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44 Bedford St (at Leroy St.)
New York, NY 10014 40.7302 -74.0042

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Neighborhoods: West Village, Downtown

Hours:

Daily, 11am-4am

Last updated 8.14.11

Category:

Restaurants, Bars & Pubs

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Bar & Pub Special Features:

Happy Hour

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What People Are Saying About Daddy-O

Featured Review

Melanie Berliet

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It's the gentrified West Village's version of a regular folks pub. The corner space is relaxed enough for game-watching and grubbing on standards like Tater-Tots, wings and chicken fingers, but refined enough to sport high ceilings, dark-wood wainscoting and a granite-topped bar. The dual-purpose ambience works well whether you're out for a beer and a burger with the gang, hanging with office folks after hours or in need of a dinner-date nightcap. – – Hits: Along the theme of being easygoing yet polished, the bar serves everything from draft beers to specialty cocktails, like the…

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Save Money:
During happy hour, 5pm-7pm weekdays and 4pm-7pm weekends, get $1 off draft beer and wine, and $2 off house drinks.
When to Go:
The kitchen is open until 4am daily, and the bar serves brunch from 11am to 4pm on weekends.
The Extras:
Btw, in case you're at all curious--and I imagine you're not--my rebound dude emailed me Sunday morning "what a fun Friday night." I think that goes in the category of courtesy contacting. Hmmmmm. We'll see, I guess.
When to Go:
Brunch is served on weekends from 11am to 4pm, but the full menu is always available too.
Know Before You Go:
Stop by after a night out for a late night bite. The kitchen is open until 4am daily.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “It's mostly locals, so the atmosphere is really relaxed, and the bartender are attentive without being overbearing.”
drinks
81.82000160217285% positive
  1. “Not only are the drinks overpriced, but the staff is untrustworthy (one gave my credit card left behind the bar to a stranger with no id who then went on a shopping spree)!”
  2. “We order two drinks, the tortilla chips and want to share the spaghetti.”
  3. “Granted, I only go on Sundays, so I'm not sure how it is on the weekends, but it's such a chill place with insanely good food (which I wasn't really expecting at a bar) and a good beer selection.”
  4. “Bartenders are cool and the drinks are pretty fair priced and they have a decent selection.”
  5. “While I was gone, the bartender yelled at my friends that the restrooms were for customers only and that we had to order a drink first so that we would be "customers" (which they did).”
  6. “would just say (at least on a Sunday), don't go here for a crazy loud time, go to relax, drink, talk, and have some good food.”
  7. “Fantastic food and drinks with specialty cocktails, amazing food and late night service.”
  8. “Excellent drinks, food and service”
  9. “used to love this bar.”
  10. “worst bar in the city, horrible service, bartenders are rude”
  11. “Top-notch and unique tequilas, grappas, scotch, etc, as well as really good wine by the glass.”
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. “Best french toast i've had in manhattan.”
  2. “Highly recommend the burger, which comes with yummy tater tots and the chicken sandwich.”
  3. “heard the food isn't bad either, but didn't get to try this time around.”
  4. “Granted, I only go on Sundays, so I'm not sure how it is on the weekends, but it's such a chill place with insanely good food (which I wasn't really expecting at a bar) and a good beer selection.”
  5. “would just say (at least on a Sunday), don't go here for a crazy loud time, go to relax, drink, talk, and have some good food.”
  6. “Fantastic food and drinks with specialty cocktails, amazing food and late night service.”
  7. “best city burger”
  8. “The service was great and the food is excellent and fresh.”
  9. “" leaves, then Caribbean Queen comes over says, "oh we had a fire in the kitchen, do you still want your meal cuz it will take 15-20" im like "uh, someone promised that before and was supposed to bring it long ago, you could have told us it was not gonna ”
  10. “The food is excellent.”
  11. “Great bartenders, very good food (try the chickn tacos), and an overall very friendly, local vibe.”
  12. “Excellent drinks, food and service”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “Granted, I only go on Sundays, so I'm not sure how it is on the weekends, but it's such a chill place with insanely good food (which I wasn't really expecting at a bar) and a good beer selection.”
  2. “Bartenders are cool and the drinks are pretty fair priced and they have a decent selection.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “This is a great place to swing by if you're in the neighborhood.”
  2. “not a great place”
service
65.38000106811523% positive
  1. “The service was great and the food is excellent and fresh.”
  2. “don't know about other service there, but this was the worst service I have ever received in the city.”
  3. “Great bartenders, very good food (try the chickn tacos), and an overall very friendly, local vibe.”
  4. “Fantastic food and drinks with specialty cocktails, amazing food and late night service.”
  5. “While I was gone, the bartender yelled at my friends that the restrooms were for customers only and that we had to order a drink first so that we would be "customers" (which they did).”
  6. “love Po and it especially disappoints me that Steve Crane would tolerate such terrible behavior from his employees.”
  7. “im like "no, we want our sghetti not chips, we had those already while ago" hes like "talk to a manager”
  8. “Excellent drinks, food and service”
  9. “My bf went to bartender I ordered it from and asked him nicely if they could remake it or add more "ketal one" vodka to my dirty martini because it tasted like olive juice only (disgusting).”
  10. “worst bar in the city, horrible service, bartenders are rude”
  11. “It's mostly locals, so the atmosphere is really relaxed, and the bartender are attentive without being overbearing.”
  12. “The staff was attentive, professional & friendly.”
  13. “Not only are the drinks overpriced, but the staff is untrustworthy (one gave my credit card left behind the bar to a stranger with no id who then went on a shopping spree)!”
value
50.0% positive
  1. “wait a minute, we are not everybody else, we are the folks talking to you right now, this is a huge inconvenience and we are going home hungry.”
  2. “Not only are the drinks overpriced, but the staff is untrustworthy (one gave my credit card left behind the bar to a stranger with no id who then went on a shopping spree)!”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “" leaves, then Caribbean Queen comes over says, "oh we had a fire in the kitchen, do you still want your meal cuz it will take 15-20" im like "uh, someone promised that before and was supposed to bring it long ago, you could have told us it was not gonna ”
  2. “wait a minute, we are not everybody else, we are the folks talking to you right now, this is a huge inconvenience and we are going home hungry.”
1 Star Rating: Poor

