Bowery Bay Tavern

I really felt bad for the wait staff. They were nice enough.
I too read the reviews on here and thought I could muddle through. And I did.
But, sheesh, does this owner/​chef have no sense of pride or dignity? The entire menu, everything I ordered and everything I saw looked like /​probably was bought at Costco earlier in the week and reheated. It was just pathetic.
Honestly, every single place in the Food Court would have better food. Eat there, have a beer upstairs.
The beer was cold. There’s that…

Should have just listened to the other reviewers! I ordered the turkey burger which was nothing more than a frozen pattie. I had to send it back because the taste was just yuck. My husband had the chicken and waffles and they were mediocre. Service… mediocre. Empty establishment so it should have been superb. Just blah!

AWFUL Awful establishment, they are located in terminal B, if you find yourself there, run as fast as you can from there.
They are supposed to be a restautaunt, however we got seated and took over 20 minutes for a waiter to come over to us. We tried to order drinks, drink after drink they didn’t have… no light beers at all. We ordered waters, waited another 20 minutes. After waiting 20 minutes we left and went to the foodcourt.
I advise you to do the same, fig was wonderful and was a better choice. You will thank me.

Stopped here when I was a bit early for a flight and I knew there was not much inside the terminal. Service would’ve been slow for a small town Midwestern diner. For a NYC airport it was glacial. Food was pretty terrible. The cheesesteak was the «best thing on the menu» according to the nice but slow bartender and it was tasteless. The fries, which were obviously just frozen ore-​Ida fries from a bag, were clearly fried in the same oil as the fish. This and the one beer I got cost me $ 31 after tip. I guess that’s a pretty standard airport food cost but that’s rather steep for such a terrible meal. I’d have been better off grabbing a half eaten sandwich out of the trash.

Sat down surrounded by filthy tables. That was fine maybe they were short staffed. The waiter ignored me. 5 minutes later a table of two sat down and he looked after them, then a four top, then a single gentleman! All given menus and places order before me. Order my food and a drink after 15 minutes. He served each table their drinks, and checked on each of them. I waved for his attention and he held up a single finger to me! I have never experienced such rude, dismissive and poor service in my life! When I got up to walk out I told him to cancel me order and he shooed me away with his hand! I will be reaching out to management!

Great old-​school airport restaurant. In other words, bad food and bad service. The staff is actually nice enough, just very slow. There is no sense of urgency at all. I’ve been here twice in the last 30 days. Same experience both times. I had a different server and ordered different food. Staff was nice but disinterested. Food VERY marginal. The best part of both meals was the frozen ore-​Ida French fries. (Sorry ore-​Ida). If LGA has backed up flights and no room at any restaurant this is a great place because there will certainly be room.

Sat down at the bar for about seven minutes trying to get lunch before my flight was scheduled to leave. Watched three people run back and forth without acknowledging any customers at the counter. Looked like maybe they were prepping to go orders? Finally one of them looked at me and the three other people that had recently arrived and said «hey guys I’ll be back in a minute.» Then I figured that the service would be so unbearably slow that I left. Little did I know that my flight would be delayed indefinitely. Could have stayed!

Stopped by this restaurant because I wanted more than the regular food court food and the menu looked tempting. When I walked in, it wasnt busy, but the wait staff saw me but didnt say anything. Eventually the host stopped talking turned around, noticed me and said I could sit wherever I wanted. The floor was filthy eveywhere I looked. Should have left but I was tired of walking. Ordered the chicken and waffles, which were surprisingly tasty and a large portion. The waitress never cracked a smile and was not personable at all. But she did her job. They had TVs showing the games, but there was an underlying loud squeal that was very annoying. The cocktail I ordered was weak. And the prices were high. Good view of the planes. Overall, would recommend going somewhere else.

This place is just awful, the worst at LGA and maybe in America. The service is totally indifferent, customers waiting in line for a host, painfully slow table service, really mediocre food, paper plates, wrong orders, stay away!
The owners obviously have it made with their prime LGA location and could care less. Even though it looks tempting, keep walking.

I don’t have high expectations for airport food.
The Bowery Bay Tavern failed to meet that low standard.
The only thing here that is barely adequate is the beer, but at inflated prices.
This place is outside the secure zone, but uses cheap plastic utensils, and paper plates. We just needed a snack, and got a plate of very disappointing nachos that clearly had been heated in the microwave, as the temperature was very uneven.
The draught beer was not cold (and I don’t like ice cold beer, but this was approaching unpleasant)
The waiter was completely inattentive. Go elsewhere. Go anywhere else.

