St Marks Ale House
(212) 260-9762
2 St Marks Pl
New York,
NY
10003
40.7295
-73.9898
Neighborhoods: Downtown, East Village
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The Scene
For a worn wood-and-brass place with 24 tap beers, sports-boasting TVs and memorabilia in every line of sight, and a framed print of Belushi in his "Animal House" days, this bar surprisingly attracts just as many gals as guys. The college-aged patrons like it because they can afford to eat and drink--even buy each other drinks!--in spite of student loans. Life-sized cut-outs of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe guard the bathrooms while a mural of socializing monks covers the back wall.
The Draw
Pints are the passion, though some offbeat imports come in bottles. The food? Well, the fried apps are cheap and they'll soak up pints with the best of them. Beyond that, ale's the point. If groups can't get a table right away, there's plenty of room to hang out and wait.
User Reviews
75believers
November 02, 2008
The closest true Chicago Bears bar is Gael's on the upper east. This place is literally wall to wall with Bears jerseys, and has the potential to be THE GO-TO BAR for Bears fans that dont want to go all the way uptown. The waiters all told us that they couldn't get the sound for the bears game on and that it would be on two or three little screens in the corners of the bar. A real joke. I'm a die hard, life long bears fan. I WILL NOT be going back to this place until they wake up and realize who their customer is. Seems like a clear example of a business that should just be shut down.
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jackod
October 29, 2008
We've been stopping by the ale house for a little over a year now. Great place to go to watch a game or just hang out on a Saturday night. They have so many TVs and if you ask nicely they never seem to mind finding you a spot to watch your game. Not the cheapest bar I've been too, but the staff is so friendly they make you want to come keeping back. The waitresses are cute, but not always the quickest getting your order, so try and sit at the bar especially if Danny or Brian is working.
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tcaruso34
October 12, 2008
This is supposedly a Chicago Bear's bar, but there is absolutely no way of knowing this from the atmosphere. There was only 1 television in the entire bar with the Bear's game on, and when we asked the manager if the game could be put on another television, we were quickly shot down. Not only could we barely see the score of the game, but our waitress came straight out of the depths of hell to make our experience even more unenjoyable. I'd seriously rather watch the game at O'hare airport. Trust me, any high ratings that you read about this place came directly from the owners themselves.
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