Solas

Good music for dancing, good drinks, not too crowded on a Saturday night.

I solidly like this bar. I was feeling a bit irritable after my experience at a neighboring bar, but the bartender effortlessly deflected my ‘Thin Man’ routine by mixing the perfect Tom Collins.
I highly recommend this bar for adults and the anti-​hipster crowd. It’s popular, well-​stocked, and staffed by capable staff who also pleasant. It’s not for folks who expect staff as angry and sour as them.
Party and be happy! (This place seriously has good energy. As attested to by how crowded it was.)

There was a super rude bouncer on Saturday, June 11^th. He denied my entry and told me «he knew this was a fake ID,» and that «I better get out of there fast before he reports me» without even scanning the ID. He also didn’t ask for any alternate forms of ID to confirm. All of my friends went in before me who are all well over 21, as well as myself, so I don’t really know what his deal was. my ID is 100% real and not even near expiration.
Just thought whoever runs Solas should tell this man to change his ways because it really upset me. Thanks.

Always so fun! We went here for my friend’s birthday, my suggestion, and the music, drinks and atmosphere did not disappoint.

I came here for my birthday, on a Saturday, with a party of 25 – 30 people. I texted the manager a couple days in advance to reserve a spot and he was able to put tables together for free***. When we got there our server immediately got our drink orders and the music was pretty good. Everyone had a good time, no complaints really.
If your looking for a chill spot, you could stay downstairs by the main bar or go upstairs. If you wanna dance there’s another area on the right of the stairs behind curtains that was a lot of fun too.
No cover, average NYC drink prices, and decent music. What else could you ask for lol

Awesome place! Great environment, cheap drinks and good music. You will not be disappointed. First floor has a bar area which includes a dance floor on the right side with a live dj. In addition, there’s also a second floor which is more comfortable and spacious. The staff is also friendly and great bartenders. I once lost my car keys and came back days later to find them there!

This is what you call the hidden gem. Most times it is somewhere that gets overlooked due to being a street before St. Marks line of food and bars. But give this place a shot; It is an easy meeting spot for events and they try their best to accommodate their customers.
I came here twice for the the Play All Gaming event and both times I was pleased with the service. Johnny is an amazing Bartender that can hold a great conversation. Additionally he is also very good at making his drinks without the fuss of skimming on the liquor.
I suggest the Honey Sidecar; but ask him what his specialty is. He might be able to whip up a storm of a good time for you.

If your looking for a great spot with solid music, bars and dance floors throughout the venue, you’ve come to the right spot! Drinks were just right and good bang for the buck. The only complaint that I had with this place was how quickly it got crowded and there was barely any room to let people through at certain points. But nevertheless, I had a great time. Would love to come back!

I waited a couple weeks… but I am still really upset with how we were treated at this bar.
A friend booked her birthday party in the «Red Room» a couple weeks back. Despite being told that it would be a private space, there wasn’t a bouncer, a rope, or a curtain that stopped drunken fools from pushing into the space, spilling our drinks, and throwing our purses on the floor…
When we asked a bouncer for help and to at least lower the curtain, he instead bitched at us for moving the curtains without permission and generally being mouthy. As a group of 20+ girls, spending $ 10 a pop on watery drinks, we hoped they would want to keep our business. Instead the situation became intolerable when a drunken group of idiots once again pushed their way in, got grabby with our friends, and *spit* on us on their way out.
Once again the bouncer stationed on the second floor just accused us of being bitchy.
I had to find the head bouncer and have the group of spitters kicked out, while distracting the birthday girl. No one deserves that ordeal on their birthday. Our waitress was left to deal with the fall out, and she felt terrible, but there was nothing she could do.
Long story short… it’s not a private room until you can insure that we’re not openly harassed. Really poor experience, really poor security staff.

If you are looking to get a little sloshed and dance the night away in the city, this is the right spot. I came here one night and the DJ was awesome he really had the crowd going. The bartenders were cool and kept my tab open and my drinks flowing. This place is my idea of a good time.

This place is so great! One night, a friend of mine rented out the room (free of charge) for his birthday and it included $ 5 drinks which is so great. It was a great environment and the DJ was amazing and played so much fun music! I’ll definitely be coming back here more often and definitely recommend it for parties!
I ended up here another night and it was packed but so fun! Once again in the dance floor room, the dj was playing great music.
There is a coat check in the basement as well for $ 3

Was here a few nights ago for some drinks. It was pretty empty on the first floor but tunes were going on. I liked the dim lighting and relaxed vibe but man the bartenders basically just dumped alcohol into the cocktails to make them undrinkable. I define a good cocktail as one where it’s blended so well the alcohol is seductive not overpowering. At $ 11 a drink, what a waste =(There is also practically no table seating on the first floor — just stools– so if you have a large group like we did, standing for a while got old.

