House of Brews

(212) 541-7080

302 W 51st St (8th Avenue)
New York, NY 10019 40.7629 -73.9859

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Neighborhoods: Clinton, Midtown

HOUSEOFBREWSNY.COM

Hours:

Daily 11am-4am

Last updated 10.17.11

Category:

Bars & Clubs, Sports Bars, Bars & Pubs, Brew Pubs, Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Bar Menu

Bar & Club Special Features:

Specialty Cocktails, After Work

What People Are Saying About House of Brews

Featured Review

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More than 80 draft and bottled beers from 30 countries available. Menu ranges from burgers to crab cakes.

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Very comfortable atmosphere with large booths for groups, high bar tables, and a lounge area with couches.”
  2. “Great location, excellent rock music that was selected by the bartenders.”
drinks
91.42999649047852% positive
  1. “Great neighborhood bar”
  2. “Great bartender(colin),great food(like the new menu), great beer selection but very poor quality picture on the new flat screen tvs'.”
  3. “Great beer selection at a reasonable price”
  4. “The beer list was extensive and the service was great.”
  5. “also they have great onion rings and a beer and burger lunch deal--i highly recommend this place!”
  6. “was drinking a blueberry beer and it had fresh blueberrys in it.”
  7. “Huge beer list, I tried a leffe from Belgium and it was great.”
  8. “Tasty fresh beers on tap and in bottles starting at a reasonable 5.50 (although how big is that glass?”
  9. “service was prompt and beers were cold.”
  10. “I'm a big fan of wheat beers, berry beers and winter ales, House of Brews does not disappoint.”
  11. “awesome beer, awesome waitress!”
  12. “Had a few great time - Jena helped us pick some great beers.”
  13. “good bar if you don't mind the b&t crowd.”
  14. “Very comfortable atmosphere with large booths for groups, high bar tables, and a lounge area with couches.”
food quality
97.5% positive
  1. “The food was good and plentiful, everyone in my party was treated wonderfully and everyone on staff - the manager, the bartenders and the wait staff made sure that the party was a success.”
  2. “The food was good, the service was erratic, but a group of 20 can be unwieldy at times.”
  3. “We tried the nachos and chicken fingers and both were prety good.”
  4. “The food is pretty decent, shockingly enough.”
  5. “also they have great onion rings and a beer and burger lunch deal--i highly recommend this place!”
  6. “Great bartender(colin),great food(like the new menu), great beer selection but very poor quality picture on the new flat screen tvs'.”
  7. “Tasty fresh beers on tap and in bottles starting at a reasonable 5.50 (although how big is that glass?”
  8. “was drinking a blueberry beer and it had fresh blueberrys in it.”
menu variety
95.0% positive
  1. “Great beer selection at a reasonable price”
  2. “The beer list was extensive and the service was great.”
  3. “If you're going to a show and don't want a full on dinner menu this is the place, everything was delivered to our table of four extremly swiftly.”
  4. “Great bartender(colin),great food(like the new menu), great beer selection but very poor quality picture on the new flat screen tvs'.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “also they have great onion rings and a beer and burger lunch deal--i highly recommend this place!”
service
89.09000396728516% positive
  1. “The food was good, the service was erratic, but a group of 20 can be unwieldy at times.”
  2. “Few of the waitresses had some nice a**es!”
  3. “The food was good and plentiful, everyone in my party was treated wonderfully and everyone on staff - the manager, the bartenders and the wait staff made sure that the party was a success.”
  4. “service was prompt and beers were cold.”
  5. “your staff is wonderful.”
  6. “The beer list was extensive and the service was great.”
  7. “Great bartender(colin),great food(like the new menu), great beer selection but very poor quality picture on the new flat screen tvs'.”
  8. “Great location, excellent rock music that was selected by the bartenders.”
  9. “the only two stand out things that remain for me are the daytime bartender colin who is fantastic and Dana a waitress, both have been there as long as i have been a patron.”
  10. “awesome beer, awesome waitress!”
  11. “came in and sat downstairs after seeing the 2-4-1 stella sign and wound up having some other awesome brews that our waitress suggested (pretty sure her name was jenna).”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “Great beer selection at a reasonable price”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “the only two stand out things that remain for me are the daytime bartender colin who is fantastic and Dana a waitress, both have been there as long as i have been a patron.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/09/09

Great Atmosphere

by Roadie575 at Citysearch

Great location, excellent rock music that was selected by the bartenders. Excellent beer and food menus.

  • Pros: Great 90s rock music, beer selection
  • Cons: none
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/09/09

Great Atmosphere

by Roadie575 at Citysearch

Great location, excellent rock music that was selected by the bartenders. Excellent beer and food menus.

  • Pros: Great 90s rock music, beer selection
  • Cons: none
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/09/09

Great Atmosphere

by Roadie575 at Citysearch

Great location, excellent rock music that was selected by the bartenders. Excellent beer and food menus.

  • Pros: Great 90s rock music, beer selection
  • Cons: none
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/06/09

Great neighborhood bar

by nycityman at Citysearch

I recently celebrated my birthday at House of Brews and they bent over backwards to make it a special night. The food was good and plentiful, everyone in my party was treated wonderfully and everyone on staff - the manager, the bartenders and the wait staff made sure that the party was a success. Special commendation goes to our waitress, Jena, who worked extremely hard for us, promptly took care of all our needs and always did so with a smile and a winning personality. She definitely added to the celebratory evening.

  • Pros: The staff, the beer selection, the atmosphere
  • Cons: Gets crowded
4 Star Rating: Recommended

07/03/09

Great Beer!

by yogagirlnyc at Citysearch

Had a few great time - Jena helped us pick some great beers...loved the hoptical illusion.

  • Pros: Lots of beer, awesome fried oreos and a great staff!
  • Cons: they don't actually have the beers they say they do

The Details on House of Brews

Place Categories:

  • great ice cold beer
  • good food
  • cold beer
  • nice place
  • flat screen tv
  • great neighborhood bar
  • fantastic daytime bartender colin
  • very comfortable atmosphere
  • nice es
  • great onion rings
  • good spot
  • not disappoint house
  • wonderful staff
  • excellent rock music
  • great service
  • fantastic dana
  • great bartender
  • big fan
  • tasty fresh beers
  • loved hoptical illusion
  • great location
  • not full menu
  • flat screens
  • reasonable price
  • prety good nachos

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