The Spotted Owl Tavern

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Located in New York, New York

Address: 211 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009, United States

Phone: +1 212-388-9844

Rating: 4.4

Services

  • Outdoor seating
  • Delivery
  • Takeaway
  • Dine-in
  • Fast service
  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Quiz night
  • Sport
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Food
  • Happy-hour drinks
  • Happy-hour food
  • Spirits
  • Wine
  • Seating
  • Toilets
  • Casual
  • Cosy
  • Trendy
  • Groups
  • Accepts reservations
  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments
  • Credit cards

Categories

  • Bar
  • Bar and grill

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Comments

  • Review 1 (2024-03-04 - Rating: 5)

    Fantastic bar, great atmosphere, and the locals are fun and friendly. Games abound at this bar, and the pool table is kept in pretty decent shape! Bartender Max is a delight.

  • Review 2 (2023-10-16 - Rating: 5)

    I had a lovely time here playing pool with friends and participating in the trivia. I noticed the bartender seemed to avoid eye contact with me, but I didn’t let it get me down. I still had a great time. The trivia questions were great, and the place seems to attract a lot of good vibes and good energy.

  • Review 3 (2024-10-28 - Rating: 5)

    Bella is an absolute delight and the vibes are excellent. Classic LES vibes.

  • Review 4 (2024-02-14 - Rating: 5)

    Many drink choices. Friendly bartenders. Serves good food (occasionally). We love hanging out here.

  • Review 5 (2021-12-01 - Rating: 5)

    Awesome bar. The bartender and other people there were incredibly friendly - really made it feel like our own neighborhood bar. Even made us a few drinks that weren’t on the menu.Nice vibe, cool wood interior, and a banging music playlist.

  • Review 6 (2021-06-16 - Rating: 5)

    Very chill vibe here. Came with co-workers and we were well taken care of. The drinks were so strong, in a good way. Dont think its not gonna hit because, whew! That watermelon margarita is something to recommend! Pace yourself and have fun.

  • Review 7 (2023-04-04 - Rating: 4)

    Cool, laidback spot. Good drink specials.

  • Review 8 (2024-07-04 - Rating: 5)

    Absolutely wonderful staff that always makes you feel welcomed.

  • Review 9 (2024-11-14 - Rating: 5)

    My bartender Sydney was lovely

  • Review 10 (2022-03-06 - Rating: 4)

    I was wasted when I popped in here on a Friday night. Dont remember much. There was a pool table. Not too crowded. Had a couple of decent drinks and moved on. I was left with a good impression.

  • Review 11 (2019-03-16 - Rating: 5)

    Place is slowly becoming a go-to local spot. The most surprising part about this place, the food. The chicken sandwich is incredible and the fries are perfectly seasoned. Grace is our fav bartender. Just an all around solid spot.

  • Review 12 (2024-09-08 - Rating: 5)

    Super strong drinks, great staff

  • Review 13 (2023-03-03 - Rating: 5)

    Great spot! Come here for happy hour for $4 beers. great retro vibe in there not trying to do too much

  • Review 14 (2021-10-31 - Rating: 5)

    Nice neighborhood bar. Comfortable and unpretentious.

  • Review 15 (2015-12-15 - Rating: 5)

    Great bar and friendly service. Food was fantastic. Our server was very attentive to our needs. Had a great time cant wait to go back.

  • Review 16 (2023-04-16 - Rating: 4)

    My friend bartends there, at least I hope he still does. Neighborhood regulars and a steady stream of you hipsters and college students. Mind your Ps and Qs by the pool table.

  • Review 17 (2024-06-28 - Rating: 5)

    Very cozy and friendly place to go, great drinks and good food service.

  • Review 18 (2023-07-11 - Rating: 4)

    Great fundraiser event to help out another local business in need.

  • Review 19 (2017-02-23 - Rating: 4)

    The Spotted Owl has a casual vibe. They have a decent beer selection, the wings are ok. Im not a fan of breaded wings in sauce because it tends to become soggy. The fries are delicious and seasoned well!

