BED

7/22/2007

Bed doesn't seem to get much love here on Yelp and it seems like its a tourist only destination based on the Sex and the City episode.  That's a lesson about product placement isn't it? It is also the reason that we were there as my former roommate booked the reservation because though she is now married she imagines a Carrie Bradshaw type life especially when she is in NYC.

I'm not into places at that are crowded or the hot thing of the minute but I loved BED.  O yes,  our service was slow but there is a fine difference between waiting, and waiting and waiting will sitting and waiting while laying down amidst closest friends with generous amounts of liquor, you can pass out! you can cuddle! ahh just thinking about it makes me want to take my quesadilla and a book and rush off to my own bed.

We enjoyed it so much for dinner that we ended up coming here for the rooftop Sunday brunch.  And BED doesn't open until 2 pm for brunch, that's right 2 pm! because NYC knows how to do Brunch, its late and it lasts all day! Maybe that's why I am always disappointed with brunch in SF.  Brunch should be a bout laying around, gorging yourself with champagne, eggs, carbladen croissants and breads and buns and hanging out with the folks you loved most.  BED makes this possible with cute staff to serve you while you're at it.

11/19/2007

I hate this place --- everything sucks here!

-DJ
-Music
-Atmosphere
-People
-Ambience
-Venue

So you get the Jest~it sucked!

3/18/2006

I go on Sundays for breakfast in B.E.D.  It's not so bad.  I like how it's in the middle of nowhere, with no sign, and that you have to take an elevator up to the 6th floor.  Makes me feel like I'm about to have a secret rendevous adventure.  If it's a nice day, I'll have brunch on the rooftop beds.

6/7/2006

i honestly did not enjoy my time here- HOWEVER, i like the outdoor roof area, the decor, and cuteness of intricate things inside the club. i was there on Monday going back and forth from Pink Elephant and here. the atmosphere? well, i don't know how it usually is... but it was a total industry party. everyone passes out cards, and trying to impress executives, producers, celebrities, etc. had MANY sightings, but the vibe was sooooo cheesy (groupies, models, singers, etc. all trying to get discovered) so i barely paid no mind to all the cool people who were there.

i do like the elevator. it was fun. the drinks, utlra strong- i didn't even remember what i ordered b/c it didn't taste like anything at all. 12 bucks for a stupid drink. pleh. music was LAME-O b/c the DJ's were probably trying to impress the music execs/producers by playing their cuts... but c'mon! i could have spun better than them. the rooftop DJ was horrid. couldn't fade into a freakin' song properly. sound faded in and out. not that anyone noticed- since they were too busy networking and trying to do tricks for everyone. haha. at Pink Elephant, P.Diddy was throwing an after party for the CFDA (Fashion Awards)- so it was oozing w/ paparazzi and celebs. after 2am everyone from Pink Elephant started coming to BED.

i only wanted to come here to get AWAY from all that craziness, but ended up getting bum rushed by P.Diddy's crowd. boo.

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  view from my table

  view from my table
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  industry people. pleh

  industry people. pleh
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  the canopy beds

  the canopy beds

11/10/2006

I haven't eaten at Bed, and I haven't had the pure bar/club experience. But I did attend a company event held there.

It was catered, and the hors d'oeuvres were great, especially the little quesadillas and spring rolls. The venue was flexible in terms of what we could do with the space. We brought in a smoke machine that we could project video on, and the staff agreed to wear special shirts and jackets for the themed event.

Because the first floor was cleared for the event, I have no sense of what the restaurant's layout is like, but I quite liked the view of the city through the windows downstairs -- as well as the upstairs space. Had the weather been better, I'm sure the sides would have been raised -- that's probably pretty neat.

The event staff seemed great to work with. Planners, take note.

3/29/2007

Thought it was overrated.  

My girlfriend wanted to go here when we were in NYC, since she had seen it Sex and The City (I know, I'm a tourist).  I gave it a shot.  While the rooftop beds were cool, the people were generally pretty snobbish and it sort of gave off a bad vibe to me....I preferred the place where we were earlier, The Hotel Gansevoort.

8/21/2006

• Listed in The Places I Go Out

Havnt tasted the food here.. even though it looked great...
really chill ... just had a few drinks here... i liked the concept...
of instead of tables... you have beds.... im sure there have been some scandolous nights behind those curtains in the past lol...

10/25/2006

Went on a Friday or Sat night.

The bouncers were tripping.  They were denying people left and right as if this was the hottest club in NYC.  We were on a guestlist so after waiting 30 mins in the VIP line and lots of name dropping, we get in.

After getting in, we see that the place is half-empty!  WTF!  The music was decent hip-hop but nothing special.  Not many people were dancing and the place stayed only half full the whole night.  

The crowd was mixed, but for the size of the place, not many people were there.  There were some attractive girls in there, but the way the bouncers were tripping outside, you'd expect only models and celebs to be in there.

The upstairs/outdoor part was okay, but everyone up there was just hanging in their groups on their beds.  Not a lot of mingling going on.  By the way, the whole Bed thing seems very gimmicky.  

Very few girls were willing to dance.  My friend and I made the most of it, but the place is not worth the hassle the bouncers put you through.  If not for them, I might have gave the place 2.5 stars.

3/20/2006

Went at night,
Food was alright.
Because of on the minimum, they made us order food.
Needless to say, the service was not good.

1/28/2007

BED is kind of boring.

It's super exclusive policy at the door doesn't match the inside...the patrons aren't all that hot. It appears to be a sexy club on Sex and the City...but in reality, I don't feel like getting cozy in any of the beds there but rather, getting sleepy in my own.

