The Levee

Casual spot to grab beer with friends - bottles are reasonably priced, tables of varying sizes for groups from 2-8. They've got quite a few games! Service quick even on a busy Saturday night. Great dive bar feel!

This bar is fine. It's like a light dive with board games. Good for a Saturday afternoon. Drinks are well priced. Bartenders tend to be a bit slow, but eventually get to you. They always seem understaffed here. There is food, it takes a while to get. If you get caught in the rain, it's a perfect bar to post up in.Average local.

I'm so sorry the bartenders at this place were so unprofessional because the music and ambiance was nice, and the prices fair. Being a dive bar is no excuse to be disrespectful and dishonest with your clients. We were sitting at the bar and ordering all night was a struggle, one person said they couldn't take orders, they would noticed I needed help but ignored me while looking directly to my face, they pretended they couldn't understand us, it was very annoying. I finally was able to ask a guy if I could order from him and he replied "when I'm not busy" rolled his eyes and left. The bar was not crowded and there's no table service at this place. In fact they were so unoccupied that they were just hanging out at the end of the bar with a friend. Not once we were asked if we needed something else or want another round, water was never offered either.When it turned disrespectful and dishonest is when we ordered the check. My husband asked me to check the bill as usual and I realized they charged 2 additional drinks that we didn't order, we asked the bartender to please remove the items but he refused angrily. The guy points at one of our friends who was drinking a beer as if the extra drinks belonged to her trying to justify his mistake, but I remind him she had a different tab that was previously paid. Then he argues that I did had the amount of drinks he was charging. I made a recall of the night and the times that I've ordered he finally agree to remove my extra drink (cider) but not my husband's extra drink (black label) despite that he mentions the amount of drinks he served him and do not match the bill, so we still got charged for one extra unfairly. He goes to the computer and brings the check unmodified, my husband asks me to take a look and mentions it's not modify, as I approach him, the bartender WAVES AT MY FACE with his hand, removing me from the bar because he only wants my husband to talk to him and check the bill, I tell him, that I have the same right to check what's been billed because it's our money, he leaves. He never brings the correct check but tell us that he has "void" one drink but cannot provide an appropriate updated receipt because their manager is not working that night and that's the only person with the power to modify a closed tab. We are forced to signed the voucher of the bill that contain 2 drinks we didn't order.If I had to describe our experience in two words: We were disappointed and scammed. If the refund is not made, we will report this to our bank, but even if it is, we were still forced to pay for one drink we never ordered. Shame on this two guys. They should not be bartenders if they hate their job so much. Based on this experience I would not recommend this place nor I think I'll be visiting again. My advise: CHECK YOUR BILL! They have a $15 minimum payment with card policy, that strategy will not allow you to close out if you are ordering just one drink at the time, once they hold your card they will add anything they want to your tab and will refuse very aggressively to remove it. Do not fall for that trap, pay cash, don't give them the change to do to you, the same they did to us.

I came from Beverly Hills so I have the highest of expectations. The ambiance eas awesome there was hot chicks and Trevor Anders and Ash are legends helped my business trip a lot !!

Fun dark/divey bar across from Radagast beer hall! Loved that I could get a hot dog and a lone star! Good place to hang and not as crowded as other bars bc they have another bar in the back.

I came here with a friend to get drinks during happy hour on a Wednesday evening. There's plenty of inside seating and there are covered picnic tables outside. There's a juke box and the music (mostly rock) is good. The bartender was nice and everyone there seemed very laid back.We paid $10 for two draft beers (in Apr '23), so the prices are great! Also can't forget about the free bowl of cheese balls, which might take the cake as the best bar snack, ever.

Our bartender at Kilo Bravo mentioned this was a good dive bar, so Nate and I stopped in to check it out while visiting the city. As we sat down at the bar, I realized I had heard of this place while researching local spots. Their thing is that they have free cheese balls as you drink, which is amazing. I've always loved any good dive with a popcorn machine, but cheese balls are way better. More bars should do this! The bartender serving us was great, he even gave me some stickers and pins when he found that they were sold out of the $5 fun pack. Super cool. I really like their specialty drinks: the sportsman special is a can of Black Label and a shot of Evan Williams; the Texas two-step is a bottle of Lone Star and a shot of tequila, and the fratboy is a bottle of Budweiser and a shot of jager. I ended up getting the Beam cream, which is Jim Beam and cream soda served in a pint glass for $9. The Levee is a really great spot; if I lived in the area it would be a go-to for sure. Even the bathroom was pretty clean for a dive bar.

if i could rate this place 0 stars i would. the service is terrible. i have truly never entered a bar in new york with worse service. every person who worked here was terrible and ignored all their customers. i would avoid this place like the plague! hell on earth.

@pamela p You're an embarrassment to NY. Going to a Bk bar and writing a dissertation on your experience is lame as hell. God bless.This is a bar of champions. The real deal.

Just a really good dive bar. Good bottle selection for industry folks, and a great hike box. Bartenders rule and they have everything a thirsty person could ask for.