The Hive Bar & Bistro — Restaurant in Garfield

The food was good, drinks were good. We came during Happy Hour and a order of loaded tater tots and pierogies were $5 each, a good amount of food for a small group. We also got the garlic shrimp and friend mozzarella, which were alright - nothing memorable. The reason why their review is so low, is because of the service. We had an open tab, ordering drinks since 5PM and the waitress wanted to give our group an attitude because she got our order wrong. "I already put it on the bill" was her response when we told her, literally 5 seconds after she put it on the table. She got into an argument with us for a $9 drink on a billl of $300+. When we asked to speak to a manager, she said she already told him twice and he did not show up for over two hours. Later in the night she handed us a flyer and we couldn't hear what it was for so we asked her again. She shoved the flyer in to my friend's hand, mumbled what it was for as she walked away after rolling her eyes. My friends had come before and loved it, but she said that she will no longer come back. This was my first time and I'm not sure I will come again either. Which is a shame because overall the atmosphere was pretty fun and the...

First & foremost before you even enter, they try to charge you a random cover charge where the price varies depending on how they feel or how the night is FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS ONLY ( Realistically, it’s just a way for the “security” to make extra money )

Secondly, trying to get a drink in this place is extremely toxic, stressful, & time consuming. WAY too crowded knowing they have one of the smallest spaces to ever exist in a bar-scene. The backyard is very nice tho and has a lot more room as long as it’s not fall or winter season. Overall not worth the time, effort, or money really. Go early by 7pm & NOT on a weekend, then you’ll be fine.

Finally, the parking in the area is bad. The owner is a youthful yet noticeably stressed out man. The food is good for the most part. Realistically speaking you’d only wanna come here from Sunday-Thursday if you want to drink or eat in peace. They do very good on normal days, but unless you like all the chaos try going to an actual...

Fake accusations made from The owners. I’m an influencer who has done many collaborations with restaurants in New Jersey and sadly back in January in their sister restaurant, and my team was disrespected by one of the staff. The bartender cursed us out. For no reason. Usually when I do Collab , my cameraman goes behind the bar to film. And for some weird reason, the Bartender was not having it that day and cursed him out. I explained the situation and thought everything was OK, Sadly, it wasn’t four months later I tried doing a collaboration with their second restaurant, and they change the story and everything we all know the truth, ladies and gentlemen that this had something to do with the color of my skin and it’s so sad because if you know me personally and where me and my family come from this disrespect shouldn’t have been brought onto me. I don’t recommend...