I love the vibe of this place and the bartenders are fun. I'm not super into bars and night life but this place is comfortable to hang out at for a night out. They have live music sometimes and a great drinks menu with unique names and cocktails. Prices are reasonable for the area. I don't drink alcohol much anymore, so I was glad the place has some mocktail options on the menu. Celiacs -- the bartender helped me out and made sure the ginger beer he used was a gluten free brand! read more

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Five stars for the creative name alone. We've been here to drink and to listen to live music, and it's a great place for both. I usually drive in from New Jersey but the train isn't bad if you're into multitasking while commuting or wishing you drove when it's 2 AM and The PATH is being The PATH. The bartenders definitely know what they're doing and it's just a great vibe all around if you like bars that don't mess about with sports or shotgirls. It reminds me of 2015 New York City, simpler and less try hard times. read more

Great mellow place to enjoy a cocktail with friends or to make friends! The bartenders and the DJ were very cool and the pries were reasonable. read more

One of the quirkiest spots in Astoria. Staff are all super cool (sometimes they'll make you a drink off of vibe), the music is always good (including some live acts!), and the drinks are very unique. I never regret making this my last stop of the night. read more

Great happy hour and the bar tender was super chill. I love that it doesn't have TVs and the cocktails are delicious. The bar has vintage vibes and feels like it's a historic landmark. We loved the service and we will return! read more

Don't come here. Don't spoil it for the rest of us. You hear me talking to you? Old-school. No TV screens. Good conversation. New York.

Bartender on Saturday night, Nov. 6 -registering a complaint. Part of being a bartender is understanding that barflies come in all shades and ages. The role of congenial conversationalist is par for the course. Epic fail for this guy. The wife-beater tank outfit only underscores the degree of this guy's oblivion. Not cool that this kid dismisses women by age, categorically. Blech. Stay away. Evan, fix it. You had cool women working for you at Sparrow. What the hell? read more

This is bar. Like bar for drink. Drink gud. Barman handsome n tall. Like a lot.yes. Mmhmm read more

THE LETLOVE INN - Blue. - Bars Near Me - Astoria, New York

What's with the bartender (Matt?) . Dude had the biggest attitude I've seen in many years. Hoping he just had a bad day cuz my wife and I walked in and were pretty excited to be in a different bar in our neighborhood. He wound up acting like an asshole screaming to her where to find the bathroom, then poured her the wrong drink and up-charged the vodka in my drink without telling me. I mean why would I ever go there again? What a shame. Maybe we just need to find out when he's not working. read more

Loved heavy metal chris, what a nice guy. Perfected my black and coke! This vibe is quiet and somewhat hidden in here - suits me. Lots of locals and regulars here that are also super sweet. read more

The spot was cool 5yrs. Ago. It's fast becoming a shell of it's former place and has lost much of it's Love. Unfortunately, getting harassed and bullied by a "Mansplaining-Mike" behind the bar, does not make anyone feel comfortable here. Ladies beware, you are better off elsewhere! Management needs to step in. read more

Despite the websites of both the bar and the musician associated, there is no live music here. The website says the Adam Platt Trio plays every Monday at 10pm. Adam's website says he plays every Monday at 9pm. We went for the music around 10 last night (Monday). When we walked in, it was virtually empty. We asked the bartender where the music was. He said they haven't been doing it since the pandemic. That means the website is 2 years out of date. I'm sure the cocktails are great, but the website needs to be updated so people like me don't traverse the neighborhood just to be disappointed. read more

Found myself in the Letlove Inn on a Sunday night to hear my wife's cousin's band perform. This is a typical NYC dive bar. They have a limited beer menu and the usual whiskeys. The interior is dark so I needed a flashlight to read the drink menu. The place was fairly busy on a Sunday evening. The sound was good and the lighting was adequate for music. The music was very good and they have live music often. Just remember it's drinks only, no food so eat before you go. There are plenty of restaurants in the area. read more

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This is in direct response to Dustin J's review. I was there the night he was. His group was a problem from the jump, as opposed to everyone else in the bar who was well behaved. They spilled MULTIPLE drinks and the bartender cleaned them up without a problem. It wasnt until they started bothering other people that they were told they has to go. The bartender Mike is awesome and this is a great bar. If you dont like it, you're the problem read more

It's a loud, dark, grungey dive bar which I honestly don't mind but if you looked at the cocktail menu online and thought you could order one upon walking in, you'd be wrong. The bartender will quickly make you aware that that is the old menu and will hand you a paper menu with half the items crossed off in pen. One of the cocktails on the website intrigued me so I asked the bartender if he could make a toned down version using only the ingredients he has. He said no. Two of those ingredients were rum and lemon... read more

