Ritz Bar Lounge

Jeffrey P

The Ritz was recently renovated not too long ago. The new lighting in the back is amazing and gives the dancefloor an exciting vibe. The drinks prices are a little bit lower under the new management. There is no cover charge most nights. The drinks are made well and the bartenders are friendly and welcoming.

Emery Ville

Great gay bar. I went on a Wednesday night. They had a nice Latin night. Sexy gogo boys, cute customers and strong cocktails. They have two-drink minimum if you use a credit card but they are super nice about it.

K Shimanovsky

I'm so thrilled that this place got renovated and revived! It has become my go-to spot again in Hell's Kitchen for a terrific happy hour (served by cute bartenders). Friday and Saturday nights are amazing to come dance with all my friends. The crowd is beautiful and the vibes are perfect.

Kacper Traczyk

One of my favorite places in Hell’s Kitchen! It has such a great vibe, always good music, fun people, and an incredibly nice staff. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a welcoming and lively gay bar in the neighborhood.

jessica sr

the diva at the door gave me such an attitude she ruined my night. i was sending the venmo for the cover which was no big deal and while it was loading she said "oh this must be really hard for you." mind you i was sober and in the process of doing it she was just impatient and so i held my arm out to be stamped and she stamped it once like normal and then wouldnt let my arm go and aggressively stamped my arm another 5-6 times. its pride weekend. im just trying to have a good time. ive been to the ritz a million times and its always fun. i love the renovations and generally havent had a bad experience but she was so unnecessarily mean.

Maui World Travelers

We decided to check out the NYC gay club scene, and social media brought us here. ATMOSPHERE: The long and narrow bar is very dim. The front section features a small bar with some seating. In the back was a small dance floor and an even smaller walk-up only bar. The music was good. No cover on Thursday nights. We walked in and walked out. It had nothing to do with the biz, but just me. Either I'm getting old, or am over the club scene, or was not having it that night, or a combination of all three lol. I'm now more into sitting down actually hearing and conversing with someone rather than standing around and shouting everything. OVERALL: Nice place if you want to dance. Go elsewhere for a more chill scene.

D S

I'm sad to see the place getting emptier and emptier. Today there were only 15 people ALL NIGHT... I wish it a speedy recovery! And it's not fair to charge admission to events like Treta, an event that's not of interest to tourists or locals.

Kevin Nguyen

I went with some friends but we only stayed for about seven minutes. On our way out, we were blocked by this guy, honestly, I couldn’t tell if he worked there or not—who kept power-tripping and demanding that I say 'excuse me' before he’d let us pass???

Andy Gonzalez

I went to The Ritz last night with friends, and the experience was pretty disappointing. The bar was basically empty, possibly around 10 people inside yet one of my friends wasn’t allowed in because he had a New York consular ID. He even showed a second government ID (expired but clearly valid for identification), and the security guy was still rude and dismissive. What makes it confusing is that every other club we went to accepted the same IDs with no issue. Even his NYC city ID card had been denied by The Ritz before, which just feels inconsistent and unnecessary. When I mentioned this in a previously posted review, the owners claimed we were involved in a “physical altercation” inside the bar or in the proximity of the bar for which we were denied access — which never happened. We never even stepped inside because we weren’t about to leave our friend outside. So seeing them make up a story like that instead of actually addressing the real issue was honestly pretty frustrating. They claimed to have camera footage which I’d be interested in seeing given we weren’t inside and went pacifically to a local Queens bar instead. I get that places have policies, but the way it was handled felt unwelcoming, especially for a bar that advertises inclusivity. Please do better I’ve been to this bar before and it’s usually great but this interaction and the after response from the bar management is not it.

Mejda OT

A place where racism and bad drinks reign. Never again. Reply to management: You can check your cameras again. Here is a recount of what happened. My friends and I came in for the Love island finale event. Some of the guests there thought it was cute to sit atop of us with their feet next to us. My friend handled the situation with grace. That happened twice. The guests were white and my friends were black. Those guests were not happy with my friend advocating for herself and kept being passive aggressive. There was hostility and disrespect. Now, for the bartender on shift that day. I had ordered three drinks of the special menu. The reason we chose that drink is because my friend is allergic to citrus and on the list of ingredients, it mentioned no citrus. I told the bartender about my friend’s allergy, they seemed to understand. I emphasized that no garnish is needed either. They brushed me off claiming they heard me. They proceeded to ask me if she was ok with lemon juice (I answered politely but as a server myself, that wasn’t an attentive service), they replaced the lemon juice with pineapple juice and proceeded to put a lime in the drink as garnish. I told them: no garnishes are needed, she is severely allergic to citrus. They were visibly inconvenienced, I suggested they give me the drink and make another one for her. They started giving me attitude and when they handed me the check, they didn’t acknowledge their mistake rather slammed the check at me and went on their merry way. I didn’t think I need to have a whole recount of events but the fact that you didn’t even think to come up with a better response, is very telling on who this establishment is trying to cater to. Inclusivity is just a front to disguise how poorly managed this place is. Also, the drinks are utterly disgusting: over usage of sugary syrups and mixers to hide the awful standard of liquor choices.