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Comments - This is a low-key bar & restaurant on the eastern end of Dune Road. The bar area is an outdoor deck overlooking Shinnecock Bay. It draws a much older clientele than the 3 bars at Tiana Beach. There are soloists singing at the outdoor bar on certain days. There are no parking nor entrance charges. There are dining/cocktail tables are on the deck. The prices are reasonable and the service is good. It is most popular in the early evening (sunsets look good from here). The menu, primarily seafood, is very good. The bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.
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Comments - This is an Irish pub/restaurant which seems to draw an older, after-work clientele. Well lit, it features a TV, low volume piped-in music, high-top bar tables, a low ceiling (smoky), a dining area in the rear, glazed glass partitions, a private party room in the basement, and miscellaneous Irish décor. There are munchies on the bar and there is also an after-work buffet. I found it to be dull and unexciting. The prices are reasonable and the service is good. The bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.
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Comments - This is a very popular, bustling (crowded) restaurant located near the Museum of Natural History. It has a small bar area and the drinks are rather expensive. The staff and clientele seem to have an elitist attitude. The bathrooms are good (it's a nice restaurant). -T.K.
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Comments - Think Jake's Dilemma, only with food. Two levels of fun and great beer specials. Best for Happy hour gatherings. Love that Foosball!!! - T.S.

Great bar located in the West Village. Two floors of fun. Friday happy hour is great with the whole bar half price. Saturdays draws a good college clientele for a guaranteed good time. Good looking girls congregate here too. The food is pretty good for bar food. Got to try the Sliders, like White Castles only better. - J.D.

I lost my passport there and no one cared! Then the manager rushed me out of the place when another patron tried to help me! - W.C.

OK, here is a typical Friday night: It's me and my partner in crime "the assh". So we go to Off The Wagon for happy hour around 6. So we get our first set of $3 mugs of L.I. teas and then finish with a shot of Blackhaus. Now the fun begins. The girls are aplenty, mostly secretary's from Staten Island and Jersey. They seem to be friendly and talkative maybe because they answer phones all day. These broads believe anything we tell them. Anyway, we move on to the $6 pitchers of brew. Can't go wrong there! This bar is cool 'cause there are lots of bridge and tunnel [chicks] and nerdy guys, which is good 'cause that's less competition for us. On a typical Friday ranging from 6pm to about 3am (that's 9 hours but we're pros, so don't try to be us) we hook up with at least 3-4 women, so you can't go wrong here or there. The bartender is usually more [drunk] than us, so we all have a good time without paying for hardly anything. God bless America!!!! And Rudy! -B.M.

Typical college bar. High ceiling and mezzanine. Very interesting signs and pictures on the walls. Partially exposed brick walls. Very cheap happy hour prices. Decent service. Bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.

Great place for happy hour but the ladies bathroom stinks! The guys bathroom is ten times better. How do I know? Because I've had to use [it when] the girls' line was so long. The so-called security guys hit on you and the DJ claims to take request but won't play yer song 'til you walk out the door. For some reason this place seems to attract a lot of Long Island meatheads. But Happy Hour is nice. - O.E.

The atmosphere was great. A lot of Long Island girls here. It was a fun time. I went with 6 buds and we took the advice of a previous poster and he said $3 mugs of Long Island tea...B.S. They were 6 dollars and the sign says bar 1/2 off Monday through Friday 4-8. We were there at 5 pm. The only thing half price was the pitchers. The bartenders down on the lower side were snotty but there was this one girl there with an American flag bandana. She was good looking. We played darts (real darts, not electronic). We met a few chicks and got totally trashed. All in all it was a good night. By the way, don't go to the Pennsylvania hotel across from MSG, it is over priced and dirty but that's another story. J.S.

Great atmosphere...jukebox or DJ, fooseball, pool, darts...great pub food (sliders and gravy fries...mmmmm), sports on the TVs, great happy hour...good drink deals throughout the week (ladies night, $7 pitchers)...can get really crowded but if you hit it at the right time you should find a nice place to sit or stand. - J.P.

