Loved the music and vibes here. Best old fashioned in town. Staff were extremely friendly. I'll definitely be back.

Love the lighting and ambiance. There are three distinct hangout spots for all ages, including a house party type pong table area. Came here with friends around 24 neat place read more

The bartender charged us for a $150 bottle of champagne that we never ordered. Called on the phone as soon as I noticed and they said I would have to go in and speak with a manager. I went in twice and the manager was miraculously not in and they couldn't get a hold of him. The third time I went and waited for over two hours for him to come in. Such a negative experience. read more

This place has great music and great atmosphere please go here ! If you want sports and a good time this is your place !! read more

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such a nice vibe and the people are so nice! walked in and was immediately welcomed by the staff. would 100% recommend this place. drinks are cheap too which is a huge plus read more

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Wow where to start! This place is best gone to if you're looking for a random dive bar and not expecting anything at all. The music is awesome, it has a random ass fog machine, there's Halloween lights up on the ceiling with dollar bills everywhere and a mural with candles on the walls. Then there's beer pong downstairs and a lounge upstairs..?? Case in point, it's a straight up vibe and I'm all here for it. It some how works together and just feels like a cool place. Drinks are in the $10-15 range but hey, there's free popcorn available too! Favorite bar to go to. Please don't go if you're a Karen. read more

Standard "dime a dozen" after work bar where one can relax with co-workers and have a few. Place is dark however we found bartenders to be friendly with fast / alert service (give them a generous early tip and you're good). Beers are priced reasonable compared to nearby competition. read more

the staff is professional, I like their service, the atmosphere is pleasant, the music is great read more

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FREE POPCORN. Good vibes and they have table service which is super nice. Great late happy hour too. Once again great popcorn.

Great dive bar type spot with comfy seating. Went it right at opening and was able to contribute to the dollar bills on the walls.

Always a fun place to go after work or if you just want to chill and have some drinks. Attentive staff, great music and can't beat the popcorn. Awesome atmosphere and reasonable priced. Highly recommended. read more

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they have pong downstairs and the drinks come with free popcorn!! so fun & cute. upstairs was too hot

Best bar beast welcoming loving it m Elena is the best Lila is the best loving the bar the security guy and everything read more

Ambience is great and there were a bunch of fun games to play for those who wanted to!

Blech. I know it says Dive Bar in the title but it really isn't, it is more of an approximation of a dive bar, titty joint, college pub, and rat hole thrown into one place. You can say it has its charms but I found them short lived. First off, they water down the shots used in the $7 special. This was noticeable by taste and consistency. Second, the pours are inconsistent and I was charged three separate prices for the same drink throughout the night. Plus one of the waitresses asked me to give her money via Cash App. All Klass. Given the above, the patrons are a sad lot of aggressive and dim. The downstairs is mostly a pit of shame, with a low ceilinged death trap in which to play beer pong. The "games" consisted of a couple broken video games and a Golden Tee circa 2007. I see why this place is called Snafu. I guess I should have known what I was getting myself into. But you can heed my warnings and go spend your money somewhere else. read more

Came here with some coworkers last night. It's a pretty cool bar. Price came out to $60 for 5 of us so the prices weren't too bad. Some pros: They offer unlimited freshly popped free popcorn There's a golf video game half floor below 2 Beer pong tables in the basement Overall it seems like everyone has a good time here and it's a nice hang out spot with some friends. It's decently spacious so I never felt too cramped. They also have sitting down tables half flight up. I never had a problem getting the attention of any of the bartenders. Definitely would come back again. read more

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Perfect after party place nice and safe even for a ladies . Reasonable price for drinks love it

Great bar with reasonably priced drinks and great vibes / music! Servers are very friendly and attentive. They only serve drinks and popcorn, but a little known tip is that you can BYO food. read more

Free popcorn I mean that's awesome. service is really friendly. I have only been here the one time but the staff made me feel at home. Great prices for NYC. read more

Happy hour prices are just okay...($5 fireball shots, $8 prosecco, $10 margaritas) but the place is decorated cutely for the holidays with lights. Location is very convenient for those working in midtown east. They have a downstairs that has two beer pong tables, which is probably the most fun part. Brings me back to the good old college days.... They also give free popcorn when you order drinks. The waitress was nice and decently attentive downstairs. There's a $12 credit card minimum. read more

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First time and dig the lights! Cocktails were strong (the way I like!) and service very attentive. Went on a Monday or Tuesday (whirlwind week) and felt like it was the weekend. Sign of a truly awesome spot. Go upstairs past the bar for more seating and just chill :) read more

