Bo Peep Cocktail and Highball Store — Restaurant in New York

Overall a very disappointing experience.

My wife’s birthday is Halloween, so we usually try to celebrate before or after to Avalon the Halloween crowds. I had a business conference in NYC the following week, so figured that would be a perfect time to celebrate. After doing a ton of research I decided on Bo Peep and made a reservation weeks in advance.

We arrived a couple minutes early and were promptly taken down along with another couple with reservations at the same time. They notify you when making reservations that they are for 2 hours, and remind you again when seating you. It is a small venue, and allows for them to turn tables and have multiple seatings a night. That is not a problem if the service is fast and efficient, unfortunately our service was neither. Both the host that sat us and our server wished my wife a happy birthday and our server said they would like to treat her to dessert after our meal. I ordered a cocktail as my wife looked over the menu(the Heritage Old Fashioned) was wonderful, as were all the cocktails. Our server returned with that about 10 minutes later, and we ordered a couple small plates as well as my wife’s cocktail. She returned with the cocktail again about 10 minutes later, and my wife ordered a bottle of sparkling water. Our server returned about 15 minutes later and informed us that the kitchen was very busy and running behind, and our food would be out shortly. I ordered another cocktail. About 10 minutes later she returned with my cocktail and our food followed. So we’ve now been here 45 minutes and just received our chicken liver mousse and Bo Peep Little Sheep. The food was wonderful! Knowing how long the food had taken we got our severs attention and ordered a few more of the lamb chops and another round of cocktails. My wife also inquired about the sparkling water she had ordered, which our server had obviously forgotten. She returned about 15 minutes later with our cocktails and water(finally). About 20 minutes later another server asked if there was anything we needed since our server was singing at the time. We told her we were waiting on food, so she said she would check on it. Our server had never rang it in however. She came back and asked what we had ordered, apologized and said she would get it right out. About 20 minutes later we received them. As we were finishing them the host came over and told us we would need to finish up soon as we were nearing our 2 hours. I tried to explain that we had not even had the opportunity to have the dessert that was offered because our server had forgotten to ring in items and the kitchen had been “backed-up” originally. He immediately got an attitude and became defensive. He then talked to a manager about allowing us to stay at our table for the dessert we had been promised, who asked him what or total tab was(mind you with fast and efficient service it would have been much higher, as they had a vast selection of whiskeys that I had planned on ordering from after eating). She told him they could not accommodate and he returned to us with the news. I asked him for the bill, so we could pay and leave the table for the next party. After paying, on our way out the host and manager we’re on the stairs. I took the opportunity to explain the situation to the manager who did not have a better attitude than the host, but she did offer to sit us at the bar next to the piano player so we could have dessert. Because of the attitude from both of them and terrible service we had received(we have both spent years in the service industry), we chose to take our money elsewhere.

The atmosphere, drinks and food were all fabulous. The music was great, and honestly aside from our service it would have been great. That night there were 2-3 servers working and all throughout the night also took turns singing with the piano. 1 of the servers was truly amazing, running her drinks and checking over her tables while serenading. If you do go here, definitely hope she is...

For Bo Peep Vibe: Intimate vintage style speakeasy Value: Easily one of the most unique and most NY experiences you could have. My favorite place in the city. The live music and personality of Skip Brevis is worth it alone.

Plane To Paris - One of the more creative cocktails and well executed. Would order again.

Casanova - Solid but not memorable by any means.

Drunkin' Donuts For Two - Dough and the fry was well done. Raspberry was the best flavor but the banana tried too hard.

Carrots - On the firmer side but didn’t mind it as there was a good sear and everyone in NY typically overcooks their carrot appetizers.

Wings - The yuzu mostly brought acidity to the dish instead of complimentary flavor.

Purple Haze Cheese - Embarrassing portion.

Buffalo Chicken Pizza - Absolutely delicious. So savory and umami filled. May be my favorite food item here.

Fries & Dips - Fries were crispy and fresh. Aioli and chipotle sauces were great.

Blue Parrot - Incredible cocktail. Lavender and lemon implemented well. Bubbly, refreshing, flavorful, while light. Definitely get again.

Casanova - Had the essence of an old fashioned but a lighter body due to the mezcal. Delightful when in the mood.

Rosebud - Favorite drink here. Just the right amount of rose and the other notes accompany it well. Texture of the egg whites paired nicely.

Outlaw - Great. Loved the clarity of it yet it was bold and strong at the same time.

Chocolate Lava Cake - Wish it were ice cream instead of whipped cream. Cake was cooked ok but wish it were more molten and soft in the middle.

*As always, remember everyone has off days, check your bias, and consider...

This place has great food and drinks and excellent entertainment. Their main problem is having a bad hostess. We arrived early to our reservation and checked in upstairs but told them we knew we were early and just wanted to let them know we’re here but planned to sit at the bar until it was our time to be seated downstairs. We were taken downstairs about a half hour early- BEFORE the 9PM live music would be starting. We were told we would only have an hour and a half for our reservation, so we said no we would wait until our time at 9PM because the main draw of this place was the live music. The hostess was extremely rude to us and told us that we would be required to be seated at 8:30PM instead of our scheduled time of 9PM because she booked a large party that would need our table at 10PM. After trying to get her to realize this was poor planning on her part, and asking what she planned on doing if we hadn’t arrived early, she finally moved us to a different table where we could be seated for our full hour and a half starting at 9PM- but this whole ordeal really ruined the night. She was extremely rude...