The Red Lion Reviews Summary

Category: Live music bar New York

Address: 151 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012, USA

Phone: +12122609797

Rating: 4.4
based on 146 reviews.

Live Music

Pros:

  • "The live music was great and upbeat."
  • "It's great to hear live music every night with no cover most nights."
  • "Great for a night out with friends to see live bands, sit back, have a few drinks, and just chill out."
  • "This sports bar/music venue combo offers some great live music (blues and rock mostly)."
  • "Great live music venue with large selection of drinks and food."
  • "Amazing live performance. Excellent service. Beautiful atmosphere."
  • "Absolutely loved this bar! It has a great ambiance, wonderful and friendly service, and amazing live music."

Cons:

  • "The music is great, the bands deserve a better stage."
  • "The live music was fantastic but the service was TERRIBLE we spent 20 minutes trying to flag down our waiter both times we needed them."
  • "Music was good but way too loud, hurt my ears."
  • "But the worst thing about it is that they are blasting the music so loud."
  • "The fact that you play 1980’s music when it’s drake and Kanye era is embarrassing you need to understand your crowd no one knows the music that you are playing…."
  • "Live above this place. Does not do anything about the singers and guitar players that terrorize the outside of this place."
  • "Good music but the people taking covers in front were fighting about what the cover was."

Service

Pros:

  • "Staff is nice and laid back."
  • "Chicken Curry is excellent, love the bar staff and their bouncer."
  • "Customer service was great, drink prices were good, and the guy performing live on the stage singing cover songs let me rock the mic real quick."
  • "The staff attended to us very promptly. Full marks for their service."
  • "Service was great, fast & attentive bartending."
  • "The waitstaff where efficient and friendly."
  • "Everyone - the waitresses, band, regulars - were friendly and welcoming to a newcomer."

Cons:

  • "The bartender spent all her time talking with the regulars, ignoring everybody else."
  • "And also the waitresses are pretty rude and mean most of the time!"
  • "The woman manager was less than helpful and couldn't care less."
  • "Waitresses were distracted, took them forever to bring the bill."
  • "The lady bartending last night was taking shots left and right wasn't taking care of her customers 1st."
  • "Poor service, waitress ignored us at our table and did not return once to check up on us after initial drink orders."
  • "Waits are long for drinks."

Food

Pros:

  • "Great food and entertainment and check out the buffalo wings for 10cents every Tuesday from 6pm to 11:30pm."
  • "The beers were cold and inexpensive. I also destroyed a big meaty delicious burger while I was there so that was good."
  • "Food selection is as you can expect in a bar - snacks and limited choice of second dishes - but quality was good."
  • "The food is really good at a very reasonable price."
  • "GREAT food and drinks options...ask for the girl's breakfast...also chips & guac, fish & chips, and 'I can't believe it's not burger' are all delicious."
  • "Food was excellent! The Shepherds pie was delicious and our server was very attentive."
  • "Every single food option is top notch."

Cons:

  • "The fried cod filet is decent but not the best because there was a lot of batter but the fish was kind of small."
  • "The food was okay but they automatically put a 20% tip on your check."
  • "Place is quite lame; tired and neglected.. menus and tables are sticky.. soda is flat.. food is likely frozen products.. The tenders tasted old.. the nachos were low quality, wings are meh.."
  • "The food was a little cool by the time we got it, due to the lone chef in the kitchen and there being 4 burgers and 3 sides."
  • "The food was fine, not great."
  • "Good was delicious but our food took forever to come."
  • "The wings were standard, pub wings. Know that they don't come with carrots and celery with this special."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "This historic bar lives up to its name, but in the best possible way."
  • "Their outdoor seating area was cute, but pretty packed in."
  • "This place is quintessential New York City! Perfect dive bar with live music every day."
  • "Great place in the heart of Greenwich village. Fun and vibrant."
  • "This is one of the hottest places to be for outstanding jamming bands."
  • "Inside, it had one of the liveliest and upbeat vibes I have ever felt at a bar."
  • "Brilliant atmosphere, numerous musicians taking the stage."

Cons:

  • "Over-wayover-crowded to the point of dangerous."
  • "However, there is one security staff member who clearly has anger issues."
  • "So crowded in this bar that it was very difficult to exit."
  • "Seemed like an overcrowded college bar."
  • "Staff proudly wearing “unmasked” shirts was off-putting. Didn’t check for vaccination either."
  • "Terrible, extremely rude and racist hostess."
  • "Can get a bit crowded and fratty but a decent time if you're with a small group."

Security

Pros:

  • "Staff very professional and the place standing room only get there early and enjoy music, drinks and dance the night away."

Cons:

  • "Bouncer got very handsy with the girls we were with, and when we went to get the cops on the corner he decides to go inside."
  • "This place is ridiculous. The white middle aged bouncer is too quick to touch people."
  • "However, there is one security staff member who clearly has anger issues."
  • "Had an awesome time inside. Was leaving with my girlfriends and bouncer and his friend decided to start saying stuff to us on our way out."
  • "The place sucks because of aggressive drunkers and rude security who fail to do their job right."
  • "Atmosphere was great but the white bouncer and handsy he put his hands on me multiple times before I had to defend myself then he grabbed me by the hair and pushed me out the door other bouncers was no help trying to defend their coworker I pressed charges won’t be there long the bouncer is yelling still trying to put his hands on me tell me I have to leave the whole time I had a Uber on the way his trying to touching me is because he thought I was sleeping but I was on my phone the whole time when I told him hey I’m on my phone he felt stupid and decided to get physical And telling me to call cops if I have a problem funny thing is cops saw the whole thing."
  • "Great atmosphere for live music but bad service at the bar. They over charge for covers and are rude at the door."

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