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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 ($2 for a bottle of Coors Light). 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.
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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. The bar area tends to get very crowded near the entrance, but fight your way through and you can find a spot in the back. Has a dining area which also serves as stage and dance floor for live cover bands Thurs. - Sat. nights. Good pub for Guinness & darts. Features large exotic tropical fish tanks. - S.M.

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

F.k.a. "Flannagan's", it's been here forever. It gets crowded (bottlenecks) by the entrance. 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.

The bar staff and crowd are great but the owner is [not]. If it weren't for him I would heartily recommend the place. The atmosphere would vastly improve if he would [go] back to the Emerald Isle. - J.F.

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 and huge mesmerizing fish tanks throughout the bar. 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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Comments - Large wooden Irish bar on the upper east side, the younger sister of the O’Flanagan’s on First Ave. in the 60's.   Irish restaurant in rear, fireplace in front lounge and a juke box in the bar area.  Good for a pint of Guinness.  Large screen TVs to watch sports, including English Football live via satellite. Unfortunately, it just doesn't have the same spirit as the original. - S.M.

It's a little more laid back than its older sibling located on First Avenue. A good thirtysomething clientele, well lit, fireplace, jukebox, several TV sets (1 large screen). Reasonable prices ($4 for a bottle of Coors Light). A good place to dine. Friendly and efficient bartenders. The bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.
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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.  Weeknights 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.
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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 - It's been here for as long as I can remember. Small, cozy place which draws a slightly older after-work crowd. NYPD Blue has filmed many scenes here. - T.K.
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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 pub food. - S.M.

This Union Square area bar/restaurant is a classic. It seems to draw a good, mixed (all ages) clientele. Well lit, it features several TVs, low playing music, a mahogany bar, wooden booths, and a high ceiling. The prices are reasonable ($3.50 for a bottle of Coors Light). 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.

It is the best bar in NY. I went there for 7 years until, for some reason, I was asked to go somewhere else. I guess I'll never know the reason. Go there and say, "Hello!" to the Meaghers and their kin. Every employee there - family member or not - is a great person. - L.M.
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Comments - The legendary Irish pub has relocated here. It seems to draw 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 ($4 for a bottle of Coors Light). 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.UK.
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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 (c)rap music. The prices are reasonable ($4 for a bottle of Coors Light) 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 ($3.50 for a bottle of Coors Light). - 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 Irish bar/restaurant in the locale of what was an Italian restaurant (Cuomo's). It features several TVs, low playing music, a marble top bar, a high ceiling, dining tables, and a mini lounge area. It seems to draw the usual area mix of local office workers, tourists, and theatergoers. The prices are reasonable ($3.75 for a bottle of Coors Light) and the service is good. The bathrooms are one-at-a-time. - T.K.

The bar is cool for a few drinks before dinner and/or a show, or just eat a brick oven pizza at the bar. The staff are all young and good looking (a bonus) and know what they are doing. Unfortunately, the bathrooms are tiny, but with a little planning and its not a problem. absolutely a place to return to. -J.P.D.

I love the staff at this place. They are really nice and really good at what they do. The owner introduced himself to us, the bartender knows us (she's amazing). They bring community to Hell's Kitchen. Stick around and you'll recognize people. By the way, the Pizza is AWESOME. Don't miss it. - D.A.F.
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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 ($5 for a bottle of Coors Light). 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 - Great acid jazz. - D.L.

"What should we call this bar that we just opened on Orchard Street?" "I've got it, how about Orchard Bar!"
One of many arrivals during the wave of Lower East Side bar openings in the late '90's, Orchard, a dark, narrow bar, would be mistake for a closed retail store by day. At night, look for the dimly lit terrarium in the window, since there is no sign in front. Once inside, you'll find a place typical of the L.E.S. scene, with a DJ spinning tunes, and hip young drinkers passing the time. - S.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 ($4 for a bottle of Coors Light). 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 ($3 for a bottle of Coors Light) 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 ($5 for a bottle of Amstel Light) and the service is friendly and efficient. The unisex bathrooms are one-at-a-time. - T.K.
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Comments - This is a neighborhood style bar which draws a local crowd of all ages. The prices are reasonable and the service is friendly and efficient. It features a small bar and an additional room with tables, a TV, video games, and an interesting mural on the back wall. The bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.
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Comments - 100+ beers ice cold, great food, new bathrooms are the best in neighborhood.  I highly recommend it. Highly profession staff. - G.M.
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Comments - This bar & restaurant is connected to the Coyote Grill by a walkway on a dock. While there is a large outdoor area, the indoor area is enough to keep it going all year. It draws a younger clientele than the Coyote Grill. It's very popular (as are Montego Bay and the Coyote Grill) on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays in the summer. The prices vary (watch for the specials) and the service is so-so. The view of the bay (from here and the Coyote Grill) is the primary draw. The bathrooms (located inside) are OK except that lines form when it's crowded. - T.K.
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Comments - It's a small, quiet, friendly, smoky neighborhood Irish pub. It features several TVs, a jukebox, and a pool table. The prices are reasonable ($3 for a bottle of Coors Light) and the service is good. It's a good place to go with a group of friends. I went there by myself and was invited to participate in the birthday party that was in progress. The bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.
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Comments - There I was, down on my luck after losing a packet at the Breeders Cup when I walked into Paddy Reilly's on a Monday night for a couple of beers. I left four hours later buzzing after a great time. The music in the bar was brilliant, the bar was packed and I forgot about the race horse, Galileo. I was amazing to hear such good music and have such great craic on the first night of the week. The owner/manager Steve is a pretty good guy and he even bought a drink. See this place for yourself. - E.C.

