"Like walking into a Speakeasy.... go into the five guys restaurant, find the hidden stairs on the right of the five guys kitchen (looks like staff stairs) and head to the hidden bar upstairs....Awesomeness~"
"Great speakeasy bar to hang out."
"What a cool speakeasy bar! It's got a chill vibe and the bartender was super friendly and cool."
"Really cool 'hidden' bar. Gives you the speak-easy feel."
"This speakeasy was such fun! My partner and I really enjoyed the vibe of it all."
"Such a fantastic concept for a speak easy! Never would’ve have known this was here."
"A perfect speakeasy getaway from the crowded bars and nyu nonsense."
Cons:
"It doesn’t look like anyone really cares about the place."
"It can get pretty crowded. It was not bad at 5:30 pm on a Friday, but by 7 it was packed."
"Hot, crowded, bad at managing reservations."
"Loud music and a big crowd is just a regular bar to me and doesn't have the nostalgic feel of what a classic prohibition era bar had to offer."
"Music is way too loud and just not enough space to have a decent time."
"Place gets mad packed and music is quite loud for a speakeasy."
"It's often extremely crowded and loud."
Service
Pros:
"The bartender was friendly."
"The bartender was really taking care of us."
"The bartenders were all really friendly."
"The bartenders always remember us even when it has been months since the last visit - a pleasant surprise."
"Listen, the bartenders are awesome and the service is always great here."
"Everyone working there was cool... including the sweet guy checking IDs at the bottom of the stairs, fabulous host at the top, and professionals behind the bar."
"Cocktails are fantastic and the bartender was really taking care of us."
Cons:
"The bartender seemed a bit rude or stressed upon arrival."
"Bartenders could have been more friendly and service was slow."
"Bar itself was great however the bar man was very very rude and obnoxious."
"Extremely homophobic bouncers."
"The bartenders tip themselves 25% and then just ask you to sign, it's really shady."
"Staff were kind of apathetic towards customers."
"Bartender was aggressive and hostile towards my partner."
Drinks
Pros:
"Good ice cubes."
"The cocktails were delicious."
"The cocktails were delicious-I order The First Lady and loved it!"
"Bartender really knows what he is doing in this surprising little joint above Five Guys."
"The Drinks i had was on point!"
"Fantastic drinks, but they're small in quantity and pricey."
"Really tasty cocktails and extensive specialty whiskeys."
Cons:
"The bohemian look does not match the not-so-bohemian 14 to 16 a pop cocktail price."
"Had my card over charged here -- 3 Aviation cocktails @ $16/ea should be $48 before tax and gratuity. I was charged $72."
"Drinks were ok, but took 10-15 min to prepare, even though we were only ones on order."
"Over $80 for 4 tequila sodas (including tip) is still pretty expensive for what it is."
"The drinks here are great. A little pricey, but standard for a new york cocktail bar."
"I was charged $70 for two shots here."
"The drinks are good but a little bit overpriced."
Location & Accessibility
Pros:
"Loved it. Walking up a secret staircase in a not so secret fast food restaurant."
"Great place! You need to know how to get here. (Walk through the Five Guys and up the back staircase)."
"You have to go IN the Five Guys below it in order to get to the bar."
"This is a great speak easy lounge in the West Village."
"Super fun little nook of a bar hidden in the back of Five Guys."
"Cool speakeasy above a five guys."
"This place is above the Five Guys. You actually have to go into the Five Guys to enter the upstairs."
Cons:
"It's very hard to find, my friends and I walked back and forth."
"But limited comfortable seating options."
"There’s not a lot of seating and the floor was sticky."
"Bar is very small and gets tight really quickly."
"Gets packed on the weekend and the space is small."
"There's also rarely a place to sit. Side room is right next to the bathroom."
"Once you get upstairs the place is absolutely shoulder to shoulder packed."
Value
Pros:
"Nice atmosphere to get reasonable drinks."
"Great ambiance so I highly recommend going during off hours."
"Great bar with delicious cocktails."
"Very good cocktails. I had the Norse Whisperer which has tea honey, lemon, vodka and aquavit."
"Creative & tasty cocktails."
"A Real New York City speakeasy."
"A true speakeasy-style cocktail bar."
Cons:
"This rude place doesn't even deserve 1 star as it discriminates against any person that does not fit their all american white criteria."
"Extremely homophobic bouncers."
"Don't go here if you're a woman."
"Two men were refused entry as they were assumed to be in a couple with the bouncer stating 'we do not allow male-male couples here'."
"The bartender has a weird vendetta against 'young women.'"
"Watch the charges they make on your card."
"When I came to close out a 25% tip was added to my bill and I was not able to do anything but sign, and I did not get a receipt."