Puck Fair

Almost cavernous in its sweep, Puck Fair's bi-level main floor is all dark wood and muted murals. The wall behind the long bar--it stretches 40-odd feet into the back of the room--is covered in a collage of rugby images, the faces of Irish schoolchildren and traditional song lyrics attesting to the legend of Puck. Live music in the loft area is a nice complement to the overall casual feel of the place. The pub menu, drolly dubbed "Puck Fare," offers burgers, salads, bangers and mash and a tasty Irish breakfast with several types of sausage. Given its location, it's a perfect place to begin or…

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Where to Sit:: The downstairs room is more intimate, though somewhat dungeon-like, with floor-to-ceiling bars as a partition from the stairway.

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ambiance	100.0% positive	“Really cool decor” “It has an excellent SoHo location, but lacks all SoHo pretense.” “Great drink selection; comfortable, unpretentious atmosphere!” “The atmosphere is comfortable, and the music is unobtrusive.” “cozy booths, good drink selection, and good food including snacks and sturdier, beer-sopping items.” “Cute bartenders, fun crowd, a great place to meet people.” “This place is perfect on a saturday afternoon-not too crowded,pretty cozy.”
drinks	87.04000473022461% positive	“It is a nice bar but and the bartenders are nice but sometimes they just aren't interested in bein there i know people have their off days, but bartenders are supossed to be the life and soul of the bar.” “Great selection of beer and I like the crowd that gathers there.” “The food is generally tops, although the bar pizza is the best I have ever had (you will want to keep eating even when you can't think of having another bite), and is a must whenever I am visiting the city (note: do not try the fish tacos).” “cozy booths, good drink selection, and good food including snacks and sturdier, beer-sopping items.” “Nice bar with good drinks and bar food.” “Good Irish bar” “Good snacks-toasties,fish and chips,better than average bar food and the fries are very good.” “Great drink selection; comfortable, unpretentious atmosphere!” “This is the best bar going in a city with too many pretentious clubs and scenes.” “Puck is a great place to find new friends,to listen to really good music,to eat some classy bar food,to try a new brand of beer(they change them constantly) and if you don't enjoy it,GET OUT!” “The beer (extensive array of taps and bottles)is always fresh and tasty and the kitchen is open till 3:30am.” “Horrible, horrible yuppie bar.” “With the option of a great selection of beers and lagers, or a fantastic range of Cocktails and Mixed Drinks, Puck Fair is an ideal hangout!” “Excellent service, good crowd, great music - not your average "Irish" bar” “Who doesn't love a laid-back Irish bar with the best beer selection one could ever find (Stella, Hogarten, and the Guinness is a work of art)?” “The Guinness is fresh and tasty, although they have plenty of others on tap (notable also is the peach beer).” “Overall I would recommend this place to anyone looking to go to a bar, but not looking for the typical crowded bar scene.” “I'd totally recommend this to those who love pubs and good beer.”
food quality	88.88999938964844% positive	“food was mediocre and took forever.” “The food is generally tops, although the bar pizza is the best I have ever had (you will want to keep eating even when you can't think of having another bite), and is a must whenever I am visiting the city (note: do not try the fish tacos).” “The bartenders are great and the food is pretty decent.” “Nice bar with good drinks and bar food.” “The Guinness is fresh and tasty, although they have plenty of others on tap (notable also is the peach beer).” “Puck is a great place to find new friends,to listen to really good music,to eat some classy bar food,to try a new brand of beer(they change them constantly) and if you don't enjoy it,GET OUT!” “Good snacks-toasties,fish and chips,better than average bar food and the fries are very good.” “The beer (extensive array of taps and bottles)is always fresh and tasty and the kitchen is open till 3:30am.” “cozy booths, good drink selection, and good food including snacks and sturdier, beer-sopping items.”
menu variety	85.71000099182129% positive	“our waitress nice but a cadet of the space variety.” “With the option of a great selection of beers and lagers, or a fantastic range of Cocktails and Mixed Drinks, Puck Fair is an ideal hangout!” “The beer (extensive array of taps and bottles)is always fresh and tasty and the kitchen is open till 3:30am.” “cozy booths, good drink selection, and good food including snacks and sturdier, beer-sopping items.” “Who doesn't love a laid-back Irish bar with the best beer selection one could ever find (Stella, Hogarten, and the Guinness is a work of art)?” “Great drink selection; comfortable, unpretentious atmosphere!” “Great selection of beer and I like the crowd that gathers there.”
overall	100.0% positive	“Puck is a great place.” “used to be a huge fan of Puck Fair, it's a great after work relaxing place to meet an old friend.” “Puck is a great place to find new friends,to listen to really good music,to eat some classy bar food,to try a new brand of beer(they change them constantly) and if you don't enjoy it,GET OUT!” “If you're looking to meet somebody it's a good place to go, however if you're looking for a quiet conversation, then this is not recommended especially since a lot of the bars in the area have more of a loungy feel.” “Cute bartenders, fun crowd, a great place to meet people.” “If you want to have a couple of pints and have some good times with friends, this is a good place to go.”
service	69.22999858856201% positive	“our waitress nice but a cadet of the space variety.” “The bartenders are friendly and are pretty cool with the buybacks.” “The bartenders are extremely friendly and fast.” “It is a nice bar but and the bartenders are nice but sometimes they just aren't interested in bein there i know people have their off days, but bartenders are supossed to be the life and soul of the bar.” “Cute bartenders, fun crowd, a great place to meet people.” “Puck Fair is great if you're looking to get ruffied (seriously, it happened to my roommate and me on separate occasions) or generally treated like dirt by the extremely rude waitresses and smug bartenders who will do anything to make a buck.” “"Oh,staff is so rude" -look at yourself!” “Excellent service, good crowd, great music - not your average "Irish" bar” “really enjoyed this place because it was easy to talk to my friends and everybody was really friendly.” “favourite. The Staff are very friendly and even though you are in a massive city like New York, you can feel like a regular (although on a 2 week holiday I become a regular!)” “Has to have some of the worst service during the weekend days.” “Waitress was extremely rude.” “The bartenders are great and the food is pretty decent.”
value	33.3299994468689% positive	“Prices are a little expensive, $5 for Coors Light.” “Guiness good, price bad” “used to be a huge fan of Puck Fair, it's a great after work relaxing place to meet an old friend.”

