Rock N Horse Saloon — Restaurant in Tulare

One Star Is Too Generous

If you’re looking for a place that combines overpriced garbage food, watered-down drinks, and an atmosphere that feels like a gas station bathroom had a nervous breakdown—congratulations, you’ve found it.

From the moment we walked in, it was clear the staff couldn’t care less. Our server acted like we’d personally insulted her by showing up. Eye rolls, snappy tone, and a complete inability to remember a drink order that had exactly two ingredients. Impressive.

The drinks? I’ve had stronger sips of mouthwash. My whiskey sour tasted like lemon-flavored sadness, and my friend's margarita was basically just a glass of ice with regrets.

As for the food—calling it food is generous. The burger was somehow both burnt and raw, the fries were cold and soggy, and don’t even get me started on the “chicken tenders” that looked and tasted like deep-fried shoe leather.

And then there’s the atmosphere. Dim lighting in the wrong way, like they’re trying to hide how dirty everything is. Weird music choices. And a vibe that just screamed “get out.” We later found out the owners have a history of making openly racist comments, which honestly explained a lot about the hostile energy in the room. Disgusting.

Do yourself a favor—go literally anywhere else. I wouldn’t come back here if...

The bar layout works for me. When I come it’s usually on Wednesday nights when they have DJ Nikki and Karaoke. The barowner/tender Jeff is super nice and when I attempted to order a favorite drink ‘Banana Rum’ he didn’t have it; however the next Wednesday I was there Jeff called me out and said I have something for ya and low and behold he got me the rum I so very much love, my friends and I must have drank the whole bottle that night as it was as delicious as I had claimed, lol. Honestly I couldn’t find a better bar than one that cater’s to my needs quite like this. I recommend this Rock N Horse bar absolutely. The people are super friendly and there are locals and non locals that attend I live more than an hour away and thats saying something....

As a usual participant at the karaoke nights it seems to have gone downhill (excluding Wednesday night karaoke since it's a different DJ; a nice young women {NOT miss Sammy}) MISS SAMMY has been closing the nights earlier and has been taking up most of the slots for her own performance which would be fine if there wasn't patrons waiting to sing, she skips peoples songs without them knowing or giving them a chance to replace them (UNLIKE the nice Wednesday women) I have chosen to stop going to MISS SAMMYS NIGHTS...

The establishment itself is a vibe they have a rotation of themed nights and have their own style! That's why i was mixed on leaving the review but since I'm taking a break from them 💔 I had to let them know...