Tonic Bar & Restaurant

Mi primera noche de invierno en NY. Sola y con hambre. Ya había pasado varias veces por la puerta de Tonic en otras oportunidades y no me animaba a entrar. Lo veía súper desde afuera pero ni idea, al ser un bar deportivo entrar sola o con gente que no disfruta de estos lugares no resultaba una buena idea.
Algo raro es que no me gustan los deportes pero AMO estos tipos de bares y mucho más cuando me siento en la barra. Si, rara la Lelu Blesa pero no me importa. Esa noche me decidí y entré. Y fui a la barra y me senté.
Y me encantó. Acá Santiago me va a decir que en un pub/​bar no se piden pastas pero no me voy a cansar de refutarle la idea: me pedí unos penne rigatte con salsa de salmón y garlic bread que, chicos, estaba increíble. Unas copitas de vino blanco que me animaron la vida.
Los precios? Geniales. El lugar, divino: barra enorme de madera con luces tenues. Teles mega grandes con diferentes deportes en vivo. Música 10 puntos. Más entrada la noche arman Karaōke y tanto los clientes como los empleados se ponen a cantar frente a todos, bastante divertido pero elegí irme temprano, quizá por las copas de vino y no por la cuesión musical.
Visítenlo, si están con amigos lo van a pasar increíble.

The karaōke was fun. The drinks are over priced. The food was mediocre. I tried the buffalo hot wings and was highly disappointed. The wings tasted kind of dry. The wings needed more sauce. Plus what I didn’t care for was the lack of actual wings. They gave me almost more legs then actual wings. Furthermore, I didn’t like the fact I had to pay $ 10.00 to get into a place. Yes it’s on Broadway, but I’ve never had to pay cover for a karaōke bar. I will not go here again.

Great bar food, drinks and atmosphere. Very relaxed!

It’s a nice spot to catch up with friends/​colleagues. Snacks tastes average like most of the places. Great Customer service. Drinks are oklay. My friends really enjoyed their happy hours promotion. The bathroom was really dirty.

Went here for a friend’s birthday on 1÷8÷16. Evan Rodriguez made one of the most sought after bars in midtown accessible to the average person. He set us up in a great area and my friends had an AMAZING time. If Evan is there, I’ll definitely be back!

Great bar in Times Square and AWESOME option for NYE. We decided to purchase tickets for Tonic NYE and it was WORTH it. The open bar was great, the food was delicious, and we saw the ball drop LIVE outside in Times Square. Only thing it that the women’s line to the bathroom can get long and the music on the different floors can improve. BUT overall, it was a great experience!

Went here last night with my family, food was actually wonderful however besides the pretty faces the service here was terrible. As someone who works in the restaurant industry I’m usually very understanding and always defend the staff against my family and friends who usually have no idea what it’s like to work in a restaurant. But there was no valid argument for the lack of service we received last night. We were neglected several times throughout the night, having to request our server (or anyone for that matter) and still racked up a bill of $ 190(which included automatic gratuity?) with just four people. Probably should’ve asked for a manager but that’s not my style, neither is this. Yet they’re in Times Square, there’s so many more places I would’ve rather spent my money.

3 stars but could’ve been 2. We had a lot of fun because we were with good company. The live karaōke was great entertainment.
We came here for drinks and appetizers on a Saturday at 10pm. Our waitress was friendly but overworked and easily confused. (We asked for a Ketel One martini and 10 minutes later she came back to ask for the ingredients of a Cadillac martini). It took an hour from seating for us to get 4 apps. The food was not great — I had nachos with chicken and they were something you’d find at any chain restaurant. Friends had burgers and felt the same way — nothing special here.
Location is great for people watching in Times Square and is super close to the hotels.
TL;DR skip it. You can do better!

What I expected. Nothing special.

Never been here before, first time here was with Johnny behind the bar. He is the man! Super friendly, great service and good for some laughs! I’LL BE BACK FOR SURE!

This is not a review based on the food or drinks, this review is based on service or lack there of… I came here awhile back with a few friends after work on a Friday night and we were surprised that it wasn’t too packed. We were sat down and must have waited a whole hour and nobody came to take our opener, don’t get me wrong different servers stop by the table and informed us that someone would be right with us yet it never happened. Eventually we grew frustrated and offended so we got up and left. Never again.

Rude, loud, and overpriced.
DJ super basic, like imma get him a pumpkin spice latte.

