Crocodile Longe

(212) 477-7747

325 E 14th St
New York, NY 10003 40.73212 -73.98437

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Neighborhoods: East Village, Downtown

Last updated 3.29.11

Category:

Bars & Clubs

Cuisine:

Pizza

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What People Are Saying About Crocodile Longe

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In Short – This East Village dive uses the same successful bait as Williamsburg brother bars the Alligator Lounge and Capone's--a free personal pizza with every drink. A steady flow of students, locals and suits dig into the piping-hot pies, perhaps washing them down with a pint of the bar's signature Croc Ale. The subterranean barroom is, not surprisingly, reptilian-themed (crocodile heads and tails poke through the ceiling), but more unusual is the Skee Ball machine in the rear game room.

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When to Go:
Monday is Nintendo Night, when video game tournaments are held on the bar's big-screen TVs. On Trivia Wednesdays, test your knowledge and win free drinks.
Know Before You Go:
There's an outdoor patio for smokers.
The Extras:
A free cheese pizza comes with each and every drink, no matter how many you order. Want toppings? The first costs $2, and each additional is $1.
Happy Hour:
From noon to 6pm daily, pints of Yuengling and well drinks are just $3.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “am so glad that I decided to go to the Crocodile Lounge, the atmosphere is friendly and you get great drinks for a low price.”
  2. “There's a few cozy nooks to sit and hang out in with pillows.”
  3. “the games are really fun and i would highly suggest this place for a date!”
  4. “The 14th Street location has a great little patio in the back during the warm summer months and also has skee-ball and photo hunt if you want to play some games while unwinding.”
  5. “Every other review is spot on- yummy pizza, fun games, decent garden, good beers and happy hour, and some little cozy nooks for you and your friends to cozy up in!”
drinks
87.5% positive
  1. “Great beer and pizza”
  2. “Free pizza w. your beer is too good an offer to pass up.”
  3. “the pizza is good, the drinks are strong, the bartenders are very friendly.”
  4. “Every other review is spot on- yummy pizza, fun games, decent garden, good beers and happy hour, and some little cozy nooks for you and your friends to cozy up in!”
  5. “This place used to be THE CELLAR, a kinda shady, dark, gross bar.”
  6. “This is the perfect bar for a casual night out with friends.”
  7. “You can get your drinks and free food for such a reasonable price, you will never want to leave.”
  8. “Plus, there's a great B&W photo machine for $3 that you can take cute pictures with your friends or significant other and there's amazing bar games like Big Buck Hunter in the back.”
  9. “Who can deny a hot pizza with a icy cold beer!”
  10. “great neighborhood bar!”
  11. “Cheap drinks, good pizza”
  12. “Here's the deal - every time you order a drink, the bartender gives you a ticket worth one personal pizza, which can be immediately redeemed at the pizza oven twenty-five yards away.”
  13. “am so glad that I decided to go to the Crocodile Lounge, the atmosphere is friendly and you get great drinks for a low price.”
  14. “While drinking, you'll get tickets every time you order a beer to redeem for pizza.”
  15. “It's a laidback bar (a little dark-no windows) but the service is decent, prices reasonable, the pizza is actually very good!”
  16. “Fun games, free pizza, cheap drinks”
food quality
94.11999702453613% positive
  1. “Order a Yuengling ($3), get your free pizza, and shoot the stuff with your buddies for a while.”
  2. “Fun games, free pizza, cheap drinks”
  3. “And to be honest the pizza is actually pretty damn good.”
  4. “Who can deny a hot pizza with a icy cold beer!”
  5. “It's a laidback bar (a little dark-no windows) but the service is decent, prices reasonable, the pizza is actually very good!”
  6. “love the Crocodile Lounge - even though I do have a friend who has screamed at the pizza guys, "I don't get your business model!”
  7. “Great beer and pizza”
  8. “You can get your drinks and free food for such a reasonable price, you will never want to leave.”
  9. “The pizza are nice size (about 6-8"inches in diameter) and you get six slices.”
  10. “While drinking, you'll get tickets every time you order a beer to redeem for pizza.”
  11. “Every other review is spot on- yummy pizza, fun games, decent garden, good beers and happy hour, and some little cozy nooks for you and your friends to cozy up in!”
  12. “Free pizza w. your beer is too good an offer to pass up.”
  13. “Here's the deal - every time you order a drink, the bartender gives you a ticket worth one personal pizza, which can be immediately redeemed at the pizza oven twenty-five yards away.”
  14. “the pizza is good, the drinks are strong, the bartenders are very friendly.”
  15. “And the pizza is actually good.”
  16. “Cheap drinks, good pizza”
  17. “And the pizza is good!”
service
88.88999938964844% positive
  1. “It's a laidback bar (a little dark-no windows) but the service is decent, prices reasonable, the pizza is actually very good!”
  2. “Some people didn't like the fact that its dark and kinda dirty but thats why I like it.”
  3. “Here's the deal - every time you order a drink, the bartender gives you a ticket worth one personal pizza, which can be immediately redeemed at the pizza oven twenty-five yards away.”
  4. “am so glad that I decided to go to the Crocodile Lounge, the atmosphere is friendly and you get great drinks for a low price.”
  5. “The service is good and the bartenders are usually friendly enough.”
  6. “The main room is basement-ish but friendly with a cool couch nook and over-sized plush pillows.”
  7. “Friendly service!”
  8. “Music is always great, crowd is always great, and the bartenders are always great.”
  9. “the pizza is good, the drinks are strong, the bartenders are very friendly.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “Fun games, free pizza, cheap drinks”
  2. “Here's the deal - every time you order a drink, the bartender gives you a ticket worth one personal pizza, which can be immediately redeemed at the pizza oven twenty-five yards away.”
  3. “recommended this place for a friends b-day (because she wanted something low-key and cheap) and everyone had a good time.”
  4. “am so glad that I decided to go to the Crocodile Lounge, the atmosphere is friendly and you get great drinks for a low price.”
  5. “You can get your drinks and free food for such a reasonable price, you will never want to leave.”
  6. “The guy makes the dough and they have a huge, Ray's-Pizza-like oven.”
  7. “It's a laidback bar (a little dark-no windows) but the service is decent, prices reasonable, the pizza is actually very good!”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/17/11

