Faces & Names
“There are heads of celebrities on the walls; or big, huge portraits of their faces actually, painted, framed and lit up with spot lighting.”
“Absolutely love this place because of people like Annette, Lisa, Rory, big Mike and Brian.”
“Good food, cool caricatures of famous ppl, but a bit loud…”
Faces & Names
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Coat Check: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Popped in here the other night after moving. We were finished. It was a Weds around 4 and it was pretty dead. It was dark and romantic lighting for our dirty and sweaty selves, but maybe all for the better. Service was fast. Small but good beer menu and good food. I ordered the special burger of the day and my BF ordered something that disappeared faster then I could figure out what it was. We also ordered the fried pickles and wings. Needless to say we were starving but there was hardly a crumb left on either of our plates. By the time we left the after work crowd had rolled in and both the front and back bars had filled up. Will come back forsure!
Casual ambiance with low lighting. It's a nice place to grab a quick lunch with friends or coworkers with fast service. The portobello burger and curly fries were good. Overall nice place. Very air conditioned.
Came here for dinner with a friend as she works in the area and we wanted something casual. We went at 545 on a weekday and the place was mildly crowded at the bar but there was many tables available to sit at. However, when we told the hostess we wanted a table for 2, she looked at us like we were crazy and took a few minutes to "find a table" for us. Kind of weird but we ignored it as we were both hungry and ready to eat.
I got a black bean burger with curly fries and my friend got a chicken wrap. We asked for sides of condiments, but when the food was brought out, those were left off our plates. The burger was meh, had a not so appetizing texture but did have avocado which was good. The fries were crispy and pretty good. As we were finishing up, we were chatting and continuing to catch up. There were other tables available and we hadn't been there even an hour yet. A person who I assume was a manager came up to our table and asked us if we needed anything else and that she was going to bring the bill. It was very obvious that they were rushing us out, because we weren't sitting there slamming drinks. Since we had just spent over 30 bucks on sub-par food and hadn't been there very long at all, I really felt that this was totally inappropriate and not a great way to get your name out there for customer service. I definitely won't be returning and wouldn't recommend this place to anyone either.
The agency I work for hosts an international conference at the nearby Hilton every year, so I always end up at Faces & Names for my lunch break. It is a cozy little place with interesting pictures of celebrities on the walls and dim lighting. The furniture is weird and uninviting though. You either have to sit on high chairs, which I dislike because I am short, or sit on extremely low chairs that make you feel like you're sitting on the floor. I have no idea how they think grown adults would ever find this furniture comfortable because it isn't practical at all. I like the food here, especially the California Chicken Club. I always get it on a wrap and it's really tasty. I also like the curly fries that come with it. I tried the warm pretzel bites, which I thought were going to be little pretzel nuggets, but instead were cut up soft pretzels. They were still good and came with a tasty honey mustard dipping sauce. I also had the mini chicken tacos, which were very nicely displayed on the plate and looked so cute. They were delicious and a lot of them came in one order. I also tried the mozzarella bites, which were just OK. There are a lot of other appetizers to choose from, so we often ordered a bunch and shared them all. This is a good plan if you come here for happy hour and want a few things to munch on. The service was OK- the first time I came here it was packed at lunch time and it took forever for someone to take our order. Recently when I came here for lunch, there was hardly anyone in the place and we were served very quickly. The only complaint I have about the service is that this one waitress basically ignored my friend and I while we were sitting in the back. I wanted more soda during my meal, but I couldn't find the waitress and was disappointed. She waited until after we were done eating and drinking to check on us, which she should have done right after we got our food. Needless to say, she didn't get the best tip from us. Overall, I look forward to coming here and think it's a reasonably priced place with good food.
This place "doesn't do happy hour" and still maintains really fair drink prices in midtown Manhattan?! I'm sold. I wish I had known about this place earlier, and they've got pretty delectable bar food, to boot.
Mardory's UYE: whiskey flowing, a few old friends, a few new faces and some new names to go with them. I had a really interesting first time at this place. Mostly because it was teeming with people when I arrived at 6:02 p.m., but by the time 8 rolled around, I could have done cartwheels uninterrupted.
We all had a great time, top shelf drinks ran about $8/9, which is really impressive. I tried the calamari, which was excellent, non-greasy, and served with some red pepper sauce, which made an awesome complement. Also tried the spinach-artichoke dip- it was decent. I was able to snag a few of Kathy's curly fries, and those were perfection.
There are plenty of comfy booths in the back, and our girl Mardory was smart enough to reserve one for our party so that we could mingle without shuffling through a sea of people and being spilled on. There's a nice big bar in the front, and another in the back area. I guess there's also a downstairs, but I wasn't feeling too adventurous.
I enjoyed this place a lot, and would come back for the fair prices and delicious bar snacks. Oh, and I'd hope for a different waitress because the one we had was only able to carry one drink at a time over to our table. I thought she had two hands and trays available to her…guess not
Came here for our team's holiday happy hour and it was a nice chill environment. We had our own section in the back with plenty of comfy couches and easy access to the bar. The bar food was pretty good too–spicy wings, tacos, quesadillas and fried cheese balls. Definitely recommend for HH in midtown.
I had never heard of this place before doing a last minute search of places to grab a quick bite in the west 50's, an area I rarely make it to. Wasn't really being picky when I chose Faces & Names, but it's definitely a worthy spot if you're in that neighborhood and want a drink or a bite to eat. It was pretty darn crowded around 6:30 on a Thursday – heavy work crowd (mostly guys) were pouring out of here. My friend and I grabbed a table in the back because we wanted food and a quick drink. Our waitress was zany and kind of nuts but we loved it. She was super quick to bring out our drinks and our UNBELIEVEABLY delicious salads (I know, salads at a bar – fail). I was in the mood for buffalo chicken, something I hold to very high standards and boy did this deliver. Crispy, perfectly flavored, not to mention the dressing (blue cheese) was on point. Manny's on the UES holds my top spot for buff chick salad, but this is a close second. YUM.
Nicely mixed cocktails, friendly enough service, non-obnoxious patrons, and a super cool ambiance. It gets crowded in the early evening but, even still, there seems to be plenty of room for groups.
An actual cool bar in midtown…good find.