Urban Rooftop, perched on the fourth floor of the 4Eleven office building at the corner of Harris Street and Bagdad Avenue, will celebrate 10 years of bringing upscale cocktails, mocktails and bites to downtown Round Rock in May.
About the business
Locally owned by Allison and Blake Notgrass, Urban Rooftop is part of a synergistic ecosystem at the western end of downtown Round Rock.
The rooftop bar, with views of both downtown and the nearby creek, is one of three businesses under the Urban umbrella, along with the URBAN Eat.Drink restaurant and Urban Creekside event space.
The bar, which Allison said draws inspiration from the classic speakeasy, is an upscale environment inviting meetings, corporate happy hours and other events to book the space originally built as a conference room for the 4Eleven office building.
In 2020 and 2021, the venue was closed for renovations, in which the indoor portion of the space was extended to increase climate controlled seating.
What’s on the menu
Drawing inspiration from their travels and collaboration with mixologists, Allison and Blake said their goal was to create upscale craft cocktails and an elevated food menu.
Customers can choose from a selection of cocktails, including an Urban take on the classic old fashioned named after Blake; lighter fare such as bruschetta and tuna tartare; and seasonal snack boards.
In their own words
Both said one of their favorite aspects of operating the bar is the regular customers they come to know as familiar faces.
“There's 100 bars in probably a 5-mile radius, and this is their favorite," Blake said. “Just hearing them talk about that, that’s probably the most rewarding piece.”
What’s next?
With Urban Rooftop’s anniversary approaching, Allison said a revamp to the bar’s food menu is set to debut in May.
