ahhh natty light cans- so wrong its beyond right. much like this bar. if any of the factors that make it so wrong were fixed, like the odor, the array of nasty old men in and out of here, the shitty country music, the nastiness of some of the female patrons who may attack you in the bathroom, even the urine on the floor, this place would just be a shitty bar. but because its all so, so wrong, it was one of my favorite bars in nyc and the only reason i would ever leave avenue c. true divey shithole bar- at least during the week. read more

For that tattooed, graffiti, dive bar east village move. This bar is a pretty fantastic place to go with your friends, to go meet people or to just get really fucking drunk. The age old adage that you get what you pay for certainly rings true here where beers are cheap and so are the other patrons. Put on a t-shirt, some ripped jeans, dawn your awful barbed-wire tattoo and grab a PBR tall boy. If you wake up the next morning alive you will most likely be laying next to a chick that wasn't so fortunate. My advice would be to shoot for an overdose of alcohol, the quick way. Hit the bar for shots of whiskey chased with PBR and you will be in for a good time. Extra bonuses are the Neil Diamond on the juke box and the big buck hunter video game which should facilitate you drinking yourself to death even quicker. Be sure to wink at the lovely lady bartenders who are very attentive and can probably kick your ass. read more

The bar tender had the best eyeliner application I've ever seen. And was hysterical. Great service. Good crowd. I'll definitely be back.

Ive been going to this bar for years the staff is always friendly and Joanna is awesome as well as the rest of the staff. They have a great old school jukebox and a pool table. I reccommend this bar to visiters all the time and have taken numerous clients there who have enjoyed it. To the jackholes that gave the bad review recently, the patrons are glad you wont be back. Peter Schoen read more

2:40 pm on a Friday - come in here with 7 people. 4 of us order a drink and all 7 of us sit down. The bartender (SO nice) says all 7 of us have to order or we have to leave. 2 of us were pregnant, one quit drinking and the other didn't feel like it (me). Let's just say we will never be back. The bar was empty once we left. Bye Felicia, the brunette bartender with the bad eyeliner. read more

This is a great dive as long as its not filled with finance jocks from uptown. These fratholes are ruining everything that's good and decent about bad and undecent bars. read more

Worst experience. My wallet went missing within 5 minutes of my being in the bar. Someone in our party found it on the floor, gave it to the bouncer, who then gave it to the bartender. Wen I went to retrieve my wallet, my cash was missing. This bar was not crowded. There were barely 5 people in it. Chances are pretty likely that the bouncer or the bartender pocketed my cash. When we confronted the manager, he defended his shady staff. Oh, and then asked us to leave. We weren't charged for our drinks for the trouble. But even that to me seems shady. Obviously the manager was covering up for whoever pocketed my cash on his staff. All of this happened within 10 minutes. In a nearly empty bar! I will not be returning to this disgusting place and I would suggest that others shouldn't bother going. There are far better bars in the city with better service. read more

Terrible service, bartender got so drunk she could not even stand up straight. Was falling into the bar. She was extremely rude and very unprofessional. read more

Friendly bartenders and staff, great drink specials every afternoon, and the best Bloody Maria on the planet.

This place is a total shithole. The bar is dirty as hell, with drinks spilled all over it. The bartender seemed completely wasted. And all of this is what makes it awesome. If my friends were actually in a proper drinking mood, this place would have been a riot. One of my friends thought the bartender gave me someone else's drink. But, really I didnt' give a shit. read more

So this place is kinda cool, definitely super divey. Not exactly my scene but if you are looking for a crazy time to go out with a bunch of friends this is a solid place to go. read more

BUCK HUNTER. a couple of my buddies called me up one night and told me we were going to doc holliday's to play buck hunter. i'm the one who remembers most of the night and it was great. our table was covered over in pbr cans and shot glasses and even the girl i came with had a good time. other times i've gone, i've always had a great time. there are some wild characters at the bar, they have great drink specials on special days that are even lower in cost than their usual dirt-cheap prices and one night, after a potent mixture of various chemicals, i found myself passed out in the back room, waking up to the bartender putting my mobile in my pocket. it turned out that while i was still upright, i'd dropped the damn thing at the bar and she was making sure i didn't loose it, then let me go back to sleep. you will meet some people that aren't anything like the ones you're currently friends with, and if you head home with one of them, make sure you're protected from diseases, knifes and her boyfriend--he's bigger, meaner and hairier than you are. read more

