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We offer both indoor and outdoor dining: 12:00 – 11:00. (917) 261-5504 McManus is the oldest family-run bar in New York City. We’ve been serving fine food with good spirits for four generations! We are also famous for our burgers, which have been called best in the city!
Classic New York-style Irish pub (since 1936) offering brews on tap & pub grub.
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Address: 152 7th Ave, New York, NY 10011
Phone: (917) 261-5504
Website: http://www.mcmanus.nyc/
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Reviews
Michael G
My sons were coming here regularly leisure during Covid and dragged me along a couple of years ago. I just love it. It’s about as old school New York dive bar as it gets, but the food is great, the service is fantastic and the pricing is right. I love coming here..
Our server tonight was Oscar, who is a really good representative of the place.
… moreOur server tonight was Oscar, who is a really good representative of the place.
Steven Spaur
Cold beer! Strong drinks! Suprised how good the steak was. Delicious thick cut fries. Good fresh salad !
… moreJan Capek (JC)
(Update after the owner’s response: I was wrong. As a New Yorker, why I didn’t expect to pay tax is a mystery even to me. My apologies to the establishment. I’ve corrected the star count and left the original review below as a small monument to my – hopefully momentary – lapse in reason.)
We enjoyed our visit and will return.
On the plus side:
The best Guinness I’ve had in a long time. The atmosphere was great. My Pop Pop’s Top Shelf Award-Winning Cheeseburger was excellent—likely the best I’ve had, though I should’ve ordered medium, not well-done.
On the downside:
My wife’s Reuben pastrami was a bit too sour, and there was no choice of bread on the menu or offered. The bill was hard to read and stapled to a receipt kept by the pub, so we didn’t get a proper copy. We ordered $36 worth of food, one Guinness, and one glass of water, but the total was $51—meaning either the Guinness cost $15 or we were charged for the water. The menu didn’t list drink prices, which felt lacking in transparency.
It’s not a major issue, but it keeps this from being a five-star experience, at least in retrospect. And the idea of Guinness – albeit well pulled – being $15 feels a bit steep.
Overall, a very good place worth visiting. It’s certainly not just another famous New York “filming location” like the Seinfeld diner — it’s a genuine, quaint Irish pub with real character and soul.
… moreWe enjoyed our visit and will return.
On the plus side:
The best Guinness I’ve had in a long time. The atmosphere was great. My Pop Pop’s Top Shelf Award-Winning Cheeseburger was excellent—likely the best I’ve had, though I should’ve ordered medium, not well-done.
On the downside:
My wife’s Reuben pastrami was a bit too sour, and there was no choice of bread on the menu or offered. The bill was hard to read and stapled to a receipt kept by the pub, so we didn’t get a proper copy. We ordered $36 worth of food, one Guinness, and one glass of water, but the total was $51—meaning either the Guinness cost $15 or we were charged for the water. The menu didn’t list drink prices, which felt lacking in transparency.
It’s not a major issue, but it keeps this from being a five-star experience, at least in retrospect. And the idea of Guinness – albeit well pulled – being $15 feels a bit steep.
Overall, a very good place worth visiting. It’s certainly not just another famous New York “filming location” like the Seinfeld diner — it’s a genuine, quaint Irish pub with real character and soul.
Robert Goodman
Just a great neighborhood pub. Close to 100 years old I think. And for good reason. The staff is awesome and so are the numerous regulars. Always friendly and familiar faces in the joint. People really love the signature burger – the pop pop I think it is – but I tend to opt for the classic bacon cheeseburger. Steak fries are potentially polarizing – I cannot understand why – but that’s your default side. Can also opt for tots or onion rings. Have a nice potato salad too – really nice if they are just making it and you can get it while still warm or room temp (that’s a southern thing). It looks like they sell a lot of wings but I have to say the chicken fingers may be the best out there. Kids or no kids the fingers are tip top. Rumor has it his eminence Cardinal Dolan has been known to take a pint or two on a random afternoon as well. All the other celebrity sightings tend to be nonchalant affairs. Enjoy.
… moreVivianne Barretto
Nice size Bar/Restaurant. I like the Old Timey feel of the place. The prices are very reasonable. I had the Chicken Fingers, which were very dry but I liked the sauces it came with. It seems like a neighborhood bar but one where everyone is welcomed. Meg is a good bartender and she’s very nice and welcoming. I would come back but I would order something else.
… moreTimothy B. Barnhill
You can feel the history as soon as you walk in. I got there a few minutes after the opened at and the locals were already crowding in and everybody knew everyone else and it was a nice respite from the craziness outside. I had Pop Pop’s top shelf burger and I would totally get it again. I chose this place because of a scene from Highlander that was filmed there but I would go back just because of who they are. Love it.
… moreMedados
We were walking from ground zero towards Central Park, we have stopped here for a small rest, the pub was really great, cozy. I liked really the vintage style of the interior decoration. It gives you the feeling of the history of New York, the barman and the lady were really Nice, polite and warm. We get biers and some snacks, the chicken wings were really nice. I had really a great experience and feeling here thanks lovely people.
… moreMark Wyssbrod
A cool place to enjoy a meal, NYC style!
… moreRoxane Duchamp
Both the cooks and servers deliver the same quality with each visit. Team members deliver care comparable to their culinary mastery. Peter McManus Cafe is perfect for dining with friends. Their portions satisfy at prices that are fair. The restaurant provides unmatched quality for the price.
… moreDungeon Master
Sometimes I take walkabouts in Manhattan and seek out obscure out of the way places which tend to have better meals then the ones on more popular routes.
I have to say I did like the look of the place (Old style both in and out) and the quiet atmosphere due to a rain storm. The bartender told me the place is usually more lively but I liked it just the same. The food was very good (Cheese Burger, Steak Fries. Coke) and the staff attentive.
A favorite new spot to go to on a rainy day.
… moreI have to say I did like the look of the place (Old style both in and out) and the quiet atmosphere due to a rain storm. The bartender told me the place is usually more lively but I liked it just the same. The food was very good (Cheese Burger, Steak Fries. Coke) and the staff attentive.
A favorite new spot to go to on a rainy day.