If you own a pair of dancing shoes....then this is the place to be!!...FUN FUN FUN. - M.E.

Old Irish Pub atmosphere with great live Irish bands and always a good pint of Guinness. - M.S.

Good Irish and American music most nights. Good, fun clientele. Friendly and efficient Irish bartenders. Good happy hour prices ($2.50 for domestic beers). There is a cover charge after a certain hour when there is live music. - T.K.

I had always heard great things about this bar. Quite frankly, I was a little disappointed. The atmosphere is great but I could not get past the general feeling of being packed in like sheep in a pen. While the staff is friendly and helpful, good luck fighting your way through the masses to get a beer. I can think of several Irish bars far superior to this one. - T.B.

Friday and Saturday nights there's a cover, but it's a fun time. Really crowded, but generally good natured folks dancing and bobbing around Celtic-inspired tunes. During the week there's no cover, and the music, by-and-large, is very good, but a much lower-key environment. They pull a fine pint, but it sets you back $6. Staff is friendly and hard-working. Some demented, smelly locals there, too, but otherwise, a great place for the low-maintenance crowd. - E.F.

Great fireman's bar, took care of us California fireman. The Guinness flows freely, the band was great. - K.W.
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Comments - This place is really bad. I think it used to be a hot spot, but it's well past its prime. It was not very crowded on a Saturday night, and was full of weird couples who kept staring at me and my friends. The atmosphere was lame with everyone just standing around or paying the hefty price to sit down for bottle service. The live percussion was cool and the place is decorated nicely. The worst part was when this big nasty guy came up from behind me and slapped my butt as an introduction. Talk about classless. - T.M.
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Comments - This is a sports bar located by the Murray Hill LIRR station. It draws a clientele of local sports fans of all ages. It features numerous TVs (1 large screen), dart boards, a jukebox, video games, ceiling fans, a long bar, a pool table, brick walls, miscellaneous sports decor, and a very small yard. The prices are reasonable ($2.50 for a bottle of Coors Light) and the service is good. The bathrooms are bad. - T.K.
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Comments - Hot spot to see and "be scene". The front bar area is small, but has a few small tables to sit back and people watch. Due to the popularity of its restaurant, the bar always has some activity going on. The bar is actually twice as long as what they utilize, but they use half of it for a shrine of white candles, producing a nice ambiance for the dining area. - S.M.

Although the bar in this spacious place is lively and crowded, it's more restaurant than bar. It seems to draw high rollers of all ages. The prices are expensive ($6 for a bottle of Amstel Light). It can be a challenge to get the bartenders' attention. The bathrooms are more than adequate. T.K.
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Comments - It's a sports bar with numerous TVs (several large screens), and sports related pictures on the walls (including a large mural of a golf course). The clientele is all ages and races. The food is good (there's a large dining area). It has a dark oak wood, odd shaped bar. It is very popular (very crowded). The service is rather slow. The prices are reasonable ($4 for a bottle of Coors Light). The bathrooms are adequate.  -T.K.

Huge sports bar. TV's everywhere you look. Best place in New York City to watch football even though thumbs down for all the Michigan alumni who pack the place. Prices are a bit high, $5.00 for a bottle of Coors Light. Some of the wait staff should head to the gym before wearing outfits that reveal their midriff. Britney Spears they ain't. Bathrooms are okay, could use some cleaning. -A.S.
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Comments - Located off the lobby of the Park Central Hotel, another dull, stuffy, overpriced bar in a hotel. A real tourist trap. It features 2 TV's, low playing music, a low ceiling, coffee tables, and living room chairs. The service is friendly and efficient. The prices are somewhat expensive ($5.40 for a bottle of Coors Light). The hotel lobby bathrooms are more than adequate. - T.K.
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Comments - This is one of the most popular (very crowded) bars in the Jersey Shore area. It's four places in one. The outside bar area is very small. The dining area is OK, but the portions and prices aren't. The upstairs room is well lit, large, with 3 bars, several TVs, darts, bar bowling, a small dance floor, bands early in the evening, and loud piped-in music later. The downstairs room is darker, with 3 bars, bar bowling, several TVs, video games, peanut machines, and bands later in the evening. There are happy hour specials on both floors. There is a cover after 8PM. Closing time for all bars in the town of Sea Girt is midnight. The clientele is a good twentysomething and thirtysomething crowd. It's the most popular place in the area on Sunday nights. The bartenders are friendly and efficient. The cabs waiting outside are abundant. The bathrooms are more than adequate. - T.K.
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Comments - Fun fun fun! What a place this is! Great music, friendly staff, dancing, spacious bathroom. One of the best spots in the city! - J.M.

My favorite upper west side bar, the Parlour has a lot going for it. As you enter, you are confronted with two bars to choose from, left or right, plus a dining room with great food in back. But wait, there's more! There is also a downstairs, with another bar & lounge, providing live rock/dance music on Friday & Saturday nights and comedy on Tuesdays. The service is excellent, from the waitresses, to the bartenders, to the owners. And they pour an excellent pint of Guinness as well. - S.M.

