Tempest Bar
“Fun place to come with a team and play flip cup rallies in the back by the dart boards.”
“This place has free pizza after midnight.”
“Crappy, dark, dingy bar with some darts in the back and a back room that stays locked most of the time- for good reason.”
Tempest Bar
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Has Pool Table: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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This is a new one for me: giving 5 stars to a bar that does not even remotely deserve on paper. I've got two words for you: World Cup.
Chances are if you work in the neighborhood, you've passed this place many times unawares that it even exists. Outside it looks like a typical Irish pub with its standard awning font and a sidewalk chalkboard placed sheepishly close to the entrance.
Readying for the World Cup and chary of bro-bars crowded with bandwagon hoppers, my co-worker and I were jokingly considering the most objectionable bars on 8th Avenue's barren promenade of lost hopes and forgotten dreams (you know the one, near Penn Station).
Well, that's what I get for my snooty attitude! Inside we were actually met with a friendly bartender, chill set of regulars, and total heaven in the back with large-screen TVs plastered on quaint brick walls and over their surprising fireplace. What they lack in beer selection (Shiner Bock and Goose Island IPA is as adventurous as it gets), they make up for in friendly and generous bartenders. The owner is a mensch, too, pumping up the U.S. and high-fiving patrons every chance he gets. There's no food, but it's BYO, so you can bring in Pizza Suprema or Pio Pio Riko from next door, or even Seamless like we did yesterday.
It's been so perfect for daytime games that I hesitate to share my "discovery." There were only a handful of people–and I mean handful!–there for the after-work Ghana game, and only a few extra randoms to see U.S-Germany! I wouldn't be surprised if a few extra folks discover Tempest as a result of this summer's soccer madness. I will surely continue to walk through its doors into mid-July!
After a horrible day, this place welcomed me with open arms like a lost child finally found. It is a surprisingly clean place which is not what one expects walking in. It wasnt too packed but thé crowd was friendly.
I had a horrible day so I started off with shots and some beers. Seeing a lovely lady drinking alone with a frown was probably what prompted thé bartender to buy me a drink or two. Two shots of Patron and 2 beers were about $27 before tip. Staff here is very nice. I walked out and forgot my pretty expensive shoes on a hook by thé bar. When I réalized this and was walking back thé bartender was outside looking to see if he could catch me. Awesome!
Bathrooms are large, sufficiently clean, and stocked.
What a great dive bar.
Excellent prices
Pool tables.
Really nice service!
Big long bar, not too packed.
Great for anyone looking for a place to straight up drink near the cultural void that is Penn Station area. My new favorite spot in the area for an after work beer.
I'm not the best person to write on bars but the people I went with had no issues here. It wasn't all that happening when we went but they did have a happy hour special on New Year's Eve and the cosmo I had was pretty good. One of my companions ended up chatting with another customer about the music of Meat Loaf so that was interesting.
Was glad I found this place last night! Friendly vibes right away and consistent. They don't have food here but you can bring itbin.
Nice place to watch sports or end up in before or after an event at MSG. And play pool and darts.
Compared to all the snake in Manhattan that overcharge for beer, this beer was affordable and Sam Adams at that:)
New favorite bar to "pregame" before a concert. Service at the bar was great, checking on us constantly to see if we needed anything (many of the other bars in the area you have to beg for attention and get ignored). Unlike many of the other bars in the area the exterior is white washed giving it an open, airy feeling instead of that dark dive feeling (like Blaramey Rock across the street). There is a large space in the back that could act as a dance floor. Great place to meet you group of friends before or after a show at MSG!
Divey bar close to Penn Station. Music comes from jukebox type device in the bar. Bartenders are a good time and do their best to make sure you are having a good time. Good prices.
I usually try to avoid the blocks surrounding Penn Station, but I ended up here with some colleagues after work here. We were all hungry for some basic bar food, nothing special, but had to order food from the pizza place next door because the Tempest doesn't serve food. The crowd here was unlike any of the bars I usually frequent, and consisted mainly of the cursing, loud, overly drunk type (aka what you'd expect from a dive bar).
The Halloween decorations were out in full force, and I appreciated the effort. I also like the dart board and the pool table, both of which my colleagues and I took advantage of.