This is the kind of place that looks exactly like somewhere where you would uhm die. Scenes of Texas Chainsaw Massacre very well could have been shot here, still could be shot here, hell that family may live in the cut here. Now with that said. Someone could have very well popped out with a chainsaw at any point in time and I would have been all hey bro can I try that thing out? Split a pitcher? Who you killing later? Does the whole being drunk thing mess with your butchering skills? No? The minute we sat down bartender threw us two shots and two Rolling Rocks. Shots were on the house. Free whiskey. 3 dollar cans. Chainsaw. Love. For how "grimey" this place looks its actually really clean. Doesn't smell as it should, bathrooms are more than bearable, floors aren't all gross beer sticky. It's some kind of chainsaw illusion I swear. One that I am totally ok with. I honestly think this is the kind of dive that you could take anyone to and once they heard the country music a blastin talked with the super friendly staff and realized you can probably get away with doing just about whatever you damn well please. Love will come crashing into their hearts. read more

went here on my birthday .. cutie bartender made my night. They have the best jukebox ever! I love this place.

A fun dive bar. Casual. Fantastic manager. Made a few new cronies here thanks to my pals. Country music mostly on the jukebox. Make sure to tip your waitress. IDs will be checked if questionably underage. Fake IDs-Leave them home. They will be confiscated. read more

Hmmm, well, I definitely had the honor of experiencing this bar this past weekend, and let me just say I wasn't even in there 30 minutes and I decided to leave. Before I walked in I could hear the country music before I even walked in and let me just say that I am from Texas, and one reason for move to New York City was to escape country music and this place was just very small and grimy. I was just not a fan. read more

This is one of the best bars in NYC. When I moved to NYC eleven years ago I moved here with two suitcases, enough money for first and last months rent and knew no one. I stumbled upon Docs, drunk I'd guess, one evening and fell in love. It felt like I was coming home. Every friend I have in NYC I can tie back to this bar! I found myself there so much that I moved from the west village to the east village because I was tired of trucking back and forth every night! It's gotten more popular over the years so I go there less frequently but when I do go they still know my name! read more

What I love about this place is that it is a great place for regular NYC drinking types , no pretension and no room for the pretentious privileged spoiled type people who think the world owes them . Always a good time and highly recommended for the non douche bag types read more

stumbled in, patsy cline was playing on the juke box. I knew I was home. nuff said.

Tuesday Nights, all you can drink BUD LIGHT from 8-11pm. Seriously, a great incentive to get shitfaced on a Tuesday night. Also great for people watching as there are some characters at this place. read more

Well I give'em points for serving Lone Star beer, which is crap in Texas, but refreshing to find in NYC. I once saw a girl, who was dancing on the bar to win a free drink, fall off the bar, break off a tap handle and hit the floor. She was ok, but I'm sure she felt it the next day. read more

I love this place. This is the hole-in-the-wall that you see in the movies in Texas. The drinks are cheap, the decor is minimal and dingy, and the place is lousy with characters. If you are in alphabet city, check this place out for some wild times. read more

Thanksgiving night..so much fun!! Walk in the door to a HUGE hellp from the bartender! She told us to help ourselves to a buffet they had going... great jukebox great pool table.. and even some dancing on the bar!! Super super fun dive bar read more

Oh man...cowboy boots hangin' from the ceiling, country music blasting from the jukebox, big buck hunter & pool? Honey, i call this heaven.

On Further Review.. We came back and after a year later JoAnna remembered us. We laughed about the review And she is super cool as always. So forget my original drunken review. Lol read more

It was a cold Friday evening in New York City and we were meeting some friends at DH. I had never been to one before (apparently it's a chain?) anyways, dive bars are my thing as I love the overly cheap beer and the underly dressed bartenders. We got in at around 10 and the place was half full (empty?). By the time midnight rolled along, there was a line around the corner to get in which I was really surprised about considering its really nothing fancy, and it's not worth waiting in the ice cold winter. Now back to my experience in here, it had a good vibe, good mix of people but one major setback. The music was shockingly loud. You couldn't order a drink it was that loud. I had to take up smoking outside just so my ears didn't ring. Maybe I'm getting old but they need to reduce the volume notch by 20db or so. 1 star. read more

