Such a dope spot. If you can see I've been here many times over the years as you can tell from the date in my last review. Came here on my birthday as my first dine-in since covid-19 with my mom and her friend and couldn't be happier yet again. Carla the bartender( she's there during the day usually) was awesome as always and my mom and her friend loved her. Drinks were well done and our food was amazing so props to the chef. We had the mussels with white wine sauce and wings and they were delicious. Pro tip: when you eat the mussels loosen the mussel within the shell spit the shell and dip the mussel and halved shell into the sauce and slurp it in one gulp. You'll thank me later. We all had the wings and they were terrific. Remember half price wings on Wednesday after 6pm. Happy hour was great as well we all had the apple martini which Carla made them nicely balanced not too sweet or weak. Happy hour is 4-7 for $6 apple martinis, cosmos and margaritas. Oh and a juke box. They use to have before covid, comedy open mic nights and karaoke but not sure if they still do but do call and ask. During the day it's mostly locals but at night it livens up with a younger crowd during the weekend. Also Bruna the waitress who came in later around 6 was very sweet as well. Great new hire Nikki. Nikki I'm glad you made it through the pandemic and only hope the best for this place because they do it right from drinks to food and service. You're welcome Yelp and remember be nice to each other and leave a like if this helps. read more

If you're looking for a after spot to come to DONT LOOK HERE. Me & my boyfriend was so hungry and we came here for drinks & food but no food , Kitchen close @12:30 , when we came in there was no tables for us , and one waitress running around. Security was cool though. DONT GO HERRREEEEE! read more

From the outside, this place looks like a strip club--and walking in doesn't change that impression. The food is overpriced and tastes like frozen bar snacks, and the drinks aren't worth the cost either. To top it off, they're often out of half the items on the menu. Be warned: the owner and bartenders come off as way too thirsty, so it's probably not the best spot to send your man alone. Any glowing reviews you see? Most likely written by the owner's friends. read more

This is a great spot to get delicious food and drinks music and vibe is great. I went on a night that tjey had a stand up comedy show and i truly enjoyed it. Definitely recommend for a great time. read more

Nikki's Bar & Grill - Sports Bars Near Me - Little Ferry, New Jersey

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Me and my friend come here every tuesday for open mic and $3 shots. The tacos are decent and the comedy is terrible but we love it haha. If you wanna see amateur comedians embarrass themselves this is the place for you . It's a good laugh. read more

good happy hour specials. good drinks. get the chicken empanada - theyre home made, FAT, and good. good service. i also used to come here for comedy shows back in the day, i hope they bring them back. also, theres a big FREE lot to park in. read more

FAST FRESH FOOD ! I went in and was out in 10 minutes. I was also attended immediately when there was over 20 people there. read more

Nikki's Bar & Grill - FINALLY FRESH FOOD! no frozen junk !! - Sports Bars Near Me - Little Ferry, New Jersey

My experience was middling, so the review will go right in the middle. I like Jackie V's breakdown. Service: 4 stars. At times I was a bit ignored, but since I was talking to comedian friends and watching them on stage, that wasn't the greatest sin. I was never left looking around impatiently. Food: 4.5 stars. It was taco tuesday, and I do recommend the tacos. It's a good deal for a good amount of tasty food. They don't have that many options, but there are some other things to try on non-Tuesdays that look appetizing. Beer: 3.5 stars. A bit lacking on selection, but I was able to find at least one interesting one to drink. Bar may have been a bit backed up because of comedy night. So far, a solid 4 stars, but then we get to: Atmosphere: 1.5 stars. And that's not because it's a dive bar. I give plenty of stars for that. It's because they scheduled comedy night at the same time as a pool (billiards) tournament. Comedy night was just thrown in. Patrons in the back were talking loudly the whole time, so the constant clack of balls wasn't even a distraction compared to just trying to hear what each comic was saying. I had to shush people several times and just gave up after awhile. Rude patrons, but terrible planning and an unprofessional job by Nikki's. If this was a comedy club, I'd rate it 1 star and never go back. But it's not. It's a dive bar first and foremost. So yeah, I'd come here just for a bar night if I was in Little Ferry. But you would have to pay my mileage and tab to get me to go here again for comedy. read more

