Ace Bar

02/05/2007 Posted by walkabout1

A tramatizing experience at Ace prompted me to write this review, to inform all the other long time east villagers like me to avoid ace bar on the weekends at all costs! - unless of course you favor meat markets, a space so crowded you can barely move, and a barely legal crowd. This friendly dive bar has turned into a place that actually has a LINE out the front on saturday night, and now resembles a chuckie cheese more than a dive bar. Thinking this would be a great place to get a bunch of people together, I was sadly disappointed. I have to say the poor waittress tried her best, but the mob like crowd of jersey kids and nyu students left her powerless! I guess this just goes with the overall trend of my once beloved east village - yuppies and college kids. A sad night indeed. It's too bad, ace bar used to be really fun, but this was just horrible.

Pros: it's big, but that didn't seem to make a difference

Cons: lines, horrible crowd, packed

11/21/2006 Posted by phonohohno

This is the perfect place to get a bunch of friends together. There are two pool tables, ski ball, and tons of big tables. If you have enough people you can totally take over the back room. You don't get any tickets when you play ski ball, so you can't trade them in for oversized bears or pop rocks, but it is fun nonetheless.

Pros: ski ball, beer, pool, space

Cons: no prizes

11/16/2006 Posted by gpgary

Everything I expected it to be from other reviews. Definitly "Dive-y", but that generally makes for a very casual and VERY fun time. Games were crowded, but the wait wasn't long. Service was good, crowd Cool, and beer selection decent. I would absolutely go back to have some fun.

Pros: Pretty quick bar service; Games

Cons: none

10/30/2006 Posted by somanystars

I organized an outing to Ace Bar for 20 people on Saturday night, and everybody LOVED it. We played skee ball and pool and pinball. We drank beer. We could actually have a conversation and there was space to move around. It was perfect! On top of that, I had spoken with very nice manager Lucy and her colleague Natasha beforehand, and they were so nice to reserve two tables for my group for us to put our coats down (and where our pregnant friend could sit). We were all so impressed and we'll definitely be back!

10/11/2006 Posted by claudiocausa

this place was awesome, whaaaaaaa, i was able to play skeeball then walk outside every hour and get a different food, huhhhhhhhh, causaaaaa....i drink natty light, but i was forced to drink a classy beer like bud, whaaaaaa. i def reccomned this place, i said meeeee reccomend this. huhhhhhh

Pros: good food outside

Cons: too many girls

05/16/2006 Posted by laurabama

Any bar with darts AND skeeball is good in my book. This is the ultimate East Village dive bar, with every game imaginable, good ambiance, angry bartenders, and enough seating for everyone. My favorite neighborhood bar.

Pros: skeeball, darts, pool

Cons: angsty bartenders, crowded weekends

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11/29/2005 Posted by jackryan

This is a nice frills place man. Totally cool if you want to place some skee ball and pool. I'm up for the big buck hunter they've got. A lot of beers on tab, juke box for the tunes, and you can go dressed in whatever the you want. Some guy there was dressed in a cow suit. Moooooooooooooooo Meat. Party it up with the boys and yell at each other.

10/10/2005 Posted by mtjwong

Darts, pool, pinball and now...skeeball? This is a great place to have a drink and goof off in a relaxed atmosphere with a few friends. The service here is great, the drinks are moderately priced and the crowd is eclectic but not annoying.

Pros: Service, Amusement variety

Cons: Gets crowded

07/12/2005 Posted by k8nice

Ace is big. It has 2 pool tables 2 Dart boards 2 Pinball, Machines and 10 different drafts for $2/wow/ Thursday is awesome! Guinness and heifeweisens are $3, but thats a deal too...

Pros: Cheap Beers, Great Staff, Fun Space