This spot was the our second stop that night and our last. It was awesome in there! Everyone was dancing it was great. No issues with no one and the DJ had a good mix that night. Wish he played some house, then again... I did arrive a little late

The really big bouncer that looks Mexican he is huge!! He asked us for our ID we showed it!!!Then he started asking us all the info on the ID!! We answered everything correctly! He then said no I can’t let you in with this ID!! As we was turning to walk away he said for $20 each I can! I said no! We then watched from the parking lot as he did this to multiple people all night long!!! Save your time!!!

Last time i was here it was the first stop for my friend and I. So obviously we hadnt been drinking at all yet. I was inside for about 5-10 minutes. My friend ordered us a round of drinks. One of my friends came back with the drinks she ordered and then the bouncer came up to me and said i had to leave. I asked why what could i have possibly done in just a few minutes. The bouncer said they didnt have to tell me...ok? I would at least like to know what i did, which was nothing. I asked if i could drink my drink i just paid 10 bucks for they said no. I asked if i could have a refund they said no. I just left. Unbelievable. Ill never go again. Im quite and not very loud or outgoing ive never done anything close to being kicked out of a bar. Ridiculous.

Not bad for watch the football game but no one wearing marks and smelly

Best place in town to bring a friend during the week or meet one on the weekend...Pool Tables... Darts... Dancing... Everything you need to get started!

They wouldn’t let me in because they thought my ID was fake when it definitely was not. Whoever the bouncer is, is completely rude and unprofessional. Will not be returning here.

The door guy Chris real cool and chill and then abby and mariah were cool 2 they keep the cleanest bathrooms on the beach the dj on satdays is great fun 2 dance and drink cool bar tenders 2 best place in jax beach area!

First bar I went to in Jax. I like the atmosphere and the staff is very nice. Great choice of drinks. Very good music.

They turned me down when I was completely sober and would not explain why. I was the DD for shimsham and tavern and they Kicked me out after I was already in. It was so embarrassing that it almost made me cry. I promise you, none of my girls will ever come here again. Chris the bouncer is cool for brick, but idkwtf happened with tonight; I promise you the Jax girls won’t be about it. They didn’t explain anything. The lack of explanation and professionalism is uncalled for.

Steven at the gate was awesome. Great guy. Great atmosphere. Definitely coming back again.

Great drinks, friendly bartenders, huge bar, pool table, skee ball, and darts.

Can drink at other bars for cheaper and higher quality crowds.

Owner is loud and rude to people at the bars when he drinks to much, he also kicks people out if the root for their team and he doesn’t like them, one of the dirtiest bars at the jax beach do not go to, not mask required. Service is terrible and bar tenders ignore you. Brix is owned by the same place avoid both at all cost

Overall good bar. I think some improvements would be to play better music. The music is good but not for a bar scene. For example they blast music that you cant dance to. Why would anyone get hyped to dance if the music is bad. There are two types of bars:1. Music is low and you talk2. Music is loud and you danceThey took the worst of both and put it together by blasting music you would usually talk to.Also I once saw a bouncer kick someone out for looking at him the wrong way.

Good place to kill some time, can get really crowded during the weekend. Reasonanly priced drinks and indoor smoking is allowed, asthmatics beware.

Awesome place for happy hour

Not the place for tourist. I waited in the queue for 30 minutes and then the guy at the entrance wanted me to show passport as a valid Id proof while I did have a valid drivers license and ID proof. Who carries a passport to a bar for a Saturday night. I have travelled across the world but have never been asked a passport to enter a club. I also offered to show a picture of my passport but he was like I gotta physically see and touch the passport. What kind of rule is this ?? Plus at the same time he allowed 2 below 21 years people without id because the were local and familiar.You guys have to upgrade your policy, this is not 1995.

Get an orange Gatorade, peace tf out. This place can be cool for about 37?minutes then you realize why am I still here? So crowded and always only college kids. Its cool while you yourself are a college kid. After graduating just... Dont

Good food good drinks

Great local bar for the beaches.

