Waterworks Pub

"I had a blast dancing with friends upstairs. It's my second time there and tried the karaoke. The karaoke host was very rude to say the least. It wasn't much of karaoke he kept over playing music instead of having everyone sing. When I asked if he had a songbook as some KJs still do....he announced rudely no we do not have a book. There was a qr code for music which was cool but he didn't need to be so condescending about it. I recommend dancing there upstairs not karaoke."

"2 stars because its clean and environment is chill. But music isnt "diverse" and the drinks are very weak. Bartender will literally put a shot of alcohol in a glass of juice right in your face. Then charge 10$"

"Don’t go here on a Sunday unless you want to be served by the rudest bartender you’ve ever had. After kicking us out because she wouldn’t accept my sisters temporary ID (she just turned 21 recently and is waiting on her official one in the mail) she told me I couldn’t have water when I asked for it. I was extremely confused because I’ve never been denied water from anywhere. I asked her why I couldn’t have water and she insisted that she couldn’t give me any. I even offered to drink it in front of her at the bar and she then said i couldn’t have any because people loiter in the parking lot. I don’t know what those people have to do with me or why she thinks I would loiter with a cup of ice water outside a bar with 6 people inside of it on a random Sunday, but I found it super unprofessional and rude. I understood her not accepting the temporary ID and if she has to do her job, but overall she was really condescending and mean. I come to waterworks often and as someone who is part of the community it’s important for me to have safe spaces around me but she seems as though she made it her mission for us to feel unwelcome. Waterworks is my sisters favorite bar to go to in Albany when she visits me and I’m super disappointed that on this night they gave her such a hard time when she was trying to celebrate her 21st birthday. It was a last minute idea to do something together that turned into her talking to us like we were dumb. She likely has a sad life and being condescending makes her feel better about it. Sucks for her."

"I thought this was a gay place, but it seems Albany doesn't really have str8 clubs, so this place is a mix of ppl, which is ok, but to gettho and the smell of weed is to much. Plus, really karaoke???? I can tell you they water down their high-end drinks or what they think are high-end. I ordered a drink that was on the shelf, which had maybe a little left in it, and the bartender had to use the cheap vodka to fill up the rest of my cup. I was annoyed. Like, dude, I'm not drunk like you. I see what you are doing. I go to sit down and try to enjoy the bad tasting drink. And see the bottle again with almost the same amount as before. There is no way you went through a whole new bottle of my choice in 5 mins. If you like hangovers from liqour you don't know what's in it, weed, and karaoke, this place is for you."

"Terrible experience! I came with all of my friends on my 21st with 3 forms of identification and bartender would not accept. Totally ruined my birthday because I didn’t have my new license which NY state will not give me until after."