Galway Hooker

(347) 281-7586

7 E 36th St (nr. Fifth Ave.)
New York, NY 10016 40.7496 -73.9831

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Neighborhoods: Midtown South Central, Midtown

galwayhookernyc.com

Hours:

Daily 11:30am-4am

Last updated 4.14.11

Category:

Sports Bars, Grill Restaurants, Nightclubs, Restaurants, Bars & Pubs

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Private Rooms, Happy Hour, Bar Menu

Restaurant Special Features:

Family-Friendly Dining

Sports & Recreation Instruction Classes:

Dance Classes

Bar & Club Special Features:

After Work, Private Parties

What People Are Saying About Galway Hooker

Featured Review

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Murray Hill Irish pub features more than 120 beers, a daily happy hour, 12-foot HD projection TV and pool tables.

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Fantastic atmosphere for the avid sports fan!”
  2. “Great atmosphere.”
  3. “Great food, great time, even though it gets so busy i can hardly move, it was still comfortable.”
  4. “The music is fun, the food is great, and you?”
  5. “The place was buzzing when we arrived, and it was difficult to find a seat, but one of the lovely waitresses helped us find a great booth upstairs with a phenomenal view of that enormous screen!”
  6. “Everyone enjoyed their traditional Irish Pub food and we were so comfortable in that booth, we ended up staying well after the game ended.”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “If you like someone tossing their cookies on your feet, than this is the place to be!”
drinks
75.92999935150146% positive
  1. “thoroughly disappointing bar from top to bottom.”
  2. “Service was fantastic the fella behind the bar really made it an enjoyable Saturday morning!”
  3. “The best bar in NYC.”
  4. “Food was good, and a great deal with 2 free drinks and lots of televisions.”
  5. “We had to go to the bar to get drinks which took FOREVER - terrible bar service.”
  6. “Enjoyed myself, i would highly recommend this bar to my friends and family.”
  7. “few friends and I met at this midtown gem for some after work drinks, snacks & conversation and not to mention a huge television screen to keep half an eye on the game!”
  8. “The bar is a great space, the music was great, the staff was fantastic-Gavan is a great bartender-and if you're hungry, the 'Galway' burger is the way to go!”
  9. “We spent the whole day there watching our game on the giant screen, food was good, beer was great!”
  10. “OK food, great staff, good beer, MUSIC WAY TOO LOUD!”
  11. “We came into the bar and were quickly greeted by the beautiful brunette behind it.”
  12. “the bartenders were great - one had a great sense of humor and the other one toped me off after I spilled the drink the moment he gave it to me”
  13. “rocking Irish bar, where the only thing better than the great Guinness is the excellent menu.”
  14. “Pretends to be a sports bar with a projecter sized screen and lures people in early in the evening for poor Irish food and overpriced beers.”
  15. “Fantastic Irish bar in midtown with something for everyone.”
  16. “What a great bar!”
  17. “have definitely found my new favorite bar in the city?”
  18. “The beers were cold and delicious and my Shepherd's Pie was the best I have ever tasted.”
food quality
88.88999938964844% positive
  1. “The bar is a great space, the music was great, the staff was fantastic-Gavan is a great bartender-and if you're hungry, the 'Galway' burger is the way to go!”
  2. “The beers were cold and delicious and my Shepherd's Pie was the best I have ever tasted.”
  3. “great happy hour, that is conveniently located close to my office, wonderful food and fantastic staff.”
  4. “We spent the whole day there watching our game on the giant screen, food was good, beer was great!”
  5. “Great food, great time, even though it gets so busy i can hardly move, it was still comfortable.”
  6. “Hosted a party in the back billiard room and it was awesome - great service, venue and food.”
  7. “Everyone enjoyed their traditional Irish Pub food and we were so comfortable in that booth, we ended up staying well after the game ended.”
  8. “The food was great and the music fantastic.”
  9. “The music is fun, the food is great, and you?”
  10. “OK food, great staff, good beer, MUSIC WAY TOO LOUD!”
  11. “Pretends to be a sports bar with a projecter sized screen and lures people in early in the evening for poor Irish food and overpriced beers.”
  12. “They also serve these really yummy mini burgers which saved quite a few of us from having too much of a hangover the next day!”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “rocking Irish bar, where the only thing better than the great Guinness is the excellent menu.”
  2. “the music is always great, the menu is very diverse and also the portions are very generous!”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “The service was great and we will certainly make this place a regular stop on our after work romps.”
service
88.6400032043457% positive
  1. “The service was great and we will certainly make this place a regular stop on our after work romps.”
  2. “great deal and great service.”
  3. “The music was great and the staff was nice and efficient.”
  4. “However, the vibe turns decidedly sketchy around 9pm as the waitresses begin to put "Reserved" signs on tables that have been occupied by happy groups all afternoon.”
  5. “OK food, great staff, good beer, MUSIC WAY TOO LOUD!”
  6. “We had our own servers, who looked after us really well & the music was great.”
  7. “Hosted a party in the back billiard room and it was awesome - great service, venue and food.”
  8. “the bartenders were great - one had a great sense of humor and the other one toped me off after I spilled the drink the moment he gave it to me”
  9. “The service was the best!”
  10. “great staff”
  11. “The place was buzzing when we arrived, and it was difficult to find a seat, but one of the lovely waitresses helped us find a great booth upstairs with a phenomenal view of that enormous screen!”
  12. “Our waitress was fantastic and made sure we were taken care of.”
  13. “The bar is a great space, the music was great, the staff was fantastic-Gavan is a great bartender-and if you're hungry, the 'Galway' burger is the way to go!”
  14. “Michelle, our waitress, was great!”
  15. “Staff were very friendly and efficient- nothing was too much trouble.”
  16. “Pretends to be a sports bar with a projecter sized screen and lures people in early in the evening for poor Irish food and overpriced beers.”
  17. “great happy hour, that is conveniently located close to my office, wonderful food and fantastic staff.”
  18. “We had to go to the bar to get drinks which took FOREVER - terrible bar service.”
  19. “The Brazilian server with a bit of an Irish accent was amazing!”
  20. “Once we asked the server upstairs, she was lovely and helped us to find a perfect spot in front of a plasma TV.”
  21. “Amazing staff- great happy hour/ birthday spot”
  22. “Everyone was friendly, including the people at the next table.”
value
50.0% positive
  1. “Pretends to be a sports bar with a projecter sized screen and lures people in early in the evening for poor Irish food and overpriced beers.”
  2. “Drinks are expensive, though on par with any NYC”
  3. “It has everything you can want, pool tables, TV's, a huge screen, great music and the most important great bathrooms they even have hairdryers.”
  4. “few friends and I met at this midtown gem for some after work drinks, snacks & conversation and not to mention a huge television screen to keep half an eye on the game!”
  5. “the music is always great, the menu is very diverse and also the portions are very generous!”
  6. “suggested The Galway Hooker-i've been there a couple times for happy hour and it always seems to have a great vibe-plus its huge and has a ton of different party rooms.”
1 Star Rating: Poor

