I came with my friends to have s great night out. We only had to two beers each before we came here and was denied access because "the bouncers judgement is the last and final judgement" in the words of the management team. We aren't belligerent or close to being irrational. I called the the office and he basically brushed me off and said it's not my problem. I would not recommend this place to anyone if you are coming here without having a beer because obviously having a good time is illegal according to Ace. read more

This place was a lot of fun. My friends and I came here to start our night and I'm very glad we did. The drinks are very cheap and the atmosphere was really fun! We played pool and had the entire back sections to ourselves. This is def a great place to start or end your night. Quick notes There is a 20 min on credit cards and the mens room has no lock read more

The drinks here are cheap and the atmosphere is fun, in general. I was here Friday night with a group of friends - including gay men. Does this bar or bouncer have an issue with gay patrons? From the reviews from Josh, Gattlin, Patrick it seems like there's some bias here in who they let in/don't let back in and racial slurring. It's unacceptable. read more

Pretty chill bar to go to and hang with a large group of friends. Bartenders are also pretty chill.

Cool, big dive bar. Cheap drinks, fun decorations, and plenty of activities. Awesome for a night out with a big group, especially if you want to park it instead of hopping around. read more

I like this bar bc they have a cheap $3 Ace Draft deal all day. It's def worth coming here for that. However, after tonight I got such rude service I don't want to return. I put $4 in the pool table and the bouncer came over to me to tell me that they are closing the bar. That's fine. So I asked for my $4 back since I didn't play and they said it wasn't their problem. So I went to the bartender to tell them that I put $4 into their pool tables and would like $4 back since I never got to play the game I put money into. She refused for the longest time, and then eventually she agreed to give me my money back after making snide comments like "you're not the only one at this bar diva, so here's your money back so you can spend it on another bar". Suffice to say, the bartender was very unprofessional and cold hearted. read more

This bar has been fun for a decade! I came here for the first time in 2007 when I first moved to NYC and many times Over my ten years of living here it's always delivered in service and atmosphere I love this fuckin place!!! If you're not cool stay out, this place is it! read more

Ace bar is a great neighborhood spot to grab a beer and relax! its great to play some darts or pool and sometimes they even have beer pong competition which i highly ENJOY! i live in east village and love to take friends from out of town to Ace ... its like the perfect east village spot- kind of typical but also amazing because its typical! beers are cheap too! read more

Came here the Saturday and the place was packed! Was excited by the lively atmosphere and awesome selections of activities...until I ordered a drink. After waiting upwards of 5 minutes to get the bartender to even notice me, I tried to place an order for 2 beers and shots. The female bartender proceed to scoff at me with with a look of sheer disgust, my guess was she did not approve my boyfriend kissing me out in the open but WTH!!!, its 2017 get over it. She NEVER came back to follow up, and after waiting five more minutes to try and place my order again, I gave up. Not only did I not bother ordering a drink, but we left the place outright. Great way to lose a sale, and a customer. Thanks to Chriswhatever your name is.. I'm sorry but a crowded night does NOT give the bar staff an excuse to be downright condescending and rude to patrons. Not only will I not be returning to Ace Bar, but I will encourage friends to avoid it as well. read more

I've been to Ace Bar many times and I always have fun. Unless it's too packed of course. I've had the most fun on weeknights when I can actually move around. I highly recommend coming here after dinner on a date during a weeknight or after a UCB show. I love shooting pool, only real reason I visit this place. It's only $1 and the darts are only a $10 deposit. I always meet cool people here. On the weekends you see a lot of pretentious people, but it comes with the territory. Overall a great bar. I do, however need to mention one thing, the bathroom is designed horribly. One stall and toilet. NO LOCK ON THE DOOR...why? I guess the toilet is for vomiting because what dude will want to take a shit when anyone can just waltz right in? read more

My only con is that theirs no light in the Spring & Summer when my hockey league goes to the bar! My Pros are that we get Trivia on Sunday, inexpensive drinks and pool tables! Its also prettt close to home!! read more

$20 card minimum, no ATM, waitress didn't give us our change, no quarters at the bar despite many pinball machines, bad music, and gross bathrooms. If you're going to be a dive bar, be a dive bar. If you're going to be a bar for yuppies, be a bar for yuppies. But don't try to do both. Three stars for cheap beer and ski ball. Not recommended, though. read more