 Reasonable prices ($3 pints of cider during happy hour). Two bars and a dining area on the ground level. A lounge and bar in the basement. The entertainment is usually in the basement. Different clientele at different times (younger later at night). Various entertainment venues - live music certain nights, comedy on other nights. You can pick up a schedule of events at the door. Friendly and efficient Irish bartenders. Bathrooms (on both levels) have waiting lines later in the evenings. - T.K.

Overall great Upper West Side bar on Friday and Saturday nights. Prices of beer are cheap, for us Yorkville types. Come bearing your outfits from the latest J Crew and Polo catalogs. Oh, and 99% chance you'll run into a lacrosse buddy from the past. - M.K.

This bar was fun and all, but if you throw a $25 all you can drink party, make sure they put what you get in writing; my friend just had a party there and they promised her top shelf open bar. When we got there, it was more like bottom shelf. After the 5th drink I didn't mind, but its just the principle. - S.M.S.
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Comments - This Irish pub draws a friendly, older crowd. It features several TVs, a jukebox, high-top bar tables, and a low ceiling (smoky). There is a piano player who encourages singing along. It's one place that is fun but not overbearingly crowded on St. Patrick's Day. The prices are reasonable ($4.50 for a bottle of Coors Light). The bartenders are friendly and efficient. The bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.
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Comments - This popular (crowded) Irish pub draws mainly Grand Central commuters. The main dining room is on the second floor and the bar area is on the ground floor. It features several TVs, low ceilings with fans, low playing music, Irish pictures on the walls, dining/cocktail tables, and an after-work buffet. The Irish bartenders are friendly and efficient. The prices are reasonable ($4 for a bottle of Coors Light). The bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.

Much older crowd and pretty boring. There used to be good bartenders in this place a couple of years ago. The ones working there now are just OK. Not very friendly or outgoing. - R.H.

Nice place to hang out if you are a senior citizen. Very boring. Unfortunately, the best thing about this place is the bathrooms, and they're not the best either! - C.F.

A very good basic saloon. The food is good, I strongly suggest the Black Jack Burger or if you're really hungry, Irish Bacon Sausage and mashed potatoes. I found the service was always good. I worked around the corner from Conway's for 3 years and was there regularly for both lunch and drinks. I personally like the some of the former bartenders over the current ones, but they are all professional. They sell enough Guinness so that it's never stale, (very important). If you're looking for a place to go meet friends and have a couple adult beverages and talk, this is the place. If you looking for music, lights and action, it isn't. - H.O'B.

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Comments - Needless to say the best thing about this place is the bathrooms. Staff is not particularly friendly and the clientele aren't much better, unless your a middle aged pot bellied soccer fan! - R.H.

Spacious Irish pub with televisions located throughout to watch whatever game is on. Can't agree with the review [above] as the staff was friendly and attentive. Ask the bartender to see the trophy of the Murray Hill Football League. Only drawback is the decor makes the place seem kind of dark. - A.S.

Irish pub just below 34th St. Gets a mixture of neighborhood and after-work people. Several TV sets for watching sports. Good bar menu. - T.K.

I don't know what that other guy was thinking. This place is very cool. Was there on St.Pats. Most lean corned beef I've had in quite some time. Waitresses were cute, friendly and had brogues. What more do you need? - G.I.
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Comments - This Irish pub/restaurant is an oasis compared to the other bars in Belmar. Pat's Tavern is primarily a restaurant with a bar and solo musicians at certain times. Patrick's Pub (located next door) is primarily a bar that serves food and has bands at night. The bands don't 'blast it'. It's a wrap-around bar with cocktail/dining tables around the perimeter and a smaller bar in one corner. There are a few video games in another corner. There are cover charges on certain nights. The clientele are mostly Irish-Americans of various ages. The bartenders in both places are friendly and efficient. There are several TVs for sports viewing. The prices are reasonable and vary from one time to another. The bathrooms are more than adequate. - T.K.

Great place for some good Beer and Fun. - J.N.
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Comments - This place has four rooms and a yard. I counted eight bars. it also features several TVs, a pool table, darts, shuffleboard, foosball, video games, an ATM, and various pictures on the walls. I was there at about 6PM on a Saturday and only one of the bars was open. The prices are reasonable (this was happy hour) and the service was decent. The clientele at that time seemed to be an assortment of unusual looking older patrons. When I walked in, the jukebox was playing 'People are Strange'. That seemed to sum up the crowd. It gets crowded with rowdy younger people later at night. The bathrooms are barely adequate. -T.K.

Nothing pretty to look at inside and who cares about the bathroom when you are at a bar. They play the Mets, have plenty of TV's, foosball, pool, shuffleboard etc. This place is as big as a hotel and if you've had too many, you might get lost. Great music, and great service. Don't sit at the long bar in the cabin where Bill and Chuck serve, unless you are from the shore...and we will notice if you are not from the shore, Vito. Great bar for rowdy good times. Put your drinking face on and ask for a Zip. - S.M.
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Comments - Formerly the Ocean Club, Hampton Beach Club, and Hot Dog Beach, the atmosphere is nothing like it was (small bar, no bands, no DJ). Since the Town of Southampton will not let its owners operate a nightclub, it has become a restaurant. Parking fees vary by day. Still, the beach scenery is great. The prices are far from cheap and the service is decent. The bathrooms are more than adequate. - T.K.
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Comments - Formerly Donohue's, this is a low key Irish pub on the Upper West Side which draws a local clientele of all ages. It features an oak wood bar, bar tables, a dining area, a TV, and a jukebox (played low). There is a good after work buffet. The prices are reasonable. There is live Irish music on certain nights. The Irish bartenders are friendly and efficient. The bathrooms are surprisingly good. - T.K.
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Comments - Formerly called 'Cherokee', this is a neighborhood bar on the Bell Blvd. strip. It features several TVs, a pool table, darts, video games, and a jukebox. The prices are reasonable and the service is good. Despite its location, it doesn't get very crowded. The bathrooms are a little lacking. -T.K.
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Comments - Old Greenwich Village standby which boasts the widest beer selection in the city. Bare bones wood booths let you know that this place is for serious beer drinking. Weekends become a mob scene, as it is a landmark on the NY bar scene, and people come from all over. Walls are decorated with a variety of beer labels, mats and promotional items such as signs and mirrors, all highlighting the eclectic mix of beers. - S.M.