Very cute & fun bar! We came in for a drink after dinner and we ordered the Dog Chasing Tail and Caravan! If you like date infused bourbon, I would definitely recommend the Caravan. Its presentation is pretty and strong, just the way a crafted cocktail should be. Our bartender had a sense of humor, I liked him. I would come back again to try their other craft cocktails :) read more

THE LETLOVE INN - "Dog Chasing Tail", "Caravan", Left Hand Milk Stout - Bars Near Me - Astoria, New York

I went there this evening with my husband to see my cousins band perform. I was very surprised to see so many people hanging out in a bar on a Sunday night. The venue is cozy, it has an old school look to it. Sorry no pictures of the interior as the place was rather dark, probably my only complaint about the place. Of course the music was very entertaining tonight, live music every Sunday if I am not mistaken. For a place that doesn't serve food a thought the drink menu was on the small side. Offerings include the usual, bourbon, whiskey, beers, wine (two choices served by the glass, the rest by the bottle) and a few specialty mixed drinks. Overall an OK place to go . read more

Pretty bad dive bar where the bartenders don't seem to really care about or acknowledge you unless you're a regular. The service is really, really bad and both times we went we waited at least 10-15 minutes before we were asked if we wanted a drink. The second time we went, we left after 15 minutes of waiting to be asked if we wanted a second round because the bartender was literally nowhere to be found. He kept walking in and out of some back room....I mean I was tempted to just serve myself honestly, but in the end we just left and decided to spend our money elsewhere. I kind of liked the darker lighting and ambience of the place, but it's definitely frequented by a much older crowd and lots of people by themselves sipping on their drinks contemplatively, which is fine if you're into that sorta thing. There also tends to be very mediocre soft/dad rock playing quietly in the background, which seems to pander to the crowd they draw in there. I won't be back, but if you like sipping on a few drinks by yourself without any judgment and listening to some classic dad rock, this might be just the place for you! read more

I really liked this place! Friendly, funky and just fun!! The bartender was also an awesome guy!!! read more

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Extraordinarily overpriced, dirty dive bar, with awful drinks. Avoid at all costs. Paid over SIXTY dollars for 2 beers, 2 cocktails and chips, ridiculous. The cocktails were made with bottom shelf liquor and tasted awful. The beers were overpriced. The food was cold. Do yourself a favor and go literally anywhere else. read more

This is the most extraordinary bar in the area- has a. Low key hipster vibe,, great music and lots of local scene. This is one of #Baron_von_V's favorites read more

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I am so glad my bf and I found this bar! I loved the ambiance! It was perfect for a date night. The service was great by Michael. The atmosphere was clean and following COVID protocol. Finally, drinks were perfect of course- The Minty and Ratteburger. read more

My friends and I stopped in at this North Astoria bar on a Thursday (as part of our aptly-named series, "Astoria Thursdays") around 7 PM. The space was on the smaller side and didn't have much to offer in the way of decor. The lights were on for most of our visit, but around 8, the room gets a little dimmer and the bartender comes around with candles. As one would expect at a watering hole, there were drinks aplenty: Fancy cocktails, wine, beer, and your average mixed drinks. Unfortunately, there's no food. In addition, you can't bring it in from the outside. So they let love in, but no food?? Food IS love, man. Anyway, so just the drinks. I started off with the Smoking in Bed [tequila, mezcal, St. Germain, lime juice, bitters]. I always love mezcal, and I liked the inclusion of the St. Germain, but to be honest, this drink didn't blow me away. Just a solid choice for fans of the agave. The happy hour specials ran until 8, and we had a decent amount of options to choose from: wines, wells, $2 off Pacifico (my second drink), and $1 Narragansetts. Unfortunately, when we tried to chat with the bartender about the drinks, he made it pretty clear that he had no intention of conversing with us any more than was absolutely necessary. My friend, a Rhode Island native, innocently asked if they were going to have the Narragansett shandy on tap this summer and he immediately shut her down, saying that he didn't get to choose what the bar serves and he doesn't make those decisions, etc. He could've just said he didn't know... we were essentially just trying to be friendly, but our friendliness obviously didn't go over so well. :-/ We left after spending about an hour here, mainly because we had to eat something ASAP in the face of an impending hangover the next morning. If the LetLove Inn fixed the food issue, the attitudes, and maybe spruced up the cocktails a smidge, i'd probably be inclined to give it a four. For now, it's squarely in 3-star territory. read more