This place has a really great atmosphere. The male bartenders are really friendly, flirty and are also very attentive. The female bartenders are equally fun and friendly. They have a lot of good specials. There is always a good crowd there. The one downfall is the girls bathroom which only has one stall. This place is perfect for a sports fan looking to have some good drinks and a good time. - V.L.
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Comments - Popular mid-town after work bar with a great outdoor garden - one of NY's best kept-secrets. - S.A.

While most of the block houses fancy restaurants, casual attire is welcome at O'Flaherty's, a cozy Irish Ale House on Restaurant Row in the Theater District. The front has a long wrap around bar, with friendly bartenders, while the back room houses a pool table and live acoustic music many nights. Many performers from the local Broadway musicals pop in here after their shows, and some are known to get up and do a number with Michael Butler, who performs on Friday and Saturday nights. Also features a so-so pub menu, a nice backyard garden in warm weather, a live tree that grows through the bar ( ! ) and bathrooms that are wallpapered with Irish tabloid headlines. - S.M.

Great black and tan, also tried the hot toddy, the grill variety dish was yummy. T./R.A.

Nice, pleasant place to have a few drinks after work. Staff is pretty very friendly. Did have a few problems dealing with a few flies in the indoor portion of the bar, and the bathrooms could use work especially the same-sex one near the bar, but overall a friendly Irish Pub. – A.S.

Irish pub on Restaurant Row. Irish/Folk music is pleasant. Good bar menu (burgers, etc.) Gets crowded with after theater crowd. Interesting decor. - T.K.

Great place for a happy hour, plenty of room and we had the nicest waiter. We always have a fabulous time there. We'd love it more if they would please get a little help with the food. - R.W.

This was a very friendly and fun place to be. The staff was all very helpful and the bartenders were fun, interesting and full of cultural trivia. One bartender in particular was extremely entertaining with his authentic Irish accent, especially to this Oklahoma traveler. - P.S.

O'Flaherty's is the best spot in NY when your looking for fun. I should know .. I go there all the time. The service there is off the hook. Ask for Tadhg or Joe when you go in tell them Daragh sent you. One of the greatest things to ever happen to New York. - D.Q.
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Comments: Fun Irish bar and restaurant which attracts patrons from the old country and the upper east side, plus nurses from the nearby hospitals.  Has a dining area which also serves as stage and dance floor for live cover bands Thurs. - Sat. nights. Good pub for Guinness & darts.  - F.B.

Great date bar. Good food, atmosphere & great bands with a dance floor. Packed on weekends, loads of fun. - J.M.

It has been here forever. Good thirtysomething crowd (many familiar faces from the Jersey Shore). Also, doctors, nurses, etc. from nearby hospitals. Irish tourists are also directed here by various hotel concierges.  Live music certain nights. Well lit. Reasonable prices. Friendly and efficient Irish bartenders. Bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.

Born and raised in New York City and this is one of the few bars I LOVE going to. - J.S.B.

I've only been there on Karaoke nights (Sunday and Tuesdays). Great fun/great staff....very friendly. - B.J.

Stopped in for a late Saturday lunch; within two hours we were regulars. Within four hours we were in need of help walking. Great neighborhood joint, terrific service. As a native New Yorker who has been away for many years, this place brought it all back. - B.C.

Very friendly crowd, great food and it is a great place to relax after work or go wild (depending on your mood). The bands are terrific, especially East Coast. They have a great game room in back with pool tables. The staff is great, especially Dave the bartender. - L.P.

This bar is a lock for a good time no matter what kind of mood you're in. They often have live music if that's what you want. The bar area is always crowded around the big game on the TV's. If it's too crowded up front, you can always go to the back room which always has ample elbow room as well as a pool table, an average jukebox, and a few TV's. Great for a happy hour, pre-gaming with your buddies or picking up girls (a group that usually consists of trust fund princesses and college babes just out to have fun). Definitely a place to check out multiple times. - B.A.