This is where you go when you want to drink PBR on tap and play skeeball. We all get in those moods. It's a okay dive, and I really like it, because sometimes that's exactly what you need. It is also pretty much the only bar I'll drink PBR in by choice. It just feels right, when you're there. ...and that fourth star is really for the skeeball... read more

Some people can't get drunk and have a good, slurred conversation. No, these drinkers don't want to converse with their friends. They would rather get bombed off $5 Miller Lights and play darts or skeeball or pool. Meat-heads in the East Village, rejoice. You can now drink your American piss-water and flirt with the few ladies (who are so big it's like getting double for your money!) outside the dirty-ass bathroom and lie about what NYU seminar you're in WHILE playing bar games. You lucky, lucky kids. read more

Went here on a Friday night. Good tunes and relatively cheap beers. Skeeball and darts were fully occupied so we spent the entire night playing pinball. They have two machines - one is 24 (Jack Bauer) and the other is Rolling Stones themed. 24 was freakin impossible - i swear there was a special funnel into the gutter lanes! Rolling Stones was way way more fun. if you send the ball into the right places, you collect extra balls that play at the same time ("groupies"). The thing that makes it challenging is a cutout of Mick Jagger that darts this way and that right in the middle. He likes to block your balls from going up the proper chutes ("argh! #$@#@ Mick Jagger!"). It costs 75 cents for three balls, but it is more cost effective to pay $2 for nine balls. Sweet! read more

what a dump. dump = durty unadulterated muthafuckin pimp. peeps in here look like the cast of MTV's Skins...but way more drunk and boisterous. could be the effects of the happy hour $2-off beer prices and a decent beer selection (rolled with Radeberger)...Miller Lite/PBRs were $3 all night. drunk darts, skeeball, pinball, pool...and NWA's "Fuck the Police" blasting on the juke? what else do you need? oh yeah...menus from spots all around the e.vill...in case you want food delivery to the bar... big up to Lauren B for her reco. read more

Great dive bar and who doesn't love skeeball???

Just checking out at LEAST 1/2 of the people that have reviewed this place still assures me this place deserves one star. *barf*

This bar reminded me of a college frat party, which could be good or bad, depending on your preference. At 5:30 PM on a Friday it was so crowded it was actually difficult to navigate! I couldn't believe it. The drink specials were definitely a hit here, with $3 bud lights being our party's preferred favorite. With a $20 minimum, you can imagine that we had to consume many bud lights, which made this place all the more fun! I loved the fact that there were so many games, especially because I beat my boyfriend badly in Skeeball :) Also, there were TVs we could watch college football, so he got over the loss quickly. If you have a big group of friends, this is an awesome place to come and get drunk and play games. I would come often if I lived here! read more

Hmmmm, what to say about Ace bar? Gotta love the skee ball. Why does everybody love the skee ball? Well, I enjoyed myself, but skee ball in and of itself does not endear a bar to me...so it must have been the company :) BTW, bartender didn't seem to know what went into a lemon drop...but was happy to "fix" it for me. http://www.bardrinks.com/drinks/fastsearch.asp read more

Happy hour until 8pm, friendly and courteous bartender. Dark and divey bar with a couple pool tables and other fun bar activities. There's a few booths to accommodate large groups. There's two televisions with sports on but not really a sports bar imo. There is no kitchen but you can ask the bartender for the portfolio they have filled with menus of nearby eateries that deliver. read more

This place is awesome! Two dart boards, two pool tables, two skee ball machines, two pin ball machines. The darts are free, the pin ball is reasonable, the skee ball is a little pricey at $1 a game, but who cares its skee ball in a bar! The beer prices are decent at $4-6 drafts but unfortunately they don't really have any drink specials or happy hour that I know of. The only reason I can't give this place 5 stars is that the crowd here is pretty young, loud, and somewhat obnoxious, the bartender wasn't that good, and the darts and skeeball gets packed quite early on even if there's plenty of elbow room elsewhere in the bar. If I rated the people alone it would be a 2-3 stars, the bar alone would probably be a 5. read more

