Barfly NY
“What it is is an everyman's bar with lots of TVs, good food, good company, and good prices.”
“fairly big place, lots of tables, and outdoor seating made it very comfy.”
“it can get pretty depressing for bar music – and the jukebox was terrible when we tried to change the direction of the music.”
Barfly NY
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Has Pool Table: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Every time we go here – it's the end of the night and I probably should come visit when I'm in better state to judge.
Pros:
– It's dark.. if it's after 12am it's probably what your looking for no judgement and a place where everyone can end at 3am without any pretentious treatment
– Jukebox has one of the best selections of music in the city! Songs you didn't know anyone else knew will be in here!
– Lights at holiday time are beautiful! must see
Cons:
-Bartenders get sick of the crowd pretty quickly… or maybe just mine every time we go?
Update: The brunch here is awesome. It's a fixed $11 price with eight entree options and this includes a free drink.
Additional brunch drinks (Bloody, Mimosa, or Screwdriver) are just $4.
It's an excellent brunch which you'd pay 2 or 3 times as much for at most other places
*** Comfortable seating, Quick service, Very basic bar ***
Came here on a whim with a friend for a late night drink. I wasn't that impressed aside from its comfy seating. We ordered the artichoke dip and chips, which was okay. It's standard and nothing too impressive. Waitress was super friendly and accommodating though!
A bit too dive-Y for my taste.
On the pro side they did have cute decorations!
On the con side – service was actually terrible. Wait staff was nonexistent for the first half hour i was sitting at a table. Not sure if this is just more like go up to the bar… But it was weird and that's a long time. Had to ask for a food menu at dinner time? Also weird – and made me kind of sketched out if no one was ever ordering their food so they stopped giving out menus for it.
Satisfactory, serviceable, to par… certainly nothing negative here; this place does the bare minimum to hit the (relatively) low bar for what makes your run-of-the-mill American sports bar. Definitely not mediocre or inadequate; you'll get exactly what you expect here: burgers and other sandwiches, domestic and "foreign" draught beers, the game you want to watch on at least one of the many LED screens on display… and you'll probably be able to get seating quite easily as well.
For a part of town that is relatively devoid of modest watering holes (at least for a good stretch of the immediate vicinity), Barfly almost seems to be a godsend. I've used this spot as a staging ground a number of times when waiting for the scheduled shows at The Stage (comedy club) located across the street. If nothing else, Barfly is more than serviceable enough a joint for a pre-comedy show drink and perhaps even an order of fries.
Note: "rosemary fries" and "spicy fries" are basically just normal fries and curly fries, respectively… so don't get your hopes up, as Barfly doesn't up the ante on the whole fry game here in NYC. Other than that, you can't really go wrong with fries of either variety. If you ask me though, stick with the curly fries.
I came here for happy hour with a couple of college friends. This is a no frills bar with plenty of TVs airing. We shared nachos and the beef empandas. I had a couples of Guinness my friends had Redd's apple cider.
I was able to get a free engraved Guinness glass but I gave to one of my friend. So, actually she got 2 glasses.
This is a good place for a simple happy hour just don't expect anything extravagant here. Our waitress was very attentive and checked up on us often.
Barfly girl!
A very typical American sport bar with TV screen plastered all throughout this small crammed bar where at the back contains one pool table. The food menu contains all the staples: substantial burgers, fries, salads and oddly equipped with Felafel sandwich and French Dip Au Jus for an American sports bar. Weird. In scanning the drink menu online they have a good choice of wines and equipped with a full bar. With my second, I opt for one glass of Rosé wine as he selects his standard bar drink, Long Island Ice Tea which totals $17.50. I have a weakness for bar food and ordered Mozzarella sticks at $7.00. Our bills totals to $25.50 includes tax, without gratuity. (I've learned to pay the gratuity in cash from my former love and his mother collectively.) Background music is deafening loud. Service is rather slow and wait staff are dismissive when flagging them to place drink/food orders. Hooks are available under the bar for purses and bags.
Space is somewhat crammed between the bar and the tables near the bar. Had I came here one week earlier Barfly was one of the many Manhattan bars/restaurants participating in Yelp Drinks Week… oh well, I missed it!!
TVs – check
Pool table – check
Football specials – check
Prices – check check check
This was a great sports bar find in NYC. Visited for a football playoff game and had a really great time. The bar has plenty of TVs for you to catch the game/s from any angle. There is a pool table for you to enjoy if sports isn't your thing. The place was packed and one thing I would have to point out is that this place has a minimum consumption rule per table. We sat at a booth and it was a 3 person and $65 minimum. If you consumed less than $65 worth of food and drinks, your check would be adjusted to reflect that minimum. So just keep that in mind if you decide to come here for a big sporting event.
I ordered a spinach and artichoke dip which was amazing. It was one of the best I've tried and the only thing that would make it better would be if it was served with warm soft pita bread. The prices on the menu were very reasonable and I believe a couple of dollars cheaper than other bars in NYC. With that being said, every dish that went by me looked amazing. Would definitely come back here to watch another football or basketball game.