Katch Astoria
“It's a bit too loud to just go as a group and hang but if you're looking to watch some sports there's plenty of cheering.”
“I was a little hesitant here at first because despite the large, outdoor space with picnic tables, this place appeared to be just your typical beer garden.”
“Instead of syrup cole slaw is served on the chix/waffles, next time i'll ask for it on the side.”
Katch Astoria
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Accepts Apple Pay: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Coat Check: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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Solid sports bar, more on the upscale side.
Watched some playoff basketball here followed by a boxing PPV. They have a lot of TVs and larger food and drink selection. Some of the items are on the pricier side for a Queens sports bar, but the place is clean and modern, so it's worth it. Plus they did not charge extra for the PPV.
I had the Chips and Guacamole, Chicken FIngers, and Chicken Salad. For drinks, I had the Allagash White and some tequila.
All of the food was fresh and tasty.
WIll be back again.
The first time I came across Katch Astoria was honestly from the Queens beer book coupons. It was the eve before my day of birth. We each had coupons plus my friend had an extra one. We embibed and then noticed a beer that was gifted to mankind by only that which of a God, more specifically, it was from Barrage Brewing Company on Long Island and called Yada Yada Yada. Seinfeld reference and a brown ale that claimed it had notes of peanut butter, I was sold. I was then wowed and then I never saw that beer in my life ever again. Untappd doesn't even have it listed as being sold in any other bar except out on Long Island, so Katch must have some good beer snob connection going on. On that particular visit it also happened to be their first year anniversary. Aw, shucks, we were both having birthdays. This place decided to rent a mechanical bull in their backyard. They also didn't care if we rode it multiple times in a row because there was no one really in the bar. Thank god. Because, boy did I fly.
Swing forward a few weeks and months I have been back multiple times. Once or twice for the NYC Trivia League that they host on Tuesday nights at 8pm and its fun. It's also conveniently taco tuesday that night with $3 tacos that surprisingly taste pretty great with freshly pulled meat and $5 Singlecut drafts all night.
Wednesday: Bingo Night. My friend Steph raves about it, though I haven't gone yet. Multiple prizes for winners all night long. $5 burgers and brews which allegedly taste quite fantastic.
Thursday: Half off 7pm till closing for the ladies.
Regular happy hour is $4 for their hi-lighted beers on draft until 7pm.
Some hits and misses on their draft selection. I wish they would change out the kegs a bit more frequently and get some more crafty selections instead of the traditional Brooklyn brews, Singlecut, and Sam Adams and include the premium ales on happy hour. Surprise me.
Their food though here is quite excellent. This is really the shock for a huge sports bar with a million tvs. As I said before the tacos were above average. But the maple bacon mac and cheese is one of the best macaronis I've had in Astoria to date. It's a huge portion for being only $12 and is drenched with cream, a bit of sweetness from the bacon, gruyere, cheddar, monterey jack that all perfectly melts together so you don't get anything gooey or stringy but rich sauce. They also have a maple mac and cheese cheeseburger version of this on their menu.
In addition to all these wonderful things they serve boozey milk shakes and have an unlimited 2-for-1 brunch deal for $18 plus the addition of your food order. That also includes their beer of the day along with a lengthy list of brunch cocktails. The bartenders and manager are also super nice and friendly and they let you play whatever music you want in the bar if you download an app temporarily. Fantastic place that I will definitely be making my way back to multiple times over in the future.
I've come here on a few occasions and left feeling like this place was fine. I normally don't like environments plastered with large televisions. There are tables you can sit in and a really nice outdoor area so that you can get away from them – but given the usually impressive beer selection here I tend to gravitate to sitting at the bar.
My first time coming here was this summer and I tried "Yada Yada Yada" which is an American Brown Ale style beer brewed by BarrageBrewing Company LLC in Farmingdale, NY. It tasted like a beer made with notes of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup without any unpleasant chemical aftertaste. It was seriously so, so, SO good and I've never seen it anywhere else on tap but here. Too bad we never saw it again…I assume it was popular, lol.
