My spouse and I and a group of friends visited The Roof at
the Viceroy for drinks on a Saturday evening in late July 2018. The Roof is
open daily from 4:00 pm until 4:00 pm. The Roof accepts reservations via telephone,
although the deposit/guaranteed spend we were quoted ($1000, even for a hotel
guest) prompted us to take our chances and turn up without one; you can also
use the online Seven Rooms system to make a request. Because we arrived relatively
early by Manhattan standards (approximately 9:30 pm), we were lucky enough to
score a nice seating group for our entire party of 10 people on the terrace.
The Roof is located on the 29th floor of The
Viceroy hotel in Midtown on West 57th Street (between 7th
and 6th Avenues). Some guestrooms (and The Roof!) offer views of
Central Park and the famous (JW Marriott) Essex House sign. The Gerber Group operates The Roof, as well
as NYC’s Kingside (also at the Viceroy), Taco Electrico (in Union Square), The Campbell
([Apartment] in Grand Central Station), Mr. Purple (at the Indigo LES, where we
have stayed twice before and visited its amazing rooftop venue and adjacent
outdoor pool), Irvington (at the W Union Square), and Whiskey Blue (at the
Maxwell), in addition to properties in Atlanta, Georgia and Santiago, Chile.
Besides the awning-covered terrace (open to the sides when we visited;
however, it is enclosed in cooler months to allow year-round guests), patrons
can also sit indoors in a lovely wood-paneled room (with brass details, leather-and-walnut
sofas, and framed photographs) that contains the main bar and a DJ. Outdoors,
another bar is available, as well as various lounge-seating groupings (sofas
and small stools gathered around low coffee tables) and a few high-top tables. A
separate elevator whisks guests from the sidewalk to The Roof, although you can
also reach the rooftop by taking the elevator inside the hotel. A bouncer mans
the red-velvet-roped door on 57th Street; we were surprised that a group of
middle-aged clientele like us was easily admitted.
Although The Roof offers some small plates (fries, hummus,
sliders, charcuterie), drinks are the main focus. The Roof offers craft beers,
international wines, and modern and classic cocktails. (We particularly enjoyed
the spicy margarita, made with tequila, chili-flavored liqueur and garnished
with a fresh jalapeno slice.)
Our group enjoyed themselves at The Roof and appreciated how inclusive and
accepted we felt.
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