(212) 645-0003

33 W 24th St (Between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue)
New York, NY 10010 40.7429 -73.9902

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Neighborhoods: Midtown South Central, Midtown

Hours:

Thu-Sat 11pm-4am

Last updated 9.11.08

Category:

Nightclubs, Bars & Pubs, Bars & Clubs, Singles Bars

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Club Type of Music:

DJ - Rap, DJ - House

Bar & Club Special Features:

DJ, Specialty Cocktails, Late-Night Scene

What People Are Saying About Gypsy Tea

Featured Review

Erin Behan

Contributor

In Short – Bouncers guard the entrance to this two-level club. Hip-hop and rock pump out of the Phazon sound system in the modern-feeling main room, with banquette-like seating and some room to dance. A separate DJ spins house upstairs, where there's more bottle-service seating and a dramatic tiled bar. A fish tank amuses those in the VIP section, who lounge on ornate velvet-covered chairs. The Gypsy cosmo is the house specialty.

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Sound systems are fantastic and the decor beautiful, really has a lot of energy and is great fun.”
  2. “The decor is nice, modern and airy with high, high ceilings.”
drinks
33.3299994468689% positive
  1. “had to order a chaser on the side to drink my "mixed drink.”
  2. “In addition, the crowd was a good looking mix of people, the music was on point and the drinks were strong enough (I hate weakly made drinks).”
  3. “brought a drink which was expensive.”
  4. “This new bar was extremely overrated with very rude service at the door.”
  5. “personally liked the drinks and had no problem at all getting one.”
  6. “Add that to the overpriced and barely strong drinks and you have a very undesirable bar.”
service
28.570001125335693% positive
  1. “agree with the earlier post - the staff doesn't honor any requests!”
  2. “The doormen are very rude, obnoxious and disrespectful.”
  3. “Once inside, the service is horrible.”
  4. “Worst customer service Ever, Not worth your Money”
  5. “The staff was incredibly rude.”
  6. “The service sucked.”
  7. “personally enjoyed the fact that he mixed in some rap and pop, but I can imagine the people who showed up for the Reggae-Soca party were quite disappointed.”
  8. “Gypsy Tea is the opposite of exclusive: It's beyond packed (which the male staff feels gives them permission to touch the clubgoers as they usher them up and down the stairs), plus had some of the most unattractive collection of people I've seen amassed i”
  9. “If it wasnt for me calling every day to try to get a confirmation and greeted with rude employess and "i'll call you back" but never got a call back, i wouldn't have even gotten a table for that matter.”
  10. “This new bar was extremely overrated with very rude service at the door.”
  11. “guys are now 20 after 12" So I said it was before 12 when we entered and he said that was"our problem" Real nice customer service.”
  12. “Extremely unprofessional, rude, overrated place.”
  13. “P.S. No Redbull and waiter service with ice refills SUCKED!”
  14. “For the last few years we have made it a tradition to get a bunch of friends together at a nice venue, with a table and good service to celebrate New Years.”
  15. “In addition, the crowd was a good looking mix of people, the music was on point and the drinks were strong enough (I hate weakly made drinks).”
  16. “Need new management, great music and bartenders!”
  17. “The staff here is rude and they do not deliver what they say they will.”
  18. “Both parties shared the downstairs coat check, which was out of control and very unorganized, with a rude staff.”
  19. “However, the music was quite good, and there was an interesting mix of people.”
  20. “beautiful people, awesome music, hot layout, and celebs like orlando bloom, mary-kate olsen and pam anderson.”
  21. “The worst customer service ever.”
value
25.0% positive
  1. “dont care if the music was good, you can get good music several spots and be treated will respect for the money your spending.”
  2. “brought a drink which was expensive.”
  3. “Drinks are expensive.”
  4. “and its no more expensive than any other comparable popular & exclusive spots.”
  5. “Add that to the overpriced and barely strong drinks and you have a very undesirable bar.”
  6. “Worst customer service Ever, Not worth your Money”
wait time
0.0% positive
  1. “Gypsy Tea is the opposite of exclusive: It's beyond packed (which the male staff feels gives them permission to touch the clubgoers as they usher them up and down the stairs), plus had some of the most unattractive collection of people I've seen amassed i”
2 Star Rating: Below Average

03/02/08

Need new management, great music and bartenders!!

