Gemma - New York

Amazing food! The papardelle is great value for money. Had never had malfatti before but an instant favorite. Quality pizza too. Nothing we had was under 5 stars.

Count your change, shaddy Bartender. Last night (Sat. I went to The Bowery Electric for an event. The event space downstairs wasn’t ready yet. The man who greeted me at the door was polite friendly. He stamped my wrist said grab a drink at the bar, it’s Happy Hour. At the bar I ordered “Whiskey-ginger”. When the bartender brought me my drink I asked how much, he said “$11, $12 with tax”. Puzzled, I asked “Is that Happy Hour price?”. The bartender looked at me and said “Yes.” And stood waited as I went into my purse to get out more money. I paid tipped and took my drink. Something just didn’t seem right to me. I went to the front door, looked outside and the sandwich board advertising Happy Hour for The Bowery Electric, clearly says well drinks $8. I went back to the bartender and told him that the sign out front said Happy Hour mix drinks are $8 and you charged me $12. He looks at me and says, “I gave you Jameson”. And I said, “I did not ask for Jameson. It’s happy hour and I ordered just whiskey-ginger”. “Okay”. The bartender turns around and hands me $3. I say, “Happy Hour is $8”. He says, “$8 plus tax, $9. You have a good night”. Lets unpack all of this. It is Happy Hour time at the bar, you Know that is what people are ordering, that is why bars have Happy Hour prices. When I asked regarding the $12, is that Happy Hour, he said Yes and did not say anything regarding Jameson. When I returned, quoting the price listed on the sign outside, only then did he say, “I gave you Jameson”. He gave me, he did not say this is what I ordered, he gave me something I did not ask for. Next, tax on $11 $8, both, is $1. Last, no apology just a snarky “You have a good night.” The Bowery Electric. Cool looking bar, nice space downstairs for events. Front door guy, friendly inviting. The Bartender, CAN NOT BE TRUSTED !!!

I have been helping a friend present Hardcore matinees here for a year and it is the jewel of the Lower East Side. The sound man Sean is among the best in the business. Jesse Malin generously allows these shows to happen because he knows how important the music is. One of the best sounding rooms in New York

Got a chance to visit this bar/music venue last week and had a pretty good time. Three bands performed where the original singer was not very good but the other two bands, who I believe are named Kota Dosa and Familiar Faces were great! The upstairs bouncer is know for giving people a hard time so make sure you have your ID and are of age. Also the downstairs stage can be a little hard to find. Additionally, it is a bit odd they cut off all the bands at 10:45. Put down worry there is music playing upstairs all night!

Went to see some bands play, expensive drinks, some staff were nice, some were jerks. Hard stop on the band so they could switch to a DJ on a Saturday night for a bunch of underage kids with fake ID's and their parents credit cards. Way to kill a good crowd and basically kick them out of your bar. What happened to live music venues?