Okay. As with a one star, I’d like to preface this review with the understanding that I didn’t start out searching for a one star experience. And I tried very hard to be understanding of the restaurant’s plight.
When I entered the bar, and this is only after walking down to Five Guys, as per the recommendation of the airport staff, and seeing and «hearing» a mother with four complaining and crying children. I noticed the «waiting» issue on Unilocal,but it seemed preferable to a screaming child, and I could imbibe a beer with my burger. Ah folly!
So I went in and sat next to the window. I also must mention that I had ample time to wait for my flight due to inclement weather. I figured that a burger, beer and my Kindle would be a brilliant way to pass the time. And we’re waiting. And we’re waiting some more. At some point I go to see if I missed an ordering station in the front. A manager shirt, wait staff is in polos, informs me that indeed the «one» guy in back is taking care of the orders, and water, and drinks, and food. So my heart kinda goes out to mister ponytail.
Eventually the manager shirt brings me the menu. Okay now the ball is rolling. I’m also noticing the irritation of the other patrons who have these things called «flights», which is fabled to leave without you. It seems even worse for… wait for it… Guys. Yup! The guy with the ponytail waiting tables in the bar is spending an extra moment for the ladies. Way to be a cliché dude! Rock on!
Suffice it to say, I finally get to order. The manager. I get my food. Manager. And eventually, I checked when I «checked in» on Unilocal after ordering, 33 minutes later and five minutes after my food came, I get my beer. Cause who doesn’t love the dilemma of choking down a burger or letting your lukewarm food grow cold. And no, the food was a C– at that point.
Next time I’m in LaGuardia, I’m sticking in my headphones and heading to Five Guys. Or better yet the lower food court near Gate C. I’ll grab a beer afterwards.

Angry Orchard COLD in bottles! We had the Tavern Sampler Platter and the tasty Teriyaki Wings. Excellent flavor and portions. AJ was our waiter; very pleasant fellow! The large window allowed us to see the planes coming and going. Perfect.

Wow. This place is the worse and I can’t even tell you about the food because I had 0 trust in their cooking capabilities.
So to start, I go there and there is one bartender, a woman at the bar, and a bunch of people unpacking stock being loud and obnoxious. The bar tender was too busy trying to pick up the woman at the bar to greet me, ask me what I would like to drink, or give me a menu. I had to pull him away from her (which he was not happy about) to just get a soda and even then he didn’t give me a menu. Instead he goes right back to hitting on the girl and treating me like some second class citizen. So I just left at that point because its an airport and everyone is in a rush but this guy.
Just go to the food court and save yourself the time, money, and trouble.

Let me set the scene first…
–I have never written a Unilocal review
–I frequent Unilocal for 2 reasons
–suggestions and assistance while traveling
–reading hilarious reviews
–I used to travel an average of 50,000 miles a year with my previous work
–That work was in hospitality consulting
–This was the worst airport restaurant experience I have ever had
Now, this is mainly because of the circumstances. At first glance, the Bowery Bay looked great! New interior and an attractively designed menu. Many of the items look appealing. The prices are high (even for NYC and an airport), but for what the menu promised, it appeared there was still a chance to meet expectations in regards to price.
The staff was in the common area setting up for the day when we arrived. It was difficult to tell if the restaurant was open. With limited full-​service breakfast options in this wretched LGA terminal, I was surprised to see no one else dining. For our entire meal, we were the only party in the restaurant.
Our server seemed uncomfortable the entire time. Interactions were forced. Water delivered to us was followed three minutes later by hand-​delivered lemon (awkward). We both ordered eggs, meat and potatoes (at a $ 13 charge). The food was delivered quickly. Bacon was soggy, eggs were overcooked and stringy and the potatoes were clearly boxed and tasted so processed. Food court quality that is worth $ 6 at the most.
The ending of this experience was what disappointed the most. As my guest was taking a bite of her toast, the server came over and asked, «are you done?» And began removing her plate… while she was taking a bite of food! Obviously uncomfortable, my guest said «I guess…» And started to put her toast back on the plate. The server then awkwardly said «it’s okay» and ran away without ever taking the plate he so desperately wanted. He was gone for 15 mns and we really needed to catch our flight at that point. A manager was on his laptop in the dining area and we went unnoticed. Finally, he heard me complaining to my guest. The manager went into the back and we heard him command our server to come over to us. When he finally did arrive, he asked «how can I help you?» How can you help us?! We’re in an airport, we’re the only table in this restaurant, and we need to pay (although we didn’t want to) and catch out flight!
This restaurant needs a reality check. The type of service and food we received would even be disappointing if the restaurant was full. Even worse that we were the only guests. Don’t let the pretty menu fool you. This restaurant is ROUGH. even in an airport of minimal options, save your money and taste buds; just go to the food court.

3.5 stars. We were waiting for our flight and its logical to find food here. We ordered the battered chicken and cod and chips. The food is above average based on low expectation dining in an airport terminal. The waiter is nice and the food came out very fast.

So we sat down at the bar and I ordered a «short rib burger». Wow! Sounds amazing! I asked for medium rare, with all the fixin’s that were included: tomato, lettuce, onion, mustard, ketchup. 15 minutes later, a sad looking microwaved TV dinner plastic plate came out. There were exactly 13 cold soggy fries next to a cold Salisbury Steak™ layered with disintegrating buns, sad leaf of lettuce, and a nicely raisined slice of tomato. I thought well, maybe it tastes a lot better than it looks. My teeth hurt after biting into it, the way it hurts when you’re too excited to eat your ice cream slowly.
So the waitress demanded a new burger from the cook. This time it came out… looking exactly the same! Except warmer. It was cooked completely through to my disliking, and again with no onion or condiments.
Next time I’ll get a different brand TV dinner from La Shittia International Airport.