Reviews & Ratings for 230 Fifth

Cool place that's for sure!

by debrameme

I got right in.... no cover. Drinks are kind of pricey...but it is NYC. I was drinking champagne and I think they cost $14 a glass. We probably had 20 drinks sent to us by men, if not more. Also, I am not a model, actress or anyone special and I do not think I am attractive, but whenever I go to NYC the men treat me like a Queen. I am thinking I need to move to NY!! HA! The men are very, very generous here. I think the men in NYC are just a better class than they are in DC.

Huge mix of people from all over the world and different ages. The funniest man up there was a guy named Henry apparently everyone knows who he is and comes by every night! He makes his own clothes how cool is that! He was wearing this very colorful outfit it was outrageously cool.

Met some guys from Spain and the the guys from Spain are hot!

The view is the number 1 factor here. The crowd number 2, size number 3, no cover number 4 , red robes are you kidding me red robes!

Wow is all I can SAY

by megan890

First of all, I never write reviews of places I go. Some places are better than others but I don't need to take the time. I actually signed up for a Citysearch account and am writing my first review ever because of last night.

I went over to 230 fifth to meet a group of friends there on Saturday night. I had heard about the rooftop bar and was looking forward to it.

When I got there I saw a line of about 50 people and asked the doorman how long the wait was and that I was meeting a group already up there. He said, without making eye contact, "First come, first serve, I need you to go to the back of the line." So, ok, I waited in the line for like two minutes the line moves fast!

They just make you wait until people leave and then allow more people in. and they have plenty of elevators unlike other rooftops i have been to that looks like an underground basement entrance. This entrance can be confusing as well looks like an office building

When I arrived to the inside floor i wasn't that impressed but walked up the stairs to the rooftop and i was shocked how amazing it really was. I could not stop thinking about when my friends visit they would totally love it.

1. Palm trees on a rooftop in manhattan.

2. Red robes!

3. many many flowers

4. The crazy view, i mean i have never seen a view like this.

music was ok but atleast wasn't loud that you can't have conversations.

food looked good didn't try it.

but i would def come back.

Second times a charm

by GentleJohn

After having had a bad experience my first time at 230 fifth, I have to say that the customer service here was top notch the second time I went. The managers clearly want their patrons to have a good time at their venue. This was made very apparent to me by how nicely all staff treated my friends and I when I returned here this past Saturday night.

Any place that cares as much as thsi rooftop about pleasing their customers is worth a visit.

It is definitely a fun place for a birthday party (if your friends are into a busy scene on the weekend!)! My waitress a) had the biggest boobs I'd ever seen and b) was one of the nicest people I've ever met. She was extremely helpful with my party, constantly checking in to see if we needed another bottle, more chasers, more ice, more anything more smiles. At some point, I half expected her to offer up her body to me (jk!).I would be lying if I said I didn't have an amazing time here this past weekend!

espresing my love for 230

by ericying

I just wanted to write and say how much I love 230 Fifth.

I've been going for about 3 years now and it's my favorite upscale bar/lounge in the city.

I bring all my friends from out-of-town here and even bring my in-town friends here, and they all love it.

This is the list of reasons I love 230 Fifth

No cover- I'm cheap, what can I say? And, I hate paying for cover.

Not overcrowded - Despite not charging for cover, you don't overcrowd the place. Even at the very worst I've seen, there are still plenty of places you can move to to get some space and air.

Great view - so I can bring my out of town friends for the view, but even for myself and in-town friends, the view is just nice to see.

Prices are in-line with standard NY pricing - Despite you guys not charging cover, not overcrowding the place, and being on a rooftop, you guys aren't charging $20 for a drink. Your prices are very in-line with standard NY pricing. Maybe you guys are actually expensive since I'm comparing you to club drink prices, but whatever, you're reasonable to me.

Line is never long - the very longest I've ever waited was 15 minutes in line. I think once on a particularly busy night, you guys stopped letting people in and the rest of the line, including myself, had to go elsewhere unless we wanted bottle service, but that was once in my 3 years of going to 230 Fifth.

Bouncers aren't a##holes - Forget that, your bouncers and security are actually very friendly. I never thought I'd use the words "friendly", let alone "very friendly" in the same sentence as "bouncer". This past Saturday night, there was a fat security guy up on the rooftop, bald, very friendly.

Clientele isn't trashy - I've seen one or two trashier patrons get in, but for the most part, the crowd is "upper middle class" to upscale, which is my kind of crowd.

As I tell my friends, it was like God knew what I wanted in a upscale bar/lounge and created 230 Fifth just for me.

The only way 230 Fifth could be better is more heat lamps during the winter and more fans during the summer for when it just gets really hot.

Anyways, you may not really care, but I brought my flight attendant friends who recently got based in New York to 230 Fifth a few months ago and they just told me when I was hanging out with them on the rooftop level this past Saturday night that they tell every passenger who asks them for recommendations about 230 Fifth.

In conclusion, I can genuinely say that I hope 230 Fifth is around for the long haul.

5 stars

by Sashauk256

Where can you meet lots of drunken foreigners looking to hang out with some "real" Americans?

