Cove Lounge

This place is All Fluff No substance. Ok the décor is nice But the food is Suspect, it taste like the cooks from Sylvia’s are Moonlighting across the street at the Cove. Second How are you a bartender But either Don’t know what Drink a person talking about or you can’t even make them. Ummmmm hello there more in this world than Rum & Coke, my 7yr old can make that. Which Shows that your bartenders aren’t license But Someone Cousin or friend that your doing a favor by giving them a job Smh… Then How are you Serving Pregnant Women Drinks??? on the lower level there is a female who stays by the DJ booth who was like atleast 7 months pregnant just downing Rum and Coke (She was there like Every Saturday).Which shows me your Business has no Fucking Moral which is why I haven’t been in that place in October of 2015. I thought about reporting you guys, But I figure I just let karma Handle your establishment. I wouldn’t go back into your Restaurant to release my Bowels smdh. Oh and you water down your drinks as well, pathetic

They have red velvet waffles for all operational hours! Need I say more?
This is one of the only establishments that have red velvet waffles on their menu still. Cove Lounge is ideal for singles & small groups, after work or weekends.

I went to Cove Lounge in December and I was very impressed. The food was fresh, plentiful, and affordable! It’s tapas style and it’s very good. The atmosphere was very sexy and the owners were nice! I’d definitely go back.

Awesome place

Came for a birthday celebration and dinner. First the restaurant side is very tiny and cramped. Food is not bad depending on what you order. My boyfriend ordered sone shrimp and fries and it was really good I had the lobster roll and truffle fries, the lobster was overcooked and rubbery, only food thing was tge truffle fries. Service sucks I ordered a glass of Reisling wine I asked for another glass I still have not recieved it. A friend asked for her waffles to be warmed and never got back her waffles. I liked the lower level and variety of music played. Very lack luster

Cove offers better service later in the evening.

Went on a Wednesday night. Great atmosphere with an older crowd and karaōke. Sherry, bartender/​waitress, was extremely friendly and gave great tips on bars and lounges to go to in the city. She also sings like a soulful angel. The drinks were nothing special, not good or bad. It really seemed like most people go here for the atmosphere.

This was my first time coming here. My friend and I were scheduled to go somewhere else but due to the nice weather we decided to stop here. It was pretty packed but we expected that with the nice weather. Our waiter Jonathan was amazing ! He waited on several tables and made sure everybody was comfortable. He didn’t miss a beat ! The food was great ! The drinks were a hit. The scenery is beautiful I highly recommend this place to everyone. I’m not sure if you can request your waiter but if so definitely ask for Jonathan he is phenomenal!!!

Well, I’ve only been here twice for a quick meal and drink at the bar and both times were super pleasant. In fact, the second time was a few days ago.
The lobster roll and truffle fries are absolutely delicious. I was expecting the lobster roll to be overly creamy, but it wasn’t in the slightest. A tad salty, but I would still recommend it. The truffle fries are perfect though. Seriously, I should just get an order of those one day!
The staff is nice, the ambience is lovely, and my food came out in a timely manner. The only bad thing I can say is that I had a poor drink last time (not because it wasn’t well made, I just didn’t care for the flavors and I was still offered another) and I’ve yet to take friends there! Shame on me really!

To the owners of cove lounge
I consider Cove my local spot, however with one major flaws such as the attitude and inconsistencies of some of the staff members specially the Spanish «so call manager bar tender «she will run your business into the grown .
I know you worked hard to build this business yet you leave in this people’s hands, this weekend you could had a serious incident on your location… all because you have rude and inexperience «management staff»…
You have now lost my entire network of high income quality people you should be trying to attract and for that I’m sorry.
This Spanish young lady behind the bar at the lounge serving drinks but claim to be the manager in combination with the person that was at the door Saturday ¹²⁄₅ around 7pm. They acted like they own the place.
She has to be a relative or no other way I can see a smart lady like you allowed her to ruin your business… smh
… This woman is ALWAYS rude and nasty everything is responded to in an ill manner.
For the record she’s also a thief, added a gratuity to my bill… no worry’s Visa it’s now investigation all your transactions…
I love to go out and spend money and have a great time, I respect your place however your «employee «have a ghetto mentality that not fitting with the culture you’re trying to set up .
I now have to travel outside of my neighborhood for an quality experience, Customers make businesses flourish so I don’t understand why local business in Harlem act as if you are not paying for a service and they’re in fact doing YOU a favor. Many businesses open and close in Harlem as the trends change. Note to Cove humble your staff or «management» and understand that the people keep you afloat…
Please sister before it’s gone…
Yours Truly

