On the Rocks — Restaurant in New York

Came to this bar late Saturday on May 20th 2023 to early morning Sunday on May 21st around late 11pm-1am-ish for the first time for my friend's birthday and didn't think I was going to have such a bad experience for my first time the bartender greeted my friends and me after exchanging a few words he addressed me with a B word in a joking fashion after I made a light-hearted comment about being from NYC but didn't think too much about that comment. But, after that he passed judgment after finding out I live in a certain neighborhood in NYC and followed up by making presumptions remarks about my socioeconomic status/background from there which I thought was straight rude for my friends and me. Then the bartender crossed the line after I spoke with him politely about not being so familiar with whiskey and I used a word that apparently he felt was offensive to women when it wasn't even a word about anyone because it was just myself. The bartender proceeded to make a scene using extensive vocabulary in a belittling way in front of all of those sitting across the bar, which from an argument perspective did not any sense to me since he called me the "B" word earlier, which is a very offensive word just to begin with. He also felt the need to add that he's an English major, in a way to justify his actions when he was coming off condescending. The worse part is it looks like he had a friend or a local who enjoyed his little scene and just in general I thought that was unprofessional for such an establishment.

Overall, a very unpleasant and terrible customer service experience for my friends and me and we will definitely not be going back there.

Lastly wanted to add that the bartender looked to be tall, white, and bald- or with not much...

Stumbled upon this place because of internet reviews and thought it would be an awesome place to check out. Unfortunately the bartender that was working last night had different ideas. When I asked if they had a drink menu, the bartender simply replied that it was all the drinks behind him. Ok...fair enough I guess. I then asked what kind of mixed drinks they had and he immediately acted like I asked him something offensive. He begrudgingly listed off the 5 mixed drink options. I asked my friend which drink he thought I would like, because I am an absolute novice on whiskey and my friend knows a lot more about whiskey than I do, and also knows what kind of drinks I usually enjoy. The bartender cut me off mid-conversation with said friend and rudely criticized "you have to ask your friend what you want to drink? You can't decide for yourself?". God forbid I ask someone more knowledgeable than me for some recommendations, how unheard of. We asked him to repeat the mixed drink options one more time(all five(5) of them) because my friend was in the back and could not hear him the first time. Rather than repeat the options, the bartender asked me if I was drunk, and if I just stumbled into this place because it was a nearby bar. Not sure why this bartender had to be so rude, as I don't think any of my questions or requests were anything out of the ordinary that he would encounter. I wish I would have gotten his name. If you do go here and there's a bartender that looks like the actor Brian Tyree Henry, you might want to brace yourself for a rude and...

Used to be one of my go-to favorite spots of all time. I would regularly bring business partners, friends and family here finding myself comfortable in the refuge of the atmosphere. We were always respectful, calm, admiring of our surroundings, and generous to staff.

It's quite unfortunate; after a week-long business trip, I came back to try and find solace in the place I had come to know as my comfort zone.

I'm reluctant to share that upon greeting the owner, I was met with disdain, contempt, scorn, and insolence.

Before I was able to take a seat, the owner singled me out and seemed to have expressed whatever frustration he felt at the time on me. (In a very public manner).

Initially, I perceived this as banter, until I realized I was being threatened and ridiculed. The bartender and guests stared in awe as this man strung loosely composed sentences together with swear words and revolting statements. Before I had the chance to say "I was away", the owner unrelentingly would not stop about how "I abandoned his business", suggesting the absence of myself and colleagues bankrupted him?

This didn't stop until I felt physically threatened, at which point I left.

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men (women) to do nothing."

I hope in at least writing this review I have...