Came here on Labor Day. This place is a short walk from my apartment. They have an arcade and beer pong table downstairs. Also some comfy sofas upstairs. I took a star off because the first bartender was rude. She ignored me for orders even though there was barely anyone there. My friend thought she was rude too when asking about happy hour specials. She told us to look at the board. She also didn't want to keep our card open because it was close to the end of her shift. The other bartender after her shift was a lot nicer. This place has free popcorn. The drink prices are on the more expensive side for a dive bar. read more

What did we just walk into? This place looks like something u run into while u are on vacation not so much a place u think u would find in midtown Manhattan... First thing I notice is the great happy hour specials decent options for $8 Rosé & Prosecco even better deal for the $6 shots all day JD honey & Fireball good but dangerous options Lolll ! We came in & sat at the bar started with a Pitcher of Lagunitas great beer hard to go wrong this followed by some Fire ball shots later on made for one fun night. All the drinking of course makes u hungry that Popcorn completely hits the spot so good hard to put it down. Second time around we sat on top where the comfy couches are this time we gave the Rosé a try not bad at all. Service at the bar is quicker, sitting down not bad prices are great during happy hour. Interesting vibe in this place work place meets the frat house, it's loud, rowdy with decent music playing overall a cool place to hang & get drinks. read more

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My first time in NY from LA, very friendly staff, veeery strong cocktails just how I like, fun music, what else do you want in the bar?? Placed in convenient location in center of Midtown. Very nice crowd even on Thursday night, everyone clearly having fun. Definitely recommend to visit! read more

Definitely your quintessential dive bar. A bunch of us came and sat in the upstairs section for a few rounds. The bartender was drunker than anyone there which benefitted us since she lost track of how many drinks we had and apparently undercharged us. They have a small array of draft beers but a few, like the local IPA, were quite good. Free popcorn and some decent tunes on the player. read more

A dive bar right in the middle of manhattan. Lively and fun even at 2am. Pretty bartenders, for those keeping score. They cancel out the ugly me! read more

Snafu is a great little divey-type bar in Midtown. This is your typical after work, happy hour spot with loud music and cheap booze, delivered quickly with a smile. This place is narrow and can get crowded, especially after work. That said, it is a great, no nonsense place to get a drink with friends or colleagues. The crowd is mostly dudes that work nearby in some form of financial services. My visit was a Friday happy hour meetup with a friend. We got a few drinks and they were turned out quickly even though the place was jammed. The bartenders were quick with a drink and the waitstaff came by often to check on us to make sure we had full drinks. The level of service here is definitely better than your typical Midtown dive bar. read more

Our blonde-haired angel waitress fed us popcorn and our favorite beers at a perfect clip. Sitting on the red leather couches in the back was magic, such an intimate and comfortable setting for three friends to gather and laugh and hear eachother's conversations at a respectable volume. Nice people from bouncer to bartender. Tons of dudes. Cheers. Will be back! read more

Stopped in this place on Saint Pattys day and had a great time. This was my second time ever going here so it is about time I get a chance to write a review on it. Drinks and shots are pretty cheap considering it's a bar in New York. Decent beer selection and the bartenders are nice and very attentive. My bartender made my friend and I two pretty good Irish car bombs. Bathrooms were also pretty clean which is always nice. In general ..this place is actually pretty big. It is also very dark...feels like nighttime even during the day which I did not mind. There are three floors. The top floor is more like a lounge with a fire place, cozy couches and TVs. They also have a server going around to see if you need any to drink and she will bring it right up to you which was very convenient. The middle floor (where you enter the bar) had a standard dive bar like look to it. They have strobe lights for nighttime. The downstairs is big with a pool table and a couple of video games. I did not see anyone down there really. I personally think they should redo it and make another bar down there ..keep the pool table and get rid of the games because I have yet to see anyone playing them. Just a personal opinion. I am considering having my next birthday party here because of all the space this place has and I really liked it. So it is safe to say I will absolutely be back for another visit! read more

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the ambiance is pretty chill and relaxed, the sofas are comfortable and you get free popcorn! I don't go out to bars often, and when I do I drink until I don't care about where I am, but I have to give props to Snafu. I really enjoyed the stay. If you're looking for somewhere with a chill vibe, good music and good drinks, I'd definitely suggest you give this place a try. read more

Amidst all the upscale/white collar pubs in the area with the likes of Wheeltapper, Bierhaus, and Connolly's, Snafu offers an excellent change of pace. No frills, crowded, surrounded by a hint of dive. Being served by a female bartenders and waitresses wearing short shorts is certainly something that I could get used to again. Happy hour drinks for around $5 and free popcorn are more than sufficient to accommodate patrons looking for a few drinks without spending hotel-bar type prices. The crowd is a good mix of young professionals and hipster-types. It gets raucous and claustrophobic at night, so weeknights are the best nights to visit. read more

