Jeremy’s Ale House

A+. Cheap beers in styrofoam cups, good TVs, excellent fried food, and no frills. NY lottery in the back for your scratch off cravings. If you are in FiDi, definitely stop by. A decent spot at night if you are looking for a dive bar.

If you are looking for a cheap, college town feel, dive bar, then Jeremy’s is your place to go. If you go with the expectation that you are entering a fancy or quite pub, then you will be disappointed. Enjoy Jeremy’s for what it is. Highly recommended for bringing old college pals.

Jeremy’s Ale House
NY Manhattan South Seaport
9pm Saturday 9^th January 2016
Three Stars may be Five Stars
This is another amazing dive bar in lower Manhattan. It is a dirty and there is writing on every inch of the walls, ceilings, and furniture. They have bras every a couple feet. We actually got to see girl take off her bra and hand it to the bartender for a free shot. On plus side, we got to see some under-​boob. As for drinks, you can a full glass of vodka and splash of cranberry or draft beer served in 32oz styrofoam cups. The Coors Light was only $ 6.50.
We watched the Bengals lose to the Steels. I bought a $ 1 scratcher.

Food was decent, atmosphere so so and the wait staff was AWOL. Oh wait, not sure they were hired yet (lol). Yikes! Probably not a great place for transient visitors, but then again the owners may not want this breed anyway. Glasses up you filthy animals!

I have been coming to Jeremy’s for the last 15 years, I want to say. The owners use to be from Bayside Queens where a lot of my college friends are from. More particular, we knew several of the bartenders who were bookies at the time. The way a bookie works is, you pay him on Tuesday and get paid on Thursday. So, Tuesdays and Thursdays were our primary days to hit it up. Tuesdays you would drink to celebrate the loss, Thursdays, you might even buy yourself some fried shrimp or clams or mozzarella sticks.
My palate has obviously changed since I was 19 years old drinking 32 ounce budweisers from a styrofoam cup and eating frozen food out of a fryer but, that doesn’t mean I can’t relive the experience every now and then.
About 11 years ago, they moved. Could be when the new ownership took over, or maybe there never has been a change in ownership. The place is a dive. It’s mainly wood and cement and lots of fake wood tables with shoddy chairs. Bras are strewn all over the ceiling for good measure. The bartenders are old New York. And old guy screaming at the top of his lungs food orders that need to be picked up. And his Queensy accent amazing. A group of tourists sitting next to us, repeated everything he called out while giggling.
They also have a really nice list of banned customers: Mrs. Cosby, Clinton can not enjoy the delicious fried shrimp but, her husband would enjoy the décor.
So on our walk passed Jeremy’s yesterday, I thought it was only fitting to get a couple of shitty beers and introduce the boy to fried shrimp.
Fried Calamari. Not as good as the Clam Strips. They were unseasoned and came with a strange tomato sauce. It’s a spicy tomato sauce. Not for everyone, i nostalgically enjoyed the sauce, not the calamari. Onion rings were good
This is why we came here, for the shrimp. They provide you with a squeeze bottle of tartar and cocktail sauce… Jax loved the shrimp. Loved the atmosphere. He waves to everyone and everyone waves back. He loves being in bars, subways, anywhere with a crowd. I mean, the kid practically lives in a bar as is.
So in summation, come here to drink a lot of cheap beer in a very comfortable divey experience. Do get the fried shrimp, the fried clams, or the mozzarella sticks. Do not get the calamari. Or expect anything other than decent drunken food.

Great dive bar, cheap giant syrofoam cups full of beer, cheesy fries, and chill vibes. Couldn’t ask for more in fidi. If you’re lucky you’ll get to meet THE Jeremy, and he’ll grant you alcoholic wishes. .
Good for happy hour if your group isn’t uptight, the floors are kind of sticky, the chairs are plastic, and there are bras hanging from the ceiling.

I went here with some friends last week and it was pretty fun. There’s something super authentic about a giant styrofoam cup filled with beer that you can’t say no to, and we got some mozzarella sticks and wings that tasted great. The location isn’t bad either — love the Financial District.
There were a few icky things about it, like the fact that the only open table when we arrived was super sticky and had, like, 6 – 8 half-​empty styrofoam cups from a party before us that hadn’t been cleared. But I don’t know the whole story behind why it wasn’t cleared up – maybe the staff thought it was all our mess? They didn’t get a chance before we swooped in? I have no idea. I’ve worked in food service, so I always like to give the benefit of the doubt.
The whole bras-​on-​the-​ceiling thing is also a good idea in passing, but when you look at them, they’re all pretty gross and dirty. Being a lady, I know that your bras only look like that if you’ve been sweating in them, or haven’t washed them in awhile. It’s pretty unappetizing to see where people’s sweaty, dirty boobs were. Share your clean bras with Jeremy’s, ladies!

