Uptown Beer Garden

Nice place to spend the afternoon was a little slow for some reason a Saturday evening menu is not that big more for drinks beer and talk!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 3

Amazing service thanks to Danny! I appreciate the help!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Drinks and Vibe: Decent beer garden with a good selection not only of beers but cocktails as well. Nice outside seating area including a back larger area as well. Friendly service and nice decor.

Location: Next to JFK Love Park and the old City Hall, so very walkable and close by things to do

Service Charge: They charge a 4% operations fee that I do not recall being mentioned or stated on the menu or signage

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Great time every time. Feels like I’m escaping the city while being right in the middle of it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I was overcharged $34 for the cover charge to enter and I have not been able to contact Uptown Beer Garden via phone (phone number online and on social media is disconnected) and they have not answered my email asking for a refund. How does a business not have a phone number to contact them? The DJ company playing that night, which matches the name on my credit card statement, told me the bouncers who collected payment are third party contractors that they are not affiliated with and do not claim liability, and advised me to reach out to Uptown Beer Garden. I now know to pay cash only if I ever come back here again, which is unlikely. This is my last effort to try and contact anyone from management.

Food is very good. Great local craft beer. Staff is friendly and attentive. One downside was there were multiple rats we saw crawling on the floor, as we are close to the subway entrance.

Not enough chairs at the bar and people put their bags on the stool next to them. Mostly empty bar area but no seats, left there and had some drinks at the Air Grille across the street. Get much better views too.

It’s me and my fiancés go to date spot nice staff, beautiful & always themed atmosphere depending on the holiday or season. Great food and happy hours at 4pm. We love Uptown! Highly recommend!

Didn’t try the food but the outside seating is a great touch, especially by the fire.

Cold night weekend before Christmas. I don’t think this place has any heat indoors or outside. The heaters outside all looked damaged and couldn’t find one that worked. It also wasn’t decorated that great for the holidays. I’d skip this place because there are others that are better

Upon entering we were charged a cover. It wasn’t busy so that was odd. We headed to the back area that is outside, and has 2 bars. Unfortunately, the bartender at the smaller bar, immediately seen upon entering the outside area was intoxicated and had to retake our order 4 times. She also was pouring shots for other employees before serving us. Eventually, after taking my friend’s order for the 4th time, she exited the bar and didn’t make the drink or return for over 25 minutes. After we gave up on that bar, we went to the larger bar to the left and waited about 10 minutes, after ordering, to get a simple margarita. I would encourage management to check the cameras of Saturday December 7th, around 9:30pm - 9:45pm. Your employee lost the business of 6 individuals, who will never go back.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 1

Fun spot, friendly staff, had seasonal drinks while visiting Christmas Village!

I’ve been to this place a few times and have always had great service. The bartenders are always so attentive and the Christmas vibe is fantastic. Unfortunately we were there last night and witnessed a sad encounter between what looked like 2 different families. As I read the previous reviews it looks like these above commenters may have been involved. I witnessed the whole thing from another table. And what was said above is not what happened. The family that came in and were told to sit at that table also had a confrontation with others almost as soon as they walked in. They came over to the table taking chairs from the other family’s table and when asked about it shoved the chair into one gentleman and a woman. They became very aggressive towards the gentleman and his family. The woman immediately called them racist which from what I could tell was not the case. They entered the restaurant aggressive and I was glad the establishment handled it the way they did.

First time there and I witness where a group was kicked out because of a drunk white family related to the bartender was acting up. They were drunk and screaming racial slurs to a group of people and supervisor intervened and dismissed the group that was sitting down being attacked by the whites. We have to do better in America

Just be safe guys, the employees treat the drunks better than their paying customers. Had a drunk boyfriend of the bartender attacking us tonight and we were put out. We were completely sober literally just walked in and had to deal with a group of drunk racist. The manager or supervisor literally told us that the guy who started the drama was a boyfriend of the bartender. That’s some wild stuff idk 🤷🏽‍♀️