12/22/2005

Love it here. The upstairs deck is also really pretty because of the view. Hard to get into though....be ready to make reservations....

1/17/2007

Ok I confess, my girls and I went to BED because we wanted to do that whole Sex and the city themed NY trip...complete with our own designated counterparts (I'm Charlotte :p)
    The outside was nothing much to brag about. I think we walked past the entrance 3 times before we all said...oh this is it? Theeeeennn we climbed God knows how many flights of stairs (didnt realize there was an elevator til we left) to get to a dimly lit maze of hallways. Somehow we did manage to make our way to the lounge without getting mugged.
    I was disappointed that it looked nothing like the show, and to make matters worse, there was a minimum to get a bed, (which I guess is pretty understandable. ) But I sucked it up, ordered some crabcakes, took my shoes off (hiding my poorly manicured toes under their oh-so-soft pillows) and actually had a good time with the gals. Eating in bed also left me feeling a lil bit....rebelious!

All in all, good place to people watch, but don't expect me to jump back into bed anytime soon.

12/11/2006

Gross.  I went here with my friends and spent far too much money for what we got.  The women were stuffy, the line was long and the place was utterly sub-par.

Like the theme, but passing out just intensifies when you have beds all around you.

You would expect for them to cut you off after you purchase four bottles of vodka, but no my friend they encourage you to drink until you black out.

Avoid like the plague, will only be fun if you buy hookers and have them in tow...that actually would be a great idea.

4/15/2007

So the elevator, like when Al Pacino visits Albert and his brother in a club on Avarado(?), was super cool. Except on the way down. It took a while.
Really, really cool place. I had the chance to come here right after work for some failure of a party and then watch the place swell as the normal wednesday crowd started to seep in. Its a very large multi-level space, with what looks like a concierge desk instead of a coat check (I accidentally bumped into one of those rows of metal strings next to the stairs because I couldn't focus my eyes as I was taking a look around. Awesome clumsy.)
Anywho the main level had an incredibly slick look to it, although I just popped my head in. I went upstairs to drain my income spending a six-pack's worth of money on one beer. Its a nice, very airy, very large lounge with what turned out to be a fairly long bathroom line.
The beds are sweet, everything just feels wispy, with the drapes and the openness to the outside.
Oh wait, okay it kind of reminds me of an Ethan Allen commercial, the one with the lizard for decoration, taking hints from more tropical, warmer climates. In a good way. It felt fresh. Except that the beds are reserved for bottle service. I did not go outside (it was a bit nipply). The crowd went from comfortable and boring to getting really lively with a median age of 31, lots of eye candy, and extras from numerous Sex and the City episodes populating what were before empty tables and trying to dance a little because well the bad music was loud enough that I couldn't hear anything. On this particular night there were a lot of women from Jersey. They kept talking about Montclair and how they were so excited to be here and do shots. That's terrific.

2/6/2006

As a restaurant, I can't review. I have absolutely no interest in dining with my shoes off on a fabric covered mattress that people have done god knows what on. Rather, I came here to meet friends for a Saturday night out. I don't know if it's me just being prejudiced to the New York City "club" scene, or what people consider entertainment value these days, or that this place is actually just lame. Probably a combination of both. The space is interesting in design--the roof (enclosed for winter, but still smoker-friendly) is quite nice. But drinks are expensive and watered down (typical) and the cover charge is about $30, and the crowd is just, well, uninspired. You be the judge if it's worth it all, I guess.

11/2/2006

Showed up at BED in costume after a halloween party, and it was a blast.  Didn't have any food. Just went upstairs to our "bed" where we danced and partied all night long downing vodka cocktails. Fabulous! I really loved this place. I don't know if it's because everyone was in such a festive mood with all the Halloween costumes or what. But the music was totally an awesome mix of hip hop, 80s and house. My gfriend and I were standing on the bed dancing around singing quite a bit!! Good times baby!

1/23/2007

I really give the clubish main floor section of BED maybe 2 stars, but I gave 3 stars for the upstairs lounge on roofdeck for its atmosphere, view, beds as lounge areas, space and 2 bars. Its good to chill with good company as there are the pretentious people in that area, whilst all the wierdos and euro trash are down on the dance floor with bad dancing, ok music, and tooo dark atmosphere for the "types on the dancefloor". it was a weekend night. maybe there are better days for the dancefloor portion. but for the roof lounge, i liked it.

10/30/2005

• First to Review

This is essentially a restuarant where instead of being seated at tables, your party gets a bed. Novel concept but it's really the kind of place that you go to once or twice before the uniqueness wears off. And if you're a Sex and the City fan you probably know that this is the restaurant where Carrie tells Bergers friends he was bad in bed. You probably also now know that I watch way too much of that show.

11/5/2005

I'm not sure which came first, BED or DUVET, but I've been to both and I must say I enjoyed the atmosphere at DUVET much better.  I think everyone going to DUVET make sure they all had a pedicure that same day, I mean I went and got mine.  And the bedroom slippers are so comfortable.  So if it was a choice between BED and DUVET, I'm heading back to DUVET.  It just seems to have a bit more class (still expensive though).

3/21/2006

I came here at about 1am on a Saturday and the place was really crowded and crazy... We had to wait outside for a little bit because they were ushering celebrities into the elevator and we enjoyed the 6 floor walk to the top. Even so it's worth coming here just for the atmosphere even if on the lst level there were drunk kids jumping on the beds to 80's music... We had a good time...