| ambiance |
84.61999893188477% positive |
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decor is great, perfect place to just kick back and chill ”
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The horseraddish bloody mary is perhaps a little too much for those with a weak constitution, but overall a lively weekend bar with great unassuming service, good decor and a lively crowd. ”
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good drink specials, fabulous service, atmosphere, and music. ”
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really liked the atmosphere, dim lighting and mood, the appetizers were good too. ”
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Great food, suculent exotic drink menu, beautiful staff, and great decor ! ”
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Crowd can get thick on Friday and Saturday nights after 9pm but a cozy place to sit can almost always be found at other times [they even take reservations ”
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The whole atmosphere is just a bit off-kilter an there's a bad lingering energy. ”
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The ambiance was relaxing, the food and drinks were great, and the service was wonderful. ”
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For people looking for an intimate setting, a place that is warm and cozy and a place to have an entertaining converstation ”
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nice atmosphere, nice staff, great happy hours and amazing cocktails. ”
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The atmosphere is a bit off, but the bar is nice and there are several small tables along one wall and in the front as well. ”
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cheap decor, lame music played too loudly, worse crowd. ”
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If you are looking for a romantic date spot or a place to have a deep conversation. ”
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| drinks |
95.2400016784668% positive |
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My favorite bar in NYC ”
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They have the best new drinks that are sooo tasty. ”
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The staff is friendly and the drinks are fine. ”
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The lychee martini was quite tasty, and you can't go wrong for $4-6 bucks per drinks(happy hour lasts until 10pm)! ”
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Very little attitude, delicous 'signature' cocktails, great happy hour deals. ”
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The drinks are great and you can enjoy the fashionable yet not overly trendy crowd. ”
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chill and great drinks ”
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good drink specials, fabulous service, atmosphere, and music. ”
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Especially since this place is perfect for pleasant conversations over drinks and not dancing! ”
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Their drinks are fabulous. ”
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drinks are delicious (i love the hanoi martini and the verlaine) and the staff is so nice. ”
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Creative and tasty mixed drinks ”
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If you are looking for a place to go and just let you hair down, have a a couple of drinks (that will give you a great buzz!) ”
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Yummy inspired drinks priced surprisingly well, chill music, great environment, and friendly and helpful staff. ”
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The drinks are GREAT! ”
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Came here for a date on a Thursday one night- I am not one to drink martinis- ever- but I must say their lychee martinis were delicious. ”
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Verlaine has one of the best drink menus I have ever seen. ”
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it was gross and literally just bad cheap red wine with some fruit tossed in it. ”
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nice atmosphere, nice staff, great happy hours and amazing cocktails. ”
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Another plus - the food is delicious and perfect to nibble on mid-drink. ”
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However, we made a reservation, and the insisted that we sit at our very uncomfortable row of tables despite our comfort level at the bar. ”
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Amazing prices, great drinks and friendly bartenders. ”
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tasteful lighting, sweet but not cloying drinks, friendly service and a general good vibe ”
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The prices are great, the bartenders are nice and the drinks actually have liquor in them! ”
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The atmosphere is a bit off, but the bar is nice and there are several small tables along one wall and in the front as well. ”
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Great food, suculent exotic drink menu, beautiful staff, and great decor ! ”
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the cocktails are great and interesting, the music is pumping and the vietnamise finger foods are yummy and are well priced. ”
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Verlaine is an attractive space, with good seating and standing room, but the underwhelming menu of Vietnamese finger food is overpriced, as are their special cocktails, though they are usually generously poured and well mixed. ”
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surprisingly good food to add to bar scene ”
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The drinks menu, though in common with so many "hip joints" it is printed in white on transparent perspex making it darn near impossible to decipher, offers some interesting alternatives to the mainstream. ”
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The neighborhood is great for bar hopping too. ”
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The horseraddish bloody mary is perhaps a little too much for those with a weak constitution, but overall a lively weekend bar with great unassuming service, good decor and a lively crowd. ”
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The people were awesome except for some 400lb pervert that was making moves on everyone in the bar. ”
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The ambiance was relaxing, the food and drinks were great, and the service was wonderful. ”
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Their drink menu is FANTASTIC - definitely go. ”
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love ginger and their ginger-inspired drinks are amazing! ”
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If you like a perfectly balanced drink that will give you a great buzz and won't empty your wallet on the first sip, GO TO VERLAINE! ”
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Great bar. ”
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So, I grudgingly recommend this bar because the drinks are very good and extremely reasonably priced. ”
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Seriously, it's just a nice, warm friendly hangout bar in my favorite neighborhood in the whole city! ”
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Great cocktails and extra points for being able to hear the person next to you! ”
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My favorite bar. ”
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| food quality |
100.0% positive |
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Those Lychee Martinis are so yummy. ”
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They have the best new drinks that are sooo tasty. ”
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drinks are delicious (i love the hanoi martini and the verlaine) and the staff is so nice. ”
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the cocktails are great and interesting, the music is pumping and the vietnamise finger foods are yummy and are well priced. ”
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The lychee martini was quite tasty, and you can't go wrong for $4-6 bucks per drinks(happy hour lasts until 10pm)! ”
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The appetizers are tasty too so order a bunch and share with friends. ”
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Came here for a date on a Thursday one night- I am not one to drink martinis- ever- but I must say their lychee martinis were delicious. ”
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Creative and tasty mixed drinks ”
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Great food, suculent exotic drink menu, beautiful staff, and great decor ! ”
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Drinks were original and food was great. ”
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and good food, before you head home, to the club or out on a night on the town, then this is the place for you. ”
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Verlaine is an attractive space, with good seating and standing room, but the underwhelming menu of Vietnamese finger food is overpriced, as are their special cocktails, though they are usually generously poured and well mixed. ”
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Another plus - the food is delicious and perfect to nibble on mid-drink. ”
