Josie's

First time visiting, right after the Super Bowl in 2026. Came to play pool, multiple white people calling black people the N word. As a black guy not for me.

Etelle Stephan

Came in with 10 people we were getting settled and bar tender was nasty about us needing to order. Deeply unfriendly vibe. We left instead of giving them business.

Aagat Sapkota

The bartender kept asking for more tips like 100% more. Very unprofessional. Try to avoid the Irish barber if you can.

Lama Lama Lama

Saturday night an intimidating black male was blocking the entrance and demanded to see my ID before I could enter. I left right away after using the ladies room

Sarah Burris

This place is terrible, I’d give it no stars if I could. God forbid anyone asks for a water even after buying drinks, you’ll get shouted out by the bartender. Really wanted to like it here because I’ve enjoyed it other times, but this was so odd, no one did anything to deserve this behavior. Wishing them the worst

Ryan McGraw

had the absolute work experience at this bar ever and after reading all of the other reviews, it is clear our experience was not a unique one. we came in on a saturday afternoon and got a table and a couple of rounds of drinks. we were there for a couple hours speaking amongst ourselves at our table, when we asked for some waters, at which point the bartender told us it was time for us to leave. we were floored and pushed back, asking why we couldn’t have water as we were paying customers (who had tipped quite well might I add). we proceeded to get heckled by her and her posse of regulars at the bar until we left. the bartender was a white, late 30s female, with long brown hair, and a horrible attitude. it was comforting to at least see the plethora of similar reviews online that proved we did nothing to deserve that, but it amazes me a dump like this can continue to stay open when there are 1,000,000 better bars with kind humans running them within a 5 block radius. avoid this place like the plague.

Ana

Old man pouring drinks stared at my boyfriend and I then began to curse us out , tell us we had nice fake IDS after serving us “proper” , and recommended we finish our drinks fast as he seems to enjoy telling customers to get out. There was nothing we had done wrong and if you are easily traumatized, don’t go here. Man had zero business acting so distasteful at his “proper pub” , nauseating experience. Also if you don’t leave a generous tip for bad service , expect a temper tantrum.

Zhu Wang

Negative 100 stars - most hostile place in alphabet city This was the first—and absolutely the last—time we will ever set foot in this establishment. The bartender was not only shockingly rude, but also painfully slow and inattentive. We were reprimanded for simply taking photos of ourselves and the ambiance as if this bar were some exclusive, high-security venue. Read the room, everyone was happy no wascomplaining. Let’s be clear—taking photos in a bar is not against any New York City, state, or federal law. So unless this bar considers itself above the law, the hostility was entirely unwarranted. What’s even more absurd is the flood of photos on this bar’s own Google Reviews. Were all of those patrons thrown out too? In our case, the bartender called security to remove us—despite the fact that we remained completely calm, quiet, and non-aggressive throughout. In 16 years of living in New York, I have never encountered service this unprofessional or disrespectful. Do yourself a favor and avoid this place entirely. There are countless better bars in this city that will treat you like a human being.

Raif Lambert

Bartender will be a rude jerk unless you’re a regular. Straight hostility off the bat as they give you the “rules” of the bar. Honestly 100+ better dive bar options in a 5 min radius

Annabelle

Senile white guy working the bar demanded a tip from me for taking 2 seconds to hand me a canned beer. Proceeded to patronisingly lecture me and asked me to smile. Cheers mate if you want to rail about tipping culture you should understand that it requires an actual service and not running your mouth xx

Sophie P

HORRIBLE service, bouncer denies real out-of-state ID that SCANNED without checking any sign of legitimacy. Bouncer was standing inside when we showed up, as we opened the door he was a bit aggressive and we were forced to step back away from the door. I get it, you need to check IDs outside, but maybe you should be outside instead of ambushing people at the door as they try to come in. We handed over our IDs immediately. He took my MD ID, flipped it over immediately and scanned it, then handed back me without saying anything. He then did the same exact thing with my friends IDENTICAL MD ID, flipped it over and scanned it immediately, and then shook his head. Both IDs scanned obviously because they were real, but he barely even looked at either of them. He had each of our IDs in his hand for maybe three seconds, and clearly didn't take the time to even read the birthdays or check for ANY signs of legitimacy. A group of seven people came up behind us and were let in no problem, so it obviously wasn't a capacity issue. If you can’t tell a legitimate out of state ID as a bouncer it's time to find a new job. It's ridiculous to deny two people like that without even looking at the ID.

Sarah Colbert

I had an incredibly strange and horrible experience here. My friends and I were enjoying ourselves until myself (woman) accompanied my upset friend (woman) to the bathroom, and when we left we found the bartender waiting outside the bathroom to kick us out. We were polite and respectful when we were told we had to be kicked out because they have a “no two people in the bathroom” policy. We immediately left, but were SO confused because there was no signage about such policy and we weren’t even given a warning. In fact, we waited in line to use a bathroom that two people came out of! There seemed to be a double standard in effect and if the female bartender there didn’t like you just by the way you looked, you were targeted. I respect that bars have to have rules in place to prevent nefarious activities from occurring in the bathrooms, but in 100% honesty we were just two girls innocently accompanying each other to the bathroom out of habit (this is not unusual in girl world). I think to prevent problems like this in the future the rules should be made clear through signage or a warning should be given first before taking such drastic action.

Brandon Pettola

We were all having a good time until the rude bartender ruined our whole night. I was trying to get his attention to order a drink (without saying anything or being overly annoying) (also waiting an abnormally long time) and he lashed out at me, saying that he can see me and I’m being annoying and he is super busy. I was just subtly motioning to him to get his attention. He did not make it known that he sees me. All of my friends agreed his reaction was extremely inappropriate. He was extremely loud and rude and aggressive when talking to me. He also lashed out at my friend when trying to pay, making comments like “what’s so confusing?” And “wow look at me it’s my first time at a bar”. Funny enough, one of the people we were with said he hates this place cause he’s gotten yelled at by a bartender before for celebrating a win in pool. If you are a young male aged 22-26, don’t come here cause the pathetic bartenders will feel intimidated by you and hate you immediately. Don’t care if you’re busy and having a bad night, no excuse to talk to me that way. Also worth noting that they will continuously be very polite to any young girl, and serve them constantly. The bartenders are clearly on a power trip since this spot is small and local, and they think that they get to play up the “local bar that’s gritty” trope or whatever. Also hilarious how there’s so many reviews on here saying the exact same thing. Point is, just don’t come here.

Andrew Tai

Josie's was most hostile bar experience I have ever had. The bartender was unfriendly and would openly make fun of patrons for ordering cheaper drinks. There was a environment of elitists and predator drinking where the bartender would shame customers by not allow them to be served well drinks to be served; absolutely disgusting. Beyond that she was was truly an ameteur bartender, having one to four second pours and inconsistency across the board. Definitely a place not to get your money's worth. I feel bad for the owner for having to deal with such a troublesome and entitled bartender. I would rate it a 0 if I could.