Eastside Billiards

It seems the best time to come here is in the middle of a weekday. You will be able to have the run of the place if you do. The friend I came with, who could be a verifiable pool shark had a lot of fun here. I am lousy at pool but since it didn’t get all competitive, we had fun. The guy who took our food order was really nice as well; we chatted some with him & he said it gets packed on weekends. I like that it was clean, not creepy or gross or disgusting in terms of cleanliness. If you play pool, you should go check it out.

STAY AWAY! Racist Staff Racist Staff and Racist Staff:
I attended a work evening event on January 28^th (yesterday). There were 2 white millennial bartenders. I ordered a Long Island and a white coworker came after me and asked for beer. She didn’t know what type of beer she wanted. Instead of the male bartender serving my drink, the male bartender just dropped everything and provided the white coworker a sampling of their beers while I was standing there waiting! I was so dumbfounded. There was no acknowledgement of what was going on, the second bartender just looked and didn’t even offer to take my order while the male bartender pandered to my white coworker ! No apology whatsoever for making me wait. Because it was a work event I felt tongue-​tied and just shocked by the overt racism! I am definitely letting HR know so that the organizers can be informed of how their employees of color are being treated! This is in Manhattan where overt racism is supposedly dead!!! How dare he? I am so exasperated. I can’t even! To all my people of color, if you want to be treated with dignity AVOID THIS PLACE

Stopped in here to watch the Seahawks game via redzone. The pool tables were full but no one at the bar. Perfect.
The bartender, Ryan, was great and fun to talk with. We were just visiting NYC and he had a lot of good information of different areas and food. They had a happy hour until 7PM which made for cheap drinking while watching the game.
We ended up coming back later in our trip to play some pool and enjoyed that as well. They had plenty of sticks to choose from and it wasn’t too expensive as 20 $ for two people for the hour.

Nice, well lit, lots of tables, also ping-​pong, foosball, some arcade, and the bar that serves a little pizza, too. My partner-​in-​crime also enjoyed it a lot, and would definitely come back.

I brought my girl here to play pool on a friday night … First of all the music is horrid and no jukebox. literally coldplay nickelback and all slow im gonna kill myself bc im sad music all night. Even after requesting a music change bartender said its pandora… ok then change the channel bc it was literally putting people to sleep. After midnight it gets ghetto so if thats not your thing id steer clear. I wouldve loved to keep playing pool but the vibe is horrible despite the pool tables being a legit size. Money poorly spent will be going to another which is ashame bc of how close it is

Very nasty weekend bartender. Arrogant and classless. The place has a certainly seedy charm to it and a couple of the regular managers are really nice guys. I had one bad experience in about 4 times I been there. I will have more to say about this place at a future time.

Within 10 steps of entering you can smell the garbage which is judging by the smell and B rating not adequately taken care of. The drinks are reasonably priced, they kind of have to be to get people in the door. The clientele appeared to be a mix of half migrant workers, and half tourists who didn’t know any better. If you have to play pool, this is an acceptable place. If you have to play pool with someone whose opinion matters to you, go somewhere else. The décor is also a frankenstein of old and cheap new.

Not a good place for food. The bartender that was on duty when I went was very pleasant and clearly put customer experience as a top priority. In addition to pool, they have a ping pong table. Some of the clientele at the bar was sketchy.

They got rid of the ugly and uncomfortable chairs so that’s something, but it still smells like feet.

Nice place to chill at and have a good time. Good area and good game tables. I love playing pool

Nothing fancy, but really nice front desk, fast service, good tools, and good drinks. Nice happy hour!

Went in there with my friend this past weekend to shoot some pool, place was a mess. There was garbage all over the place, the people that worked there were sitting around doing nothing. Overpriced game of pool and the guy that worked there got mad at me as I was leaving because I didn’t leave a tip! What a joke! I live in the area but I doubt I will be going back anytime soon.

The shots were warm not cold. Besides that everything was such fun! The ping pong table was a blast we couldn’t stop laughing. And the pool table was fun to play as well it was my first time so I pretty much didn’t know what I was doing we went out with our co workers and were coming back here because this place made us laugh the whole time it was such a wonderful night!

Excellent service, friendly atmosphere wish it was bigger, as in more space between tables. Clean place indeed.

I’ve been frequenting this spot since my highschool days however, this is my first time writing a review about them. Although I love this place for pool and a laid back environment the drinks SUCK! They always have! Everytime I go back I’m praying that the drinks are better but they’re worse! We got lucky last night playing on the ski ball machine we hit the 600 points and won unlimited pool for the night so all we paid for were the drinks which came out to $ 40. I was drinking vodka/​cran (I think??? May as well have been cranberry with a splash of vodka) and I kept thinking if I wanted juice I would’ve went to the supermarket and gotten 10 gallons for that price.
Anywho, I’ve learned that if I’m going to play pool here I have to pre-​game with a couple of shots at home first. Other than that it’s still a good pool spot on the east side.