This was a fun spot on the night that I went (Saturday). I got there about 9pm and there was this really eccentric mature crowd that seemed to all be on ecstasy or something LOL. I try not to be a wallflower, but I couldn’t help but sit and watch the shenanigans. The music was a good mix of old and new school r&b, and not a lot of rap. Everyone was having a great time, but the crowd/​DJ changed quickly around 11 or so. The music got louder, a younger, drunker crowd came in and well… ain’t nobody got time for that. Uptairs is nice, but at the end of the night the same loud music is playing up and downstairs, so I didn’t get to enjoy the lounge. It’s probably nice earlier in the night.

Cove is a local spot with major flaws such as the attitude and inconsistencies of some of the staff members. particularly one who’s always behind the bar serving drinks but claim to be the manager… ummmhmmmOhmyGod why you always lying??? This women is ALWAYS rude and nasty everything is responded to in a ill manner.
I even tried to make nice with her one night and she still was the nastiest thing ever! This night which was karaōke night me and my friend ordered 2 cove martinis, both martinis was short but my drink was obviously more full than my friend, her drink looked sad and not a suitable martini to serve for a experienced so called bartender. I advised her that my friend drink was short of course nasty nancy had to reply with an attitude saying no its not I measured it correctly and did nothing wrong «it just so happen» that your drink is fuller than hers…
OK well simple sally if we ordered the same drink, that cost the same amount shouldn’t the serving size be the same as well??? mind you my drink wasn’t even filled but it didn’t look as bad as my friend. My friend asked for the drink to be made over she said no I told my friend to ask for the manager she eagerly stated «I am the manager» If in fact that statement is true then miss manager should be ashamed of the humongous chip on her shoulder, lack of coif and inexperience in customer service and bar tending… Oh I also ordered truffle fries (3 buck upcharge) instead of the malt fries that came with my food when my food arrived I was given the malt fries when I told the «manager/​bartender» she acted as if I was lying and said I told them truffle fries so idk what you’re talking about! my friend agreed it was malt fries she sent my fries back all while rolling her eyes when I received my new fries they was truffle fries but all they did was toss the original malt fries they gave me with truffle oil and served me the same fries! so my end result was truffle malt fries…
On a good note the food is always good in cove, which is the reason we went back in the first place I love the truffle fries and wings the fish sliders are good as well… the drinks are blah depending on the bartender I like this drink called the smuggler cove it packs a punch but it’s 18 bucks which is upscale rooftop chelsea prices and shouldn’t be Harlem prices however when I feel like it I do just go for the gusto and consider the smugglers cove
I despise feeling like I have to travel outside of my neighborhood for an quality experience, Customers make businesses flourish so I don’t understand why local business in Harlem act as if you are not paying for a service and they’re in fact doing YOU a favor. Many businesses open and close in Harlem as the trends change. Note to Cove humble your staff or «management» and understand that the people keep you afloat…

I cannot understand how you can run a business with management that has no respect for the customer. When we first get to the restaurant and attempted to enter, the Manager, gothy looking woman in black, is blocking the entrance as she is talking to one of the bouncers. We had to wait for her to finish her conversation before she let us in. Keep in mind the place is mostly empty. When we do go in, we are just standing there as a blonde black woman walks by us a couple of times and begins to move a table. She happens to be the hostess and she does not greet us at all. We are eventually seated by the waitress, who is the saving grace in this whole fiasco.
We order drinks and food and attempt to enjoy ourselves. After dinner we order another round of drinks. We get our drinks and my wife notices the manager talking to our waitress. The waitress comes over and let’s us know that we could take our drinks to the downstairs lounge or the bar, if we would like. The request wasn’t a big deal since we had asked about taking our drinks downstairs. We decide to stay where we are but ask for the check, which the waitress brings.
Halfway through our drinks the manager comes over and says we have to move. The reason, someone is waiting for a table and has ordered food that is about to come out. SERIOUSLY? We are in this establishment spending money and we’re being asked to leave so someone else can take our place. The mistake the manager made is not realizing that although we had the check, we hadn’t paid yet. We let her know that we weren’t moving until we finished our drinks. Without payment there wasn’t much she could do. The waitress comes over and apologizes and we do realize it wasn’t her call. We paid our bill after finishing our drinks and left. We will never go back. I do not spend money anywhere that doesn’t respect my patronage and I have no problems letting people know why.
As for the food and drinks. I consider dining out an experience. The experience I had at Cove was so bad it’s not worth commenting on the food. If you don’t mind being treated any kind of way just to say you were in the spot, then go. If, like me, you do care about service, this is not the place.

