(212) 260-9797

151 Bleecker St (@ Thompson Street)
New York, NY 10012 40.7284 -73.9994

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Neighborhoods: Greenwich Village, Downtown

redlionnyc.com

Hours:

11am-4am daily

Last updated 8.29.11

Category:

Restaurants, Wholesale Children's Clothing, Bars & Pubs, Nightclubs

Bar & Club Special Features:

Live Music

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ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “The drinks are not that expensive and the bar atmosphere is great.”
  2. “They have the best bands, best atmosphere, and of course the best bartenders.”
  3. “Last time was there was the 1st thursday in January around midnight, and we caught a really fun rock band called "Rolling Bones" (ha!)”
  4. “Not as much as fun as Nevada Smith's, whose huge wall screen is accessible to anyone who can squeeze past the crowds.”
  5. “The staff was friendly, and the live music was really fun!”
  6. “really like the Red Lion, I usually go once a month at least or more to see my favorite band, its a nice venue, nice atmosphere, good drinks (try the choc martini) and the wait staff is friendly and check if you need drinks often., the bands there are a”
drinks
93.33000183105469% positive
  1. “The drinks are not that expensive and the bar atmosphere is great.”
  2. “That said, the bands are great and the drinks are cheap.”
  3. “The drinks are reasonably priced, the bartenders are wonderful, and the live entertainment is great quality.”
  4. “The bar staff is friendly and efficient.”
  5. “Grabbed a table and received excellent service - the second our drinks became empty they were filled again.”
  6. “It's in a great neighborhood to start out the night at and then bar hop.”
  7. “really like the Red Lion, I usually go once a month at least or more to see my favorite band, its a nice venue, nice atmosphere, good drinks (try the choc martini) and the wait staff is friendly and check if you need drinks often., the bands there are a”
  8. “Such an awesome bar.”
  9. “They make the best drinks and have the best personalities that keep us wanting to come back each week.”
  10. “Myself and a couple off coworkers went out for a few beers after work, we work uptown but were recommened to go to the red lion, We were very dissapointed and will never take anyone's opinion on a good bar again, The two barteners were middle aged men, do”
  11. “Not the best sports bar; sounds like it's a better place at night”
  12. “If the band is good, this is the best bar in NY.”
  13. “Red Lion is probably one of my favorite places to just go, unwind, have drinks, eat, AND listen to great live music.”
  14. “my bf and i were lookin for a cool place to drink and listen to live music and after an extensive search on Citysearch, picked Red Lion.”
  15. “But over all a great place to hang out with friends, drink and eat some finger food.”
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. “the bartender's are fantastic (Annie is wonderful) - and the pub food is very good and you get it quick and hot.”
  2. “The bartender this cool dude named George filled a huge pint glass with Absolute Pepper and tomato juice.”
  3. “The Cheesesteak sandwich is the best.”
  4. “But over all a great place to hang out with friends, drink and eat some finger food.”
  5. “Everyone liked the food, it was tasty pub fare.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “my bf and i were lookin for a cool place to drink and listen to live music and after an extensive search on Citysearch, picked Red Lion.”
  2. “One of our favorite pubs in all of NYC, no attitudes at all, a variety of friendly patrons both young + old (mostly young at that hour!)”
overall
85.71000099182129% positive
  1. “The Red Lion is great place to take a breather from the city inbetween Canal Street and Soho.”
  2. “great date place with very talented musicians.”
