Henry Public

Good place for cocktails, but a great place for spirits, because I’m pretty sure this place is haunted. Look around, it’s paranormal, like I just went back in time a 100 years, and maybe I did, because this place is cash only, no matter how much my bill is, and I can never get cell service when I’m in there, which is scary.

This place has become one of my favorite locals. I’ve only had cocktails each one I’ve tried (and must have sampled at least half the menu now) have been great. Bar men are super friendly and really sweet and I especially like the back area. They only take cash tho

I have only been here for brunch, but they do it well. I always get the steak and eggs. The steak is a good size and very flavorful, and the eggs and potatoes are delicious. The bloody mary is spicy and well-​made. I recommend the smoked almonds as a salty but tasty appetizer. Minimal menu.

A good old school chill cocktail bar. Most cocktails felt like a bit of a throw back but all were simple and well done. I did not have the food but it looked interesting. I would come here on a chill date or for a chat.

The truffle fries are sooooo delicious and they make great cocktails!!! they have n assortment of games you can play from Nintendo to chess. The place had a good atmosphere as well. Very friendly and genuine staff.

Love their happy hour. Such a beautiful plCe. Amazing customer service. Great music.

Pretty good cocktails ($ 12), good atmosphere, burgers start at $ 16. I had the famous turkey leg sandwich and didn’t love it so much. It was good, not great.

This place is criminally underrated. The turkey leg sandwich has to be one of the best sandwiches in the city, and the fries here are always on point. Nicely done interior that feels like a set from Peeky Blinders – but it’s all real vintage salvage stuff, so that it feels homey, ancient, and comfortable, rather than fakey like a Burning Man dude with a waxed moustache.

Very nice BAR cocktails are terrific, and if hungry very good burgers an fries
Staff very nice

I walked in here on a Saturday night with a book in hand (single traveler from California). I was treated with nothing but kindness from the staff. The burger and two pale ales I had were incredible. Everything hit the spot. The décor is something special. I sat next to this old photo of FDR under a gold American Eagle. I think that what other people perceive as rudeness or disinterest on behalf of the staff is just shy demeanor. The staff were actually super respectful of the guests and each other. It surprised me the many exchanges I saw between the waiters and the bartender that included the words please, thank you and you’re welcome. In a way. that demeanor fits the super chilled, authentic and old fashioned atmosphere of the place. Go check it out. It’s a great place for a burger and a beer. No doubt!

Turkey leg sandwich is still worth a trip to Henry Public. Must agree with other reviews on service slipping. Bartender was friendly and attentive however, waitress seemed like she could care less. No greeting and never checked on us unless she wanted to sell another drink. Probably won’t be back for a table maybe just a seat at the bar.

I was in the mood for a burger on Saturday, and my fellow burger hunting wife had heard good things about Henry Public. Great, old-​timey feel.
She went with the popular turkey leg sandwich and I the burger. I also had a seasonal Kolsch if I am being completely honest.
Anyway, I like my burger dressed a certain way. They typically just have pickles on the side, but they made it happen with the lettuce, tomato, and onion. I was very impressed by that. The burger was very good. Cooked the perfect medium, as I requested. Fries are good, too.
If you have read any reviews, you know the turkey leg sandwich is great. No complaints there.
I’d like to think that service is the only aspect that keeps this from being a five star review. (Server was cordial, but not attentive) I personally don’t like to complain about prices, as I can find that information before choosing to dine there. But I do think that the sandwiches could be 3 or 4 dollars cheaper than they are. That being said, I really enjoyed the food and would recommend it if the price (and cash only stipulation) jive with you.

I love the atmosphere as it feels like you’ve stepped back in time to a bar or home from the last century. The cocktails were delicious and creative. My favorite was the Summer Fancy which included muddled stone fruit, verbena honey and champagne. Delicious! The deviled eggs were only okay but we didn’t try any other food. I hear that on the weekends they have a bluegrass band serenading the brunch crowd!

