Smoq & Water Bar

2810 Highland Ave, Norwood
(513) 429-5657

Recent Reviews

alexis32111

Not open at 10pm when google says it is.

Africa Wallace

Nice establishment for cigar smokers. i don’t smoke them, yet it’s nice they have a spot to call their own

Brandon Barnett

Amazing place and food.... better people tho.

She'An Gilliam

Pretty good experience. However, the establishment has more bourbons/whiskeys. Even though it's an old distillery, the clientele is many facets of mixologists; therefore, the number of tequilas, vodkas and gins should have been greater than what was present!

Jim S

Friendly watering hole with great food and modest pricing.

Lita J.

My friend and I were looking for some bbq, on this night ?. We kept striking out, so we stumbled upon this place. It was very different from our expectations. Upon entry, I asked a patron who happened to be outside at the time. About the parking lot. We made our way in to find our own seats.. Service was very slow and not friendly. The atmosphere was cold, bland, not inviting nor comfortable. Seems like a neighborhood spot. After figuring out how to place our order's on our own. Our drinks were not good, the Sprite was watered-down and my Virgin margarita was not drinkable. The bar person was not friendly nor attentive. He thought it was more important to socialize with someone he knew rather than service a waiting customer. I guess he was upset with me not liking the Virgin margarita he made for me,, which tasted like pickle juice. Yuck!!! The Korean fried chicken wings were good, the fries were hot & fresh. My friends pork nachos were cold and his wings had the wrong sauce on them. It was semi corrected by giving him another sauce. Karaoke ? was funny, and fun. We wish them well ?.

Kellie C.

My husband, friends and I all stopped in here to check it out. It's a weird location and the menu was very limited. It's a bar that serves some food. Probably to help absorb some of the bourbon and rum the make right there. We ordered pork sliders, jalapeño chicken sliders, Mac and cheese balls and pretzels. All were really good for "shitty bar food" as the owner Mark called it. I REALLY like the Mac and cheese balls. They are made with Gouda. Enough said, Right! I also had a mixed drink called a Blueberry Sour (I think). It was really good. I would definitely go back. I bet it's really fun at night and on the weekends. I know I'll be having a Blueberry Whatever and some Gouda Balls.

Simcha Elbaz Kackley

Love love love this spot!! So diverse, good people, and the karaoke was best I’ve ever heard!! Everyone was so welcoming, I think we talked to everyone. Played pool with a bunch of different people. Good old school jams - got to hear these amazing singers sing Aretha, Deborah Cox, Chris Stapleton…. Actually one of the girls got a golden ticket at American Idol!!! ❤️ can’t wait to go back

Kimberly Rogers-Ross

I’ve been twice. The bartender remembered me and what I drank from the first time. Bartenders are great!They also have outside seating. Very cool spot and food is good also!

Jacob M. Jumonville

Had a blast singing Kareoke and enjoying delicious drinks and BBQ! Highly recommend stopping by for a fun time! ? ? ?

Shannon Feick

Small and quaint place. We enjoyed a birthday at party there last weekend in the back room so seeing the still was interesting and cool ambiance. The location is a bit odd but they still drew a decent sized crowd then set up karaoke during the latter hours of the Saturday evening. They have parking in the rear and right side of the building.

Angel T.

Great place for an after dinner cocktail, just wish they had food! I liked the decor and my drink was very well made. But could only stay for one without something to nosh on.

Renee R.

Loved the bar, bartender, but very disappointed that the barbecue menu no longer existed. My husband and i were out shopping all day we were hungry, thirsty and ready to enjoy the smoked barbecue menu, but to our disappointment it no longer existed they had individual entrepreneurs that cook certain days of the week, which some of the returning customers gave us the low down on the menus offered Wednesday thru Saturday they talked up some of the menu items they enjoyed so we decided to try it out. After ordering our drinks my husband ordered the Korean fried wings which were very flavorful crunch pretty good, i ordered pork nachos which were a huge disappointment the menu offered nachos with pico da gala, sour cream, jalapeños, cheese, (not sure what else going strictly on memory) you can either choose chicken or Korean flavored pork so i decided to go out of the box and try the pork, well big mistake on my park my nachos came out with just pork chunks and nacho cheese no flavor no toppings Luke warm so i asked the cook where my toppings were he said when you order the pork they don't add the toppings that are included with the nachos which makes no sense (nachos, cheese, jalapeños, pico, choice of (chicken or Korean pork) that to me is everything included and you pick choice if meat. As i said very neat place great price drinks bartender was super nice patrons very friendly Yelp needs to be updated very misleading when your looking for a barbecue place and not food vendors, but all and all we will be back on their burger night now that we know the cook schedule.

Saquita Smith

I think it is a wonderful atmosphere with great food on Thursday and Friday, and the cooks are great!!

P Barton

We ordered wings. Service was slow then when we got the wings they were wrong. We left to go eat elsewhere.

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