  3. “But over all a great place to hang out with friends, drink and eat some finger food.”
  4. “Not the best sports bar; sounds like it's a better place at night”
  5. “The Red Lion is a great place to spend a casual afternoon or evening with friends.”
  6. “great place to spend an evening with friends”
  7. “All in all though, a great place.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “They make the best drinks and have the best personalities that keep us wanting to come back each week.”
service
95.64999580383301% positive
  1. “People are really friendly.”
  2. “Food is good, service varies but is pretty good most of the time.”
  3. “really like the Red Lion, I usually go once a month at least or more to see my favorite band, its a nice venue, nice atmosphere, good drinks (try the choc martini) and the wait staff is friendly and check if you need drinks often., the bands there are a”
  4. “The staff was friendly, and the live music was really fun!”
  5. “Dave,Anne and Joe are the best bartenders in NYC.”
  6. “The drinks are reasonably priced, the bartenders are wonderful, and the live entertainment is great quality.”
  7. “The bartender this cool dude named George filled a huge pint glass with Absolute Pepper and tomato juice.”
  8. “Opened a large tab, and he made it openly certain to several customers--he wasn't happy to be there--patrons annoyed him thoroughly--female bartender was great--but since we made the mistake of opening the tab with him, he was the only downside of the nig”
  9. “the bartender's are fantastic (Annie is wonderful) - and the pub food is very good and you get it quick and hot.”
  10. “Jack, the bartender, took great care of us.”
  11. “Great value and good service.”
  12. “Grabbed a table and received excellent service - the second our drinks became empty they were filled again.”
  13. “One of our favorite pubs in all of NYC, no attitudes at all, a variety of friendly patrons both young + old (mostly young at that hour!)”
  14. “Not rammed out with people so great fast service and full of great looking girls.”
  15. “The bartenders are very friendly, even the manager/owner comes out and makes sure everyone's having a good time.”
  16. “The staff is super friendly and service is prompt and efficient.”
  17. “Rather, downing quite a few, but between the bartenders, the British soccer players, and some great music, it remained the evening that I am remembering the most.”
  18. “The bartenders were perfect- New York charm, attentive, remained cool under a demanding Friday night crowd.”
  19. “Totally unpretentious,great energy, and a good mix of people.”
  20. “The bar staff is friendly and efficient.”
  21. “:) always very nice bartenders, too.”
  22. “They have the best bands, best atmosphere, and of course the best bartenders.”
  23. “Wednesday evening shift male bartender was cold, moody, snappy, rude, and extremely arrogant.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “Great value and good service.”
  2. “dollar cover to get in on a Sat nite isn't bad for a band that was pretty strong.”
  3. “The drinks are not that expensive and the bar atmosphere is great.”
  4. “The bartender this cool dude named George filled a huge pint glass with Absolute Pepper and tomato juice.”
  5. “That said, the bands are great and the drinks are cheap.”
  6. “Not as much as fun as Nevada Smith's, whose huge wall screen is accessible to anyone who can squeeze past the crowds.”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “the bartender's are fantastic (Annie is wonderful) - and the pub food is very good and you get it quick and hot.”
  2. “Myself and a couple off coworkers went out for a few beers after work, we work uptown but were recommened to go to the red lion, We were very dissapointed and will never take anyone's opinion on a good bar again, The two barteners were middle aged men, do”
4 Star Rating: Recommended

