Prime

expensive but certainly worth it

Mediocre!

Do you know those moments in your life that are so bad that you just grit your teeth and get mad thinking about them months or even years later? My horrible night at Prime was definitely one of those times. I don’t even really know where to start with this review because my experience here was just so bad I can’t think of the right words to describe it. So, they start by making you wait in line for 30 mins while the bouncers try to get you to throw them a few bucks to ‘upgrade’ to VIP service and skip the line. When I finally got to the front of the line and into the club, THERE WAS NO ONE IN THERE. So, they basically just created a long line so people passing by would think this place was awesome or something. I almost felt bad for the people who paid to skip the line only to walk into a halfway empty bar but instead I should have been feeling bad for myself for thinking a night at Prime would actually be enjoyable. D’oh!
So, at this point I was already a little irritated but I let it go and decided to have a good time with my friends. Well, I tried to have a good time at least. I immediately walked to the bar and prepared to shell out the cash for an overpriced drink. I was ready for the drink prices but not ready for the bartender to sneak off with my $ 20 and not bring me any change. I must have shown up for $ 20 Bud Light night or something. Apparently I was not the only person who received this treatment as I heard several others complaining also. The management at this place really needs to get a clue and hire at least halfway decent staff. All of the bouncers are complete jerks and the bartenders are just rude and greedy. I think Prime is trying to be upscale and exclusive but instead they just end up pissing off most of the people that go there. To be fair, the DJ played a pretty good variety of decent music and the liquor drinks were strong, but I can listen to music and drink Jack Daniels in the privacy of my own home and have more fun. Definitely stay away from this place!

Bouncer made me throw away my Economist (as if I was going to run around paper cutting everyone inside).
Everyone in my group got in free as we were celebrating a birthday so the guestlist was honored — however the drink prices were insane.
A friend handed the bartender a $ 20 for water and didn’t get any change back. Also heard other people complaining about ~30% tip when they were charging cc.

Well, a few things — first, here part of a promoter’s birthday deal, guys were supposed to be free before 11p. We arrived at 10:30. They didn’t open the club until 11:15… what a rip-​off. On top of that, despite being on the list, we had too many guys, so that meant someone needed to buy a bottle, yet another rip off.
Inside, the place was empty. 45 min of waiting in line, along with 30 – 40 people, all of us could’ve been drinking since the start, and they didn’t have the money counted or some other bull**** reason. Inexcusable.
And the DJ… horrible. Decided to inject himself into almost every song by trying to sing/​rap/​speak. terrible. Cutting songs far short, lousy transitions, and even more horrible picks… for a while there was just reggaeing it up. except no one was dancing. Foolish.
On top of that, a horrible neighborhood, no sign out front (it still said Ultra). Only saving grace was that a beer was only $ 6. Minimum $ 40 on a card.

Instead of coming here on a Friday night or a holiday weekend (like Memorial Day Sunday), I would say to go to the worst neighborhood you can think of.
Why? Because the ‘hood will be empty.
Why? Because the ‘hood will be at Prime.

Now come on, why would you even mention this place to me?
Didn’t I tell you that between Prime and Guest House, nothing could be worse than that ‘hood once the sun goes down? Well I’m telling you now. You know it’s real when they use the horses to kick someone off that block. Yeah, horses.
Who told you this place is fun? They lied. Yeah they did. I’m you’re only true friend because I tell you the truf… yes with an «f», because the real truth is the truf. Act like you know.
What? No, I’m not going.
Don’t get me wrong, I like sweaty people rubbing all over me as much as the next person and there’s nothing I’d rather do than die of thirst while I wait for a drink. I mean, THANK GOODNESS for the fake-​ass gangster teenie-​boppers and their manners, because a night just wouldn’t be complete without a few bazillion prepubescent-​looking ‘men’ drenched in AXE trying to grab at you.
The thought of this place makes me so angry I could… I could… punch you in your mouth!!! I hate you.

This club is like the really arrogent guy that thinks he’s all suave and cool, but is too lame to get a date. It thinks it’s all that and a box of popsicles.
We came here for a special birthday event for Angie Martinez’s birthday. I guess that’s a DJ. One would expect the DJ to be playing that night, but they weren’t.
Since it was a special event, the first 500 ladies were supposed to get in free before midnight. So we went early, like before 11. We were the second people in line. So, shoudn’t have been a long wait, right?
Nope. They purposely waited for an hour before letting us in, until there were more people in line so it LOOKED like the club was packed inside.
It wasn’t. It was dead. Did I mention that we were the second people in line?
Which would have been okay,… except that…
a) they didn’t have the drink specials that they advertised.
b) drinks were $ 11 for a simple cocktail. I don’t mind paying this much at a fun place with a good vibe/​great music/​good-​looking crowd.
c) DJ talked a LOT. and played the same sogs over and over.
d) very homogenous crowd (which isn’t bad, but just very little variety.
e) most guys seemed to have issues interacting with girls, and the ones that didn’t were hitting on ALL of them.
The place didn’t get crowded until 1am (and it’s a pretty small venue). We left at 3am, and were still waiting for the party to start hopping…
Honestly, the décor and layout of the place isn’t bad… Here are some tips for improvement:
a) Don’t purposely keep people out waiting in the snow if there is NO LINE and NO PEOPLE inside.
b) Offer people better deals on drinks (especially if you advertise them)
c) Play better music.