Staff was very responsive and friendly, live music was very good, patrons were lively and very energetic... this was on a Monday night!!! Nice!

Visited on a Saturday night. No social distancing required and they have a DJ

Good bar, music was good and has a decent dance floor.

Amazing drinks and the staff is awesome

Fun beach bar with great drink prices.

The Ritz is your token Jax Beach bar.. If you want to socialize and dont mind ridiculous crowds. By all means give it a try. But if youre looking for a dive bar or something less douchy. The Ritz is not for you.

We had a blast

Terrible place... Id give it negative stars if that were possible. Made me never want to even come back to Jax Beach, let alone the bar itself. Great job guys. Terrible, terrible place...

Great bartenders who were friendly and very nice. Great happy hour.

Spent New years eve here.. great drinks and was very busy

Absolutely lively atmosphere. Every day is a party here.

They would not let me in with shorts that were acceptable for 3/4 of the beach bars. There were two women in front of me who were dressed less than reputable and they were allowed to go in. They had distressed denim shorts on which showed half of their buttocks. I had distressed denim shorts and the ladies barely had anything on. I would’ve spent on average 3 times as much as they would have since I was in attendance with a group. SURFER had no issues with my dress code and even complimented me on it. There’s not even a formal sign in front of the business like SURFER has and that in my opinion is poor management. You’ll never get another penny from me. HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. It’s most likely because I’m short and gay.As a business manager myself I take this very seriously. There is a serious ethical dilemma with bars that pander to women in order to obtain men. This influences cultures which I have no desire to be in. I’m also a psychology graduate. I’m not being mean for the sake of dismantling a business; I’m all about business.

I’m from out of town. Me and my boyfriend just wanted to enjoy the beach with our dog. Straight from the walk up the bouncer Nate was very rude. I just needed to use the bathroom. He basically screamed at me that if you weren’t 21 you couldn’t enter. I am 21, however I went to grab my ID from the car and he was still rude. It was very hot, my boyfriend just wanted the dog to sit by the shade. He was putting his feet on her and yelling at my boyfriend she couldn’t come in. He was just trying to stand in the outside area. As I came out he was yelling and cussing at my boyfriend. Like literally cussing at him claiming to be the manager. It was very disgusting. My boyfriend called and spoke with the actual manager who happened to be a female. She didn’t seem too concerned about the complaint. Overall the place gives a very racist vibe. I definitely didn’t feel welcomed.

What a JOKE of a bar! I will let all my friends know that this is NOT the place you want to spend your money at. And you get 0 stars from me.

Tyrell was great. Florida and LSU was playing the night we stopped in so it was loud but its a bar. If you want quiet stay home. Will def be back!!!

Superb Establishment!There was a younger gentleman wearing a high quality NASA jacket working the door who went above and beyond to make sure our party had a fantastic time.Top notch service and professionalism.

Great atmosphere with very friendly staff

This place gets 4 stars bcs of the live entertainment. There was a solo act, forgot his name, who was phenomenal to say the least. He took 3 of my music request and did a fantastic job. Its not my kind of place bcs I dont bars, but was needing a place to hang out with a friend after hours. Theres outdoor seating and the staff were pretty cool. Id go back here for just a little place to sit, hear music and chat.

Went here for the first time Saturday night for my friends birthday and we had a great time! Bobby definitely took care of us, he is amazing! Kristie is super cool and great at her job! Mark, the bartender, kept the drinks coming! Thanks guys for making my first time there and my friends birthday super special. I will be back!

It was fun, they had wrestling outside, and the bartender Kim heather locklear look alike was very cool and attentive ! Overall good experience. Will definitely be back.

Was with a group of 6-7 people and I was denied for no reason. Read other negative reviews!

I love the place. Great, fun atmosphere. Friendly and quick bar staff. Makes for an all around great time. 3 Pool tables and 1 dart board. Djs, live music, good times!

