Okay, hear me out... This is a nightlife spot gearing more towards 21-25 year olds. For sure. But you know what? Regardless of your age, sometimes you just wanna have fun and let loose... So we decided to check out Slate around 1AM on a weekend. There are a lot of negative reviews here regarding the security and dress codes. Thankfully, we didn't have any problems. There wasn't a long line. I showed them my ID and they did a quick bag check. Just for reference, I was wearing flare pants, a tank top, and Nike Air Force sneakers. Not necessarily "club attire", but they didn't have a problem with it. They were respectful and prompt. However, it's kinda ridiculous that they have a $20 cover charge. Slate has two levels with a slide connecting the two floors. There's a full bar serving food and cocktails, arcade-style games, a bowling alley, pool tables, lounge seating, a dance floor, and a stage. We only came for music and dancing, so we passed on the games. We ordered two margaritas at $18 each and they were good as hell. Cheers to a heavy handed bartender. The DJ held it down! He played a mix of dancehall, afro beats, hip-hop, pop, etc. A variety of popular music today and some throwbacks from the 90's and early 2000's. The crowd was loving it and so was I. The energy was great! It was a bit crowded on the dance floor, but not to the point where I couldn't comfortably dance. Overall, this is a fun spot for a girls night out or a date. They have bottle service and can host private events as well. Good vibes, good music, good entertainment, good drinks.

I have only been to Slate for private events on the main floor, but it is always a good time. There is a bar and a large open dance floor with couches that are spaced throughout. We paid a ticket price at the door which allowed access to the event. We ordered appetizers and mixed drinks through our server but could also be ordered at the bar. The crispy chicken and biscuits were absolutely delicious. I questioned if I was just extremely hungry but quickly decided that it was indeed the food. It had a sweet tasting coleslaw topping that I oddly embraced since I am usually not a fan of coleslaw. The pickles and honey butter were a perfect add on. We also ordered the beef short rib birria tacos -served with much needed consommé. The house-made tortillas complimented the short ribs well. I look forward to returning to experience what the downstairs environment has to offer.

I had to stop by slate since it's been a minute and never disappoints with the atmosphere, food, and drinks. The bartender was cool, and the food was excellent as usual.

Cute spot I like the concept. There's a little bit for everyone. It happened to be there a night the Knick's were playing so the game was blasting. Afterwards it was music. Music is louddddd I could barely hear anyone trying to tell me anything. There's space if people want to dance. The slide is a cute touch in my opinion. I like that coat check was electronic and free. Safety wise I felt safe. Bouncers and securities were paying attention and attentive. I didn't try the food so I can't comment on that. I tried their version of a Piña colada I unfortunately forgot the name of it. It was good. It wasn't strong I had 2.

Came here with my husband on a Friday night.. they had different type of games you can play. We played jinga, and connect 4 drinks were about 20$ each. In NYC that's average. We were here for about 3 hours. I had a great time... music was awesome they played a mix of everything within my 3 hours. Will be returning soon

Note, we had free fast track entry which really elevated the experience. Arrived at the fast track line at around 12:30am and got in instantly. I was really pleasantly surprised to learn that there was FREE coat check(!!! and it was super efficient!) since I've always had to pay for it. The inside is pretty spaceous but of course with all the people inside it is still pretty crowded (not as bad as some other places we've been to though). Music was to our liking when we went, pretty loud in normal nyc club fashion. We thought that the performers were a nice touch and made the experience worth it as well. There's a slide and stairs that lead to a basement floor but they told us it was they weren't letting any more people downstairs.