12/26/09

Don't Eat the Food here

by xjam13

I ate here recently and got food poisoning that lasted into three days. A friend of mine looked up their rating on the nyc health dept website and it was dismal. So, if you like to drink here that's one thing, but don't eat the food. I personally will never walk back into a place that served food that made me so sick.

The relevant link follows... it's called Puck Bar in their database in case the link doesn't work.

167.153.150.32/RI/web/detail.do?method=detail&restaurantId=40743552&inspectionDate=20091026

Pros: selection of beer
Cons: food will make you sick

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02/07/09

in the biz

by gastrowego

our waitress nice but a cadet of the space variety. went for brunch because we were in the neighborhood and decided against the usual noho star. food was mediocre and took forever. someone obviously left my salmon eggs benedict in the window so when i finally got them the yolks were solid and the hollandaise was lumpy. not to mention the incredibly salty smoked salmon underneath. the redeeming thing about this place was the quaint upstairs and seemingly thoughtful beer selection. ill pass by and go back to the noho star nexttime.

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12/12/08

I'm getting tired!!!

by wheretheraingrows

I'm really getting tired of all this a$$holes, called " customers". I working as a server/bartender for the past 4 years in NYC.MY last place to work is close by to "PUCK FAIR". I'm going for a drink to "PUCK" at least twice a week. And never-ever, I mean NEVER I faced something rude in this place. When I'm reading reviews on Puck Fair,I just want to make somebody blind or disable! Such a miserable people are going to sites like menupages,citysearch,zagat!! It seems that they are getting sucha pleasure to go to the place,to find some little thing which is wrong and then pour a gallon of sh!t ot the place.Have you ever, mozirfekers, served people?? Have you ever worked at least in a starbucks??? Do you really think,that we,SERVERS, need your stincky $8 tip on $90 check??? You can keep your money!! Teach your wife to COOK or maybe try to do it yourself??? " OH,this place is so crowded!" - if you don't like crowd,stay at your HOME.Nobody needs you!! by a bottle of Grey Goose,some crandberry juice and make your own drinks!!! "Oh,staff is so rude" -look at yourself!!! do you think it's easy to deal with you or your girl-friend who is always on the period??? My drink is too watery,my food takes so long(go and cook it yourself once again!!).

By the way. Puck is a great place to find new friends,to listen to really good music,to eat some classy bar food,to try a new brand of beer(they change them constantly) and if you don't enjoy it,GET OUT!!!!

Pros: beer,crowd
Cons: none

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06/06/08

Good after work drinks

by NYVet

Great selection of beer and I like the crowd that gathers there. Especially fun on Thursday nights after work...

Pros: Great beer selection

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03/26/08

Nice Bar

by danithat

I have hung out here a few times with friends. It is a nice bar but and the bartenders are nice but sometimes they just aren't interested in bein there i know people have their off days, but bartenders are supossed to be the life and soul of the bar. Haven't tried the food before so i cant comment but they seem busy enough.

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12/26/09

Don't Eat the Food here

by xjam13

02/07/09

in the biz

by gastrowego

12/12/08

I'm getting tired!!!

by wheretheraingrows

06/06/08

Good after work drinks

by NYVet

03/26/08

Nice Bar

by danithat

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