Most extensive beer list. Always packed, good prices, fun. - K.D.

Good, sparse, efficiently laid out, killer selection of beers... but what sadist put in the black & white bathroom tiles? NOT what I need to look at when my head's swimming. - C.W.

Best bar in NYC. - J.S.

Full of character, and not in the real-estate agent's way of meaning! Full of beer... any type or brand - they stock it! Full of people, and interesting ones at that, the bartenders and customers are . .. interesting to say the least. A great place to be.  - A.C.V.

Great selection of beers from all over the world. - F. D.

Go there and see. I was there one Friday night. Someone puked in the sink. I told the bartender about the incident. Within minutes a kitchen help mopped the sink and the fresh smell of bleach consumed the area. The choice between the smell of bleach or puke? You decide ? - J.M.

Love it. I was there once on a Sunday it was quiet. I was told by a regular to come on the weekend and see a different view of the pub. I did. It was like night and day. The beer lovers come when it is quiet and the party goers appears during weekends. All in short, the people I spoke to love the 500 different beers on hand and the atmosphere of the pub. I love the city and the Village. There is no place I rather be then the Peculier Pub. I was there this Sunday. Finished the Belgium section. I will start with the German Weiss beer next. Cheers. - C.H.

Excellent bottled beer selection! - M.J.

Small place, way too packed and the bartenders really aren't that nice.  A very preppy crowd and the bathroom lines are out of control.  I really wouldn't go back. - R.P.

It's a Bleecker Street pub with an extensive beer selection. It seems to get a young (NYU?) crowd on Friday and Saturday nights. Bar area and booths. Reasonable prices ($3.75 for a bottle of Coors Light). The bathrooms are OK. - T.K.

Peculier Pub is so cool. It is the best place to start the night off, get drunk and stagger over to Asylum or any other village bar. Me and my friends have stayed for two hours sometimes. On the downside, there's no dancing and its a bit touristy but who cares. The drinks are pretty cheap and when you're drunk you can have lots of fun, even with out-of-towners. - M.B.

BEER!!!! In all languages, in pints, in bottles, in cans, in heaven! - D.K.

Having 500 Beers alone may sound like the perfect place for Hop Heads, but Peculier is not all great. Don't get me wrong, the dark, woody decor is great and the beer selection rocks, but the atmosphere leaves a few things to be desired, especially on weekend. It's on weekends when the beer drinking paradise is marred by loud frat boys guzzling Coors Light (or Satan's urine, as I call it). The staff is also not always pleasant or efficient. It's a good place to start an evening while the palate is fresh and the dick population is still low. When the place gets ugly and all the beer starts to taste the same, move on. The Village has an abundance of cooler places. - A.S.

Whoever said this was the best bar in NYC must be underage, like everyone else who goes here! If you have a younger bro/sis not of legal drinking age, bring them here. Good beer selection, prices a little high. -M.V.

More fake I.D.s than cute faces. Loud. Overworked, but likewise unfriendly bar wenches. Great selection of beers, but go during off hours. - J.N.

Whaaaatttt??? This is a kick ass bar: great service (tara!), a wide selection of beers, and nice atmosphere. Anyone who is a true drinker, is welcome here!  - S.N.
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Comments - The Bay Ridge legend opens it's newest bar in Coney Island and built right into Keyspan Park (home of the Brooklyn Cyclones). Great stage for the better live bands and amazing crowds after any stadium event. Easy access by car (free parking), train (W last stop) or Express Bus (X28, X29, X38). - J.Q.

Discovered this one by accident...and a happy one yet! Living in Sheepshead Bay it's nice to have a decent bar close by. Nice selections of taps. Hungry? Go outside and grab a dog or burger off the grill. Catch heavy metal cover bands. the place is loud and spacious. - M.K.
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Comments - The East Village member of this Malaysian bar/restaurant chain (more restaurant than bar) draws a clientele of all ages. Well lit, it features a small bar area, several TVs, low playing music, a high ceiling, high-top ledges along the wall, Asian wood/bamboo decor, a separate dining room, and a picture window. The prices are reasonable and the service is good. The bathrooms are one-at-a-time. - T.K.
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Comments - Taught them how to make a "green dinosaur". Got f*#k-ed up. T.H.
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Comments - Fun place, friendly local bar, don't plan on leaving here sober. Decent prices too. - J.D.
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Comments - This is a bar/restaurant (the bar and restaurant areas are separated by a wall) in the Lincoln Center area. Well lit, it features several TVs, a jukebox, exposed brick walls, interesting 'art work', high-top bar tables, high ceilings with fans, and picture windows. It draws a clientele of all ages from the nearby ABC headquarters and pre and post Lincoln Center events.  There is a good after-work buffet. The prices are reasonable ($4.75 for a pint of Coors Light) and the bartenders are friendly and efficient. The bathrooms are barely adequate (there may be lines when the joint gets crowded).  - T.K.

