Woody McHale's Bar & Grill

09/11/09

A Sports Bar friendlier than most

by drink_club1

It's a sports bar. Lots of TVs and cheering fans. The customers are friendlier to the non-sports types (like us), than at most such places. The small downstairs space lends itself to inter-table conversation. It seems to clear out around 9:30 and then get a second wind around 11:30. The HOT chicken wings were good and the quesadilla wasn't bad. Not really special, but not bad. The waitress seemed a bit harried, as she was only one. In fact, she started the evening with the ultimate insult, returning our business card explaining who we were and why we were in her bar. "You keep this," she said, barely looking at it. Ouch! Not a nice way to start the night. Otherwise the downstairs feeling is cozy and conducive to conversation, although the music is somewhat loud. All-in-all, not bad, but nothing special. --Drink Club NYC is a roving group of NYC Drinkers

• Pros: Good wings, decent clientelle
• Cons: Harried waitress

03/05/08

Neighborhood Bar with Charm

by miskafied

I'm part of a weekly Wednesday drinking group of 30 or so regulars who love to drink, geek out, talk and eat after work. We check out a different bar each week. We've been kicking around the city for 12 years. In that time we've visited several hundred bars (with repeats of faves). We've returned to Woody McHale's thrice in the past couple years. The beer is standard, the food is pub grub, but the charm of the log cabin feeling, the controlled hubbub of regulars disagreeing with each other over beer and the excellent wait service and hospitality rendered by the owner have drawn us back to McHales for a three-peat. I can see if you live in the neighborhood how this place can easily become a home away from home.

• Pros: Atmosphere, Service, Decent Beer & Food
• Cons: Can get crowded

01/10/07

Ok

by eurora

Meet a girlfriend at Woody's. I am not a fun of bugers but I got to it one. I wouldn't go again but not because of the food; I just don't enjoy this type of food. I would recommend it to a burger lover.

• Pros: tasty burgers
• Cons: too greasy

11/27/06

So much more than we expected

by rcgoodhue

For the Notre Dame v USC game last Saturday, we wanted to try out a new sports bar. I searched through some places on Citysearch and came across this place. We thought we'd give it a try and it turned out to be even better than expected.

The waitress was incredibly sweet and attentive. Before any of our beer bottles were empty she was there asking if we needed another.

The place was pretty quiet while we had dinner but really picked up around 10:30pm. The food was great (wings and mac n cheese).

This will definitely be a regular bar in our rotation.

• Pros: Food, staff, location to subway
• Cons: Really can't think of anything...

09/12/06

Great food, great service

by sminerva21

I had made a reservation for Woody McHale's for a group dinner based on CitySearch reviews, as I don't live in NYC. I was so happy with the service, the food and the atmosphere. When we sat down at the table, the owner came by to shake my hand and to make sure I was aware of the gratuity charge for a group over 8 people, which I really appreciated having up front rather than later. The resaturant was smaller than expected, but very warm and inviting - a very cute Irish Pub at its best. The food was great comfort food at an even better price. I had the veggie burger and LOVED it. The Chili was also amazing. And our service was prompt and friendly considering our large group size. Happy hour drink specials were also great for our budget!

• Pros: Food, price, atmosphere
• Cons: Nothing