11/05/09

Epic Fail!!!

by Candace Grace

DINE AT YOUR OWN RISK! The staff & management at Mercury Bar treat customers like cattle not humans! I usually give a place a few tries before I am completely fed up and this place I will NEVER GO TO AGAIN. The manager “Darren” is unprofessional and should search out a new career. After kindly asking whether a game would be shown on one of the smaller TVs I was told that it would. I then asked to be seated at a small table since the bar was completely full. The table was filthy! I ordered chicken tenders and fries. They had been cooked in what tasted like month-old grease! DISGUSTING!! I ordered a drink which tasted like musty armpits. I can’t believe this place passed a health inspection. FILTHY! The waitress was very rude and asked me to move so that she could make money off of a larger group of four waiting to be seated at a table meant for 2 at best. I happened to be sitting there but she insisted on moving me to accommodate her needs. I refused since my food had already started eating. A bartender cam over to take the bar stool. The waitress then told customers to come and ask me if I would be leaving soon in the middle of my meal. 4 separate occurrences I was interrupted. UNPROFESSIONAL! The manager then decided to turn the only TV that the game was playing on that I had previously requested. I got up from my dinner and asked the Manager if the TV could be turned back, he then told me that they would be turning that game off. I asked him to wait until 8pm. He agreed but then decided to go back on his agreement, because at 7:47 he turned the game off and the waitress brought my check. She then told 4 other customers they could have the table I was still seated at! RUDE! The customers rudely ignored that I was there and proceeded to take over the table. I was quite cordial yet annoyed. The manager then came over to me and said I was no longer a paying customer. DRAMATIC! I had just paid for a full dinner and drinks!

• Pros: TVs
• Cons: Management, waitress staff, food, drinks, cleanliness

09/13/09

Not a good place, ehhhh.... stale, gross, clammy.

by dollychocolate

In these times when we are all trying to save a buck I wouldn't waste my time with this place.

Not impressed. Last friday night, the waitresses are going through the motions- they look miserable and traumatized. I could barely feel comfortable when they were taking my order. The drinks came back watered down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was a major embarrassment as I was with my friends from Nevada who know their drinks. The entire place was cold and felt slimey. Our nachos came back cold- I actually picked up the entire thing with our first chip. The beer came warm. I was embarrassed for New York, and i'm sure my buddies quickly made up their own impressions as well.

Honestly, I would suggest trying another bar in the neighborhood. When it was time to pay, I felt it was a waste of money. The place is just not good. Don't go, waste of time and money.

• Pros: nothing
• Cons: atmosphere, too expensive, watered down drinks, waitresses

12/27/08

Smells Inside + Bad Attitude

by loyolathebest

Absolutely the worst place in the neighborhood. I had the most horrible experience with the manager and bartender last week. I have advised all my friends and co-workers to never set foot in Mercury Bar again. These people do not deserve to be working at a bar, they do not know a thing about customers and treat you with attitude if they feel you are not tipping them enough, they act like a tip is their right and that you are doing THEM a favor by sitting at the bar. As for the manager, she can take her attitude and her stupid phone and shove it. WARNING: DO NOT GO TO MERCURY BAR- ATTITUDE!

• Pros: Nothing
• Cons: Staff, Managers, SMELLS, DIRTY

12/19/08

GREAT STAFF :)

by FOX33

This is definately a destination spot , I'm from out of town and my hotel recommended that we check out Mercury Bar on 9th ave . We had a great time , we went for Monday night football and had a blast .

$10 coors pichers all night long and tons of great food specials . We will definately be back ! and it aso dosen"t hurt that the staff are pretty hot :)

• Pros: AMAZING SCREENS 8 IN ALL

12/19/08

LOVE THE NEW MENU!

by BEER44

Been going to Mercury Bar for years and they always come up with something new , I went there for happy hour last friday with a group of friends and they had spin the wheel , the whole bar ended up winning a free round of shots it was so much fun !!! Our bartenders cindy and Mike were awesome so friendly !

• Pros: HAPPY HOUR

12/15/08

goodtimes in a bad economy

by leicares

I recently meet my friends at Mercury for drinks before dinner and had an amazing time. The friendly staff greeted me as soon as I walked in the door. We walked in exactly at the right time when the bartender began playing the wheel of fortune game that scored us half price drinks!!! So we ordered a couple drinks sat around enjoyed the atmosphere the friendly waitress sold us on a couple of appetizers that were amazing and before you know it we cancelled our reservations and had dinner there. Over the couple of hours the wheel was spun and the drinks were flowing. A goodtime was had by all!!!!

• Pros: Good food, great value for your dollar, great service!!!!
• Cons: We had to leave

10/24/08

AVOID AT ALL COSTS

by fashunista27

Much agreed, I've lived in this neighborhood for six years, and this has to be the worst place to could choose to go to. I was recently coerced into meeting friends for a bite to watch a game---the bartender barely acknowledged us and the waitresses all walked around with scowls on their faces. When our food came out cold and we finally got the bartender's attention, he went over to the "owner" (mean face and really bad fake tan) who glared in our direction. We got new food, but no apology---almost like we were putting them out. On of the guys in our group had a similar experience with this "owner" in Joshua Tree down the street...not a surprise these two dumps are owned by the same people. I will never step foot in either of these places again---plenty of other places in the hood with better food, service, and owners who know a thing about customers.

• Pros: Big TV's
• Cons: Nasty staff, bad food, weak drinks

09/28/08

why mercury bar when there are other great places in the neighborhood?

by rutgerscpa02

My coworkers and I used to go the Mercury Bar every weekend but we stopped going because the whole bar changed.. meeting a new bartender every weekend was making me dizzy (apparently Mercury Bar goes through alot of staff) and I couldnt sit without seeing some kind of ad being shoved down my throat, the last straw was turning the entire bar into a billboard, it was too much... also the staff can be alittle offish and nonchalant. I will miss the pizza but I can do without. Mercury Bar has zero culture.

• Pros: good pizza, tv's
• Cons: glory days are over, will try to mine you

03/05/08

The best of the best.

by airj360

Let's be honest.

1. Everyone that hated Mercury Bar has a personal story that could have happened anywhere.

2. Typically, people only review a place if they hate it.

So let me give you the truth. Mercury Bar is a good place. It's exactly what you expect out of a bar in the area: decent food, decent drinks, etc. Some people are friendly, some aren't, but the place has a very nice vibe.

Also, it's no exaggeration to say that Mercury Bar has some of the finest edamame in all of 9th Avenue.

So come on down to Mercury Bar and have an out of this world experience!

02/16/08

DON'T GO HERE!

by rebelyell

I will break it down simply-frozen burgers, flat-soggy pizza, and bad drinks. To top off my lovely experience- the staff was unattentive, AND when I complained that the food was inedible, the manager told me I had to pay for it even though I didn't eat it! I told her I didn't eat it because it was inedible! Told her she should try it to see how bad it was and she refused! AND I STILL HAD TO PAY! I wasn't offered something else. No customer service. The funny part of it was they were running a special and it was dead- they can't even get people in the door with free stuff. I hope this place closes and a real fun bar opens up in its place!

• Pros: zero
• Cons: food,service,drinks,