Weak drinks and rude bouncers. I get you have to keep the crowd maintained but having a ‘bouncer’ tell me I can’t ask my friends on the patio if they want to meet at the food truck because she has “a lot of people and can’t control the crowd” maybe indicates she shouldn’t be a bouncer in the first place. That coupled with the weakeneded watered down drinks and softened playlist means the quality of the Ritz has gone downhill in the past few months.

Loved it. The monthly fish fry is outstanding. The food is excellent and the beers are cheap. Well done!

Great bar. great staff. fun place. All you need to know

Great atmosphere. Good place to sit down for a few beers

Friendly staff, great people hanging out,all having a great time

Very good to get a drink but DO NOT go on Friday or Saturday after about 9!! It is taken over by very loud very obnoxious younger people.

Great drinks deals with a fantastic atmosphere

Walked in and ordered two club sodas with lime for my buddy and I who weren’t drinking. Bartender had a huge attitude when he gave us the drinks, clearly upset we ordered non-alcoholic (free) beverages assuming we weren’t going to tip. I pulled out a wad of cash and offered to pay him, which he refused. Asked him what his problem was and he told us to get out. I asked for the manager and he said he was the manager (56 Asian/Polynesian Male around 30 with tats on his arms). When I refused and continued to ask what his reasoning was, he had the cops called. Being completely sober, and flabbergasted, we left to avoid any further conflict or unnecessary law enforcement engagement. As we left, the door guy who witnessed the event, apologized for his behavior and admitted they’ve had issues with him in the past. Upon attempting to give the business another shot last night, we arrived at the door and asked the same door guy if that manager was working because if so, we’d rather not enter and go to another bar, but if he was off we’d like to go inside to have a good time. 2 minutes later the same manager comes around the corner with a police officer and has me registered as a trespasser. Again, completely sober and both nights we were both wearing dress shoes and blazer). Not that I would ever attempt to enter this establishment again after this embarrassment, but if I as much as step foot on the property I will be arrested for trespass. I have tried contacting the GM to no success. After working in hospitality, customer service and sales all my life, I am blown away at this experience and will tell any and everyone I can to take their money elsewhere. 10 years of going to bars, Ive never been registered for trespass even once. Absolute insanity. If a manager or owner would like to verify this information, you can check the cameras on 3/28/2019 around 1:20am and watch the body language and facial expressions. As for future impressions, I highly recommend firing this individual. Feel free to reach out for any questions.

Omgosh! They renovated, and upped the game out at the beaches. This place is definitely my new favorite spot out there. It was good before, but the upgrades are exactly what it needed to be the go to place. Whatever made them do the renovations, good for them. Plus, the staff was excellent!!!!! Keep it up!

Fun place to meet people or just people watching.

Took my gf on a date here and it was nice to sit at the bar and get personal service even tho it’s more of a club at times. Had a great time.

Pricey but great environment

First time ever experiencing racism since Ive been to Jacksonville. A group of black people were denied entrance by bouncers. I had my clipped out of states ID the bouncer mentioned I should grab another ID due to my ID being clipped upon my return the bouncer said he cannot allow us inside due to the ID being clipped and told a lie that I tried to go into another club like how would you know that if you are standing in front checking others ID while I ran to my car for my military ID. Long story short we were black and the clipped ID was the easiest lie they could have came up with to deny entry. You can have this one Mr White racist bouncer.

Great bar atmosphere, eat before you come because they dont serve food. Pool tables and sticks are sub-standard. Half the sticks are crooked or missing tips, table kept eating the cue ball so they would have to open it and get the ball out (I know, dont scratch)

The atmosphere was crazy I really enjoyed myself,will I go back heck yeah!

Dont want to say its the best fish fry in town, because its such a great secret for the locals!! Love it and for a great cause.

It used to be a lot of fun.. two years ago. Last time I came here, the bouncer did not believe that my friend was really 25 and he messed up his own math when calculating age and was rude about things. He told us he would get the cop to check her ID and we said to go ahead and do it but he told us to leave in a rude manner. Not coming back.

Brandi is the best bartender in the world I recommend this place to everybody.

Ive been here a few times and its a nice place, drinks are pretty good, decent prices, okay music. Nice to just chill.

