Blackfinn

Blackfinn has now been renamed Tammany Hall. Most of the management team that i know from the old Blackfinn has left. But anyway Blackfinn only really served a few purposes and let me clearly illustrate them OPEN BAR FOR BRIDGE AND TUNNEL WEEKEND WARRIORS and FRAT/​SORORITY peepz still in college. Also the calamari was really good there. It’s in the dreaded East 52^nd-​53^rd college drunk boy strip of bars. The only time i would come here now is maybe right after work for happy hour or to grab something to eat, well i mean now that its called Tammany Hall it would strictly be for a meal

Walked passed this bar when it was Black Finn, but it is now Tammany Tavern Hall. From what I understand, same owners, but they’ve redone the digs and it was almost… elegant? I sat at the bar with my friend and stumbled out very happy. Bartender, Meaghan, was a rockstar, got us our first round in time for happy hour and took care of us for the rest of the night. And this never happens, since I’m usually jockeying for the bartender’s attention to refill my glass. What is that thing??? When you are approached and asked if you’d like a refill, or a shot, or another glass of wine? Oh, that’s right… It’s called service… I had forgotten, but I’m happy that the staff at Tammany Tavern Hall have not.

No. Just no.
One of the most overcrowded bars ever. It takes forever to get a drink or to get anyone’s attention.
Upstairs is decent though, but sometimes it’s roped off.

Stopped in here yesterday becuase Monday’s I have a meeting late and I like to kill time and get some dinner. Happy Hour with wine for $ 4, well that drew me right in.
I had the Tuna BLT, I have to say this is one of the most delicious things Ive every had and the tuna steak was HUGE! Wine was kinda eh
The reason I have to give a poor review though was 2 things
1– Flies/​gnats, EVERYWHERE, landing on my glass, buzzing around my chair. I moved twice and they were still everywhere
2– Service was terrible. Guy seemed pretty good when I walked in, but I had to practically flag him down for my drink and then he FORGOT it. He was too busy talking to his friends at the other end of the bar.
I may come back here and take out that tuna blt, but other then that I rather spend my money elsewhere

AWESOME open bar deals! I went to Blackfinn for a open bar that my friend was hosting. The location is very convenient, but if you’re looking for an area with a lively bar scene, especially on fridays/​saturday nights, midtown is not that place. Regardless of the location, this bar was really nice. It’s a bit on the smaller side, so it’s more intimate. Because we had a large group of people, it was hard to get together, because they had small booths spread out. And this place get packed! There was a lot of people, they also had a super nice dj in the back who took all of our requests.
The drinks are normally expensive, but comparable to NYC prices. It’s a great after work bar and again they have a lot of good deals: you can set up a open bar, and they have a $ 3 – 4 happy hour special until 7pm. It’s definitely worth checking out.

I came out here with a few coworkers for some after-​work drinks, and while it didn’t disappoint with drinks or food for the most part, the service left much to be desired.
Getting a drink at the bar was easy, but trying to get food was a hassle. First, a coworker tried to ask the waitress a question as she went behind the bar for water. Without even allowing her to finish, she was dismissed with a wave and told «I’m not a bartender.» –a fact we were all aware of.
A few moments later, we tried to approach the same woman away from the bar – you know, so she won’t get confused about what we want – and asked for a table. «The tables are for dinner» was her new dismissive response. I’m sorry but this is just bizarre. Wouldn’t it be in your best interest to find out whether we want to eat before you say the tables are only for eating?
We get a menu from someone at the door and try again. Now the tables are reserved. Why not say this the first time? If the table is reserved, it doesn’t matter if it’s for dinner, drinks, or topless dancing – it’s reserved. So now we’re pretty annoyed but decide to order at the bar. About 10 minutes pass before the waitress comes and says the reservation was cancelled. That was such an unnecessary ordeal to get what was ultimately mediocre food.
Our party of six ran down the list of appetizers and ordered wings, calamari, cheesesteak rolls, two orders of waffle fries, and chicken fingers. With the exception of the waffle fries, everything was just ok. The fries were fantastic.
I say, get in there, get a couple drinks, and get out. I hope whoever else waits tables there is better than the person we had.

