The Boiler Room

A great neighborhood gay bar! I came here on a Monday early evening feeling a little lonely with some time to kill and the Boiler room was perfect. The charming bartender, Ash, made me feel right at home, and soon I was having nice conversations with him and all the patrons. The drinks and conversation were great and the prices are super reasonable! Highly recommended!

The Boiler Room in NYC's East Village is a long-standing, no-frills gay dive bar with a loyal local following. Known for its cheap drinks (well drinks from $4-$5, $5 Bud Light/Coors Light pints) and a fantastic jukebox, it offers a casual, unpretentious atmosphere. Expect a mixed crowd and a pool table. Happy hour specials are available. It's cash-only with an ATM on site.

Visited from out of state & I haven’t been there in over 10 years. New location & the same type of vibe as the old place but smells much better. Overall a good time with Cheap drinks that aren’t weak. Alex was very pleasant and the guy that took over for him after he got off (sry forget his name) was really nice and made our drinks good. He stayed on top of refills and checking in on us but wasn’t overbearing, and helped different people at once and made it look smooth and easy. I’m in the business so those types of things standout to me lol. Decent music Good service Good and well priced drinks ( $6 well drinks from open to close) We’ll definitely be back before we go back home.

Very friendly barista, sort of run of the mill gay dive bar energy w/ pool tables and the like. Cheap drinks. My only complaint was that 1) they didn’t have readily accessible water and 2) the water that I did get tasted moldy/awful. Essentially, I had to ask the bartender who was fairly busy for water because their wasn’t a public cooler. When I eventually got his attention, he was worried the establishment was out of cups and I was only able to get water thanks to a random empty glass he found and cleaned. However, the water from the spout tasted…horrible…stale and sour. One of the friends I came with said that his vodka soda also tasted bad. Anyways, no knock to the staff but I think this place should check their soda dispensers/fountain system.

Came here recently with a friend and had such a fun night! Shane and Jon were bartending and gave amazing service in a super packed bar. I would’ve been stressed if I were them! Definitely would come back again.

Ordered two shots. My first order of the night. Bartender just had to open his mouth and say "ever heard about tipping". You know, I would've Ordered more drinks, since its the beginning of the night. But saying that in a very disrespectful tone, A customer would leave. I left of course after that. As the owner, you would evaluate your workers. As it won't bring more business. I dont know what it was, but saying that was off putting. In the first place, glad I didn't tip. Be more humble. I always tip, you didn't deserve it in that case.

This place is great during later evenings to night sharp, however, we went there during evening time and it has few people but bar tender was very friendly and funny. We had few drinks as pre game and played pool table. They had photo booth, outdoor seating and other playstations. Drinks are reasonably priced, however, CASH only bar.