BBC reviewer Michelle Adamson gave the album a mixed review, claimed the album had a reasonable beginning but quickly descended to its low point on track four, "Flying". However, she liked the nearly "cliché-free lyrics" of "I Was Only Dreamin’" which offered a little variety from the normal Adams treat. Adamson wrote in her conclusion that she felt there was too little to win over new fans, while acknowledging it would sink well in with old ones. David Wild of "Rolling Stone" gave it two-and-a-half stars out of five and noted, "Adams' approach on "Room Service" sounds more hip in theory than in practice – apparently he recorded the album in assorted hotel rooms and backstage areas while touring in Europe (where he remains in greater demand). The result: a disc that sounds less like Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty" (which was recorded in a similar fashion) than a very ordinary Bryan Adams album. [...] For the faithful, at least, "Room Service" still delivers."