Fat Baby
New York, NY 10002
Phone: (212) 533-1888
- Cross Street:
- Between Ludlow Street and Essex Street
- Directions:
- F at 2nd Ave
- Hours:
- Daily 7pm-4am
Message from Fat Baby
Rock and Roll Venue
- Multi Level Bar/Lounge
- DJ Spinning Thursday-Saturday
- Bands Play Every Night
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Editorial Review for Fat Baby – by Katie Heffernan
In Short
Through heavy velvet curtains, a slanted ceiling dramatically reveals this multilevel rocker den. In the sexy low-light of two caged chandeliers and scattered candles, a teeming hipster scene flaunts itself from wide chaises in the wood-and-stone sunken lounge and overhead from the pipe-railed balcony of a floating mezzanine. DJs mix party anthems and video projections, but venture deeper downstairs via the almost-hidden stairway to a cavernous second bar with a stage for occasional indie shows.
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User Reviews for Fat Baby
09/21/2008 Posted by Katy10007
I had a birthday party here this past weekend- reserved some tables upstairs on the mezzanine by the DJ. There was a one bottle/table minimum, bottles about $200/each.... not a bad price for the neighborhood. It was great being upstairs because the downstairs gets so crowded it can start to look like a frat party. The music was awesome and the ambiance is a blast. The place overall is a nice mix of not too old, not too young, not B&T, sort of hip but not weird. Our guests were able to skip the line (well, most of the them- the bouncer was a little pissy/confused by the end of the night and made some guests stand outside for a while). Skipping the line is important- If you have to wait in line, it can take up to a half hour to get in after midnight. Biggest negative was the waitress. The service wasn't very good- we had to hunt down the waitress to get our mixers and ran out of ice multiple times. She pretty much tossed down the bottles, took our money, and never came back. Given we paid a 25% service charge, I don't think it was crazy to expect to be checked in on at least once or twice. Overall, it was a great time though and I'd go back- I'd just make sure to get some better service or refuse to pay such a high tip/ service.
Pros: music, location, atomosphere, crowd
Cons: service, bouncer's ability to remember what parties are upstairs
07/19/2008 Posted by TevyeMicardi
I just had my girlfriend's 25th birthday party at Fat Bay and it was freaking fantastic. We were going to have it someplace else but decided to cancel there after my girlfriend visited this place and couldn't stop raving about it. Yes, there was a line to get in, which I'm told is fairly standard for weekend nights. But we had a reservation - got three tables on the floating mezzanine, which overlooks the entire first floor of the bar, right next to the dj booth, so we were able to make "requests" all night. Plus there was cocktail waitress and - for the LES - pretty good service the whole night. We didn't have to pay anything for the reservation, no table minimum, (though we did end up buying three bottle of Goose, anyway.) Pros: awesome music, great service, cheap prices. Cons: crowded, line to get in.
Pros: Good service, awesome music and ambience, great place for parties
Cons: Crowded, wait to get in