Good pick-up place. It works for me. - G.T.
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Comments - Renowned as the "oldest original bar in NYC", established in 1864, this Gramercy Park landmark is famous as the sight where O. Henry wrote the "Gift of the Magi". More recently in the news as the place where supermodel Vendela had her wallet stolen, Christmas ’96. Sentimental spot at Christmas time, nevertheless, where the decorative white lights really get you in the holiday mood. Since it so tiny, it is often crowded, but it is a friendly crowd, so say hello to your neighbor, and enjoy the atmosphere. - S.M.

This popular (crowded) Gramercy Park area bar/restaurant was first established in 1864. It seems to draw a clientele of all ages. It features several TVs, low playing music, and many old furnishings. The prices are reasonable ($4 for a bottle of Coors Light).  Getting the bartenders' attention can be a challenge. The bathrooms, located in the basement, are adequate. - T.K.
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Comments - This classic looking barroom has high ceilings and chandeliers. Good after-work clientele (all ages) many of whom are Penn Station commuters. Dining area in the rear. Friendly and efficient Irish bartenders. Reasonable prices ($4 for a bottle of Coors Light). Good old-fashioned bathrooms with large fixtures. -T.K.
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Comments: Very few places have the warmth and ambiance of a place like Phoenix Park. -K.D.

Cozy outer bar with friendly bartenders; great copper ceiling, and an excellent tap selection; nice mix of regulars and newcomers; Dining area is nice and private from main bar, and pub menu is tasty and varied. - M.O.

The service is way too slow to get a drink... Excellent jukebox though! - T.D

Excellent bar and restaurant!!! The Guinness is PERFECT! Phoenix Park is just an awesome bar to meet people in and have a good time. - A.H.

After several trips to Ireland, this brought back some of my good memories from my favorite country. Great fun, good selection, excellent service, and nice people in general. - G.M.

One of the few horseshoe bars left in NYC provides a tremendously inclusive atmosphere. Nice people, great jukebox. - S.W.

One of the last true neighborhood bars on the Upper East Side.  Perfect room, best jukebox in NYC, better than average bar food, friendly bartenders, great crowd. - J.R.
Traditional Irish Pub in every sense of the word. Very friendly bartenders. Terrible bar food. Lighting needs to be improved. $4.00 for a bottle of Coors Light. - A.S.
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Comments - Great bar in The Rockaways - R.B.
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Comments - Relocated from Rockefeller Center a few years ago. A very popular bar for after-work, tourists and theatergoing crowd. (all ages) Good buffet. Dining room is in the rear. Additional dining/private party room upstairs. Friendly Irish bartenders. Reasonable prices ($4 for a bottle of Coors Light). Bathrooms are OK except that they are located in the basement. - T.K.

The Pig is a great spot for theatergoers and drinkers alike. Excellent food with reasonable Manhattan price tags. One problem, if you go with two people at the height of dinner rush, you're likely to get seated at a four person table with two other people you don't know. Privacy and elbow room are at a minimum. But hey, you might make some new friends! An alternative if its crowded would be to wait, or head to Langan's across the street and see what's up there. - W.W.
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Comments - Straining too hard to appear "upper crust". Glass partitions at the bar a nice touch. One bartender, obviously sullen, appeared to consider serving patrons a personal favor. - R.F.

Cool, modern Irish bar. Lots of bar space, great after work hangout. - J.M.

Too bright and fake.  Your everyday "meat market" kind of bar.  Nothing original about the place that sticks in your mind after you leave. - L.B.

Formerly Sheila Clancy's, this is a nice, recently refurbished Irish pub. Like its sibling on W. 47th St., it seems to attract a good, mixed (all ages) clientele. There is a good buffet. It features several TVs, mellow music on the jukebox, chandeliers, dark oak wood bar and walls, frosted glass partitions, high-top bar tables, dining tables and booths, and miscellaneous Irish decor. Space is a little tight. The Irish bartenders are friendly and efficient. The prices are reasonable ($4 for a bottle of Coors Light). The bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.

Brightly lit and clean looking bar. Very similar to Connolly's as far as design and makeup. Menu is expensive. Looks more like a restaurant than a bar. - A.S.
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Comments - One of the last of a dying breed. The Piper's Kilt or "P & K's" as it's known to regulars is a fine place for a burger (the best in the city) & a beer. Popular after work drink spot & pre-night on town meeting place. Bartenders are quick, friendly, & funny to a man! Prices are very reasonable. Brunch is served on Saturday & Sunday. Direc TV & unlimited Bloody Mary's! That's how you spend football season. - P.W.

This bar is a great place to hangout on a Saturday afternoon or evening. The bartenders are very good about buying back on the third drink, and for a college student you cannot beat the $1 10oz. drafts served everyday. - B.C.
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Comments - The west side entry of this trio is a small, dark, lively bar. Space is tight. The music is from the radio. There is an interesting assortment of wall decor. It seems to draw a combination of local office workers, tourists, and theatergoers (probably an overflow from the W. 57th St. theme bars). The bartenders are friendly and efficient. The prices are reasonable. The subway-style bathrooms are one-at-a-time and very tight. -T.K.