Came here on a Saturday night to watch an Ohio State football game. Sat at the bar (5 of us) near the door. Bartender was really good. TV was OK, although the reception wasn’t great. Got to see the game.
And Busta Rhymes came in. He was very friendly toward us.
We drank a lot here. I think our tab was around $ 200. We had a lot of fun. Didn’t eat anything.

Don’t waste your time. Only friendly service found. Horrible pizza — the chef doesn’t know how to make crust. Soo thin and doughy, the pizza fell apart!
Soup of the day «Tortilla Soup» was like a can paste!
Menus were old and sticky. Place felt like a dive that wanted to be a restaurant.
Our waitress was friendly and offered suggestions. But I wonder if the chef has changed since she last tasted this food. Avoid, other than quick drinks.

Came for happy hour. Loud sports bar but great for huge groups.
Got the frozen sangria and it was weird. It tasted really sweet and not like wine. Lot of friends got the margarita and said it was light on alcohol. One friend got a rum and coke and said it was super strong. Not too sure what to think of the bartender.
Service is kinda slow. You see the waitress once and then almost never again, especially when you’re trying to get the bill.

My gf and I stopped here before a Broadway show on a Tuesday night. We needed to get a quick meal and they were able to seat us right away. They had happy hour specials going on so we got a sangria and a margarita for $ 5 each. The drinks were a little sweet for me so I switched over to a $ 4 shocktop.
We ordered the buffalo chicken wrap (with the ‘Tonic’ sauce instead of the regular buffalo sauce) and the buffalo chicken sandwich. As my gf and I always do, we traded bites of our meals. As my gf took her bite of my sandwich, the piece of chicken fell out of the bun and bounced to the floor. Our waitress (Trisha) saw what happened from across the bar and came right over to offer me a new sandwich! I expected them to just put a new piece of chicken on the plate but they came out with a brand new meal!
Needless to say, I was extremely happy with the service and the meal was great! This is definitely a repeat restaurant for a quick meal around Time Square, but I’m giving the 5 stars for the amazing service!
Thanks Trisha! :)

Came in here on a Tuesday night because as a tourist visiting New York City I wanted to try at bar relatively close to Times Square and noticed the karaōke along with a semi packed house and took a keen interest in this place.
Prices for drinks are relatively the same as any other place and the vibe of the overall bar was okay but not anything exciting. There is a somewhat limited drink menu that I wasn’t fond of. As a visitor to the City of New York I wasn’t that pleased with my experience at a bar so relatively close to one of New York’s well-​known attractions. This bar however it was walking distance of other bars for one to visit. Maybe try this place on a weekend.

Stopped by for a vodka soda and it was karaōke night. Pretty decent bar! I was surprised by the number of great singers in the crowd. The bartender gave me a free Scooby snack shot and I was on my way back to sightseeing around Times Square.

Stopped in for a few cocktails– friendly bartender Roc– great drink suggestions. Not too busy cause of holiday– no complaints!

A very loud, nice bar in times Square! You have to really shout at the person next to you to communicate with them. This place was definitely a fun place for people watching.
They have a REALLY nice happy hour! 2 for 1 appetizer and $ 4-​$ 6 drinks depending on what you get. Service is relatively fast, although we had more than one waitress? Dunno.
Either way my friend and I left happy and buzzed enough to face the freezing cold air outside

This place is quite confusing to me. I don’t know if it is an Irish or American bar. I don’t know what kind of vibe their going for. I simply have a lot of ‘I don’t knows’.
To be perfectly honest this place does serve up a good burger (hubby) and roast beef sandwich (me). The fries were salty to the point of where I couldn’t stomach them, but that is exactly why I opted for a salad and they came on my husband’s plate… not mine. If they have the basics down, I am sure their other entrees are okay as well.
Drinks — WEAK… WEAK alcohol and diluted with mixers. I couldn’t taste the vodka in my vodka cran. I could taste the cranberry juice with nothing else. I still question if my drinks were alcoholic since I walked out sober as a judge after 3 drinks. If you know me when I drink — I usually have a pretty good buzz after one or one and a half drinks in. I asked if they would mix it up better, and to no avail there still was no change to the taste. They offered me a double shot, but we didn’t want to pay the extra cash. If anything, they’d probably just add more cranberry juice…
Service is spotty. We didn’t see our server hardly at all. We had to track her down 3 times on our own. She didn’t really check back. I guess because we bitched about the drinks? We didn’t really get fussy. We simply explained the drink didn’t seem to have much substance to it. It should have been taken into consideration in my opinion if we are paying around $ 8 for rail alcohol.
I don’t see myself returning. There are too many fantastic options in Times Square to settle for mediocrity.