It was also their annual anniversary bash and while it wasn't officially starting until much later Ingrid S. and I took turns riding a mechanical bull that they had set-up outside. There were only like 3-4 people in attendance (employees basically and us 2) and it was super, super fun.
My most recent time here was for their Tuesday night trivia and $3 taco special. This was probably one of my best times ever playing trivia ANYWHERE. I seriously had a fantastic time here. The $3 tacos are pretty good – I got one beef and one pulled chicken one and the chicken taco was DEFINITELY the MVP here. Really juice, succulent and well seasoned/marinated. Beef was okay…but man…pulled chiiiiiiiiicken is where it's at!
I also won their "Facebook Trivia Question of the Day" (apparently 3 people also entered but don't know how to follow directions…but one man's inability to follow simple directions is another (wo)man's treasure, lol) – the prize was a beer and since I wasn't drinking I asked if I could replace my free beer with a taco (which let's be honest, but free beer was a $6 value and the taco was a $3 value sooooooo win/win situation for both Katch and I :D) and they said okay. I went with the pulled chicken because *SEE ABOVE*.
My trivia team (of) who managed to end up tied for 1st place and so a tie breaker question was announced and a single rep of each team needed to go to the front and first person to answer correctly wins for their team. The question was basically something to the effect of "What's the name of a show about recently widowed veterinarian who's sister and best friend decide to live together to help her raise her kids?" After having watched the entirety of "Fuller House" like 3 days prior I knew the answer immediately the other team rep had no clue. HUZZAH!!! We basically won a $35 or $40 gift certificate for out next visit (which I'm hoping is brunch, because the bunch menu here looks sweeeeeeeet!).
The manager was also really sweet and gave me a coupon for a free dessert next time also. He mentioned something about ice cream, booze and bacon. These are some of my favorite food groups so I'm definitely looking forward to coming back after being treated so well. My friend (and fellow trivia teammate) also ordered a taco and fries but I don't think the bartender heard her fries order so they never came and she was kind of annoyed about it all night.
Other foods I've tried here include their "Katch Fries" (basically their take on disco fries and equally as loaded with deliciousness!), their maple bacon Mac & cheese with GRUYÉRE (my favorite cheese!), cheddar and Monterey Jack and their cheese burgers (with a fried egg of course!) on $5 burger & bingo nights on Wednesdays. I have yet to try their wings but they look and smell delish.
Service here is fantastic if you're up at the bar. A few times I've come with friends and sat at a table service has definitely been less than great…so I just go up to the bar instead of waiting for a waitress. Overall, I would give this place 3.5 stars, but I'm rounding to 4 because I live close by and always have a good time when I'm here. Huge shout out to Joy, one of my favorite bartenders in Astoria!
I would definitely have to be in the mood to go somewhere larger and more busy since I tend to prefer smaller/cozier places, but if you're looking for a fun night or are rolling with a deep squad of people (or looking for a place to catch a sports game or a televised fight) I would definitely recommend Katch Astoria.
Came here on a whim on my way to grab some grub. My friends and I were on a mission, but I couldn't help but stop in since they had a sign calling themselves a brewhaus.
I'm basing this review on my limited stay, but from what I've seen this is a beer and sports fans' dream. Great selection of beer on tap, including their house brew. Lots of TVs. I'd say roughly a TV per table inside. Then an outside TV and a few more TVs in the covered outside area.
Reading other reviews, I guess I'm lucky I didn't eat the food nor did I come here during a busy time. In fact, the place was almost completely empty except for a love couple sitting outside and a group of 10 ppl dancing up a storm to classic dance/pop/r&b hits. They were definitely having fun.
I'd definitely go back again, hopefully on a nice day with lots of sports playing. Hell, there are so many TVs, I wouldn't be surprised if they put any other programming on. I've gone to bars before and had them put on everything from Awards shows to American Gladiators.
Let me tell you about Michelle. Michelle is my girl. I wish that every time I sat down to a boozy brunch I was met with this angel named michelle.
Firstly, we had this very large square booth which is awesome because each of us feel like kings of our individual castles.
