Dive Bar

Loved the beer selection. Food was disappointing. We got the Seinfeld Sandwich (or something with a name like that… pesto, mozz, tomato) and the Catfish banh mi. Latter seemed to be made by someone who’d never had a banh mi. Overloaded with thick slabs of white onion and any flavor was lost in the overwhelmingly massive loaf of bread. Tasted like I was eating bread and raw onions. Needed less bread, less onion, and more picked daikon. Perhaps the other more traditional pub food is fine, but avoid the banh mi and seinfeld sandwich. Maybe I’m just hyper disappointed because I was craving a banh mi. Good beer though!

Came to Dive Bar with a group of co-​workers on a Friday after work. The menu contains a cool selection of «divey» food (Burgers, wings, etc) as well as a nice selection of salads, subs, and a few Middle Eastern dishes. I tried both the regular buffalo, and the bourbon wings. My favorite were the regular wings because they are breaded with flour, and extra crunchy! They also have a semi-​sweet (?) taste to them. Hard to describe, but they are de-​lish! Our server Caitlin was amazing! Very friendly and attentive. She even suggested a few cupcakes for us to try! The cheesecake, and the carrot cupcakes were to die for!
Dive Bar doesn’t sell popular favorites such as Blue Moon, or Angry Orchard, but they make up for that with varieties like Duvel, Red Stripe, and alcoholic ginger beer!
I will definitely be returning to Dive sometime in the near future!

I am visiting, for my ninth time to, New York, but this is my first time here. I’m absolutely in love with this place. We had Jesse as our server and she KILLED it. I promise you, this is the place to be. I will be back tomorrow:

So local bar bad pretty good in the spring it gets packed form softball team usually it gets packed.. Food is good got try the muscles. the men’s restroom urine its funny it’s made out of a beer keg.

The girl who was working on our table absolutely rocks! She made sure a difficult person like me (yes I admit it!) is happy!!! It’s not my type of place but the service that I revived was amazing.
Def recommend for catching up with a friend and maybe watching sport (ehh again not me!)

I’m a lover of dive bars, especially when you have as good a list of draft beers as this bar had. BUT, what I absolutely despise is an attempt to incorporate food on your menu that you have no idea how to properly cook. Yes, you’re probably thinking, well why were you eating at dive bars anyway?! But you’d be surprised at the amount of good food I’ve had at establishments like these.
Anyhow, my complaints are:
1) After self-​proclaiming on your menu that you «love mussels,» you do them no justice. All you did was steam them in water with chopped onions, thus rendering them flavorless. Can ya at least throw some salt or garlic in the water… something?!
2) If you really loved mussels, you would know how to clean them. I got through half of the pot and gave up. Every time I chewed on a mussel, It was like I put a spoonful of sand in my mouth. Disgusting.
3) Your veggie sandwich was missing half of the veggies it was supposed to have, and the paper-​thin fried eggplant was barely noticeable. So basically what you gave me was a loaf of flavorless bread. Thanks.

Genial. Llegamos aquí buscando un bar en el que simplemente tomar una cerveza, y fue una muy agradable sorpresa. Tienen una buena carta con como 20 o más cervezas de barril (yo tomé la brooklin lager, y buenisima). Aunque sin embargo la mejor sorpresa fue cuando pedimos para comer. Pedimos la alanna burguer, y estaba simplemente excepcional! Tanto que al día siguiente repetimos. De las mejores hamburguesas que he comido. Las patatas fritas normales, y las camareras eran simpáticas, pero debido a que había gente, el servicio fue algo lento (nos levantamos para pedir la comida y tal), por lo demás una muy buena experiencia, los americanos van sobretodo para ver el football americano (hay unas cuantas pantallas). Eso si, el fin de semana por la noche se llena, aunque nosotros eramos dos y la camarera nos encontró un sitio rápidamente.

Not a dive bar… But a great place to go drinks or food or to watch the game… No nonsense bartenders… Althea is my favorite… The owner… Lee… is there often to make sure things are running smoothly … This is my go to spot on UWS.

Nothing too special about this dive bar. Had a classic bar chicken sandwich and a mimosa. A little over priced for what you’re getting. My bartender a little rude. This way at lunch in the middle of the day though, the atmosphere seems like it could be a better place for happy hour after work.

Awesome staff. Always good times! Everyone is always welcome! Every time I bust the city this is a must do. Bartenders are friendly and the music is good too! Catch a game. Come on down.

I love this place. It really isn’t a «Dive bar» in most sense of the word (I mean that as a compliment) The place is clean, the beer selection is awesome and the food is delicious. They have the usual bar selection (wings etc) but they also have some healthy selections and even a few veggy friendly meals.

Consistent selection of quality beers. Creative menu makes it hard to choose but the food is always good here. Even though it’s normally busy you can always find a seat too.