This is definitely a dive bar at its absolute finest. Bras hanging from the ceiling from last weekend’s adventure with your girls, old men behind the bar swearing like sailors, and a smell of that one friend’s unfinished basement that you would always hang out in because it was «not your place».
I have to say, the beers are cheap. Styrofoam cups? You can’t go wrong. Maybe for the environment, but it’s 2015… that «Green» mentality is long gone.
The food is horrid, but I expected nothing more after walking into this place.
It’s worth a beer or two, or 10. I’ll be back, but a bit later in the evening when the place is poppin’.

Love this place. Been coming here since it was at the older location!
I wake up and crave this place! God Bless you Jeremy and your fine crew!!!
Remember Willie Boots…

Pro:
Huge beers for cheap.
My husband and I came in with some friends. Our college football team was playing on ESPN and we hoped to watch it. There are about 10 TVs. We nicely asked if one TV could be put on ESPN… pretty normal channel. Bartender rolls his eyes and says no. We wait for more of a response and he says every single TV is being watched. Sure. Maybe. Except 2 TVs next to each other (not in different rooms) were playing the same channel. So we nicely asked if instead of both on baseball, one could switch.
No.
Whatever. Basically he didn’t want to work «hard».
So we forget it (and stream it game on our phone) and order a Coors Light and a Bud Light.
He walks away and pours 2 Bud Lights.
Dear bartender, the amazing thing about a bar is that we can see you. We hoped it was an honest mistake. He comes over and says «here is the bud light and here is the Coors light». …no sir. Ohhhhh so 2 different beers come out of the same tap??? Rude. He pretended like we were stupid and he wouldn’t do that. Then he just laughed.
Honestly, neither of us really care ThAT much between Coors and BL but it’s the principal of it. The Coors tap was like 3 taps over.
DO YOUR JOB.
Never coming back.
And no he didn’t get a tip.

A rare gem in the South Street Seaport. In a sea of yuppies and overpriced wine bar floats this old school dive bar. Bras on the ceiling, large jugs of beer at decent prices and yummy, artery-​clogging fried foods made fast. The crowd is an eclectic group of urban Dominican dudes from the LES, drunk secretaries and Wall Street suits with pink ties. Check it out. Not for the uptight

One of My Favorite Manhattan Bars
Besides the Raccoon Lodge, this is one of my new favorites. Here it is in a nutshell, Jeremy’s does 2 things really well and they stick to it.
1. Draft beers in styrofoam cups. A 32 ounce domestic draft beer in a styrofoam cup for 5 bucks. In NYC??? A great deal. The styrofoam cup is the signature of this place and I think it’s pretty cool.
2. Cheap fried bar food. Cheese tots, burgers, fried simple apps, but done well. 5 – 6 bucks for apps. Another great deal.
Like I said before, this is what they do and they do it well.
Lastly, the coolest part (besides the cups) are the owners. They are always there working every station and these guys know how to treat people. They made us feel like we’ve been regulars for years.
PS: I watched American Pharaoh win the Preakness in the mud and the place went nuts.
Really cool bar!!!
Thanks

Yes, it is a dive bar. But this Seaport icon should be visited by everyone, even if you don’t drink much like me these days. Dark, even dank sometimes and with ofttimes grimey floors, Jeremy’s can seem off putting when you open the door. But when Hurricane Sandy tore through Manhattan, I hoped with a pang that Jeremy’s wasn’t a casualty. Joyously, the place where I used to drink for hours with my colleagues has clung tenaciously on, as faded as the bras that hang from its walls and ceilings but undeniably full of salty, charming ambience. The garden that used to draw heavy, imbibing crowds is gone. Who cares? Take your drink outside or chill at one of the huge tables or bars. The food here, depending on what you order, can be quite good. Sis and friends rave about the wings. buffalo and teriyaki. I always order the fried calamari. We tried the onion rings too this time and were addicted. If our grease quota for the year hadn’t been reached by a meal of the two, we would have gone back for seconds. The calamari is tender, in a greasy, cracking crust. The onion rings are huge, battered slices that melt into sweetness in your mouth. Yes, there is enough oil to lube your bike. But this is good, old fried food. A beer can cut the oil. The cocktail sauce and slightly spicy marinara are delicious. Portions are generous. They have specials, like super cheap wings around Super Bowl time. You are served by people who seemed to have worked here for ages, and I wish they continue to serve drinks and bar grub forever. When Jeremy’s shutters, it may seem as if the mermaids have stopped singing.

