SO MUCH POTENTIAL!!!!!!! The ambiance was amazing, unlike anything I've seen in NR. It's like a seedy, gothy, divy, weirdo handout. All things I love. However, things all of a sudden halted for me the 2nd the bartender told my date they had to order something despite me ordering a $15 cocktail. My immediate thought was to say, "Okay, we'll be on our way then." I didn't like that my date was pressured into ordering something. THEN she hits us with "cash only." Ugh. The cocktails. She was majorly pushing these concoctions she'd made up and said every single cocktail was $15, so we might as well go with the boozier one (as opposed to what we wanted which was something simple like gin & tonic), so we relented. They were OK. Would never order again, though. Other than the desperation and pushiness of the bartender, the ambiance was great! Fun clientele and gothy decor. If she had just eased up, I would honestly have this place be my go-to bar in town as opposed to never wanting to go again. Shame. read more

Omg!! So we walked into SILKIES's after a movie night .. sometimes around midnight!!! And we were blown away!! Silkie is the best hostess. I have been hundred of bars. This is amazing environment. The billiards table is amazing, Silkie even has customised cues. The music is great. I honestly, have to give in trying to use words to describe how great of time we are having. SILKIE YOU ARE THE BEST!! We love you. Hope to see you back this weekend!! read more

Silkie's Saloon - Billiards's:))) - Lounges Near Me - New Rochelle, New York

Stopped in after a wedding reception, easily one of the best bar experiences I've had in NYC I'd recommend a visit on off hours.

I don't even Yelp and this place was so bad that it made me make an account. This was by far the creepiest and most uncomfortable bar I've ever been to. The owner/bartender forces you to take a picture for her fb page that she reels endlessly on a screen in the bar. There was no music and only two people in the bar when we walked in. She jokingly told us the drink was "poison" after we drank it, which was creepy. There's porn in the bathrooms. She was very pushy and we got out of there as soon as we finished our first drink. It felt like the beginning of an American horror story season. read more

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First of all most of the people that come here are underage. Second she tries to force you to order her original drink "Rumba" and then forces you to leave a tip. If you don't tip her she posts a close up of your face on her instagram. Third, anything you try to play or touch she has to tell you her "rules" and looks at what your doing every second (not allowing you to actually enjoy). She also forces you for a picture on her phone which she posts on her instagram to make it look like she has patrons. Don't come here. Unless you enjoy a sugary diabetic drink and want your actions watched every second. read more

If I could give 0 stars I would. I am still angry over the fact that Silkie constantly takes photos of her costumers for promotion and popularity on Instagram. 3 years ago I happened to be one of the costumers, and she took a photo of me while I was playing billiards. Mind you, I already told her to not take pictures of me. The photo she took is fucking terrible. I am large and disgusting, my haircut looks uneven, and the lighting is terrible. For three years I begged and implored her to take the photo down because I got into trouble with my conservative parents. She said, "No, it's my account and I decide what I want to keep or not." All right, I guess you don't care about people's privacy, nor safety? I also don't like how hostile she is about purchasing her expensive yet shitty drinks and leaving a large sum of tip. The second time I went to the bar, she stated how she would kick me out if I didn't tip her enough. Mind you, this was when I barely had any money to spend and bills to pay. read more

Silkie's Saloon - Ugly picture of me - Lounges Near Me - New Rochelle, New York

Silkie's is by far the best place I've been to in a bar since Ohio University (my college days, and we know how to get down) and I mean this by saying that feeling of nostalgia. It's unique. One of a kind. No other like it. Issa vibe. Once you walk in off the streets it's like stepping off into Narnia...but Silkie's version. Lol. Also! Make sure you grab a Rumba Punch (multiple flavors!) - I got the Lemonade [i feel like mine was better than his...literally taste like NO ALCOHOL IN IT...BEWARE lol] my friend got the Apple one. We came pretty early and there was no one in here, so we were able to chat and learn more about the bar. Pretty dope history. Silkie took a picture of us and added it on her wall (via IG). So cute! Think of the show Cheers...but in New Rochelle...with hella Roosters....now BOOM...you got Silkie's. read more

