The Compass — Restaurant in New York

What a nightmare of a bar. Came here on a Wednesday night at midnight since I was staying at the hotel. There’s one guy working here and all these elaborate drinks that take about 5 minutes each to make. All kinds of cutting fruit, grinding stuff and whatever you can think of that makes a single drink as long as possible to make. A party of 4 came in and he was busy for 20 minutes. Then he serviced a couple spending 10 minutes on their drinks while I waited. Waited 40 minutes total and just left. John Taffer would lose his voice screaming about how poorly this bar operates. I wonder if the menu designers knew there’s one person working here? I don’t even want to stay at this hotel anymore. Don’t waste your...

1 star is generous for the experience I had......was in town for a concert and went to A+ to continue the night first of all my friend and I waited for 20 minutes to take the elevator to the roof, finally get in the bar get handed a menu to review the specialty drinks then we go to order we get told by the bartender the same one that passed the menu that he's not serving "regular" customers because they're closing the bar for a private party. It was so unprofessional there should have been a notice in lobby of the hotel to let customers know that's what was planned for the night. Waste of time, for a tiny bar with a tiny patio and rude bartenders

Bottom line I would never recommend this...

A great improvement over the previous establishment in this space. Drinks are fun and festive. Food is whatevs but you're not really going to eat, it's all about the cocktails and the view.

I'd rank it higher but I just can't get with having a drink with a picture of Johnny Depp on the menu. Even if you’re one of his defenders who says he's just an "alleged" abuser, why would any business want to alienate potential customers like that? His face is literally the first thing you see on the menu. Very off-putting for anyone who’s ever been the victim of abuse, really...