Gorgeous wee bar....what a FIND! Beautiful furnished, thoughtful menu, scrummy cocktails + great service... Happy to of found this GEM!
Charlene Cohen
Great owners. Eclectic food choices. I miss the Polish Chix soup & the Polish Daisy! Miss the owners more!!!The ambience is magical! However, the music is always far too LOUD! Hard to hold a good conversation. Sometimes it sounds like a Disco from the 80s. Love the LIS
Tobin Sio
Came in on a recommendation and will be back! We started with cocktails, grilled octopus appetizer, and then moved on to the shrimp pasta and trout entrees. Portions are on the smaller size but they were perfectly cooked. The crispy skin on the trout was absolutely amazing. After another round of cocktails and dessert we left feeling perfectly satisfied and not over fed.
Julia Blaukopf
Great food, awesome bar and super friendly vibe. Very highly recommended!
L5507YPkc
We were so happy with our experience at Lis bar. From the soup to the main, we couldn’t get enough! The staff was very attentive and kind. After taking the first bite, it’s clear that the chef is really masterful at his craft. We will definitely be returning to this tasteful (both in food and design) place.
Gabrielle Murphy
Great neighborhood spot- easy vibes but with exceptional food and cocktails. Interior bar is beautifully cozy and great for a date or just to hang after a long day. Staff is fun too so you’re always going to leave happier than you came.
The space is absolutely beautiful. They did a wonderful job designing and building it out. I also appreciate their efforts to reach out to industry types. It's both smart and an often-overlooked crowd.I genuinely wish for this place's sucess.With all that said- the menu is a mess and the service (when I was there) was less than great.The place has touted itself as polish inspired, but there wasn't one polish themed dish on the menu, nor on the drink menu.The burger comes with kimchi and carmalized onions, something that doesn't make sense to me, as those flavors don't quite work together and also cover each other up. The fries were, I believe sprinkled with truffle oil, another strange choice considering the burger.I wouldn't put kimchi (or anything with genuine heat) on any nicer cut of meat. The whole point of a $$ burger is to really taste the nicer beef, no? (This isn't a knock against kimchi or Korean inspired cooking)The humus was spicy to the point of not being very enjoyable.I don't mind a tighter offering, but there just weren't enough dishes to choose from, especially, smaller, cheaper, shareable fare which would tie into trying to appeal to industry folks. (you've got to do better than adding a highlife and well shot special to the menu)When we arrived, the bartender told us someone would seat us shortly, and even though there were less than five tables occupied, we waited at the entrance for some time until he just sat us himself.I don't really care about that.What I do care about is having the server tell us "Hold on!" when my wife and I began to order as she pulled out a pad and pen and readied herself. Two dishes, two drinks, and we're easy going. Not that hard.I also mind that even though she wrote everything down, the order came out incorrect.I ordered the burger without onions; it came with onions. I also wasn't asked for a temp, which, again, for a $$ burger seems like a misfire. (Or just tell me it comes out X temp, and let me decide)The humus my wife ordered went to another table...? How does that even happen on a two-dish ticket when it's not busy?The (I believe) MOD was nice, apologized, and brought us a new humus. The server never mentioned it, and didn't actually check on the table that often afterward.The check came with options for gratuity starting at 20% and going up to something like 28% which, while I support tipping service folks well, is awfully presumptuous, especially with less than perfect, kind of cold service.I'd like to visit the place again next time we're in the area. Hopefully they will have worked out some of the kinks.
Lauren “Monardo” Gramprey
My husband and I were in town and got some take out for an early dinner; a sampling of multiple dishes including the corn and hummus appetizers, and the burger and kielbasa entrées. Excellent food and service from top to bottom! We had first encountered them in their pop-up at Westkill Brewing, and were so excited we got to try even more of their fantastic food! Will definitely be returning!
Shant Jaltorossian
Bar Lis is very… 1960s European tropical???And I love it, especially during Rhonda Lis.
Cool, laid-back eatery with Polish-inspired dishes. Outdoor seating is a must in the summertime. Tasty burger cooked directly on their outdoor grill. Natural wines and cocktails.
Jesse G
Review is based solely on service. Multiple unthoughtful moments added up to a terrible time at Lis Bar. We received our soup and salad without silverware. I assumed they were just busy and perhaps our server was searching for clean silverware. Understandable, sometimes a place just isn't running smoothly. Turns out they didn't even notice and we sat there until we walked up to the bar to get silverware. Then our main dish came out. A beautiful chicken dish with fantastically grilled vegetables. Unfortunately our second main was nowhere to be seen. We thought maybe they just weren't timing mains correctly. Turns out they just missed our second main order and assumed I was just going to sit there and watch my partner eat a main course. When I asked if they got the burger, the response was "wait you didn't get the burger yet?" Which is a crazy response considering I was sitting there with no food while the other dish was 3/4 eaten. They also didn't notice we were out of water which is no big deal compared to the other problems. What a waste of some true cooking talent. The food was fantastic but I was so annoyed with the service that I was having a terrible time.
Ryan Lawrence
Holding it down SIS! it's so cute inside, just how you'd want upstate dining to be, dark, chic, woodsy. Great cocktails and i would stick with the Polish food. (There burger was whack, my fault for not noticing there is no cheese on it and that it has asian slaw)?️?️
Aparna Panja
Great service, food, and atmosphere. So glad Lis is part of the local scene.
Inger Breeze
This restaurant is my favorite. I visit many restaurants but to this restaurant I constantly return again and again. The team is very cordial and the food they offer is so yummy. I am always happy to have a decent dinner in this restaurant. I highly recommend this place.
