NY Minute Dating

came there the first and the last time. was disappointed. can’t say anything bad about organization of meeting and people but a general impression wasn’t pleasant.
it was something like you were at the job interview, so many people, so many questions, in one word I was tired.
don’t think I’ll visit such a place in the future, but who knows, who knows…)

i had a great time! didn’t meet tom cruise there but there was kim kardashian lookalike, hot blonde and cute Indian md! i took off one star because it was a little too loud and there was no discount on the drinks :-P definitely looking forward to the next event!

Going speed dating can be daunting, especially when you’re meeting 50 guys for the first time but I decided to approach this challenge like Barbara Walters and focus on asking the hard hitting question (no time for more).
My question was, «What would you order at Chili’s/Applebee’s?»
This resulted in a quick separation between the men and the boys, the strong, the weak, and the weird.
The Men:
«Baby-​back ribs!»
«I would never take you to Chili’s, so I don’t have to answer that question.»
The Boys (no thanks):
«House salad. Grilled chicken. No dressing.»
Undecided:
«The 2 for $ 20 deal.»
NY Minute Dating doesn’t promise you’ll find «The One» here, but they do successfully present you with a hell of a lot of candidates you’d otherwise have to find yourself. They provide the complete set-​up and your experience will ultimately be what you make of it. Go in and have a great time– don’t put pressure on finding your next ex-​boyfriend (or the Sonny to your Cher, if you’re about that optimism).
It was a fun way to spend a Sunday night– I exchanged a lot of high-​fives, loudly sang a few lines of «Smelly Cat» with other participants, and met some guys I’d be happy to wingwoman for.
Dating in New York is totally a numbers game, you have to sift through a lot of people, but really, when it all comes down to it, remember, it only takes 1*.
* I am still looking for my 1, but the odds at NY Minute are probably better than you’d encounter at a random bar.

Bought the Groupon before reading the reviews. Bad mistake. No atmosphere. No signage so it was hard to find the hostess– she was sitting just playing on her phone and chatting with her friend. There were only 5 men to 8 women so she made each session longer. This meant you sat longer by yourself when there wasn’t a man and she didn’t tell us until the end. A woman next to me left early instead of talking to the last guy. Weird setup in bar. I would skip it even with a Groupon.

Update: After posting the review, the owner of the company contacted me numerous times to right this wrong. I’ve been informed that the host, Danny no longer works there because he did not follow proper protocol. I was also offered a free ticket to another speed dating event, free drinks, and complementary dinner if I find a match– given that I remove the review. I appreciate their efforts, though I no longer have any interest in participating.

Great event! Well organized. A lot of fun!

I was a little skeptical at first because of some of these Unilocal reviews, but I went ahead and attended an event anyway. It was by far the best decision ever. I met so many beautiful and interesting women! I had a fantastic time. I totally recommend it.

It’s tough to rate a speed date because ½ is organization and ½ is the people you actually meet and neither have much to do with each other. But I’ve gone to three speed dates with this company and while the people I’ve met have been interesting and often attractive the two stars stem from the venue that was selected (terrible) and how poorly organized the events have been each time.
On the last event myself and another woman guest were told by a bartender at the venue that our event had been cancelled. This was particularly frustrating to hear because I had confirmed with the event organizer only a few minutes prior. After emailing the event organizer frustrated because no one from NY MInute Dating emailed about the cancelled event nor was the host there to inform any of us there the event was cancelled I was told the event wasn’t cancelled. No apology was offered and I was told the organizer apparently was running late – severely late, because I don’t find it acceptable for an organizer to make it to the event exactly when the event starts. Not sure how the event could have carried on unless everyone decided to come after the event was supposed to start and the other speed dating event that was booked at the same venue ended early. Oh well, if you’re looking for a speed dating company I’m sure there are others around that are more reliable.

Poorly organized event. Had to ask around for the host. She didn’t explain how the event worked. Everything happened haphazardly and rounds w dates lasted 1−2minutes because of poor timing. Would not do this again

Nyminute dating is a great site to meet new n exciting people, if you don’t find your match, you can always make friends with people like I have, and you know friends always have friends that are single and available, what are you waiting for? Sign up and see for yourself! What do you have to lose except time, just be yourself there!

Very unorganized and not very enjoyable. I’ve done speed dating beofre (in LA) and thought it was a lot of fun — but this seemed like it was thrown together at the last minute by people who had nothing vested in ensuring a successful event. There are so many other services doing the same thing: find one that ensures an equal male to female ratio, that starts on time, that sends you your matches (or an email saying «sorry, you didn’t match,») in a timely manner. (It’s two days later and i’ve heard nothing.)

For anyone looking at this review and seeing 4 stars, note that there are 14 reviews below, including mine that all gave it 1 star that are suddenly «filtered» and not available.

Talk about shady business practices — I went to the valentine’s day party to use up the rest of my groupon. It turns out that one of the male «speed daters» from my event WORKS FOR THE COMPANY (he was running the party). How shady is that!?! They must have realized last minute that they had almost twice as many women as men and thought they could get away with filling seats with one of their own. Even if it turns out he is single and was seriously looking, it’s wildly unprofessional for him to attend his own events (and not even disclose his relationship with the company).

I booked this event for last night and then Unilocaled it, which I know is the backwards thing to do so I went there a little skeptical. It turned out to be a lot of fun and I met some cool people. Give it a shot!