First time attending this historic landmark dive bar. Small but I like the vibes. There's a small concert hall in the very back past the restrooms. The bar has typical open bar options and non alcoholic options. I went to see a good associate (Bec Louder) perform her last residency showcase. They host residency weekly showcase of different artist. Room can be tight so if you want space, you can listen via bar area in front. The mic needs better filter for singers, sounds too raw. Other than that, great venue, usually free music to discover indie artist. read more

Niagra has east village history behind it, it's been around. But overall the experience is just ok. We went in a Friday and it was packed with a line. The space was packed in like canned fish and movement was impossible. It was so loud we couldn't have a decent conversation. The staff was ok they just did there jobs with little enthusiasm. The drinks were standard, I got my usual martini. Long bathroom line. It was kind of a dumb collage spot. If you go there expect waiting most of the time. The Sunday we went by and it was very different very chill bartenders were super friendly and drinks were perfect. I recommend go on Sunday. We will be stopping by again in a few months for a follow up and video will be posted via TikTok and Insta read more

This bar age discriminates (said we were too old in our 30s and denied us entry after scanning our IDs). We're filing a formal complaint with the city as it is illegal to deny service to someone for being too old. read more

Rude and aggressive bartender. We walked in w/ a group of five. One of our friends was checking out another bar and she had my friends wallet, and the bartender immediately got verbally aggressive--saying she was suspicious, weird, etc. Our friend literally came back in fifteen seconds. The rest of us had all shown our IDs. It's one thing to ask her to wait outside while our friend brought her ID, but she went straight to harassment and raising her voice. Especially crazy bc the bar was basically empty. Skip this spot. read more

Ppl were weird, some guys kept patting my friends and I on the head. Music was super throwbacky, I don't think any of us enjoyed our time here read more

Free cover. Underage bar. Average age 18-20 year olds with a fake. My friend ordered a vodka Red Bull ($17) and a water after being continuously ignored, then chose not to leave a tip. The bartender (white, male) shouted, "NO TIP? I'LL YELL IT OUT," while pouring the water onto my friend's hand. In the end, my friend left a 20% tip. Maybe he should have tipped, but physically and verbally harassing someone for it is absolutely insane. Unprofessional. Rude. read more

Nice neighborhood spot in the east village. The employees are very friendly - it was definitely crowded so if you're wary about covid, just make sure you get there early to be seated outside or be careful while waiting to get a spot. Drinks are decently boozy! read more

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MONEY · $7 for a Bud Light POSITIVE · AC on the inside, which is a great refuge on a hot summer day. · There is a back room for dancing late in the evening. NEGATIVE · None at the moment. (Music could improve. But this is more subjective of a comment.) IMPRESSION · If you're walking around and need a place to catch some drinks why not stop by this place which is on the South West corner of Tompkins Square Park. read more

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The bouncer on 5/27 at 2am was rude and threatened to step on me. I have a sprained ankle and sat down for 2 mins, he demanded I get up and when I told him I had a messed up ankle said the following unprovoked: "tell it to someone who gives a fuck before I step on you and make you get up" read more

DO NOT COME HERE. My friend (a young woman) was punched in the face and given a black eye by the bouncer, unprovoked. To say that this behavior is unprofessional would be an understatement. It's illegal. I'd be surprised if this place stays open for much longer given their complete disregard for the law and for the well being of its customers. read more

The manager with the blonde hair was incredibly rude. Took our $50 cover charge (there were 5 of us), and got kicked our 15 minutes later. They didn't even know the reason when we respectfully asked. Didn't even refund the money. We didn't even finish our drinks.... This place SUCKS! Save yourself the $$ and go elsewhere. read more

Worst bar ever. Super rude to customers. We bought 4 premade green tea shots for $70 that was 99% juice and they yelled at us for not tipping. Tip for what? Denied us of water for not tipping. Is $70 not justified enough for those tiny shots? Ok, I guess I'll just die bc I couldn't get water after paying $70 for 4 premade shots but no tip. What did you do to deserve a tip? For popping off the cap of the premade shot and for swiping my card for payment? Also the bouncer and manager are condescending and aggressively snappy. I hope this place gets inspected and shut down. read more

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Rude as hell. For no reason, the woman is so mean we all wanted to meet our friends and she was yelling about people just standing near us. It was uncomfortable. read more

