The Mark Hotel Bar

I had dinner and tried around 5 dishes, they were all amazing delicious and very good presentation. Staff is friendly, and ambiance is chill.

Absolutely love the Mark Hotel Bar.
It looks futuristic, but like if someone from the 70’s was telling what the future looked like. The staff is all really great and very, very well trained.
It is nice to see that someone in New York still knows which end of that long spoon goes in the drink! Those groves are there for a reason. James Bond orders his martini shaken not stirred. Shaking it gets you ice chips which turn to water which makes your martini watered down. James Bond… you are on notice…
The crowd is well heeled, but fun. People tend to enjoy themselves in Hotel Bars. The place is filled with people who are either staying at a hotel or who enjoy going to hotel bars, either way… makes for a crowd that is usually genuinely enjoying themselves and a fun atmosphere.

I love this bar. Intimate and fashionable but not your trendy stereotype. Drinks are pricy but well done. I was there around 11pm and it had a nice crowd. Can’t wait to go back.

Beautiful fun décor, fantastic martinis and excellent service. A great lounge for a date or to bring friends or out of town guests. Cow upholstered stools, a trendy reddish lit bar and pretty lights adorning the walls. The servers were attentive, sophisticated, and friendly with great personalities. We were able to have conversation so comfortably (no noise or crowds as a couple reviews stated) — so comfortably that time flew and before we realized it was closing time … The amazing staff unlike a couple reviews was not pretentious or rude — the servers had such great personalities they even posed for a couple photos for me to post when I asked.

Drinks were great, service is good, but the cow print seats are really grungy. This seems like a really nice hotel and the food is great, but for heaven’s sake… get some new upholstery!
Best drink is the raspberry basil gimlet.
Also went for brunch at the actual hotel. Food is overpriced and kinda… meh.

When I’m in the UES I might as well be in a city I barely know. After a trip to the Met, we were trying to find a place to warm up with cocktail, so I did what I always do when in a somewhat foreign place: consult my Unilocal app. I saw hotel bar and that was that.
Not the greatest decision. Keeping it short and sweet, this is what I experienced at the Mark Hotel Bar:
Strange, desperately «hip» patrons (not all. Some were of the fur coat and older banker variety). Pretentious staff that seem to think they’re doing you a favor by serving you (yet the guys at the front door are SO nice!) Insanely overpriced mediocre cocktails that are not crafted, merely mixed.
The kind of place that gives swanky NYC hotel bars a bad name.
Too bad I kinda love the décor. But my days of going to places just for the ambiance are over. If I want to spend 19 bucks on a cocktail, I’ll hit up my favorites: The Algonquin, King Cole Room or The Pierre.
Truth is, I’m now spoiled by hotel bars in New Orleans where you’re treated well and can sip on an expertly crafted classic for 12 bucks or less, while lounging in a sumptuous environment.

Love this place — it’s fun, sophisticated and the drinks are amazing– also very hip and the décor is trendy. I took my international friends there and they thought it was A+++

Went last week left with a russian milf after one hour. crazy drink prrces and a lot if guys wearing fake rolexes, milf heaven, bar is small so get there early tell the milfs what you druve and there yours omg, nice décor, i bought little airplane bottles and made my own drinks, 17 dollars fir a drink hell no, i love the action, no parking had to park my arnage un stupid garage

Last night I tried the Mark bar. I often eat at the restaurant but this was my first time at the bar. The décor is great and during the week the bar is not overcrowded.
I ordered the Ginger Margarita. My date was not impressed by their cocktail list and asked for a Mai Tai. The bartender said they did not make them. What kind of bartender cannot make a Mai Tai?
At one point I was sitting alone because my date was paying at the bar. I felt uncomfortable. Old men were staring at me.
My margarita had a messy ring of salt and no discernible ginger flavor. I was disappointed because I love ginger. I contemplated mentioning it to the bartender (in the hopes he would add some ginger in it) but his sour face and unpleasantness when we asked for a Mai Tai dissuaded me.
We sat on a nice cow fur stool next to a group of businessmen. The one sitting closest to me smelled bad, perhaps the result of wearing a suit all day and sweating in it. To our right was an old man and his young date in stilettos. A group of young investment bankers, all male, stood by the bar alongside some retirees.
Everyone here seemed a little too desperate for Iove, youth, and happiness, but it’s all smoke and mirrors in this bar, and without a good cocktail to drain ones sorrows into, it will break your heart.

Thursday night dinner at one of my favorite spots! From the service front of house to the meal itself everything was phenomenal! My meal this time was the Dover sole. Cooked to perfection on the bone, with an impeccable taste, accompanied with a mustard sauce that paired with it perfectly! Finished with the caramel passion fruit tart that ended the meal on a perfect note.
There are hardly words to accurately describe the whole experience of the night but if I had to, in two words I would say absolutely perfect! 5 stars are not enough… Can’t wait to come back and try more food. This place is getting better and better with time! Hats off to the chef!!!

I was here about a year ago. Good drinks (fully priced of course). Good looking crowd.
I give it 5 stars because the bathroom upstairs has really great cotton hand towels. I think they are by frette. I grabbed about 4 of them, and took them home. Still use them!

I love the Mark hotel bar, it always has a great crowd and excellent for people watching. They serve some of the finest drinks in town, yes they are a little pricey, but they are worth it.
My favorite is an old fashion of course, and this is by far the best old fashion in town! Make sure you check out this spot and try a taste of my favorite drink.

