Bearded Lady — Restaurant in New York

So my 2 stars comes with some explanation. I’ve been to this bar for over a year and I’ve always had a great experience. They’ve got great food and drinks and a nice atmosphere. I’ve been waited on by some lovely staff members there as well.

Today was different. Just finished watching a World Cup game and came away feeling confused and angry. It was crowded and quite busy and we were having trouble getting the server’s attention, although we totally understood that it was super busy and the staff was working hard. I asked my boyfriend to get her attention to order some water and food. While seated, he turned around and gently tapped on her shoulder.

Her reaction was totally bizarre. She came to our table a minute later and snapped at him, saying that “he made her feel uncomfortable” because “he touched her with out consent” and she stormed away. I was surprised and offended by the alleged inappropriate conduct. I walked up to her and explained how surprised we both were and how it upset me to have my boyfriend accused of something wrong when really he was only acting in a normal manner to get a servers attention in a busy bar. She then abandoned our table for the rest of the 45 minutes we were there. I tried to speak to a manager and but then he suggested that we close our tab. I wish he had mediated in a more productive way.

I’m happy & proud that the #metoo era has given women the opportunity and safe space to speak up when they are wrongly treated. However, to suggest that inappropriate touching has occurred when it has not only weakens the very real harm that can be caused when actual misconduct takes place.

I’m bummed that I won’t be going back to Bearded Lady again. It’s too bad that an innocent gesture for service was blown so out...

I had an abysmal experience here over the weekend, and I cannot in good conscience recommend it to anyone until there’s a major overhaul of employee training and behavior.

While my group and I were peacefully seated at a table, one of our friends closed her eyes and put her head down due to fatigue. Without warning, one of the servers violently shook her from behind and barked at her to wake up or leave. It's important to emphasize that we’d only ordered 1 round of drinks at this point and were in control. The server didn't even attempt to speak with us before physically intervening. Instead, we were left feeling shocked, uncomfortable, and unsafe.

To make matters worse, when we tried to address the incident with the server, she was shockingly rude and hostile, displaying a complete lack of professionalism and basic human decency. If violently shaking a tired patron is the first response of this establishment's employees, then they have no place in the service industry. It was a show of arrogance, disrespect, and incompetence that no paying customer should ever have to endure.

It’s clear that our safety and well-being weren’t a priority for this establishment. It's a shame because we’d heard decent things about this bar, but our experience was anything but positive. I implore anyone reading to think twice before giving Bearded Lady your business until they take major steps to address...

Short answer: definitely worth a visit! Longer answer: we popped in for an afternoon cocktail and my first impression of the Bearded Lady was the wonderful color scheme that felt tropical, perhaps something from southern Florida. The vibe required me to order a rum based drink, but my girlfriend had a glass of excellent red wine and I had to honor my Nordic roots and try their “Dill or no dill” which was an aquavit based cocktail.. you don’t really see too many of those in the US so naturally I had to try it. I’ll say this, having grown up on the Swedish west coast, I’ve had my fair share of aquavit variations, but this cocktail was so incredibly good it’s the only thing I’m choosing to focus this review on. That cocktail in itself is well worth the visit!

Other than that, the staff was super friendly, it was a clean place, their cocktails were strong and delicious. Well...