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PDT

113 St. Marks Pl. , New York, NY, 10009
nr. First Ave.
212-614-0386

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5
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Who's got the attitude?

By Gladysfromearth on 7/12/2009

  • Overall Rating: 10
  • Yes, I would go back!

We went last night (7/11/09) and found the girl at the door to be really friendly and helpful. In fact, one of the things we like most about the place was that the staff worked so hard to make our time in their "exclusive" establishment so comfortable. My cocktails were refreshing and unique. Loved it.

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62 out of 126 people found this review helpful.

Please Don't waste your Time

By foodielady on 7/11/2009

  • Overall Rating: 3
  • No, I would not go back!

Drinks were ok. Attitude from staff not worth it. I get the sense that the person at the front is instructed to be rude, to give the impression that the bar is so pretentious, we're not worthy of being there. It's not worth it. We were told that since we didn't have a reservation, we would have to wait 5-10 minutes until she figured out if she could accomodate us. There was NO ONE in the place and we wanted 1 drink. We said we'd be out in 20 minutes, and were told "it takes 20 minutes just to make the drinks." (It doesn't). After 2 minutes, we were given the blessing to come in, even though the place was still empty. No fun, not worth the hype, not giving them my $ again.

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56 out of 106 people found this review helpful.

Attitude with a twist

By firsttimeinny on 4/20/2009

  • Overall Rating: 5
  • No, I would not go back!

I have to agree with most of the comments. We went to NY for the first time to visit some friends. Loved PDT for the most part but the girl working the door was full of attitude along with the waitress. At one point my table burst in to laughter and the girl at the door turned to us and shhhhhed us. Dont shhhh me! Later they served me a drink with Gin and I asked for Vodka. I can tell the difference but the waitress said thats vodka and returned with new drink and an attitude with a twist. I wasnt being a jerk I just know my drink and they made a mistake. No need for the tud! It was your mistake. Other then that I thought the place was great! They need to axe that chick at the door though. She doesnt make you feel welcome the second you walk in the door and if you're reading this it was the girl at the door at 10pm on 15-April-2009. B**ch!

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62 out of 106 people found this review helpful.

Not Worth the Hype

By chiz on 4/19/2009

  • Overall Rating: 3
  • No, I would not go back!

Got to agree with other reviewers about the nasty attitude. The only novel thing is the entrance. It's downhill after that.

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38 out of 79 people found this review helpful.

awful bartender

By lesfashionista on 3/31/2009

  • Overall Rating: 3
  • No, I would not go back!

Great cocktails mixed with an awful attitude do not mix. One of the bartenders was absolutely rude and obnoxious. You are better off in any other place in east village.

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41 out of 86 people found this review helpful.

Lovely

By birchler25 on 3/12/2009

  • Overall Rating: 10
  • Yes, I would go back!

Who doesn't love wonderful drinks and hotdogs at 12:00am??? PDT was quiet and cozy and a great break from the City. Highly Recommend.

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17 out of 32 people found this review helpful.

Way too much attitude

By emeraldlulu on 11/14/2008

  • Overall Rating: 1
  • No, I would not go back!

Life is too short and this city is way too large for a doorkeep to have as much attitude as this girl did. No where does this place say you NEED reservations, so my suggestion is that they publish that fact at least somewhere - even on their website. The website says for reservations call...not reservations necessary or even recommended. And I wasn't even there on a weekend night. I have been in the industry a long time and I get so tired of pretentious people running a door, buying wine, cooking food, etc. There is absolutely no need for that. Food and beverages are supposed to be fun, not exclusive and snooty. As for fabulous cocktails, I will take my business back to Pegu Club or Little Branch. They are much nicer and infinitely less pretentious.

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30 out of 56 people found this review helpful.

more hype than substance

By annakpr on 8/20/2008

  • Overall Rating: 6
  • No, I would not go back!

maybe we hit an off night. bartender had to use written recipes to make the cocktails - even those on the printed menu. cocktails were good but not exquisite. woman working door had attitude. if you want a good cocktail stick to Pegu or Milk and Honey

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33 out of 60 people found this review helpful.

sit at the bar

By isaacramsey on 8/11/2008

  • Overall Rating: 9
  • Yes, I would go back!

i loved this little joint in the village. i've been to little branch and milk & honey, and they all have different things to offer, but sitting down at the bar at PDT is a great experience....you can order off the menu which usually has an impeccable selection or ask one of the bar tenders to make something they have been working on for a while...i also dont think the bar is as pretentious as some may think...

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49 out of 80 people found this review helpful.

Not good enough to be this pretentious

By Ranne on 6/29/2008

  • Overall Rating: 2
  • No, I would not go back!

I went with a date Friday night and the hostess was incredibly rude and the drinks were less than mediocre. For my second drink I even opted to have a vodka martini, as suppose to the mixed drinks. This place does not compare to the Little Branch or milk and honey, in where you can tell the waitress your favorite liquor and get back an amazing concoction. Also, the hostess was incredibly rude, as she constantly came over to give us time warnings that we would have to give our table up for the next reservation, while we were still drinking our drinks and had not even received the check. In the end this place is in a basement with no windows and random mixed drinks, which are not inventive, as they repeatedly state on the menu that they are other drinks that they simply made a substitute for a specific ingredient. I don’t recommend it. In the end we spent $50 on drinks that were worse than simply getting a classic well made martini.

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38 out of 72 people found this review helpful.

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