This place is a sister restaurant of Public House which also participates in the
certificates to market themselves.
I would have rated this place higher, but it suffers in the service department.
The restaurant was pretty much empty, and water refills were hard to come by and service was kinda slow. The restaurant was FREEZING and I don’t think they had the heat on.
Don’t come into this place expecting fine dining but the food here actually is pretty good. I enjoyed my pulled pork sandwich, and the burger served on English muffins is a nice touch.
They forgot our mac n cheese, but I was willing to wait for it instead of canceling my order. It was worth it-​the mac n cheese with bacon and jalapeño is awesome.
The cookie smash is pretty good. it came out in a mini cast iron skillet that was piping hot — be careful, my boo burnt her lil hand on it. It reminded me of pizookie from BJ’s restaurant. It’s a cookie baked in a pizza pan with a scoop of ice cream on top. They needed more ice cream in this instance.
If you live nearby, it’s not a bad spot to dine or drink.

Consistently average. But u can always win a happy hour and turkey burgers are surprisingly delicious.
Convenient location and hours.
Lots of TVs from every angle which is good for those of you who watch games — I just come for lunch. Your service will purely depend on which waitress you get, and her mood that day/​night.
tip — they used to have amazing waffle fries… but no more!!!
and also they got a horrid rating on their last NYC Dept of Health inspection (
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This review might not be best because I came for a company holiday party and the place was bought out by us for 2.5 hours. And drinks and hordorves were pre-​ordered/​pre-​paid for.
Two floors, each equipped with its own bar. Coat check in the back on the first floor. ATM/​bathrooms upstairs.
It seems like a decent place to come for happy hour but nothing really struck me as special. Since I didn’t really pay for anything, I’m not sure how prices are here but I assume they would be average. Not sure I would come here for a meal or drinks. Like I stated before, nothing seems to differentiate this place from others like it.

Granted, I went there on a Saturday night.
A nd it was definitely not a happy hour for our maitre d’ /​waitress — if we hadn’t been a large enough group for what I call «the mandatory tip» I would have left a $ 1 and booked it. I’m guessing because we had to wait so long for our food, my friend across the table from me accidentally started eating the wrong Caesar salad. So how does the waitress act? As if the patron had eaten the August One’s meal. Srsly.
Now, making a another salad doesn’t seem so bad, but Blackfinn incedentally was suffering from a food shortage of biblical proportions. No tuna, no turkey, no pulled pork, and only one serving of salmon left. Not even any Pinot Noir. That means this vegetarian had to have some meh nachos, which were significantly lacking in the bean/​cheese/​rice/​guacamole department along with Merlot.
If I wanted to eat tortilla chips and drink OK wine I would have gone to Trader Joe’s.

I took advantage of the 60% gift certificate from
. Purchase a minimum of $ 35 and get $ 25 off the tab.
We managed to get here before the lunch rush on a Friday. Unfortunately we weren’t greeted with a friendly welcome and our server had the personality of a wet towel. Although, I didn’t let it spoil our lunch.
Crispy Popcorn Shrimp with a spicy cajun mayo.
Pulled Pork Sandwich with waffle fries.
Grilled Chicken Po’Boy with more of that delicious cajun mayo. Served with crispy waffle fries.
Washed it all down with a refreshing Blue Moon.
Good thing the food made up for the lackluster service.

It’s not a bad place, really. It’s decent lighting, looks pretty clean, has clean, maintained restrooms.
They have decent specials: It’s either $ 3 draft nights of $ 25 drink for all. If you like to get your drink on, but not spend a lot of money, then this would be the place.
The clientele is… well, it can border on awful. Drunk suits screaming, doing shots and trying to feel you up? Not so awesome. Loud Djs? Well, I guess that’s up to your musical tastes. Really depends on what you look for in a bar. Easy hook ups? Sure! Talking? No, don’t even try.
They have hockey on, though, and I can’t fault them for that.

As a recent college grad living in NYC, I am totally guilty of frequenting «open bar» specials. If you’re a fan of these aforementioned specials, you know that you are going to get watered down drinks… so stick to beer or wine. I was actually surprised that the appetizers we had were all pretty tasty, especially the mozzarella sticks and calamari. The filet mignon mini burgers were only OK and I didn’t really get to try the nachos. This place has pretty standard bar fare, which is more tasty Brother Jimmy’s. My only complaints were that the bar was mobbed, I’m talking 15 minute wait to get a drink, and the music was way too loud.