Nikki's Bar & Grill - Fish tacos with displaced limes - Sports Bars Near Me - Little Ferry, New Jersey

We're so happy we came across this place for our son's 21st birthday celebration! From the outside, it looks very small, but inside it's open & spacious. There are many tables & a nice size bar. Also, there's a stage for a DJ who's there on Friday & Saturday nights. On Tuesday nights, they have karaoke. The staff was very accommodating under short notice & put together a fun, memorable party for our son & his friends. The owner, Nikki is very nice & worked with us to perfect every detail. The food was delicious & the place is lively & fun. From the music to the DJ to the staff to the whole vibe...it was a great time. Also, one of my son's friends has a severe food allergy. Nikki accommodated his every need. Overall, we were very happy with this place & definitely plan on returning. Highly recommend! read more

Cute clean sports bar with lots of bright TVs lining the walls and white bar area with lots of high top tables. Good service and excellent happy hour food and drink specials. Added bonus they serve the margaritas in REAL margarita glasses! I don't know why but for some reason margaritas always taste better out of a real margarita glass, LOL! read more

Nikki's Bar & Grill - Happy Hour 4-9 $5 Margs!! - Sports Bars Near Me - Little Ferry, New Jersey

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Happy Hour till 9pm everyday, can you ask for more? They're happy hour menu features beer, wine, cocktails and some food. Prices are very reasonable! I had the mussels, wings and chicken fingers. Mussels were made in a nice tomato based sauce, although slightly undercooked the sauce really made up for it. Comes with some bread so make sure to dip up the sauce with it, you won't regret this one. Tried the wings coated with garlic Parmesan. They had a really nice flavor just wish the wings were a little more crispier. The chicken fingers were really good, had mine with buffalo sauce and these were just made perfect. Crispy but still enough sauce to get that nice flavor. Would definitely come back just because they're happy hour has probably one of the best deals you'll find around this area. See you soon! read more

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Such a dope spot. Food and drinks are great. Music and just the vibe alone is so calming. Great place to come have a couple drinks. Service is always on point never an empty glass on my table. Nikiki herself always takes her customers. I had my husband 50th surprise party here. Contacted Nikki and told her how I wanted everything set up and let me tell you, I was definitely impressed with what I walked into. I supplied everything (of course) and the staff set up for me. This is definitely a nice chill spot. Love me some Nikki's. read more

I'm a resident of little ferry for 20+ years and I'm happy to say that Nikki's is a place that I hope will be here to stay. This venue has hosted many restaurants/bars in the past 20 years, but I think Nikki's is here to stay. Let's break it down: The service: the girls at the bar are ALWAYS prompt with refills and making sure you're taken care of. They're super friendly and you couldn't ask for anything more. The decor: I love the decor of Nikki's. The color theme is navy and blue (my favorite) and it's really clean and a modern looking sports bar. The deals: you can't beat these. It's like happy hour everyday except for Saturday I think. Happy hour til nine with $2 coors, $4 blue moons, select $4 shots, and other awesome deals. Not to mention their $5 happy hour apps. The food and drinks: If the prices weren't already too good to be true, the food quality is excellent for the value. We like to come on Wednesday for the comedy show and $.50 wings. They have like 20 flavors to choose from. Definitely recommend the garlic parm. I also love the mussels in a spicy tomato sauce. Huge portion for $5! The stuffed mushrooms were also pretty good! I really have no complaints about this place. There is also a dart board and pool table which is a fun addition if you're with a group of people. 9.5/10 read more

Music amazing, service is horrendous, servers to worried about cleaning than bringing drinks , also messed up order 3 times in a row 1 star

I discovered this bar about two years ago by word of mouth from a friend. Went in with my wife and was greeted by the friendliest bartender ever. I believe his name was Joe. He was very experienced with his drink making and made me a delicious Mojito, or as he called it, a Joe-ito. Recently, went back with my wife during the social distancing- outdoor dining only, and ordered a bar pie (pizza). Let me tell you, this was argueably the best bar pie I've had in ten years. Overall, you can tell the owner Nikki and her staff really care about their patrons; good drinks, Great atmosphere. I will 1,000,000% be coming back soon! read more

I love Nikkis, they have a dj on Fridays and Saturdays. Employees are very attentive and nice. Its an overall great time.