So we tried Henry Public about a year ago; my wife and I left disappointed for a variety of reasons. Having seen more favorable reviews recently, we decided to give it another go. As others have mentioned, Henry Public has a ‘rustic’ décor. Check! I didn’t realize that ‘rustic’ implied hard bar-​stools with a raised lip that bites into your legs after 10 minutes… but, hey, you learn something new every day. Henry Public is also (as previously stated) a cash-​only joint — which is poorly advertised except on their website. At $ 12/​drink minimum and an equally pricey food menu (averages to a little over $ 14/​item by my quick calculation)… you’re looking at a minimum bill of $ 52 for a couple having a single drink with dinner and no appetizer. That makes an ATM visit mandatory before you show up. I get that credit card fees suck for small businesses to pay… but at Henry Public’s high ‘price point’ there is no excuse for pinching pennies this hard. That is just a poor business decision.
After checking our cash situation — and having no desire to lose our seats at the bar to visit an ATM — we chose to have drinks and forgo food this visit. We had a mezcal-​based concoction and the Sweet Liberty Smash. The mezcal drink was decent. The Liberty Smash was wretched. I don’t get to say that word often enough — wretched. Craft cocktails are all about achieving a balance between the ingredients. Can you ‘free pour’ them? For some ingredients — yes. But there is a reason you see most good bartenders using jiggers — and it isn’t because it’s flashy. I’m not sure where the Liberty Smash went wrong but I suspect it is largely to do with the bartender’s heavy-​handed free-​pour. What should have been a pleasant balance of bourbon offset by sugar, blackberries, and mint with Peychaud Bitters adding nice depth… came out as straight bourbon with a watered-​down single bitter blackberry note topped with a wilted mint stalk for garnish. Wretched. That drink convinced us to not get another round. We plunked down our cash in easy sight of the bartender and waited for him to ring us out.
Which brings us to the service… or lack thereof. When you’ve put your empty glasses and money on the bar then wait 15 minutes for the bartender to do his job — that’s poor service. When the bartender rushes over to ring you up only when he spies your wife slide off her butt-​numbing stool and throw on her backpack to leave… and then has the gall to ask if you’d like another round or want to close your tab — that’s the punch-​line of a bad joke.
Just to be fair and thorough, once my wife and I get enough cash from an ATM to make a car payment, we’ll go back to Henry Public to try their dinner options and a couple more drinks. But we’re going to have to be seriously wowed by the food to raise my opinion of this joint.

It’s very nice place .who like old school gonna love this place, I like everything in there ;)…so go check if u have time :)…:)

This place is a hidden jewel. I’m almost trepidatious about telling people about it. I want to keep it a secret. if you like tequila, go in and order a «Johnny Gordo» and tell Darren jake says hi.

If you walk in here, it’s going to feel like you stepped back in time. It’s like an old house became a bar/​kitchen for locals to escape the norm.
I’ve yet to try the food, but drinks are great (albeit expensive for this area) and there’s live entertain regularly. My favorite drink is the sweet liberty smash — yum!
OH, it’s cash only, so remember to bring a $ 100 bill for ya drinks!

I’ve been to Henry Public many times for dinner and drinks and had a good experience, but went this weekend for the first time for brunch.
This was the worst brunch ever.
First, the service sucked. The waitress seemed deeply depressed and exhausted and was very slow. There was only 1 server for a full restaurant – wtf guys, hire one more person for brunch! She was doing her best but simply couldn’t keep on top of the whole place. We had to flag her down repeatedly for small things such as water refills or salt & pepper, which weren’t on the table. Our table also had melted wax on it and was pretty dirty.
Secondly, the food was awful. My husband ordered the «country breakfast» which was eggs, sausage, breakfast potatoes and biscuit. The eggs were runny and slightly cold. The biscuit was undercooked. the sausage was good, but the whole thing needed salt. I ordered the millet cake with poached eggs and hollandaise. it was totally bland. The millet was so tasteless that it overwhelmed the whole dish.
40 bucks for a meal that tasted like it should have cost 10 bucks at Denny’s.
I will certainly return for drinks or a burger, but never again for brunch. Henry Public, if you’re reading this, please hire an additional server for brunch!

Great stop for some classic cocktails… I can’t recall the bartenders name but he knew exactly what I wanted and served up a GREAT Corpse Reviver II.

I would have liked to give HP a 5 star because the burger really was OUTSTANDING. as were the fries. It has a delicious and beautiful atmosphere — really a treat to sit inside and eat dinner. However…
I came here with a girlfriend after not seeing each other for a long time. She suggested we eat here because the burger is really good and I’ve never been. It was a Wednesday night, ordinary day, no holiday, whatever.
After doing a lot of talking, consoling, catching up, we ate our burgers, fries, drank our ginger ales, wine, etc. We finished and proceeded to do some more talking. Okay, yes the place was filling up as the night got later, but it was only like 7pm.
A man walked over to our table and asked us if we could please «hurry along because they needed our table to seat others»… they offered to seat us at the bar. I’m sorry, but RUDE. Also, I wasn’t drinking so what would I have done at the bar?
I just paid 17fuckingdollars for a burger. I wasn’t ready to leave and I don’t think I should have felt the need to rush myself. I was actually contemplating coffee and a dessert, but after being asked so rudely to move, I decided I no longer wanted to give any more business to them.
The thing is, I will come back here, but it did leave a bad taste in my mouth.