The Gin Mill Reviews

Awesome staff and great food. Stopped in here because a friend recommended it. Wasn't disappointed. No pressure to order drinks, which is a plus(it was a hot day, so I wasn't feeling liquor so much.)

Service is great and the food is really good. I would definitely go back!

It's the sister bar to Jake's dilemma. Together they are part of the sprawling ny best bar syndicate. A familiar atmosphere or beer soaked wood, big screens, load music, drinking games and off peak specials draw throngs of college types. Food is consistent pub grub. Come for half priced pitchers but ask for a glass, those plastic mugs take cheap too far. Maybe you'll get lucky. It's where I met my wife!

Your local watering hole with probably the best prices in town. Bartenders and waitresses are cool as hell. Always feel welcomed here and it's a great after work place to wind down with drinks and even meet cool people. Beer pong in the back in case if you want to have a little fun with friends as well.

Great bar for beer pong. Solid menu. Nice and divey, but not a hole. Good service and reasonable prices.

Good interiors, but poor choice of food and drinks.

Fantastic local bar with great drink deals - the staff is great too!

The drinks are decent, the bartenders were on point, but the DJ sucked! It was Saturday Night too. Disappointed.

Great mix of atmosphere, good place to sit down to eat, watch the game, or party. Had a jerk chicken burger, it was excellent. Good prices on drafts and shots. Beer pong going on in the back, sports games on the numerous TVs.

Nice place to get drink. Good vibes never too busy after work. Good choices of beer.

Perfect for watching the game and eating some bar wings

The Gin Mill Rocks! If you are 20, 30, 40, 50+ You will have fun!! If you are Lucky And Good You May Become An International Beer Pong Champion!! #InternationalBeerPongChampions 6-6-2015

good sports bar. great service. Sunday after 8pm drinks are just $4. minus 1 star for the loud drunk college boys who played beer pong and kept hitting us with their balls

Great happy hour specials. The bartenders are attentive and nice. And yes, they are very easy on the eyes as well.

Wonderfully horrible place. Clean dive, great drink prices.

Amazing! Went for a private party and paid $50; open bar and food.

Definitely not for the faint of heart or the unassertive, the fact that it's sandwiched between two (or more?) colleges makes it inevitable that the place is going to be packed. Don't go if it's college night if you can afford to pay more for drinks, but if you're a poor student, you're not going to beat the prices. It's great for groups and if you're planning a large event, they're great with helping you to plan your own happy hour. Expect lots of unwise alcohol consumption and beer pong.

I once again regrettably returned to The Gin Mill during lunch hours because Jake s Dilemma opens at 3pm during the week. By the way, Jake s Dilemma gives excellent, efficient service. But not The Gin Mill. One bartender in particular never smiles and moves back and forth behind the bar at negative speed of light. You re lucky if she acknowledges you with her drab, droopy face and complete lack of personality. And once again I walked out. I then went to Frank Mac s bar down the street. Exactly the opposite of The Gin Mill. Worthy of a Michelin Star. Mike was a true, over-the-top professional. One of the best bar experiences ever. Please do not pass this pub up when in the Upper West Side! And definitely pass up The Gin Mill. Come to Frank Mac s or Jake s Dilemma (when it s open).

Great bar good food and drink special, I like all the custom lettering around the entire bar. Would like to meet the artist.

House beer was surprisingly great! Had a few appetizers which we phenomenal. The bar food. Nice crowd and good vibe.

Great drink specials, super friendly staff, good food, A+ highly recommend!

Awesome bar on the upper west side. They've got some good happy hour deals as well as the chance to win a free happy hour which I in fact ended up winning! Plenty of televisions makes it a spot to catch all the sports that are on.

Good for loud music, watching sports, beer pong and cheap, crappy beer.

Jack and Jason are great. They always provide amazing customer service and are extremely friendly. I even witnessed Jack dealing with an unruly older couple visiting verbally assaulting him and he handled himself in an extremely professional matter as the man hassled him rudely. Always a great experience!

Drinks are great and the atmosphere is good. Great place to get some drinks and happy hour all week.

Awesome bartender, I think her name was Britney and a really cheap happy hour when I went on a Monday. What more could you ask for in a bar?

One of my favorite pubs on the Upper West Side. Always a safe bet for pints and shenanigans. Good atmosphere, mostly Columbia students.

The brother to Jake's Dilemma. This place is more sports related so it's awesome to catch up on the games on Sundays here. Great drink specials too!

Great place to pregame with happy hour prices until 8:00.

Great places for happy hours and to party. I love the music, the drinks and the food.

It's an average bar with an average crowd. The prices here won't break you if you are just looking for a place in the area to grab a few drinks, The Gin Mill is not a bad choice. Plusses for having tables in the back and a private party room in the basement.

Great place to watch football on Sundays. Half-price beer. I'm pretty sure they water down their beer Food is delicious.

The Gin Mill ALWAYS comes through!! I've attended multiple events here - everything from Oscar parties to casual brunches and it's consistently a good time. The food is great, awesome live DJs and the service team is streamlined & super friendly. MAJOR shout out to my girl Kendra who's an expert with the drink menu, always has great recommendations, and makes The Parlor the place my friends and I always want to come back to!

I ordered the chicken parmigiana sliders... delicious

Love the wings. Love the prices. But the music is always too loud

For a private event - Held a surprise, Roaring 20s themed party at the Gin Mill, so fantastic. We needed almost no decoration, the private room in the basement behind a locked door, was fantastic. Beautiful, spacious, and the service was perfect. The manager assisted us with determining how to get the birthday girl downstairs without ruining the surprise. Our bartender was attentive, fast, personable, fun, and really great at suggesting drinks for the birthday girl as well! The set up and breakdown were easy with the staff's help, and the price of the event was completely reasonable for the great time we had. Most top shelf liquor was available for about $50/per person for three hours. The food was great, both the food that we ordered and the food that came with the event. There wasn't a lot of food included in the event buffet - don't plan on inviting 30-50 people and having a full dinner included in the price. But they did bring out a beer pong table half way through the evening, and the pitchers of beer for the games were all included. All-in-all it was such a great experience, would HIGHLY recommend for any event. The happy birthday sign you see in the pictures is ours, one of the only decorations we brought.