Brass Monkey

Critics' Pick

55 Little West 12th St., New York, NY 10014
nr. Washington St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-675-6686 Send to Phone

Reader Rating:
5.7 out of 10
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3 Reviews | Write a Review
Scene: After Work, Bar Food, Irish/Pub, Notable Beer Selection, Outdoor Area, Private Party Space, Restaurant & Bar, Rooftop, Singles Scene

Photo by Youngna Park

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Official Website

brassmonkeybar.com

Hours

Daily, noon-4am

Happy Hour

Mon-Fri, noon-7pm; $2 off beer, wine, and well

Nearby Subway Stops

A, C, E at 14th St.; L at Eighth Ave.

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

A decent pint of Guinness was hard to come by in the Meatpacking District until Brass Monkey opened in Summer 2004. Though this wood-paneled hop-head’s haven offers over 90 draft and bottled beers—including inspired basics (Chimay, Magic Hat #9, Boddingtons Ale) and harder to find selections like Victory Golden Monkey, a delicately spiced, punch-packing Pennsylvanian brew—it’s the smooth Guinness pour that the Irish barstaff will sing the praises of every chance they get. Gastropub comfort fare like shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash, ribs and smoked salmon are served seven nights a week. Though spacious, the two rooms fill wall-to-wall with revelers on weekends; on weeknights, there’s room to tuck into a handcrafted wooden nook and get chummy with the ex-pats scattered throughout the crowd. — Veronica Cooper

5.7

"Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

66%	Would you go back?
66%	Would you take a date?
0%	Would you go on business?

Nice place

MD202 from 07424 | Posted on 8/22/08

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)

It's a really nice looking place with three floors of room and high ceilings. Location is odd and creepy but inside it's beautiful I think. Good looking crowd. Rude bartender. We got served quickly, but when I went back to get a pair of glasses that were left behind the bartender on the second floor yelled at the top of his lungs. Telling me that it was too bad my drunk friend lost his glasses and it's our problem. How rude? He should be fired.

FAKE ALCOHOL IS UNFORGIVEABLE

YoYo7 from 11231 | Posted on 4/2/08

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)

I have to begrudgingly admit the food was great! But to serve rail drinks in place of the brand you order is unforgiveable and it happened to several of us in our party so we switched to bottled beer instead. Also, despite the fact that we were a very well-behaved, polite group, we were treated very badly by an extremely arrogant waitress who stood by the bar chatting with a buddy while we waited for our drinks. We actually had to walk up to her and say "CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US?" None of us will be back and I decided then and there I would find places to make the public aware of this. There is NEVER an excuse to serve fake alcohol and I'm tired of popular establishments like this thinking they can get away with it.

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