Staff was very rude to a group of girls here, did not feel comfortable after seeing this

Great local dive with a pool table, awesome bartender, and cheap drinks. There's also a coin operated jukebox which is good fun read more

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Cute spot! Service was good and bartender was fast. Drinks are pretty cheap. Pool table, juke box, cute vibe. read more

Bartender with a US Open hat was incredibly rude and only paid attention to his two friends at the counter. Asked him about playing pool and he barely acknowledged me, ultimately telling me it was out of order. +1 star for the Christmas decorations out front. My drink was average at best. As an avid NYC bar enthusiast, I would recommend just hitting Mcsorley's right down the street. read more

Really cute hole in the wall bar, what caught our eye was the cute Christmas Village decor they have in the window! Drinks are SUPER cheap, so happy we found this place honestly! $5-7 shots and $5 well drinks. Pool table and chess table, jukebox, great vibes. read more

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The bartender with glasses insulted my friend's appearance completely unprompted. Place was fine otherwise but this type of behavior is completely unacceptable and disappointing. read more

Good times and good beers. Comfortable for long boozing. Friendly place in between everything.

Nice vibes, came at like 9 on a Wednesday and there were plenty of tables but they ended up getting more filled, nice staff, drinks were a very reasonable price with the 9 dollar beer and shot combo read more

Been here several times and it just keeps getting better.....now i'm giving it 5stars....Thanx Mike, you were a great bartender.....place looks like a lot of fun later in the day and will be visiting again soon read more

I'm really torn on how to rate and review this place. But 4 stars for customer service and for nostalgia reasons. I came here oddly on my boyfriend's birthday as a pitstop on our adventure in the east village. Fair warning: this place gets crowded. Mad crowded. Like I think a 20-something year old girl plopped her fanny down right on my lap as she waited for her order levels of crowded leading to an incredibly awkward moment of time that elapsed. The drinks are only about $6 for a mug (which may be a bit smaller than your typical pint) and maybe around $7 for pretty much any well drink you can imagine. Not sure what their happy hour is these days. Beware that the place carries a waft of spilled and dried up ale in the air. I used to come here with my friends for their university reunions of sorts and may have had my birthday here one year in my twenties. I'm not gonna lie, I feel prehistoric coming back here for the first time in over a decade but not much has really changed. Inflation, yes. But they still probably have some of the cheapest drinks in the neighborhood. The bartending is fast, friendly, and efficient. There's pool in the back. A few book shelves filled with an interesting selection near surprisingly clean bathrooms. read more

Classic East Village dive bar with a pool table at the back. Decent beer selection although a lot of them are not on tap. Drinks are very affordable, beers are $5-7. It's cozy inside but when the atmosphere is good and the jukebox is playing it is a fun spot! If it's not too packed during the day you can ask to bring food inside too. Floors can be a bit sticky and bathroom not very clean. read more

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I love this place. I always say that you can't keep a beautiful thing to yourself forever. A lot of people have discovered this gem so there are more patrons to share the pool table with. Get a redneck if you're a real one. read more

Dicks. Came in with multiple friends and didn't let my friend in bc they had a skateboard? It's nyc? Ppl use skateboards to get around everywhere lol Don't waste your money here too many incredible bars that exist in nyc. Two doors down is big bar go there lol read more

Great bar for cheap drinks and a low key night with friends. Nothing fancy or over the top, also a cool place to pregame. They also have a pool table if you wanna play a few games. Bar seating and tables are both available. read more

awful service and over awful vibes! drinks are decently priced but not worth the rudeness you'll experience. i recommend paradise lost right around the corner. it's a bit pricier but way friendlier and won't mistreat you simply because ur not a regular. ;) read more

Used to love this place. Current bartender- bald guy with a mediocre goatee - is so condescending and unpleasant to be around. Ive been here about 4 times with him behind the bar and ive hated every time. Gave the place a lot of chances with him. It's not the same spirit. Will never go back so long as he's there. Good whiskey otherwise! read more