PJ Carneys is one of my favorite local bars. I don't know if you know this but they completely renovated this year and it came out great. What I love most about the bar is its atmosphere. Every time I go there I seem to meet new people. For some reason that place just gives such a positive vibe and that is why I keep going. And I do agree the bathroom is small but at least it is clean. - J.B.
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Comments - Although it seems like a little dive bar, the bartenders were so friendly & attentive that you can actually have a good time here.  It had a nice Irish crowd at the bar and a good jukebox too.  Don't bring a big crowd with you, however - it's pretty tiny. - J.M.

This is one of a chain of three small (space is very tight) Irish pubs. Like its two siblings, it attracts a good after-work clientele of all ages along with a certain number of Irish people. It features several TVs, one large screen, good tunes on the jukebox, dining tables, video games, a low ceiling (smoky) with fans, and miscellaneous Irish decor. The Irish bartenders are friendly and efficient. The prices are reasonable. It takes a trek down a long, steep staircase to reach the one-at-a-time bathrooms. - T.K.

The Day time bar person is great, a good looking girl and on the ball. Eat your hearts out. Bathrooms are down stairs. The kitchen is small but the food is real good at a great price. Night time bartenders are real characters. Just don't ask for a fancy drink. A fun place. - P.F.

Too small, bathroom sucks. Irish get larger pints than Americans. Jukebox okay. Day bartender was crabby at best. - F.E.

Great wee pub to have a drink in and can spend several hours having a bit of craic with the bartenders who all know how to have a bit of fun. The only reason that the Irish get more in a pint than the Americans is because Irish people can hold their drink. - G.M.

Service? Is that what you call it? Don't look for the answer at this place. Oh yeah, I wouldn't use the bathroom either. - J.J.

This bar and everything about it sucks. Even had a drink spilled on me by the bartender. - J.S.
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Comments - Formerly the Murray Hill Tavern, the youngest of the PJ Carney's trio is a small Irish pub, which draws an older, after-work clientele. It features Irish decorations, a dining area, brick walls, and a large screen TV. The prices are reasonable, served by friendly and efficient Irish bartenders. -T.K.
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Comments: Great bathroom! - M.T.

This is a very popular (crowded) historic New York pub that was first established in 1890. While they have managed to keep the place up very well, it still has that OLD New York look about it. (It may qualify for landmark status). There is no music at all. Well lit, there are picture windows, high ceilings, a bar and a dining area in the rear. It draws a wide array of people. Tourists are steered here by hotel concierges. The bartenders, dressed in butchers' smocks, are friendly and efficient. The prices are reasonable. The large fixtures are usually a topic of conversation at the bar. - T.K.

After several visits, I found Dennis and Harvey to be two of the friendliest and best bartenders in the city. Killer jukebox featuring great jazz from the 20's to the 50's. Great burgers and always a friendly crowd at the bar if you feel like a chat. It is worth a trip just to see the urinals in the men's room that Sinatra supposedly said were the largest he had ever seen. - B.R.
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Comments - The food is very good, bartenders very attentive. Drinks are reasonably priced and you get buy backs! Pretty good jukebox, but even when it's not playing, they have a great music track. I always have a good time there. Just a bathroom comment -- there's only one stall each (men's and women's) but they are always clean and well stocked. - T.S.

This is an Irish pub that opened in January 2001. It seems to draw local office workers. Well lit, it features several TVs, a jukebox, high-top bar tables, booths, ceiling fans, a bathroom tile type floor, and a pub menu. The prices are reasonable and the service is good. The bathrooms are barely adequate. - T.K.

P.J. Kelly's is not a stiff or stuffy bar. It has a 'Cheers' type atmosphere where everyone with a good attitude seems to be welcomed. The bartenders are very professional, chatty and knowledgeable. The bathrooms are adequate (clean but small). The new chef is excellent. All in all one of the better downtown NYC bars. - P.B.
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Comments - The sign in the entrance reads "The Doctor Is In". It's a low-key bar and restaurant with a good after-work buffet. It has friendly and efficient Irish bartenders (Kieran is great). It's also a pretty good restaurant. It draws mainly an after-work clientele. The prices are reasonable. The bathrooms are OK. - T.K.

I didn't like this place at all, the restaurant is in the back away from the bar and the after-work crowd. If you like to be in the center of it all with music and laughter, this is not the place for you! - J.T.

This place is okay, nothing special. It's not very big, so it probably wouldn't be the most comfortable place on a Friday. It could use a jukebox to liven up the place. Drinks were kind of expensive, $12 for a Harp & a vodka tonic. I've seen better Irish Pubs in Midtown. - A.S.

Only been there on a Tuesday...Relaxed atmosphere, where you can have a drink with a friend, without yelling, that's a plus. Nothing much else that exciting about the bar. It must be overcrowded on Thursdays and Fridays, because it's such a small bar. Drink are not cheap either. - J.S.
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Comments - It's a friendly neighborhood bar but the only night that's doing anything is Friday with Karaoke. It's a fun show and the crowd is into it. I only wish it was easier to park your car around there. The drinks are affordable though. - P.B.
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Comments - A small bar located in the lobby of the Holiday Inn Wall Street District, it seems to be more of an extension of the lobby than a bar. It seems to draw Wall Streeters after work as well as hotel guests. The beer selection is limited. The prices are somewhat expensive. The service is good. - T.K.
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Comments - Good place to grab a beer or eat before, during, or after Garden Events. Prices are average, but given the environment, understandable. Numerous TV's throughout, however no satellites. Staff can be hit or miss. - A.S.
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Comments - The oldest and largest of the Playwright trio, it has two floors of drinking and dining. The bar areas and dining areas are separate. The main floor seems to be a more active bar scene. It has pretty good tunes on the jukebox. It draws a clientele of after-work, tourists and theatergoers. It gets very crowded (particularly on the ground floor) on Friday nights. Friendly and efficient Irish bartenders. Reasonable prices. The bathrooms are OK. -T.K.