  • Review 20 (2018-08-25 - Rating: 5)

    Its a good bar and all. But I almost dont want to tell you how good the food is, and risk it getting crowded when I go.

  • Review 21 (2018-11-15 - Rating: 5)

    Bartender was awesome and very attentive - she recommended a drink i really enjoy and the food was delish.

  • Review 22 (2024-03-20 - Rating: 5)

    Great service and good happy hour

  • Review 23 (2019-05-20 - Rating: 5)

    Creepy little hole in the wall but the food was fantastic. Definitely not what I expected when we walked in. Everything was fresh made and tasty.

  • Review 24 (2018-12-09 - Rating: 5)

    I love this place. Kristen the bartender is especially fun and makes great drinks.

  • Review 25 (2019-04-30 - Rating: 5)

    Cool spot! Very friendly staff and bar goers, comfortable chill environment.

  • Review 26 (2019-09-07 - Rating: 4)

    The food here is merely ok for the price. Fun at night when it turns into a real bar.

  • Review 27 (2019-09-29 - Rating: 5)

    You wont find better in the east village. Cheap, cosy, nice staff. Grab a drink and a chair outside if you can.

  • Review 28 (2016-08-19 - Rating: 5)

    Nice atmosphere, best burgers, various tab beers, liquors thumb.up

  • Review 29 (2020-10-07 - Rating: 5)

    Hot dog with beverage. Lovely quick spot. Gratitude to Amber.

  • Review 30 (2020-10-14 - Rating: 5)

    If youre looking to grab a drink and chill, this is the spot. Theyre hip, theyre quick, and theyre inexpensive. Go here

  • Review 31 (2022-07-11 - Rating: 4)

    Very friendly,good music and great drinks

  • Review 32 (2019-02-05 - Rating: 5)

    I love this place, great staff, and a pool table. Hidden gem in the East Village.

  • Review 33 (2024-02-04 - Rating: 5)

    A proper bar! Great bar staff.

  • Review 34 (2017-02-14 - Rating: 4)

    Good food decent pricing, a little loud though and the crowds weak but is normal for the area.

  • Review 35 (2019-10-13 - Rating: 4)

    Good basic bar. No frills. Love it

  • Review 36 (2016-09-05 - Rating: 5)

    Good vibe, hip bartender and 21st Amendment IPAs kept coming

  • Review 37 (2024-01-14 - Rating: 5)

    Great staff, great prices, great vibe

  • Review 38 (2018-04-10 - Rating: 5)

    Cozy neighborhood bar with great pub fare and a pool table!

  • Review 39 (2017-01-11 - Rating: 4)

    Good beer selection, nice rustic feel.

  • Review 40 (2017-07-17 - Rating: 4)

    Good food. Good wait staff. Good drinks

  • Review 41 (2021-05-13 - Rating: 5)

    Waitress was attentive to us despite being outside. She would make sure to stop by every now and then to see if we needed more drinks. She even invited us and asked if we would like to see a stand up comedy for free and we obliged to come in.Service was a 5/5Free Stand-up was a 5/5Drinks was a 5/5I’m coming back here on my next visit to NY

  • Review 42 (2021-09-05 - Rating: 5)

    Good drinks, good prices good people!

  • Review 43 (2019-08-02 - Rating: 5)

    Great place for drinks and good food.

  • Review 44 (2017-10-06 - Rating: 4)

    I always have lots of laughs the food is terrific

  • Review 45 (2019-05-16 - Rating: 4)

    Enjoyed a nice chicken parm and my wife had spring wrap. Food was good and what you would expect for the price. Beer was cold and there is a pool table with lots of room to move around and shoot. Over all a nice spot to kill some time and enjoy a beer and some food.

  • Review 46 (2022-10-02 - Rating: 5)

    Nice local bar with a nice vibe. The bartender was very nice.

