Tonic Restaurant & Bar

(212) 382-1059

727 7th Ave (48th St and 49th St)
New York, NY 10019 40.76016 -73.98395

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Neighborhoods: Theater District - Times Square, Midtown

tonicbarnyc.com

Hours:

10:30a - 4:00am

7 Days a Week

Last updated 8.16.11

Category:

Bars & Pubs, Sports Bars, Nightclubs, Neighborhood Bars, Restaurants, Lounges

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, Money Order, MasterCard, Travelers Check

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Karaoke, Bar Menu

Bar & Club Special Features:

Specialty Cocktails, After Work

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Editor's Tips

What People Are Saying About Tonic Restaurant & Bar

Featured Review

Erin Behan

Contributor

In Short – This three-level bar, lounge and restaurant brings the bright lights and flashy TVs of Times Square inside. Giant TVs hang behind the first floor bar, where local business folks mingle with tourists. A striking red dominates the cavernous main floor, while the second and third feel more intimate with booths and comfy seating. The lengthy martini menu pales in comparison to the food menu that covers ground from onion rings and wings to rib tips and tuna steak.

Editor's Tips

What to Drink:
For beer lovers, the tap selections cover ample ground, from Bass to Yuelinging (30 in all). Of the fruity, brightly colored martinis, the mandarin delivers a nice kick without tasting too sweet.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “The music is fun, and not too loud.”
  2. “keep going because the bartenders are really cool and fun.”
  3. “have been to Tonic several times and always enjoy the atmosphere, food, and drinks.”
  4. “The food is awesome, the portions are great and I love the relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff.”
  5. “Great ambience and even better projection screen tvs.”
drinks
75.0% positive
  1. “enjoyed the drinks I had but I have to say after happy hour only the beers were reasonably priced while their mixers were expensive.”
  2. “Plasma TV's over the bar look good.”
  3. “Great bar as long as you don't have to talk to management, still a little surprised at how rude the owner/manager was.”
  4. “So overall I wouln't go to Tonic for my last meal but it's a great place to hang out with a large group of friends for drinks and snacks.”
  5. “have been to Tonic several times and always enjoy the atmosphere, food, and drinks.”
  6. “Tonic was a bustling bar/restaurant overlooking Time Square, plenty of beers to choose from, good watering hole”
  7. “We had some good drinks, lotsa laughs, and got a table immediately.”
  8. “the bar tenders are dupery (this has happened twice now, that they have charged me extra for drinks and then later escape by apologizing ), the black bouncers are awful ( they r hostile, don't know how to talk or behave to customers.”
  9. “The buffalo wings & nachos are good, typical bar food.”
  10. “Great sports bar with above avg bar food.”
  11. “was dissappointed when the drinks were soft, the admission for a closet space was $20, the environment very hostile, and the music will pop your ears, (very poor sound quality).”
  12. “must admit I had my hopes up before I went but expect ok food and horrible drinks-the margaritas looked as if they were served in a tea cup masked as a Margarita glass(two guaranteed hard gulps) and $7 for American Draft beer!”
  13. “The upstairs bar was nice and the indian party was a blast!”
  14. “Great bar for drinks & food, especially happy hour”
food quality
87.04000473022461% positive
  1. “nice place for relaxing and good pleasant food”
  2. “Server sucked, food & club were great!”
  3. “Despite that this is one of our favorite places to stop for a bite, some sports and food.”
  4. “Didn't try the food, but saw HUGE menu!”
  5. “Great sports bar with above avg bar food.”
  6. “good food.”
  7. “The food is awesome, the portions are great and I love the relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff.”
  8. “The place was clean the food was good.”
  9. “So overall I wouln't go to Tonic for my last meal but it's a great place to hang out with a large group of friends for drinks and snacks.”
  10. “The music was FAR TOO LOUD for an area where you are trying to order food.”
  11. “have been to Tonic several times and always enjoy the atmosphere, food, and drinks.”
  12. “That being said, the food was really good and the place was very nice.”
  13. “they had a great cocktail menu, great wings, by far the best i've had in the city yet.”
  14. “Horribe Management - Good staff and food”
  15. “The food and service was horrible.”
  16. “The buffalo wings & nachos are good, typical bar food.”
  17. “Great bar for drinks & food, especially happy hour”
  18. “must admit I had my hopes up before I went but expect ok food and horrible drinks-the margaritas looked as if they were served in a tea cup masked as a Margarita glass(two guaranteed hard gulps) and $7 for American Draft beer!”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “The dinner menu has always been good and the lunches are what you would expect.”
  2. “they had a great cocktail menu, great wings, by far the best i've had in the city yet.”
  3. “Didn't try the food, but saw HUGE menu!”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “So overall I wouln't go to Tonic for my last meal but it's a great place to hang out with a large group of friends for drinks and snacks.”
  2. “Its teh best place to catch a game.”
  3. “Overall, I would recommend this as a nice place to have a low-key after work gathering or come on the weekends with friends for the karaoke.”
  4. “nice place for relaxing and good pleasant food”
  5. “That being said, the food was really good and the place was very nice.”
  6. “left after only after 45 minutes of boredom, which was a good idea b/c there are many other lounges/clubs that surpasses this place.”
service
80.0% positive
  1. “Joe, the manager, is the best.”
  2. “The waitress was attentive and such a sweetheart.”
  3. “The service was good too, though the waitress had never heard of Blue Moon made by Sam Adams!”
  4. “keep going because the bartenders are really cool and fun.”
  5. “The food is awesome, the portions are great and I love the relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff.”
  6. “First, the establishment needs more waitresses to speed up service and change that annoying music-it sounds like chanting and crickets!”
  7. “Horribe Management - Good staff and food”
  8. “the service was awesome.”
  9. “Great bartenders, who are all beautiful/handsome and do a great job.”
  10. “Friendly owners and great people.”
  11. “The food and service was horrible.”
  12. “Drinks were ok and bartenders were rude.”
  13. “The staff was friendly and helpful in handling requests and as one friend put it the waitresses weren't too pushy.”
  14. “our waitress kristen was great!”
  15. “Great bar as long as you don't have to talk to management, still a little surprised at how rude the owner/manager was.”
value
90.0% positive
  1. “enjoyed the drinks I had but I have to say after happy hour only the beers were reasonably priced while their mixers were expensive.”
  2. “The TVs are huge and cover every sporting event, including priemiership football.”
  3. “The lobster special is one of the best deals in teh city.”
  4. “The food is awesome, the portions are great and I love the relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff.”
  5. “The huge screens are a favorite among my male coworkers.”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “left after only after 45 minutes of boredom, which was a good idea b/c there are many other lounges/clubs that surpasses this place.”
  2. “Great bar as long as you don't have to talk to management, still a little surprised at how rude the owner/manager was.”
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/02/10

