bar belly

bar belly reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York City7 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 17, 2017

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   love this place for drinks, don't recommend dining there!
   

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   CANY

   New York City2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 12, 2017

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Good food. Solid service. Bacon wrapped Brussels sprouts. Goodness. Bartender customized my cocktail with tequila rather than gin. Appreciated the personal attention as always. This is a neighborhood gem. DJ was playing great music but way too loud for the small space. A few clicks down on the volume please. I'm not old and it was silly loud.
   

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   brooklynlucille

   New York City7 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 4, 2017

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   The staff were all super nice and very welcoming, but the service was soooooo slow. It's a busy place so to some degree that's just the nature of things, but the meal took 2 hours, which is a reallllly long time to sit on a stool if all you're really looking for is dinner. I would recommend this place more for people who are more focused on drinking and hanging out for a while versus having dinner.
   

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York City2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on December 3, 2016

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   It was a nice experience, we would definitely go again. Only thing we wish we would have known is there isn't really a dinner menu. They have oysters and a few small dishes/apps. Had a great time!
   

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5. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York City1 review

   5.0

   Dined on October 7, 2016

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Been here on a free 1st or 2nd dates and it’s always been fun. Live music is a good touch - normally ave a cassy 3 piece as band which is followed by a DJ. Ts very small - Tbd be awkward and an inconvenience if anyone got up to dance so just sit tight, eat the tastes food, enjoy the good mix off cocktails and wines and maybe you’ll finish the night the right way!
   

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Greater Boston8 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on July 28, 2016

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   Bar Belly is a cozy venue with good drinks and small plates to share amongst a group of friends. However, there were several down sides. The service overall was just atrocious, waited almost half an hour just to get a menu. We then had to flag down the waitress every time we wanted to order another drink. Their happy hour specials were also very deceiving - I had confirmed their cocktail specials over the phone during my reservation confirmation, however were told to pay full prices upon arrival. ALSO, tip was already included in out bill, but the server did not mention this to us even once so we paid double the tip we would have. Very sketchy.
   

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York City18 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on July 22, 2016

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   Service is spotty. They brought the oysters after the main dish, with a lame excuse. Happy hour choices a bit too curated. Main dish prices a bit high. But go for the oysters and happy hour wine at the bar and enjoy the classic music; then skip somewhere else for the main fish.
   

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   Fred

   Greater Boston14 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on July 2, 2016

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   I only went for drinks and they were on point! Great ambiance for drinks.
   

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   mugirl

   New York City16 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on May 2, 2016

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   They had an issue with their seafood order so there was no seafood. Waiter was clueless, never said anything until after 45 minutes of us being there and now starving. So we decided to stay and had to make a dinner out of french fries, caesar salad and rice with mushrooms. No one offered us even a complimentary bottle of water for the inconvenience, let alone a drink. For 2 people with 3 drinks between us, bill still came to $90 each (including tip) and we were both starving and very unsatisfied.
   

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10. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC3 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on March 19, 2016

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3

    Really more of a bar with food than a restaurant. The food is generally good, but with such a small menu it can be hard to find what feels like "dinner." For eating, I'd recommend the affiliated (?) Fat Radish across the street.
    

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