An Beal Bocht Cafe
“Overall, a wonderful experience and a reminder of home- the poor mouth, the gaelic pub.”
“Particularly when the Manhattan College students are on break…cosy, warm, nice bartenders, yummy food.”
“Happy hour (4-7PM)
$4 well drinks
$5 wines
$3 beers on draft
They have poetry Tuesday, open Mic night, comedians & bands.”
An Beal Bocht Cafe
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
6 reviews
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The perfect place to drink an Irish car bomb or Black and Tan on St. Patrick's Day, or any other day for that matter. Bonus points for having Smithwicks on the beer menu. Ambiance is wonderful. Love the painted missus so busy stirring her cauldron she's got her fanny facing outward.
The signage exhorting goat owners that they cannot keep their goats on property after having received said notice, really caught my eye, as did the license plate that expounds a hearty "Pog Mo Thoin"- ha!
Cozy and comfortable, they serve a mean corned beef and cabbage. The accompanying boiled potatoes and soda bread were superlative. I'm so not a bread or potato kind of gal, so this is high praise.
One star subtracted from what would be five star for the abysmal service. Lots of smart locals take to going behind the bar and serving themselves.
Adding the menu as it's hard to come by, not being listed on the venue website:
Breakfast
Fresh scones, bagels, rolls and breads w/butter,jams, cream cheese, etc.
Eggs with your choice of bacon, sausage,cheese, Irish beans, home fries.
*Traditional Irish Breakfast – Eggs, sausage, Irish bacon, black & white pudding , home fries and beans served w/ brown bread.
*Vegetarian Irish Breakfast – Eggs, Irish beans, tomatoes mushrooms and home fries served with brown bread.
ALWAYS AVAILABLE
Home made soups , sandwiches, assorted salads
LUNCH AND DINNER
An Beal Bocht Burger with your choice of toppings.
Fresh Hot Pizza with your choice of toppings.
Sausage Rolls w/beans and brown bread.
Shepards Pie with salad
Chicken Curry with rice and salad.
Irish Stew with brown bread.
* Irish Bacon, cabbage and potatoes served with salad.
DESSERTS
Rice Pudding w/ fresh cream
Apple Pie w/ fresh cream
Carrot Cake
Assorted Irish Chocolates
Coffee, Teas
We also serve Irish , French and Mexican Coffees
* Expresso, Cappucino and Iced Cappucino
BEVERAGES
Besides our "Perfect Pint" of Guinness, we proudly serve on tap:
Harp , Bass , Woodpecker , Stella , Smithwicks, Brooklyn and the brew of the month.
BOTTLED
Bud ,Coors Light, Heineken, Amstel Light,Corona ,O'Douls plus the brews of the month.
When my cousins come and visit and say it's the best french toast we've ever had, it's a good sign.
Came here for brunch, with a nice selection and a mimosa or bloody mary included.
I ordered the Irish breakfast, and my cousins ordered one as well, with another order of french toast. The Irish breakfast came out first, and they totally forgot to put in the other order. We weren't in a rush or what not, so we mentioned it to them and they put it in afterwards. It was well worth the wait since the french toast was delicious.
On top of that, they were super awesome! Not expecting to get the dessert we ordered on the house, they felt terrible we had to wait for our french toast. Super genuine and great service considering they were fairly busy with only a few workers on deck.
Excellent, authentic Irish pub. I had a great time here with a friend. I'm a vegetarian, so I cannot vouch for the quite Irish food (so read my review with a grain of salt), but anywhere I can have good crisps, a beer, hear good music, and also hear my friend – I'm a happy camper. The staff were incredibly friendly and giving. We left before the live music started, but it looked to be exciting.
I'd recommend this place for a relaxing hang, a dinner date, or just go by yourself to see the live music. It certainly seems worthwhile and a great place to chat someone up at the bar.
I've been putting off writing a review for An Beal for some time now, and for 2 reasons. 1) I want it to remain MY local bar and not yours. 2) I don't really know what to say.
I'll put it as simply as I can. I love An Beal. Everything about it. The outdoor seating, the crazy pictures on the wall, the beer, the food, the tiny cramped bathrooms that you can hardly turn around in, the bartenders, the live music, the not-live music, the free wifi, the bartenders (yes, twice), the art "gallery" in the back, the copper bar, the dogs, the wooden floors, some of the crazy riverdalians, and, well, the bartenders (obviously my favorite part …)
I suppose I'll finally have to admit that I'm a regular now…
When happiness is contagious
Bright smiles
Comes from within
To be enchanted
Where it is noticeable by others
For my poetry writing is voiced and acknowledged
In the merriment of fellow poets, writers and emerging musicians
When happiness is contagious
Where the demise and disrespect are none
Only dreams of what may possibly become
For I am not in a state of despair
I'm still ALIVE!!
When happiness is contagious
For I've learned not to depend on others to make me happy
Where my happiness initiate from me
Laughter induces levity
Smiles enlighten my inner spirit
That the sun is shining through
My love light is glowing
That I'm free as a bird
To conquer new adventures
As life is short to be unhappy
My poetic travels has disembark a noteworthy stop to An Beal Boucht on a Wednesday night for an open-mike. With my good sincere, respectful poetic friends of writers I was having the time of my life where enhanced by good food and somewhat good selections of drinks. Space encompasses good acoustics and a clear audible microphone with an attentive audience of appreciative interest makes a world of difference to performers like myself. An Irish pub where the upper level of An Beal Bocht Cafe was detached from the bar and only accessible from the second entrance outside. Under the bar contains hooks for personal belongings to hold a place without touching the floor. An Beal Bocht Cafe is accessiby via #1 train to 238th Street and walk up the steps or the Bx7 bus to 238th Street.
Angry Buffalo wings are hell spawn hot which are not for the faint weak tongue. Our pizza was the unfortunate burnt. Service is somewhat attentive yet courteous and friendly with a smile. My burger was dried but two glasses of Pinot Noir enticed me to be just me. The week's lineup of live entertainment and events is surely no shortage for an abundancy of merriment.
Wednesday night for an open-mike poetry performance in DA BRONX expels all poison of the demise and dismissive fools!
Came here with three others to support a friend during their Tuesday Open Mic Night. Was really impressed by the quality of the performances. So many impressive musical performances.
The food was also surprisingly good! The burger I got was superb. Everyone else liked the food they ordered too. A bit hard to get a drink at the bar but nice drink selection. Decent prices. I would totally come here more often if it wasn't so far away.