Blue Ruin Bar

538 9th Ave, New York
(917) 346-7043

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Dr Fridolin

Cool little dive bar with a laidback vibe. Bar staff are great. Not the biggest beer selection, but prices are good compared to other bars in the area. However, why does the music need to be played so loud from the speaker? I couldn't have conversation with someone 1 foot away without shouting at the top of my voice. If I'm not wrong, most people come to bars to have a drink and a chin wag with buddies, not sit in silence because the deafening music volume makes conversation pointless.

C.O.N

Wish i could give 0 star solely because of the bouncer guarding the door on 09/27/2025 around 2:15-3:30am. He was very belligerent, verbally abusive, and absolutely went ferral on my friend and I without telling us the reason why. My friend and i were there early Saturday morning ~ 2:15-3:30am. Initially i asked the bouncer if i could use the bathroom, and he said no and pointed to a place across the street where i can go. I respected that and left….then told my friend who was waiting for me a few feet away. She told me that since we were looking to hang out some more, we could just buy drinks and hang out there. I agreed with her, so we made our way back assuming that it should be fine since we would be patronizing the business. As my friend walked towards the door, he immediately charged at her to get out. We told him that we decided to stay and buy drinks and i even mentioned that he can watch us buy drinks first before i go to the bathroom. He didnt care. Without any explanation, this extremely rude, violent and absolutely unprofessional bouncer charged at us and told us to get out of there. We asked why, and he gave us no reason at all and just kept edging us away and yelling at us to leave. The way this man treated us, you would think that we did something heinous and atrocious. I have never been treated this way in my life. One of the workers standing outside later came over to me and sympathized with us, and told me that unfortunately the manager/owner who is usually present, was not available that day. Perhaps thats why this man was having such a power trip? It seems like this man is intentionally trying to sabotage this business because this is wild. I doubt he was properly vetted because his anger outburst was absolutely crazy and uncalled for. I was so disgusted and just wanted to leave, but my friend was so offended and wanted an answer of why we couldnt be let in if we were patronizing(understandably so). I understand that the law allows establishments to make whatever decisions they want at their discretion, but violently charging at people without giving them a reason is absolutely unacceptable. This seemed very personal because we did nothing to deserve this. Why be so violently rude to people who simply asked why they cant be let in? Another disheveled man came to me, claiming he works with him and that he is not letting us in because my friend looks too young. Meanwhile no IDs were ever asked for. I wanted to leave this review incase the owner wasnt aware of how this bouncer is treating potential customers. Unprovoked. Feel free to review ur cameras on 09/27/2025 around 2:15-3:30am. That man needs serious anger management training and Psych evaluation. Or better yet, hire actual professional bouncers that know how to communicate because if he simply gave us a reason, we would have left just like i initially did. He will RUIN ur establishment with his horrible and violent attitude if u allow this to keep happening.

Service: 1

Aberdad Blogs

Good beer at an affordable price.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Chris Waddell

great dive bar !

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Curlene

So great delicious and affordable drinks! Must visit if your in the city

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

joekrillz

Would be better if more females stopped by but pretty cool place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Green Touch

One of my favorite go to spots when I'm checking out Manhattan's dive bar scene! It has that authentic, gritty vibe that's just perfect for a laid-back night out.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dermot O'Mahony

Great local spot! Come here!!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

gio P5000

Dive right into this place. Ice cold beer and awesome music

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

John Massey

Local dive bar. Great service and selection.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Hemanga Krishna Borah

This is one of the most fun bars in NYC.

The pool tables are inviting and friendly.

I met the owner (AJ), who is one of the friendliest people ever!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pablo Bladimir Yánez Cárdenas

Sensational place to go listen to music and have some good drinks!!! The IPA beer was heartbreaking and the service was sensational. Thank you for your attention

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Adam Marr - Orange Burn

Great spot, it’s a dive but also super clean if that makes sense! Cool ambience and a great jukebox with old school rock, metal and even some funk!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bill Stolte

Great drive bar!! Love the place

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Amber Howell

Great dive bar, good service & cheap drinks

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

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