Tonic East
“The music here is very diverse and they play everything – literally everything – from 80s pop to 90s hip hop to modern dance/house.”
“At least 4 levels with a rooftop, delicious wheat beer at $3 (Hoegaarden!), Tonic is a cheap place to mellow out and enjoy yourself.”
“Three floors of rowdy fun, TV's everywhere, great specials on game day, and delicious pub food, making this the perfect place.”
Tonic East
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Good For Dancing: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Great music, great crowd after 2:30am, so grab a drink and talk with friends if you arrive beforehand since there won't be any one on the dance floor until then. The second floor is the way to go if you wanna dance, if you want to chat and sit on the rooftop while drinking a beer then the third floor is where you want to go. Beware, they close down the floor around 3am if not earlier so be ready to relocate. Also a fun club to go to if you want to keep on parting after 3 am.
Great Penn State sports bar! I haven't been here in the fall for the football games but I will def come check it out.
Tons of TVs all around to watch different sports games. We got a beer tower to split between 5 people and it costs around $48. Not sure if they have specials but if you want to watch a sports game I recommend checking this place out!
Great place! Came here for playoff hockey and while the game wasn't fun to watch my experience at Tonic East was. They have a huge menu full of actually reasonably priced dishes! On top of some awesome happy hour deals. I sat on the first floor but there's also a rooftop, tons of TV's, and a huge bar. And the service was great! The manager checked us a few times and you could tell he cares a lot for his customers.
Private party. Second floor all to ourselves. The space worked well for just the right amount of people to have a crowd but not overwhelm the place. Service was really impressive — for drinks it went well beyond just getting something as usual from an open bar. The food was not fancy in the least — some typical bar menu items on serving plates that came out on tables. Nothing passed around. Nice to be able to hover if you were hungry while the vultures made quick time of things.
Overall a great experience. Not the largest selection of beers but at least one or two to keep things interesting for the night.
Came on a Sunday to watch the last half of the football game and wandered up to the second floor. They have a ton of TV's all along the walls so you're never without a view of the game. We ordered a round of Hoegaarden along with tater tots and mozzarella sticks. After we placed our order, the waitress comes back and informs us that after the football game, the second floor closes… It would've been nice to know that before we ordered food so we could move to the first floor. She was nice enough throughout the meal, but she did disappear towards the end when we wanted to pay our check. Might stick to the bar next time.
Great rooftop bar vibe that is visible from the street and I'm from California where finding the bars that can't be found is somehow cool!! Grabbed a table out on the patio and it was a beautiful night in NY as we watched the city lights illuminate as the sun set.
Drinks were fresh, reasonable and appetizers were delicious. Plenty of TVs surround the perimeter of the bar with music in the background. Services was courteous and friendly.
Humid. And I'm pretty sure our waitress quit on us. If you're gonna come here stay downstairs on the first two floors. The drink specials are ok but you can actually get better ones across the street – which is exactly where I'm gonna go right now. Three vodkas ran me $39 means are VERY WEAK. Nah bro. Never again.
I have been coming to Tonic to watch sporting events for the past few years, but I never thought of it as a place to get brunch. I came across their menu and thought I'd give it a try. I was pleasantly surprised by my experience here for brunch. With a group of 8, we arrived around 230. We did not have to wait for a table and were able to sit on the heated rooftop.
Our waitress was great! Super helpful and attentive. She made sure our glasses were full at all times.
Like most places that do boozy brunch you can expect the crowd to be intoxicated. Especially later on in the afternoon. Since we expected that it didn't ruin our experience at all.
It was a fun afternoon and should be on everyones brunch list.