My sister and a few of her friends came in from SF for her birthday so we brought them here for some pool. It was a Wednesday night but there was an awesome DJ, great bar staff and really fairly priced drinks. We all had such a good time. They literally want to come back to JAX just for this place lol

Cold beer and a fun place to hang out at especially Thursday !!

Great place for twenty something’s. The bar is located within three blocks of several other beach bars. The clientele is you g especially on weekend nights. A forty year old would definitely be out of place.They check IDs to ensure legal drinking only. On the weekends there is no parking so Uber there and back.

Dj was off the chain tonight

My girlfriend has MS and havnt drank anything. Took her out for a good time bar hopping and they said we were to drunk for no reason. Only because how they saw me handling her to the door. They were very rude and disrespectful towards us and refused us.I explained to the person at the door and he was not giving a care in the world. Dont think he even knew what MS is. Three employees were out and not one even said anything. I will never go to this place ever again. Went to a cop and said because it privately own they had the say so. Its messed up and I hope alot of people read this cuz at the RITZ they are selfish people to their business. Ive been going there for years. Please if you wanna have a good time and relax after a stressed day this is not the place to go. BoBBY the manager at ritz is stright not human.

Bobby the manager is very rude asked for several different proof of Id at the door for me and 3 friends (we are Hispanic) and to all the other white women that came in he didnt ask. Was very uncomfortable around him. Do not come here!

This is a Jacksonville original bar lots of fun not much seating they have bands and all kinds of fun activities

Best bar and bartenders at beach. Go Jamie

Lemon drops are very good here and the atmosphere is amazing. But sometimes the bouncers make it feel more like visiting an inmate st prison instead of dancing with your friends carefree.

Decent bar thats very popular. Not the place for a quiet drink, often very busy with a long wait to get a drink because theres 40 people ahead in the queue. Youll be turned away if you dont meet their dress code.

Nice spot for afternoon cocktail on Jacksonville Beach.

Most evenings the Ritz is packed with 20-somethings. But on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon, its a nice spot for a cold beer for grown-ups. Check it out.

Used to be a great bar for pool and sports on tv. Now, blasting, hip hop club music. Gotta yell just to talk to friends next to you. Uncomfortable vibe seems to invite criminal element that has been causing problems in the area. Too many friendlier places to go. Wont be back due to future gang violence.

Spent more money than anyone here. Still got asked to leave.

They didnt let my friend in because she had a cute little cannabis leaf on her shirt. Mind you she wasnt some dumpy, white trash looking gal either, in fact shes quite beautiful. Its 2017 get over yourselves, youre a BAR serving a mind altering substance anyway for goodness sakes! I have never once written a review on anything before, but I was too blown away by such incompetence to not write one.

Pretty wild how when I cashed out it wasnt a big deal, but when my friend cashed out it was an ordeal. Apparently its company policy to show ID when cashing out. My friend has a different last name due to being married and had to show the bartender BOTH of her social security cards before she could tab out. The service we were recieving from all the other bartenders and barbacks was awesome until the older blonde lady showed. Look, I know it could be company policy and shes just doing her job. But if that was the case, why wasnt she so stringent with me?

Its a great place to visit go out and meet people I can I recommend anybody to come and have a great time with a very great staff

I don’t like writing bad reviews, but this was a humiliating and really bad experience. A friend and I were recently on vacation in Jacksonville Beach Florida. We both did not have an issue going into several different bars with our OREGON licenses. After we decided to grab a bit to eat at Ritz Bar on our last day before heading back we were pulled aside by two Caucasian bouncers who threatened to call the police because apparently our licenses “were fake!” Okay, usually they just threaten you and let you go. At this point he looks serious so we ask for our id’s back because we can obviously just go eat somewhere els. This is when things got a bit serious. Two police cars arrived and two Caucasian men stepped outside of their police cars. The police men proceeded with “it is a felony to have fake id’s and we could be arrested.” They also said that “they could interrogate use and find out who sold us the id’s .” This clearly didn’t have anything to do with our id’s but our last names! They asked Gina what the last three pervious addresses she lived in were. They also said they need to stall in order to check our id’s how professional. It was about 45 minutes before they let use go. Apparently it was necessary to ask a lot of questions and interrogate use after they had already cleared our ideas. If you are ever in Jacksonville beach Florida DO NOT GO TO RITZ BAR they are clearly racist. After looking at their facebook reviews and google reviews they are clearly racist!