Ready for a sloppy night? Then Solas may be the right place. First, there are 2 levels: the first level has a bar plus a sizeable dance floor. Upstairs has another bar plus a smaller room for dancing. I had a great night one time having a dance party in the smaller room upstairs, and another good time in the larger dance room downstairs.
The bar tenders are also very chill, and are looking to help you out, which is always a great thing.

I know Halloween gets nuts in the city. Yeah, it’s crowded and the lines are long. However, Solas became the epitome of FIRE HAZARD last night.
As in, so packed that you get carried out by the crowd against your will. So packed that someone will stumble into you and make you spill your drink all over yourself. We fought to get our way out for 20 minutes (and we were just by the front bar). When we finally made it out, we were shocked to see that Solas was actually still letting people in the long line outside! Where’s the fire marshal when you need him? We tried to warn people in the line, but our warnings fell on deaf ears. Maybe they were more interested in the guy who came from Solas and was spewing up chunks as the EMTs attended to him? I’ll never come back, for fear for my life!

I would not recommend this place if it were the last place on earth.
Attended here for a friends birthday party and reserved the back space upstairs. Though not sure you can really call it that because they let anyone and everyone up there who was not a part of our party. We asked if we could slightly close the curtain to stop it and they said no yet did nothing to resolve the issue.
At the end of night upon trying to close my tab the bartenders completely ignored me and their customers while they were slamming down shots. They at first charged wrong amounts to the wrong cards most likely to being drunk on the job I’d say. The service was terrible, the bartenders were rude needless to say this is not a place I would recommend.

Solas is a good spot for Happy Hour! :)
The bartenders make the drinks pretty good at a decent price and are super sweet. The ambiance is cozy, dark, and intimate. The music here is pretty good, and the night I came it wasn’t too crowded here.
Satisfy your thirst here and get you drink on in East Village.~

It is what it is! Dance, drink and have fun!
I was really in the mood to go dancing not and my friends and I got so lucky when we passed by this place. The bouncer was pretty nice, too.
First of all, it’s pretty big. When you walk in, there is a bar/​lounge area that has a long bar. We didn’t have trouble finding a seat after doing th stanly leg on be dance floor lol.
Wow it was such a good time! We had ample room to dance, even though it felt crowded. People were friendly and everyone was busting a move. No drama, no one being obnoxious. Just young, good looking people having a good time.
Definitely a college — early 30’s crowd. Drinks aren’t cheap, but bartenders are fast and friendly.
I definitely enjoyed myself too much here…

$ 4 mojitos during happy hour. $ 5 or $ 6 after happy hour during the week.
Sometimes they charge $ 8 and sometimes they even have the audacity of try charging me $ 11. Most of the time they just give me a give of rum with mint in it and I do appreciate that.
Solas is a freaking inconsistent hot mess — but it’s an easy meeting point.
It’s also the easy place to go to when you don’t have anywhere in mind because it is inexpensive most of the time too.
I’ve had a lot of fun nights here. I’ve also had really bizarre and lame ones too.
Good luck! Try to make it to one of their couch surfing events, even if you aren’t a couch surfer yourself because those are the nights in which the drinks are on point and the crowd is better.

My friends and I stumbled upon this place because this was one of the places on the list when we decided to go bar-​hopping. At first glance, my friend got me to believe that this was a gay bar because he’s been here before and he’s heard rumors. But we decided to step in and it was like any other bar/​lounge.
We stepped in, and the bar area is to your left once you enter. Happy hour is from 4 – 8 and we came a little after 11, so we couldn’t take advantage of that. We all settled for a Brooklyn Lager and Stella and took our beers upstairs to this lounge area with seats and just sat there and chilled. After we were settled down, we went downstairs behind this curtain door into the dance floor. There was a DJ playing a variety of genres of songs including currently popular songs and old song retro hip hop songs.
Overall, I had a great experience here and I would recommend this place to anyone looking to unwind and relax. Would I come back? Sure.

Came back here with my sister who turned 21 somewhat recently. Her first time officially using her ID to enter bars. So excited. The music was not bad.BUT.everytime the DJ played something good, he switched the song too quickly. Shaking my head. Not cool, DJ. Oh… DJ, won’t you play my song and play it all night long?
A variety of music would be appreciated. like some dancehall music mixed with reggae and old school hip hop&r and b. Crowdwise, mainly too young for my taste. No dress code so you can come as you are. My sister enjoyed herself, thanks to her Long Island Iced Tea, which the bartended promised will get her f***** up. And some of the music is from her generation.
The restroom was relatively clean and I never had to wait to use it. Wonderful. HUGE plus.
All in all, Solas is a good spot if you are looking to dance without suffering while trying to look hot with your tight dress and heels. Not too shabby, Solas. But please, don’t switch the songs so quickly. Let it settle with my soul and body first. I’d really appreciate it.