Asia Roma
“The karaoke section in the basement is often booked by parties but when those parties are gone around 11p, the room becomes vacant and thats where the fun begins.”
“What's more, our server extended the happy hour special of $5 dollar drinks for the entire night.”
“Nice relaxing atmosphere..wasn't packed for a Wednesday night so was able to request songs to listen to.”
Asia Roma
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
6 reviews
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Excellent happy hour with $1 appetizers! Nice mood, nothing fancy but nothing divey either. The bar staff makes great drinks and all types and ethnicities are warmly welcomed!!!
ASIA ROMA'S SUMMER SPECIALS!
ALL SUMMER !! Mondays $3 Beer, Tuesdays $5 Wine, Wednesdays $5 cocktails and shots, Thursdays $1 appetizers, Fridays $20 NY Shell Steak, Saturdays $2 sliders. ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT
CHEAP FOOD!, GOOD COMPANY!, SING AND EAT!
WOO HOO!
A long time ago, this was my favorite karaoke venue in the city. Then it all went downhill.
They had everything I could ever want in a karaoke spot. A vibrant restaurant / bar upstairs and a basement level karaoke spot where folks could sing their hearts out. During their initial days, folks were free to go down and sing casually without hassle. They had a bit of an unorthodox setup: antiquated equipment with shoddy speakers, wireless and wired mics, but an up to date karaoke selection, courtesy of KaroakeChamp.
On occasion, they would have a person downstairs handling the songs and taking requests for a $1. A lot of times, there was no one there, so it ended up just being a free for all in loading music. Couple that with their midweek $5 cocktail happy hours and interesting Asian-Italian menu and life was solid.
Slowly but surely, the service started to take a major dive. Everything from not being served to being berated for not ordering enough drinks took its toll on my group. I figured that being understaffed had its drawbacks, but minus a couple of weekend visits, it was almost always dead in here. We'd bring in groups of 10-20 folks at a time, confusion would arise whenever we were told to leave after not ordering enough drinks. There was no sign anywhere or indication on their menu that there was any rules for karaoke. Aside from being a buck or two for songs, there was no signs for "required" purchases otherwise. It was so disappointing but being booted 3 times too many has resulted in little to no returns.
This is more of a 2.5, but I rounded up because their oysters are humongous.
Came here last night for the first time with the boyfriend after passing by their "$10 Thursday Pasta Night" special. The menu looked decent, so we thought we'd give it a try.
The rundown:
1) Penne a la Vodka $10 – Meh.
2) Pasta with Garlic & Oil $7- Tiny portion, but alright
3) Glass of Merlot $5- Watered down, pretty terrible. (But what do you expect for $5 amirite?)
4) 1/2 dozen oysters $8- These were the largest oysters I've ever seen. Definitely worth the price tag, and they tasted pretty great too.
One thing to note was that the service is extremely slow. Granted, only one waitress was working last night, but it took forever to get anything. Our food took almost 40 minutes to arrive, and our oysters came even later.
I can see what Asia Roma is going for- an Italian escape in the heart of Chinatown. However, they have a lot to work on if they expect to stay in business, especially because their price point is so much higher than everything else in the nabe.
Am I upset that I came here? No- It was a perfectly mediocre experience for a $30ish price tag. Would I come back? Probably not- little italy is only a few blocks away with better food and restaurants around it are much cheaper.
Used to be a regular and it just isn't the same spot – very disappointing. We didn't feel welcomed AT ALL as regular patrons. Service is sub par, food takes forever and it isn't the same Asia Roma we all fell in love with years ago.
Overall its a really nice spacious and quiet atmosphere though fairly dark. The karaoke section in the basement is often booked by parties but when those parties are gone around 11p, the room becomes vacant and thats where the fun begins. When kareoke-ing however, make sure you're spending $15 per person which can include food/drink thats the unwritten/unspoken rule and of course have $1 per song ready.
Fried Calamari, Fries and Chicken wings are always favorites and they often have weekly specials with pasta dishes and fried rice.