Silkie's Saloon - Lounges Near Me - New Rochelle, New York

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This is the best bar in town! Don't go expecting the ritz but leather couches and a fireplace you can't mess this up on a winters night. Came in from the cold and it's been the best night. Silkie is to die for and the best part. She's here seven nights a week and it's cash only but we'll worth the trip. The rumba punch for $12 is what you need to worry about. It slaps and hits hard so be careful. read more

Believe me when I say the negative reviews are not exaggerated. Last night was my second- and last time there. As everyone stated, she does take pictures of you almost immediately as you walk in- insists even if you DON'T want your picture taken. The bar was completely empty both times we were there, but we decided to stick around for a drink. My bf was putting songs in the juke box and he put on a few classic Latin songs and she ACTUALLY said "Make sure you put some American music in there too" we couldn't believe she was telling us what music to play! She's very pushy and wanted us to order some specialty drink. My bf said he'll order one and we can taste it. And she said "Absolutely NOT- there's no sharing in my bar. I'm giving you a $24 drink for $12- I can't let you have It for $6 a piece. My BF said we're not asking to have it for $6, we'll pay the $12 so she can taste it" and Silkie said "NO" Then she was very condescending saying maybe we'll be better off in the bar across the street, or Spectators.. IF we like the young college crowd... etc. So we left.. if you like empty, creepy bars with porn in the bathroom and rude, pushy service.. this is the place for you! read more

This place has terrible vibes. Do not let the owner and her very few customers make you feel like this is some exclusive New Rochelle high society bar. I met friends here who were uncomfortable as soon as I met up with them. The owner scorned us once she saw I had a sip from my friends average cocktail. Going off about how now she's giving out "$30 drinks for $7.50". Why would you even brag about that? Never thought I'd spend a holiday weekend getting disciplined by an ancient bartender. Goodbye forever. read more

She's a really mean old lady that doesn't know how to run a business. She sells this rum punch and I gave a sip to my friend to try it. Silkie screamed at me that im not allowed to give my friend a sip because she will "lose money." What kind of bar doesn't let you give your friend a sip of your drink? That's not even the end of it, my 2 friends then had to go to the bathroom and took their drinks with them. Silkie chased them down to the bathroom asking them why they didn't leave their drinks at the bar and that no one will drug them... so weird. There were only 3 other men in the whole entire bar.. obviously they are going to take our drinks with them. She takes pictures of every single person that walks in to make it look like she actually has business but it's completely dead. If you want to have a fun night avoid this place at all costs. read more

Went to Silkie's last night and had a great time. She made her famous rumba punches and they were delicious and very strong. We ordered wings to snack on and they were some of the best we have had. She was very nice and hospitable. Happy to support a local business with great drinks and yummy bar food! Will definitely be back! read more

This place is disgusting and dirty and should be shut down! I went there last week with a friend and the place is crawling with roaches! The old lady that runs it takes your picture as soon as you walk in...very weird Honestly I think that perhaps maybe she wants to say that her place is very active but actually it was empty'...on a Saturday night no less! My friend and I just wanted to have a drink after a party so stopped here for a nightcap. Very weird vibes. Thought it was just us until we used the restroom! Saw roaches crawling all over! That was it! I can't stand roaches and when I saw that I knew my instincts were right! Needless to say we left there fast after that! read more

I have only been there a handful of times but I like it. Silkie is a gracious and charismatic host. It's like going into her house. Hope to be back in 2021 read more

My favorite bar to go to after work and when I'm off! I just love this place. The owner is amazing and always makes You feel this is your special place in your hometown new Rochelle, I'll never stop going here !!! The baskets are the best deal in town!!!! read more

