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Solas

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232 E. 9th St., New York, NY 10003
nr. Third Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-375-0297 Send to Phone

Reader Rating:
1.8 out of 10
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5 Reviews | Write a Review
Scene: After Hours, After Work, DJ, Lounge, Singles Scene, Swank

Photo by Youngna Park

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Official Website

solasbar.com

Hours

Daily, 4pm-4am

Happy Hour

Daily, 4pm-8pm; $4 sangria, mojitos and margaritas; $3 draft beer

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at Astor Pl.; L at Third Ave.; N, R, W at 8th St.-NYU

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

Solas (Gaelic for "light") generates a warmth worthy of its name. Downstairs, red honeycomb lamps flush the yellow walls, bathing the artsy, unpretentious crowd of Guinness drinkers in soothing incandescence. Heat rises, and on the weekends, Solas follows suit upstairs in the spacious lounge, where the DJs stoke a burning blend of trip-hop, acid jazz and deep house. In the adjacent Red Room, crimson walls and flickering candles cast a blushing glow on those taking a break from the disco inferno next door. — Tisa Coen

Extra

Solas occupies the space that was once the infamous Café Tabac, where Madonna used to be a waitress.

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Would never have an event here!

shargem69 from 11361 | Posted on 8/11/09

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)

I was also present at the meetup group written by another poster on here. The manager was rude beyond belief...I concur with everything she said. The female bartender on the job that evening was very nice though- I know-because contrary to what the manager believes- I had two drinks prior to the start of our class! I think the manager needs to learn a little something about customer service. Not only would I never attend an event there ever again...I would never recommend the bar to others and will never be a patron there again.

RUDE RUDE MANAGEMENT!

tamaranna from 10010 | Posted on 8/11/09

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)

I was in one of the side rooms last night for a meetup.com seminar. Not only did the room smell like turpentine (i guess they were renovating) but the "manager" (a tall, bald, brut of a man with glasses and a LOUD Irish accent) walks into the room and starts showing it to prospective clients interested in renting it. In the middle of our class. We were all clearly in the midst of something. The class leader went to speak to him and he basically dismissed her. She asked if the a/c was turned on and his first response was "yes it was" (it wasn't) and his second was "are you drinking" (??) come to find out he didn't want to turn the a/c on unless we were buying drinks. MIND YOU we already paid for the event, AND most of us had already purchased drinks before the class. He mad this clear when he turned on the a/c and said "you need to buy drinks a/c is expensive" (or something to that effect). TERRIBLE TERRIBLE DON"T GO!

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