Dive Bar
“The Dive Bar on Amsterdam is owner Lee's flagship (He has two others on the UWS.).”
“The beer choice is by far one of the largest I've come across in the Upper West Side.”
“Might I recommend the 10oz burger, sweet potato fries, chicken wings and their world famous Nachos a la poutine.”
Dive Bar
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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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.
What a gem!!!! You know the only reason I delayed coming here is bec I live right by it!!! On st patrick's when I came home dead tired and craving a chill beer, my hubbie n mw decided to check this place out. It looks much much smaller from outside. Decent seating space. Nice cozy atmosphere and absolutely amazing drinks!! Loved the beer collection. Live music was a definite add on. Couldnt have imagined a better place for st patty's.
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!
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.
Lobster mac n cheese!!!
Came here after exploring Central Park and we were hungry. The lobster mac n cheese was perfect. So delicious! We also ordered the hummus plate and the wings. The hummus was flavorless and the wings were rubbery, but this place earns 3 stars anyway because of the happy hour specials, beer selection, overall atmosphere, and bartender attentiveness. The food was subpar, but hear me out.
A server apparently didn't show up for his/her shift and the place was short staffed. This place was packed to the brim. We sat at the bar and watched the bartenders juggle tables and the bar, all while keeping a smile on their faces and making it work. I respected that. These bartenders and servers were hustling to make up for the missing server, yet we never had to wait too long for another beer. I was impressed by this and feel that it needs to be noted in this review.
The happy hour special for beer was that $6 pints were $4, and $7 pints were $5. So if you want the HH special, be sure to order a $6-7 PINT. M ordered another beer served in another type glass so he didn't get the HH special. When HH ended, it was time for us to move on and bar hop down to Penn Station. We'd come back for HH in the future, but probably would hold off on eating.
it's a dive bar. enough said. service was sooooo slow, we ended up getting our own place setting and pouring our own water. tv screens cover the entire place so be prepared to scream to the person next to you. oh, the tables are super sticky.
Stopped in for a short hang – I'm rarely in this hood, but if I am, this bar is pretty cool. Sometimes on the weekends it gets a tad rowdy, but what bar doesn't? There are quite a few beers on draught, but the real impressive selection are the scotches and whiskeys. I highly recommend trying something different if you see it on the long menu. It doesn't really live up to its "dive bar" standards in this way. Staff is friendly and fast. They also have half pints, which is good if you're only having a quick one. Affordable for the neighborhood.
Stopped by here while my lady was shopping one day, killed some time and had a few brews at the bar before moving to a table.
This place is OK. It's not terrible, but nothing really made me think "wow, I'd come back here." The interior is fine, it's kind of a nice place purposely made to look like a dive. Not bad per se, but as a connoisseur of dives, I've seen much better (worse?).
The bartender was just kind of there. She didn't really say much, or smile, just took my drink order and gave me a menu. The beer menu, however was good, with tons of choices.
When my lady finished shopping, she met me at the bar and we moved to a table. I will say our table service experience was better and our server deserves 5 stars. She had the entire floor and was busy, but was hustling and was friendly and nice. She also checked in with us from time to time and even though things took a little longer due to how busy it was, we knew she was present. When the food came out, only one plate arrived, so we were stuck in that awkward phase where one person has their food and one doesn't.
Overall I would say this place is an average bar in New York. I wouldn't say NOT to go here, but I also wouldn't say to expect above-average service (which for NYC, average service is below average), and with hundreds of places to choose from, I don't know why you would….