Friendly Irish pub that draws a mix of young and old clientele. TV's in several corners of the bar and a couple of big screens. Prices are affordable and the menu has a variety of options to choose from. Bathrooms could use some work. - A.S. 
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Closed.  Became Jack Russell's in 2005.

Comments - Service in this establishment is great if you're a female. If not, even the regulars have been heard to exclaim, "What's the name of this desert I'm sitting in over here?"..... enough said. - J.B.

Gone are the good old days of relaxation and good music, and lately this place is turning into teeny-bopper heaven.  The jukebox has gone downhill, and the regulars are leaving in droves.  Week nights with Seamus bartending are still good, but weekend service bites, unless as the previous reviewer noted, you are female. - C.P.

This place was a good, Irish bar. Order an Irish car bomb and have a blast. - J.S.

Every time there the service is great! I always have an excellent time. It is a great place to relax and hang out. - L.2.

O'Hanlons is a great place to relax. I always have a great time! Bartenders are quick and accommodating. Tables are nice and so are the new lights. - L.K.
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Comments - Great sports bar. Went there during the football playoffs and it was just a friendly atmosphere. Good bar food at inexpensive prices. Have to go on Monday night with $2 drafts and 30 cents wings. Check it out! - S.Y.

If you like very pretty waitresses and bartenders, this is the place to go. Good food and reasonable prices. - S.C.
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Comments - Great after-work bar in mid-town. Bartenders are extremely nice, manager's always there and also very nice. Heard the Shepard's Pie is great also.....also has an upstairs where you can eat in a quieter atmosphere. -K.M.

The name of this Midtown Irish pub, opened in spring 2001, is enough to make one curious. It obviously draws an after-work clientele of local office workers. It features a large bar, numerous TVs for sports viewing, and dining/cocktail tables on the main floor. There is a smaller bar in the (non-smoking) second floor dining room. The prices are reasonable. The Irish bartenders and waitresses are friendly and efficient. The bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.

Clean fun and great food. Simple and clean. Worth the trip. - B.T.
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Comments - Fun, good food, okay beer selection, good place to meet for a drink then head out – not a good place for a big group unless you're eating. - N.E.

Literally is an old town bar, over 100 years old (est. 1892). This bar was used in the intro. to the old Letterman Show on NBC, and it's crowd is as cool as the old show used to be. Long brass bar with wooden booths and tile floor. One unusual quirk, that upstate NY residents may enjoy (or at least reminisce): Gennie Cream Ale on tap. Also serves very good pub food. - S.M.

This Union Square area bar/restaurant is a classic. It seems to draw a good, clientele of all ages. Well lit, it features several TVs, low playing music, a mahogany bar, wooden booths, and a high ceiling. The prices are reasonable. The bartenders are friendly and efficient. The bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.

A must for anyone who wants to experience an authentic old-time New York saloon. The menu has things like liverwurst sandwiches, the food is surprisingly good and the beers and drinks are very reasonably priced. Gets pretty crowded after work, but the wait staff seems to handle it well. - G.T.L.
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Comments - The legendary Irish pub has relocated here. It draws the usual area mix of local office workers, tourists and theatergoers. It features several TVs, a jukebox, a high ceiling, and a fairly spacious bar area. A wall separates the bar and dining areas. The prices are reasonable. The Irish bartenders are friendly and efficient. The bathrooms are more than adequate. -T.K.

Great bar service, great drink ,just a really this place. - T.U.K.
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Comments - This Irish pub located where the East Village meets the Lower East Side and Alphabet City draws a twentysomething clientele. It features several TVs, high-top bar tables, dining/cocktail tables, red walls, picture windows, a limited food menu, and loud playing rap music. The prices are reasonable and the service is good. The bathrooms are adequate, but located in the basement. - T.K.
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Comments - Midtown Irish bar, opened in '98, with dining room upstairs. Live Irish music on Saturday nights and Sunday evening. Mixed crowd, Irish & non-Irish, white collar & blue quaffing together. - S.M.