I was visiting a friend in NYC, last week and he took me to this place. They had a good selection of beers on tap, but thats not even the half of it. It was just like a rec room. They had 2 pool tables in the back, 2 dart boards, a coupla pinball machines, but the coolest thing was the skee-ball lanes they had. We couldn't even get on them, because there was a league tournament or something. We ended up shooting darts. I don't know of too many bars where a waitress gets your drink of choice when you are shooting darts. But this seems to be the only bar I have encountered where this is the case. I had a blast here. I hope to go back here next time I'm in NYC. read more

Phenomenal service. Best vodka cranberry I've ever had. Lighting makes everyone look good, skeeball is amazing read more

I can't sit around drinking at a bar for long. I get antsy so games are a great way to pass the time. Ace has pool tables, dart boards, skee ball and pin ball machines. Game on! read more

Awesome bar, especially on the weekdays for happy hour. They have some cool arcade games such as skee ball, pinball, duck hunt, etc. The bar is also pretty spacious and has some good drink specials. read more

Pretty standard East Village bar, which while larger than most doesn't really offer anything else. Lots of gaming going on here, darts, pool, arcade games, so if you're looking for a place to hang out with some friends I guess this would be it, just not exactly my kind of bar. read more

Peach Vodka... The best part of my time at Ace was the peach vodka that i asked them to mix up in some orange juice. We walked in and it was jambed packed. As we wiggled our way to the back we passed the famous skee-ball machines (by the way there are only two) and I'm not sure if everyone is aware of why skee-ball is awesome, but it's because it's cheap, you can play 20 times in a row and because normally there are dozens of machines so you and all of your friends can play.... here that is just not the case... Ace has defiled the beauty that is ski-ball. ANYWAY we walked right by to the pool tables and as we started feed quarters into the side we were ATTACKED! BY THE POOL TABLE NAZI!!!! He yelled at us and told us to remove our drinks from the edge of the table IMMEDIATELY!!!! C'mon man, it's a bar.. what did you expect??? and this guy was JACKED, he should have been putting those steroids to use outside... helping the old tattooed bouncer keep the pretty 19 year-olds out!!!! I mean he came back to check on us and our drinks about 4 times. BOOOOO! They know that it's just the college crew that comes so everyone is treated like a 15 year-old who's about to mess something up. Plus the patrons of this bar really don't know pay-to-play pool table etiquette. We had our quarters piled up on the side and this girl tried to budge us. My friends an i calmly explained that if she would like to play a round then lay down the quarters!!!! I think if you're in the mood to experience the more annoying parts of your college memories (IE, girls in skimpy clothes and guys that spend all day in the gym and say "YEAH!" a lot , all jambed tightly together in a dirty over-priced bar), then this is your place. After three peach vodka drinks i was much happier, loved everyone, and satisfied enough to say i had a good night. read more

ugh def not coming back here. whiskey and coke was 6 bucks which isnt too bad for a bar in this neighborhood but you'll definitely be waiting 20 minutes to even get the bartender's attention. i reached the point that I offered to buy a drink to anyone at the bar who could get her to come over and take my order. this is not acceptable for when i want to get drunk fast, aka. anytime i'm out. the crowd was mostly very early 20s, a peppering of 40 yr old men by the bar as well. This was on a Friday. Also, waaay too packed. I think i'd mind less if they accepted what they were like Calico Jacks or those other midtown bars, but trying to pass yourself as a dive bar in the east village while playing coldplay and catering to Long Island bros and hoes.... get real. note: if you're home from college or celebrating a 21st birthday... this might be for you, other wise, passssss. read more

4.75 without a doubt! i love ace bar. With my six years of heavy heavy field research on the perfect bar, I can safely say that Ace Bar is NOT the perfect bar, but its pretty close up there. I don't know what peter d. is talking about with 'That Guy'. Perhaps its because I'm a girl who has mastered the 'go away' scowl, but people let me drink alone in peace! Drinks are fairly cheap and the bar maidens are sweet girls. They'll engage you if you're looking for a conversation and leave you be if thats what you please. Bathrooms are clean-- one bathroom with two stalls for the ladies. Sorry gents, Ive never ventured to your b-room so no comment on that Generally I enjoy being left alone at a bar, but IF i wanted a pickup, this scene wouldn't be too hard. Don't hit up the front of the bar for bites as those tables are probably filled with groups who wanna stick together. Head to the back where theres a pool table and other fun games. Be bold and ask a hottie to play with you and teach you how to hit it! yes yes yes, games are a little pricey. $1 for ski ball is too much... but beers and competition seem to do a good job at convincing me its not too steep one more thing: there seems to be a dog every time i go. So if you're allergic, perhaps this isnt the joint for you to visit read more