Foursquare says I checked in 3 times here, I only remember 2 …
Great beer selection with descriptions of the beer, for a craft beer novice that is a must. Got the macaroni & cheese with jalapenos and they were real peppers.
Two things kept this from being 4 stars, I was seated next to the door and so had a cold draft on my back and the waitress ignored me a wee little bit. But those guys were kind of cute so I can understand.

Pretty good spot in a few block radius that lacks actual bars. Walked in around 5 on a rainy Saturday and it was decently full — both the bar and tables. The bar itself is pretty charming — definitely dive-​y as mentioned in its name but has Christmas type lights (even a fish tank). Service was very friendly, beer selection is great but the boneless buffalo tenders weren’t that great (only food item we got). Great bang for your buck — 15 for $ 17, but the sauce was more sweet than hot which to me, does not constitute a solid buff tender. I’d be back for the scene alone though!

The best dive bar on the UWS!!! Shera is a genius and I adore her!!! Best conversation I have had in a long time…

If you are up this way, it is a great option after a intramural game or race in Central Park. The name says it all, so don’t expect the Ritz. What you can expect is a busy bar that offers pub grub, plenty of flat screens, cheap pitchers of beer, and sidewalk seating.
The bartenders will not let you down here either. No matter how busy it gets, you do not wait long for drinks. This is primarily a spot to slug some cheap drafts, but they do offer a full bar. I wouldn’t roll in here with your Zog kickball team and order up a dozen Mojitos though. Stick to the basics and you will be happy.

I used to live near Dive Bar a long time ago, and always had the feeling that it was decent though not spectacular. Well I went again last night, and while the crowd was pretty good, the food was really lacking.
The bourbon wings, which the menu claimed to be a house specialty were not very special. They had been pre-​cooked and then re-​fried. The skin tasted kind of gross because of this. The cheese on the nachos was only half-​melted, though to their credit, they did pile a lot of stuff on. And the Mediterranean platter only came with five wedges of pita bread. The baba was good, but the other things weren’t great.
So for a beer the place is decent, but don’t be hungry.

Great food, lots of healthy choices and if you a beer lover then it’s your heaven more then 40 bears are on tap!

Omg the food! Me, my sister and my boyfriend went there and decided to try out some of their finger food. A must here is their ‘To dive for’ homemade potato chips. We also tried their special ‘Kentucky bourbon wings’. Hot and spicy with a sweet after taste, so delicious! And their onion rings where some of the best we’ve ever had!
Ok, so the guys in the booth next to us where quite loud, and the restaurant is pretty small, but the atmosphere is cozy and the service is really good.
The one thing that wasn’t great was the bowl of chili we had with our food. It tasted more like bolognese than chili, but the rest of the food made up for it.

I’m always surprised by how much I like this place! I’ve lived in Manhattan Valley and Morninside Heights areas since moving to New York, and the bar selection up — at least if you want to have even a moderately positive experience — is grim. So this place is truly a breath of fresh air. I’ve been here on a number of occasions and it’s always a different experience. On weeknights it’s not hard to find a seat, but most recently I went on a Friday night around 8:30/9 and it was absolutely packed.
I can only speak to the whiskeys and beer here — but both have yet to disappoint. My one complaint about last Friday is that my rye came in a tiny, warm glass. Firstly: I don’t want a warm glass. I tend to like my rye neat or with one or two ice cubes, but I’m actually glad I got it on the rocks on this particular occasion. Otherwise, it probably would have been warm. And for a place with a fairly extensive whiskey/​scotch selection I’d hope to get something at least resembling a whiskey glass. This is just a minor complaint though. Also — they gave us straws with our rye. Who drinks straight liquor with a straw? I suppose that’s just their thing, but still a tad weird. So other than the small/​warm glass with a straw to boot, I’d still give the drinks a solid four stars. They have Templeton, so can’t knock them too much.
Ambiance is great. The name of this place might drive people away (or, alternatively, attract a «divey» crowd, whatever that means), but this place isn’t what I’d call a true dive bar. It’s a great neighborhood hangout type of place. Good for small groups and great music. There was actually a group of maybe 10 people having a party with a buffet when I went on Friday. I wouldn’t have taken note of this if they weren’t all in pirate attire (not a typo…). I love that this is an option in my neighborhood. I’d like to avoid Columbia bars at all costs if I want to stay local, so this is a much better alternative.

A couple of friends and I made our way here after a Sunday afternoon of indoor soccer and almost immediately, I was a fan.
Ordering the draft cider to drink, it later paired well with an order of the poutine, which we all shared, and five buffalo wings. The poutine, while smaller than anticipated, was definitely the highlight of our meal. I had wanted to try it for some time, and Dive Bar proved the perfect place to do so! The fries, delicious by themselves, were topped with a tasty vegetarian gravy– and smothered in cheese curd. Still hungry, my friends shared an Italian-​style club sandwich, accompanied by more fries, and I had the five buffalo wings. The wings were just okay; both the sauce and the chicken tasted a little off.
All in all though, Dive Bar is a solid neighborhood option!