The drinks are quite exquisite here at Death & Co. You can find classics, and drinks that are on the avant-garde side, all well-balanced. Some are tiki-like, some shrubs, some flips, some wine based; nothing bad here, only good, better best! Popcorn, pickles and olives are my recommendations for snacks.
Death and Co used to be my favorite place but they have been slipping lately. The quality of the drinks is very uneaven. Sometimes it is great, sometimes it is pretty bad.It seems it really depends on the mood of the bartender or the type of drink you get. If you are paying $23+ for a drink (the price of a whole meal), I’d expect a bit better quality control.This place seems to have gone the same arc as other popular places (like angelShare) where the owners cash out on their reputation and milk the profits until the bar is run to the ground.Rip D&C, you used to be a great place. Now more of a tourist trap.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
ReedH
If there’s one cocktail bar I return to again and again and again, it’s Death & Co. This is a NYC cocktail institution of the highest order. The atmosphere is exactly what you want in a cocktail bar - dark and refined. And the bartenders and cocktails are truly among the best in the city. The menu is quite lengthy and changes a couple times a year so there’s always something new to try. And they are some incredible cocktails - no basic manhattans and Negronis here. Be prepared to be impressed!
Todd Ruggles
I was treated very rudely by the server. This place is pitch black. I used my my phone light under the table. The server was abrupt to me in front of my family/party by telling me not to use my phone. I declined to tip him. He confronted me outside the bar. This place seems to think you are doing them a favor by patronizing their business. Maybe the owner should train their employees in better techniques to deal with customers who can’t read the menu in the dark. Benjamin Franklin: that which hurts, instructs.
Jim Azarelo
If you are a craft cocktail lover, you owe it to yourself to visit. Death & Co are on the forefront of cocktail innovation, using rare and homemade ingredients to wow you. If something is trendy now, odds are they did it 2 years ago. Service and ambiance can't be beat. Get there early if you want the best chance of getting in.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andreas Apostolopoulos
The place that started it all! They wrote the book on eclectic creative cocktails and it shows! Speakeasy vibes with incredibly creative drinks and even very comfortable seating (rare for places like these). Can't miss this place if you're a budding mixologist or cocktail aficionado!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Justin McDonald
We've done Death & Co the last few times we've been in the city, and it's always worth the trip. Service is amazing, and the bartenders will guide you in the right direction if you don't see something on their expansive cocktail menu you want.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mariano Affranchino
Good reception at door outside. Terrible rude service at bar. They act like doing you a favor while they may honor customers. On the other hand, burrata is a burrata, not a blended shake burrata. May come back for a second chance. Hope to get a real professional bar tender.
Me and my friends came to the bar because my friend’s grandma passed away. We put our name down at 8:40. At 10:15, We have been told there is only one table before us. We waited at the door for another 45 mins, the staff told us there is still one group before us. And during the 45 mins, people kept get in and out the bar. And altogether we wait for 3 hours and didn’t get in. This is absurd.
Service: 1
Alison Pouw
fantastic cocktails. you’ll meet new people and it’s poppin all the time. fantastic balance of flavours and fantastic martinis. really cool vibe and great service. absolutely love this spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mattia Martinelli
Very cozy place; little and dark with a nice atmosphere. Delicious cocktails. Very expensive though (19-25 $ per drink). Price is aligned with the city’s average; it just feels overpriced for us tourists.Overall very nice experience and recommended if you want to have a nice drink.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mandy
Delicious cocktails no matter your spirit preference, and the only place I’ve had NA drinks that were as delightful and complex as a cocktail. Always something new to try, and nothing like what I would make at home (in the best way).
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Matteo Melani
Cocktail institution! Bar tenders are very nice, fast and knowledgeable. Some of the best drinks I have ever tried. Atmosphere is superb. It is like entering a different world.
Immaculate vibes and drinks
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Expensive but well-made cocktails
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The drinks are quite exquisite here at Death & Co. You can find classics, and drinks that are on the avant-garde side, all well-balanced. Some are tiki-like, some shrubs, some flips, some wine based; nothing bad here, only good, better best! Popcorn, pickles and olives are my recommendations for snacks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Whiskey Shaken Citrus Smokey, Popcorn
Death and Co used to be my favorite place but they have been slipping lately. The quality of the drinks is very uneaven. Sometimes it is great, sometimes it is pretty bad.It seems it really depends on the mood of the bartender or the type of drink you get. If you are paying $23+ for a drink (the price of a whole meal), I’d expect a bit better quality control.This place seems to have gone the same arc as other popular places (like angelShare) where the owners cash out on their reputation and milk the profits until the bar is run to the ground.Rip D&C, you used to be a great place. Now more of a tourist trap.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
If there’s one cocktail bar I return to again and again and again, it’s Death & Co. This is a NYC cocktail institution of the highest order. The atmosphere is exactly what you want in a cocktail bar - dark and refined. And the bartenders and cocktails are truly among the best in the city. The menu is quite lengthy and changes a couple times a year so there’s always something new to try. And they are some incredible cocktails - no basic manhattans and Negronis here. Be prepared to be impressed!
I was treated very rudely by the server. This place is pitch black. I used my my phone light under the table. The server was abrupt to me in front of my family/party by telling me not to use my phone. I declined to tip him. He confronted me outside the bar. This place seems to think you are doing them a favor by patronizing their business. Maybe the owner should train their employees in better techniques to deal with customers who can’t read the menu in the dark. Benjamin Franklin: that which hurts, instructs.
If you are a craft cocktail lover, you owe it to yourself to visit. Death & Co are on the forefront of cocktail innovation, using rare and homemade ingredients to wow you. If something is trendy now, odds are they did it 2 years ago. Service and ambiance can't be beat. Get there early if you want the best chance of getting in.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The place that started it all! They wrote the book on eclectic creative cocktails and it shows! Speakeasy vibes with incredibly creative drinks and even very comfortable seating (rare for places like these). Can't miss this place if you're a budding mixologist or cocktail aficionado!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
We've done Death & Co the last few times we've been in the city, and it's always worth the trip. Service is amazing, and the bartenders will guide you in the right direction if you don't see something on their expansive cocktail menu you want.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good reception at door outside. Terrible rude service at bar. They act like doing you a favor while they may honor customers. On the other hand, burrata is a burrata, not a blended shake burrata. May come back for a second chance. Hope to get a real professional bar tender.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
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Me and my friends came to the bar because my friend’s grandma passed away. We put our name down at 8:40. At 10:15, We have been told there is only one table before us. We waited at the door for another 45 mins, the staff told us there is still one group before us. And during the 45 mins, people kept get in and out the bar. And altogether we wait for 3 hours and didn’t get in. This is absurd.
Service: 1
fantastic cocktails. you’ll meet new people and it’s poppin all the time. fantastic balance of flavours and fantastic martinis. really cool vibe and great service. absolutely love this spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very cozy place; little and dark with a nice atmosphere. Delicious cocktails. Very expensive though (19-25 $ per drink). Price is aligned with the city’s average; it just feels overpriced for us tourists.Overall very nice experience and recommended if you want to have a nice drink.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious cocktails no matter your spirit preference, and the only place I’ve had NA drinks that were as delightful and complex as a cocktail. Always something new to try, and nothing like what I would make at home (in the best way).
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Cocktail institution! Bar tenders are very nice, fast and knowledgeable. Some of the best drinks I have ever tried. Atmosphere is superb. It is like entering a different world.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5