Keep walking

by aljnior

this place doesnt seem to care about customer service.

  • Pros: Plasmas
  • Cons: Bartender and service and expensive
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/13/09

These other reviews must be for a different place!

by CSMobileUser2

This place is very entertaining! Maybe if these other "bloggers" know WTF they are talking about. Blue Moon, not made by Sam Adams. Seriously, if you were given a taste test of the Wheat Beers you couldn't tell the difference. As for the others, I don't know what an opine is and I'm not sure you know what spellcheck is either. Bottom line is it's up to the individual to have a good time. So lighten the f**k up and enjoy your life. You're "opine" doesn't mean sh*t in the long run. Go there and have a good time and stop complaining!

3 Star Rating: Average

05/25/09

Horribe Management - Good staff and food

by truereview14

I have been going to Tonic every week for about 8 months. They used to have Blue Moon and Magic Hat 9 and I asked the owner/manager why they got rid of them. He said it was too expensive and decided to replace Blue Moon with Shock Top but funny thing is they are still charging the same as when it was Blue Moon. Blue Moon was even one of the highest selling beers there. He then asked me if I could tell the difference and I said I could, to which he said I was full of sh*t. Now that summertime is here they have started to carry Sam's Summer Ale, although it has been out a few times.

I keep going because the bartenders are really cool and fun. However, they have let a few go for no apparent reason. They also have ~6 big project TVs for sports.

Great bar as long as you don't have to talk to management, still a little surprised at how rude the owner/manager was.

  • Pros: Bartenders, good food, beer (if its on tap)
  • Cons: Management
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/28/09

My New Favorite Lunch Spot

by asca175

I LOVE eating lunch here. The food is awesome, the portions are great and I love the relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff. Joe, the manager, is the best. If you haven't gone there yet, you should! You won't be disappointed.

  • Pros: Delicious Lunch Specials at an Amazing Price
  • Cons: Too Many Tempting Desserts
4 Star Rating: Recommended

11/30/08

Good on an empty night

by gganu

I have been to this Times Square Bar twice. The first time was a busy Saturday night in autumn and it was very crowded. There was absolutely no place to breathe. I hated it then. But, last week I met with some old friends at Tonic on the night before Thanksgiving, and it was perfect. We had some good drinks, lotsa laughs, and got a table immediately. The service was good too, though the waitress had never heard of Blue Moon made by Sam Adams!!!

The Details on Tonic Restaurant & Bar

Place Categories:

  • nice place
  • good food
  • great amazing service
  • big screens
  • nice project tvs
  • rude bartenders
  • always enjoy drinks
  • great happy hour
  • great upstairs bar
  • fun music
  • great sports
  • great buffalo wings
  • usually excellent calamari
  • not too pushy waitress
  • huge dinner menu
  • always enjoy relaxed atmosphere
  • best manager
  • good idea bc
  • good plasma tv
  • good watering hole
  • good scene
  • annoying musicit
  • friendly staff
  • bad service
  • great nothing
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