Join your hosts Frank Dwyer and Pete Fitzpatrick at this theater district Irish bar and restaurant, which has bars on both the first and second floors, and a third floor party room with another bar, suitable for private cocktail parties.  They serve good Guinness and other tap beers, and get a mixture of post-work, pre-theater and young Irish or Irish-lovers.  Late night food.  Bathrooms on 2nd floor and in the basement. - S.M.

Its an excellent pub. Always plenty of Irish. An all around good time!! I recommend all of the Playwrights in NYC. - K.P.

Good pub with a great pint of Murphy's for $4.50. - T.UK.
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Comments - It is an excellent pub. Always plenty of Irish. An all around good time!! I recommend all of the Playwrights in NYC. - K.P.

A place we go often with a group of friends. Good bartenders and wait staff, bathroom is clean, food is good. We've only been downstairs in the bar so can't rate the upstairs. - J.F.

A little more low-key than its cousin on W. 49th St. Friendly, efficient Irish bartenders. Restaurant upstairs, bar downstairs. Live pop/folk music on Saturday nights. Gets crowded with theatergoers after shows. - T.K.
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Comments - The newest (to date) of the Playwright trio. Oak and brick walls, seats at the bar and booths. Dining area in rear. Good after-work clientele, some of whom are Penn Station commuters. Friendly and efficient Irish bartenders. Reasonable prices. The bathrooms are so modern, one can overlook the fact that they are located in the basement. - T.K.

Just a generally nice bar. Friendly bartenders, good selection of domestic and imported beers, reasonable prices. Free buffalo wings around rush hour is a plus. Conveniently located near the F train and Penn Station. - T.B.

This place was interesting.  The bartenders are helpful and friendly, but don't seem particularly bright.  One of them asked if I wanted my beer on the rocks.  The people ranged the gamut in age, but some of them looked especially trashy.  TVs are hard to see unless you're right in front of them as they're kind of small.  Good selection of beer, although any Irish bar that doesn't serve Guinness should be investigated.  Music selection was good.  Big plus for the variety of Britney Spears tunes. - A.S.

Its an excellent pub. Always plenty of Irish. An all around good time!! I recommend all of the Playwrights in NYC. - K.P.

Just OK. A strange sort of place, with thick bartenders. I asked one for a Heineken shandy and she nearly fell on the floor laughing. Not a way to keep customers. - S.D.
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Comments - The famous theme restaurant has moved from W. 57th St. to the former location of the All-Star Cafe. Obviously very tourist and family oriented, the bar drinks are not as expensive as one might expect. The bartenders are friendly and efficient. Occupying 3 floors, it features many TVs (half of them large screen), high ceilings, the obligatory T-shirt shop, numerous movie props and pictures, and low playing music. After seeing it once, the novelty will likely wear off. The bathrooms (with attendants) are more than adequate. - T.K.
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Comments - It features a long bar, good tunes on the jukebox, several TVs, and a bar bowling game. The prices are reasonable and the service is good. Unlike the name might lead one to believe, it draws a good, thirtysomething clientele.  -T.K.

Hot bartenders, Cold beer, Nothing else matters. - J.

The only reason to go to this place is the wild bartenders who make you happy and horny. - J.G.

One of the friendliest places in New York together with great looking and really nice staff. - M.S.
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Comments - Another new Bar in the Woodside/ Sunnyside Area. Formerly The Merry Ploughboy (never liked that name), the bar has been redone from top to bottom and is a nice looking bar with a cozy warm environment. The staff when I was there was a mix of experienced older male bartenders and cute young females who were still a bit green. We all have to start somewhere. The service was fast and efficient. If the bar carries anything forward it will probably be it's dart team which I imagine is where the name came from. Rocky the owner is a nice guy and makes the rounds regularly and is a nice change from owners who either stay only in their own bar or are stone faced. I like the place and think it'll get better over time. It's only flaw is it's location off the main strip which may hurt it in the long run. Time will tell. - T.S.
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Comments - The second village location (originally on 8th St.) for the popular Greenwich Village retro club paying homage to the spectacular seventies.  Groovy lunch boxes and posters of the Partridge Family, Shaun Cassidy, Barbie, and Charlie’s Angels adorn the walls in a sort of 70’s museum. Although its may be a little past its heyday, it will remain popular as long as Nick at Night keeps airing 70's shows, which means maybe forever. Dance floor in back which plays 70's and contemporary dance tunes. - S.M.
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Comments - Formerly the Glocca Morra Pub. Good sixties music on the jukebox (played by a thirtysomething crowd - go figure) - T.K.

Formerly the Glocca Morra, Poolbeg Street has been re-vamped with a refreshing new look.  Courteous Irish staff, with live music on Saturdays, a good jukebox, and that ever-so-addicting trivia game. Worth checking out. - J.M.
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Comments - This is a small, smoky, quiet, out-of-the-way bar. It has interesting wall decor (many horseracing pictures), a TV, video games and a bar bowling game. How slow is it? I was the only patron at 11 PM on a Saturday night. The prices ($3 for a bottle of Coors Light) are reasonable. The bathroom is bad. - T.K.
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Comments - This bar was "en fuego" Labor Day Sunday. Mike Mussina came close to a perfect game and the atmosphere was like all star weekend for heavy drinkers at the Jersey Shore. - J.D.

