The Houndstooth Pub
| Address: | 520 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018, USA |
| Phone: | +1 212-643-0034 |
| Site: | houndstoothpub.com |
| Rating: | 3.8 |
| Working: | 11AM–1AM 11AM–1AM 11AM–1AM 11AM–1AM 11AM–1AM 12PM–12AM 12PM–2AM |
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Eric Scioli
Good solid pub food spot, I go often because I live across the street and the prices are reasonable but its really nothing that special at all. My favorite thing is the steak sandwich, very tasty. The service is fine from the waitstaff but they will definitely slow down there service for drinks if your eating there as it approaches end of happy hour I noticed or wait until its over to go to your table if you come in 10 mins left of happy hour. Which is annoying especially since I dont usually order happy hour drinks anyway so its just inconvenient and obnoxious. And whats really obnoxious is the club like security they have at the door, I mean come on. Its a pub. Im pretty sure it has to do with race because the host and the bouncer will stop you at the door and make you show Id just to go in and eat even after you say that your coming to eat and want a table and not just going to the bar. After me and my friend said well show it to the wait staff if we choose to drink with our meal the host said, and I quote "well I will not give you guys any drink menu so you wont be able to order unless you show your ids rite now." May I add that me and my friend are both in our thirties and I feel it has to do with race because after the rude encounter, we watched as we were eating throughout our meal and they are very selective of who they id. If your white, lets just say you wont have any issues and can literally walk right in over to the bar no questions asked. I really dont know what there trying to go for, I literally come in to get some food and some drinks if I feel BECAUSE I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET, in the middle of the day on a week day. Its not a late night, weekend, club hop Party spot. So you should really cut out the attitude. Unless of course. Your only trying to cater to a certain type of crowd to patronize your business.
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Sarah McGrew
My husband and some friends went here for drinks and food about 9pm the other night and had such a weirdly bad customer service experience. It seemed from the moment we walked in that the hostess did not like us/was in a bad mood/hated the world. We told her that we would have some other friends joining us and said the total would be 11 people and understood that there may not be a table but wanted to see if there was. I feel like we were super polite and chill about the whole thing. She begrudgingly found us a table downstairs that was great and then we had a weird run in with the waitress who was serving us at the table we had been waiting at about closing our check. Then our waitress at the new table was also snippy. SERIOUSLY. IT WAS SO WEIRD. Dirty looks from the hostess the moment we walked in. We are pretty overly nice, accommodating people who have both worked in restaurants so I just didnt understand what was going on. bad staff morale? everyone having a bad day? used to getting jilted on tips and thus already on guard? The turkey burger I ordered was great so theres that which is why Im giving three stars. But I will NOT be back. Sorry, but too many restaurants in this city to deal with the crappy attitudes at this one.
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Bobby Wahler
I went here on a date after work on a Friday. The food was pretty good, I had the Pulled Pork sandwich and she had the Manchester. We both like the food and atmosphere. Its your typical Irish/UK style pub. The prices were a little high but thats expected in the city. The only complaint we had was the service, it was decent up until we ordered dessert. It took nearly a half hour just to bring it to our table. Normally I wouldnt mind, especially when Im in great company, but it was still pretty empty. Overall a good experience.
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Tim Rich
Slow, lousy service at 9pm. They werent busy, but they werent interested in providing ANY service, good or bad. After waiting 15 minutes to get a drink, I opted to not order food. At one point, people at the bar are looking around at each other, asking aloud, are we missing something? Is it that hard to interact with customers instead of sequestering yourself with co-workers or your phone? Ive been in the city for four months on business and its been, by far, my worst experience.
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Kurt Kuhn
This place was disgusting, the kitchen is in the basement of the building. I was advised to order a burger by the waitress, it was one off the worst bacon cheeseburgers Ive ever seen. The burger and bacon looked like it was made hours ago, then left to stew under a heat lamp for hours. If there was ever a restaurant where I could see a rat living, it would be in the basement kitchen of the Houndstooth Inn. I believe the word grotesque would best summarize the experience.
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Nick Sampogna
Houndstooth is located right near MSG, so its a pretty convenient place to go if youre going to a game or concert, and I imagine its a popular commuter spot for drinks/food after work too. The downstairs rooms are good for gatherings (happy hours, alumni events, etc) and the prices are reasonable to not feel like youre getting ripped off. The space has a pretty generic sports bar feel to it, so youre comfortable watching a game or just meeting for a drink/bite.
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Michael Strawn
Had a drink and a quick bite and everything was how it should be in such a place....which says something as in NYC youre never quite sure what youll get. And the service was amazing...I left a leather binder on the bar and the staff went out of their way to track me down and then FedEx the binder to me in my hometown. Thats the kind of service that makes an impression; Ill always be grateful and will return the next time I have a chance!
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Nandini Persaud
we waited 45 minutes for out food. and then when we finally got it no waiter came back to see how we were doing. then i tried 2 times to flag down a waiter to get the bill, he looked me in the eye and waived like he acknowleged but did not come back. second time he passed he averted his eyes like he didnt see me. took 20 minutes before he came over. this places needs more wait staff or something. for $20 for a burger i expect better service.
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Andrea Fjeld
Maybe we shouldnt have gone after work on a Thursday, but we couldnt even snag a seat after milling around for an hour. The waitress brushed us off. Regardless of age, you have to show your ID at the door. The loud fist-pumping music was unbearable. Maybe Ill give this place a second chance on a Tuesday, but Midtown (believe it or not) has far better places to unwind in after a stressful day at the office.
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Keith D
This old Army veteran has been to a lot of gastropubs while in service and out. I have to say that this is one of the best. Kip was very attentive, the drinks were properly made and the the food was really good. I liked this place so much that I returned with an old Army buddy and he had a great time. I highly recommend going here and next time I am in the area I will be stopping in.