Ok so i think its just my fault i end up at these places lol…
But heres the deal, i’ve been here a few times before… didnt have a problem untillll last wk!!!
wow…i understand as a bartender your extremely busy and overwhelmed at some points, but geezzz SOME female bartenders really piss me off… i know you get ur best tips mainly by guys, but hi! we’re here too… can you serve me… i promise i will pay and leave a tip!
this one bartender was such a b*****…she saw me there for about 15 min i had to wave her down, she looks up at me like im retarded and goes «I KNOW»…
hahah…thanks im glad ur aware im here… now can u get me a drink plzzzzzz
so i ask for my fav drink of all time «dirty martini»…i know its not the smartest choice esp at a club, but theres nothing else i really like drinking…
she makes it… i take a sip
OMG AWFULLLLL… its like she put salt water instead of olive juice…
ewwwwwwww disgustinggg… so im like hello can u put more olive juice? something isnt right
so she takes the drink and pours this weird mixture in it from a poland spring bottle
im like excuse me is that olive juice?
–NO WE DONT HAVE ANY!
wtffffffff r u giving me then??? am i paying for this? u’ve got to be kiddingggg me!
shes like oh god… what else do u want then?
she had such a bad attitude…
i took me about ten min to figure out what else i wouldnt have a problem drinking…
anyway long story short haha… ppl suck, and prime sucks too, its ghetto and grimey.
if you have a good time there… lucky u

Was here for a friend’s birthday party on a Sat night and needless to say, I would never come back here. First off, I can’t believe there was a 30 dollar cover. (I paid a discounted amount of 20 since I was there for a party). If you don’t have the cash, you can use the ATM there that charges a 7 DOLLAR FEE. Ridiculous.
Second, this place is crawling with creepy out of towners. You can just tell everyone here is from NJ, Staten Island or Long Island. My friend is from NJ so I found it hilarious that she picked this place out of all the clubs in NYC. Coincidence?
Another thing that pissed me off was that the bill included a 20% gratuity. I almost gave the bartender a tip on top of the 20% if my friend hadn’t pointed it out to me.
The place got really crowed, I was practically shoulder to shoulder. Out of towners probably think this is kick ass spot but if you’re from manhattan, avoid this place at all costs. On the bright side, you can check out Scores which is down the block.

Ewwwwww! Got in around 1am. Left within an hour. Believe me, i tried to hold out as long as possible to see if it was gonna get any better. My friend had a table. I had one girl, one guy with me. The dude had to pay $ 20 cover. The music. althoughhhh he did play some songs i like that i rarely hear, his mixing was just HORRENDOUS! so bad so bad… he cannot DJ for shit. the songs he put in order, the way he blended them. so bad… as for the crowd, yes i expect the tackier B&T people on weekends especially Saturdays. but i guess bc it was Fourth of July weekend, the crowd was extra cheesy. Lord how i hate bad fashion choices. Not coming back. Ever. You couldn’t pay me to party here again.

I tried to go here last weekend because a friend got a group of us on a guest list to get a table and some free bottles, plus girls were free and guys reduced. When we got there, they charged everyone $ 20. For the few of us who didn’t have cash, we could have used the ATM machine in there except that the surcharge was $ 7!!!
Since it was raining, we waited inside while a friend was outside trying to straighten things out. The people inside kept yelling at us to wait outside, but when we’d try to go outside, the bouncers told us to wait inside or just pay. They kept bouncing us back and forth until a bunch of us just walked out and left. This could have been a one-​time thing, but they weren’t of any help to resolve our issue.
Bottom line: Awful service, unfriendly staff and definitely not worth my time and money. Bad first impression=not going here ever again

I am so not a Meatpacking District club scene person, but I was at Prime for the NewFest opening party, which meant an entire night of gayness at a large club instead of a tiny Chelsea or Hell’s Kitchen bar, and there were snacks and open vodka bar! Why wouldn’t this be a blast? Besides, we were on the list, so no cover charge for us, though we did have to wait in line for 15 minutes or so. The music was good too, as was the company. The downside of night was some random queen’s quite abysmally annoying performance on the pseudo stage there. Otherwise, good times all around.

This isn’t really a «review» since I was there for an industry showcase.
But let me run down the general layout of the place.
Its your typical club. Dark, red, velvety floors. You walk in and if you hook a right into the main floor, you have the bar. Then to your right, there’s a elevated seating area that covers the whole wall-​side of the club and there in front there’s another seating area on the ground floor. The dance floor is located in the middle and just up against the wall, the DJ booth is elevated, I would say a good 5 feet off the ground.
They had a really good sound system so i assume if they start ripping it, you’ll get into it.
Also, they have a separate room with a full length bar that has other VIP areas which can seem to be a lot of fun if you buy a table. Bottles range from 250 — 8000 for Crystal Jeroboam.