A good spot for some cheap drinks and a game of pool. It's a small but cozy bar. Cash only. read more

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Sadly had a bad time at this bar - and would definitely not recommend! It's fair to say that the drinks were fairly priced and quick but everything else was awful. Tables were dirty and clearly hadn't been cleared all night, too many people let in for the space available, and most notably a weirdly aggressive vibe created by the regulars around the pool table. My partner and I waited for an inexplicably long time (50 minutes) whilst the table was hogged by people who either worked at the bar themselves or were regulars. Right at the end of the night one of the staff insisted that this group allow some of the other people in the queue to play and we were permitted to play for 10 minutes against two incredibly rude regulars. They were pretty awful - both as people, and at pool. Definitely avoid unless you want to feel like you're surrounded by prepubescent high schoolers who think they're being cool when they simply come across as children with attitude problems. read more

Some guy walked in off the street and tried (successfully) to sell us porn. On Halloween, my buddy bet me that I couldn't get a number from the next girl to walk in wearing an animal costume = free car bomb. An acquaintance of mine vomited on the floor. Rather than get angry and kick him out, the bartender simply handed said acquaintance a mop and forced him to clean it up himself. Other bar owners, take note: you run a classy joint, with classy staff; you get classy customers. read more

Cheap bar. Good vibe. Pool table. $4 shots. What more can you ask for in NYC, really? This place is dope. read more

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Best bar in NYC!!! Love the ambiance, love how charming it is. The drinks are at great prices. Highly recommend to anyone visiting the city. Love the old fashioned feel! read more

I made a yelp account just to rate this place 1 star. Rudest, nastiest staff i have ever encountered. Drinks weren't great either and their bar was barely stocked so they were out of so many basic drinks. It was also 90 degrees in there. Save yourself from a bad night and don't come here. read more

Very rude staff. We started our night here with a group of about 10 and spent a decent amount of money. I wish we hadn't given them any business because both bartenders were extremely disrespectful, entitled, and spoke down to us from the minute we walked into the bar. I had tipped kindly on our first round (25%) and shortly after we ordered another round. We couldn't find one of the drinks he poured on the table and I asked where it was and the bartender yelled at me. I asked if he could make the drink again and even charge us twice and apologized but he rolled his eyes and yelled that that wasn't the point. My friend was very upset with this interaction and when paying for the bill chose to put no tip. I tried to order from the other bartender for yet another round of drinks and he yelled at me saying that he doesn't want to serve me because I don't tip. He said something along the lines of "I don't know where you're from but I'm born and raised here and we understand that this is how bartenders make their living" in the most condescending tone. I explained to him that I was also born and raised in the city, have worked in the service industry, and I did tip him plenty on the bill that I paid. However I still apologized and said I plan on tipping as I always do (even when the service is shitty), and gave them 20% on that round. Although, after the way I was spoken to, I'm thankful that they did not receive the $8 tip on the previous round that apparently would have paid all of his bills. As someone who has grown up around the service industry, I understand the upset but tipping is a courtesy and he is lucky to still have received 20% tip from us for the following rounds we purchased there. With the way I was spoken to the whole night there's no wonder he was so sensitive about not receiving a tip. He probably doesn't receive very many because of the way he treats people. Both of them were extremely entitled. My friends and I will never be going here again. read more

Note: when google maps describes a bar as a local watering hole it always means a dive. Found this place after eating at Ugly Kitchen (on 1st Ave- also great food). It wasn't obnoxiously loud or crowded so that was a win. Cheap drinks $5 for Ketel and Hornitos. So what's not to love about that. Did I mention the bartender made them strong? I couldn't see the full menu so not sure how cheap the beers are. Happy hour it's a $1 off well drinks. They have a few TVs to watch sporting events and a pool table in the back. -* for being cash only. read more

Really wanted to like this place. Great prices, good dive feel. The bartender was so awful and condescending. I want to give this place 5 stars because an 8 dollar laphroaig? Who can complain!? Well, this asshole bartender was so nasty, and not in the fun dive bar way. Hope you can learn to grow hair on your head bro. You seem pissed about life and need something to make your life better. Fuck this place and fuck this bartender. read more

