Off the Wagon Reviews Summary

Ambience & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Very cozy and relaxed bar with beer pong and lots of other games."
• "People are friendly, fun, and depending on the time of night there's either a ton of men or a ton of women here."
• "Very nice and spacious place."
• "The energetic music and festive decorations made for a special night filled with costumes and convos."
• "It's easy to get to by train and open super late (you're guaranteed to have a good time)."
• "The new disco 🪩 ball is amazing! And the music with the 2nd floor entry is High-End."
• "Great DJ and nice place to get together and enjoy the night."

Cons:

• "Can get absolutely mobbed."
• "Walked into Off the Wagon & swiftly walked out... it was humid inside. It even smelled like chlorine."
• "Place got very crowded by end of night."
• "The music was awful and the floors were wet."
• "The music used to be great here, it had a good variety, but the last few times I went it was unbearable the same pop songs over and over."
• "While I was there, the ambience was nice but they need a new DJ."
• "The place is way too crowded and way too noisy."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "The bartender was awesome."
• "Lester at the door was a nice guy and made sure we were good."
• "Luckily the other staff members were very helpful, especially one of the tall guys who went out of his way to seat us."
• "Our server was incredibly friendly and personable despite how insanely busy it was."
• "But the bartenders always show extra love!"
• "Bartenders are pretty helpful."
• "Ryan the bartender was funny, attentive and brought a lot of personality to the spot."

Cons:

• "Bartenders did not want to let me pay and leave with my card because they told me that I am a naturalized citizen."
• "An Asian bartender told me I couldn't order any drinks because my card was declined."
• "Was an ok sports bar until the bouncer started being unreasonably rude."
• "The bouncer questioned one of my friends that was trying to go into the bathroom about what their gender was and then told them to pee outside."
• "The bartender accused my boyfriend of touching her inappropriately when he tapped her on the shoulder to get her attention to ask for a water after my boyfriend had already apologized. She was rude to us all night."
• "Bartender made me and my pal, wait 30minutes for a drink."
• "After 2 drinks she told the security that we was drunk."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "The food offered here is amazing!! The best thing on the menu in my opinion was the empanadas (chicken was my favorite) and the tater tots!!"
• "They have a very affordable Happy Hour with a decent tap wall."
• "Ordered buffalo wings and mozzarella sticks, we received it in a timely manner. It definitely hit the spot."
• "Drinks are around $10 (decently priced for the area)."
• "Place is well spaced out, food taste great, beer is on point."
• "Our bartender Ivey was the best. Very attentive and she gave awesome food recommendations."
• "The blue corn empanadas were fantastic, especially as a gluten-free option."

Cons:

• "You could find shattered glass everywhere which is a serious health hazard."
• "The food is not worth having considering all the other options on the block."
• "The drinks seem watered down."
• "The food looked really sloppy...super sloppy actually."
• "The chips were super stale...yes, stale! Gross!"
• "A jameson on the rocks and two LIT's cost 46 dollars. A bit much guys."
• "They should say that in their ad or at least say it when we were ordering other beers."

Price & Accessibility

Pros:

• "Not veeeery expensive to be NYC."
• "The rest of us get lured in from time to time for their incredibly cheap happy hour specials."
• "You really can't beat $3.75 for a gin and seltzer anywhere in Manhattan."
• "They have some great deals on for drinks, friendly staff and a lot of options for bar games etc."
• "Always convenient that artichoke is right next door to sober up after too!"
• "Went on a Wednesday night when everything on the menu is 1/2 price and had a great time."
• "This place is good if you like college bars and edm."

Cons:

• "GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!! This place should go out of business. Owners, you should be ashamed."
• "The drinks did seem slightly watered down but they were so cheap I'll take it."
• "Drinks don’t seem to have a set price because I’ve paid about 4 different amounts for the same drink."
• "The beer is watered down and it's a total college dive."
• "The worst place on mac dougal’s for 'non-white' people!"
• "Losing business because of such abusive people. Will never ever recommend, there are better places in NYC."
• "This is not a LGBTQ friendly bar, and I would not recommend."

Safety & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Clean glass, nice service."
• "Well design restroom. You don't have to touch anything with your hands after washing them."
• "The bartender followed COVID-19 protocol so it felt safe from the get-go."

Cons:

• "You could find shattered glass everywhere which is a serious health hazard."
• "This place is TERRIBLE!! My younger brother who doesn't drink was grabbed my the neck and dragged out the bar for 'throwing a drink'."
• "The security was biased and the management isn't responsible."
• "They need better security."
• "Could not give a 0 star. Racially abusive bouncers."
• "This is not a LGBTQ friendly bar, and I would not recommend."
• "She was extremely unprofessional by stereotyping me place is horrible never will go back and if I do i probably won't tip them ever!!"