The Crosby Bar

Once you enter the HOtel, you can't help but look at all their decorations. It feels like you are in an art gallery. Very well done! I decided to try their low tea as suggested by a friend. The maitre D is really nice, she even made sure I got a seat next to a power outlet as I am working on my laptop that day. The staffs are really nice. The place is where you go if you want to be seen though I just  went for the low tea, I decided to stay there till dinner time and ate their dinner. The only thing is for $24 the low tea should be more than 1 scone and 3 small slices of sandwich with no tea. This is pricey for what you got. I guess its better to get the pulled pork for 2/$10. When I had my dinner I requested a goat cheese and they charged me $4.... robbery for a small table spoon of it. If you want to be seen like everyone says here, I guess this is the place to go... As it gets late their music starts to get louder so I left and continued work at home. With that said, I am not sure If I want to come back to this place again.

I have been eying this spot for a year, and while it wasn't perfect, I am so glad i stopped in - here's why:

There's an excellent and vast cocktail list.  First, I had the Kentucky Julius: buffalo trace bourbon, liquor 43, orange juice, egg white, cinnamon simple, lagunitas ipa, and nutmeg.  I had a kick but was mostly sweet.  Then, I had the Evening Smoke: espresso, ardbeg 10, tia maria, cream.  What a delectable desert!  I could not believe the combination of whiskey and espresso worked so well.  The cocktails were TOP NOTCH.  However, I hate that they are the priciest I've ever imbibed in NYC.

Bites - I had the beet salad ($15) and also sampled the pork sliders.  Talk about a TINY plate.  I wasn't hungry so it was perfect, but, the bar bites are actually bar bites, you see what I'm saying?

This hotel bar and restaurant is very tasteful, and, might I add, swanky.  It was the perfect date night in NYC, but I wouldn't return.

Stopped here for some coffee with a friend. Absolutely love love love the ambiance of the place. It's very specific to new york, that earthy chic feel. Great music playing softly in the background and wonderful seating options. Every table is different, with different chairs. I imagine this place is great or happy hour. Bathroom were lovely as well. Prices were decent. My iced coffee was $5, around the same as Starbucks. Why the 3 star rating then? Because it wasn't even as good as Starbucks, and I don't even like Starbucks. My coffee was mostly water. But they did have almond milk as a milk substitute which is a plus.