A very hopping after work spot. Young cool working crowd - packed on Thursdays & Fridays. And live Irish music sesiuns on Saturdays & Sundays. - J.M.

A somewhat small Irish pub. Dining room upstairs. Bathrooms, located upstairs, are OK. Gets crowded (a good crowd) on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Friendly and efficient Irish bartenders. There is live Irish and American music on certain nights. Reasonable prices. - T.K.

This is our favorite Irish pub.  The people are friendly and the bartenders and wait staff are superb.  O'Neill's makes you feel at home! -C.M.

In my opinion this is the best bar in New York City!! From the staff to the atmosphere O'Neill's can't be beat. A must on St. Patrick's Day. Be sure to get in early for a fantastic Irish breakfast and might have the opportunity to meet some famous Irish politicians!  The best pint of Guinness you'll ever get outside of Ireland. -R.M.

Great bar and friendly staff. Always have a very good time here! - R.H.

Small crowded Irish Pub in Midtown East. Basically, what you see is what you get. Friendly people enjoying the after-work or night time crowd. Service is amicable and drinks are affordable. Jukebox is average at best and you won't be mistaking any of the customers for rocket scientists. - A.S.

Friendly bar staff over all a nice place for a pint ! - T.UK.

Great staff always make you feel welcome. Great fun bar good with a good friendly crowd, a good mix of regulars and tourist.  The bartenders are great, especially Michael and Packie. Good prices too. -B.A.
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Comments - This is several places all in one. There is a good size barroom, 2 dining rooms, a dance floor/standing area, and a well lit 'sports room' with several TVs and a link to OTB. The night I was there, it was very crowded with a rather trashy clientele. The music was blasting obnoxiously loud. The prices are reasonable, but the service that night was terrible. I'm told that the clientele is usually better, but I don't think I'll return to find out. The bathrooms are more than adequate. - T.K.

The "complex" was quite nice. I was there on a weekday, and was told by friends that the place should be avoided on Fridays and Saturdays because of overcrowding. I sat in the OTB room with five of my friends and enjoyed the best Buffalo wings east of the Anchor Bar (Buffalo, NY and the originator of the Bwing). 12 flavors of wings ($.15 each), fast service, good choice of beer, and Monday Night Football, made the experience very nice. The service was fast in delivering, but slow in getting the check to me. The place is great on a weekday, with plenty of room at the bar, enough Irish accents to make your eyes smile, and plenty of friendly bartenders to give you what you want. All in all, a pretty good place to go. - J.L.C.
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Comments - This is a well-lit bar/restaurant in an old rooming house. It draws a decent thirtysomething crowd (much better than other places in Manasquan). It has two bars (a main central bar and a smaller one in the rear) and the service is good at both. It gets crowded late on Saturday nights. There are numerous TVs for sports viewing. The prices are reasonable (especially at happy hour). There is a dining area (The burger platters are very good). Popular local bands play on Friday and Saturday nights. Cabs are easy to catch. Closing time in town is 2AM. The bathrooms very often have long lines. - T.K.
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Comments - This is a new, very popular (crowded) bar/lounge with two floors located on the Second Avenue strip. It seems to draw a trendy, twentysomething and thirtysomething clientele. There is a lounge in the basement. There is a long bar up front on the ground floor. There is a private party room in the back on the ground floor. The prices are somewhat expensive. The service is OK considering how crowded it gets. The bathrooms (with attendants) are in the basement.-T.K.

Really fun place. Great people, lots of cute, single, girls. T.M.