I always seem to have a great time at this bar. Something in the air there makes it a really social place. Ski Ball is awesome (though I do miss the big booths they used to have where the machines are now). Great place for friends- it is a big place, so it doesn't feel as crowded as some of the tiny places in the area. Along with the ski ball, there are 2 pool tables and dart boards in the back for your ADD friends who can't hold a conversation. read more

ace bar is a lot of fun. i didnt get to stay too long (and ive only been once) but i felt compelled to write this review after a friend so eagerly brought us here. this bar has darts, pool, skee ball, big buck hunter, pin ball etc--. there is a scary hologram poster of a warewolf/bear thing, which i didnt love, but hey it probably gets people talking (im talking about it... sooo case and point) i didnt get to play the games yet, but you can win free beers at skee ball so i'm likely to return. we got there early, at 9:30ish (i think) and we got a table which was really nice, but even if you dont score a seat you wont care. they have awesome deals on all their beers (including yuengling on tap for $4) you wont care where you are as long as you can get to the bar. ambiance is cool--there is a whole wall dedicated to vintage lunch boxes. points for originality, right? good music for the most part--although i did hear the same amy winehouse song 3 times in a matter of an hour and a half. bottom line, VERY excited to go back read more

$7 a pint but $20 minimum on a card and they charge you tax...... no bars charge tax... don't go here if you're looking for Guinness.... def not a place for 21+ read more

You really can't say anything bad about a bar with a hologram werewolf poster...not to mention the encased collection of 70s tin lunch boxes. This is a bar where you could never get bored. They have just about every game - darts, pool...and yes, skee ball. I came here with a large group on Saturday night - it was still a little early so it wasn't crowded. The drinks were good and so were the prices. Lots of fun. read more

Bar is basically a dump. However when my crew is out we usually find ourselves stopping by Ace Bar for an hour or so to either play pinball or play some darts. Outside of the dart/pinball offering there is absolutely no reason to go. read more

Fun! Skeeeeeee ball. Darts, pool. For when your friends are a little lame and you need something to keep the excitement going. Also good for groups if you go early. Take over the back area with the spacious booths. $3 PBR and Miller High Lifes. $4 Bud lights and Yeunglings. Done deal. read more

Nasty staff. The bouncer got arrested for roughing some kid up for no good reason the night I was there. In other news, the drinks are expensive. It's disappointing, the bar itself is kind of cute. read more

Skeeball, pinball, pool, darts, a jukebox; Smithwick's (and lots more) on tap, an Xcelerator hand dryer in the loo; high-backed booths; a gaggle of tight mini-skirted, bare-legged b&t biddies tottering around in heels; a bouncer who's not a total dick. In short, an amusing way to spend a December Tuesday evening in the East Village. read more

Awesome bar. Good vibe, pool, skeeball (which will win you free drinks with a high-enough score), and a wall full of vintage lunch boxes. This is one of my favorite 'hang out' spots when I'm tired of the lounge/high maintenance scene in NYC. read more

"They" say you can never go home again...My recent experience at Ace bar proved that to be true. Ace bar was my local haunt when I lived in the East Village. I spent many drunken nights hanging out with the feisty bartenders and playing pool until the fed-up bouncers kicked us out. I moved up north about 5 years ago and, although I visit my old neighborhood once or twice a month, I couldn't bring myself to go back to Ace bar until recently. I met up with a few old friends and we decided to pay our old favorite bar a visit. Not surprisingly Ace bar had moved on without me...changed into something that I didn't recognize. Don't get me wrong, it's still a cool place! Maybe even COOLER? They even have skee ball now, and what's cooler than that!? The staff was nice, but missing that feisty & sarcastic edge that the original Ace crew used to have. Still a pretty awesome place! Definitely worth the bitter-sweet reunion. read more