McHale’s Bar and Grill
“We were passing time in the Theater District before our Book of Mormon matinée.”
“Curry fries were delicious, had a great little Irish fiddler man playing to me and my girlfriend, so romantic!”
“From the thatched roof to the wrought iron swirls in front of the doors this is no slapped together operation.”
McHale’s Bar and Grill
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I've never been to a nice Irish bar before! We went out for my friend's 21st birthday, and we sat there for a while until midnight. The bartender was kind enough to provide was water. When midnight struck, I ordered the acai margarita and she ordered the sangria. The margarita was delicious and strong. This bar is a nice and relaxing space to get a few drinks and talk with some friends.
McHale's
NY Manhattan Midtown West
7pm Thursday 3rd December 2015
Three Stars
This bar was not for me but I can see how others could love this place. It's definitely a regulars bar with some old timers who know the entire staff. The place was pretty packed. They have a different Happy Specials each day. It was $5 Heineken drafts today. I opted for a Makers Mark and Chloe had a draft pumpkin beer (bartender even ask if she wanted a cinnamon sugar rim). It was $20. After our first drink we were able to sit at the bar and watch some unimportant sports. Our bartender had a lovely Irish accent and was really friendly and attentive.
My wife and I came here on the night of NYE for dinner before all the Times Square festivities. All the hostess and waitress staff we very friendly and accommodating.
The atmosphere of the restaurant/bar was pretty cool, and there was plenty of sports on the televisions around the place.
We ordered the sliders which came with fries along with a NY cheesecake for dessert. My advice, you don't need the 5 sliders unless you are sharing with someone else. They are fairly big and not really. Neal for one (unless you get the 3 for yourself). The cheesecake was really good though. Would definitely contemplate coming back to check out other menu items.
One big downfall is the lack of restrooms. There is only one for each sex upstairs, and one for each downstairs. Might make you think twice about drinking too much here.
Stopped in here for a drink Saturday night after seeing Wicked. The bar is bigger than it looks from the outside. There are two floors, and we headed to the upstairs bar, which was much less crowded than downstairs. We got a spot at the bar and ordered our drinks while trying the fried mac n cheese balls. They were excellent. I could have ate 20 of them. One cool thing about this place was that all of the other people we talked to at the bar also had just come from seeing other plays, so it was nice to hear about the other shows. I would like to stop here for lunch the next time I am in the city. Very friendly services and the prices were excellent.
Beer selection: Good variety on tap and expect to pay a NY price of $9 per beer.
Food: pretty good! It's definitely pub, bar food, but I was impressed by the length and variety of the menu.
Service: Liked, not loved.
I wouldn't mind coming back on a Saturday afternoon for a beer or two, but nothing blew my dress up.
My parents went to see Jersey Boys and my boyfriend and I found ourselves looking for a place to grab a drink in the area waiting for them to finish up. We stopped in here and it was a great choice! The bartender was great!!! They had my favorite strong bow cider on tap!!! And we ordered the highly recommended buffalo chicken mac and cheese which was AWESOME. The chicken was large and flavorful, the cheese was crispy and delicious!!!
Some of the other reviewers might disagree, but a combination of factors sled me to give this place 5 stars. Here they are:
– The location (theater district) usually means crummy places with rip-off prices (tourists traps), but McHale's prices are very reasonable
– The ambiance is Irish-Pub, very nice and cozy, I really felt good there
– The service was attentive and friendly, no complains
– The beer selection was nice, with local and imported brands. I had the Brooklyn Ale and it was very good (and only $7.50), my wife had the Shock Top (a little lighter) for $6, also a good price.
– The food was good to very-good. My daughter had the Shepherd's Pie (she said it was very good, and she had that dish in other places before, so I trust her opinion). I had the Slider Special (mini burgers with ham and fries) and it was good, and my wife had the Potato Soup, also very good.
So here you have it: a nice place with decent prices (for NY standards), good food, good service, perfect for a before or after theater meal and drinks.
Could the food be better? Yes, maybe, but the goal here is not to be a gastronomic destination for foodies, there are other places in NY that are perfect for that (and the bill has more decimals than your mortgage payment)…. McHale's is a great combination of food, price, service and location.
Recommended!
I've had two great experiences here and in both cases they were charity events. The first was for a coworker and the second was an event I organized.
It's really hard to find a good bar in midtown that doesn't feel dirty and strictly attract bridge and tunnel folk. This bar is certainly one of the best in the area. It has decent prices and a great atmosphere at least on the second floor where we had a private area reserved on both occasions.
Colin was great to work with for organizing everything and showed us great customer service. I'd certainly recommend this place for an upcoming work happy hour or party given the accessible location and overall good atmosphere.