Left Hand Path — Restaurant in New York

The bouncer HARASSED me for 30 minutes telling me I needed to cover up. I had on a cropped tank top and PANTS (not that it matters). I can’t stress enough how casual this outfit was. My friends and I were sitting in a corner by the window minding our own business. He walked right up to me, yelling, that I can’t be in here “like that” and that I needed to leave. He repeatedly told me if I didn’t “cover up” I had to leave. He would not stop screaming at me and staring/pointing at my chest. Yet, no bartender intervened.

At this point, me + 6 friends had already been there for ~2 hours and spent a lot of money on drinks. We were not rowdy or rude at all. My friend had to actually go up to the bar and basically force them to do something about it. They (bartender) brought the bouncer outside, talked for 30 seconds, then brought him right back in.

Did a bartender check in on me? Nope. Did they apologize? Nope.

This is BROOKLYN and it’s shocking/gross that I was able to be treated in such a way by the bar staff and had to fend for myself in this area especially. I’ve been going out in bk/ny for 10+ years now and this is my FIRST TIME ever being harassed for a TANK TOP.

I checked the website - there doesn’t seem to be a dress code saying no tank tops. Actually, there’s no dress code at all that I could find.

Really gross and...

Went in around happy hour time (6pm) on a Thursday but there were no happy hour specials in sight / offered. I ordered the Silver Negroni ($13) which was pretty delicious and interesting. It did seem like the drink was on tap as opposed to a freshly mixed cocktail? There was no “making” of the drink and it was not specified that it was pre mixed on the menu.

I asked about the gentian liqueur which was one of 4 ingredients in the drink, and the bartender said they weren’t sure if that was still a part of the drink anymore.

Though this was a confusing experience to say the least, the bartender was very kind and let me taste some gentian liqueur when I asked about it. The bartender was also very kind to some interesting requests made at the bar by other patrons. Not your average snobbish Brooklyn bartender....

Super cute spot that is a perfect date vibe with pretty solid drinks. Only reason for the lower stars is that the outside area (which is incredibly cute and inviting) allows open smoking. It wouldn’t be such an issue if it was an open top, but as there is a roof, the smoke ends up just circling around. There are tons of “no smoking” signs, but when I brought it up to the bartender, she said “oh we just have those up for DOH. We don’t actually enforce that.” So, like I said— super cute spot and wish we could enjoy the backyard, but if you’re seriously averse to cigarette smoke like myself, just enjoy the inner...