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“Beautiful Brooklyn Rooftop”
Review of Westlight

Westlight
Ranked #71 of 7,499 Restaurants in Brooklyn
Price range: ₱580 - ₱1,451
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Neighborhood: Williamsburg
Description: A 22nd-floor rooftop bar with sweeping views of New York City. The bar program presents a menu of original and classic cocktails alongside rare spirits, craft beer and wine, while chef Andrew Carmellini's menu of small plates reflects inspiration from global street food.
Reviewed December 31, 2019

This rooftop is my # 1 and I love coming to the Westlight at the William Vale hotel every time I visit to NYC. The view is overwhelming and endless. The size of the NYC skyline can be felt here like no other place. The atmosphere is fun & the service is great. The menu offers a good variety ( we love the hummus ) and the drinks are great too. It's cozy inside during winter and so much fun outside as it gets warmer.

Date of visit: December 2019
2  Thank C C
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Reviewed December 26, 2019

The bar/restaurant are standard NYC food/drinks, nothing spectacular but all very pleasant within the normal range. The view however of the manhattan skyline is the best I've ever seen and makes it well worth a visit.

Date of visit: December 2019
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2  Thank mb2242014
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Reviewed December 16, 2019

Had booked to go for evening drinks with my partner to toast our recent engagement. After reading great reviews, we were looking forward to it but unfortunately Westlight didn't live up to our expectations.

On the plus side, you can enjoy great views of Manhattan from across the river. But sadly, that's where the positives concluded for us. Having been shown to our table at 5:50pm, we waited....and waited....and waited a little longer until we were asked for our order.

My fiancé and I had time to carefully identify each Manhattan skyscraper by the time our drinks arrived - no apology made by any staff. Very unfortunate as the location and the William Vale Hotel itself are both impressive!

Date of visit: December 2019
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2  Thank JamesOliverC91
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Reviewed December 9, 2019

Wonderful service, beautiful bar, great wine and the view of Manhattan day r night is a must. take a photo.

Date of visit: November 2019
Thank YvanyS1
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Reviewed December 5, 2019 via mobile

AMAZING views of the whole of the New York skyline. We came last afternoon around 5/6pm and were able to see the sunset over the city which was beautiful. The drinks/food are quite pricy, but I would say that’s the same for any rooftop bar. They have the restaurant area and then another terrace a floor higher which has astroturf and you can chill out on deck chairs/bean bags/on the grass etc. A MUST VISIT!

Date of visit: October 2019
Thank kmratesplates
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