My friends and I had a truly disappointing experience at Legends Bar in NYC. We went there on Sunday to catch a soccer match and were initially greeted by a server who asked if we wanted to order drinks. We explained we’d just arrived and were waiting a few minutes for another friend before ordering.
Barely ten minutes later, an older man—apparently the manager—approached us in a harsh and confrontational way, insisting that we had five minutes to order and that there was a $20 minimum per person if we wanted to stay.
His attitude was completely unnecessary. We had every intention of ordering, but the way he spoke to us made us feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. A polite explanation would have been enough, but instead, he chose to be rude and intimidating for no reason.
We decided to leave immediately. In all my time going to bars in New York, I’ve never been treated with such disrespect. Legends clearly prioritizes strict rules over basic hospitality. Save yourself the trouble and go somewhere else—there are plenty of great bars in the city that actually know how to treat their guests.
John Vigliacchi
I had one of the worst bar experiences I’ve ever had at Legends Bar in NYC. We walked in on Sunday to watch a soccer game and were greeted right away by a server asking if we wanted to drink. We politely said we would wait just a few minutes for our friend to arrive before ordering. Literally less than 10 minutes after we got there, an older man—who seemed to be the manager—came up to us in an aggressive and threatening tone, demanding that we order within 5 minutes and spend a $20 minimum per person if we wanted to stay.
We were absolutely planning to order but his attitude was so rude and unnecessary that we felt completely unwelcome. He could’ve easily just said it kindly and we would’ve had no issue—but instead, he chose to speak to us like we were doing something wrong after barely walking in.
We felt uncomfortable and decided to leave immediately. I’ve never been treated so disrespectfully at any bar especially after less than 10 minutes of just sitting and waiting for a friend. Legends clearly doesn’t value its customers, and I’d recommend avoiding this place entirely—there are plenty of other bars in NYC where you’ll actually be treated with basic respect.
Service: 1
Joe Sylvester
Best place to watch the EPL
Matthew Cohen
Legends is the perfect spot for a date, to watch a game, or to just enjoy great food in a lively atmosphere.
The food is fantastic and the atmosphere is that of a classy sports bar, not just a hole in the wall that serves drinks with the games on.
It’s a spot where you and your wife, girlfriend or whoever else will embrace that it’s a sports bar and have no hesitations no matter what their personality is like.
The food and service are top notch and it is close to literally anything you’d want in Manhattan making this a great spot to pre-game!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Philipp Overhoff
The beer is alright and the vegan burger is pretty damn good. The staff is pretty cool too and it’s perfect for watching sports at literally any time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Malte Schütz
Great service, got even one beer for free. 5/5 just go there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Sherman
great burgers - great place to watch a game
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andy Watts
Well, if you want to watch football (not American football, I’m talking about the original true football, not “soccer”) then this is the perfect place, but you’re going to pay through the nose for it, and it’s going to be busy if it’s a big game.
Taeho Lee
Great place to day drink. The fish and chips is great.
The food was great and I said hi to the chef 👨🍳 el gallo
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Xavier Sandoval
I went there 2 months ago, I am a big fan of your kitchen staff on facebook. I want to work with you guys, can you please contact me. Tell to GALLOS KITCHEN that I CAN BE PART OF YOUR STAFF. 💯
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel Mackrill
Cocktails were expensive and not very nice. They used sugar syrup in cocktails which for 16 dollars a cocktail was disappointing. The bill came with lots of additional extra's on including wrong price for cocktails, credit card fee and 20 % tip for a few drinks.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Lisa Diaz
Great place to watch some footie
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amy Gross
Meh. I wanted to check out the LAU friendly bar... And maybe it would be more fun during an LSU game. It was loud with nothing special happening. The food wasn't that good. The diet coke was flat.
My friends and I had a truly disappointing experience at Legends Bar in NYC. We went there on Sunday to catch a soccer match and were initially greeted by a server who asked if we wanted to order drinks. We explained we’d just arrived and were waiting a few minutes for another friend before ordering.
Barely ten minutes later, an older man—apparently the manager—approached us in a harsh and confrontational way, insisting that we had five minutes to order and that there was a $20 minimum per person if we wanted to stay.
His attitude was completely unnecessary. We had every intention of ordering, but the way he spoke to us made us feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. A polite explanation would have been enough, but instead, he chose to be rude and intimidating for no reason.
We decided to leave immediately. In all my time going to bars in New York, I’ve never been treated with such disrespect. Legends clearly prioritizes strict rules over basic hospitality. Save yourself the trouble and go somewhere else—there are plenty of great bars in the city that actually know how to treat their guests.
I had one of the worst bar experiences I’ve ever had at Legends Bar in NYC. We walked in on Sunday to watch a soccer game and were greeted right away by a server asking if we wanted to drink. We politely said we would wait just a few minutes for our friend to arrive before ordering. Literally less than 10 minutes after we got there, an older man—who seemed to be the manager—came up to us in an aggressive and threatening tone, demanding that we order within 5 minutes and spend a $20 minimum per person if we wanted to stay.
We were absolutely planning to order but his attitude was so rude and unnecessary that we felt completely unwelcome. He could’ve easily just said it kindly and we would’ve had no issue—but instead, he chose to speak to us like we were doing something wrong after barely walking in.
We felt uncomfortable and decided to leave immediately. I’ve never been treated so disrespectfully at any bar especially after less than 10 minutes of just sitting and waiting for a friend. Legends clearly doesn’t value its customers, and I’d recommend avoiding this place entirely—there are plenty of other bars in NYC where you’ll actually be treated with basic respect.
Service: 1
Best place to watch the EPL
Legends is the perfect spot for a date, to watch a game, or to just enjoy great food in a lively atmosphere.
The food is fantastic and the atmosphere is that of a classy sports bar, not just a hole in the wall that serves drinks with the games on.
It’s a spot where you and your wife, girlfriend or whoever else will embrace that it’s a sports bar and have no hesitations no matter what their personality is like.
The food and service are top notch and it is close to literally anything you’d want in Manhattan making this a great spot to pre-game!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The beer is alright and the vegan burger is pretty damn good. The staff is pretty cool too and it’s perfect for watching sports at literally any time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great service, got even one beer for free. 5/5 just go there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
great burgers - great place to watch a game
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Well, if you want to watch football (not American football, I’m talking about the original true football, not “soccer”) then this is the perfect place, but you’re going to pay through the nose for it, and it’s going to be busy if it’s a big game.
Great place to day drink. The fish and chips is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
That best spot to watch football
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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The food was great and I said hi to the chef 👨🍳 el gallo
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I went there 2 months ago, I am a big fan of your kitchen staff on facebook. I want to work with you guys, can you please contact me. Tell to GALLOS KITCHEN that I CAN BE PART OF YOUR STAFF. 💯
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cocktails were expensive and not very nice. They used sugar syrup in cocktails which for 16 dollars a cocktail was disappointing. The bill came with lots of additional extra's on including wrong price for cocktails, credit card fee and 20 % tip for a few drinks.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great place to watch some footie
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Meh. I wanted to check out the LAU friendly bar... And maybe it would be more fun during an LSU game. It was loud with nothing special happening. The food wasn't that good. The diet coke was flat.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
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