I have spent many nights at the Fat Black and thoroughly enjoyed myself. The drinks are strong and there's a variety of environments to roam through. Last August I arranged to have my sister's 21st birthday in the VIP balcony. There was no additional charge and we had a wonderful time even though we were all different ages. The servers and extremely nice and helpful and the drinks are what they should be, far from watered down. I have sent many many people here and none were dissapointed, even fellow Columbia students and out-of-towners. Mondays are great because there's kareoke upstairs and live band music downstairs. Print out the drink ticket online for half-price drinks.
Pros: very affordable, great staff, strong drinks, beautiful Moroccan lounge
Cons: a bit crowded on weekends and I've seen them close off the Moroccan lounge for private parties
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