Nice clean place good food and good drinks mix drings tap beer can beer . Nice ppl work here never gad a problem getting orders on time . All arou d a good out side bar to visit on a hot day for a drink . Cone out and visit the lemon bar

Friendly staff, quick service. Great drink specials. Monday night Mexican beer $2.00. Walking distance to beach and other bars and restaraunts. Expect this place and every other place around to be super busy during summer and every weekend.Oh, and they allow smoking inside, a plus for some and a minus for others. Great air handling system that you hardly notice the smoking....

Always the best spot in Jax Beach to watch football. Theyre free food buffet is so great on Sunday. Will miss it after football season.

A staple of Jax Beach. Everyone has to go at least once. Drinks are always well made and not to weak.

Some of the rudest people i’ve encountered in Jax. The door lady, the bouncer, the manager, all of those people have some serious and unfortunate personal issues to work out. These people are not deserving of your money.

I would give this place zero stars if possible, it is a freaking joke. I came outside to smoke, when I came back inside the bouncer or doorman told me i could not come back in. He then proceeded to insult me, and had me talk to a manager. I had a full drink and my wife inside and the man would not let me in. The manager gave me zero to no assurance and said he had to talk to his door man. He never came back Im out 39 dollars, from their robbery. They kick out customers who are not even an issue. I have been in the industry for over 10 years! This place is a joke, please dont go there, please dont spend your money, and dont support this bs business.

Great place to meet.

Stopped here to get a bottle of Two Titmice vodka very quick service with friendly advice on mixology for our vodka

My boyfriend and I were physically grabbed and removed from the bar for using the wrong entrance. After leaving, an employee yelled insults at us from across the street. Never returning.

Very nice bar and very clean...

Cheap drinks is basically the only good thing about this place. Music sucks. Vibe is weird but im broke so whatever lol

Fun

Looking for easy barley legal college girls. go here spend 10 dollars on a drink and take one home today

A jax beach staple. A good place for a drink, but this place becomes 21 year old central after 11pm. AKA Amateur hour

Jt was a spectacular host! If every establishment had just one person like JT on their crew they would enhance the experience ten fold. He was extremely friendly, welcoming to questions, and helped to make our party feel like we were the most important people in the world. It was a pleasure to meet such an amazing young man, and I will absolutely return soon.

Always a good night out

As soon as we walked in a bartender looked at us and rudely said what do you want? My jaw dropped and I thought maybe he was kidding. He then with the same bad tone repeated himself. We literally hadnt even sat down yet and did nothing to deserve bad treatment. When he returned with our drinks I asked him if he was having a bad night and he ignored me and walked away. When I told the other bartenders and front door guy about the grumpy service they admitted that he always has a bad attitude. I thought he was just having a bad day but maybe he just hates his job or his life. He probably shouldnt work with customers directly. (Edit: He appeared to be asian and I believe they said his name was Arckey)

Bouncer was very unprofessional, he threatened me and told me to get out of property because he thought my ID was not real, even so its clearly a real Florida license, he would not even let me use their bathroom. I highly suggest to stay away from this place.

Good vibes in their.amazing

Living at the beach for most of my life we have been going to The Ritz for many years now and for many of these years we have had a lot of different folks take care of us there but one bartender in particular that has always been great. Casey Harkleroad has always been a true professional in every way. She always greets us as we enter the building and from the time we arrive until we leave she makes sure that we are having a great time. She is always upbeat and when it comes to customer service she is at the top of the list. I would recommend that the next time you are in there you make sure you sit in her section or at least ask for her. She will make sure to leave an impression and keep you coming back to see her.

Great looking girls and decent music but sometimes the staff gets bugged out.