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Freemans

End of Freeman Alley, New York, NY 10002
nr. Rivington St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-420-0012 Send to Phone

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Reader Rating:
7.4 out of 10
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17 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: American Traditional, Irish/English

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Official Website

freemansrestaurant.com

Hours

Daily, 11am-4pm and 6pm-11:30pm

Nearby Subway Stops

F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.; 6 at Spring St.

Directions

Freemans is located at the end of Freeman Alley, off of Rivington St. between Bowery and Chrystie St.

Prices

$12-$26

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Bar Scene
Brunch - Weekend
Hot Spot
Design Standout
Reservations Not Required

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

This exceedingly low-profile restaurant materialized at the end of a nondescript Lower East Side alley unknown to even the most intrepid hipster. Persevere, and you'll discover a taxidermist's dream of a dining room, specialty cocktails, and a homespun American menu tinged with the occasional Anglo accent, like devils on horseback and summer pudding. If you don't feel like battling for a Rum Swizzle (Haitian rum, lime juice, syrup, bitters) during the raucous evening hours, order one (or two) on a peaceful Sunday afternoon, along with a bowl of stewed plums (with Greek yogurt and vanilla syrup), a slab of excellent wild-boar terrine, and a fat lamb-sausage patty served with watercress salad, two poached eggs, and thick slices of sourdough. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Brunch

Daily, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Note
Reservations are accepted for parties of 6 or more

A quaint getaway from the hustle of NYC.Our reservation for 6 was seated quickly.10min later our waitress took our drink order &did not return w/ them for 20min.Btw appetizer &main dish(a complicated 6 orders of eggs)we waited an hour(barely seeing our waitress),asking other servers for water.Never checking on us, we had to remind her to bring the 6th plate& no explanation/apology was given for it taking so long.When the bill came,20% was a 'service charge'.We decided that our server did not earn 20% &asked the manager to lower it to 10%. As we left our waitress physically body checked a friend & yelled at her in the middle of the dining area 'she couldn't wait for the group to leave'. I am DISGUSTED that this is what transpired as service.The manager, although apologetic, took no action.

HORRIBLE SERVICE

nycvisitor23 from 20008 | Posted on 11/17/09

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)


Food:	5
Service:	1

Décor:	5

Value:	1

As a visitor to NYC, I was excited for a casual brunch with friends. Our waitress however, was HORRIBLE. Not only was the service bad (an hour for food, 30 minutes for drinks, entrees didn't come out together, had to remind her for things multiple times) but she PUSHED a friend that I was dining with. She then proceeded to say that my friends and I better be leaving because we had "ugly faces". The management's only response was to take a name and phone number. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT WORTH THE MONEY TO BE TREATED LIKE THIS. I was absolutely APPALLED.

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