Nice place to hang out, relaxing, not to trendy, and Sarah is the cutest I've ever had!! - V.76
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Comments - I went on a Thursday night and if I owned the bar would have carded every single .com 22 year old that was in there with daddy's credit card. 80 degrees outside at 10pm and 85 degrees inside. Not even a fan was going and it was packed. - D.L.
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Comments - Small, trendy place....25-30 crowd...go with a group of friends....drinks pretty expensive...DJ but no dancing...loungy vibe. - M.M.
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Comments - Just off Broadway, O'Reilly's Pub is like one of the few bars left in this area near the Empire State Building. I scored it 5 for atmosphere & decor because the original old neon sign glimmers out front and has character in this age of corporate chains. But it scores 5 and not 10 because the inside is totally redone and looks like any yuppie bar-eatery Irish-theme chain (like Houlihan's). The drafts were $6 each which was no deal, and the tall waiter was rude and condescending when I asked what was on tap. It was the only bar around though so what can you do but bend and take it. - C.H.

It functions as one of the many Penn Station commuter and Madison Square Garden pre / post event bars. It also draws an after-work crowd and tourists from the nearby hotels. Friendly and efficient Irish bartenders. It also is a pretty good restaurant. Interesting pictures on the walls. Reasonable prices. The bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.
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Comments - Coldest bottled beer I've tasted in quite some time, the way it should be!! Bartenders very attentive, and don't ask you each time if you want a new beer...it's already in front of you. Daytime bartender, Sandra a joy!! Snick-snacks put out at around 4 or 5 along with complimentary buffet, (Try the Shepherd's pie)....Men's room ok, especially if they ever fix the inside door to toilet. Good hideaway too. - T.J.

f.k.a. "Owen O'Reilly's" - Marble bar, cement walls, numerous TV screens and mirrors. Tropical fish tank behind the bar. Good after-work buffet. Reasonable prices. Good after-work clientele of all ages, some of whom are Penn Station commuters. Friendly and efficient Irish bartenders. Bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.
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Comments: Only speaking from weeknight after work hours experience. Don't know how it is on weekends. - J.D

This is a place to CHILL OUT. The guys from Wizard magazine drop in from time to time, so the place comes highly recommended by comic book geeks. What's more, they've got a great jukebox, and the right bartender can make you one helluva gin and tonic. - M.B.

This is a spacious, dark, trendy, popular (crowded) bar/lounge in Hell's Kitchen. It features several TVs, a jukebox, a low ceiling with fans, high-top tables, cocktail tables, a curtained-off lounge in the rear, a decent bar menu, interesting art work on the walls, and a Cappuccino machine behind the bar. The beer selection is extensive. The prices are reasonable and the service is friendly and efficient. The bathrooms (located in the basement) are one-at-a-time.  - T.K.

Just an average bar, nothing special. Was there early on a Thursday evening in June, it was already packed at 6:30 and stayed that way till I left at 11:00, so I guess it must be a popular hangout. Service was slow, but I can't fault our waitress because we were seated all the way at the back, and it was difficult to negotiate through the crowd from the bar up front back to our table. A very noisy place, there was one woman there who had the most annoying, piercing, high-volume voice that I've heard in a long time. I guess she had to talk like that to be heard above the din (I hope she isn't a regular!). Nevertheless, everyone in my group had a good time. Would I go back? Probably not. Not that there is anything wrong with Otis, it's just that there are so many bars and restaurants on Ninth Ave...and I would like to try them ALL! - R.K.

Wait service is bad as well as their gratuity policy. We had a few drinks, one appetizer (group of 6), and were there for less than 2 hours. They added a 22% gratuity to our bill. That percentage is unacceptable, even for a restaurant - much less for a smoke filled bar. - C.C.
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Comments - This is a Greek bar/restaurant located in Hell's Kitchen. Although primarily a restaurant, it has a spacious bar area.  It features brick walls, ancient Greek decor, no TV, decent piped-in music, and two dining areas (one in the bar area, the other separated by a wall). While there is a good selection of Greek wines, the beer selection is limited. It's a little expensive and the service is friendly and efficient. The unisex bathrooms are one-at-a-time. - T.K.
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