Moonwalk Bar — Restaurant in Albuquerque

I almost never give a single star review ever. I especially never complain about service because I know that working in the service industry is hard work and there's too many irritable people who don't give folks the benefit of the doubt. However, today I stopped by Moonwalk to grab a drink, I sat at the bar and the entire time I was there not a single bartender asked me what I wanted to drink, didn't hand me a menu, didn't even acknowledge my presence with a head nod a hand wave, nothing. I sat there for thirty minutes and saw plenty of other people get served even folks who had arrived well after I did. I walked away from the bar and I will never go back to this place. If someone walks into your establishment and takes a seat at the bar, even if it's very busy, the least you can do is say "sorry it's a bit busy it might take longer than usual," or you can say "I'll be right with you, here's a menu you can browse until I can get...

I was excited to try this place out! I’m always on the look out for some great cocktails, but unfortunately I didn’t find any here. I was with a large group of people and none of us were impressed with our drinks. We had a spicy jalapeño margarita and another mixed drink the bartender recommended but they tasted watered down. The spicy jalapeño margarita had very little flavor and the pink drink had a light subtle flavor. Some other friends had other types of margaritas (can’t remember which types) but they all had similar comments.

The three stars are for the bartenders. I will say that the bartenders were super friendly and funny which was really nice!

I wouldn’t be opposed to going back and trying out different drinks. Maybe my first time there was just a one-off experience. Someone else left a review that they made a good Old Fashioned so I may have to get...

I really love that this establishment is supporting the local industry, by only using New Mexican made spirits in their cocktails. That being said, I feel like Moonwalk has the potential to step up their game a little bit to really make these locally made spirits shine. As you can see, my old fashioned was pretty visually unexciting. It did however, taste great. In the age of people tagging your establishment on the gram and snap and what not, visually appealing is critical from a marketing standpoint. They also had available, a variety of local beers and ciders on to choose from as well. Also, the service was rather slow. The two employees working the bar on a Saturday night were working very hard, thank you for that! Perhaps an extra and or two...