After passing Snafu no less than a bazillion times and living right by it for two years, it took until I was no longer a regular in the area for me to finally make my way inside. Impressive bar, if I do say so myself! It's much larger than you'd think, with three floors, yet it felt so small because it was packed packed packed with a Friday happy hour crowd! Now...speaking of happy hour...lets discuss the specials...$3 BEERS! Whaaaaat? Anyway, despite the chaos inside Snafu, the bartenders were great and speedy. Shame on me for not knowing what a gem this place is for so long! read more

I am regular and checked in every week! Bartenders are attractive and friendly. Happy hour patrons are mostly bankers who works around the area, during weekend you'll see some tourists as well. Location is ideal. Just few blocks away from grand central and the E, M train on 51st and lex. Happy hour bud light special only $3 and free wifi access, laptop friendly before 4:30 pm! Next to Dainobu Japanese supermarket (great lunch box deals). What I love about snafu is the jukebox and I can easily download an app to play song remotely from it or slipped in the dollar hills to play your fav tunes. Popcorn on the house for everyone and pool table downstair, with some other games too. read more

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Came here after work with two co-workers. By 5:30 PM on a Wednesday it was decently busy. It is super divey and not something I would pick to go to. They serve popcorn with their drinks but it was kinda stale so I didn't eat much. I think they had beer specials during happy hour but I'm not sure because I ordered a vodka soda and it wasn't that cheap and definitely not tito's like they said it would be. Nothing totally wrong with this place, but also nothing great. It was too divey for my taste but some people like that vibe so I can see why it was busy. Also, there aren't too many sport in midtown east for casual after work drinks. read more

Good atmosphere. Nice bartenders. Sneakily strong drinks. And inexpensive too. I'm not even a dive bar fan. When a good bar is found, recognition must be given, no matter what the bar's category is. I'll go back. Good sat night fun. read more

Expensive drinks! We ordered off a menu hung up inside the bar and when we received the bill, they charged me $16 for ONE shot! I had a couple shots because the menu said it was $8 per Casamigos shot and my bill ended up being $48 for three tequila shots! When we confirmed with the waitress to make sure we were charged right, she said that the prices on the menu were only for Happy Hour yet the menu didn't say that the drinks were Happy Hour or that the prices were only available from x time to x time. For $16 a shot, I might as well have gotten a $16 cocktail at a nice roof top instead of this place. Misleading and ridiculous prices! read more

Came here with a group of about 10 people on a Saturday afternoon. The place was empty, which, frankly, I prefer. This is an awesome bar with a good drink selection and plenty of space to lounge around. Great for groups large and small. read more

Okay...if you have ever been to Whiskey Traders Bar more than a few times then you might of heard of Snafu because it and another bar is owned by the same person. Snafu is almost a splitting image of Whiskey's with the way bar is set up and seating area. The upstairs area is cool to lounge with a group of ppl to chill and watch some sporting events. Went here for the first time and many more times to come, last Saturday. Had a margarita and a mango mojito...BOTH very good and inexpensive ($5 each)...can't really beat that. Bar tenders there are attentive and friendly and you can catch multiple sporting events there being that that they have several TV's in the vicinity. This place is a MUST for either after work or a late night out just to chill... read more

Had stopped going here since the place stunk and the bargirls were just a shitshow. Last Saturday I was looking for a place to watch the final soccer game, so I walked right into a mostly empty bar. I immediately noticed it didn't smell like it used to. They sanded the nasty floors, and overall seemed much scrubbed clean that I remembered. What really helped was the gracious bartender. Marco. A super attentive guy who completely turned my whole perspective back on what it used to be my favorite neighborhood bar. I hope Marco's good work just keeps going. There's more competition coming into the area, and I'd hate to see this legend go. Oh. And if the attraction are the girls. Just let them just be that. Attraction. They can't even be good to serve for shut!. read more

College kids? Everywhere. The shots here are awesome. The drinks are pretty nice and cheap. Some how I ended up with pizza, no idea where if came from but it was great. The guys at the door are nice but I can't stand when people pay so much attention to what race I am and try to make connections and pass judgement based on that. As my friend and I walked up to the guy ( Hispanic) said we must be with the birthday party because the girl is black and we could ONLY be here for that. We laughed it off and let it slide but I did let him know when I saw him again that he was dead wrong. It was a birthday party but he had the wrong black girl and I added that he should be careful with those comments. Don't know who you're going to offend. This is America. More importantly NYC. The melting pot of the universe. If you still think black people only party with black people you are sadly mistaken buddy. Anyways. The waitresses were pretty nice. Attentive. They come around and take your order and drop your drinks off. They're pretty good with it too. We received everything we ordered in a timely fashion and she made suggestions. They also have this yummy popcorn they keep out for everyone. Typically I don't like popcorn but when you have this crunchy buttery little puff in front of you you can't resist. I would like to try this spot on another night. See how the crowd is. I had a pretty good time here. read more