Then, the drinks start. Can I just say how much I appreciate pure prosecco as an option? Like why the f am I trying to water down to champerZ with orange juice? Literally no reason.
They have veggie sausage on the menu, which took a lot not to order. I got the lemon ricotta pancakes and we also got a table pretzel and side potatoes. ALL SO SO DELICIOUS.
One of my friends ordered the craziest onion rings I ever saw.
Michelle kept us well quenched and happy and I will trek right on back to astoria to come back to the spacious, well priced, delicious place.
Came here with Sam M., btw, she broke a glass and I offered to pee on her face
No no no no no no no.
This place was awful. I would never return to this place.
My friend was having a birthday brunch here on Saturday. He called weeks in advance and booked part of the back room because there were about 40 of us attending. When we arrived the place was pretty chaotic. For a party this large we only had 1 waitress. 1. For 40 people.
I'll start with the food.
After almost an hour wait, 5 plates came out at a time, and this continued to happen for 2 hours. People had gotten food at a slow and choppy pace. Nothing makes me more aggravated at a restaurant than some people having food before others. I understand that this situation was an exception but the length that it took was embarrassing. My husband enjoyed his chicken and waffles but we were all pretty repulsed by the ice cream scoop of butter on top of the chicken. My sister ordered the avocado toast. The toast was cold and soggy so let's just call it bread. Also, what's the most important part of avocado toast? That's right, the avocado, and guess what was missing from her dish? You guessed it! The avocado. They brought over some old looking guacamole when she pointed out the mishap. It was a nightmare.
Drinks.
My husband ordered coffee. It took her 20 minutes and 2 reminders to finally bring it out. Afterwards she asked if he wanted milk or sugar? Is that a joke? Also she didn't bring over a spoon so he had to stir with the end of his knife. My sister, best friend, and his girlfriend all ordered bloody Mary's and they all hated them. I ordered what they called a bellini. It came out clear and looked like straight up prosecco until I took a whiff of it and realized they just poured peach schnapps into the glass and it was repulsive. It was also $8 and that's pretty expensive to not get any peach puree. The other people in the group who ordered unlimited drinks were very upset at how slow it was to get a drink and some were only able to have 2 in the time frame which they were very strict about. I thought it was absurd. Everyone had to wait at least an hour for food and you couldn't keep bringing drinks? Very rude.
The bathroom was one of the worst parts of the experience. There was no toilet paper. The bathroom was filthy. My sister had to hand me toilet paper and then the bartender just handed me one of those industrial rolls and expected me to handle it myself. How embarrassing is that? I just left it on the floor and decided to leave.
The service, food, drinks, and cleanliness were all pretty bad. The restaurant itself is nice but nothing about my experience was good. I'd never return.
I've been here a couple of times and see why it's appealing. It's the only really nice huge sports bar in Astoria with lots of TVs – probably the most in the hood. I don't dig the yellow and brown color of the decor but the space is very large and open. Although I never sat outside, their back patio looks very very nice (also large and inviting)
But the service generally lacks – slow even when it's empty, the food isn't very good but the drinks options are plentiful and varied.
My friends and I do trivia almost weekly and we came here once and for the first time ever, left in the middle of it. The trivia girl was so slow and was more interested in chatting with the staff than engaging the customers there to play. Katch has a lot of potential to be better.
I was fairly impressed with Katch. We were looking for a place to watch the Portugal/Austria game and this did the trick.
We arrived at Katch around 3pm on a Saturday during UEFA 2016. The weather was nearly perfect so we opted for an outside table. This place is pretty big but the outdoor section is where it's at.
The covered area outside is covered in picnic benches and surrounded by tvs. It's basically perfect to watch a game provided it isn't too crowded. If you prefer to be in the sun, they have a large area that is uncovered, also with a television and tables for playing beirut if you're so inclined.
We had chicken fingers, boneless wings and poutine, all of which were very good. They were out of a few drafts that I asked for but I was able to settle on a couple IPAs during the course of the game.
I don't have a ton of experience here but it worked out really well for us on that Saturday. As we left, it was starting to get more crowded so be warned.