It's not for everyone, but we had a great time in Silkie's world. The owner is a flamboyant character. In an area that is rapidly gentrifying, she's one of the few holdouts from a bygone era. Yes, you will most likely have a not-so-flattering photo posted on Instagram and the bathroom is plastered with porn. The bar is cash-only but there is an ATM available. This is a place to come if you're feeling open-minded and looking for a fun dive. read more

I really was enjoying this place until the owner of the bar starting being very rude. I'm not easily offended, but the owner and bartender of this place was outright racist in my opinion. From the stories she told and others on yelp, there's no doubt in my mind you should go to another place that's more humble and at least covertly problematic. read more

When i first saw this place i thought great a late night spot for local restaurant workers....... BOY WAS I WRONG!!!!!! $17.00 FOR A REMY STRAIGHT THAT IS NOT REMY!!!!!! TASTE IT!!!!!! You be the judge.... It was water in an old Remy Martin bottle disgrace.... The sad part is we just came from New Roc Social and had a great night drinking Remy and just wanted a night cap, but got nothing. Here was not what we expected!!!!!..... Also beware of the animal cages with live chinchillas on and around the bar.... DEFINITELY WILL NOT BE BACK!!!!!!!!!! read more

0 stars if i could. bar smells like shit, drinks were shit/ way over priced and hostess was a donkey witch. she has no problem belittling her customers and has a horrible attitude. this was my first time there- safe to say my friends and i will never return. read more

I came here months ago and decided not to write about my disturbing experience. Since I know how hard it is for small business owners. But to this day I cannot shake the experience I had here. Upon walking in, I noticed it was dead. It wasn't the vibe I was going for, there were about two older men at the bar. I sit down and I'm immediately pressed by the owner, "you look like you've never been to a bar before." When my bewilderment stemmed from it being a DEAD bar with only two older creepy men and not sure If I even wanted to be there. She starts giving me all of her rules. She lets me know before taking my ID of the repercussions of it being fake or not. She lets me know how her spot is so "Exclusive." She apparently turned down lots of people who she simply doesn't like the vibe of. Must explain why her business was dead. She brags about her 8 husbands. When you order a drink, she says "tipping isn't only a city in China" which I didn't understand. But apparently she means , tip me which I find weird for someone in the hospitality industry to outright ask. She just made her tip suffer with that stupid ass joke. She takes pictures of you and posts on her social media so people can think she's popping on a night that is actually dead. I didn't want to take the pictures but she would've probably kicked me out. But now that I think of it, that would've been the best thing. This woman is so nosey and in your business. I don't imagine anyone to want to go to a bar and have a grandma judging you the whole time trying to be snarky and cool. I had ordered a few different drinks. One of them was her specialty drinks which was extremely sweet and she tells me to pace myself because apparently it's very strong. Spoiler- It wasn't. After I had enough of her B.S, I scurried away to a couch by the front door. While I was drinking a beer, she said "this is not a hotel, you have to order another drink." Mind you, I was still drinking my beer. So your going to be rushed here if your not scarfing down your drinks. Silkies drinks are overpriced also.. I ordered a sex on the bitch that was $15 and in a small mason cup and it was also weak for a $15 drink. I was hostile and let her know this is unacceptable and she says hostile "that's why when you ordered it, I was offering you my speciality drink instead for $12." And after that she basically lets me know if I have a problem to give her the drink back and get to skipping. She was very defensive over how high quality her drinks are. This was the worse bar experience, please give your money to another business that will value you and not make you uncomfortable. read more

How can you have visible beer taps but no draft beer?? And then proclaim that you've never had draft beer...so why the draft taps??? Overpriced, doesn't take credit cards, owner/bartender so odd and odd looking that her face and attitude is actually a reason to go here...just once. I saw people there enjoying themselves. None of them were seated at the bar. I'm assuming it's only fun in a divey way if you don't get within the gravitational pull of the weirdo owner. Sure I can see why tight jeaned hipsters might love this place, ironically of course. As for regular folks, absolutely not. Stay away. Go across to Backyard pub like we did to get service without malice, where they have draft beer AND take credit. Or go to Spectators. Maybe this owner will wonder why the other bars are at capacity fri-sun and she is barely a 1/4 full. Probably not though. She seems quite set in her ways. Also, she like to take pics of her patrons and put them on an endless reel that plays on the TVs....creeepy. read more

