Bar 13 Reviews Summary

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "Stephanie and Christina the Bartenders really make the place."
• "Staff is always helpful and great. Especially Jess and Stephanie."
• "I recently held an event for my company here and was met with friendly, professional and attentive staff."
• "The first bartender with brown hair was actually nice."
• "The bartenders were polite."
• "Everyone seem to be having a good time and all just vibing."
• "After reaching out to the owner of the Bar 13, he was a huge help and was able to get me my refund !!"

Cons:

• "I would strongly never recommend this venue to anyone. Their greed ruined the night for all that ventured into this revolting establishment!"
• "Bartender was counting her tips for a whole minute before making eye contact with us."
• "The waiters were rude The manager was no help."
• "The bouncers were rude and almost looking for fights."
• "Security is extremely rude and inappropriate."
• "Second time I went to ask for a glass of water the other bartender with the black hair was very rude."
• "Worst experience ever, the bouncer was very rude."

Atmosphere and Venue

Pros:

• "Vibe was good different levels of entertainment."
• "Bar 13! An Absolute Fun Party Space that truly sets the mood for whatever type of venue is going on!"
• "This is a great place to have a party or just kick back and enjoy the vibes!"
• "Great over all. Have 3levels of dance and music."
• "The atmosphere is certainly deliberately designed for those more interested in dancing than in observing the interior design of the space."
• "One of the NYC treasures. Serving many purposes. Great for tourists loved by NYotkers."
• "The ambiance was amazing and perfect for any event, a true New York staple."

Cons:

• "The music wasn't that good, and the roof top didn't have any music."
• "They would not even let in the people in our party that had paid for the event."
• "Cool space with three levels. Drinks could be better, bartenders could be friendlier and it could definitely be cleaner."
• "The club overall looked like it needed to be renovated."
• "The place was packed and the party was poppin with awesome music."
• "The place is not nice with a pitiful rooftop."
• "The place was so crowded and the floor on the outdoor bar was flooded."

Drinks and Pricing

Pros:

• "Drinks were great had 2 frozen margaritas ($30) music was cool it got crowded mixed crowd and diverse."
• "The alcohol being served is moderately priced."
• "Normal drink prices like at any NYC bar on the LES."
• "The drinks are very well priced for Manhattan."
• "The drinks were decent."
• "Drinks weren't ridiculously expensive, but the frozen margarita aren’t really that strong."
• "The DJ and host announcer were great."

Cons:

• "I would definitely NOT recommend coming here to pay $10 for water and a tablespoon of alcohol."
• "the drinks were extremely watered down."
• "The drinks are a bit expensive. I bought one drink, and paid $30, and that’s including a $5 tip."
• "Any drink that required more than 2 ingredients was a disaster."
• "The drinks taste watered down and the sections weren’t clean."
• "Drinks tasted watered down."
• "Charging four dollars for a bottle of water was quite excessive, indeed."

Music and Entertainment

Pros:

• "The music was ok but no one to dance with."
• "Amazing spot on the city with a rooftop vibe as well."
• "Nice rooftop vibes for the summertime."
• "Music is great and an awesome place to go dancing."
• "The music was mostly Latin with some EDM mixed in."
• "The music was great, too.. I think I danced to 3 songs in a row."
• "The reggae dancers patronizing the space are compelled to sway and gyrate to the rhythm and tempo of the deep bass that rattles within their bodies."

Cons:

• "Another alternative would be to hire Dj’s who KNOW THE MUSIC and mix well."
• "The event was DJed by my brother Tahleim and DJ Puffie--phenomenal job on the 'wheels of steel'."
• "DJ was terrible too. It sounded like he was DJing on dinner plates."
• "Terrible DJ & false advertisement."
• "If you are going to advertise one genre of music then PLAY IT!"
• "Dj is horrible. Music is unorganized and all over the place."
• "DJ - even if it's someone's birthday, you don't have to play a birthday song every three songs."