PJ Carneys

Super Drinks. Die Kellnerinnen sparen wirklich nicht bei den Cocktails. Hatte einen Manhattan und der war irre gemixt. Essen ist super toll. Musik aus dem 80ern — also vom Feinsten. Preise sind aber auch nicht von schlechten Eltern. Bog Apple eben.

Es el típico pub que uno ve en películas. Muy lindo decorado, las mozas (o meseras, depende de dónde sean) son muy simpáticas. Si bien no comimos nada, preparan y se ve muy rico. Nosotros tomamos unas cervezas. Lo recomiendo

This bar has the best group of bartenders and waiters in NYC. Everyone is so friendly and there’s always a crowd. The food is always delicious and the nachos are a must order. The last time I stopped by with my boyfriend who’s a regular, I asked if they had a dessert menu. The bartender apologized said no but then proceeded to go under the bar and passed me a stash of candy bars and told me to have my pick. This bar makes me feel like I’m back in Ireland and it’s one I can happily say I’m becoming a regular at.

Great place in a great location. Prices were spot on. My wife and I stopped in before a show. Though we dressed to kill, we wanted to keep dinner on the casual side. We ordered a hamburger and fish and chips, then smelled the wings so we ordered 10. They were some of the best we ever had. The burger and the fish and chips were great and were served hot, which we liked. Had a red ale based on the waitress recommendation and it was a great choice. Will definitely be back but with blue jeans on.

Love the wings the atmosphere is wonderful and peaceful … Great place to just come on a late night

I usually come to PJs after work and I’ve never had a bad experience. The staff is friendly and accommodating. They have a great late night happy hour and the kitchen stays open late. I would recommend PJs to anyone

Stopped in here for a drink before an event after work. Decent sized bar that wasn’t too packed when we got there, but every seat at the bar was taken.
They make their Moscow Mules with the Crabbie’s ginger beer! AKA. the drink is all alcohol. Great prices and even better location right in Midtown. Will be back

Try the California Turkey Club. Friendly atmosphere great ales, nice Irish feel and bar

guiness
fries pair well with beer.
good neighborhood bar.
crowd is a mix.

Food was excellent, good portions and tasted outstanding.
Atmosphere was very relaxed.
Service was top notch

Best after work bar restaurant. To enjoy good food, friends, and some good wine. Burgers, salads, soups, beer. You name it they have it. Next to train station too

What a wonderful surprise! We stopped in for lunch after a morning at Central Park, not really expecting a whole lot. I ordered fish and chips, and Hubs ordered a burger and fries. The fish had the crispiest, lightest batter and were flaky and perfectly cooked inside. The fries were also really crispy and delicious! Hubs’ burger was perfectly medium, like he ordered, served on a brioche bun, not a regular hamburger bun. Along with my fish and chips, I enjoyed a spicy Bloody Mary, heavy on the fresh horseradish and vodka. Yum! We’ll definitely be back.

PJ Carney’s — Irish Pub at 57^th & 7^th Ave.
This is a cool spot to just come and grab a quick drink during happy hour (they have 2! 3 – 6 pm; 11:30 — 2:30 am).
The service is average to be honest but the only place I go when I visit is the bar (which takes up about 65 — 70 percent of the space in the joint). 3 out of 5 overall
The bathrooms are small but you have what you need to do your biz lol. 3 out of 5.
The location os the best thing about this place as I give it 5 out of 5! Central Park is literally a block or two away and Carnegie Hall as well!
The atmosphere is pretty chill and it doesnt get too rowdy here which is great from time to time. 4 out of 5.

THE GOOD
— Location wise, PJ Carneys is great. Its a few blocks down from central park and right across the street from Carnegie hall.
–The whole front wall is made up of windows which makes it a great place to people watch.
–Good beer list — featured local craft beers and more mainstream «bud lites»
THE BAD
–Wasnt impressed with the food options. I got the BBQ pork sandwich that was described as being topped with sour pickles and cole slaw. Maybe its just because I’m from the south, but the «sour pickles» were bland and the coleslaw was too creamy.
–The service was also VERY slow. After sitting down it took the waitress at least 20 minutes to come to our table, despite the fact that the restaurant was close to empty.
–The restaurant had a very cramped feel, and not the good NYC cosy cramped feeling. For example, my seat was up against a pillar which made getting in and out of my seat somewhat difficult.
ADVICE
–not a bad spot to grab a beer around central park. However, don’t go in expecting good food. The food is mediocre at best and the service was slow for a place that brags about being a favorite among musicians from carnegie hall.

Went here last night for New Year’s Eve. One of the most horrific experiences I’ve ever had. Only went here because it was right outside the subway station and the closest place open past midnight on New Year’s Eve. right after the ball dropped and fireworks went off in central Park, people started rushing in like crazy and there was a $ 10 cover charge. Had a beer for $ 10 and pulled pork sliders ($ 3 for $ 10) and french fries with garlic mayo. Food was barely edible, especially the pulled pork sliders which looked like balls of vomit smushed between two crisp burger buns.
Female staff we encountered were rude as well. Music was insanely loud, like at a baseball stadium. TOO LOUD.