  • Review 47 (2020-06-15 - Rating: 5)

    Three and a half years ago my girlfriend and I stopped here and got fries and we are still talking about how amazing those sugar-sprinkled fries were to this day. I forgot the name of the restaurant because it was a one time visit but I spent ten minutes just now investigating just to tell you how much we loved those fries. lol.

  • Review 48 (2022-07-20 - Rating: 5)

    Soild happy hour spot. Usually stop here before seeing shows at music venues down the street.

  • Review 49 (2022-02-11 - Rating: 4)

    Cool place for late night drinking . Beers are flowing , drinks are made by friendly bartenders and crowd is cool.

  • Review 50 (2022-08-19 - Rating: 5)

    Great place, great atmosphere, Steven is the best bartender ever!

  • Review 51 (2022-09-18 - Rating: 5)

    Fun place . Bartender is so nice:)

  • Review 52 (2021-07-25 - Rating: 5)

    I love this place everyone is very familiar and kind I always enjoy my self there Tremendous Bar

  • Review 53 (2018-12-06 - Rating: 5)

    Really like this place. Good beers selection and cheap.The staff is friendly, ideal to go after work for drinks. They have a pool table, maybe not a professional one but it definitely does the job. They serve food and it is good overall.

  • Review 54 (2021-09-04 - Rating: 5)

    This place was a blast great music and vibes!1 Bartenders are excellent ☺️

  • Review 55 (2019-06-17 - Rating: 5)

    This is the greatest all around bar in city. The staff and regulars are awesome, the food is delicious, there’s sports to watch, pool to play, happy hour till 8 everyday, and not to mention a very wide variety of beer, liquor, and liqueur.

  • Review 56 (2018-06-24 - Rating: 5)

    Great atmosphere. The bartender, Rory, was very attentive, super nice, and made excellent drinks. The food was really good, and the guacamole was fantastic.

  • Review 57 (2018-05-07 - Rating: 4)

    Nice vibe but only 1 tv worked

  • Review 58 (2016-10-12 - Rating: 5)

    Nice vibe, especially on Saturday nights! The DJ really knows how to bring it! The bartenders and staff here are great and make you feel like family.

  • Review 59 (2020-08-12 - Rating: 5)

    Great spot to park in the afternoon for a beer. Neighborhood crowd. Love it.

  • Review 60 (2023-08-22 - Rating: 5)

    Love it! period. Shout out to Nadia!

  • Review 61 (2017-07-07 - Rating: 5)

    Great service. Delicious food and amazing specials. Also jeff is the best bartender

  • Review 62 (2020-01-09 - Rating: 4)

    Solid dive with a great pool table in the back.

  • Review 63 (2019-07-16 - Rating: 4)

    Was here for the Superbowl it was comfortable and a great setting, bartenders were nice and approachable would recommend it as a good spot to hang out with friends and catch up

  • Review 64 (2019-07-10 - Rating: 4)

    Enjoyed the dying minutes of happy hour here. Nice outdoor tables if you can nab one.

  • Review 65 (2020-01-26 - Rating: 5)

    Amazing bartenders! Loved the food and the atmosphere.

  • Review 66 (2019-05-23 - Rating: 4)

    A decent dive bar if you dont like waiting in long lines to get into other spots around the area.

  • Review 67 (2017-04-22 - Rating: 5)

    Alana, Kristen, and Lisa make this place a great local go to. Theyre amazing. Food is great also.

  • Review 68 (2019-04-27 - Rating: 4)

    Good selection of drinks and food with a few bar games in a nice casual neighborhood.

  • Review 69 (2018-10-09 - Rating: 4)

    Good spot to meet up after work.

  • Review 70 (2018-06-05 - Rating: 5)

    Kristen is the best bartender ever!

  • Review 71 (2017-05-26 - Rating: 5)

    Friendly staff, family vibe, felt like a regular and it was my first time visiting. Bartender shook my hand and ask my name. Will go back again.