Not sure if owner changed since before COVID but its not the same. Food was not good even for bar food. Servers were nice but when we first arrived there was only one who got very annoyed when i said there would be about 15-20 people coming. We used to love this place not sure if we will go back read more

So let's rate this by category, service= 5 stars.. my waitress was beyond great. food was 4 stars on the chicken Francese and short rib grilled cheese. Delicious. The potato skins disgusting but that's ok since it wasn't a main course. Drinks however 0 stars if possible. How do you charge $16 for patron and $20 for don julio repossdo and that's BEFORE TAX AND TIP. So basically one patron drink is going to run be $20 alone everytime. This is a nj bar. I pay those prices in downtown Manhattan at fancy revenues where my meal would have been 3 times the amount. There's no way my meal is cheaper than ONE patron drink. Horrible decision making on that part. Also there no drink menu. No specialty drinks or anything of the sort. Won't return. This isn't a restaurant to come just for food. This is a BAR. read more

Great place to come have a couple drinks & apps service is always on point never a empty glass on my table 's up to employees management & definitely the owner Nikike always takes care of her regardless read more

Been wanting to try Nikki's for quite some time, so i was out riding and decided today was the day, i walked in and sat at the bar the bartender was very nice and introduced herself which to me is a big plus, looked at the menu and they have some good items, I noticed what the girl next to me was having and she described it as heaven so i ordered the short rib grilled cheese sandwich with onions and she was right this was delicious, the service was great. Will be back very soon. read more

Nikki's Bar & Grill - Short rib grilled cheese sandwich with onions was in heaven. - Sports Bars Near Me - Little Ferry, New Jersey

Came to this dive bar with the family for my mother's going away party. Location was good with plenty of parking. Pretty large bar, with pool table. I think it was pretty cool they offered either 10% or 15% off (can't remember which one) for police officers who show their badge. It was a Friday night and they had a band playing, which geared to entertain an "older" crowd. They had great happy hour prices for both drinks and food, which was nice. The bartenders weren't that quick with making drinks even with it being as busy as it was, seemed like they were just taking their time. No matter where I was, at a bar or table, I waited about ten minutes every time I wanted a new drink. Our original waitress was very slow and kept forgetting our orders, however, there was another waitress (can't remember her name) who came to save the day running all over the place doing her very best, you can tell how hard she was trying and it was sad to see her so overwhelmed trying to keep the night together. She is the only reason I am giving this place 3 stars as opposed to two. The food was "okay," just plain bar food. Me personally, I don't see myself stopping back at his location. read more

This place just seemed so new when we walked in! It was really clean, smelled clean, and all the utensils were shiny. There was a bar tender and what appeared to be the husband and wife owners. There were like 5 other people in the place...it was actually pretty darn good! Wife and I had sandwiches and the kids chicken tenders. Everything tasted fresh. We had the kids and it was ok for them. This place is probably off the hook during Sunday NFL. Would go back if I was ever in the area. read more

Nikki's Bar & Grill - Sports Bars Near Me - Little Ferry, New Jersey

I just wanted to pop in and update my old review. They've redone who works the comedy night - it's SUCH A BETTER EXPERIENCE NOWADAYS. But like, food is still wonderful, staff is still wonderful, and everything about this place is STILL. WONDERFUL. When friends are visiting and I want them to have a good experience, I bring them to Nikki's. Stay fantastic! read more

Unless you are a light skin Hispanic DO NOT come here. The service is horrible if you look even slightly black. We went Saturday night it was horrible. The workers didn't pay attention to you if you weren't a man or Hispanic. We waited almost an hour for drinks then the drinks they brought over were horrible. They were too busy taking shots and dancing to actually serve the people who were waiting. I've been to this bar so many times and I've never been treated so poorly or experienced such horrible drinks. I'm good with never going back again read more

Absolutely amazing food as always with an extremely friendly staff! Not 1 complaint about anything or anyone that's works here! We always have a great time! read more