Where can you gaze upon the beauty of Manhattan from the heights of a balcony while being repeatedly approached by various strange guys utilizing the most creative pick-up lines you've ever heard in the most obscure accents you've ever heard? (e.g. **Italian accent** ehhh excuuuuuse me, are you the von (one), who goes e-rrrrrunning, on ze fifth avenue every morning? I like it when ze vomen go running, it makes me want to do ze sexually after) -- verbatim, true story.

Where can you dance while still having the ability to go up to the roof and have a normal, or even interesting, conversation with someone without having to shout? And where can you be provided with complimentary snuggies to cuddle under while you're shmoozing or running away from male predators on the roof?

Where can you go to hang out with your friends and accidentally end up on TV afterward as the target of a pick-up-artist seminar? Why, 230 5th of course.

230 5th is the kind of place you go to when you want a really silly, ridiculous night out on the town. I have never gone to 230 5th without having hysterical tales to tell the following morning, because there's just so much random shiz going down at any given moment. It turns out that 230 5th is one of the leading places to hold pick-up-artist seminars, which explains why many of us get struck with the veritable gems of the pick-up-line world. It's also fairly easy to get into for guys, and the crowd is generally pretty good-looking and fun.

The drinks are overpriced, but the view is phenomenal, and though there are probably many places that beat 230 5th on a whole array of levels, 230 5th gets 5 stars from me for being reliably hilarious every time...and for providing me with the opportunity to accidentally be on TV for two embarrassing seconds.

Great bar

by newblogger

We had a great experience visiting 230 5th on our recent trip to NYC. It was a Thursday night and there was no cover and no wait for the elevator or to be seated on the rooftop patio. Although it was cold and windy, almost every seat has a personal heat lamp and they provide complimentary red robes with hoods to help keep you warm. The red robes give the patio a unique atmosphere - like sitting in the middle of a cult ceremony.

The view of the empire state building is awesome but you can't see too much else from the roof given the high walls and plants. The patio was full of people - mostly couples and small groups. There didn't seem to be much socializing going on and there is no dance floor. We ordered a couple of drinks and the service wasn't fast but not too slow either.

After hanging out on the roof for a bit, we went down to the lounge to warm up. It was pretty empty but the window tables were marked reserved. We settled down at a table in the middle but still had a great view over the city. No waitresses ever stopped by but we already had a drink so we didn't care.

I definitely recommend checking this place out for drinks and a great view - at least on a week night!

Best Rooftop Bar in NY - Summer is Smoking

by cityneversleeps

I had a group of around 100 people for the holidays. AccessGotham suggested 230 Fifth for the view, the cool drinks and the status. They didn't even charge to book it and I got free bottle service.

The sun was coming down and everybody had their iPhones out and were shooting HD video. There were so many people who wanted to get in and I just sipped my margarita and waved to the little people.

OMG THE BEST VIEW IN THE CITY

by RIPFOREVER

DEF THE MOST AMAZING VIEWS AND PEOPLE I HAVE SEEN IN NY!

I LOVE THE WAY THIS PLACE IS LAID OUT. THE PERSON WHO CREATED THIS MUST HAVE BEEN A VERY VERY SMART PERSON!

ROOFTOP IN A PERFECT LOCATION WITH THE MOST AMAZING VIEWS!

GOD I WILL DEF BE BACK SOON FOR SPRING

Shut it down.

by coatesy87

My friend and I walked into an entry where two sleazy clerks greet you and point to a creepy elevator at the back of the building, but not before trying to molest you with their eyes. Once you reach the top floor, the first impression is weird – as everyone is wrapped in red blankets and you mistake the place as being Bingo night at Nanas with the dreary atmosphere. The trees are all high so you can barely see any of the NYC skylines, it’s dark and everyone sucks. As the owner, I would be appalled at the quality of service demonstrated by one of your staff members to both my friend and I. Not only was she rude, she was ridiculously dressed like an Inuit in the Arctic so you could barely see her ugly face that was hidden beneath the dead racoon lying across her forehead. Here’s what happened: “Hi, my friend and I were wondering how we get bar service at this place – do we sit, or can you serve us?” After a long pause…. she made no eye contact and said in a bitchy tone “Um, why don’t you like stand in front of me when you’re talking – instead of off to the side…” to which we should have replied “Why don’t you turn your silly head sideways as we don’t want to get in the way of the cash register that you’re standing next to – hence why we are standing here.” But instead we both looked dumbfounded and said nothing… She then pointed to a dark, creepy, cold section of the rooftop where no one was sitting and said “sit over there and order from the bar.” We walked away surprised… Of the thousands of people we have both encountered in our lives, never has someone been so terrible with communication. We decided to neck our beers and see if the atmosphere inside was better. Once downstairs, we sat on some old pot-smokers couches and threw back a couple of stale Heinekens which were overpriced. The music was dull and the air smelt like my grandmas, it was mothy as. Thankfully the bar service inside was a little better. The girl outside was an embarrassment to Americans, because now every time someone asks me whether Americans are rude, I will say No, except for the pissed off girl who never made it anywhere in life on top of 230 on 5th Avenue in NYC.

Snow while drinking on a roof

by sunnydays45

I came to the rooftop while it was snowing very lightly.

It was so amazing and beautiful to be sitting under a heater while wearing a cozy robe and drinking a hot cider drink.

Views are unreal! the buildings of the NY skyline lit up while watching the snow fall from the sky was the best experience I could have asked for.

I hope you have the opportunity to check this rooftop out even in the colder weather.