Everything you could want from a dive bar ! great prices, ambiance and pool table. The blue and gold lager is only $3 and gets the job done. Always stop by when I'm in New York read more

The minute I walk in, I feel as though an old friend is hugging me. My old friend smells like old beer and hasn't showered in days, but neither have lots of friends! I don't know what it is? Maybe it's the atmosphere, the dim lighting, the cheap (but strong) drinks, who knows. What I do know is that I like the vibe, I like the patrons, I even like the bartender. Blue & Gold Tavern kind of reminds me of that show "Cheers" except that no one knows my name. Although, everyone is friendly enough that it doesn't really matter. All that matters is I know its name and that's the first step! read more

I absolutely hate hate HATE this joint. It is beyond me how Blue and Gold earns (I'm skeptical) any of its stars. Probably because a number of negative reviews are hidden behind the review filter and are not averaged in (coincidence?). I was here last summer with a few friends to share a pitcher of beer and here are the highlights: Nastiest bartender any of us have ever had the displeasure of meeting. After reading the other yelp reviews, she's a notoriously bitchy bigot or a bigoted bitch . When we came in, she was in the middle of chatting some guy up and grabbing his beer order. She asked for our IDs but since she was taking a while to finish up with the patron, we handed her our IDs and took a seat. At that point, she hissed at us that we would have the audacity to sit down before having our IDs check and she barked, "STAND UP with your IDs! Trying to pull this shit over me." She must have thought we were all underage (we were 25) and that would scare us away. Maybe she's just a racist, or just disappointed we weren't her regular hipster crowd. We should've left then but I don't know what provoked us to stay (we were probably too hot and lazy to find another place) but boy were we going to regret this decision. The dirtiest taps in all of the city. The pitcher of Magic Hat tasted like a mouthful of quarters (probably attributed to the bacteria, yeast, and mold build-up in the beer hose). NOMNOMNOM The bathrooms were just as bad. Vomit in the sink and the garbage. No toilet paper. Seeing that that prissy bartender was the only one working the bar that afternoon, she definitely could not be bothered with that. As we left, the nasty bartender politely bid us farewell with a, you know, usual "HEY PRICK, COME BACK HERE AND PICK UP YOUR TRASH!" Yes, we left one brown paper bag but there wasn't a garbage can in sight, so I'm not so sure that would warrant the name-calling. Not gonna lie, that traumatic bar experience left us groaning in a shit mood for the rest of the day. And it still lasts with us to this day. read more

The best jukebox in nyc, hands down. I've been going here since NYC was cool and since before the East Village was chock full of finance bros. It's the best! read more

The Blue & Gold might just be THE quintessential East Village dive bar. Located on a quiet stretch of East 7th, you pretty much know what you're in for as soon as you step through the door: absurdly cheap drinks, horribly cramped pool table (sooner or later, someone is gonna get whacked with a cue stick), and bathrooms that should be declared a Superfund site. I've been here at least a half dozen times over the past few years and never had a bad experience (well...there WAS the shot of warm slivovitz, but that was my own doing). $3 house lager, $5-$6 shot and beer combos (the Genny Cream and Jim Beam "Redneck' is a favorite) and healthy pours of top shelf liquor & single malts for $5 a glass. It's rarely over-packed though fair warning when frequenting in the summer months: even with the air conditioning and rickety fans, it can get downright sweltering in there. read more

If you've had a tetanus shot recently, are broke, and love the subway at rush hour then this is your kind of dive bar. I'm sure its awesome any other day than Friday, but the messy crowd was not my steez. The price was right, the music was rad, but the crowd was repulsive. We were even asked to wait outside because it was at maximum capacity (about 150 people). Sad. read more

I always stop in at this spot when I'm in the city. It's a little dive bar with cheap beer and a pool table - what else could you ask for?