Sooooo you'd never expect the menu to have the Latin hint of flavor from this place as the cover band plays 90's rock songs as you await your turn at the pool table. Service is done with a smile by staff members who attend to the details. The sanchocho (Traditional Dominican hearty soup) tastes like you got it from the lady selling it outside the airport in Santo Domingo. Mama cooks this one personally. It is the real deal. The chicken rice medley was solid and the plantain, shrimp cups were a real treat. The sauce in the plantain cups is a great part of the flavors with this dish. Best was the calamari. I have been blessed with great calamari encounters lately. It's not even my favorite food but I love when people get foodie with calamari. It is doused in a sweet and spicy sauce after a light batter fry. The profile of the chili sauce is really good with late heat. I damn near ate the whole thing. It was intended to be a shared plate. Little food gem with great cocktails. Not to miss when your in this little corner of Eastern Jersey. read more

So was at Nikis on Tuesday for taco Tuesday the tacos were terrible I think it was fish sticks they gave me instead of cod fish they were dry and overcooked and my friend had the regular beef tacos which were also terrible I don't know what happened to the Fuji apple it's been terrible but besides that the waitresses have been terrible I know you're a Thursday night of this week little Spanish waitresses two of them very very rude I don't appreciate and buy like the way you are not of the mask please read more

All I can say is that I LOVE NIKKI'S BAR!!!! The food and company. My friends and I have been coming here since they first opened and we ALWAYS have a GREAT time! read more

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Glad to see you're up & running again! I've missed our hometown place...Always enjoyed my time here...respectful staff that goes above & beyond making my experience pleasant! read more

Service was great but the food was even better! Try the wings and short rib tacos!!!!

Nikki's bar is a breath of fresh air in Little Ferry's stagnant bar air. This bar and grill has something for everyone. The food is delicious with a side of Latin flavor (sabor). From the welcoming and gracious happy hour to the cool theme nights / dj's /karaoke / sports game packages everyone will have fun. They have a very nice well maintained pool table and a whole room for darts. Come through have fun have some wings and enjoy the best of Little Ferry entertainment. Thank me later. BTW this review was written by a woman and there's minimal to no creep factor here. We have lots of girls nights here and feel safe and have fun! read more

Brand new place with a great vibe. All kinds of food. From burgers to perogies. Great place to catch lunch or a game. They have tones of flat screen TVs. On certain days there's also a live DJ. Great find. Can't wait to try out their other food options. read more

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It's always a great time at Nikki's Bar and Grill! Authentic Hispanic food, great mixed drinks and the staff is AMAZING! There's something here for everyone! read more

I love this place the food is always good never had anything bad ! The pizza is awesome the chef makes his own dough The staff are fun and friendly and make awesome drinks ! The atmosphere on a Friday Saturday night is fun fun fun !! read more

Great waitstaff. . Friendly karaoke DJ on Sunday afternoons. Crowd is kind. Does not feel like American Idol. Great song selection.

I'd give no stars if I could. Still in shock that our waitress tried to steal the money we left to pay. Yes I said STEAL!! You see we left a hundred dollar bill and 4 twenties to pay our rather large tab. When we went to leave we were told we didn't leave enough. What !!! Hmm when we were showed the folder that had our money the hundred was gone and there were singles and fives in there now. Hmmm interesting to say the least. I'm thinking our waitress who seemed quite nice all evening Tried to pull fast one on us perhaps she thought we were too drunk to realize. She thought wrong. This was my first and last time there. It's too bad because until the issue with our bill I was loving it. Ready to come back with more friends. Not anymore !!! BEWARE IF YOU GO THERE!!! DONT PAY WITH CASH!!!!! read more

Okay food. This is a hangout place for the locals. The sancocho is good but they give you a small portion. Drinks are reasonably priced.

This place is cool. Food is very good and staff is fkn awesome.... This place is cool. Food is very good and staff is fkn awesome...... ...

Stopped by here with my colleagues for happy hour. All I gotta say, is their happy hour deal is awesome. Food is pretty decent and they have a pool table. My only complaint is...they had TVs everywhere and I asked our server to play a NBA game on one of the TVs...and she didn't seem to know how to. After trying for like a minute, she just gave up and told us "I don't know..." I don't find it necessary to play hockey games on every TV. Its a sports bar and they should mix it up. Someone also needs to educate the servers how to use the TVs. read more

Amazing bar loved the atmosphere, Giselle our waitress was amazing and always on time. Impeccable service, the food was great. Will definitely recommend to friends and family. Will be back for sure because of those Shrimp Plantains!! read more