This place is ok for pool. But for drinks and any other kind of service might as well ask 5 year olds! Drinks suck! Smells like sewer when you walk up the stairs. There is a creepy closet that is open and not locked in the women’s bathroom. I would not recommend this place to other patrons! This is a big city!!!

Looking for something to do on a cold Saturday by boyfriend and I stopped in mid-​day for a quick game.
The pool hall was fairly empty and we enjoyed a game of pool and happy hour by the windows. The price was right at $ 9/​person with a decent happy hour. We played pool a little over an hour then moved on to foosball and skee ball.
We were probably there for about 2 hours and overall it was a decent way to kill 2 hours, but we probably won’t be going back.

We went here with a Groupon, and had been apprehensive per the reviews that have mentioned this company’s gross misconduct with the handling of these Groupon redemptions, and that is why this place has two stars. This is more for pool players that are serious and play in leagues — it is not catered to what I would imagine as the «average Unilocaler» or fun-​seeker for that matter. I can respect that, but the marketing of this place should be more clear, or better targeted.
The bartender was nice, but this place lost two stars when we were told about restrictions on our Groupons that were not brought to our attention before or at the time of purchase. I’m not one to debate bad business practices with businesses anymore. Especially ones I don’t care to frequently patronize; bad businesses will ultimately fail one way or another. This place will probably, still, go nowhere; they’re here to stay, and I commend them for their business model, geared towards league-​playing pools, but that does not give them the right to screw people on a Groupon. Albeit, I don’t believe the majority of business on Groupon are out to screw people, but this can at least be chalked up to gross negligence with regard to the terms and conditions on the Groupon.
That said, the pool tables were in near-​spotless condition, and the bartender was a really chill guy. Beer is cheap, and they have some snack machines to grab quick munchies if your stomach starts grumbling. The place is seriously musty, and I would guess they could use to replace their HVAC unit, or at least clean it. The floors could use an overhaul as well — same with the bathrooms.

Arrived at 3 on a Monday when they should be open. Wasn’t open and waited an hour. Still wasn’t open at 4. No sign on the door and no one picks up the phone. I suggest calling before going. Took a star for that.
Other than that, this place is fantastic. It’s exactly what you expect out of a billiards hall. Forget food. Drinks are fine. But the tables here are great. They are routinely serviced and the balls they give you to play with are also top notch and high quality balls. The sticks they have for public use here are also routinely serviced and re-​tipped. You don’t see this kind of attention to detail in a lot of pool halls so it’s nice to see that here. The tables are also very well spaced so you won’t find yourself too cramped if there are other players around you.
The service is good here. Matt, one of the bartenders, is extremely nice and helpful. The patrons here are generally relaxed and a lot of them are regulars who come to play on their own for practice. They also host a pool league here which is always fun if you’re into that. You’ll also find a skee-​ball game here as well as a pingpong table which is free to play on.
The only gripe I have is that they can take a while to turn the air on, so it can get hot and a bit muggy in there. I am honestly someone who gets hot even in a room at 75 degrees sometimes so maybe it’s just me.
Price. The price here is fantastic. Especially for solo play. 15 dollars for the ENTIRE DAY. We’re talking from OPEN-​CLOSE. Weekends however is 15 dollars from open to 8PM. Understandable.
Location is fantastic. You can take the M86 bus to Lexington and you’re right in front of the place. Subway too. 4−5−6 will leave you right here too. One other thing is the food. Not very good at all. I’d recommend hopping over to the Shake Shack across the street after you’re done if you can hold it. I usually come here to play, not eat, so for me the food isn’t an issue at all.
I highly recommend this place for casual fun, but especially for people who want to practice alone. At opening time, there’s usually no one there so you can go in, shoot around, relax, etc. It’s my favorite pool place in the city and definitely the best one I’ve ever been to.

I rarely come up to the Upper East Side, but when I do, I try and make the most of my trip. As they say, you always have to put in effort to maintain relationships with your friends. Anyhow, any occasion, if you’re looking to take it down a notch and make you night laid back. then what better way than to play pool? Located right off the 4−5−6 train, this place is incredibly convenient if you don’t want to walk too much from the train station.
The second time I came here, my friend told me to purchase the Unilocal deal that they have going on. At $ 20 for $ 44, this makes playing pool for a couple hours, incredibly cheap! During our Monday afternoon, Eastside Billiards charges $ 7 an hour, per person. Thus for a party of 3, we pretty much got 2 hours of play for $ 20. On Friday nights, the price is a little higher at about $ 9-​$ 10 an hour, per person. Anyhow, on top of that, they do serve alcohol here. During happy hour, beers are $ 3, and they actually do have a pretty decent selection.
As far as the pool hall is concerned, there are plenty of tables to go around, and I’ve never had to wait to get one. If pool isn’t your thing, then they actually do have one ping pong table just randomly on the floor. The tables themselves are pretty well kept, and the guys here are incredibly nice. Eastside Billiards is that type of place where you just want to hang out and get away from that typical frantic Friday night. Go with the Unilocal deal when you come though, because it just makes everything that much cheaper and in result, better!