Gorgeous wee bar....what a FIND! Beautiful furnished, thoughtful menu, scrummy cocktails + great service... Happy to of found this GEM!
Great owners. Eclectic food choices. I miss the Polish Chix soup & the Polish Daisy! Miss the owners more!!!The ambience is magical! However, the music is always far too LOUD! Hard to hold a good conversation. Sometimes it sounds like a Disco from the 80s. Love the LIS
Came in on a recommendation and will be back! We started with cocktails, grilled octopus appetizer, and then moved on to the shrimp pasta and trout entrees. Portions are on the smaller size but they were perfectly cooked. The crispy skin on the trout was absolutely amazing. After another round of cocktails and dessert we left feeling perfectly satisfied and not over fed.
Great food, awesome bar and super friendly vibe. Very highly recommended!
We were so happy with our experience at Lis bar. From the soup to the main, we couldn’t get enough! The staff was very attentive and kind. After taking the first bite, it’s clear that the chef is really masterful at his craft. We will definitely be returning to this tasteful (both in food and design) place.
Great neighborhood spot- easy vibes but with exceptional food and cocktails. Interior bar is beautifully cozy and great for a date or just to hang after a long day. Staff is fun too so you’re always going to leave happier than you came.
Amazing cocktails, incredible food, rescue chihuahua-approved!
The space is absolutely beautiful. They did a wonderful job designing and building it out. I also appreciate their efforts to reach out to industry types. It's both smart and an often-overlooked crowd.I genuinely wish for this place's sucess.With all that said- the menu is a mess and the service (when I was there) was less than great.The place has touted itself as polish inspired, but there wasn't one polish themed dish on the menu, nor on the drink menu.The burger comes with kimchi and carmalized onions, something that doesn't make sense to me, as those flavors don't quite work together and also cover each other up. The fries were, I believe sprinkled with truffle oil, another strange choice considering the burger.I wouldn't put kimchi (or anything with genuine heat) on any nicer cut of meat. The whole point of a $$ burger is to really taste the nicer beef, no? (This isn't a knock against kimchi or Korean inspired cooking)The humus was spicy to the point of not being very enjoyable.I don't mind a tighter offering, but there just weren't enough dishes to choose from, especially, smaller, cheaper, shareable fare which would tie into trying to appeal to industry folks. (you've got to do better than adding a highlife and well shot special to the menu)When we arrived, the bartender told us someone would seat us shortly, and even though there were less than five tables occupied, we waited at the entrance for some time until he just sat us himself.I don't really care about that.What I do care about is having the server tell us "Hold on!" when my wife and I began to order as she pulled out a pad and pen and readied herself. Two dishes, two drinks, and we're easy going. Not that hard.I also mind that even though she wrote everything down, the order came out incorrect.I ordered the burger without onions; it came with onions. I also wasn't asked for a temp, which, again, for a $$ burger seems like a misfire. (Or just tell me it comes out X temp, and let me decide)The humus my wife ordered went to another table...? How does that even happen on a two-dish ticket when it's not busy?The (I believe) MOD was nice, apologized, and brought us a new humus. The server never mentioned it, and didn't actually check on the table that often afterward.The check came with options for gratuity starting at 20% and going up to something like 28% which, while I support tipping service folks well, is awfully presumptuous, especially with less than perfect, kind of cold service.I'd like to visit the place again next time we're in the area. Hopefully they will have worked out some of the kinks.
My husband and I were in town and got some take out for an early dinner; a sampling of multiple dishes including the corn and hummus appetizers, and the burger and kielbasa entrées. Excellent food and service from top to bottom! We had first encountered them in their pop-up at Westkill Brewing, and were so excited we got to try even more of their fantastic food! Will definitely be returning!
Bar Lis is very… 1960s European tropical???And I love it, especially during Rhonda Lis.
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Cool, laid-back eatery with Polish-inspired dishes. Outdoor seating is a must in the summertime. Tasty burger cooked directly on their outdoor grill. Natural wines and cocktails.
Review is based solely on service. Multiple unthoughtful moments added up to a terrible time at Lis Bar. We received our soup and salad without silverware. I assumed they were just busy and perhaps our server was searching for clean silverware. Understandable, sometimes a place just isn't running smoothly. Turns out they didn't even notice and we sat there until we walked up to the bar to get silverware. Then our main dish came out. A beautiful chicken dish with fantastically grilled vegetables. Unfortunately our second main was nowhere to be seen. We thought maybe they just weren't timing mains correctly. Turns out they just missed our second main order and assumed I was just going to sit there and watch my partner eat a main course. When I asked if they got the burger, the response was "wait you didn't get the burger yet?" Which is a crazy response considering I was sitting there with no food while the other dish was 3/4 eaten. They also didn't notice we were out of water which is no big deal compared to the other problems. What a waste of some true cooking talent. The food was fantastic but I was so annoyed with the service that I was having a terrible time.
Holding it down SIS! it's so cute inside, just how you'd want upstate dining to be, dark, chic, woodsy. Great cocktails and i would stick with the Polish food. (There burger was whack, my fault for not noticing there is no cheese on it and that it has asian slaw)?️?️
Great service, food, and atmosphere. So glad Lis is part of the local scene.
This restaurant is my favorite. I visit many restaurants but to this restaurant I constantly return again and again. The team is very cordial and the food they offer is so yummy. I am always happy to have a decent dinner in this restaurant. I highly recommend this place.
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