Grand Bar & Lounge @ Soho Grand Hotel

11/05/08

Chic, relaxed, great place to start the night off!

by cosmette at Citysearch

I come here at least once a week to have dessert and a cocktail with my girlfriends. The scene is dressy, yet relaxed; the atmosphere is welcoming, yet chic. They are very accomodating here - one time they let us sit at a table without a reservation (sorry, my group of hot friends were overcrowding the bar), which was great. The crowd is mixed with the young and the old, the tourists and the locals, the hipsters and the not-so-hip folk. It's a great place to unwind after a long week, and the drinks are delicious! I would highly recommend it for a low-key night.

• Pros: tasty drinks & dessert, accomodating service, chill environment
• Cons: sometimes music is blah

09/25/08

Nestled inside the Soho Grand Hotel, an inviting, upscale lounge perfect for something special.

by Contributor at Citysearch

The Scene
You'll probably need a raise if you plan to hang out often at the bar of the swank Soho Grand Hotel. Its comfy chairs and clubby atmosphere don't come cheap, with pricey martinis served in tumblers and a confidently overpriced selection of appetizers on the menu. The large floor area means that service can be slow even when the lounge isn't busy, although you have to sympathize with the waitresses who clip back and forth in their stiletto boots.

The Draw
The well-chosen roster of downtempo DJs attracts a crowd of stylish after-work drinkers, who blend seamlessly with the well-heeled hotel guests. Try a superb Grand Margarita (Sauza Commemorativo, Cointreau, fresh lime and OJ) or the Perfect 10 (stoli vanilla, pineapple juice, lemon and lime), and soak in the special-occasion atmosphere that makes it all feel worthwhile.

04/22/04

great night out

by milkcrate57 at Citysearch

Grand Bar and Lounge, as well as the Salon, are a great place to spend an evening out with your sexiest friends! They are really kickin', hot djs (Ursula1000), beautiful bartenders, really good food and, I must say, recent changes to the wine list are quite a treat. Try a glass of NY Reisling, I was surprised that good wine was produced in New York State! Other highlights from my night drinking were an excellent glass of Pinot Muenier (what is that?) and the staff was so helpful.

• Pros: wine, scene, atmosphere

11/21/03

great lounge

by ahiatus at Citysearch

this is the perfect place to meet up with friends after running around all day. the place is very laid back and the drinks are great.

11/20/03

THE WORST

by jarvai at Citysearch

For my birthday, i thought the Soho Grand would be a great place to celebrate. after waiting on the list for a table for a half an hour (after waiting outside the hotel to get in), we were seated and opened a tab. after 45 minutes, the waitress closed our tab without consent. we were told that they had another reservation---(at 1 am, no less), which we were NOT told when we were seated. nobody was waiting---we simply weren't spending enough money--which seems impossible as each drink is at least $12, and there were 10 of us!!! ladies, if you're looking for the graybeards, look no further. the waitstaff is incredibly rude and full of themselves, for no obvious reason. if you feel like being treated poorly and spending a lot of money, the soho grand is your place!

• Cons: obnoxious, pretentious, expensive

02/01/03

Cool Place

by WolphGang at Citysearch

I LOVE the CoCo Cannal Martini. It's amazing! It tastes like a milkshake.

Cool Scene. Cool Lounge. Good music.

12/11/02

it's a sham!!!

by strom at Citysearch

Just a few people dressed well in the mix of what seemed to be a snowstorm of midwestern poorly dressed people on a Saturday night!!! Very bad shoes on almost everyone. Terrible, cheap looking couches, bad service and a crowd that would sell their souls to the devil for a little hipness. I'll never go back.

• Pros: good martinis
• Cons: people, service, atmosphere

08/14/02

Land of the beautiful and trendy

by skylarchloe at Citysearch

This bar/lounge is basically what you would expect to find in one of the hippest boutique hotels in manhattan. The lounge is attractive, but you may have to wait to get a seat (unfortunately you can't smoke in the lounge part, you must go into the barroom). The drinks are good, and a little strong. The crowd is beautiful, hip, and with no visible income. The service however is absolutely horrendous; extremely slow, in fact the waitress couldn't even bother bring us our check after we asked her for it.

• Pros: setting, people watching
• Cons: service

08/06/02

Dont plan on sitting...

by brighteyesnyc at Citysearch

Good music. Eclectic crowd. Creative martini menu (enjoy each one since the next won't be there for at least a half hour from when you request it). Service is lacking, yet the ladies are mostly friendly, just stressed out (maby they need a cocktail or two before their shift).

Meet someone new and head to the Sub Mercer to get more intimate...

• Pros: drinks, music, atmosphere
• Cons: service, seating, pricing

07/27/02

Good social experience

by sweetut at Citysearch

The bar is very crowded, and there's hardly any seats by the bar. The restaurant area was o.k....I had a sushi sampler which was pretty ordinary. The people are nice to look at. Overall it was a good place to hang out.

• Pros: good looking people
• Cons: too crowded at bar, food average