The Dove
New York, NY 10012-1303
Phone: (212) 254-1435
- Cross Street:
- Between Bleecker Street and West 3rd Street
- Directions:
- A, C, E; B, D; F, V at W 4th St
- Best of Citysearch:
- Romantic Bar 2006, Romantic Bar 2006
- Hours:
- Daily 3pm-4am
Editorial Review for The Dove – by Kara Zuaro
The Scene
Greenwich Village sensibility meets 19th-century charm at this sub-sidewalk level watering hole. The decor is straight-up Victorian--complete with red brocade wallpaper, ornate gold moldings, frilly pillows and matching teacups filled with snack mix. Despite the lavish details, the drinks are served at dive-bar prices, drawing a mixed crowd of fresh-faced college kids, gray-haired ladies, dressed-down dudes and glammed-up gals.
The Draw
The bar offers 10 draft beers--poured through a shiny gold tap system--and a well-chosen wine list. On the drink menu, classic cocktails, like Manhattans and sidecars, are listed beside decidedly modern originals, such as the Honey Dove, a creamy concoction of vanilla soy milk, honey and cognac. But the most unlikely combination of all? The downtown-chic servers are disarmingly pretty, yet girl-next-door friendly.
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Insider Tips
Happy HourEvery day until 8pm, specialty martinis, small carafes of wine, cosmos and margaritas are only $6 each.
Where to SitIf you can snag it, grab the window seat and catch a breeze all summer long.
The ExtrasSnack mix isn't doing the trick? Nosh on light, upscale bar fare like bread, cheese and olives.
User Reviews for The Dove
10/12/2008 Posted by hagop
I haven't been to The Dove, but upon reading the negative reviews by the whining yuppies, I can't wait to go. I'll be in NY next week for a vacation from bartending in San Francisco. I always use cash, never credit cards (I'm no fool), and I plan to ask to be served by the bitchy redhead—sounds like my kind of gal! I pride myself on my high negative ratings on YELP. -Jack "The Hat" Yaghubian
05/16/2008 Posted by Leigh519
Not a bad atmosphere, hasn't been completely taken over by the hip crowd. The tea sandwich sampler was fantastic and generally the staff was helpful and pleasant. Except, avoid the red head female. She is completely rude and for no reason. The rest of her equals were great. We asked for a plug to charge a phone, she gave us the brush off and said "ya we don't do that." Another worker saw this and said.."go ahead there's one over there." over the course of the evening and her rudely interjecting and actually giving dirty looks we found that the phone had been unplugged and tossed to the side. In making eye contact with her, we got that "ya I'm the b%#CH that did that for no reason." So go there, but tell the redhead to f-off.
Pros: Intimate, Good Snacks
Cons: Can be crowded, need reservations for seating usually, evil redhead
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