Came to this bar on a Monday with my roommate and was greeted by a disgruntled hipster. Upon starting a friendly conversation I was completely shut down by the rude bartender named Chris. I tried to make friendly conversation with Chris and was continuously shut down or blatantly ignored. Word of advice: the "too cool for school" attitude isn't cute. It's annoying and off putting. Will NOT return. read more

The bartender told us we were being too loud. At 1am. On a Friday. AT A BAR. Our group made up half of the total people in this place. We all bought drinks and tipped the guy. As someone who has worked in the service industry, I have never witnessed such open disdain for good people bringing in business. He acted like a petulant parent. He told us that he 'didn't want to ask us again.' Again, it was 1am on a Friday. There were five people there. Everyone was over the age of 40. Someone was wearing long white socks with new balance sneakers. I guess the bartender likes his bars quiet and empty. I hope this bar gets quieter and emptier. read more

Came in around 11:40pm on a Saturday night and tried their cocktails. My friend got the queen bee and I got the mighty gabby. They turned out to be a lot more expensive than I thought being a 2$$ bar in Astoria. The taste and portion was mediocre too. And people were in our space a lot since we had to sit at the bar no other seats available. read more

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I surfed in here one day and I was like 'Yo sucka, you got a biiiig mouth, bi-di-Bo!' And then the bartender was like 'hey man no food allowed!' And then I was like 'Is party allowed?' And then they said 'DUH!' And then they described a cocktail and I was like 'What a story Mark!' And then we watched Samurai Cop & American Ninja 3. Best bar ever. Shut up idiots. read more

So... They don't offer any food, and they discourage any outside food inside the place, claiming it "smells the place up". As if the odor of unclean toilet could be overwhelmed... Do they forget that that have been born inside the food Mecca of nyc?! Happy hour is a joke - 4-6? Seriously? Your beers on tap are a season behind? So... What exactly are you offering beside unadorned walls (that looks like some kind of lame hipster minimalist aesthetic, or like you're too cheap to invest in good art), and a pathetic line up of "draft" beers not available on happy hour? Meh. read more

As I get older, and yes I realize I'm not that old, I have more of an appreciation for quieter, low key bars as opposed to the disdain I've developed by the overcrowded, I'm 25 and drunk bars. With that said, the letlove inn bar is a great low key spot to grab a cocktail, listen to some old school jams and just relax. The reason for the 4 stars is that I think the service could be better. If my drink is empty for over 5 minutes and you haven't asked me if I want another round (and you're not that busy), that's a problem. But despite that, I enjoy this place and absolutely will be back. read more

A bar named after a Nick Cave song already sets a high level of expectation, in my book... Fortunately, the LetLove Inn completely lives up to that! Beautiful interior design, excellent cocktails, music, and charismatic bar tenders. The perfect little neighborhood spot for meeting a friend or going on a romantic date (and, dare I say, the kind of bar I could completely envision Nick Cave himself hanging out in?). I can't wait to spend many more evenings here! p.s. apparently another yelper thought the lack of signage outside made this bar seem "sketchy"... I don't know what to say to that, except some of the best bars I've been to were the hardest ones to find or the ones with the least signage. So if you prefer loud advertisements, there are a few crappy sports bars within a 3-block radius for you. But if you're after something better than that, you'll certainly appreciate the LetLove Inn. read more

This is a nice bar to duck into a little after 4pm and have a few Missionaries (one of their delicious cocktails), before bumbling over to CVS and picking up the toilet paper your roommate always gets out of buying for some reason. I've went ahead and created a handy guide for anyone else out there who likes to get their errands done after a few stiff ones: After drinking 1 Missionary: You'll go to CVS, but you'll be just sober-buzzed enough to be miserable by the florescent lights and annoyed by the lack of selection of toilet paper. You're too lazy to go to Key Food--it's not on the way home. After drinking 2 Missionaries: You'll make it to CVS, and find the toilet paper. You'll buy goldfish crackers on a whim on your way to the self-checkout. You'll feel really, really, super about the whole ordeal. After drinking 3 Missionaries: You'll make it to CVS, stop in the entryway, turn around and order a burrito from the taco truck. Then you'll go back into CVS, buy the toilet paper, decide it might be a good idea to buy a few Snapples as well, pay by debit card, and withdraw enough cash to pay for your burrito. After 3 Missionaries + a beer: You're still determined to go to CVS, but it can wait until after this beer. After 3 Missionaries, + a beer, + any other cocktail: There is no CVS in your future. On a closing note, I would just like to add that as someone who appreciates a well-made cocktail, I like the fact that I can actually savor and smell each ingredient in my drink, without it being overpowered by stinky cheese or someone's food truck burrito. If it's a burrito that I'm not eating, I don't like it. Cheers. read more