10/17/11

Good atmosphere

by rachsmith

I went there a couple of times on weekends, the music is fantastic, very crowded (even though that may have to do with the rugby games, I don't know), very good atmosphere. The on;y thing I didn't really like was the fact that bartenders weren't very friendly, but I'm sure dealing with drunk rugby fans may be tough sometimes. Anyway, I will try to go there once without rugby to see what it's like.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/14/11

I love this place!

by afordapples

I just do.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/11/11

Red Lion rocks

by Ciara Mahon

Sorry to hear about your experience but I went there on Friday night with a big group of friends. The place was packed with rugby supporters. Audio was on for both the Ireland and England games. The kitchen was open late, got wings at 4.00am! The service was great. The atmosphere was incredible even though we didnt get the results we wanted. They even put a band on inbetween the games. I would definitely go back to watch the rest of games even though our team is out, it will always be my spot for rugby.

1 Star Rating: Poor

10/09/11

Watch At Nevada Smith's (3rd Ave & 12th St) instead!!!!!

by CKC1

Hi - you ruined a 10 year reunion of friends from around the world when you lied and deceived me and my friends into thinking we could come and watch the RWC quarterfinals. No kitchen, no audio and both were promised several times - I called all week long just to make sure, and each time I called I was ASSURED that we would have the audio for the match and that the kitchen would be open.

SERVICE - AWFUL. MUSIC - AWFUL. ATMOSPHERE - AWFUL. EVERYTHING IS AWFUL.

I would think that loyal patrons of 4 years - we've been watching rugby and premiership at your establishment throughout and spending alot more than your typical washup NYC walk-in student crowd - would earn us some sort of credence; worst case, we at least thought you would make an effort to live up to your empty promises. You truly ruined what was supposed to be a reunion of friends from around the world by lying and overpromising.

"Historically, this has always been THE place to watch Rugby World Cup matches. All matches are played live, and if the time difference makes it too tough to watch the match live you can always pitch in the next morning and the staff can play your match back for you - they record everything.

Rugby World Cup Quarterfinals - SA vs. Australia - we called in a week before the match to make sure a) they were playing the game live at 1am b) the commentary/match audio would be on and c) the kitchen would be open.

We spoke to several staff, as we were expecting over 20 people from all over the world - Hong Kong, NZ, Aus, South Africa, UK. JOE (the owner?) at the Red Lion ASSURED us the match and commentary would be on and the kitchen would be pumping out Irish breakfasts.

Liars! 25 friends later, we show up 2 hours before game time so we can grab seats. All ready to watch the World Cup quarterfinals with our international guests and they refuse to play the audio - AND THEY KEEP THE KITCHEN CLOSED! After much pleading with the manager - we confirmed 3 separate times that 20-25 patrons would come to watch the match - all we got was "sorry can't help you, but we appreciate your business." A^%holes and Liars! at 1am it was too late to try and relocate our group of friends, so we were forced to stay and watch the match to the tune of some pathetic, drunk college imitation of jazz. This place absolutely ruined what was supposed to be a 10 year reunion of friends from all around the world.

Worst of all, they didn't even try to apologize and offered no consolations for ruining our reunion.

WATCH PREMIERSHIP FOOTBALL, RUGBY AND CRICKET AT NEVADA SMITH'S INSTEAD.

RED LION SUCKS - THEY LIE AND WILL TELL YOU WHATEVER YOU WANT TO HEAR IN ORDER TO GET YOU TO COME IN. AND THEIR BANDS BLOW TOO!"

1 Star Rating: Poor

06/20/11

Terrible service

by monkeys4freedom

We thought this would be a good place to symbolize Greenwich Village. We were wrong. I ordered an iced tea, but for some reason the waitress didn't feel the need to bring it to me the first time I asked. She came back and said she wasn't sure I really wanted it. What? Why would I order it if I didn't want it. Finally, 10 minutes later, I got my beverage.

I ordered a burger, which was good, but my friend ordered a blackened chicken wrap, which was terrible. It had nothing but chicken. When she asked about it, the waitress said that was the way it was supposed to be.

Later, she looked at the menu, which said it was supposed to come with cheese and peppers. We complained and the manager said that she couldn't get a new sandwich because she had already eaten the first one. SHE DIDN'T EAT THE FIRST ONE! She ate a few bites of it and decided it was terrible.

I strongly recommend you stay away from this place!

The Details on The Red Lion

Place Categories:

  • great live music
  • awesome bands
  • rude male bartender
  • very nice bartenders
  • favorite bar
  • fast service
  • friendly wait staff
  • fantastic pub food
  • nice bar atmosphere
  • like pubs
  • very talented musicians
  • absolutely love george
  • wonderful annie
  • efficient bar staff
  • huge wall screen
  • cool attentive
  • huge pint glass
  • great energy
  • best personalities
  • great plus
  • best cheesesteak sandwich
  • liked everyone
  • good drinks
  • really good customers
  • great place
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