Dada — Restaurant in New York

Dada is a TRUE gem and I am so excited it is in the neighborhood. It fills a need for adults to have a 3rd space to socialize, and be surrounded by great art. Not only is the bar itself gorgeous and cool looking with a fabulous, lush, green outdoor space, but they are constantly inviting great artists to perform music and poetry. The weekends usually have DJ sets while the rest of the week will have live bands/poetry. I cannot believe this exists in ridgewood on mrtyle Avenue. The owners take supporting artists really seriously and they pay all their artists. That's pretty rare.

Additionally, their special cocktails are yummy AND they have mocktails! I don't drink much at all. The bartender, Johnathan made a special non alcoholic shot. On that note, Johnathan ROCKS!! We love chatting with him. Really great guy and bartender.

I have not tried the food yet but I'm excited to once they reopen after their summer break. They'll be back in business Mid Sep 2024. I'm going to miss the place till then.

I also want to note that they sell espresso into the evening. That's basically my dream and what I love about European bars/pubs. They all have coffee!

I am so excited and happy I finally went into Dada and am so glad they are in the neighborhood. I'll be a regular. I'm happy to come in any time they have live...

I’m giving 5 stars because this bar is in my neighborhood and I want them to do well. HOWEVER ( and I hope the owners read this ) the owners need to be a bit more strategic when staffing the place for a beautiful Saturday night . Having 2 brand new bartenders working their first nights TOGETHER without someone more experienced to shadow may not be the best idea ( the bar tenders were very overwhelmed and there was barely 10 people there). They also had no idea how to turn the backyard lights on at the request of several patrons ( ans the weather was PERFECT for sitting outside . Also, why is the kitchen closed at 11pm?! The food items on the menu are a perfect compliment for late night drinks it should be open !! Over all, the drinks are very delicious, the food was delicious and the staff was super friendly . Ambience was also very relaxing. Of course I’ll be back , this review was not meant to be damaging in any way, just informative so hopefully DaDa stands the test of time in a very competitive bar / restaurant neighborhood ....

Went to this adorable establishment today with my family and was incredibly underwhelmed. The ambiance was excellent especially since we were the only people in the restaurant. We sat outside, ordered our drinks and they took a 40 minutes. FORTY. We did go inside and kindly inquire about our drinks since it was a lovely day we didn’t mind waiting. We learned they had to run to the nearest liquor store to acquire one of liqueurs required in one of the drinks that we ordered. If that’s the case….why not inform us? Or offer a different option? Even so you could have brought out most of the drinks beforehand. When the drinks were finally dropped there was no apology and no explanation. Honestly liked the vibes but truly baffled by the service, I would never tip lower than 20% as a service worker myself… so I did. But something...