The Remington Bar

Small quaint place inside of St Regis hotel.
There is really no «happy hour» menu here. But, they do offer lite bites and other menu options. I did think $ 17.00 for a 4 piece cocktail shrimp was high dollar. As for the drinks they are pretty standard. I had a $ 12.00 cab that was decent.
The setting is dark wood and screams older crowd. The waiters are even in suit and tie.
We usually meet here before a Junior League meeting grab a drink and chat.
If staying in the hotel. I’m sure you have garage parking. There is valet but you can easily park on the street in front.

Saturday night. This is definitely NOT the a place for the Facebook crowd. The only people under 30 were the waitstaff and a few of the hookers who were there with men old enough to be their grandfathers. The band is really good. They play a wide mix of music to cater to the tastes of everybody in the room. Everybody dances. In fact, the more they drink, the more they dance. The mixed drinks weren’t especially memorable but, I’ve certainly had worse. Surprisingly, it got crowded fairly early and by 11 it was standing room only. At 1am, the band yanks the cord and is out the door. If you find comedy in people watching its a great spot. Valet parking is complimentary if you get your ticket stamped in the bar.

It was a fun place now, it’s a much «older» crowd and expensive… and my bill tonight was $ 13.53 per vodka and tonic… and a $ 3 tip to Harry, and it can be an expensive night. Seriously? Almost $ 14 for a drink? Then add in a tip for the valet and if do not get your parking ticket stamped by the bartender –which they do not tell you that’s an additional $ 8! And there’s never a waitress around so good luck trying to get a drink in the first place unless you go to the bar. Always a good dance band, great place for taking your friends from out of town. No cover.

Well being new to Houston — my friend and I went here and theres definitely more of a «mature «crowd. More of a wedding reception w a band feel .Good drinks but very pricey.

As much as I enjoy The St. Regis Hotel, I wasn’t impressed with this place. I came here while staying at the hotel. The bar itself was very nice, but the crowd is the problem.
The crowd is 50+ year old men looking for 40+ year old women to hook up with. If that’s your thing, well you may love this place. I was not particularly fond of this.
The drinks here are decent, but expensive (then again it’s in the St. Regis). The staff is pretty quick, but I don’t really like spending $ 7 on a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. My friend bought shots which happened to be $ 15 a piece (I think he may have suffered a mild heart attack when the bartender told him the total).
Since I was at the hotel, I stopped by both nights I was there. They had the same band both nights. I’m not sure if they are the house band or not, but I was not a fan (though the 50+ year old women seemed to dig it).
If the crowd was different I’d probably add a star, but there is no reason to come here unless you are a single 50+ year old man or woman.

The band, Commercial Art, has been around for eons, I’m glad they’re still keeping it real! Great people watching place. There are definitely the regulars that seem to hang every weekend, and the old guys!!! Too cute! Although I’m sure their dirty dog days are in the past, they’ve still got a line dance or two left in them. But there were actually quite a few younger people there, from 20’s up, plus every ethnic group. I love a fun mix of people.
There is lovely banquette and booth seating on either side of the dance/​bar area, and we discovered upon our exit that there is a sizable lounge area behind the bar. Looks like it used to be the cigar area. I wanna hang out there next time.
Free Valet parking – get the waitress to validate your ticket when you buy your first drink.
I think this place is cute, and I like old fart meat markets.

This is an upscale hotel bar with the lights too bright and the band too mediocre, the drinks too boring, and the crowd too old fart to be much fun. ZZZZZzzzzz.

This was good entertainment on a quiet Friday night. The regulars are entertaining. Harris is a perfect bartender — the likes of which I rarely see outside of New Orleans. Band was slow tempo; crowd was diverse.
Nice, mellow, spot for a hot summer night.

The band used to be very exciting and there were large crowds but lately the new band is not very good in my estimation and the crowds are small.
The drinks have always been expensive but, when the bands were good I didn’t mind paying the prices. I wouldn’t go back now.

Staying the night at the the hotel, we decided to check out the hotel bar scene due to the urging of the desk clerk that checked us in.
They had a live band and the place was packed. It is a good sized lounge and we were able to sit away from the dancefloor and the crowd of 50+ year-​olds who were alternately hitting on each other and doing their best dance moves from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
It was actually fun people watching because no doubt everyone in the room is living off their big retirement accounts or hoping to live off someone else’s that they meet there.
I giving this place 3 stars because I don’t believe that my fellow, ahem, young Unilocalers need to experience this place. If you happen to be staying here and want to see cougars and lions go at it, this is better than the zoo!

Wow. folks! How or Why I ended up here is not important, but believe me it was not my idea. I would say only come here if you are over 45 years old and daring. The cover band is below average, but they get everyone on the dance floor.
Remington Bar is located in the St. Regis Hotel. The interior of Remington Bar is actually nice, compared to some of the other Hotel lounges I’ve been in. It’s has dark wood panels on the wall, exposed beams on the ceiling with crown molding everywhere. I would say this was the only redeeming quality. It’s a hotel bar so the drinks will be overpriced.
For people watching this is as good as it gets, but honestly I still wouldn’t waste my money and time.
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Pretentious martini/​cigar bar, maybe an ok over 40s single scene. Nice décor and live music and dancing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings from 7:30pm until 11:30pm. Very slow dancing!