I’m definitely a fan. Every time I come here I consume between 26 to 29.5 sauceless wings. The wings are enormous, so big you actually think you are eating a human leg (drool).
Definitely a great place to watch Sunday Football for the 25 dollar all you can eat/​drink special. I always chug the blue cheese when they bring it out. It’s okay because I work out 3 times a day.
On the weekends: place is the usual sh*tshow… very easy to meet women because any girl that goes to this place obviously smokes something. My outside cigarette game is absolutely spot on, so I have no problems here ever.
Hope that helps.

$ 20– $ 25 ALL YOU CAN DRINK? What’s not to like?
I’ve been to the Blackfinn to meet up with some friends and it’s always been a fun experience. I’ve taken advantage of the $ 20 — $ 25 (depending on the night) all you can drink special until 8 pm that they offer. As long as you tip well, the drinks are NOT weak. There’s always a fun crowd (a little bit of everything) who sang along to some of the songs one night that we were there. :))
The only downside to this place is that it can get very crowded on Friday (and/​or game nights) since it’s a narrow space which makes it difficult to get by the crowd and walk upstairs to the restroom.
Otherwise, it’s all good and I will continue to come here for more great times! :)
Final tip — Try their chicken & cheese nachos… you won’t be disappointed!

As I gear up for another football season I cant help but to write an updated review for blackfinn… one that focuses on the exact reason I have been to backfinn maybe 30 times in the past 2 years… Sunday football! Blackfinn had the genius idea to offer an all you can drink beer (bud and bud light) and all you can eat buffalo wings (hot, bbq, and teriyaki) special for $ 25 for the duration of a football game. While I am sure they are not the only people running such a special there are a few factors that make blackfinn the place to be on sundays.
1. They have enough TV’s to please everyone. They have lots of tv’s and from most places in the bar you will be able to see the game you want to. (if you score one of the highly coveted booths, you have to look no farther than the tv in the wall at your booth)
2. The wings are good! I am not going to say that I have never gotten a bad batch of wings here. but on average the wings are large, moist and tasty.
3. They are very accommodating. They know you are there for football and are willing to adjust the tv’s or switch your table so that you can see the game you want to watch. They also know your there to eat a bazillion wings and get bombed, and always keep the beer and wings flowing during the game.
Basically if you like watching yelling at a TV screen while football, getting bomb on cheap beer and stuffing yourself full of deep fried chicken covered in hot sauce then you cant go wrong with blackfinn on sundays.

where can you go to find a strong but cheap Long Island! Black Finn
MUSIC WAS GREAT
CROWD WAS CALM AND COLLECTIVE… but of course when liqour starts hittin the system it can loud and rough but hey when everyone is drunk… who isnt your best friend!
$ 20 from 6−8pm open bar
$ 25– from 9 – 12 Open bar
…you get the picture!
the bartenders are also cool as hell!

This place serves a purpose: $ 20 Open Bar + Calamari.
It gets way overcrowded. But its 6pm and you need your booze fix. Top shelf please, kthxbye

One of the worst bars hands down that I’ve been to in NYC. The only reason, if any to come here is because of the $ 20 all-​you-​can-​drink happy hours… perhaps they should rename this the $ 20 all-​you-​can-​meet lame after work people… seriously, this place was an odd collection of meat heads, horribly dressed foreigners and annoying people from the accounting department of some company that you never want to work at… seriously, I’m always down for busting loose/​tearing it up/​getting down, etc. but when you see a chick at 7 pm on a weekday in a brooks brothers pants suit tossing one leg up while grinding on some guy’s junk, perhaps you should consider either the later showtime or joining the cast of the Rock of Love Part V.
The other awful part worth mentioning is that even though I paid $ 20 for the h.h. special, when I went to get 2 drinks and give one to a friend of mine, the twirpy little owner came over to me and asked me for $ 5 and told me that I was giving away the bar! Excuse me, was not everyone doing this? Is this not what happens at an open bar? Am I not allowed to double fist? The place just left me with a bad taste in my mouth and instead of giving this establishment my business, they are getting one hell of a bad Unilocal review.
NEVER GO HERE.

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Table Notes:
— Please note that just by being at Blackfinns you’re already at regular douchebag status.
— A sober regular douchebag will not fit in with Grade A douchebags, as you will be fully aware of the douchebag-​itry that surrounds you.
— Some drunken, roid raging douchebag WILL stumble into you, step on your foot, spill your drink, blame you for it, and then try to fight you and the bouncer as he gets kicked out.