April 1st, 2010—Bar 81

Day 81—Wednesday, March 31st
Pine Tree Lodge

Ding, ding, ding! The donation bell rang twice today!

First off an old friend of mine, Rick Halberg sent me ten bucks via PayPal and his stated purpose was: So Marty doesn't go broke.” Thanks Rick, this will help! Rick’s a writer and is working on a rock ‘n’ roll book that hopefully will be out before my bar crawl is over so I can publicize it here. Thanks Rick!

And secondly, a new friend of mine, Kim Thury, sent me twenty bucks via PayPal with this stated purpose: “For putting up with Fitzy's ramblings & I'll also make you a mean Bloody Mary when you visit Kim's Place in SDak!” We all know my new Australian mate Fitzy though his great comments here and Kim owns her own bar in South Dakota that I’m hoping to visit when Fitzy next visits Kim. Thanks a lot Kim, I appreciate it greatly and I hope to be able to make you bar part of the crawl!

And speaking of donations, remember David Brooks, one of my Australian mates who sent in a donation? Well, he’s been threatening to send in a picture drinking a beer at one of his Australian bars and he finally did it.

Cheers David and thanks for the past donation!

Okay, on to tonight's bar. There’s a lot of campy bars in Manhattan but only one camp bar that I know of and that would be the Pine Tree Lodge. I just found it while searching the internet and it’s a bar that is decorated in summer camp style. Now that it’s starting to get warmer, I’m in a summer mood, so I’ve picked the Pine Tree as tonight’s watering hole, that probably comes complete with a life preserver. Grab some Raid and let’s go.

Are you ready for the summer? The Pine Tree Lodge in all its glory.
It looks cool in here.

They not only have two for one drinks in here, they have pretty two for one bartenders! From left: Dominika and Ewa.

I've heard of a deer caught in the headlights but this one is caught in the Christmas lights.

Okay, I'm done with the chocolate martini's for now, it's back to the Bud for me!

Seated next to me at the bar were Peter and Kevin who are regulars at Pine Tree Lodge. Cheers, guys!

It's a festive and campy atmosphere at the bar.

Margaret and Krissy were enjoying drinks and good times at the bar.

Oh deer, look at this!

In addition to the front bar there's two back rooms. There's this comfortable lounge-like room in the back...

And off to the side is this room with bookcases and more campy kitsch.

This couple were enjoying drinks in the back room.

They're Kait and James. James is starting his own website and I encourage you to check it out. He just quit his corporate job and plans on traveling the world and is going to document it on his website here: Roam Experiment. Good luck on your travelings, James, we'll all be watching!

Outside of the bar is a large patio where you can enjoy your drinks and smoke! Mayor Bloomberg be damned!

Back inside Ryan, Angie, Michelle and Gary were partying and picking the deer's nose in the back room. As good of a time as any to say, "Goodnight everybody!"

Review

Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh...here I am at...Pine Tree Lodge. Okay, that doesn’t rhyme, but Pine Tree lodge is definitely the place to bring out your inner Allen Sherman (Google him kids, my age is showing with that reference!) I would say it’s also the place to bring out your inner tube, but they’ve done that arleady at this campy camp themed bar in the Kips Bay area of Manhattan. The bar is filled with life preservers, festive lighting, deer heads and book cases and is one of the most unique bars in the area. The bartendeers are friendly and the patrons treat you like a fellow camper.

There’s a rugged wooden bar with a good selection of decently priced bottled and draft beers. Happy Camper Hour runs for a full five hours from 5 pm to 10 pm Monday through Friday with two for one domestic drafts and well drinks. Here’s a picture of the bottled beers available:

There’s a good selection of draft beers available as well including: Sam Adams, Blue Moon, Bud Light and Guinness. There’s no kitchen at the bar, but they have a lot of take out menus and you can order in from the bar. Stop by on Wednesday and Saturday and say hi to Ewa the friendly and attractive bartender. She’ll make you feel right at home.

Enjoy Pine Tree Lodge, just make sure no one short sheets your bar stool.

Pine Tree Lodge
326 E. 35th St. (Near 2nd Ave.)
212-481-5490