As of July 2017, it seems my worst fears were realized. The last few times I've been here or passed by on the weekend, I've noticed some rather irritating full-of-themselves-aren't-we-all-so-cool-to-now-have-made-this-place-a-just-like-our-old-Williamsburg/Bushwick-bar-kinda-Astoria-bar. What a pity. read more

My absolute favorite cocktail bar in Astoria. Another masterpiece by Evan, who brought us The Sparrow, Mar's, and the now defunct Oleput. Some of the best classic cocktails ANYWHERE. This place is BETTER than any of Sasha Petraske's joints IMHO. Really tight, small drink menu, but they can and do mix whatever you want. Good beer selection also; wine available. Great music also; all of the bartenders have excellent taste in music and some nights they spin vynil. I was in love with this place even when they were cash-only; now that they have one of those little iPaddy Thingies to take cards, I am over the moon. This place has Evan's handprints all over it: Fantastically renovated space, great drinks, great music, awesome ambiance. Go here. read more

Not a fan, I asked the waiter if he could make me a drink of his choice and he asked me if I've ever been to a bar before. I have thanks. Hopped over to the Mosaic a block over and had a much happier night!!! Waitor was happy to make a drink read more

I don't remember the specific beers I got here so I'll just comment on the atmosphere. It's dark and moody and quiet. There were only a handful of people there on a Saturday night. They have hard wooden booths along with their bar stools, so no place really to get cozy if you're looking for couches. And the bartender was nice enough to let us share a single mug of beer. Would I go back? Meh. But it was a chill stop on the Astoria bar hop. read more

Nice, cozy interior. I love that this place is so close to home. It is exactly what I'm looking for when a laid back, relaxing night out is in order. The bartenders are meticulous when preparing your drinks. So glad I was introduced to this place. read more

The Letlove Inn has done a great job adapting to COVID restrictions. I've been here a few times with my husband and the service is great, the setup makes me feel safe and the drinks are delicious, as always. I'm grateful this spot is in our neighborhood! read more

My kind of bar! Came here, out of all nights, on NYE with a friend and the bf. The interior consists of that well-worn, antique décor that so many other bars in and around NYC all seem to have. Cocktails were decent (I had the Queen Bee). Since it was NYE, the place got super crowded shortly after we had arrived, so I'm not sure if that's how it's like normally. Would definitely like to return in the near future, though. read more

Great bar to fade away in. Sparingly lit, tall ceilings, dark wood. This drinkers bar has real presence, every corner of it even down to the WC. If you are a fan of Bachelard's Poetics of Space you will feel right at home here. The bartenders are the perfect paradox being laid back and on the ball! The crowd is a mixed bag which is always a good thing. LETLOVE won't let you down, I promise. read more

This place is just the worst. I showed up for a drink last Friday afternoon. Not only was there no one here yet.... but the bar wasn't even set up. The lights were off and there was absolutely no music. I mean what kind of place is completely quiet? No ambiance. So I begrudgingly started my drinking experience at this establishment by turning on some lights and putting on some music. I then figured if I want a drink I'd better set up the bar, sweep the floor, take the chairs down and cut fruit. Just as I was ready to sit down and finally have a drink I realized there was no ice!!! I went downstairs to the ice machine and got some, restocking some of the beers while I was at it. The basement was very nice and clean but once again... no music. #FML Some other customers came in and I gave them menus since no one else was going to do it. This is when I really became inconvenienced. They wanted some drinks and since the service here was so non existent I felt it was my obligation to help them out. I made their drinks and this trend continued for the better part of the next 4 hours. Around 8pm the bartender finally showed up. He was a skinny curly haired guy that looked like he just woke up. He didn't even thank me for helping out while he was tardy and then DIDN'T EVEN ASK ME IF I WANTED A DRINK!!! The real kicker was right around this time it started getting really busy so people kept asking me for drinks. It was an avid bar-goers worst nightmare! I had to help the bartender out for ANOTHER 5 HOURS!! Every time I tried to leave the bar I got another drink order. Needless to say I was mortified. It was around 1am when the bartender finally handed me a bunch of money and told me to have a seat at the bar and have a drink. I must say the young man who I had become fast friends with that evening was quite the Cocktologist. I enjoyed the drink so much that I ALMOST forgot I had waited over 9 hours to get it. Pros: The drinks are great, once you eventually receive them, and if you get here early enough you can actually make a couple hundred bucks give or take. Cons: Drinks take FOREVER to get, and your back may hurt a bit at then end of your visit. Overall I recommend it but there is much room for improvement here. They asked me to come back every Friday and I think I might but for Christ's sake get your act together LetLove Inn!! read more