| ambiance |
88.88999938964844% positive |
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generally love the LES bars for its relaxed and friendly atmosphere but THIS BAR WAS NEITHER OF THE 2, I have never met any more ruder waitresses/bartenders in my life. ”
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Great location and I love coming here early in the week or on Sat/Sun afternoons to sit in the garden. ”
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like the ambience of this place, but there's a deep contradiction between the friendly, low key, decor and the attitude of some of the bartenders. ”
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huge beer selection -- fun place to go on a first or second date to 'test out' your new mate's ability to chill with different people in an interesting space. ”
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No need to go here - there's about a million other great divey beer bars in the east village and this one is not only nothing special, but likely to leave you feeling like you've paid money for rude service and mediocre atmosphere. ”
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GREAT beer and atmosphere ”
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| drinks |
75.80999851226807% positive |
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Great beer choice slow service ”
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That way you can order your drink and by the time your friends arrive, so will your beverage. ”
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Love all the new and unique beers available. ”
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No need to go here - there's about a million other great divey beer bars in the east village and this one is not only nothing special, but likely to leave you feeling like you've paid money for rude service and mediocre atmosphere. ”
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Management: Look, I'm sure your bartenders are nice people, but there are times when I'll stand there at the bar waiting for a beer and they're chit chatting, BSing, moving *very*slowly and basically ignoring patrons. ”
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decent beer. ”
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The bar isn't overpriced either. ”
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Despite a mostly indifferent & cliquish staff, DBA is an excellent place to go with friends to enjoy spectacular beer, scotch and conversation. ”
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Great beer, new choices weekly ”
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Although the beer selection is awesome and relatively reasonably prices for the city, the quality of the service can suffer during the busier hours. ”
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-- Other than the staff, the place is a great place for good beer (changes weekly) and other great drinks as well. ”
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It was as though the bar was being run by bitter ex-girlfriends. ”
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No wait, no problems with service and a huge beer selection made it one of my favorite bars from the first time I went. ”
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It's a great East Village bar with hundreds of different drinks from beer to whiskey to single malts, to vodka's etc. ”
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At one time d.b.a. had one of the best selections going, but now there's a bar with a great selection on almost every other corner. ”
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Drinks were ordered but the manhattans were the worst we'd had; the beer was fine. ”
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tend to agree with others who have given poor ratings recently to what was once a really good drinking and socializing bar. ”
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mean, it's a cool bar with an outdoor patio and one of the most impressive selections of beer from all around the world. ”
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If you are sitting in the outdoor garden, which is a nice backyard, expect to wait for your drink. ”
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definitely go by here if you love beer, hop devil (i heard that may have closed tho), east village tavern if you go to the alphabet streets, stanton public, spitzers corner, great bar crawl, & since I live in the neighborhood will I be hitting these spots ”
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The bar staff in this place is pretty stupid and slow but the beers are fairly unusual. ”
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I've always loved this bar and will continue to love this bar. ”
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the place is really cool, diverse crowd hanging out, tons of beer, although very few on tap, u can get a bottle of pretty much anything belgium or german. ”
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Dont wear nice clothes b/c they'll probab;y et ruined by either the chairs or some "Real World" hopeful spilling 'some weird beer' on your trousers. ”
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GREAT beer and atmosphere ”
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aparently the service is bad- they did seem like a bunch of grumpy moody bitchy unfriendly ladies but they got me my beer when i asked for it, but again the place was not very busy at 2pm on a sunday, but by 3pm the garden was filling up, it was 65F outsi ”
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Then, if you order a bottle of beer advertised on the chalkboard and they'll try to give you whatever other beer will not require a trip to the basement to find. ”
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Do yourself a favor, search for other great beer bars if you're looking for great beers and go there. ”
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huge beer selection -- fun place to go on a first or second date to 'test out' your new mate's ability to chill with different people in an interesting space. ”
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While the drink selection looked promising enough, I couldn't justify spending any money here b/c the staff was so rude from the moment we walked in, starting with the miserable, moody bouncer who set the tone for the rest of the limited time we ended up ”
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Great beer; slow service ”
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| menu variety |
75.0% positive |
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mean, it's a cool bar with an outdoor patio and one of the most impressive selections of beer from all around the world. ”
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At one time d.b.a. had one of the best selections going, but now there's a bar with a great selection on almost every other corner. ”
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No wait, no problems with service and a huge beer selection made it one of my favorite bars from the first time I went. ”
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Although the beer selection is awesome and relatively reasonably prices for the city, the quality of the service can suffer during the busier hours. ”
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Great beer, new choices weekly ”
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great selection, poor service ”
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The crowd sucks, the tap selection is no where near as good as it once was, and the wiatresses and bartenders are just mean and horrible, with the exception of the lovely Renée. ”
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the place is really cool, diverse crowd hanging out, tons of beer, although very few on tap, u can get a bottle of pretty much anything belgium or german. ”
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They always have the best selections and of course the best of the usual. ”
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While the drink selection looked promising enough, I couldn't justify spending any money here b/c the staff was so rude from the moment we walked in, starting with the miserable, moody bouncer who set the tone for the rest of the limited time we ended up ”
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huge beer selection -- fun place to go on a first or second date to 'test out' your new mate's ability to chill with different people in an interesting space. ”
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they have an amazing menu and do it so right here they even have a backyard garden when the weather is nice. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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-- Other than the staff, the place is a great place for good beer (changes weekly) and other great drinks as well. ”