05/14/11

RUDE! STAY AWAY!!

by Inushentia

I have never seen a place with such service!!!! Bad, bad, bad!!!! Beware of this place! They charge you for drinks that you have never order. It happened to me and my friends on two separate occasions. The rude waitress/bartender said that we must have been confused!! Well my friend had only had two Molotov cocktails, and the waitress made us pay for 3. What happened to customer being right?? I understand being confused when you have 5-6 cocktail but not 2!!! The waitress messed something up and made us pay for it. Half an hour before that, our friends were leaving the bar and guess what happened? They had 2 extra drinks on their tab and the same RUDE waitress was trying to convince them that they were wrong. Never going there again!!! For $200 that we spent there for 5 people that was some way to treat its customers!!!

2 Star Rating: Below Average

09/29/09

Sghetti "Jherk" Jam

by malefunsio

So me and my girl go in on a Sunday as we have an occasional habit of doing -- we love the spaghetti and meatballs there so much. We order two drinks, the tortilla chips and want to share the spaghetti. 20 minutes roll. We ask where our chips are, the waiter leaves and someone comes 5 minutes later with the chips. 10 minutes roll. We ask were the sghetti is and one dude says they had a fire in the kitchen but that they will have it in 10 if we wait. We wait 15 minutes then some dude shows up with chips again. im like "no, we want our sghetti not chips, we had those already while ago" hes like "talk to a manager". im like "why?" leaves, then Caribbean Queen comes over says, "oh we had a fire in the kitchen, do you still want your meal cuz it will take 15-20" im like "uh, someone promised that before and was supposed to bring it long ago, you could have told us it was not gonna be ready for nearly an hour. Thats too long now. Its 930 and we gotta eat and go home so please comp these chips and well pay for the two rum and cokes and go.I mean, chips cost nothing, but they do cost like 9 bux here." shes like "oh no, nobody else asked for anything why should you?" im like "uh...wait a minute, we are not everybody else, we are the folks talking to you right now, this is a huge inconvenience and we are going home hungry." shes like "well, its an inconvenience for us that the kitchen be broken so it no matter you are inconvenience" I could reset the kitchen on fire now..."listen, im walking outta here. You just lost yourself a loyal customer." shes all "jherk" chicken and says "we have plenty customer." No tip.

wow. i guess i'll miss the food if i dont go back. just hope its one of the cool folks next time.

  • Pros: Amazing Spaghetti and Meatballs
  • Cons: The worst service in the universe, sometimes.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/13/09

Neighborhood gem!

by eastvillagechick

Daddy O is a great find. Fantastic food and drinks with specialty cocktails, amazing food and late night service. I am obsessed with the bartenders, they're extremely friendly and good to their regulars. I lived across the street for two years and still miss the chicken sandwich!!

  • Pros: chicken sandwich, tator tots, cheeseburgers, bloody marys
  • Cons: can be crowded
1 Star Rating: Poor

03/04/09

wrong owner

by got2chow

I am a fan of Steve Crain and Po too and live in his building. I know he has not been involved in Daddio for a long time now. I can't review Daddio because I don't go anymore.

1 Star Rating: Poor

02/14/09

Daddy-NO -- avoid this place

by selecta

I am shocked that this place is still open when there are so many other good choices in the neighborhood for a drink. I recently dropped in randomly with a few friends for a drink and went to use the bathroom before ordering. While I was gone, the bartender yelled at my friends that the restrooms were for customers only and that we had to order a drink first so that we would be "customers" (which they did). A few minutes later, one of my friends (a petite girl) politely confronted the bartender about his rudeness, the bartender flipped out, started yelling and shining a flashlight in her eyes, and physically pushed her out of the bar (this guy was big and buff and clearly in some sort of 'roid rage). When I asked him to calm down I received the same treatment. I have had better experiences at the seediest dives around the city. I love Po and it especially disappoints me that Steve Crane would tolerate such terrible behavior from his employees. Avoid.

  • Pros: ?
  • Cons: Mediocre bar with the worst customer service ever

The Details on Daddy-O

Place Categories:

  • excellent food
  • great place
  • order drinks
  • worst bartender
  • worst service
  • professional staff
  • like im
  • recommend highly
  • unacceptable totally
  • yummy chicken sandwich
  • best city burger
  • dirty martini
  • bad oj
  • cool folks
  • best french
  • love meatballs
  • really good wine
  • wonderful brunch
  • yummy tater tots
  • love bar
  • amazing cilantro
  • terrible behavior
  • great local vibe
  • good basics
  • love spaghetti
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