Holy crap the drinks were so cheap here. For a place near the financial district, this was the place to get quick drinks.
There are bras hanging from the ceiling. And it’s really dark at night in here. Extremely DIVEY. And I’m all about divey (within reason), but this place really took the cake. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a place where I wanted to say, oh… it’s so divey here, my friends also kinda wanted to go somewhere else when we first got here, but we stayed and it wasn’t bad at all, we had fun.
The men’s bathroom ONLY has urinals. That’s it. No toilet. Be warned.

Real solid place. Mentally bookmarked for several years, but never had the chance to make this any kind of destination. Then after a longish run last week, we just about walked into this FiDi watering hole. The bro contingent was nicely diversified with Long Islanders, grizzled military vets, and other sundry dive characters.
The boss-​man behind the bar was appropriately accented and the barkeep was a good guy, too. They poured us 32 oz. beers in styrofoam cups. Paulaner 2-​pinter for $ 10, can’t complain, especially after 7.5 miles.
My friend remembered this place only offering hot dogs, but the menu has definitely expanded to encompass fairly ambitious seafood/​fish fry as well as sandwiches and burgers. I braved and got the Clam Chowder, value priced at $ 4.50, and a Philly Cheese Steak, which was also ridiculously cheap. The food was pretty good, and way better than it had to be for what we were paying.
There are TVs showing sports and groups of bankers loosening their ties, as well as regular commuters getting wasted on cheap drinks and shots. A bummy looking guy approached the middle-​aged couple to my right, bragging that he’s a performer at the Comic Strip. «Are you funny?» they demanded, both sloshed. His bluff was called.
«He wasn’t even that funny,» they both agreed as the guy lurched away.

Good dive bar near the financial district… refreshing environment, especially when surrounded by yuppies. Great service, AWESOME wings and they are SUPER generous with their beers.
Will definitely return.

What can I say about this place? It’s a dive bar, but dirtier than most. It’s okay to be a dive bar but they really should keep it cleaner than this.
The staff is pretty friendly but somewhat inattentive to the clientele. They also fail to clean out the taps, so your beers will taste quite funky.
With the closing of the South Street Seaport, there’s really no reason to come here or to this area. Save your time and money.

Going in to Jeremy’s Ale House felt like I was going back in time to local bars at my college. At Jeremy’s, you’ll get cheap drinks (quart size beer is only $ 9) and really good bar food.
What do I consider bar food? Basically anything fried… or sandwiches. Nothing that’s too hard to make.
Anyway, came here last night because a friend was craving seafood. We decided to order two plates of fried oysters, fried calamari, two clam chowder soup, and buffalo wings. The fried food came with a choice of salad or fries (we chose salad for all three plates). Between four people, the amount we ordered was definitely filling; we had leftovers.
I’m not a fan of oysters, but oh my gosh these fried oysters were amazing. And the calamari with the marinara sauce went so well together! The wings were really hot and kind of dry so that was kind of disappointing.
The bar started to get loud by 8pm on a Thursday night. So, if you plan to just chill and catch up with friends, better to go their early cause you definitely won’t be sorry.
Will come back sometimes soon!

For the record, I LOVE dives! If you’re a dive lover like me, then you’ll adore this place!
In an area where most bars are overpriced or average-​priced, but swamped with tourists and yuppies, this place was a refreshing discovery. We walked by during the 4Knots Music Festival and the giant Styrofoam cups caught our attention. It was packed with Bros during the day so we didn’t bother going in, but we did return later on that evening and had a blast!
The crowd around 7:00pm on a Saturday night was diverse. There were fresh of-​drinking-​agers whoo-​hooing, old timers watching them, kids (yes, children) running around one table in the back, and then there was my table… tagging our names on a pipe and wondering if I should add my bra to their collection. I didn’t ask, but if this dive is anything like most other dives with bra collections, then it means I can get free drinks all night if I give up my bra. Am I right? Anyone know?
They have a decent selection of drafts and bottles. Drafts were all priced by the pint or by the Styrofoam cup. What a deal?! They have amazing drink prices all night, not just for specified hours.
The bartender accidentally short-​changed me. When I asked about it, he told me he thought I was drunk and wouldn’t notice. I was totally sober at the time. Loved him!
I think they shut down at midnight. It was pretty empty, but they let us all just hang out.
Now, if they can complete the dive experience with a photo booth…

Oh Jeremy’s.
Your cheap bear in a styrofoam cup. $ 6 for 32OZ. Up to $ 10 for a premium beer. Whatever that is still super cheap.
Deep fried shrimp.
Trashy décor. Is it really a prize if the bra is a granny bra? I mean how did these ladies get home with out one?
Great spot at the sea port to drink on a budget.
I always seem to wind up here for «day drinking».
It’s a dive. Don’t even think of using the bathroom.
Sigh. I will miss you, friend.