A group of us stopped by PJ Carneys for a happy hour drink before trooping across the street to Carnegie Hall for a concert. Unfortunately their after-​work happy hour ends astoundingly early at 6PM so we ended up paying the regular price.
The beers seem overpriced, with drafts running $ 8.70, $ 9.90 or some other weird amount. This is only the second bar I’ve been to in NYC that insists on openly adding the sales tax to the amount and seems so odd. Why not just say $ 8 and $ 9, or $ 8.50 and $ 9.50? I’m sure it slows the bartenders down.
PJ Carneys is probably one of the smallest bars I’ve been in and it gets uncomfortably crowded in the evening. The waitress was doing a good job of getting us refills, but had to keep asking us to move out of the aisle (to where?). Some of the seats at the tables are so tight against the wall, if you’re over 100 pounds you won’t fit.
For being «more than a New York institution» I wasn’t too impressed. Maybe its pub food is better, but I’m not sure if I’d want to eat at the table 3 feet from the Men’s room door.

Found PJ Carney’s on a Happy Hour app that I use and this choice was definitely worth it! They have 2 happy hours! 3−6PM & 11:30PM-2:30PM.
After picking a table, the bartender came from behind the bar, greeted us with menus, and told us that our server would be right with us. Once our server came, We ordered the white wine, a margarita, 20 wings, and fries. The wine and wings were from the happy hour. $ 5 per glass and 20 wings were $ 10. Draft Beer and shots of Tullamore Dew were $ 4 also.
The house white was Chardonnay and it was very good. I’m a Pinot Grigio drinker so I knew that I was gonna get one glass, not like it, and order something else but I actually ordered more wine. The wings and fries were great. Crispy and not tiny.
Service was amazing! She was busy but always there when we needed her, and she was fast. She was the best! I wish I remembered her name. I’ll definitely be back to find out. She deserves a shout out :-)

While I don’t check in here often enough on my Unilocal app, I am a regular. It’s close to my office so location wise, it works for me. I’ve been here during lunch, dinner, happy hours (There are two a day!), and late nights. I think the late nights have been the most packed, at least when I’ve been there. The menu is simple, basic bar fare and the food is pretty good. Food and drinks are average price for the area.

I go to PJ Carney’s maybe once every couple of weeks with coworkers after a shift at another midtown restaurant. And usually Caroline, Megan or Finn take care of us. Being in the service industry., myself and my coworkers are usually very forgiving of the substandard, shotty service and still tip a generous 20−30% every time we go visit.
However this particular evening, Finn must have confused me with some other person who he thinks «orders fuckin beverages for other fags and tries to skip out on his bill» and cussed me out when I tried to pay my bill for two happy hour beverages for my coworker and I. At $ 5 a drink. $ 27 should have been generous enough. My bill somehow was $ 31 and I explained this to Finn.
However, Finn came back and cussed me out saying that I «Bought drinks for other people and I always fucking do this all the time and just get the fuck out you asshole». I was shocked, hurt and embarrassed. So were my other coworkers who frequent Carneys.
Needless to say. None of us are sure what was happening with the normally friendly Finn. Not only has he single handedly lost the business of many of his well tipping patrons from the service industry, but damaged the reputation of an otherwise well respected and friendly staff.
Furthermore, after the incident when I called via telephone to speak to a manager, Finn said he is the manager and continued to cuss me out and said that «anyone who doesn’t pay their fucking bill like a fucking fag isn’t fucking ever coming back in his fucking bar». All in all, what a dreadful, disgusting and overall disheartening experience that has lost this bar a great deal of business from one bartender who didn’t understand how to handle a simple mistake that he made.

Very average bar with lackluster food.
The service here was great and our waitress was really good at making sure we were okay and that our drinks were refreshed. The beers on tap were fine, but the issue was the blah food.
Ordered the seafood chowder, which tasted okay but was served lukewarm. Adding to that, the clams in the chowder didn’t seem fresh and I was glad I didn’t end up with any stomach issues afterwards. I also ordered the Caesar salad with marinated chicken. The marinate was actually a type of curry with herbs that overpowered the salad — which felt soggy and a bit too warm.
If you ever decide to pop over here, just stick to the drinks. I wouldn’t really recommend eating here unless you didn’t have time to head over to a different place nearby.
Aside from the service, the only other plus I can think of is that this place is situated near a lot of subway stations, which is convenient.

If you’re near Carnegie Hall and don’t want to spend your entire paycheck at a restaurant, this place is a godsend. We went on a weekday evening, when this unfussy Irish pub was packed with a regular-​folk, after-​work crowd.
The sandwiches and burgers are mostly in the $ 14 range. The mini-​cheeseburger and pulled pork sliders are $ 3.50 apiece and you can have as many as you want — but you have to order at least three.
There are specials too. The night we were there, I ordered four totally unmemorable but filling tuna salad sliders at $ 3 each. You can also get tons of beer on tap, a huge range of whiskeys… or have an $ 11 Old Fashioned cocktail, which is what we did.
Every seat and bar stool was filled. But no one rushed us. It was an absolutely delightful midtown evening, made all the more pleasant by our very reasonable bill.

I’m not a local, but this place will make your feel like one if you go at the right time. I was led here by some fellow students who visited last year and had nothing but great things to say about it.
Granted, drinks are expensive, but it’s New York. You don’t wanna miss happy hour, $ 5 shots and/​or glasses of wine and cheap food (wings are most popular). The buffalo wings are VERY spicy, watch out. Marcella, the waitress who served my friends and I more than a few times, is absolutely wonderful and on top of making sure you have all the drinks you need.
Not great for groups of more than about 8.