The Churchill Tavern
“Other tasty small plates my friends and I shared included the devils on horseback and the artichoke fries with truffle aioli.”
“Tip: When you're in the bathroom, they have a sound loop of Churchill reading his great speeches.”
“The little devils, bacon wrapped dates with stilton cheese, were so freakin delicious.”
The Churchill Tavern
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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Bartender called Lee (or something like that.). He was extremely rude and offended my friend (who is a girl) for dressing in shorts. We had altogether a bad time trying to figure out why jekrs like him hate on girls like her. Nice people should be respected more. I have pnly beenhere once, so it migt have been the bartender was just having a bad day or something. But I'm not sure I'll ever go back.
As an Englishman I want to rate this place higher but I just can't. I've been to a few events here mainly for drinks and this past weekend I went to try the Sunday Roast which is hard (impossible?) to find anywhere else in the city.
Having a Sunday Roast with friends is one on the things I miss most about England and I was excited to try and replicate that over here. I went with my favorite; roast beef and was really disappointed. It was REALLY tough and hard to chew, it came with a handful of veggies, 3 tiny, burnt potatoes, a cold, dry Yorkshire Pudding and hardly any gravy.
My fiancee had the stuffed pork which was pretty decent although we were disappointed that it didn't have the traditional crackling that should come with a Pork Roast. It also didn't come with many trimmings or gravy.
Even though this is the only place that does a roast that i know of in the city I probably won't go back even to try the other meats as its also well over priced at $26; I am from the North of England and I used to get a delicious roast in my local pub with loads of trimmings and gravy and a desert for around $10. I'd rather spend the money and time making my own at home to a higher standard.
Came here on a Friday night and easily got a table for 6. It's pretty noisy but it's got this dark ambiance going on. I noticed a lot of people were just standing around, not sure why.
Drinks were reasonably priced. $9 wines, $8 beers and you can order cocktails off the books.
This became a definite on my list when I read on here that they play recordings of Churchill's speeches in the bathroom. I'm not a huge history buff, but it's certainly a nice added touch. Once I got in here, I developed a little bit of a crush. From the outside it looks like the typical mid-town Irish pub, but it's anything but. For starters, there's two full floors of tables, so if you're looking for a quiet table out of the way for post-work drinks, you'll find something. The food menu is also way above average. I'm loathe to say I can't recall anything from it off the top of my head, but it was certainly not the standard bar fare and not an after thought either. The main purpose of this place is drinks, for sure, but you would be easily as happy to get a full dinner here too. The drinks selection is pretty worthy as well. Original crafted cocktails and a sizable British beer list on draught. It's as perfectly executed as a pub can get.
Came here for a friend's birthday and loved it. They let him reserve space for our group at no charge and with no minimums. They gave us the front room, with cozy, candle-lit wooden tables and large doors that opened up to the street for fresh air.
We were greeted by the nicest hostess/waitress. It was her first night on the job and she was honest about not being sure of some menu items and needed to ask the kitchen about a few things. She was honest and gave us great recommendations and made sure we always had drinks. We ordered the devils on horseback (cheese-stuffed dates wrapped in bacon, amazing), fish and chips, and a burger. Food was great and they had a typical pub beer selection. Cocktails were also very good (although pretty overpriced) and I really enjoyed the one made with elderflower.
We did have some problems with incorrect drinks being ordered or put on our receipts, but the bar fixed everything no problem. Overall, we had a blast and the wait staff was so friendly. We'll definitely be coming back!
"an Italian and a Ukrainian walk into a British pub" sounds like the setup for an ethnic joke, but it's what happened Friday night after the rest of our crew had had enough of bar-hopping in Flatiron that night.
the mixed drink menu had several literary-themed options, and there was a drink on the menu called Gone With The Gin which intrigued us, so I ordered two. a bit of a verbal disconnect ensued – apparently the drink was listed on the bartender's private menu as "Gone With The Wind"…so we each kept repeating our own version of this drink's name for way too long – and the whole time, all I could think of was "Who's On First?" followed by me just outright asking a fellow patron at the bar – "I'm not stuttering or anything, am I?" – nope. anyway, when we finally cleared that up, the drink itself was quite tasty.
after that incident, I ordered a beer and didn't have any more "lost in translation" problems.
we ordered some food: the chili fries topped with the works were actually just…okay. the sliders with cornichons were quite good, though.
I would return, but I'll stick to drinks with clearer names next time.
This place has a really great menu and service as well. I opted for the fish and chips because I've never had it before. I should point out there was a great selection of ciders. I thought the recording of churchill in the restroom was very amusing and a nice touch.
I love British pubs. Believe it or not, they remind me of England! Also, they usually have good beers. And Scotch. Scotchy Scotch Scotch.
Anyway, they have happy hour drink specials. I had a Moscow Mule. They also had some cool seasonal beers, like Peak Organic Ginger, but I didn't partake in that. It was a hard liquor kind of night.
The upstairs area is far cooler than the downstairs. They have another bar, and some gigantic arm chairs.
And of course, a great whiskey selection. I had a very reasonably priced glass of Talisker.
The bathroom has Victorian-era photos of naked ladies.
Also, it plays clips of Churchill speeches while you do your business.
Hope to be back for the Sunday Roast!