their A-​Team. Its an all women staff and wow its the top shelf.
The two girls behind the bar were incredible, wasting no time and catering to the waitresses and the bar clients. The two ‘models’ at the front desk were very helpful with information about the new hotel and I had a great time.

A small yet cool bar to meet with the elite of Aria. You’ll find post club goers and weekenders here, A couple of good spots that can hold 6 — 8 comfortably.
It’s cool, but not amazing. But I’d hang out here if I was in the casino of Aria.

I actually had a pretty fun time here with my girl friend at the bar. We grabbed one chair in the corner for the both of us and started to order some drinks. The drinks were pricey but the usual for Vegas. The bartender was friendly, heck all three of them were really nice (even to the other customers who were not women).
The bartender gave us our drinks (and we suspect extra alcohol …) one of the shots we got looked like we had half a bottle of Goose in it! Crazy. Later we asked him to make us a drink, something special that he likes that’s also citrus-​y. It was so delicious but at the same time very alcoholic (hey I couldn’t taste it …). He offered to take a pic for us and was having a great time teasing us about how we were both @_@ at the gigantic shots we had.
This bar is much smaller than Bar Moderno, but overall the bartenders are nice and I enjoyed my experience here.