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The ambiance was relaxing, the food and drinks were great, and the service was wonderful. ”
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They have alternating local art on the walls, the music is pretty good, and they have some light food (which tasted good, but being as intoxicated as I was I couldn't give you a fair opinion) Most of the bartenders are pretty cool as well. ”
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The food looks excellent. ”
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Calamari is great, as is honey-glazed salmon. ”
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surprisingly good food to add to bar scene ”
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the food is great but the noise tends to get really loud after 8pm and it's hard to talk without shouting. ”
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| menu variety |
100.0% positive |
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Great food, suculent exotic drink menu, beautiful staff, and great decor ! ”
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PS-- they also have an extensive scotch menu at likewise reasonable prices! ”
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Their drink menu is FANTASTIC - definitely go. ”
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The drinks menu, though in common with so many "hip joints" it is printed in white on transparent perspex making it darn near impossible to decipher, offers some interesting alternatives to the mainstream. ”
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really enjoyed the variety of music and the vibe it created. ”
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Verlaine is an attractive space, with good seating and standing room, but the underwhelming menu of Vietnamese finger food is overpriced, as are their special cocktails, though they are usually generously poured and well mixed. ”
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Verlaine has one of the best drink menus I have ever seen. ”
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They also have a nice selection of infused sake (giner sake, for example) which complements a nice ginger entree. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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All in all, a great place to just chill with some friends. ”
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and good food, before you head home, to the club or out on a night on the town, then this is the place for you. ”
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It's a good place to take a group that likes different scenes. ”
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This is definitely a good place for happy hour, assuming that you get there early enough. ”
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decor is great, perfect place to just kick back and chill ”
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It's a good place to start the night, as they have a really good happy hour and good appetizers. ”
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This is a great place to go with a big group of friends. ”
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| return potential |
0.0% positive |
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refuse to go back to a place where one of the owners (um, the tall white one) thinks it's cool to have a very weird holier-than-thou attitude. ”
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| service |
88.00000190734863% positive |
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So this place was uncomfortably crowded, the music sucked, the service was slow and pretty rude, no one in the place was remotely attractive or interesting, and one of the 'owners' (I think) was just incredibly rude to me. ”
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Seriously, it's just a nice, warm friendly hangout bar in my favorite neighborhood in the whole city! ”
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Yummy inspired drinks priced surprisingly well, chill music, great environment, and friendly and helpful staff. ”
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tasteful lighting, sweet but not cloying drinks, friendly service and a general good vibe ”
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did throw my fiancee's b-day party here one year and the manager was pretty rude. ”
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drinks are delicious (i love the hanoi martini and the verlaine) and the staff is so nice. ”
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The people were awesome except for some 400lb pervert that was making moves on everyone in the bar. ”
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good drink specials, fabulous service, atmosphere, and music. ”
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Great food, suculent exotic drink menu, beautiful staff, and great decor ! ”
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Amazing prices, great drinks and friendly bartenders. ”
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Always full of good looking people. ”
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The ambiance was relaxing, the food and drinks were great, and the service was wonderful. ”
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And all the bartenders and the owners are great. ”
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Verlaine attracts semi-attractive people, and has pleasant music, but the best part about it is that 30 minutes into your visit there you won't notice either. ”
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The prices are great, the bartenders are nice and the drinks actually have liquor in them! ”
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The staff is friendly and the drinks are fine. ”
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They have alternating local art on the walls, the music is pretty good, and they have some light food (which tasted good, but being as intoxicated as I was I couldn't give you a fair opinion) Most of the bartenders are pretty cool as well. ”
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The horseraddish bloody mary is perhaps a little too much for those with a weak constitution, but overall a lively weekend bar with great unassuming service, good decor and a lively crowd. ”
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Servers are friendly and put no pressure on you, even when it's crowded. ”
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The staff is friendly and so are the drunken guests. ”
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For people looking for an intimate setting, a place that is warm and cozy and a place to have an entertaining converstation ”
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This is the best service that I have seen by far. ”
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The bartender was really cool, friendly, and overall took care of us. ”
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Despite the crappy seating and sometimes aloof waitress I always leave here with a full belly and (alcohol-fueled) smile on my face. ”
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nice atmosphere, nice staff, great happy hours and amazing cocktails. ”
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| value |
75.0% positive |
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You'll get great deals on their martinis and their appetizers were good too. ”
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PS-- they also have an extensive scotch menu at likewise reasonable prices! ”
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The lychee martini was quite tasty, and you can't go wrong for $4-6 bucks per drinks(happy hour lasts until 10pm)! ”
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it was gross and literally just bad cheap red wine with some fruit tossed in it. ”
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cheap decor, lame music played too loudly, worse crowd. ”
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My friends and I had a joint birthday throwdown here and it was a huge success. ”
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Verlaine is an attractive space, with good seating and standing room, but the underwhelming menu of Vietnamese finger food is overpriced, as are their special cocktails, though they are usually generously poured and well mixed. ”
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Very little attitude, delicous 'signature' cocktails, great happy hour deals. ”
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The prices are great, the bartenders are nice and the drinks actually have liquor in them! ”
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Amazing prices, great drinks and friendly bartenders. ”
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Drinks are pricey (still cheaper than W hotel or Park Av. ”
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Nicely decorated, good happy hour prices. ”
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| wait time |
33.3299994468689% positive |
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Verlaine attracts semi-attractive people, and has pleasant music, but the best part about it is that 30 minutes into your visit there you won't notice either. ”
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So this place was uncomfortably crowded, the music sucked, the service was slow and pretty rude, no one in the place was remotely attractive or interesting, and one of the 'owners' (I think) was just incredibly rude to me. ”
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Service sometimes slow but nothing critical. ”
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