Moods Lounge And Cafe — Restaurant in Town of Hempstead

I remember this spot being a horrible red neck bar with rude bartenders and disgusting service.

Not anymore.

Awesome neighborhood spot. Came here on Saturday night after a Dru Hill concert in Jersey that ended early (around 9:30am), and since I had a babysitter for the night, I begged my husband to take me someplace for a quick drink since we live in Valley Stream. We got there around 10:15 and stayed until midnight. Paid a $20 entry fee for hubby (they said it was a special R&B night). That annoyed me since again, it's a neighborhood spot. Once we were in there though, the music DEFINITELY made it worth it. I was jammin. The DJ hit every song that made me stand up from my chair and dance. Beautiful, light skinned bartender (with a gap) gave us excellent, attentive service - even once it got crowded. The other beautiful, darker skinned bartender with a head scarf - not so much. That one pretty much ignored us the entire night and paid more attention to serving her friends at the bar.

We ordered hookah with one guy and apparently he never put the order in because a table full of women who came in after us got their hookah before us. Once I saw that, I told my husband to cancel ours, which he did. Then a younger gentlemen who was handling the hookah walked by and I complained to him about making a table full of women priority over a couple who was there 20mins before them. He was actually very apologetic and offered to make our hookah asap. We accepted and it was great. Definitely got a buzz. Get the mango and mint.

We ordered wings and they never came.

Bathroom was super clean.

Crowd was mixed with early 30's to late 40's - which was perfect since I'm 41.

Don't bother with the fruit punch they have at the bar - they make it straight and offer to mix it with whatever alcohol you want, but it's extremely bland and looks MUCH better than it tastes.

Most importantly - I felt safe. We'll definitely be back when we have another...

They don’t deserve any stars. It’s not a safe place to be. I was there Friday night and it was an all out brawl, several folks were stabbed. Bouncers don’t check ID or do basic search. This man got stabbed, one girl was kicked in the head several times by MEN!!! And when asked for surveillance the club refused because they said victims spoke to the police. Little do they know this is the generation of social media and patrons done recorded everything and posted it on their social media. So yall have 48hrs to give me the official footage before there is a lawsuit on your hands. Folks don’t go if you...

Imagine going out on a Friday date night to have a good time with your significant other, spending over $100 for food and drinks for it to end up being the one of the most traumatic nights of your life. My husband & I came here and I regret it! A nasty fight broke out meanwhile the bouncers/security stood around and did NOTHING to stop it. People getting jumped, kicked in the face, stabbed..i couldn't believe my eyes. I'm lucky to have got out ok but i will never return. This is a Very unsafe and violent...