  • Review 72 (2018-11-30 - Rating: 5)

    Excellent bar amazing staff.. always a fun time

  • Review 73 (2019-03-11 - Rating: 5)

    The best bar in New York City, hands down!!A divey vibe with a nice long bar, few high tables, and a pool table in the back with booths. Rotating beers on tap that are always fresh and cold. All the bartenders make great cocktails, whether youre a simpleton like me and just want a vodka soda to tinis or even a nice baby Guinness!The food is shockingly good, the best buffalo wings Ive had in the city and Ive them all (Dan and johns, dinosaur bbq, hooters, etc). Also, I dont know whats in the honey mustard but it must be crack because its to die for.The tunes are always on point, the 2 Irish bartenders who seem to also be the resident Djs are always hysterical, efficient and offer great service!Cant wait to go back, found my new regular spot!

  • Review 74 (2019-12-31 - Rating: 5)

    Ideal local bar. Pool table, great happy hour, and friendly bar tenders.

  • Review 75 (2021-10-19 - Rating: 5)

    Football Sunday including happy hour is a great combination

  • Review 76 (2019-05-05 - Rating: 5)

    The greatest bar when grace and Rory are there!!!!

  • Review 77 (2018-02-28 - Rating: 5)

    Good food, enironment and drinks. Oh make sure to look under your booth

  • Review 78 (2019-02-05 - Rating: 4)

    Cozy little bar that allowed my puppy to come in with me

  • Review 79 (2018-10-20 - Rating: 5)

    Great bartenders! Friendly and personable

  • Review 80 (2022-06-16 - Rating: 4)

    Nadia and Brian are the best EVER

  • Review 81 (2018-03-07 - Rating: 5)

    Great location and the bartenders are great.

  • Review 82 (2023-06-09 - Rating: 5)

    Dog friendly

  • Review 83 (2018-03-14 - Rating: 5)

    Excellent atmosphere and good beers. Thats all you need.

  • Review 84 (2017-12-25 - Rating: 4)

    Great bar with great atmosphere and great bartenders

  • Review 85 (2017-09-03 - Rating: 4)

    Nice to sit outside and people watch. Never got the food we ordered though

  • Review 86 (2019-04-08 - Rating: 4)

    Stopped in for a drink and there were good happy hour specials.

  • Review 87 (2017-02-26 - Rating: 4)

    Good beer on tap, great happy hour!

  • Review 88 (2021-06-10 - Rating: 4)

    Cozy local corner bar

  • Review 89 (2021-04-12 - Rating: 5)

    Beautiful place the drinks on the money

  • Review 90 (2018-11-01 - Rating: 5)

    Good food and draft is crisp

  • Review 91 (2018-05-01 - Rating: 4)

    Good sandwich, craft beer

  • Review 92 (2018-08-09 - Rating: 4)

    Love that Thursday and Saturday vibe

  • Review 93 (2019-04-19 - Rating: 5)

    Go here instead of horsebox across the street.

  • Review 94 (2020-08-25 - Rating: 5)

    Yo yo Graceeee is a-maze-zing!

  • Review 95 (2020-02-02 - Rating: 5)

    Great music, great vibe

  • Review 96 (2018-10-18 - Rating: 5)

    Great bartenders

  • Review 97 (2018-10-12 - Rating: 5)

    Dirty, dark and fun

  • Review 98 (2017-08-19 - Rating: 5)

    The burgers are delicious.

  • Review 99 (2017-06-14 - Rating: 5)

    Awesome tacos!

  • Review 100 (2019-11-27 - Rating: 5)

    Great service!

  • Review 101 (2020-03-07 - Rating: 5)

    Great time.

  • Review 102 (2018-02-04 - Rating: 5)

    Robert Patrick Lee

  • Review 103 (2020-03-17 - Rating: 5)

    A++

  • Review 104 (2018-03-23 - Rating: 5)

    Love the place

  • Review 105 (2019-06-01 - Rating: 5)

    We are watching the Champions League final as if we were in Liverpool. Very football atmosphere

  • Review 106 (2019-06-14 - Rating: 5)

    👌👌👌

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