Highly overrated and not worth the cost!
Although I live in New York– I often find myself enjoying a great hotel bar. Needless to say, I was excited to try out The Mark Hotel Bar. My friend and I ordered Gin Martinis with extra olives. The glass it came in was NOT a martini glass. It was more like a red wine glass served with those inferior small olives– definitely not the ones you would expect to get in a classy bar. Nothing needs to be changed about a classic martini– it should ALWAYS be served in a chilled martini glass. Either they were trying to be creative, or ran out of clean glasses when we got there.
We ordered 3 appetizers and they came out cold. We had to send them back. The beef sliders came out raw and had to be taken off the bill. I know going into a 5 star hotel establishment to expect higher prices. It comes with the territory and I certainly don’t mind on these occasions; however, the quality and portion size for the appetizers here was not worth the cost in this case.
There are plenty of great luxury hotel bars in the city. The atmosphere was nice, but the drinks and food subpar.

After passing through the visually stimulating lobby, the dimly light cool hang out of a bar was the perfect post dinner spot.
There is a list of cocktails, spirits, beers and wines by the glass. The server dropped off a trio of popcorn, cashews and wasabi peanuts. It was a cozy yet busy atmosphere that evening. The wife and I enjoyed a cocktail at the long couch near the entrance of the restaurant.
Definitely a well heeled crowd. The price point is on the high side.

I went here with a few couples and we were lucky enough to get a place to sit near the door. Every now and then a cool breeze would rush in — it did get a bit warm otherwise.
The drinks list is quite good with a selection of wines good enough for people without a budget. I didn’t see enough beers on the menu but the ones on offer were good enough to please. The service was decent, no complaints here.
The crowd is worth seeing, the UES money bags. It sure is a place to go when you’re feeling spendy. I will return to the restaurant sometime soon and write on that.

The Mark Hotel is a cute small bar in the UES. I’ve never been out in the UES, but my friend suggested coming here after ice skating at the Wollman Rink.
The best part of this bar is the décor. I loved the ceiling which had little sconces scattered all over — very flattering lighting. The drinks were solid. Service was very slow though. After the first 30 minutes, we had to hail the waitress like we were trying to get a cab every time we wanted something. Given how small the bar is, it’s surprising how hard it was to get their attention.
I wouldn’t be opposed to coming back if asked, but I’ll never seek it out.

Ken T. calls this the best cougar’s den in NYC. Perhaps that is the most apt review. As such I wouldn’t call this a good (first) date spot.
Cons: It is noisy. It is not intimate. It is small and difficult to get seating.
Pros: The drinks are excellent, and not too pricey (for the area). This is a good spot for people watching. They have a fair bourbon selection.

The best cougar’s den in NYC: what the monkey bar was through the late 90’s (my college days). Perfectly mixed classic and newer cocktails devoid of false pretension/​giant ice cubes/​the reliance on oiled essences that poorer skilled barmen spray on top of cocktails that seems to now pervade our small island.
Comfey couches, super tacky carpeting, old men flaunting their wealth and some women half their age-​perhaps professionals-​drawn to them/​it.
Could you ask for a better people watching spot? Oh yeah and light snacks as a courtesy.
Though expensive and they have a relatively high turnover of waitresses it is worth every penny!!!

Drinks are strong. And not in a good way.
But this place has that irresistible combination of right lighting, fantastic design, luxurious yet not pretentious feel, uptown look with downtown vibe.
People look like they just shot an episode of a Gossip Girl or Real Housewives of New York. And I mean it in a good way.
I would give 20, but I only have 5 stars to give.

If you are into cougars and Eurotrash this is the place. Don’t get me wrong I actually liked this hideaway but my Midwestern sensibilities were in code orange. And of course because I’m kinda’ a snarky a-​hole and drinking is involved don’t expect me to play well with others.
I had a friend in from out of town and the crew wanted to go somewhere ‘nice’. I’m not sure if a jacket is required at this place but it seems the wait staff is sporting Turnbull & Asser so at least make an effort. The bar is located just inside the lobby of the Mark Hotel. A very nice artsy spot, a tad small but interesting.
Our waitress was a young model type. I don’t remember her name but she was quick and pleasant. I had a few normal Mojitos. She offered berry and kumkwat Mojitos too (really). These types of drinks are for housewives from Des Moines or Topeka, not jaded permanently uncomfortable alcoholics like myself. So the regular Mojito it was and it was fine. The real treat here is watching the crowd. I have a simple mantra, «you can do or be anything you want but I have the right to make fun of you.» In school they called it ‘insubordination’. I called it dealing with the ebb and flow of arbitrary dictoms common in public education. Mom called it «the problem». Anyway.
As I was sitting on my little chair, patterned in a faux Holstein motif, sipping my Mojito I was surprised by the amount of euro-​trash that had washed up. The guys are super tanned wearing stomach hugging shirts, top few buttons undone, tight white jeans fresh off the jet from Ibiza or Majorca. The women were a tad older (40+) dressed in natural linens and colorful accessories suggesting past nights in Tunisia or Marrakesh. Sprinkle in a few trophy wives and their older balder mates and a few Tom Wolfe look a-​likes and you get the general idea. To be fair there were a few cute girls dressed for the ‘night out’. Very nice.
So, If you are looking for a quaint stylish spot to have a few well made drinks, this might be a good place to start. The Bar area is kinda’ small so if it is too crowded, Bemelmans Bar is only a few feet away.