Easy Lover — Restaurant in New York

My husband and I live down the street. We’d been wanting to visit easy lover for some time. But you know, pandemic and all…Finally last weekend we decided to pop in during a Sunday afternoon. As soon as we entered the bar, the bartender greeted us with a blank stare. I had to say, “hi how are you?” to get the whole guest/bartender/customer service ball rolling. I ordered a Bloody Mary and received: vodka, 1/2 an ounce of lime juice, 1/2 an ounce of soy sauce, and plain tomato juice over ice with a lemon wedge. Perplexed, (bc that is the saddest Bloody Mary I’ve ever received in a bar) I took it, while my husband ordered a beer. We had to ask the bartender if we wanted to order food, if we ordered with them, and if we took a number (we wanted to sit outside…which I also verbalized) and if someone brought it out to us. Why I had to ask all of this…I’m unsure. Why I’m doing the bartender’s job? I’m also unsure. The food was pretty good. But I doubt I’ll return. As a former bartender, it is totally fine to tell a guest that you aren’t set up to make the drink they’ve requested or they don’t have the proper ingredients. If you are having a bad day, I get that too. But you work in customer service…you have to use your words when interacting with guests. No, the customer isn’t always right…but like, you work in hospitality. Act like it. I’m still so confused about this...

Excellent location in Brooklyn, really cool bar if you’re looking just to hang out and be chill. Solid selection, and excellent service. I was visiting from out of town and felt right at home. I ordered a nonalcoholic beer, which was delicious and a shot of tequila to celebrate with my friends. Their menu is more than just drinks as they had some tasty looking food options, and also had a relaxing patio available for guests. I was also impressed to find that they had a back room which was having live comedy when I was there, but also doubles as a place for small group events. When I was walking around the place, looking at the art and such, I stumbled in the back room and thought it would be a great place for a birthday party for a small company meeting, especially in such a cool place. I must mention again that the service from the bartender and the staff was excellent and super friendly, I can’t wait to revisit and stop in here for another cocktail. Ps….the bartender had a great...

scroll through the reviews and you won’t need to look very hard to find the crispy chicken sandwich. it was intensely flavorful, perfectly cooked and a generous portion including another primary favorite of regulars, the seasoned french fries. literally everyone i know who regulars this bar (they are many) raves about the chicken sandwich and the fries, and aside from the margaritas are primary reasons for their regular patronage here.

we came in with a group tonight to find the entire menu has been changed, the chicken sandwich and fries are gone and replaced with a spread of largely cheese based concession food. as someone who can’t eat dairy this was a double hit as i’d been waiting all day to eat here with friends.

i would implore the management to reconsider their menu decision. whatever infrastructure change is needed in the kitchen cannot be worth more than the number of people who i guarantee have lost their favorite reason for...