09/29/09

great venue

by npanc

Spoke to the person in charge of reserving space at Delancey, she was beyond accomodating and was able to book the back area of the bar (at no cost other than what you spend at the bar!). The party I had at the venue was for more than 50 people and not one person had any issues at the door (which if you ever have tried to have a party in NYC venues you know is rare if not impossible). While the main area was pretty packed the crowd was decent and the music was great. If you are out in the LES i would say delancey is a good/fun bar, if you are looking for a place to get a bunch of people together i would say delancey is a GREAT bar that unlike most places doesn't make you feel like they are doing you a favor and actually seems to welcome having you as a patron...

• Pros: Great music, good drinks, private space
• Cons: gets packed

08/30/09

Great Atmosphere, Great Value!!!

by xhinadol78

Just threw a 30th surprise party there for the BF and coordinated all the details with Dana. The space on the roof is great, we brought in catered food which worked out really great and kept costs on the lower end. The fact that there was no music actually worked in our favor on this particular night because there was so much catching up to do with friends and family. We worked out an all you can drink deal for two hours which incl Absolut, Jack, Cuervo etc... When I got to the party I had to put out fires immediately because the bartender was serving people Popov and well alcohol... EW! Julia fixed the problem and apologized...

The following Mon Dana called to follow up and apologize. Despite the small miscommunication, the party worked out, they fixed whatever was wrong and most importantly everyone had a great time! GREAT VALUE, GREAT ATMOSPHERE! Thanks!

• Pros: Great place to catch up with friends, Beautiful Roof
• Cons: No music on roof

07/21/09

good place

by lolive

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02/19/09

Who are the managers in the video?

by retorheft

I was thinking about going there, but the utter pretentiousness of the manager in the hat

is enough to make you want to throw yourself off the nearby bridge. The very negative reviews

and the the drinks and bouncers don't make the place too enticing, either.

10/12/08

Disgusted with this place

by McGill06

I paid $8 for small vodka drink then realized they were using POPoff vodka. That suff is horrible, costs like $2 for a giant bottle. They said I had to pay extra for absolute which was considered "high end" vodka and were really rude about it. I was nauseous after that.

• Cons: they use cheap vodka and allow people to smoke in the enclosed roof top

10/12/08

Worst example of the new LES

by beautyblc

Of course, if you love pretentious service, being ignored, paying a lot for drinks, and generally being treated like garbage unless you carry a lot of clout, this is is the place for you.

I read about the great DJs that this place supposedly has. But in the two hours we were there, we listened to Def Leppard and Billy Idol. The ENTIRE time. (OK, maybe there was a little Cinderella as well.) That was too much in the 80's and twenty years hasn't made that much hair metal any better. But in all fairness, the staff wouldn't know that because they probably weren't even in utero back then.

Every single seat in this place was RESERVED at 9:30 on a Saturday night. And yet, it was COMPLETELY EMPTY. We sat down at a table because all of the bar stools were removed - so you had to stand - and were promptly told by an unbelievably rude busboy that we had to leave.

Note to the staff: If you are going to actually sit around in the only unreserved section (the stools that were removed from the bar) because you have nothing else to do, you should be a little more discrete about approaching your only clients who have no where else to sit but in "reserved" seating. It looks bad. "Bad" as in rude, lazy and you just lost a good deal of business from this bar-goer.

08/24/08

Poor service, rude and rowdy bouncers

by sanjivt

It was a nightmare and made a big mistake I picked this place over other places....bouncers were not friendly and were throwing their weight around as if they are owners....very rude behavior! Not recommended too expensive, poor service, too crowed and crowd...

11/12/07

Great for small party and good time

by djsurf82

My girlfriend booked my 25th birthday party at The Delancy about a week ago. I was a little hesitant to have a party here since I've been to this place a few times in the past and the crowds were unbearable. We were able to reserve some space on the roof for about 30 of my close friends. It was very convenient for us, since we live in the LES and expecting a lot of out-of-town guests. We arrived about 10:30, with a group of about 15 to start. Once we told the doorman we were here for a party, we were quickly let in and made our way to the back staircase and up to the roof. We were quickly greeted by our adorable waitress and she began taking drink orders. Everything about the night was great. There was just enough space for my guests to chat and catch-up. If anyone wanted to dance, they just went downstairs and came back to the roof without any issues. Drinks were never empty. I recommend this place for anyone looking to have a good time with friends in an atmosphere where everyone can socialize and dance if desired.

• Pros: Friendly staff, great atmosphere, good music
• Cons: Not cheap, crowded, long lines to get in

10/07/07

Great Bar, Awesome Birthday Party

by amandared

I had my 21st Birthday party at The Delancey last night and had a wonderful time. I had the front VIP room reserved, which was a great space for all of my friends to hang out. I also had a botte service and the bar-backs were extremely attentive making sure that we had enough cups, mixers, etc. The DJ was great all night. And yes it does get busy later at night but the line kept moving and none of my friends who came late complained about it. Overall I had a fantastic night and so did all of my friends. I would recomment this bar to anyone who wants to have a party or just go on a weekend night to the LES to get their groove on! :-)

• Pros: Great DJ, Awesome live Music venue, cool vibe
• Cons: slightly random location, no beer on tap

09/26/07

Gorgeous setting, nice staff-- we had a great party.

by kiraw

We planned an early evening party and had a great time. The staff was very helpful over the past month while we were planning the event. The manager always called me back and we made good decisions about how to run the open bar, guest list, etc. The rooftop is gorgeous-- everyone was very excited to arrive and see the garden-- an oasis in the midst of the Lower East Side. The bartenders and manager were helpful, kept me updated on the tab, etc. and they helped clear up after the party was over. We stayed on and had a good night-- it was Tuesday, they bar-b-que-- we had good cheeseburgers.