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Wow the reviews are spot on- the vibes are great but the SERVICE and staff is honestly shockingly horrible. It was pouring down rain when we went and there was no line outside. We didn't have an umbrella and approached the door with IDs in hand and the bouncer stopped us from stepping under the cover and told us to wait despite it being half empty and the pouring rain. After a few minutes I asked if we could go inside and he said "I said wait a second god damn. It's just rain". Two of my friends are British, and gave him their passport cards. He took one look at them and legit threw them down the sidewalk and yelled at us to get the hell out of there, claiming they were fake. They explained (with their whole ass accents) they were international and he made them go get the IDs to take another look. After finally looking at our IDs and letting us in, we went to the bar and bought a drink. I initially asked for a seltzer but as soon as I ordered, changed my mind to the special cocktail. The bartender looked at me and said "bitch make up your mind it's not that hard." After getting my drink, the tip options were 25,30,35 percent. I changed it to 15 after the experience we had had so far and she looked at me and said "if you tip shit we aren't serving you again". The vibes were nice and the music was GREAT otherwise we would have left immediately. Wouldn't come back or recommend. read more

This was a cool bar to pop in for a drink. The prices are up there but thats a given as businesses are trying to recover and sustain the pandemic. It was clean and plenty of windows to ppl watch folks New Yorking abt. read more

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Under new management! Give it a try. You won't be disappointed. Dancing on the weekend. Neighborhood bar on the weeknights. East village institution! read more

God, it's 2023. Why is this place still open when the staff is rude, and the drinks are terrible? And how much are these Yelp elites getting paid to write 3- and 4-, 4-star (?!) reviews? Are y'all tripping?? Avoid at all costs no matter you are a local or a tourist. read more

Stopped in for drinks with my sister last week on a Friday. The drinks are basically overpriced and not great at all. Our drinks came in plastic cups. read more

Smells like shit and you'll just get jumped on by 18 year old nyu students the entire time. Good luck getting a drink at the bar or leaving with dignity after listening to the atrocity of music they play. read more

I've been coming here on and off for years. I definitely started coming a lot more after the height of COVID because they provide some decent outdoor seating. I don't normally venture to their cocktail list, I will be honest. I normally stick to a regular cider, beer or basic mix. I think those are all safe bets. I have had a fun time with their frozen drinks in the summer tho! The service is pretty great. I've had a couple of lovely conversations with the bartenders and everyone seems pretty friendly, which I appreciate. I personally think the vibe here is fun and I genuinely enjoy coming here. Most of the time it has been pretty chill during brunch/ weeknight hours. I haven't been on a weekend night in awhile though, so I can't speak to those hours. Thursdays, however were unexpected for me. Everyone was there to dance and party. I was not expecting that! It was a younger, early 20's crowd, but I had a blast bopping around the dance floor like I didn't have to work the next day, haha. My friends and I will continue coming here as we pretty much always have a good time. 4/5 read more

Many minutes after I ordered my drink and used the restroom (not disclosed when I was let in) they told me I had to check my backpack for three bucks. OK Awkward in this neighborhood but fine I guess. Next they told me they charge several dollars for a water (no tap?). Unheard of in east village. Why this bar feels it has the right to do any of this is beyond me. Love the east village, befuddled, but seeing why this bar has the rating it has makes sense. Do yourself a favor and enjoy other places that offer superior service, drinks, food, and fun. That is truly the NYC way. read more

Was looking for a spot in East Village and stumbled in here. Enjoyed the photo booth and there were a few different rooms with different vibes so we were able to sit for a while. Would've been a 5 but my vodka lemonade was ridiculously expensive for a place like this (priced at upscale cocktail price). Fun music but stick to beer-like drinks. read more

I was looking through the window (nowhere close to touching it) from the sidewalk to see if my friends were inside and got physically assaulted by the male African American doorman. He aggressively pulled me back and manhandled me into the shack with his forearm against my neck and threatened to beat me to a pulp. When I mentioned to him that he was violating my constitutional rights and acting out of line, he became additionally aggressive. I called the police and they've filed a harassment case, which I intend to get escalated to assault given the bodily harm to me. I will also be filing civil suits against the business and the assaulting employee. It is incumbent on any restaurant/bar business to educate its bouncers at entry on how to perform their job. For anyone who is reading this, I highly recommend that you give your business to a different venue that deserves it. read more

Homophobic and discriminatory. The manger didn't allow two girls from our group because they were showing affection on the line to the bar. After the bouncer allowed our group to go inside, the manger saw our friends (who were both women) kissing on the line and blocked them from going inside with us with her arm. She stated "they had enough" even though we were all fully sober before entering. it's literally 2023 and people like this shouldn't be allowed to have an ounce of power. would give a zero if it was possible! read more

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tried stopping in to this bar when my friends and I learned of the cover until we went inside past the entry & we in turn decided to leave. The bouncer ended up yelling at us to get out of the way for more costumers (which may have been overkill since no one was in line to get in). Then another two workers started kicking people out of the bar who were inside. It was a very bad couple of minutes that was not followed up by good service. I hope other people have better experiences going forward! read more

