I have been to the best and the most expensive bar/restaurants in New York City and have never, ever been treated so poorly by an establishment who thinks that they are the upper class of the Meat Packing District. My first experience at the Buddha Bar was the worst you can ever imagine! Everything except for the decor, sucked! Everything from the food, the service, the drinks, the waitresses, and especially the management , were totally appalling, rude and unprofessional. One word of advice...Don't show up at this ""HELL HOLE"" if you are over 30, over 120 lbs, black or hispanic, gay or handicapped, not willing to pay $15 for a 1/2 glass of wine, or if you don't have a celebrity friend to come with you. The bouncers at the door pick and choose who they think fits their ""criteria"" and I saw them humilate people at the door by looking at them up and down and making them wait outside in the rain, while others who had just arrived were allowed in. One of the scenerios: My friends were at a table at 8:30 PM, I arrived at 9:30 PM. The waitress immediately took our drink orders, but failed to inform us that at 10:00 PM, you were going to be FORCED to buy a $200 bottle for the table or you would be asked to leave! We were practically attacked by the manager when we asked if he would show us one table at that moment that had a bottle and he got totally irrate. Since he couldn't find a table with one bottle on it, he began screaming and telling us that we should leave, because he had a larger party waiting! In the interim, we had just spent over $400 at this HELL HOLE and nothing to show for it! They have absolutely no class or etiquette and I will NEVER go there again!\r
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All I can say is, if you want to have a good time, good food, good service and value for your money, DO NOT GO TO THE BUDDHA BAR! Remember, you were warned!
Pros: Decor
Cons: EVERYTHING!
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