I would rate this place 0 stars if I could. I personally was extremely excited to go here for the first time, I love places with a personality and I love supporting small businesses. Me and my friends got the Rumba Punch. My friend gave our other friend a sip of the drink to try (as people do when they're out with friends) and it became a monumental issue. Silkie said to my friend that it's a $30 drink that we got for $15 (it was absolutely not a $30 drink ), and by giving a friend a sip, she's giving away this drink for $7.50 and then asked my friend if she was capable of understanding the math, and snapped at her saying "if you don't like it you can finish your drink and leave". I personally don't understand that logic but I can sympathize with how difficult it can be to run a small business, but if Silkie's delivery wasn't so disrespectful i'm sure that my friends would have stayed and given her the business that she clearly needs. My friend and I were stunned at what was happening, she kept engaging with us so we regrettably stayed longer than we should. Silkie noticed that I was very uncomfortable and kept asking me what was wrong, so me and my friend tried to go to the bathroom to figure out how to get out of this weirdness without making a scene. She followed us to the bathroom, asked us why we took our drinks with us because "nobody was going to roofie us" as if any young girl is going to just leave her drink at the bar. It clearly appears that the level respect you are given as a customer is dependent on Silkie's mood. read more

Sigmar would totally throw down in this joint. Seriously, the kinda place you can tackle an Owlbear any day of the week. I give it 9 Hammers! Elronnie read more

Silkies was by far one of the worst bars I've ever been to, I'm 52 years old and never been disrespected as a customer ever in my life, I did not want my picture taken, owner was rude n nasty and wouldn't let my wife try my over priced drink, place is plastered w porn , she was nasty to another group of 3 because 1 wasn't drinking, how is this acceptable ? How is this place even open? Went to spectator's and than Lawton street, was treated like gold in both places, silkies gets a negative 5 stars read more

Great place to hang in new Rochelle. Fun. Inviting. Cold cold drinks. Great juke Box. Free pool table. Personable and caring owner who is always there. Great mixed crowd of peeps. read more

Silkie is an absolute sweetheart, who runs her own business herself with no help from anyone. That being said, this place is not for the faint of heart. If Silkie does not like your energy, you'll know & she won't put up with you. This is not a place to go for the faint of heart, or if you're someone who ridiculous standards. You have to wait your turn because Silkie is both bartender & chef. She doesn't have an extensive menu of food, but what she makes is delicious (the wings & jalapeño poppers are amazing). As for her famous Rumba punch, they are both strong & delicious. Silkie told me that the only sugar in her Rumba punch is in the Rum itself--no added sugar! Which is fantastic because I can't consume too much sugar (& I've yet to get a hangover after coming here). To anyone who says her drinks aren't strong, you're sadly mistaken. This is not a place for close-minded individuals; this is not a family restaurant (duh). You will have a fun time here & Silkie is a lovely, hardworking woman who refuses to put up with anyone's bullsh*t! One of my new favorite bars. read more

This has been one of the friendliest and most welcoming bars I've ever gone to. I'm a constant sober sally at bars being the designated driver for groups of people. Silkie goes absolutely above and beyond welcoming her guests. She's done an awesome job welcoming us for drinks and giving us tons of conversation read more

THIS. IS. THE. SPOT! if you want to grab a cold drink after a long day get here. The owner is incredibly hospitable, the atmosphere is super relaxed and intimate, there's no other place like it around! You will not be disappointed. read more

If you're in New Rochelle and looking for a place to grab a drink ... This IS the place. All top shelf drinks and no Wells ... The owner is wonderful and amazing to talk to about the history of the area! Stop in and tell her that Texas Keith sent you in! read more

