Jake's Saloon — Restaurant in New York

Had an awful, racist experience at this bar. Went with a friend to catch the Knicks game. Hostile bartender (bald white man) accosts us within seconds of us entering the bar, "Order something or get out." Keep in mind, we've been in the bar less than a minute and I was giving the bartender time to fulfill other customer's orders. I ask for a Guiness and then the bartender rudely asks my friend what he's drinking. He's a practicing Muslim so he asks for a soda water and bitters. Bartender immediately rolls his eyes and tells us "he doesn't have time for this" and tells us to "get the ** out." Lifelong New Yorker and I've never received this sort of treatment at a bar. Needless to say, I'm never going back here.

Additionally, the one other time I've been prior, the Guiness was flat and had a metallic taste, which indicates they probably haven't cleaned their tap lines in the last 3 months. Considering that Manhattan nightlife is already on life support, it's largely racist and discriminatory practices like the ones practiced at Jake's Saloon which are responsible. A quick glance at the other 1 and 2 star reviews will confirm that this was not an isolated incident. It's sad we still have to contend with this sort of blatant discrimination in 2024 in a presumably 'progressive' city. They need to retrain their staff on customer service or, preferably, rehire new...

Planned a visit to the comedy club with some friends - as I arrived early, I randomly walked into Jake’s with my girls and let the rest of the group know. We had some drinks and so did everyone else as they arrived. We attended the show and since we had a good time before the show, we returned to Jake’s. The place was filled and we didn’t have a spot to sit as a group (10), so I asked the bartender (manager) if he would allow us to sit at the tables that were roped off (closed) and he was able to accommodate us. He was the only one bartending and he did a great job! Drinks were flowing, typical bar music was playing, and we had a good time, so much so that we stood till closing and didn’t even realize how fast time flew by. I’ll be visiting NY this weekend again and will be going to a drag show with some friends (14), I’ve already suggested Jake’s to the group and most likely will go there again. Cozy place, with great service, the drinks were great, and everything was fairly priced. Side note: Since he was able to open the area to us, in appreciation and considering that he was alone behind the bar, I used their serving trays and picked up our trash, glasses, and bottles. Thank you guys for being a...

We lucked into finding Jakes after a long day visiting the sites, and walking back to the 1 train to head back up town. The menu is seemingly one of only a hand full we saw in NYC that was remotely affordable food wise. The service we had was very good. I enjoyed the Steak Sandwich, and while I asked for it to be cooked medium it was medium well. Thankfully it was a perfect cut, seasoned well and tasted great as described on the menu. My wife had the Pear Salad without Pistachios (our son is allergic), the salad was a good size and I got to have about 1/2 of it. It was perfectly dressed, and the pear played delightfully off the balsamic very well. My Son had the burger and fries and he called it his new happiness burger. High marks from him as he is a picky eater. The only complaint was the cost of our drinks. 4 pours of Makers Mark on the rocks was over $50, which is nuts when you can buy a .750 for $24 in Baltimore (maybe not in NYC). At least they were fair pours. Next time we will probably skip the drinks (this was a theme of our NYC trip, I don't know why I kept getting alcohol).

In summary, Jake's is great, and had good...