Broome Street Bar

09/18/10

if you like to be treated like sh*t, this place is for you

by mogil

I've never been so rudely treated by staff in a bar/restaurant in my life. I've lived in NYC for over 20 yrs and have been to many a dive bar and I've never been denied a table wipe down ANYWHERE after previous guests left it messy. The so called manager was nicely asked by me, my husband, and the bartender to just wipe the table down and he outright REFUSED. Really??!?!? Refuse to wipe down a table in a bar/restaurant? What planet is this guy from?!?!? He claims he was saving his precious tables for dinner guests - it was 12:45AM - nobody in there was eating!!!! Then to top it off, a few guys walked in behind us and made it clear they were there to only drink and this so called manager leads them to a clean table. What a joke. My money is good, and believe me, I've got disposable income and can drink with the best of them. Not only will I never go back to this less-then-hospitable establishment, but I'll go out of my way to tell all of my friends and acquaintances to avoid the Broome St Bar like the plague.

08/03/10

Closed by Board of Health

by nycfromlondon

This neighborhood gem has been closed by the board of health. Sad.

• Pros: good beer
• Cons: HIGH prices

06/04/10

Cliquish hangout in Soho

by eat_club

This place reminds me of Fanelli's with fewer tourists. There's a bar to the side with a few tables up front. Then there's a larger dining room up a few steps in back. The decent beer selection is in the slightly pricey range, ($7 to $9) but not outrageous. There are a lot of office-style collar work shirts. Few t-shirts and fewer ties. I can't vouch for much of the food. I had the sardine salad plate, and it was pretty good. Not spectacular, but filling enough for $10. The main drawback (but for those IN, it's a plus) seems to be an extreme cliquishness. If you're a regular, or with a group, you'll get along fine. But don't expect anyone (including the waitstaff) to come over and say "hi, how're you doin' tonight?" They don't care. --Drink Club NYC is a roving group of NYC drinkers

• Pros: Decent beer selection, good for groups
• Cons: Not especially friendly to outsiders

01/10/08

BeSt BuRgEr In ToWn

by gace02

Wooww, i always have a cheeseburger and small crispy fries, love them. But this time i got i waitress who hold my beer for few min while she was talking to her friends and forgot to put my order at the end i got free beer. Hopefully next time i get the same waitress, LOL.

• Pros: Great Burgers
• Cons: Long wait to get my beer.

11/11/07

Consistently good food and service

by dannyboy0404

We stumbled upon Broome Street Bar several years ago when I first moved here and didn't know the Soho area that well. We liked it then and after eating there again yesterday, still love it. We ordered a burger and pastrami sandwich and enjoyed both. We're a confused as to why they don't serve chili during lunch hours on Saturdays & Sundays, but only more reason for us to go back during the week.

• Pros: NYC needs more pubs with good food
• Cons: The idiots waiting in the door way need to shut the door