Old bartender berated friends. Made everyone feel unwelcome-not the type they focus on? A lot to deal with for a dump. Skip. History doesn’t mean class<~
Would have been happy to buy everyone in the bar a drink. (Ended up spending $$$ at another joint)-how about talking not screaming?
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Maximillian Juste
Friendly and pleasant bartender
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rafa Castello
?? Yes to the new boiler room!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Owen Karst
Wait beers are $9 now!? That means they’ve more than doubled in the last year. Also a lot of these reviews seem to be about the old location…
Янни Федорович
First of all, they are cash only, so hit up your bank before swinging by if possible. The ATM inside the bar has a fee of $3. Had a great time here, and in one of the most expensive cities in the world the affordable drink prices are refreshing (pun intended), but important to keep in mind that this is a completely different business from what the images show.
If you like gay bars this is a very good spot, but the dive bar aesthetic that I was hoping for from previous images is no longer here. The bartender Alec is extremely friendly and a blast to talk with.
Tom O'Connell
New location glow up! ✨ Still cash only, still cheap and divey, but NEW pool table and BETTER everything ❤️ Also food now!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Grace Schaefer
AVOID AT ALL COSTS! come to the boiler room manhattan if you’d like to sit and stare at the people you came with, but of course only if they’re men. my femme/lesbian friends and i were charged more money for the same drinks than our male friends ( cash only… i should have realized they’d be scamming) and when this was questioned the bartenders began antagonizing my friends and i. They then began trying to recruit other patrons sitting at the bar to join in on their blatant bullying, claiming we were being rowdy and aggressive. Being that this was the first stop on a birthday bar crawl, all of us were dead sober and this nearly ruined our friend's birthday. All in all, QUEER WOMEN BELONG IN QUEER SPACES and i’m tired of non-inclusive “lgbtq+” bars ran by bitter geriatric misogynists.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Claire Herzog
One of the absolutely most misogynistic and disgusting atmospheres I have ever had the displeasure of being a patron of. The worst of it was when I asked for a cup of water for my friend—the bartender rolled his eyes, took a DIRTY USED CUP from the bar, and filled it with water. It tasted like vodka. I would absolutely write this establishment up to the BBB. Putrid. Vile. Disrespectful and corrupt.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Robert
It’s hard enough to be queer and happy these days without queer people trying to put other queer people down in a bar meant for…queer people. My friends and I went to The Boiler Room this past weekend and our experience there left me speechless at the time. It’s more of a dive joint which we didn’t know. The bartenders were initially off-putting and rude, but everyone has bad nights (all of us have worked in a bar before, we get it). After paying for a song to come on, a bartender skipped it and we joked around about being upset. The bartender said “there’s other people here, it’s not your sweet 16” and laughed towards the other guests to get support. I certainly hope that made him feel better, because it definitely put a damper on our night. Our energy might’ve been a bit misplaced but our fun was harmless and not interrupting anyone’s night. All this to say, I would understand if we needed to keep it down bc that’s the type of place this is, and we definitely would have had we been asked to do so! But to be met with what was essentially bullying in a space where we were excited to let loose and feel safe is wildly disappointing.
Kicked us out just wanted to buy a drink however did not meet protocols. Super disrespectful not the vibe dirty place. Don’t go.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Stanley Hudson
Jason brings the heat! Not only is he fabulous but so incredibly inspiring and inspiring!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Daniel Pino
Est. 1994Layout/atmosphere*Pool table; TV; Internet jukebox; high tables; photo booth; cash onlyService*Bartender Alec was awesomeFood/drink*No food menu
Dominic Ianno
Luv Luv Luv this bar!Jason is the best bartender who plays wonderful old disco hits!!
I have enjoyed this place for years
Old bartender berated friends. Made everyone feel unwelcome-not the type they focus on? A lot to deal with for a dump. Skip.
History doesn’t mean class<~
Would have been happy to buy everyone in the bar a drink. (Ended up spending $$$ at another joint)-how about talking not screaming?
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Friendly and pleasant bartender
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
?? Yes to the new boiler room!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wait beers are $9 now!? That means they’ve more than doubled in the last year. Also a lot of these reviews seem to be about the old location…
First of all, they are cash only, so hit up your bank before swinging by if possible. The ATM inside the bar has a fee of $3. Had a great time here, and in one of the most expensive cities in the world the affordable drink prices are refreshing (pun intended), but important to keep in mind that this is a completely different business from what the images show.
If you like gay bars this is a very good spot, but the dive bar aesthetic that I was hoping for from previous images is no longer here. The bartender Alec is extremely friendly and a blast to talk with.
New location glow up! ✨ Still cash only, still cheap and divey, but NEW pool table and BETTER everything ❤️ Also food now!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
AVOID AT ALL COSTS! come to the boiler room manhattan if you’d like to sit and stare at the people you came with, but of course only if they’re men. my femme/lesbian friends and i were charged more money for the same drinks than our male friends ( cash only… i should have realized they’d be scamming) and when this was questioned the bartenders began antagonizing my friends and i. They then began trying to recruit other patrons sitting at the bar to join in on their blatant bullying, claiming we were being rowdy and aggressive. Being that this was the first stop on a birthday bar crawl, all of us were dead sober and this nearly ruined our friend's birthday. All in all, QUEER WOMEN BELONG IN QUEER SPACES and i’m tired of non-inclusive “lgbtq+” bars ran by bitter geriatric misogynists.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
One of the absolutely most misogynistic and disgusting atmospheres I have ever had the displeasure of being a patron of. The worst of it was when I asked for a cup of water for my friend—the bartender rolled his eyes, took a DIRTY USED CUP from the bar, and filled it with water. It tasted like vodka. I would absolutely write this establishment up to the BBB. Putrid. Vile. Disrespectful and corrupt.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
It’s hard enough to be queer and happy these days without queer people trying to put other queer people down in a bar meant for…queer people. My friends and I went to The Boiler Room this past weekend and our experience there left me speechless at the time. It’s more of a dive joint which we didn’t know. The bartenders were initially off-putting and rude, but everyone has bad nights (all of us have worked in a bar before, we get it). After paying for a song to come on, a bartender skipped it and we joked around about being upset. The bartender said “there’s other people here, it’s not your sweet 16” and laughed towards the other guests to get support. I certainly hope that made him feel better, because it definitely put a damper on our night. Our energy might’ve been a bit misplaced but our fun was harmless and not interrupting anyone’s night. All this to say, I would understand if we needed to keep it down bc that’s the type of place this is, and we definitely would have had we been asked to do so! But to be met with what was essentially bullying in a space where we were excited to let loose and feel safe is wildly disappointing.
Restaurantji Recommends
Kicked us out just wanted to buy a drink however did not meet protocols. Super disrespectful not the vibe dirty place. Don’t go.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jason brings the heat! Not only is he fabulous but so incredibly inspiring and inspiring!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Est. 1994Layout/atmosphere*Pool table; TV; Internet jukebox; high tables; photo booth; cash onlyService*Bartender Alec was awesomeFood/drink*No food menu
Luv Luv Luv this bar!Jason is the best bartender who plays wonderful old disco hits!!
Service: 4
Love this place!
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