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35 Clinton St
New York,
NY
10002
40.7201
-73.9847
Neighborhoods: Downtown, Lower East Side
What People Are Saying About Lotus Lounge
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
The Scene – If you wander into the Lotus Club on an afternoon, you'll find a nice sort of cafe society in effect: writers scribbling in their journals, chain-smokers sipping chai and older locals munching on mozzarella and tomato sandwiches. Bamboo shades hang over the windows, while a ceiling fan lazily whirs above. At night, the lighting turns sexy--with pagoda-shaped lanterns above the bar dimly illuminating your drinking companions--but the peaceful vibe remains the same. – – The Draw – What makes Lotus Club so appealing as a daytime cafe holds true for evenings…
04/12/07
Nostalgic for the old Lotus
by lackadazeakal at Citysearch
Lotus used to be the perfect basecamp for the laptop freelancer... big tables right next to outlets, free wireless, bagels, soup, sandwiches, good coffee, and a full bar for when that time of day came around.
Ideal for getting some work done outside the confines of your tiny manhattan apartment. Now all of this has changed- I guess to make it more inline with 'hot spots' in the LES, the 'club' part of the place is now receiving all the attention, while the cafe (and its customers) suffer. No more food at all- just coffee. They still have the wireless, but the big tables are being sacrificed one by one for bar tables. And if you come during the day to do some work, you'll have to endure people moving chairs, tables, and sound equipment around incessantly. All the regular locals that helped make this place great are pretty much gone. So now we live in a 'hip' neighborhood, but at what price?
- Pros: Still has free wireless and a place to sit down with a laptop
- Cons: No longer the perfect freelancers office away from home
02/25/07
No More Food at Lotus!! Sorry State of Affairs
by stanton_street at Citysearch
Sorry to post twice, but I need to point out to CitySearch that their editorial review is now incorrect because it refers to the sandwiches, etc. that they no longer serve.
- Pros: At one time, were an example of the perfect balance of cafe/bar
- Cons: No food, total disregard for daytime patrons, no coffee after 4pm. Poor bar service.
02/13/07
awesomely awesome during the day, awesomely awful at night --- bartenders are jerk-offs
by noids at Citysearch
DURING THE DAY...
Best place in the neighborhood for a laptop, tea, sandwich. make that really grrr-eat sandwiches too.
IN THE EVENING...
descends into the general lame-ness of the rest of the LES bars. worst service ever. ever. ever. I live pretty nearby, so i would love to love this place unreservedly, but -- every -- single -- time -- i go, the bartenders act like total hipster douchebags, more interested in talking up friends at the bar than pulling a beer for a guy. i generally prefer to walk to lolita before i'll go to lotus. what a waste of a great space. great music an usually one or two interesting beers though. go figure.
- Pros: at least a couple of interesting beers, late-night happy hour, great music, rarely crowded
- Cons: service is better than you. no food after 8. night lounge seems to resent day coffeeshop
The Details on Lotus Lounge
The Other Lotus:
Similar name, but no relation: This once-trendy nightspot still manages to pack 'em in.