by YagirlMoe at Citysearch

My first 30 minutes in Gypsy Tea were horrible. I went to Gypsy Tea on a saturday night. Me and 4 of my girls had a flyer that said free until 1am and $1 shots until 1am. Truthfully thats why we went, we had never been there, decided to check it out and who doesn't want a few $1 shots? They gave us a hard time at the door about the guestlist and the flyer and getting in free, but after about 10 minutes we did all get in for free. (There was noooooo line, that was a plus!!!!!). Then we got in and the bartender (who was very very nice) said she knew nothing of this $1 shot deal and she would ask her manager. So we showed the manager the flyer and she said she was going to go double check and be right back. She never came back. She was very rude!!!!!!!!! I didn't see her for the rest of the night. (THE FLYER SAYS $1 SHOTS UNTIL 1AM ON MARCH 8TH AS WELL, SO JUST BE PREPARED!!) They are very unorganized and the people who make the guestlist, those who make the flyers, the bartenders,the "managers," and security must not communicate with each other at all. But after all of that the music was great, on the first floor there was a mix of hip hop, rap and r&b, and in the basement they played 80's, dance, and pop. The first floor was extreeeemly crowded, there is not much space to dance. The basement had more space and air, I'm assuming because of the difference in music. The layout is more like a lounge, especially on the first floor. Oh and a fight did break out, but considering how packed it was, they stopped it very quickly, removed those people and kept the party going.

A couple of notes:

The cover is usually $20

Shot of Patron: $14

Shot of Bacardi: $10

Beer: $8

Coat Check: $4 per item

  • Pros: Music
  • Cons: The flyer, The Manager, Uncomfortably crowded, Expensive drinks
2 Star Rating: Below Average

02/17/08

Greedy bartenders

by NYCLee10460 at Citysearch

A friend and I went to Gypsy Tea for a supposed Reggae-Soca night taking place on both floors of the club. We got there around 11:45P to my surprise we actually got in before 12A, and no one even asked us to pay or about a list, although we were on one. I know it was early for a reggae club, but when we got there, the bottom floor was occupied by another type of crowd, playing pop and dance music. Both parties shared the downstairs coat check, which was out of control and very unorganized, with a rude staff. The DJ was ok, only because I cannot listen to reggae all night and went at my friends request. I personally enjoyed the fact that he mixed in some rap and pop, but I can imagine the people who showed up for the Reggae-Soca party were quite disappointed. The club is very small, but my issue was with the bartender. I ordered a Margarita and an Apple Martini and paid $28 for a heavily-iced drinks in a plastic cups. I clearly calculated my tip amount on my reciept and that amount was NOT what was charged to my credit card. I cant stand greedy bartenders, and I know they already charge women more than men for the same drink. I hate to be ripped off and have considered contesting the charge just for the principle. Overall, I guess I had a good time, but it didnt live up to its hype, so I would not go back and am not surprised at its negative reviews.

  • Pros: Actually got in for free, packed, DJ mixed music
  • Cons: DJ mixed music on special Soca night, overpriced drinks, bartender overcharges card regardless of what is on your slip, small place
4 Star Rating: Recommended

12/28/07

AFTERHOURS SPOT

by 4afterhours at Citysearch

This place is not for Friday or Saturday nights......one of the best afterhour spots in the city. Best be there around 6 am 2 have a good time will usually run till noon.....Plenty of couches to lay around, decent dancefloor and very dark.....good place to close out a saturday night....This is not a fiffy spot and do not expcet to be treated like royalty.....go there to have fun with your crew....If you think 20 bux is too much to enter a club you probably shouldnt be going out.........

1 Star Rating: Poor

10/27/07

HORRRIBLE... i agree with previous reviews.

by preshyboo at Citysearch

I went to this place on a friday night. I had to pay $10.00 despite the fact I was on a guestlist that stated ladies were ree by 12:30am in which i was there by that time... well for that price... it was totally not worth it. I brought a drink which was expensive.. teh crowd was wack and the main music they were playing was spainsh music. I have nothing against it.. but i was like hey wheres my regaee,hip-hop,80's,r/b, and rock? i mean not everyone likes spanish music. I left and went to Slate and of course like always had a BLAST> dont go to this place at all people. Save yoursel time and $$$

  • Pros: none at all
  • Cons: many, dont even know where to start
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/27/07

Worst place...

by barefoot_nyc at Citysearch

This place has no respect at all. I went to this place with 3 girls and they charged $100 for 4 of us. (yes even girls had to pay) Place is just a small match box... sound system is just a disaster... my computer speakers are much better.

I would like to make an official complaint about this place. If anybody knows the Clubs authority in New York please let me know and we will write a letter to them.

The Details on Gypsy Tea

Place Categories:

  • great spanish music
  • expensive made drinks
  • sucked waiter service
  • rude staff
  • worst new years
  • worst customer service
  • disrespectful doormen
  • nice decor
  • worst club
  • favorite place
  • bad venue
  • beautiful hot layout
  • worst music several spots
  • beautiful sound systems
  • very undesirable new bar
  • more expensive comparable
  • not worst customer service ever
  • personally liked drinks
  • full explanations
  • decent door
  • best trait
  • sucks layout
  • great bartenders
  • order chaser
  • cool space