This place is empty most of the time's I've went. The drinks are okay and the prices aren't too bad. The owner "seems" nice but can get really nasty sometimes. Personally I've never had a problem with her but she has made some really unnecesarry snide remarks to my friends and even kicked several of them out for really dumb reasons. Do not let her take your picture!!! She thinks the is some kind of artist or something but all she does is add cheesy cartoon style photoshop effects that make you look like a zombie and then posts them all over facebook without your consent. She takes pictures of everyone that walks in so that she can make it appear like she has a huge clientelle on social networks but really it's just like the same 20 people over and over again. I made a comment telling her the pics were awful and clearly she doesn't care. She deleted my comment and kept on doing it. Trust me, it needs to stop. I am only saying what EVERYONE is thinking, they are just too polite to tell her or may be they are afraid she will take it out on their drinks next time. She seems like the kind of person that would. I personally don't care because I never plan on returning. After she insulted my best friend that was pretty much it for me. May be more people would actually come in if you put that camera away. Backyard is a more comfortable vibe. Go across the street. read more

So here's the deal. You walk in. She tells you about her drink. Says its 250 proof(impossible) of course I tried it. Didn't get a warm belly from booze. Don't dare leave cigarettes on the bar unless u want to be chastised. Better order all your food at one time or expect major attitude. Screw that place. Never again!!!! Toxic owner!!! read more

Amazing place!! Felt like I was in Manhattan. The drinks were priced right, without compromising the proper mix. The wings were tasty and Silky provided great conversation. I'm happy to have found a nice spot in New Rochelle, that I can frequent when I'm in town. read more

I love this place. I love Silkie. I can't believe all these bad reviews. I know many people who adore her. She has always been kind and welcoming to my friends and I. The atmosphere is unique and her spunk is awesome. She's a hard worker and takes great care of her establishment. The drinks are good and well-priced. Go! read more

Interesting and unique place. The signature drink is tasty and strong. Only mid/top shelf liquor here. Not a gay bar, despite the abundance of cocks. Owner is strangely fascinated by avians and has some good stories to tell. read more

Dear Silkie. You are awesome, unique, witty, and sassy. This place is very unique and if you love it, you love it. If you don't, you don't. I happen to love it and it's unique vibe. Silkie is flippin awesome as well. She takes no sh*t and treats her place accordingly. She is dedicated to her venue and I love that about her. High five, Silkie. You're great. read more

This place was very unpleasant. Drinks are expensive and the owner is very rude and unprofessional. It is not right to harass your customers, looking at the reviews I see I'm not the only one who experienced this. Now I understand why this place is empty and going out of business. read more

The owner is horrible. When u want in the owner shoves a camera in your to take your picture. However if u try to take her picture she says you can't take her picture. She should give you the same option when u walk into her dump read more

Best bar in new rochelle. Silkie makes great rumbas and charges 5$ for a full basket of great bar food. Do not go to silkies without getting a rumba. Silkie runs the bar by herself and its a great hole in the wall. read more

Silkie's Saloon is my favorite bar around! The owner Silkie is the best! She is the most caring and best bartender I've ever met! Every single time I come into her bar I feel so welcomed and love talking to her as if we are best friends. I would recommend this bar for anyone especially if you love great food! Can't go wrong with $5 baskets!! read more

A friend and I went to Silkie's in February of last year. Although Silkie was a bit eccentric, she was very sweet with us, and recovering from a foot injury, she cooked us some chicken wings. They were by far the best chicken wings I've ever had, and I believe my friend feels the same way. And I'm a chicken wing-eating mofo!! The bar was kind of empty, and yes, she asked to take our picture but she made sure that we knew she was going to put it on the display. We didn't care. The reason i'm writing a review now is because I had vowed to my friend that I would finally write up a Yelp review while we were there. The wings were so good, I had to honor that vow, even if it is happening just now. read more