A couple of my friends have already written 5 star reviews for this beautiful establishment. If you're writing a review less than 5 stars for this place you probably just don't get it. Everything about Doc's is what a dive bar is supposed to be about. Have fun, spend your money and don't be a dick and there's no way you won't have a great time here. It's also in such a great area of the city, soend a couple of hours here and stumble into the next bar 2-3 doors down. read more

I stumbled upon this on place while waiting for a table at a near by restaurant. It is a true dive bar. The decor inside is awesome. There's a pool table but also booths if you want to sit for a more relaxed night. The music was on point. And you can't really mess up beer so I have to say overall I was more than satisfied. read more

I love this place. Cheap drinks, always a great atmosphere, and the bartenders are always in a good mood. It's a great place to enjoy the evening in a wonderful part of NYC surrounded by good customer service and typically a great group of patrons. I definitely recommend going here if you happen to be in the East Village. Enjoy! read more

Boots on the ceiling, country and rock in the juke, cheap booze in the glasses, and nice cheerful hosts behind the bar. I love this place!

pool table sucks but their specials are pretty crazy. $5 all you can drink (beers) till midnight and free hotfogs too. the special is on thursdays and since its a shithole divebar, it dont get too crampy. good for pre-game before going to the real bars or clubs. tad bit far from the subway station but cmon.. all you can drink for 5 bucks?? you cant even get a pack of ciggies with that. plus, theres free hotdogs!! disclaimer: this was 4 months back. i dont know whattadilly with it now. read more

This was a great bar to kill some time in the afternoon. My husband and I loved the bartender Nicole! The juke box is almost exclusively classic country, so if that's not your style, you may want to go elsewhere. The drinks are cheap and a game of pool is $2. I imagine this place gets crazy at night though. Lots of fun signage throughout the bar. I'm sure we'd be regulars if we lived nearby, because we love a good dive bar! read more

From the grimy floors and sticky tables to the wooden coins you receive during the buy one get one special, this place has everything you could ever want in a dive bar. thing about ti is - it's sort of a pseudo dive. I can' help but feel like the clientele is more elevated but wants to feel like they are slumming it. Anyway - i would still meet for a drink or two here during a 2 for 1 read more

Buck Hunter, Pool, a full country jukebox and $4 PBR tall boys. What else could one need?

If you like dive bars, then you will like it here. The staff is friendly. Cowboy boots hang from the ceiling. It's a bit of a country dive bar in NYC. Not exactly my scene, but if you are into it, it's a good one. read more

oh boy. this place was dirty as hell and my beer from the tap was warm. ewww. and people looked inbred there. jk awesome music, crazy people, good nuts (literally) and just so much fun to hang out and kill time there. i would definitely hit this joint again. read more

A real dive bar with friendly staff and new restrooms......awesome.

This is a decent dive bar. It has a great juke, a great pool table, and a great atmosphere. Plus it couldn't be in a better location. I love threatening to take my friend that hates Johnny Cash here read more

So nice to have a place without pretense in the East Village. Jenna is a sweetheart, more my friend than my bartender nowadays. Dirty, loud, but full of real people treating each other like real people. The kind of place you want call your own. read more

this honky tonk is the real deal, complete with a jukebox with hella country and southern rock from which to choose your old time favorites. you know, the kinds you used to rock out on the porch while drinking pabst tall boys (which, incidentally, you can do here) before taking your rifle and pickup truck to head out to the woods to shoot some bucks (you can also do this here on the big buck hunter pro - amen). also of note - the beer selection includes the "king" of beers from the "king" of states (at least, that's what they think). yes, that's right - lone star. also worth noting: this bar comes complete with kitschy details such as cowboy boots adhered to the ceiling, country sayings on the wall, and a truly danceable bar with less danceable (yet somehow extremely fervent) bartenders who shake it. so, yeah, this bar is pretty much the diviest-dang-dive bar there is, and accordingly unpretentious -- a nice juxtaposition to some of the swanky-swank bars in the lower east side. basically, i can't walk past it without getting a strong urge to duck in, grab my south carolina cozi, and "pound" a beer. yeehaw. read more