Vega Alta Sports Bar

“Came here 9/30 after the Red Sox Yankees game. The first 70% of my time here was good, but the last 30% ruined everything about this place. First time here, definitely the last time here. First off, saw some creepy dude with a backpack and Oakley shades harass and try to roofie women. Second, the two female bartenders are the rudest women I have ever met in my life and believe the clientele are beneath them. At the end of the night, when my girlfriend needed to use the bathroom, the bouncer got the key to open it and took it back even though you're supposed to give it to the person in the bathroom. This led to one of the female bartenders coming to the bathroom and opening it with the key believing it was vacant. Despite seeing someone was in there, the bartender opened the door wide open and exposed my girlfriend for everyone to see. The first thing the bartender did was yell at me that it was my girlfriend's fault she didn't have the key, even though she asked for it and it was her coworker who refused to give it to her. When my girlfriend confronted her and the other bartender, they continued to blame my girlfriend for the situation. All of this could've been avoided if they apologized for the incident, instead the bartender exposed my girlfriend in the bathroom for all to see, blamed her for what happened, acted like she was a victim, laughed at her with the other bartender, a short woman with dyed blonde hair, who repeatedly called my girlfriend ugly and said, in Spanish, something to the extent of "no one wants to see your ugly girlfriend" or "I dont want to see your ugly girlfriend". My girlfriend isn't ugly, but regardless what kind of way is that to speak about a customer, much less another person, and what kind of establishment would hire people like this? One I won't be coming back to. There was a manager and a guy who looked like he owned it. The owner for the most part wanted nothing to do with the situation and kept asking why we were making a big deal of their employees blatant disrespect and humiliation for my girlfriend, saying "at least it wasn't a guy" who opened the door on her, as if that makes the disrespect and invasion of her privacy less than what it was. Only after explaining over and over, after which we were cut off multiple times, did he understand the situation. As a Dominican, it makes me sick to see the flag displayed with pride, because this place is a disgrace to it.”

“Vaga Alta Sports Bar near Yankee Stadium is a solid spot to hang out before or after a game. I stopped by and grabbed a Stella--served in a clean, cold glass, which I appreciated. The prices are decent, though I didn't explore much beyond the beer. The menu's got a ton of options if you're hungry. The bartendress was gorgeous and super friendly, which made the vibe even better. With at least a dozen TVs showing different sports, it's a great place to catch some action. Four stars--definitely a nice holdover spot!”

“We packed this bar back during CORTACA and the bartenders and barbacks were awesome. We are coming back for the 2026 CORTACA (no Ithaca fans allowed!) This is a Cortland Bar now”