This bar/restaurant is more restaurant by day and bar late at night. Appropriately, it draws a different type of clientele at different times. It features a large, rectangular bar, free popcorn, a pool table, numerous TVs, high-top bar tables, dining/cocktail booths, a dining area, a DJ, and occasional live music. The prices are reasonable and the service is good. It's most popular after midnight (especially on Sundays) when the Parker House crowd wanders into the place. Closing time in Spring Lake Heights is 2AM. Cabs are abundant. The bathrooms are more than adequate. - T.K.
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Comments - I love this place- it's trendy yet comfortable at the same time. The 'Potions' are delicious and very cool looking- try a 'Love Potion' or an 'Ocean Potion.' The food is also great for a late-night snack, and the atmosphere is cozy, dark, and sexy. The music is good, and the small dance floor gets busy later in the night... The bartenders/owners are very efficient, and very friendly. - T.S.

This is an elegant, very dark club which seems to draw a hip, young clientele.  It features modern art on the walls, bubble windows, a DJ, live music on certain nights, a metallic bar and high-top bar tables, and couches. Martinis are the specialty. The bartenders are friendly and efficient. The prices are reasonable. -T.K.

Awesome place, hot woman, comfortable, friendly, great drinks. - A33.
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Comments - Extremely pleasant surprise. This upscale Russian jewel is nestled around Lafayette and Prince. Somewhat trendy, but great crowd, comfortable, and a great staff. Drinks are expensive, but that has to be expected if you're going to hang with the beautiful people. - M.M.

This place is great.  The bartender made an extra chocolate martini and our waitress gave it to me for free.  The prices are a bit outrageous, but the service is top-notch and the atmosphere alone is well worth the extra $$$. - N.H.

First time in New York I went to Pravda! Very elegant, yet different to any other bar. The writings in Russian gives it a great look. I always go back to Prava everytime I go to New York! - E.L.
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Comments - Moderately priced – nice big couches for lounging, pool table, also restaurant. - K.D.

Great Jazz/R&B band on Thursday night. Live music most nights of the week, no cover. Good food, but fairly small portions. - M.M.

This is a split-level bar/restaurant (more bar than restaurant) which seems to draw a good, thirtysomething clientele. The music (both the live bands and the jukebox) are good. There are several TVs. It's dark, with a pool table, a lounge, outdoor seating, dining tables, and high-top bar tables. There are bars on both levels. The prices are a little expensive. The beer selection is limited but the service is good.  - T.K.

I was there on a Friday night in May with a friend of mine who was born in Ireland and he thought the place was a blast. I remember the band was playing "I Will Survive" and a great rock and roll rendition it was. I remember the waitress that served our table was extremely nice as was the hostess. -A.Q. 
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Comments - Pretty cool place in Gramercy Park for watching a game or just hanging out. Upstairs bar and downstairs area. Prices are reasonable. Bathrooms are unisex. Staff is very cordial. Numerous choices in the area, but this rates up there with most of them. - A.S.

I have been to Proof on two occasions: once on a Thursday night, and once on a Saturday night. On Thursday it was all right until we went downstairs and walked into some reunion where they were giving out name-tags. On Saturday night the place was full of kids whose daddies pay for their tuition/rent in their Manhattan apartments/and their little Gucci bags. - T.M.
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Comments - This bar/restaurant is owned by the same people as CJ Sullivan's in Bayside and the Inn in Long Beach. The crowd varies from one day to another. It's rather tight when crowded. Sometimes the music is played a little too loud. The prices are reasonable (watch for drink specials). The food is good. The service is usually good except it can be hard to get to the bar when the place is jammed.  - T.K.
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Comments - Great after work spot where you can have one of 16 beers on tap, a snack and where women can have their pick of good looking dotcom men since the ratio is about 4 to 1. - S.A.

One of the best Irish pubs in New York, and you don't have to be Irish to enjoy it. Puck Fair pays homage to the annual fair in Killorglin, Co. Kerry. Huge mural by Ted Spears tells the history of King Puck and the annual Puck Fair. Excellent beer selection, snugs for private conversation, great music by a DJ up in the corner, and top notch friendly bartenders all add up to make a visit to Puck Fair an enjoyable experience. Downstairs bar for more intimate atmosphere, or private functions. - S.M.

Unbelievable Irish food, a giant beer selection, and a great service, all this in the most Celtic Gaelic atmosphere...simply awesome. - F.L.

Brilliant! Great drinks, mighty band and the finest Irish Breakfast, I thought they might have smuggled my Granny in! - D.F.

The atmosphere as far as decor goes, is great. The staff are wonderful most of the time. As for the clientele, most are typical out-of-town yuppies and assorted other forms of spoiled brat life. As a 22 year resident of the neighborhood, I discovered Puck Fair while looking for a new local hang-out, where I could give the little lady and me some occasional breathing room. Unfortunately, Puck fair is not that place. Because of the clientele, it will never have that neighborhood bar kind of feel. This is unfortunate, as the transients will come and go, but the locals will remain your loyal customers. The Saturday evening music seisiuns are fabulous. You'll hear top notch musicians. Hopefully they're not fools who are providing entertainment without being paid! - P.M.
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