Blue & Gold is an essential dive bar in East Village. It's never the main event of my night, but its convenient location, low prices, and chill vibe make it great for a stop and a shot. $6 will get you the well liquor and beer combo of your choice, with names like "Dirty Hipster" and "Low Life." This is also an ideal place to try a pickleback. It's rarely too crowded to grab a stool or booth, even on weekend nights, though there's usually a long wait for the pool table. Service isn't overly friendly, but has never been rude to me. Cash only. I came by for the first time in years on a Saturday night and it reminded me of why I used to like this place so much. There's a good mix of ages and lifestyles, and everyone seemed in a celebratory mood despite the rainy weather. Some dive bars can feel intimidating in their grunginess, but Blue & Gold always manages to feel both approachable and authentic to me. read more

B&G is f*cking legit. Unlike Peter D's experience, no one tried to sell me porn - which was a huge disappointment, but what can one do. Porn or not, B&G still impressed. Their HH specials last pretty much through the night. There is a disclaimer that says it's up to your bartender's discretion, so definitely be nice! Even if you're a mean o' drunk and piss off the bartender, and he ends up killing the HH prices, the regular prices are still a steal. Single malts for $5 each, PBRs are $3, Miller HL are $4, and the B&G drafts are $3. All the other hard liqs are no more than $5. Don't believe me? Check out the pic I took of their menu board. To top it all off, there is a pool table in the back. For the pool newbies, there is a board explaining the bar rules. Tip - read it before you play. Ladies - yes, there is only 1 bathroom dedicated for us. BUT - there is also a sign that specifically says ladies only. Can't guarantee that the boys will pay any attention to that sign, but at least B&G tried! read more

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Don't go on Mondays, the stupid bartender will demand a US ID. Nothing else works. Idiotic, if u are Englush, Australian, Swedish you don't get in read more

The owner screamed at a man asking for a glass of water. He yelled at me because I didn't know that he didn't have a certain beverage lol. avoid like the plague read more

Absolutely amazing dive bar that encapsulated everything I wanted from NYC. This is one of those kinds of bars that my dad hung out at with all of the other Eastern Europeans. Cheap drinks, great Guinness, and comfy booths. I guess I've always wanted to be Debbie Harry, and I hope that she used to come here. She would fit in. read more

I'd rather get my foot ran over by a car than ever go back here. The ugly (inside and out) old bartender is a rude meanie that obviously is miserable and takes it out on everyone and anyone there. My friend was sure she left her ID here and when my friend went to see if it was there/ potentially grab it for her because we don't live close by he refused to look if the bar had it and when he asked the bartender what the problem was he literally put him a headlock and threw him out. There's plenty of other cheap and underwhelming bars to go to around the area. Your bartender needs psychiatric help asap read more

After grabbing dinner with friends and family, we stumbled upon this place. All drinks were $5 and you cannot beat those prices in NYC. We ordered shoots of whiskey, $5 and beers and ciders. They don't have a great wine selection (my sister's preference) but their cider was amazing. It's a neat little place where the music isn't too loud and you can actually have a conversation. It was a great way to end the night. read more

Stay away from this place like the plague. Never met a group of staff that has treated me worse in my life.. Came in at 1:30 to meet some friends, despite their website claiming open until 4, I was told it was last call and I mentioned meeting friends here and I was initially let in and left alone. My friends joined us at the bar, who had been there for hours .When the person to the right of me at the bar successfully ordered a drink, I then asked the bartender for a whiskey and soda. He then became really aggressive with me and saying that last call happened and I needed to "get my ass out" ... Because my story of "meeting friends wasn't true". At this point I was being threatened so I apologized (for I guess nothing?) and left. Not sure the motivations, but if you hate yourself, please don't take it out on random people. Blue and gold is the bar equivalent of the insecure and and overly aggressive fraternity that overcompensates for said insecurity by being degrading to anyone who is not them. Please hit me up for literally +200 recs for better bars in this part of Manhattan lol. This place is not it. read more