free pizza

by FryeGurl at Citysearch

Budget's tight? Get fed and drunk all at the same place. Free pizza with my beer? Thank you very much!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/02/10

Who can deny a hot pizza with a icy cold beer!

by Athena Chang , Citysearch Contributor at Citysearch

I mean seriously where can you get this kind of deal anywhere else in the city? Not a free slice! It is a free personal pie! I mean yeah it is a plain cheese pizza but still! You can get a drink with a meal for no more than $6. That is simply awesome.

I stopped by with a group of 7 other drunk friends. We had 13 pies!!! Yah what a great night.

  • Pros: Free pizza with a drink
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/27/10

Yes, the pizza is free

by MeganInManhattan at Citysearch

This place is legendary for their too good to be true (but totally true!) gimmick of free pizza with a drink purchase. No catch, you are given a ticket to redeem on site for a free personal cheese pizza with literally every drink you purchase. The pizza's pretty yums too! I forced myself to stop redeeming the tickets after my second pizza (the drinks obvi kept flowing). Free stuff is always great, but that's not the only reason to go to Crocodile Lounge. The drinks are cheap, happy hour is even cheaper, and they have naked photo hunt AND skee ball! The main room is basement-ish but friendly with a cool couch nook and over-sized plush pillows. Venture alllll the way to the back for the games and Croc's hidden gem of a surprisingly sexy outdoor patio. They even have trivia nights and other events that encourage activities along with your boozing. I have nothing bad to say, Crocodile Lounge pretty much equals guaranteed happiness.

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  • Pros: prices, PIZZA!, patio, games
  • Cons: nada
4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/18/10

Free Pizza with Drink Purchase!

by 89thandbroke at Citysearch

I love the Crocodile Lounge - even though I do have a friend who has screamed at the pizza guys, "I don't get your business model!" The 14th Street location has a great little patio in the back during the warm summer months and also has skee-ball and photo hunt if you want to play some games while unwinding. Only problem I have is that it can be difficult to get a table or even a barstool. While drinking, you'll get tickets every time you order a beer to redeem for pizza. Not hungry? Keep the tickets. I have been known to go back to the bar late night to redeem my tickets for pizza - sans drink. Don't judge.

  • Pros: Free Pizza
  • Cons: Hard to find a table
4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/22/10

Free. Pizza.

by Polish Guy at Citysearch

Question: What’s better than trivia night and pizza? Answer: Trivia night and FREE pizza. This God-given truth is confirmed every Wednesday night starting at 8:30 at Crocodile Lounge (325 E. 14th Street at 1st Avenue). Here’s the deal – every time you order a drink, the bartender gives you a ticket worth one personal pizza, which can be immediately redeemed at the pizza oven twenty-five yards away. Every time. Sure, the pizza tastes like cardboard smothered in ketchup, but it’s FREE. And sure, the bar is a bit of a hole-in-the-wall, but where else do you expect to get free food? (Here’s a hint: they’re not passing out free ANYTHING at the Soho Grand Hotel). And while you’re munching on your free pizza, you can scratch your head and search your soul for the answers to such questions as: What is the capital of Iceland? (it’s Reykjavik); Who was the sixth president of the United States? (it was John Quincy Adams); Who sang the 1980s hit “Blame it on the Rain?” (technically Milli Vanilli, though they were lip synching); or What is the name of the blonde guy on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy? (Ellen Degeneres). Those with the greatest command of useless knowledge can win pre-paid bar tabs of various amounts, allowing them to drink more booze, and yes, eat more free pizza. So, to get you in trivia mode, here’s a little warm up for you. Question: Why wouldn’t you go to The Crocodile Lounge on Wednesday nights? Answer: Because you hate having fun.

  • Pros: Free pizza, various arcade classics, trivia, free pizza.

The Details on Crocodile Longe

Place Categories:

  • cold beer
  • highly suggest place
  • always great bartenders
  • decent service
  • really fun games
  • gross bar
  • great drink
  • glad atmosphere
  • always great crowd
  • cozy nooks
  • amazing bar games
  • bad nothing
  • yummy happy hour
  • fun cheap drinks
  • nice size
  • great bw photo machine
  • decent garden
  • great joint
  • great little patio
  • cool oversized plush pillows
  • nice outdoor patio
  • always great music
  • good free pizza
  • reasonable price
  • always great free stuff