Omg why does anyone go here? Everything is ridiculously expensive, the bartenders suck, the patrons are children who don't tip apparently, and the only thing good out of this place in my entire life was this punk show I went to for free. When someone is getting bitched at for not tipping for free alcohol but also looks 16 at best - no, this is not why I go out. read more

I had a great time here last weekend. The staff was super friendly/chill and the dance floor wasn't too crowded (which I loved). The bartender was extremely friendly and even gave me gay bar recommendations! I will definitely be coming back. read more

The manager is rude and disrespectful! Told a group of paying patrons that we didn't spend enough money after we spent over $100 and was willing to spend more. Called me a bitch numerous times and proceeded to put his hand in my face when I asked why we were being treated this way. We are locals who enjoy supporting local businesses especially during covid but under no circumstance should anyone be treated like that, it doesn't matter what it going on. This managers sexist/ racist remarks are unacceptable. He doubled down and called other people in my party names and when leaving said "bye bitch" I'm so upset and will be reporting this business. read more

I'm guilty of having either my 23rd or 24th birthday here (no one wants to know how many years ago that was). But it was after another bar reached its maximum capacity and we made 25 acquaintances of one of my friends that was hosting my birthday graciously move over to this place. Given that I was black out drunk probably I don't remember much of it other than that there being a basement (which is now a fancy cocktail bar) around the corner and people kept offering me shots that I absolutely didn't need. It's still probably very much the same bar but way more expensive. Beers are $9 on non happy hours. This is not a $9 beer kind of spot but sure. I guess it either gets packed beyond utter belief (usually when there's music thumping and a dj with a cover charge I gather) or it's completely empty and devoid of humans. Can anyone guess which circumstance I was here under? The latter of course with it being devoid of human life. Which I appreciate. But it just still has a weird vibe. The bartender was absolutely friendly and efficient. But I guess what I'm trying to say is that you're better off wasting your money at their fancy cocktail bar downstairs. Which I can't even believe I'm saying. It's Niagara and it pretty much hasn't changed much for over a decade. read more

Manager was very rude, did not let us finish our drinks and we were kicked out! Will not be going back there again!

vibes are okay bartender is nice coatcheck guy is super cute do not come before 11pm read more

Fun spot in EV with multiple rooms and multiple bars. Good music and fun vibes, love the photo booth too! Stumbled upon it randomly but had a good experience read more

Worst service and rude employees. Drinks contain no alcohol ($17 for 1oz). Saw a bartender deny water to a group. Would not go again unless bartender is removed. read more

Despite the low ratings here, I liked this bar. The music was pop and very good for dancing. Not too crowded, dark ambiance. Supposedly it has 22 yr old vibes but tbh I didn't look around much. Long line forming around 11:30pm/12am. Also super far east. read more

Wish I could leave a 0 star review. The security "escorted" my friends and I without giving us any reason. The security continually flashed a light in my eyes and yelled at me as he physically pushed me out the door. I still don't understand what I did as I was just dancing when he approached me. After attempting to explain to the manager what had happened she handled it very unprofessionally and yelled at me and accused me for claiming that the security had raped me. He did not, but he did continue to touch me when I asked him not to. read more

I'm just adding to my previous reviews, they don't give out water. They charge you 4 bucks for a Liquid Death (which is fine if it's optional). This almost feels against the law. read more

I had a great time idk what you all are talking about. Staff was dope, talked us up, prices were normal for Manhattan. Played awesome music. All of us had a great night. read more

Overall great place. Dance floors and attentive bar staff but watch your phone, wallet and drinks. I'm sure this can happen everywhere but my daughters phone was pickpocketed. The cops came and arrested somebody. read more

Packed with underage college kids. Charged me $45 for 1 bud light to which the bartender responded "don't order drinks for people you don't know." I plead with the bartender I have no idea what she's talking about but I'll pay for the beer. Proceeds to signal the bouncer, escorts me out. Old lady doing the cover charges throws a drink at me that hits me in the face, blames it on random girls walking out. I check my statement and I'm charged $58. Sleezy place. read more

This is a pretty decent hangout bar. I came here with some friends, but the waiter was super insistent on checking our IDs. Which is fine, but we're not some 18 year old trying to pretend we're 21. Yes, he's doing his job and making sure, but I think you don't have to card someone if they look like they're over a certain age right? I was 37. Ordered some drinks, sat outside, music was a bit loud, outdoor dining ended so we had to move indoors. Indoors was super dark and cozy, but still super loud. I heard this place before the pandemic was a nice drinking and dancing spot. I can see that as there seemed to be a downstairs or somesort. Overall, might return after the pandemic to check it out. read more