Horrible Management, horrible customer service, I understand now why this place is empty! After making a reservation in person and receiving a text confirmation, they treated me like I had no reservation and made me show the text several times while they tried to figure out amongst themselves who sent it.
After walking out the Manager finally decides to speak to us and admit that they double booked, even though my reservation was at 6pm and the others were not until 7 and 8. I don’t understand how anyone can run a business like this.

Summer Outdoor seating is super cute place to meet up with friends. Being a foodie I tried the Asparagus which was ok. A friend tried the house salad, it looked so good another friend tried it and neither were happy (they both blamed the salad dressing)

I enjoyed myself here. We arrived a little early and had bottle service in the private seating area. The place gets jumping after 11:00. Our waitress was really nice and attentive. I will definitely be back.

Had a great time! Got the Siracha Wings and they were everything I wanted them to be. Wish I had known about the Rum Punch. Overall, the atmosphere was cool, our waitress was quintessential NY snarky but seemed to warm up to us as the evening progressed. The food was quite flavorful. Would like to go back again for the chicken and waffles.

I loved it there. A friend hosted his open mic event there, and the deal given to us was great for what we received. The food is delicious, and the rum punch… nice and strong! I had the tater tots (without bacon), and it was pretty good. My main course was the bread pudding french toast, and about 4 rum punch. I also enjoyed great music from three wonderful DJ’s.
I will be back there this weekend, and I just pray that my great experience remains consistent.

My husband and I were staying in the neighbourhood and stopped at Cove Lounge for a drink on our way back from dinner in another part of the city. We only stayed in the bar on the main level. The room is slim and the décor is cool. The music was consistently great (hip hop/​rap) the whole time we were there, no duds.
It was a Friday night around 9:30 so we were ID’d by the bouncer. He was totally polite and friendly. We were seated and first dealt with a lady in a fabulous outfit who seemed like an owner or manager. Our waitress, while friendly, was pretty spacey and seemed to forget about us. I asked for a drink menu which only had cocktails on it — no beer, no wine, no hiballs — and she never came back. The manager noticed and took our order. My husband ordered a beer (only two on tap) and I ordered a standard hiball. The waitress eventually came back waaaaay later but we had already ordered, and she seemed sort of surprised. The bartender came over to check on something and he was really nice.
We only stayed for the one drink and had to flag someone down for the bill. $ 9 for a draft beer! $ 12 for a well drink! I was certainly not expecting these prices, especially when the signature cocktails were $ 13. I figured my hiball would be more like $ 8 – 10. Definitely overpriced in my books. I saw people eating and the food looked good and the prices were comparable to other places in the neighbourhood, so I would potentially return here for dinner sans drinks.

Okay, so I have mixed feelings about this place.
Let’s start with the food. I’ve been here a few times-​the majority of them being for events held by school organizations. The food is actually very tasty! Lobster mac&cheese, wings, chicken skewers, shrimp, crab rangoons… all delish!!!
Atmosphere: upstairs there is a bar and private room. The bar area can be alittle tight but it’s sore try relaxed atmosphere. TVs, music, good crowd= good entertainment. The private room in the back is nice… a few large couches and chairs. There is more space downstairs… atmosphere not as nice but it has a bar and tvs and a few places to sit. I’ve also been to two events downstairs and had s good time. They have karaōke and other events you can attend.
Service: I’ll just speak to our last event. Our sever was really nice but maybe not as attentive as I would have liked given the huge extra fees they added on to our bill-​that we weren’t made aware of until we got there. No bueno. They were accommodating with our needs while planning event so that was appreciated.
Drinks: happy hour prices are good. And in the summer time they added some outdoor seating where you can enjoy the happy hour outside. The actual drinks are nothing special and the regular prices are a little steep.
Overall it’s a decent spot! I’ll probably go back– maybe would even give more stars if it wasn’t for the whole up charge on our bill.