03/24/11

MANAGER IS HORRIBLE HUMAN

by CSMobileUser2

Do not give this place any business, manager has incredible arrogance and is disrespectful to all patrons. Many other great venues in city, do not waste your time or money somewhere you will be threatened and treated extremely poorly.

1 Star Rating: Poor

01/31/11

Worst Experience

by Piggy21

For a friend's 23rd birthday we rented out a back "room" for $35/person for 2 hour open bar. The deal seemed perfect, at the time, until we got there.

The bouncers' had a stick up their ass from the moment we walked in to the bar. They had nothing but rude comment's to make to our entire party, and didn't even TRY to be courteous until we had all the money together.

After collecting and giving the head of the party all the money, they proceeded to hand out bracelets. For those that did not want to pay for the open bar, and simply wouldn't wear a bracelet, the bouncers said they have to physically remove themselves from our area or the party would not continue. After 45 minutes of arguing back and forth, they agreed to let a few of our friends stay in our "area" without paying, but they threatened that if they saw them take even a sip of our alcohol, we would all be asked to leave.

Not even an hour into the party, a friend bought.. I repeat.. BOUGHT.. her own drink, and sat down at a table with a few other people. Before you know it the bouncer is in everyones' face screaming to take off our bracelets and evacuate the premises. Why? Because she was accused of taking a drink from the open bar, that you COULDN'T GET unless you ordered from the waitress anyway, so that wouldn't have even made sense since she didn't have a bracelet on. So again, after spending the next 45 minutes arguing back and forth with the SAME bouncer, he agreed to let us stay but anyone without a wristband had to leave.

He then proceeded to walk over to a guy friend of our's (with a wristband that must not have been visible for the bouncer to see) and he asked him to get up and leave. They got into a quarrel and the bouncer pushed my guy friend to the floor. What do you know- a huge fight breaks out and the entire party is ruined.

MORAL OF THE STORY::::

DO NOT have a party at galway hooker. Go to the bar if you're bored and want a spot to have a few drinks at , but when you want to have a party I would definitely DEFINITELY stray away from this disgusting racist and macho bar. Plus the event planner - I think goes by the name of Jacqueline- gave us all false information over the phone and hyped the place up to be something far from. The bar tries to be classy, which it is far from when they have disgusting bouncers' that would go so far out of their way to pick a fight with paying customers.

1 Star Rating: Poor

12/05/10

A fight broke out and two A*****es smashed my car window

by MenK

A fight broke out and two A*****es smashed my car window

The bar refuses to admit it happened forget about owning up to it

So much for attempting to be a classy joint

4 Star Rating: Recommended

08/12/10

To the Point Lunch

by marisa 17

Looking for a quick lunch at a nice sit-down bar & grill, make sure you stop by Galway Hooker. Although rather large for a lunchtime affair, it has plenty of space and typical bar & restaurant food for your enjoyment. I stopped by here for lunch one afternoon with a friend and we were in and out within 1 hour. Pretty good atmosphere and it is cleaner than your normal bar & grill mesh. Try their $12 lunch special that comes with soup or salad and an entree (I had the turkey burger) because it's quick and it's a decent price for the area. Don't forget to check out this place during college football season as I hear it is the meeting place for USC fans.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/25/09

Amazing staff- great happy hour/ birthday spot

by LB3

Could not have had a better time for an after work bday/happy hour with co-workers and friends. Music just kept on getting better, little MJ rendition, hip hop, and a tribute to Swayze with a little dirty dancing :)

Our Irish server/ie best friend of the night, Cathal, was aaaaamzing!!!!! So friendly, kept the drinks coming, loooooved him- will def. keep coming back as long as he works there!

  • Pros: Where to begin, good dance music, private room, live dj
  • Cons: Keeps the booze flowing

The Details on Galway Hooker

Place Categories:

  • efficient staff
  • great music
  • great food
  • best irish bar
  • great service
  • like place
  • very helpful security
  • enjoyed everyone
  • great happy hour
  • fantastic atmosphere
  • great bathrooms
  • great happy hour birthday spot
  • best party
  • beautiful brunette
  • expensive drinks
  • not huge television screen
  • great bartenders
  • great sense
  • great guinness
  • great space
  • not like many places
  • terrible overall experience
  • dirty dancing
  • overpriced beer
  • fantastic waitress
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