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| return potential |
0.0% positive |
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As long as they have a psychotic bartender with a nasty temper, I will not go back. ”
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| service |
41.90000057220459% positive |
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No need to go here - there's about a million other great divey beer bars in the east village and this one is not only nothing special, but likely to leave you feeling like you've paid money for rude service and mediocre atmosphere. ”
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This place is not only a dump but the service is horrible. ”
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why do bartenders think a snotty stand offish attitude and bad service is somehow "cool? ”
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very bad service ”
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The bar staff in this place is pretty stupid and slow but the beers are fairly unusual. ”
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Great beer; slow service ”
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In short, only go to this place if you are genuinely into masochist mistreatment from pretentious staff. ”
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great space lousy ass service ”
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The staff was not only inattentive but just plain rude - the bouncer at the door especially so - shining his flashlight in faces and being, well, just plain rude. ”
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The last time I went, the skinny little bartender with the beret was not just rude, she was horribly mean. ”
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Although the beer selection is awesome and relatively reasonably prices for the city, the quality of the service can suffer during the busier hours. ”
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aparently the service is bad- they did seem like a bunch of grumpy moody bitchy unfriendly ladies but they got me my beer when i asked for it, but again the place was not very busy at 2pm on a sunday, but by 3pm the garden was filling up, it was 65F outsi ”
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As long as they have a psychotic bartender with a nasty temper, I will not go back. ”
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No wait, no problems with service and a huge beer selection made it one of my favorite bars from the first time I went. ”
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huge beer selection -- fun place to go on a first or second date to 'test out' your new mate's ability to chill with different people in an interesting space. ”
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generally love the LES bars for its relaxed and friendly atmosphere but THIS BAR WAS NEITHER OF THE 2, I have never met any more ruder waitresses/bartenders in my life. ”
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However, the service is slow; some of them are downright rude. ”
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But avoid Thursday nights and the busier times as the service can get pretty slow. ”
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bad service ”
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The staff is just downright slow, rude, and uninspired. ”
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To be fair, when business is slow you can have a friendly conversation with the staff and some generous pours, but don't count on it. ”
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waiter/waitress. It's one of our favorite spots to hang out. ”
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Despite a mostly indifferent & cliquish staff, DBA is an excellent place to go with friends to enjoy spectacular beer, scotch and conversation. ”
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great selection, poor service ”
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know this place before the summer rush and I really like the staff and know they are doing their best. ”
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Bartenders are extremely rude and feel entitled to a tip. ”
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like the ambience of this place, but there's a deep contradiction between the friendly, low key, decor and the attitude of some of the bartenders. ”
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While the drink selection looked promising enough, I couldn't justify spending any money here b/c the staff was so rude from the moment we walked in, starting with the miserable, moody bouncer who set the tone for the rest of the limited time we ended up ”
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-- Other than the staff, the place is a great place for good beer (changes weekly) and other great drinks as well. ”
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Great beer choice slow service ”
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tried to like this place but the service is awful and the bartender was outright rude. ”
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Management: Look, I'm sure your bartenders are nice people, but there are times when I'll stand there at the bar waiting for a beer and they're chit chatting, BSing, moving *very*slowly and basically ignoring patrons. ”
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The crowd sucks, the tap selection is no where near as good as it once was, and the wiatresses and bartenders are just mean and horrible, with the exception of the lovely Renée. ”
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Really bad service. ”
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Yes, I must say, I agree with the reviewers about rude bartenders. ”
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| value |
66.66999816894531% positive |
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The bar isn't overpriced either. ”
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No need to go here - there's about a million other great divey beer bars in the east village and this one is not only nothing special, but likely to leave you feeling like you've paid money for rude service and mediocre atmosphere. ”
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Although the beer selection is awesome and relatively reasonably prices for the city, the quality of the service can suffer during the busier hours. ”
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Find a place where you'll be treated like a valued customer, not some slob who's stupid enough to throw money away. ”
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No wait, no problems with service and a huge beer selection made it one of my favorite bars from the first time I went. ”
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Prices, although increased lately, are still great for what you are getting - just avoid the overpriced Corona's & Amstels which help keep the good stuff inexpensive. ”
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To be fair, when business is slow you can have a friendly conversation with the staff and some generous pours, but don't count on it. ”
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huge beer selection -- fun place to go on a first or second date to 'test out' your new mate's ability to chill with different people in an interesting space. ”
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While the drink selection looked promising enough, I couldn't justify spending any money here b/c the staff was so rude from the moment we walked in, starting with the miserable, moody bouncer who set the tone for the rest of the limited time we ended up ”
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| wait time |
18.75% positive |
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The bar staff in this place is pretty stupid and slow but the beers are fairly unusual. ”
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However, the service is slow; some of them are downright rude. ”
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As long as they have a psychotic bartender with a nasty temper, I will not go back. ”
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Great beer; slow service ”
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The staff is just downright slow, rude, and uninspired. ”
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Great beer choice slow service ”
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But avoid Thursday nights and the busier times as the service can get pretty slow. ”
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To be fair, when business is slow you can have a friendly conversation with the staff and some generous pours, but don't count on it. ”
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